United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Circular Series FHORT 12-01 December 2001

World Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities

U.S. exports of horticultural products reached a record $11.1 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2001 (October 2000-September 2001), up 5 percent from shipments in FY 2000. Shipments of tree nuts registered the most growth (up 14.5 percent to $1.1 billion) for the October-September 2000/01 period. Exports of essential oils were up 14.4 percent to $677 million, fresh fruit exports were up 9 percent to $2.2 billion, and fresh vegetable exports were up 4 percent to $1.3 billion. Some of the fastest growing products in FY 2001 were apples (up 24.4 percent), grapes (up 20.2 percent), prunes (up 14.2 percent), carrots (up 20.7 percent), almonds (up 48.8 percent), and pistachios (up 39.2 percent). The fastest growing markets for FY 2001 were: China, up 72 percent; Malaysia, up 58 percent; Mexico, up 12 percent; the Philippines, up 10 percent; Taiwan, up 10 percent, and the European Union, up 9 percent. On the other hand, exports to Japan were down 5 percent for the October-September 2000/01 period.

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