. The deciduous fruit industry of Argentina. Fruit Argentina. GRADING AND INSPECTION Growers and packers of export fruit are very quality conscious, and grading generally is thorough. The best fruit is packed for ex- port and is restricted to fruit of good color, typical shape for the variety, and a minimum of blemishes or other faults. Grades used for apples are Choice, Stand- ard, Special, Good, Common, and Economic, with the first t'wo exportable. Pears are graded Extra Fancy, Choice, and Standard for export; the same grades as for apples are used in domestic markets. The Standard grades ar
. The deciduous fruit industry of Argentina. Fruit Argentina. GRADING AND INSPECTION Growers and packers of export fruit are very quality conscious, and grading generally is thorough. The best fruit is packed for ex- port and is restricted to fruit of good color, typical shape for the variety, and a minimum of blemishes or other faults. Grades used for apples are Choice, Stand- ard, Special, Good, Common, and Economic, with the first t'wo exportable. Pears are graded Extra Fancy, Choice, and Standard for export; the same grades as for apples are used in domestic markets. The Standard grades are new ones, first allowed during the 1957-58 season. In areas such as the Delta and Buenos Aires Province, where most production is designed for domestic sale, sorting and grading is at a minim\im and most offerings are orchard run. TA3LZ ^.—Apples and pears: Eicports, excluding shipments to Brazil, peak erport season, by iDonths, 1952-57 I'lind arid nontli Apples: January February Iterch Aoril Ifey June July August September October Pears: January February Iferch April SfeJ June July August September 13^.1 1«).7 .5 .9 .4 1,000 boxts .5 .3 .2 boxts .1 Gabriel y Cia., Estadistica de la Scportacion de Frutas Prescas. Fruit sold on domestic markets generally is sound but has a high degree of surface blemishes and is fruit which cannot meet ex- port grades. Possibly the best fruit obtainable domestically is the occasional lot packed for export but turned back by the inspectors for condition factors slightly in excess of toler- ance. Export requirennents are set by law and f
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