On The Cover				.PDF
Staff Contacts				.PDF
Feature Reports
	Apple Juice Production and Trade in Selected Countries			.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Trade with Members of the Proposed U.S./Central American Free Trade Agreement			.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Exports to the Middle East and North African Countries Register 5-Year Growth			PDF
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates				PDF
	ITC Votes That Canadian Greenhouse Tomatoes Do Not Injure U.S. Industry
	U.S. Lettuce Prices Trending Down
	Florida Court Orders Remedy to Citrus Equalization Tax
	U.S. Canned Fruit Industry Continues to Contract
Statistics
	U.S. Apple Juice Production Continues to Show Its Decreasing Trends	XLS	or	PDF
	U.S. Imports of Apple Juice Continues to Increase	XLS	or	PDF
	Apple Juice: Production, Supply, and Utilization in Selected Countries Northern Hemisphere	XLS	or	PDF
	Apple Juice: Production, Supply, and Utilization in Selected Countries Southern Hemisphere			PDF
	U.S. Apple Juice Imports; Marketing Years 1996/97-2000/01 (metric tons)			PDF
	U.S. Apple Juice Imports; Marketing Years 1996/97-2000/01 ($/ton)			PDF
	The Value of U.S. Imports of Apple Juice Has Declined			PDF
	U.S. Apple Juice Imports; Marketing Years 1996/97-2000/01 (value)			PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Trade Balance with Central America			PDF
	Horticultural Products Play Key Role in U.S./Central America Trade			PDF
	Overall U.S. Exports of Agricultural Products to Members of the Proposed U.S./Central America Free Trade Agreement; Fiscal Years 1997-2001			PDF
	Overall U.S. Imports of Agricultural Products to Members of the Proposed U.S./Central America Free Trade Agreement; Fiscal Years 1997-2001			PDF
	Processed Products Account for the Bulk of U.S. Horticultural Exports To Central America			PDF
	Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Dominate the U.S. Horticultural Import Market From Central America	XLS	or	PDF
	U.S. Trade Balances with Members of the Proposed U.S./Central American Free Trade Agreement; Fiscal Years 1997-2001			PDF
	U.S. Exports of Selected Horticultural Products from Members of the Proposed U.S./Central America Free Trade Agreement; Fiscal Years 1997-2001			PDF
	U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products from Members of the Proposed U.S./Central America Free Trade Agreement; Fiscal Years 1997-2001			PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Product Exports to the Middle East and North Africa			PDF
	Selected U.S. Horticultural Exports to the Middle East and North Africa			PDF
	Top United States Horticultural Product Exports By Value	XLS	or	PDF
	Top United States Horticultural Product Exports By Volume	XLS	or	PDF
	Top United States Horticultural Product Imports By Value	XLS	or	PDF
	Top United States Horticultural Product Imports By Volume	XLS	or	PDF
	Selected Horticultural Crop Prices Received by U.S. Growers	XLS	or	PDF

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in February totaled $849 million, an increase of 5 percent from the same month a year earlier. The categories with increases in February were tree nuts (up 26 percent to $91 million), essential oils (up 25 percent to $63 million), miscellaneous horticultural products (up 5 percent to $173 million), and fresh vegetables (up 6 percent to $100 million). The categories with the most significant decreases were fruit and vegetable juices (down 6 percent to $47 million), and processed vegetables (down 4 percent to $122 million).

February 2002 exports to Canada were up 11 percent from February 2001 to $271 million, while exports to the European Union rose 10 percent to $156 million, sales to Japan fell 9 percent to $121 million, and sales to Mexico fell 10 percent to $69 million. Exports to several Asian countries showed significant growth in February 2002 compared with the previous year. Exports to Korea rose 45 percent from February 2001 to $37 million, exports to China rose 42 percent to $13 million, and exports to Malaysia rose 30 percent to $9.9 million. However exports to Hong Kong fell 3 percent to $25 million, while exports to Taiwan fell 25 percent to $15 million.

Exports for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 period were down less than 1 percent from the same period in FY 2001 to $4.6 billion. Tree nut exports were up about 7 percent to $643 million for the October-February 2001 period, while essential oils exports were up 11 percent to $277 million, and processed vegetables rose less than 1 percent to $670 million. All other categories declined. Exports to Canada rose 3 percent to $1.3 billion for the October-February period, while exports to the European Union and Japan fell 2 percent and 9 percent respectively, compared with the same period in FY 2001. The fastest growing markets for FY 2002 to date are: India, up 44 percent; Korea, up 28 percent; China, up 16 percent, Malaysia, up 9 percent; and Mexico, up 7 percent. Export to most other major markets declined during the October 2001-February 2002 period from the same period in FY 2001.

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New U.S. Trade Internet System Prompts Elimination of Statistical Tables and Charts on U.S. Horticultural Product Trade, Effective with the October 2001 Issue of "World Horticultural Trade and Export Opportunities."

The public now has unlimited access to the most up-to-date data on U.S. exports and imports of agricultural, fishery, and forestry products, to the 10-digit Harmonized System (HS) classification code level. The U.S. Trade Internet System allows users the flexibility to customize their data searches and save their criteria for repeated use. Users can obtain value or volume data for selected HS codes or commodity groupings to track trends going back to 1989.

Search through the country and market reports prepared by FAS attaches covering over 20 horticultural and tropical product commodities and nearly 130 countries.

The Horticultural and Tropical Products Division has introduced a feature on its homepage designed to bring the latest information to the public as efficiently as possible. The site contains information on policy and technical developments affecting trade in horticultural commodities, selected reports submitted by FAS overseas offices, and special reports. For further information, please contact Nancy Hirschhorn (202) 720-2974. Go to http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/