United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Circular Series FHORT 12-02 December 2002

World Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities

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Export Summary  
September

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in September totaled $891 million, up almost 2 percent from September 2001.  The categories with significant increases in September were essential oils (up 30 percent to $61 million), tree nuts (up 30 percent to $146 million), and fruit and vegetable juices, (up 6 percent to $55 million).  The categories with the most significant decreases were wine and beer (down 19 percent to $52 million), fresh fruit (down 8 percent to $166 million) and fresh vegetables (down 5 percent to $70 million).

September 2002 exports to Canada, the top market, were up 12 percent from September 2001 to $276 million.  Exports to the European Union (EU) rose 3 percent to $167 million, while sales to India rose 20 percent to $15 million, sales to the United Arab Emirates rose 97 percent to $12 million, and sales to Saudi Arabia increased 44 percent to $7 million.  September exports to Japan dropped 7 percent to $97 million, while sales to Hong Kong fell almost 14 percent to $35 million. 

Exports for the October-September fiscal year (FY) 2002 period were slightly above the FY 2001 level at $11.1 billion.  Tree nut exports were up about 9 percent to $1.2 billion for the 2001/02 period, while essential oils exports were up 13 percent to $764 million, fruit and vegetable juices rose about 1 percent to $728 million, and fresh vegetables rose about 1 percent to $1.2 billion.  All of the other major categories declined. 

Exports to Canada rose 7 percent to $3.6 billion for the October-September period, while exports to the EU fell about 2 percent to $2 billion and exports to Japan fell 6 percent to $1.5 billion.  Exports to Mexico rose 2 percent to $988 million.  Exports to Korea rose 19 percent to $346 million, while exports to Hong Kong, and Taiwan dropped 10 percent, and 22 percent, respectively compared with FY 2001.  In addition to Korea, the fastest growing markets for FY 2002 include:  Russia, up 59 percent, India, up 22 percent, Kuwait, up 26 percent, the United Arab Emirates, up 15 percent, the Dominican Republic, up 11 percent, Colombia, up 10 percent, and Indonesia, up 6 percent. 

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USDA Launches Production, Supply, and Demand Database Site
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2002 – The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced a new on-line database web site that provides current and historical USDA data on production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities for the United States and key producing and consuming countries. 

The data, which goes back as far as 1960, provides users with a complete global picture--all commodity-specific attributes, countries and years are available. Users can view all facets of the  database onscreen or download to a spreadsheet file.  Pre-defined tables categorized by commodity groups are readily available, or the user can create custom queries for specific commodities. Example: Barley
                                    Argentina 2001 2002
                                    Area harvested 240 250
                                    Production 510 600
                                    Yield 2.13 2.4

The site includes 108 commodity groups and over 190 countries. The information will be particularly useful for commodity traders, agriculture importers, exporters, economists, producers, and researchers who can use the information to determine future prices, production levels, and demand for agricultural products.

The production, supply, and demand database site can be found at Internet address:  http://www.fas.usda.gov/psd

For further information, please E-mail:  PSDOnline@fas.usda.gov

International Food and Drink Exhibition (London, United Kingdom – March 23-26, 2003). 

The International Food and Drink Exhibition (IFE) is the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) leading food and drink trade exhibition.  A biennial event, IFE attracts approximately 38,000 visitors.  IFE has a reputation for attracting U.K. buyers from key sectors of interest to U.S. companies – importers, retailers, and foodservice buyers.  It is particularly useful for new-to-market companies with shelf-stable or frozen grocery products.  Best product prospects include:  wine, beer, tree nuts, processed fruits and vegetables, fresh fruit, sauces and marinades, confectionery, snack foods, egg products, non-soy vegetable oil, organic products, soft drinks, bakery ingredients, seafood and frozen foods.  For more information on this USDA-endorsed show, please call Sharon Cook/FAS Trade Show Office at 202-720-3425 or Sharon.Cook@fas.usda.gov

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