PORTO RICO. In spite of several attempts on the part of Porto-Rican planters to make their product popular in the markets of the United States, the American consumer has never found the taste of that coffee to his liking. The big market for the Porto-Rican product has been Cuba, which has depended on her neighbor for most of her supply. This demand takes a large part of the annual crop, including the lower grades. The better grades, before the war, went largely to Europe, mostly to the Latin countries. During the war, the Cuban market carried the Porto-Rican planters through, although shipments of considerable size continued to go to France and Spain. Recovery of the pre-war trade with Europe, however, has been slow, Spain being the only country to take over 1,000,000 pounds in 1920. Shipments to that country totaled 3,472,204 pounds; those to France, 900,868 pounds. Both countries increased their purchases considerably in 1921. COFFEE EXPORTS FROM PORTO RICO 1900-01 (fis. yr.) 1913 1921 Exported to Pounds Pounds Pounds United States 29,565 628,843 211,531 France 3,348,025 6,020,170 1,625,065 Spain 2,590,096 6,851,235 5,705,932 Aus.-Hungary 386,158 6,729,726 Germany 493,891 876,315 363,993 Belgium 9,964 25,867 234,019 Italy 611,033 3,498,157 43,484 Netherlands 8,860 497,938 25,199 Sweden 32,390[C] 633,046 266,550 Cuba 4,633,538 23,179,690 21,135,397 Other countries 13,720 393,586 356,709 _________ _________ _________ Total 12,157,240 49,334,573 29,967,879 [C] Includes Norway. HAWAII. The war disarranged Hawaii's coffee trade very little, as she had for many years been shipping chiefly to continental United States. Recently a considerable trade with the Philippines has developed. COFFEE EXPORTS FROM HAWAII 1901-02 (fis. yr.) 1913 1921 Exported to Pounds Pounds Pounds United States 1,082,994 3,393,009 4,183,046 Canada 77,900 10,200 11,355 Japan 24,155 49,167 23,950 Germany 2,100 1,612 Philippines [D] 932,640 747,700 Other countries 23,349 49,179 13,070 _________ _________ _________ Total 1,210,498 4,435,807 4,979,121 [D] No exports, or included in "other countries."