| United States Department of Agriculture |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Circular Series FHORT 03-01 |
| March 2001 |
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
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World
Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities |
| Note: This report was updated on March 13, 2001, to include corrected versions of the table grape and wine feature articles and and tables. |
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| Staff Contacts | ||||
| Feature Articles | ||||
| Situation and Outlook for Avocados | ||||
| World Apple Situation | ||||
| Kiwifruit Situation for Selected Countries | ||||
| Tree Nut Situation Updates | ||||
| Situation and Outlook for Macadamias | ||||
| World Table Grape Situation and Outlook | ||||
| World Wine Situation | ||||
| World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates | ||||
| USDA Protects 14 New Plant Varieties | ||||
| USDA Reports PACA Actions Against 5 Produce Businesses | ||||
| FDA Issues Warning About Avocado Pulp in Southern California | ||||
| New Version of Taiwan's Plant Quarantine Requirements are Available | ||||
| NASS Lowers Florida's Orange Crop | ||||
| The EU and Tunisia Liberalize Agricultural Trade | ||||
| Export News and Opportunities: | ||||
| GSM-102 | ||||
| Supplier Credit Guarantee Program | ||||
| SCGP and GSM-102 | ||||
Statistics |
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| Avocados: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1996/97-2000/01 | .WK4 | or | ||
| U.S. Exports of Fresh Avocados: Marketing Years 1995/96-1999/00 | .WK4 | or | ||
| U.S. Imports of Fresh & Prepared Avocados: Marketing Years 1995/96-1999/00 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Apples: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01, Northern Hemisphere |
.WK4 | or | ||
| Apples: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01, Southern Hemisphere |
.WK4 | or | ||
| U.S. Apple Exports: Marketing Years 1997/98-1999-00 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Kiwifruit: Production, Supply, & Distribution | .WK4 | or | ||
| Walnuts: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01 |
.WK4 | or | ||
| Almonds: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01 |
.WK4 | or | ||
| Hazelnuts: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01 |
.WK4 | or | ||
| Macadamias: Production,
Supply, & Distribution in Selected Countries: Marketing Years 1997/98-2000/01 |
.WK4 | or | ||
| U.S. Exports & Imports of Macadamia Nuts, Marketing Years 1995/96-1999/00 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Table Grapes: U.S. Exports, Calendar Years 1995-2000 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Table Grapes: U.S. Imports, Calendar Years 1995-2000 | .WK4 | |||
| Table Grapes: Production, Supply, & Distribution, Calendar Years 1998-2000 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Wine: U.S. Exports, Calendar Years 1995-2000 | .WK4 | or | ||
| Wine: U.S. Imports, Calendar Years 1995-2000 | .WK4 | |||
| FY 2001 GSM-102 Coverage | .WK4 | |||
| FY 2001 Supplier Credit Guarantee Coverage | .WK4 | |||
| Top U.S. Horticultural
Product Exports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume |
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| Top U.S.
Horticultural Product Imports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Volume |
.WK4 | or | ||
| Selected Horticultural Crop Prices Received by U.S. Growers | .WK4 | or | ||
| U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries | ||||
U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products |
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| Summary | .TXT | or | ||
| By Country of Destination | .TXT | or | ||
U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products |
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| Summary | .TXT | or | ||
| By Country of Origin | .TXT | or | ||
U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in December 2000 totaled $919 million, an increase of 6 percent from the same month a year earlier. Categories with the most significant increases in December were fresh vegetables (up 21 percent to $121 million), essential oils (up 21 percent to $45 million), fruit and vegetable juices (up 14 percent to $59 million) and tree nuts (up 13 percent to $111 million).
Exports for the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2001 period were up 10 percent from the same period in 1999 to $3 billion. Tree nut exports are up 36 percent to $464 million for the October-December 2000 period, while fresh fruit exports are up 18 percent to $539 million, and fresh vegetables are up 15 percent to $326 million. The fastest growing markets for FY 2001 to date are Malaysia, up 49 percent; Taiwan, up 36 percent; Hong Kong, up 27 percent; and the EU, up 16 percent.
Calendar Year (CY) 2000 Summary:
CY 2000 horticultural exports totaled $10.8 billion, up 5 percent
from CY 1999. The top 5 markets for U.S. horticultural products
in CY 2000 were Canada, up 5 percent to $3.3 billion; the EU,
down 5 percent to $2 billion; Japan, unchanged at $1.7 billion;
Mexico, up 29 percent to $897 million; and Hong Kong, up 8
percent to $427 million.
The following categories of products showed the greatest increases in CY 2000: fresh fruit, up 14 percent to $2.08 billion; fresh vegetables, up 14 percent to $1.26 billion; essential oils, up 13 percent to $0.60 billion; and tree nuts, up 11 percent to $1.12 billion.
USDA is forecasting FY 2001 U.S. horticultural product exports at $11.3 billion, which would be a new record high.
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