U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products 
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    Name                                 Quantity                         |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Jun        Jun        Oct-Jun    Oct-Jun     Oct-Sep |  Jun      Jun          Oct-Jun    Oct-Jun    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             19,689     22,132    137,587    128,192      175,491 |   12,368   12,051       78,824     62,211    103,231
  Avocados              282        231     17,774     20,967       23,118 |      270      240       15,479     19,311     20,455
  Bananas           327,472    332,015  2,820,141  2,786,515    3,782,707 |   98,530  103,488      813,250    850,946  1,093,212
  Cantaloupe          8,836      7,478    332,314    392,327      333,902 |    1,749    1,268      105,616    129,674    106,031
  Grapes             32,277     44,107    336,971    349,711      341,098 |   48,232   54,296      338,869    384,710    344,799
  Kiwifruit           3,639      5,091     30,223     30,372       37,301 |    2,036    2,356       18,447     19,275     24,039
  Mangoes            39,929     40,441    124,032    135,924      166,058 |   17,951   25,839       81,593     99,903    100,039
  Peaches                 0          0     40,847     41,355       41,287 |        0        0       30,688     32,599     31,085
  Pears               2,938      3,711     57,199     77,820       57,371 |    1,706    1,601       33,884     49,734     34,106
  Pineapples         13,669     14,261     96,920    122,095      128,547 |    5,091    6,338       34,073     55,353     47,758
  Strawberry            836          0     29,694     15,113       30,048 |      915        0       54,108     26,657     54,522
  Other Melons        9,184      8,852    326,503    381,479      327,524 |    1,607    1,902       92,561     95,883     92,781
  Other Fruit        37,928     41,633    394,087    417,473      538,529 |   15,281   15,184      185,010    212,101    263,393
     Subtotal:----  496,678    519,952  4,744,293  4,899,345    5,982,982 |  205,734  224,562    1,882,402  2,038,357  2,315,450
Dried Fruit       MT
  Dried Apricots        798        633     11,923      8,752       14,069 |    1,721    1,864       25,100     24,496     30,639
  Drd Figs & Pst        436        236      4,611      2,314        5,044 |      514      216        6,468      4,297      7,188
  Other Dried Fruit   1,795      1,880     18,949     16,281       25,302 |    3,091    3,913       28,557     29,106     39,682
     Subtotal:----    3,029      2,749     35,482     27,347       44,416 |    5,327    5,993       60,126     57,899     77,510
Frozen Fruit      MT
  Fzn Blueberries       183        693      5,267      9,574       10,472 |      254    1,406        6,996     19,434     16,085
  Fzn Strawberries    2,141      2,691     19,961     20,842       21,148 |    1,831    2,459       16,588     18,517     17,669
  Other Fzn Fruit     4,931      3,063     22,266     25,526       33,720 |    5,182    3,597       26,579     30,315     38,421
     Subtotal:----    7,255      6,448     47,494     55,943       65,340 |    7,268    7,463       50,162     68,266     72,175
Canned/Prep Fruit MT
  Canned Olives       5,755      6,875     54,510     56,306       72,282 |   14,750   15,277      135,241    136,828    181,991
  Canned Oranges      5,520      5,331     46,301     42,887       59,849 |    5,888    5,177       50,262     42,341     64,148
  Canned Peaches      1,905      2,237     12,038     23,396       17,062 |    1,361    1,575        8,485     15,714     11,726
  Canned Pineapple   28,149     23,176    220,404    204,576      306,266 |   16,844   16,482      136,837    142,552    195,435
  Mixed Fruit         3,895      3,618     37,720     40,163       46,109 |    3,495    4,154       34,391     39,934     42,609
  Prep/Pres Fruit     6,237     10,336     53,987     80,039       70,663 |    7,431   11,340       69,070     93,366     88,398
  Other Canned Fruit  6,417      7,042     42,884     49,550       63,644 |    8,258    8,083       54,502     60,937     78,573
     Subtotal:----   57,878     58,616    467,844    496,917      635,875 |   58,027   62,088      488,789    531,672    662,879
Frt&Veg Juice SSE KL
  Apple Juice       105,720    118,407    642,828    897,804      856,697 |   36,668   34,370      247,578    299,087    327,267
  FCOJ               55,826     57,569    670,973    896,495      816,613 |   15,764   11,185      175,934    194,610    215,268
  Grape Juice        22,012     40,630    142,155    151,374      218,866 |    6,593   15,907       39,268     60,623     62,896
  Pineapple Juice    26,337     19,528    239,580    230,783      323,038 |    7,417    6,061       59,875     68,078     85,004
  Other Juices       23,404     31,831    165,857    220,696      238,164 |   12,985   14,774      101,678    128,431    139,504
     Subtotal:----  233,299    267,966  1,861,394  2,397,151    2,453,377 |   79,427   82,297      624,333    750,828    829,939
Fresh Vegetables  MT
  Garlic              4,053      3,518     19,094     15,099       22,438 |    5,334    3,859       22,544     17,645     27,212
  Asparagus           1,155        914     24,563     27,658       33,333 |    1,738    1,413       44,625     49,191     58,156
  Bell Pepper         4,466      6,003    151,365    162,798      165,549 |    8,735   10,110      125,914    182,045    147,926
  Carrots             5,164      6,517     77,477     76,181      101,943 |      830    1,018       18,418     16,944     24,298
  Chili Pepper        4,015      7,719     67,467     69,574      104,009 |    1,909    4,488       39,440     34,292     51,477
  Cucumbers          11,305      8,824    280,079    284,387      295,907 |    9,324    4,417      108,575     91,167    115,608
  Onions             11,433     13,200    241,959    241,670      266,779 |    7,948    6,638      130,113    111,468    146,632
  Potatoes           13,475     11,478    455,016    288,487      489,908 |    3,454    2,358       91,317     51,850     98,581
  Squash              2,445      2,837    128,744    135,764      132,970 |    1,349    1,610       65,753     85,630     67,300
  Tomatoes           38,952     54,316    609,651    646,216      724,621 |   62,171   46,790      604,985    529,119    679,977
  Other Fresh Veg    20,045     21,230    342,039    344,837      435,237 |   11,199   13,014      188,081    208,053    234,033
     Subtotal:----  116,509    136,556  2,397,454  2,292,672    2,772,695 |  113,992   95,714    1,439,767  1,377,404  1,651,200





                                                U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products 
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    Name                                 Quantity                         |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Jun        Jun        Oct-Jun    Oct-Jun     Oct-Sep |  Jun      Jun          Oct-Jun    Oct-Jun    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      2,681      3,814     18,205     20,366       26,367 |    4,420    5,263       31,997     31,094     45,213
  Cnd Bamboo          1,346        889     19,603     20,468       27,392 |    1,361      894       19,445     18,760     27,056
  Cnd Mushrooms       5,794      5,980     39,446     51,924       56,569 |   10,760   11,044       83,617     90,531    115,561
  Cnd Pimiento          609        754      6,054      6,960        8,171 |      719      873        7,872      8,399     10,493
  Cnd Tomatoes        4,062      4,029     38,228     50,788       48,630 |    1,759    1,796       16,364     21,727     20,491
  Cnd Waterchnuts     5,663      3,657     31,676     26,128       39,633 |    4,594    2,560       24,211     20,826     31,746
  Tomato Pst & Sau    1,737      1,696     29,302     28,131       34,204 |    1,739    3,276       25,968     34,621     31,648
  Dried Mushrooms       193        227      1,247      1,650        1,536 |    1,594    1,777       13,810     15,425     17,049
  Dried Tomatoes        540        307      4,485      5,125        6,106 |    2,100    1,211       16,778     19,556     23,027
  Other Dehy Veg     10,067     11,599     92,191    116,290      128,049 |   10,610   12,781       93,004    118,721    128,352
  Other Can Veg      16,748     18,473    157,464    183,471      211,272 |   14,840   16,247      149,462    159,775    198,012
     Subtotal:----   49,438     51,424    437,900    511,300      587,930 |   54,495   57,722      482,527    539,434    648,648
Frozen Vegetables MT
  Broccoli Fzn        8,908     11,640    145,532    131,766      181,663 |    5,038    7,107       80,332     82,091    102,188
  Cauliflower Fzn       369        377     15,931     16,242       18,351 |      258      270        9,807     12,144     11,559
  Potato Fzn         17,141     26,098    136,839    218,849      182,342 |   10,853   15,034       83,569    129,633    112,141
  Other Veg Fzn      11,136     30,569    122,419    144,321      209,638 |    9,230   10,550       79,879    101,049    105,353
     Subtotal:----   37,554     68,685    420,721    511,178      591,994 |   25,379   32,961      253,586    324,917    331,241
Tree Nuts         MT
  Brazils Tot         1,406      1,491      5,444      6,834        7,821 |    2,449    2,967       10,842     15,423     16,613
  Cashews Tot         5,715      5,280     41,538     45,602       61,038 |   28,821   24,508      203,334    212,816    300,213
  Coconut             2,620      3,051     33,261     29,915       43,090 |    2,458    2,656       27,360     26,829     35,895
  Pecans                450        438     23,220     18,918       24,814 |    2,418    2,259       46,266     34,167     53,623
  Other Nuts          1,105      1,020     14,147     15,538       18,533 |    5,359    4,455       54,239     66,610     74,881
     Subtotal:----   11,297     11,281    117,610    116,807      155,296 |   41,506   36,845      342,040    355,845    481,224
Nursery Products   MIXED
  Carnations         87,151     92,553  1,050,155    986,043    1,278,692 |    9,682   10,707      108,458     92,114    129,577
  Christmas Trees        37          0      2,124      2,258        2,126 |       17        0       18,084     20,220     18,094
  Chrysanthemus      50,257     41,549    532,508    488,142      676,248 |    6,470    6,234       70,330     69,817     91,982
  Roses              60,399     60,839    660,194    734,049      829,234 |   13,447   12,392      151,374    163,178    184,874
  Tulip Bulbs             1          0     86,715     85,125      341,260 |        2        0       11,580     10,124     42,074
  Other Cut Flowers       0          0          0          0            0 |   12,561   13,119      148,985    148,666    186,542
  Other Nursery Prod      0          0          0          0            0 |   11,918   14,479      208,348    226,465    277,365
     Subtotal:----  197,845    194,941  2,331,696  2,295,617    3,127,560 |   54,095   56,932      717,159    730,584    930,508
Hops & Products   MT
  Hops & Pellets         71        887      5,283      5,477        5,365 |      505    5,333       37,468     37,567     37,979
  Other Hop Prod         16          0        498        187          503 |      339        0        3,657      1,331      3,699
     Subtotal:----       87        887      5,781      5,664        5,867 |      844    5,333       41,125     38,898     41,678
Wine              KL
  Red Wine           12,672     18,764    111,476    134,278      150,951 |   48,226   66,575      420,056    510,050    565,708
  Sparkling Wine      1,885      1,692     23,123     22,301       31,069 |   19,718   22,219      227,817    246,712    313,991
  White Wine          8,592     11,385     79,619     86,147      106,568 |   29,512   39,547      263,821    307,508    360,701
  Other Wine Prod     5,489      9,872     28,444     72,879       47,705 |   12,319   17,509       79,636    144,870    119,764
     Subtotal:----   28,639     41,714    242,662    315,605      336,294 |  109,775  145,849      991,331  1,209,140  1,360,163
Miscellaneous     MIXED
  Beer & Beverages  157,287    167,711  1,120,793  1,233,225    1,565,134 |  136,245  142,891      972,824  1,073,354  1,365,034
  Other Misc              0          0          0          0            0 |  110,267  118,610      955,365  1,037,918  1,307,570
     Subtotal:----  157,287    167,711  1,120,793  1,233,225    1,565,134 |  246,512  261,501    1,928,189  2,111,272  2,672,604
     Grand Total:                                                         |1,002,3811,075,259    9,301,536 10,134,516 12,075,218