United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Circular Series FHORT 08-02 August 2002

World Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities

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Export Summary  

May

 U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in May totaled $972 million, an increase of 1 percent from May 2001.  The categories with significant increases in May were essential oils (up 17 percent to $71 million), fruit and vegetable juices (up 9 percent to $75 million) and fresh vegetables (up 2 percent to $132 million).  The categories with the most significant decreases were wine and beer (down 5 percent to $64 million) and fresh fruit (down 4 percent to $185 million).

 May 2002 exports to Canada were up 7 percent from May 2001 to $354 million, while exports to the EU rose 3 percent to $168 million, sales to Mexico climbed 4 percent to $76 million and sales to Korea rose 13 percent from May 2001 to $29 million.  May exports to China were up 1 percent from May 2001 to $12 million.  Exports to Japan fell 8 percent to $161 million, while exports dropped dramatically to Hong Kong (down 20 percent to $21 million) and Taiwan (down 16 percent to $20 million) from May 2001.

 Exports for the fiscal year (FY) 2002 period were about even with the same period in FY 2001 at $7.4 billion.  Tree nut exports were up about 8 percent to $876 million for the October-May 2001/02 period, while essential oils exports were up 13 percent to $483 million, and fruit and vegetable juices rose about 6 percent to $501 million.  All other categories declined.  Exports to Canada rose 4 percent to $2.3 billion for the October-May period, while exports to the EU rose 1 percent to $1.4 billion and exports to Mexico rose 5 percent to $653 million.  Exports to Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan dropped 8 percent, 12 percent, and 23 percent, respectively compared with the same period in FY 2001.  The fastest growing markets for FY 2002 to date include:  Russia, up 79 percent, India, up 36 percent, Korea, up 23 percent, the Dominican Republic, up 19 percent, Colombia, up 20 percent, Jamaica, up 13 percent, the United Arab Emirates, up 11 percent, Israel up 6 percent, and China, up 6 percent.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

 Foodapest (Budapest, Hungary – November 26-29, 2002).  The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service is organizing a U.S. Pavilion at the Foodapest trade show in Budapest, Hungary.  Products identified as having excellent market potential in Central Europe include nuts (almonds, peanuts, pecans), raisins and dried fruits (cranberries, dried plums), seafood, distilled liquors, snack foods, prepared sauces and condiments, and miscellaneous grocery items.  There are a variety of ways you can participate:  purchase booth space in the U.S. Pavilion; order a customized package of meetings with potential business partners under our Dialogue Concept; or participate in the American Café.  In support of this package of options, USDA is sponsoring a series of professional seminars at the fairgrounds to highlight the U.S. presence at this show, with food importers in particular.   For more information on any of these options, contact Sharon Cook/FAS Trade Show Office at 202-720-3425. ________________________________________________________________________

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.

To view the site go to http://www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade/ 
For more information on the U.S. Trade Internet System, e-mail usthelp@fas.usda.gov 

To access FAS Attaché Reports on line, please go to the following Internet address:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/attacherep/default.asp 

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

What's New on the Homepage?

The Horticultural & Tropical Products Division has introduced an enhanced feature on its homepage designed to bring the latest information to the public as efficiently as possible. The site will contain information on policy and technical developments affecting trade in horticultural commodities, as well as selected reports submitted by FAS overseas offices and special reports prepared by the division. The information will typically remain on the site for approximately one month, before being archived. For further information on this new feature, please contact Nancy Hirschhorn (202) 720-2974. Go to http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/ and click on "What's New?"

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