JAPAN FRUIT GROWERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONHISTORYIn March 1946 representatives of fruit growers gathered at Okitsu, Shizuoka in order toestablish Japan Fruit industry of Japan destroyed by World War Ⅱ. In November 1948 it
was reorganized into Japan Fruit Growers Cooperative Association under AgriculturalCo-operative Society Law. The association handles the distribution of domestic fruit, supplyof growing and packing materials to its members, information and guidance activities, etc.
The association is formed by agricultural cooperative associations for fruit in variousprefectures, which further are formed by city, town or village co-operatives which consistedof fruit growers as their members. In one word it is the national association of fruitgrowers.

AGRICULTURAL POLICIESThe association has carried out various activities such as the establishment of loaning andsubsidizing system of the government for the modernization of fruit industry, policy forforeign trade, strengthening of special co-operatives, etc.
These efforts resulted in the extensive consolidation of administrative machine of Ministryof Agriculture & Forestry, above all the setup of Board of Horticulture, the establishment ofFruit Industry Promotion Law, etc.
Further the association is working upon various policies to promote the fruit industry.

OPERATION
1. Distribution
Supply shipment and marketing, together with instruction, statistics, research, study,information, etc.
(1) For the purpose of protecting the market from confusion, avoiding competition
among growing territories and maintaining the price stabilization, the information
on growth, marketing and consumption regularly or on occasion will be conducted.
(2) Expanding of consumption and demand.
(3) Export of mandarin oranges, pears and apples is handled by Foreign Trade Section.
Especially the entire export of mandarin to CANADA and USA is under its control.
2. Purchase & Supply(1) The standard of hardboard cartons is set to economize the distribution cost of fruitand simplify the packing, and united purchase of raw paper for hardboard cartons is
also carried on.
(2) Supplying of original materials, for producing of high quality fruits.
1213.Information and Guidance Activities(1) Guidance for growing of fruit is made through the members (prefecturalorganizations) and / or directly to the growers, together with instruction for supply
and distribution, and also the reinforcement of co-operatives for fruit growers.
(2) "Kajitsu-Nihon" (Fruit in Japan) is being published monthly since 1946 as anational fruit magazine.
(3) Japan Fruit Research Organization is founded within this association in October
1948, formed by fruit growers of younger generation with local organizations in all
prefectures, in order to contribute to the development of fruit industry by growthresearch, exchange of informations and other activities.

Head Oﬃce
3-2-1, Tokai, Ota-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN(Foreign Trade section)

T E L : +81-(3)-5492-5423
FAX: +81-(3)-5492-5430

Osaka Branch
1-1-86, Noda, Fukushima-ku, Osaka,JAPANKyusyu Branch
6-23-1, Naka, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, JAPAN2

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APR.

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

NOV.

DEC.

Mandarin
Japanese
Pear
Apple

Persimmon

Peach

Grape

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Mandarin
Main Variety's List【 Mandarins 】
Miyagawa Wase

Production of Mandarins
No.1

Wakayama

185,400t

No.2

Ehime

168,300t

No.3

Shizuoka

146,200t

Leading cultivar of wase mandarin. Fruit characteristic: size large,oblate; rind orange in color, smooth, thin but somewhat thickamong wase mandarin; ﬂesh tender, juicy; seedless; sugar acidrate good; early in maturity, middle to late October.
Aoshima Unshiu
Fruit characteristic: size large, ﬂat shape; rind smooth, peel puﬃng
seldom; segment thick; sugar content high, acid medium; keeping
quality excellent, till mid March.

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1,066,000t

Total※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

Japanese Pear
Main Variety's List【 Japanese pear 】
NijisseikiProduction ofJapanese pear
No.1

Chiba

36,500t

No.2

Ibaraki

28,900t

No.3

Tottori

24,700t

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Total

Fruit characteristic: size medium; regular and round in shape; skincolor pale green to yellow, very attractive; ﬂesh crisp, juicy, mild
ﬂaver, sugar contact medium; keeps well over 2 weeks underroomtemperature and for 3 to 4 months in cold room．
Niitaka
Fruit characteristic: orbicular in shape; skin color yellowish brown;
size very big; ﬂesh crisp, juicy; keeps well.
Kousui

296,800t※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

Leading cultivar of Japanese Pear. Fruit characteristic: sizemedium; orbicular to oblate in shape; partly russetted, yellowish
brown; ﬂesh white, soft, very ﬁne texture, juicy, sweet; quality
excellent; keeping quality fairly good; ripens in mid to late August.
Housui
Fruit characteristic: size medium to large; regular and round inshape; skin color russetal brown; ﬂesh crisp, juicy, sugar content
high; develops watercore; keeps over 10 days under room
temperature and for 3 months in cold room; harvesting at 140 〜
145 days after full bloom.

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AppleMain Variety's List【 Apple 】
Fuji

Production of Apple

Leading cultivar of Apple. Fruit characteristic: large, average 300g
in weight, round to oblate, slightly oblique; skin thick, tough,smooth, brownish red striping over yellow ground color; ﬂesh ﬁrm,subacid, juicy, similar to Delicious ﬂavor; dessert quality excellent;keeps well up to 4 months in ordinary storage.

Aomori

457,900t

Mutsu

No.2

Nagano170,300t

No.3

Iwate

56,600t

Fruit characteristic: very large, average weight 400g, round tooblong; skin smooth, yellow without russet, develops red color
well after the removal of paper bag, attractive; ﬂesh yellowish
white, ﬁrm, subacid, juicy; quality excellent; keeps well up to April
in ordinary cold storage.

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No.1

840,100t

Total※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

Sekaiichi
Fruit characteristic: very large, average weight 400 to 600g;
globose conical; skin thick, develop well distinct red stripe,attractive; ﬂesh whitish yellow, ﬁne, subacid, juicy; quality very
good; keeps well.
Kinsei
Fruit characteristic: large, average weight 300g; round to roundconical; skin thick, tough, rough with russet, yellow; ﬂesh ﬁrm,coarse, sweet, juicy, ﬂavor similar to Golden Delicious; dessert
quality good; ripens in late October to early November in Aomori;keeps up to 5 month in ordinary cold storage.

Persimmon
Main Variety's List【 Persimmon 】
Fuyu

Production of Persimmon
No.1

Wakayama

No.2 Nara
No.3

Fukuoka

52,400t

Hiratanenashi

28,100t

Fruit characteristic: size medium; skin color yellowish orange;
attractive; pollination variant, astringent; ﬂesh ﬁne, very soft, veryjuicy; usually seedless and no brown specks; sugar content low tomedium; deastingent fruit quality excellent; keeping quality good.

20,400t

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Total

244,800t※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

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Fruit characteristic: size large; roundish oblate; very attractive;
pollination constant, non-astringent; ﬂesh intermediate between
ﬁne and coarce; juicy, a small number of brown specks; sugar
content medium; keeps well.

PeachMain Variety's List【 Peach 】
Kawanakajima Hakuto

Production of Peach
No.1Yamanashi

54,100t

No.2

Fukushima

27,800t

No.3

Nagano18,100t･･･
150,200t

Total

Fruit characteristic: large, average 260 〜 300g; round and uniform,
well red blushed, pubscent long, tend to crack; sugar content high,average13%, low acid; ﬂesh white and ﬁrm, juicy, quality very
good; matures in mid to late season,about 120 days after fullbloom.
HakuhoFruit characteristic: mid to large in size, average 250g, round,uniform; skin white with red pigment around pit, soft, melting, ﬁne
texture, juicy, sweet, 11 〜 13% in Brix, acid low, excellent taste
for dessert, keeping quality good; clingstone; matures mid to late
July.

※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

Hikawa Hakuho
Fruit characteristic: size medium, 200 〜 250g, shape round, wellblushed, resistant to fruit cracking, tend to split-pit, appearance
good. Fresh white without red pigment, relatively ﬁrm, juicy,
sugar content medium with low acid; quality good; matures 85
days after full bloom.

Grape
Main Variety's List【 Grape 】
Kyoho

Production of Grapes
No.1

Yamanashi

51,400tNo.2

Nagano30,700t

No.3

Yamagata

21,500t

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Total

209,100t※Statistics of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2007.

Fruit characteristic: cluster size large; winged-conical in shape;
berry size very large, 10 〜 15g; berry shape short elliptic; skincolor violet black; seeded, seed very large; ﬂesh good; ﬂavor slightfoxy; high sugar, low acid; quality excellent.
DelawareFruit characteristic: cluster size small; winged-cylindric in shape;
berry size small; round; skin color red gray; slip-skin; seeded; ﬂeshsoft; no aroma; sugar content high; acid content medium; Fruit
treated with gibberellic acid; seedless.
Pione(seedless;new-pione)
Fruit characteristic:cluster very large, about 600g; berry verylarge, 16 〜 18g; skin medium thick, purple black; fresh good,
similar to vinifera; high sugar, low acid; ﬂavor excellent. Fruit
treated with gibberellic acid:seedless.

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