Foreign Trade of Palestine: Total Value of Exports of Palestine Produce According to Main Classes of Commodities, Quantities And Values of Palestinian Citrus Fruits Exported in Cases, between the years of 1925 - 1945 in Palestine before 1948 (Nakba), British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 474. Chapter XIII: Section 2

CHAPTER XIII.

Raw I Artklee
Food, I materials
drink and wholly I antmete I Total
Year articles or mainly living, merchan-
and mainly un- manurac- n.e.e. d~iae
tobacco manufactured tu red - - ~P. -£P:---- - -~
1987 f,875,2'17 877,28!1 558,758
1998 4,172,078 207,912 689,60*
1989 f,191,674 159,484 765,255
1940 l,702,f!l5 863,070 1,516,711
1941 518,561 629,986 S,0'11,959
"" 566,700 1,913,762 6,195,606
1943 800,87'7 8,722,099 8,T.J9,285
l!IU 2,IG4,047 5,126,423 7,847,424 ~

2,229

'" 1,856

"' 750

l,SSI 90 570

1~£-P.-

1 ::g:J:::

5,117,769 4,072,828 4,216,256 8,676,899 12,752,S:H 14,638,464

81. Prior to 1941 food, drink and tobacco was the most important class of exports. This class includes the exports of citrus fruits, which accounted for 77 per cent. of the total value of exports in the quinquennium 1935-1939. The following table shows the quantity and value of citrus fruits exported during the season 1925/26- 1944/45.

QUANTITIES AND VALUES OF PALESTINIAN CITRUS FRUITS EXPORTED IN CASES FOR TUE TWELVE MONTHS' SEASON ENDED 31ST MAY, 1925-1945*.

Ca.sea

Pounds

Year I Le• l Grape Tot.al 1 Oranges I mr:~s Grape I Total
Oranges mane fruit citrus fruit citrus
1925/26 1,515,116 8,615 - 1,518,781 466,669 sea - 467,filn
1926/27 2,658,716 9,675 - 2,668,291 ij25,046 2,801 - 827,897
1927/28 2,IU0,808 10,185 2,220,H8 652,188 2,687 654.,820
1928/29 1,787,498 12,789 2,265 I,8m,M7 584,887 9,695 990 589,512
1929/00 2,590,861 6,a88 13,0ll 2,610,205 777,256 1,899 5,6211 784,777
1930/31 2,425,115 """' 89,938 2,469,856 727,647 1,264 15,602 744,518
1931/32 S,584,949 7,729 105,811 S,698,489 1,725,152 2,540 57,569 1,785,261
1992/88 4,229,545 16,261 244,603 4,490,409 l,961,000 G,949 129,444 2,097,893
1988/84 6,157,777 22,828 855,250 6,558,550 2,441,478 8,818 18.'J,584: 2,633,880
1984/85 6,625,051 26,400 682,857 7,584,848 8,029,817 12,062 841,585 8,382,964
1966/86 4,992,254 50,886 848,811 5,886,401 2,198,982 81,901 00<,987 2,685,87()
1986/87 9,190,GSS 71,501 1,533,710 10,795,894 8,877,845 29,700 465,824 8,875,42!>
1987188 9,578,271 77,019 1,794,118 11,444,408 8,S46,ll8 80,069 508,950 B,880,185
1988/89 18,055,700 142,248 2,066,838 15,264,776 8,865,876 45,829 H5,148 4,355,858
U139/40 6,448,608 154,829 987,528 7,590,465 1,641,750 52,851 224,197 1,918,298
1940/41 ** 64,597 ass 12,812 77,735 19,916 121 8,541 23,578
1941/42 ** 81,279 10 2,762 84,051 14,252 s 1,907 15,564
1942/43 ** 8,614 - 980 4,694 2,985 - * 626 8,511
1948/44 ** ti82.~l 1 8'1 532,883 580,675 l 8<1 581,717
1944/45 ** r.iai.ose " 852,56!1 1,478,682 1,122,227 54 852,573 1,474,854
The almost complete cessation of citrus exports during the early war years was a severe blow to Palestine's citrus industry. The value of exports of citrus fruits dropped from £P.4,355,853 in the season of 1938/39 to only £P.3,511 in the season of 1942/43. In 1943/44 and 1944/45 the figures rose to £P.531,717 and £P.l,474,854 respectively.

The method of fixed valuation for customs purposes results in an under• statement of the va.lue of these exports. In 1939 this understatement amounted to over 20X of the value shown in the case of exports to the United Kingdom.

** Excluding citrus fruit. exported for the use or H.M. Forces in the Middle East.

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