U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Jul        Jul        Oct-Jul    Oct-Jul     Oct-Sep  |  Jul      Jul          Oct-Jul    Oct-Jul    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996    FY 1997     FY 1996  |  FY 1996  FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996
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Fresh Fruit        MT
  Apples              16,987     20,210    154,574    148,402    175,491   |   12,015   10,698       90,839     72,908    103,231
  Avocados               422        380     18,196     21,347     23,118   |      370      358       15,849     19,668     20,455
  Bananas            326,093    302,839  3,146,234  3,089,354  3,782,707   |   96,821   90,391      910,071    941,337  1,093,212
  Cantaloupe           1,143      1,943    333,457    394,270    333,902   |      267      262      105,883    129,936    106,031
  Grapes               3,383        855    340,354    350,566    341,098   |    5,724    1,069      344,593    385,778    344,799
  Kiwifruit            1,828      2,483     32,052     32,855     37,301   |    1,330    1,382       19,776     20,657     24,039
  Mangoes             30,333     32,738    154,365    168,663    166,058   |   13,028   13,668       94,621    113,572    100,039
  Peaches                  0          3     40,847     41,358     41,287   |        0        3       30,688     32,601     31,085
  Pears                   90        404     57,289     78,224     57,371   |       28      297       33,913     50,031     34,106
  Pineapples          12,238     13,069    109,158    135,164    128,547   |    5,077    5,436       39,150     60,788     47,758
  Strawberry             315         73     30,009     15,187     30,048   |      367      136       54,475     26,793     54,522
  Other Melons           903        891    327,406    382,370    327,524   |      155      160       92,716     96,043     92,781
  Other Fruit         48,884     50,641    442,970    468,115    538,529   |   29,379   29,380      214,390    241,481    263,393
      Subtotal:----  442,617    426,529  5,186,910  5,325,873  5,982,982   |  164,562  153,237    2,046,964  2,191,594  2,315,450
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots         320        331     12,243      9,083     14,069   |      683      870       25,783     25,367     30,639
  Drd Figs & Pst          84        697      4,695      3,011      5,044   |       67      513        6,535      4,810      7,188
  Other Dried Fruit    1,207      3,021     20,156     19,302     25,302   |    2,999    4,776       31,556     33,882     39,682
      Subtotal:----    1,612      4,048     37,094     31,396     44,416   |    3,749    6,159       63,875     64,058     77,510
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries        488        606      5,756     10,180     10,472   |      588    1,226        7,584     20,660     16,085
  Fzn Strawberries       679        653     20,641     21,495     21,148   |      598      656       17,186     19,173     17,669
  Other Fzn Fruit      4,858      3,834     27,124     29,360     33,720   |    4,885    4,746       31,464     35,061     38,421
      Subtotal:----    6,026      5,093     53,520     61,035     65,340   |    6,072    6,628       56,234     74,894     72,175
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        6,661      7,632     61,171     63,938     72,282   |   17,643   16,235      152,884    153,063    181,991
  Canned Oranges       5,722      5,116     52,024     48,003     59,849   |    5,752    4,737       56,014     47,078     64,148
  Canned Peaches       1,885      2,344     13,923     25,741     17,062   |    1,303    1,569        9,788     17,284     11,726
  Canned Pineapples   31,558     29,860    251,962    234,436    306,266   |   21,841   21,008      158,678    163,560    195,435
  Mixed Fruit          2,783      3,359     40,502     43,521     46,109   |    2,750    3,789       37,141     43,723     42,609
  Prep/Pres Fruit      4,823      7,659     58,810     87,698     70,663   |    5,978    8,851       75,048    102,217     88,398
  Other Canned Frui    7,069      6,613     49,953     56,163     63,644   |    8,609    7,406       63,111     68,343     78,573
      Subtotal:----   60,501     62,583    528,345    559,499    635,875   |   63,875   63,595      552,664    595,267    662,879
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice         95,110     85,799    737,938    983,603    856,697   |   35,929   25,243      283,508    324,330    327,267
  Fcoj                65,215     44,408    736,188    940,904    816,613   |   18,077    9,782      194,011    204,392    215,268
  Grape Juice         30,488     29,219    172,643    180,593    218,866   |    9,182   10,940       48,450     71,563     62,896
  Pineapple Juice     32,715     22,205    272,296    252,988    323,038   |   10,287    6,351       70,162     74,428     85,004
  Other Juices        27,941     31,736    193,798    252,432    238,164   |   13,125   15,569      114,803    144,000    139,504
      Subtotal:----  251,469    213,368  2,112,863  2,610,519  2,453,377   |   86,600   67,885      710,933    818,713    829,939
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic               1,993      1,526     21,087     16,625     22,438   |    2,603    1,716       25,147     19,361     27,212
  Asparagus            2,670      3,753     27,233     31,411     33,333   |    3,832    5,303       48,458     54,494     58,156
  Bell Pepper          4,532      4,559    155,896    167,357    165,549   |    9,712    7,827      135,626    189,872    147,926
  Carrots              5,296      6,185     82,774     82,366    101,943   |      998    1,055       19,417     17,999     24,298
  Chili Pepper         6,887      6,478     74,354     76,052    104,009   |    3,174    3,200       42,614     37,492     51,477
  Cucumbers            8,675      7,500    288,754    291,887    295,907   |    3,792    3,560      112,367     94,728    115,608
  Onions               8,845      7,109    250,804    248,779    266,779   |    6,084    5,932      136,198    117,399    146,632
  Potatoes             6,776      6,429    461,792    294,916    489,908   |    1,722    1,333       93,040     53,184     98,581
  Squash               1,525      1,423    130,269    137,188    132,970   |      636      698       66,388     86,328     67,300
  Tomatoes            41,473     38,572    651,123    684,788    724,621   |   31,750   34,530      636,735    563,649    679,977
  Other Fresh Veg     32,477     33,373    374,515    378,210    435,237   |   16,133   17,348      204,214    225,401    234,033
      Subtotal:----  121,147    116,908  2,518,601  2,409,579  2,772,695   |   80,437   82,502    1,520,204  1,459,906  1,651,200
   

                                              U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Jul        Jul        Oct-Jul    Oct-Jul     Oct-Sep  |  Jul      Jul          Oct-Jul    Oct-Jul    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996    FY 1997     FY 1996  |  FY 1996  FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996
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Canned/Dehyd Vegetables MT
  Cnd Artichokes       3,037      3,929     21,242     24,295     26,367   |    4,839    5,769       36,836     36,862     45,213
  Cnd Bamboo           1,822      1,199     21,424     21,667     27,392   |    1,859    1,130       21,304     19,890     27,056
  Cnd Mushrooms        6,120      5,669     45,566     57,593     56,569   |   12,151   10,248       95,768    100,779    115,561
  Cnd Pimiento           710        575      6,764      7,535      8,171   |      921      672        8,792      9,071     10,493
  Cnd Tomatoes         4,195      4,837     42,423     55,625     48,630   |    1,624    1,930       17,988     23,657     20,491
  Cnd Waterchnuts      3,429      2,688     35,105     28,816     39,633   |    3,030    1,755       27,241     22,581     31,746
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    1,223      1,919     30,524     30,050     34,204   |    2,165    2,751       28,133     37,373     31,648
  Dried Mushrooms        124        133      1,372      1,782      1,536   |    1,216    1,418       15,026     16,843     17,049
  Dried Tomatoes         509        521      4,994      5,646      6,106   |    1,957    1,982       18,736     21,538     23,027
  Other Dehy Veg      15,098     20,267    107,289    136,558    128,049   |   13,254   14,684      106,258    133,406    128,352
  Other Can Veg       15,361     19,511    172,825    202,983    211,272   |   14,705   17,729      164,167    177,504    198,012
      Subtotal:----   51,628     61,248    489,528    572,549    587,930   |   57,722   60,069      540,249    599,503    648,648
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        12,010     11,122    157,541    142,888    181,663   |    6,961    6,776       87,294     88,867    102,188
  Cauliflower Fzn        458        409     16,389     16,651     18,351   |      312      334       10,118     12,478     11,559
  Potato Fzn          16,174     26,151    153,012    245,000    182,342   |   10,267   15,204       93,836    144,838    112,141
  Other Veg Fzn       16,179     25,460    138,598    169,782    209,638   |    7,907    9,521       87,786    110,570    105,353
      Subtotal:----   44,820     63,142    465,541    574,320    591,994   |   25,447   31,836      279,034    356,753    331,241
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot            697      1,376      6,141      8,210      7,821   |    1,492    2,918       12,334     18,342     16,613
  Cashews Tot          6,128      6,030     47,667     51,632     61,038   |   30,841   28,301      234,175    241,117    300,213
  Coconut              3,160      3,324     36,421     33,239     43,090   |    2,640    2,830       30,000     29,659     35,895
  Pecans                 492        401     23,712     19,319     24,814   |    2,762    2,284       49,027     36,451     53,623
  Other Nuts           1,574        947     15,721     16,485     18,533   |    6,882    3,862       61,121     70,471     74,881
      Subtotal:----   12,052     12,078    129,661    128,885    155,296   |   44,618   40,195      386,658    396,040    481,224
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations          77,496     75,239  1,127,652  1,061,282  1,278,692   |    7,668    7,781      116,126     99,894    129,577
  Christmas Trees          1          0      2,125      2,258      2,126   |        8        0       18,092     20,220     18,094
  Chrysanthemus       45,731     38,606    578,238    526,748    676,248   |    6,488    6,843       76,817     76,660     91,982
  Roses               53,192     64,317    713,386    798,366    829,234   |   11,032   14,002      162,406    177,180    184,874
  Tulip Bulbs          4,085     10,254     90,801     95,378    341,260   |      395      860       11,975     10,984     42,074
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   12,321   11,642      161,306    160,308    186,542
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   11,754   10,821      220,102    237,286    277,365
      Subtotal:----  180,505    188,417  2,512,202  2,484,032  3,127,560   |   49,665   51,949      766,825    782,532    930,508
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets          19          0      5,302      5,477      5,365   |       34        0       37,502     37,567     37,979
  Other Hop Prod           4          0        503        187        503   |       31        8        3,688      1,339      3,699
      Subtotal:----       23          0      5,804      5,664      5,867   |       65        8       41,191     38,906     41,678
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            14,468     16,718    125,943    150,996    150,951   |   54,070   60,663      474,126    570,712    565,708
  Sparkiling Wine      2,215      1,493     25,338     23,794     31,069   |   24,286   19,187      252,104    265,899    313,991
  White Wine           9,260     10,105     88,879     96,252    106,568   |   33,289   36,675      297,110    344,183    360,701
  Other Wine Prod      5,671      9,307     34,115     82,185     47,705   |   11,637   16,374       91,274    161,244    119,764
      Subtotal:----   31,613     37,623    274,276    353,228    336,294   |  123,283  132,898    1,114,613  1,342,038  1,360,163
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   164,453    183,924  1,285,245  1,417,149  1,565,134   |  142,644  161,747    1,115,468  1,235,101  1,365,034
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  132,908  118,702    1,088,274  1,156,620  1,307,570
      Subtotal:----  164,453    183,924  1,285,245  1,417,149  1,565,134   |  275,553  280,449    2,203,742  2,391,721  2,672,604
      Grand Total:                                                         |  981,648  977,409   10,283,183 11,111,925 12,075,218