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                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
                                			World Total (October/September)
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Aug        Aug        Oct-Aug    Oct-Aug     Oct-Sep  |  Aug      Aug          Oct-Aug    Oct-Aug    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              12,990     13,289    167,564    161,692    175,491   |    9,044    7,854       99,883     80,762    103,231
  Avocados               432      1,390     18,628     22,736     23,118   |      334    1,392       16,183     21,060     20,455
  Bananas            308,224    316,257  3,454,457  3,405,611  3,782,707   |   88,829   92,436      998,900  1,033,773  1,093,212
  Cantaloupe              47        773    333,504    395,043    333,902   |       17      169      105,900    130,105    106,031
  Grapes                  92         33    340,446    350,599    341,098   |       40       44      344,633    385,822    344,799
  Kiwifruit            2,773      2,414     34,825     35,268     37,301   |    1,932    1,412       21,709     22,069     24,039
  Mangoes             10,887     19,040    165,252    187,702    166,058   |    4,772    7,592       99,393    121,163    100,039
  Peaches                251         60     41,098     41,418     41,287   |      234       67       30,922     32,668     31,085
  Pears                    5          5     57,294     78,229     57,371   |        3       10       33,916     50,041     34,106
  Pineapples           9,481     15,161    118,639    150,325    128,547   |    4,508    5,369       43,658     66,158     47,758
  Strawberry               2          9     30,011     15,196     30,048   |        4       29       54,479     26,822     54,522
  Other Melons            33          3    327,439    382,373    327,524   |        9        4       92,725     96,047     92,781
  Other Fruit         54,560     61,067    497,530    529,182    538,529   |   32,174   39,441      246,564    280,922    263,393
      Subtotal:----  399,776    429,500  5,586,686  5,755,373  5,982,982   |  141,900  155,820    2,188,864  2,347,413  2,315,450
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots         529        746     12,772      9,829     14,069   |    1,447    2,066       27,231     27,433     30,639
  Drd Figs & Pst          97        399      4,792      3,410      5,044   |       72      401        6,607      5,211      7,188
  Other Dried Fruit    2,505      5,449     22,661     24,751     25,302   |    3,907    5,308       35,463     39,190     39,682
      Subtotal:----    3,132      6,594     40,225     37,990     44,416   |    5,426    7,776       69,301     71,834     77,510
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries      2,050      1,642      7,805     11,822     10,472   |    3,606    2,888       11,190     23,549     16,085
  Fzn Strawberries       168        414     20,808     21,909     21,148   |      183      430       17,369     19,603     17,669
  Other Fzn Fruit      3,782      4,101     30,906     33,461     33,720   |    4,025    4,253       35,488     39,314     38,421
      Subtotal:----    5,999      6,157     59,519     67,192     65,340   |    7,814    7,571       64,048     82,465     72,175
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        6,554     10,655     67,724     74,593     72,282   |   16,900   18,869      169,784    171,932    181,991
  Canned Oranges       4,376      4,472     56,400     52,475     59,849   |    4,621    4,134       60,636     51,212     64,148
  Canned Peaches       1,344      1,856     15,267     27,596     17,062   |      844    1,218       10,632     18,502     11,726
  Canned Pineapples   28,047     28,264    280,009    262,700    306,266   |   20,226   20,066      178,903    183,625    195,435
  Mixed Fruit          3,248      2,879     43,750     46,400     46,109   |    3,047    3,820       40,188     47,543     42,609
  Prep/Pres Fruit      6,570      6,994     65,381     94,692     70,663   |    7,205    7,921       82,253    110,138     88,398
  Other Canned Frui    6,433      6,256     56,385     62,419     63,644   |    7,534    7,826       70,646     76,169     78,573
      Subtotal:----   56,571     61,376    584,916    620,875    635,875   |   60,377   63,853      613,041    659,121    662,879
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice         67,204     64,305    805,142  1,047,908    856,697   |   24,574   18,782      308,082    343,111    327,267
  Fcoj                37,900     85,869    774,088  1,026,773    816,613   |   10,160   15,150      204,171    219,541    215,268
  Grape Juice         26,266     39,887    198,909    220,480    218,866   |    8,180   14,964       56,631     86,527     62,896
  Pineapple Juice     26,606     24,259    298,902    277,247    323,038   |    8,205    7,008       78,366     81,437     85,004
  Other Juices        25,161     24,031    218,959    276,462    238,164   |   14,146   12,873      128,949    156,873    139,504
      Subtotal:----  183,136    238,351  2,296,000  2,848,870  2,453,377   |   65,265   68,777      776,198    887,490    829,939
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic                 625        553     21,712     17,178     22,438   |      964      752       26,111     20,112     27,212
  Asparagus            2,870      3,954     30,103     35,365     33,333   |    4,538    6,268       52,996     60,762     58,156
  Bell Pepper          4,528      5,349    160,425    172,706    165,549   |    6,371    8,089      141,997    197,961    147,926
  Carrots              9,736      7,348     92,510     89,713    101,943   |    2,579    2,109       21,996     20,108     24,298
  Chili Pepper        14,684     12,990     89,038     89,042    104,009   |    4,745    4,260       47,360     41,752     51,477
  Cucumbers            4,922      5,608    293,676    297,496    295,907   |    2,011    3,073      114,379     97,801    115,608
  Onions               7,241      5,355    258,045    254,134    266,779   |    5,277    4,844      141,474    122,243    146,632
  Potatoes             6,758      7,365    468,549    302,281    489,908   |    1,586    1,505       94,626     54,689     98,581
  Squash               1,572      2,683    131,841    139,871    132,970   |      505      981       66,894     87,309     67,300
  Tomatoes            39,818     30,585    690,942    715,373    724,621   |   24,037   26,372      660,772    590,021    679,977
  Other Fresh Veg     29,555     37,534    404,070    415,744    435,237   |   14,780   20,069      218,994    245,470    234,033
      Subtotal:----  122,309    119,323  2,640,910  2,528,902  2,772,695   |   67,393   78,323    1,587,597  1,538,229  1,651,200
                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
                                			World Total (October/September)
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Aug        Aug        Oct-Aug    Oct-Aug     Oct-Sep  |  Aug      Aug          Oct-Aug    Oct-Aug    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       2,983      2,780     24,226     27,075     26,367   |    4,799    3,884       41,635     40,746     45,213
  Cnd Bamboo           2,663      2,090     24,087     23,757     27,392   |    2,574    1,871       23,879     21,760     27,056
  Cnd Mushrooms        6,154      5,142     51,720     62,735     56,569   |   11,259    9,177      107,027    109,956    115,561
  Cnd Pimiento           813        837      7,577      8,372      8,171   |      926      955        9,718     10,026     10,493
  Cnd Tomatoes         3,416      4,055     45,838     59,680     48,630   |    1,295    1,707       19,282     25,363     20,491
  Cnd Waterchnuts      2,868      3,955     37,973     32,771     39,633   |    2,851    2,888       30,091     25,469     31,746
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    1,755      1,261     32,279     31,311     34,204   |    1,708    1,966       29,841     39,339     31,648
  Dried Mushrooms         97        170      1,468      1,952      1,536   |    1,101    1,631       16,126     18,474     17,049
  Dried Tomatoes         502        412      5,496      6,058      6,106   |    2,003    1,599       20,739     23,137     23,027
  Other Dehy Veg      10,944     10,716    118,233    147,273    128,049   |   11,921   12,137      118,179    145,543    128,352
  Other Can Veg       19,548     20,413    192,373    223,395    211,272   |   17,068   17,951      181,235    195,454    198,012
      Subtotal:----   51,742     51,831    541,271    624,380    587,930   |   57,503   55,765      597,752    655,268    648,648
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        11,074     11,293    168,616    154,181    181,663   |    6,784    7,364       94,078     96,231    102,188
  Cauliflower Fzn        767        620     17,156     17,271     18,351   |      562      465       10,681     12,943     11,559
  Potato Fzn          14,377     20,132    167,390    265,131    182,342   |    8,990   11,602      102,826    156,439    112,141
  Other Veg Fzn       47,443     28,131    186,041    197,913    209,638   |    8,681    8,988       96,466    119,558    105,353
      Subtotal:----   73,661     60,176    539,202    634,496    591,994   |   25,017   28,418      304,051    385,171    331,241
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot            833      1,028      6,974      9,238      7,821   |    1,781    2,574       14,114     20,916     16,613
  Cashews Tot          7,005      5,658     54,672     57,290     61,038   |   34,975   26,389      269,150    267,506    300,213
  Coconut              3,680      3,070     40,100     36,309     43,090   |    3,110    2,314       33,110     31,973     35,895
  Pecans                 374        366     24,086     19,685     24,814   |    2,038    2,053       51,066     38,504     53,623
  Other Nuts           1,348        851     17,069     17,336     18,533   |    6,911    3,653       68,032     74,124     74,881
      Subtotal:----   13,240     10,973    142,901    139,858    155,296   |   48,815   36,982      435,472    433,022    481,224
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations          69,274     76,384  1,196,925  1,137,666  1,278,692   |    6,124    7,450      122,249    107,345    129,577
  Christmas Trees          1          0      2,126      2,258      2,126   |        2        0       18,094     20,220     18,094
  Chrysanthemus       46,228     42,013    624,467    568,761    676,248   |    7,704    6,815       84,522     83,475     91,982
  Roses               57,534     61,100    770,920    859,466    829,234   |   11,272   12,055      173,678    189,235    184,874
  Tulip Bulbs        146,151    226,504    236,952    321,882    341,260   |   16,690   18,771       28,665     29,756     42,074
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   11,197   12,218      172,504    172,526    186,542
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   28,120   29,640      248,222    266,926    277,365
      Subtotal:----  319,188    406,000  2,831,390  2,890,033  3,127,560   |   81,109   86,950      847,934    869,482    930,508
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets          63        128      5,365      5,605      5,365   |      477      260       37,979     37,827     37,979
  Other Hop Prod           0          0        503        187        503   |        0        0        3,688      1,339      3,699
      Subtotal:----       63        128      5,867      5,792      5,867   |      477      260       41,667     39,166     41,678
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            14,065     15,819    140,008    166,815    150,951   |   50,395   58,314      524,521    629,026    565,708
  Sparkiling Wine      2,784      2,837     28,122     26,632     31,069   |   28,261   31,214      280,365    297,114    313,991
  White Wine          10,010     10,322     98,889    106,574    106,568   |   35,800   34,915      332,910    379,098    360,701
  Other Wine Prod      7,788     11,653     41,903     93,838     47,705   |   14,856   19,421      106,130    180,665    119,764
      Subtotal:----   34,647     40,631    308,923    393,859    336,294   |  129,313  143,865    1,243,926  1,485,903  1,360,163
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   156,405    164,545  1,441,650  1,581,694  1,565,134   |  137,651  142,189    1,253,119  1,377,290  1,365,034
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  111,279  120,230    1,199,553  1,276,850  1,307,570
      Subtotal:----  156,405    164,545  1,441,650  1,581,694  1,565,134   |  248,930  262,419    2,452,672  2,654,141  2,672,604
      Grand Total:                                                         |  939,338  996,780   11,222,522 12,108,705 12,075,218

 


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