Table of Contents

ON THE COVER

• U.S. Walnut exports reached record volume and value in 1996/97
• Export Summary
• HTP Contact List

EXPORT NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES:

• USDA announces 18 FY 1998 GSM-102 Programs for horticultural products
• USDA expands 1998 Supplier Credit Guarantee Coverage to more than 30 countries
• First U.S. table grape shipment arrives in China

WORLD TRADE SITUATION AND POLICY UPDATES:

• Canada eases apple access restriction

FEATURE ARTICLES:

• Walnut Situation and Outlook
• Pistachio Situation and Outlook
• Northern Hemisphere Apple Situation
• Table Grape Situation and Outlook
• Canned Deciduous Fruit Situation for Selected Countries
  

STATISTICS:

• U.S. Horticultural August Export Summary
• U.S. Horticultural August Import Summary
• U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries
• FY 1998 GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage
• FY 1998 Supplier Credit Coverage
• Walnuts: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries
• Pistachios: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries
• Apples: Production, Supply and Distribution
• Table Grapes: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries
• U.S. Table Grape Exports and Imports
• Canned Peaches: Production, Supply and Distribution
• Canned Pears: Production, Supply and Distribution
• Canned Fruit Mixtures: Production, Supply and Distribution
• Canned Apricots: Production, Supply and Distribution
• Canned Peach Imports/Exports
• Exports of Canned Pears and Fruit Mixtures
• August U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products by Country of Destination
• August U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products by Country of Origin

Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in August totaled $841 million, up 9 percent from the same month a year earlier. Eleven out of 15 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in August were fresh vegetables (up $15.7 million or 29 percent), fruit and vegetable juices (up $11.7 million or 23 percent), and fresh non-citrus fruit (up $18.3 million or 13 percent). Categories with the most significant decreases were fresh citrus (down $2 million or 8 percent) and dried fruit (down $2 million or 6 percent). During the first 11 months (October-August) of fiscal year 1997, the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $9.7 billion--6 percent above the same period last year.

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