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U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products

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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Sep        Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep |  Sep      Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep
       Region        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 Apples       MT                                                      |
  Canada               7,146      6,873       71,851     72,932     71,851 |    2,637    1,974       28,137     27,000     28,137
  Chile                    0          0       28,467     26,611     28,467 |        0        0       13,088     14,386     13,088
  New Zealand            781          0       56,234     52,508     56,234 |      710        0       54,970     33,322     54,970
  Other Countries          0          0       18,939     16,514     18,939 |        0        0        7,035      8,028      7,035
      Subtotal:----    7,927      6,873      175,491    168,564    175,491 |    3,347    1,974      103,231     82,736    103,231
Fresh Pears        MT                                                      |
  Chile                    0          0       33,411     37,216     33,411 |        0        0       15,665     18,537     15,665
  Argentina                0          0       15,637     31,230     15,637 |        0        0       10,261     21,123     10,261
  South Africa, Rep        0          0        5,240      3,792      5,240 |        0        0        2,231      2,644      2,231
  Other Countries         78        291        3,084      6,283      3,084 |      190      265        5,949      8,001      5,949
      Subtotal:----       78        291       57,371     78,521     57,371 |      190      265       34,106     50,306     34,106
Fresh Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Chile                    0          0        1,344      1,011      1,344 |        0        0        1,604      1,146      1,604
  Turkey                  18         18           60         18         60 |       46       44          115         44        115
  New Zealand              0          0          310        245        310 |        0        0          852        656        852
  Other Countries          0          0           26         39         26 |        0        0           55        118         55
      Subtotal:----       18         18        1,740      1,313      1,740 |       46       44        2,625      1,964      2,625
Fresh Peach/Nect   MT                                                      |
  Canada                 189        254          448        333        448 |      162      233          403        316        403
  Mexico                   0          0          127         62        127 |        0        0          153         60        153
  Chile                    0          0       40,680     41,216     40,680 |        0        0       30,487     32,464     30,487
  Other Countries          0          0           32         60         32 |        0        0           42         61         42
      Subtotal:----      189        254       41,287     41,672     41,287 |      162      233       31,085     32,901     31,085
Fr. Plums/Prunes   MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0           58         20         58 |        0        0          117          3        117
  Leeward-Windward        28         23          145         92        145 |       29       23          166         98        166
  Chile                    0          0       19,943     22,684     19,943 |        0        0       16,793     20,724     16,793
  Other Countries         19          3           72        127         72 |       22        4           99        197         99
      Subtotal:----       47         26       20,218     22,923     20,218 |       50       27       17,176     21,023     17,176
Fresh Grapes       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0         12       60,033     75,713     60,033 |        0        3       86,826     95,442     86,826
  Chile                    0          0      276,293    264,609    276,293 |        0        0      253,861    280,190    253,861
  South Africa, Rep        0          0        3,218      7,437      3,218 |        0        0        2,856      8,676      2,856
  Other Countries        652        956        1,554      3,808      1,554 |      166      358        1,257      1,875      1,257
      Subtotal:----      652        968      341,098    351,567    341,098 |      166      361      344,799    386,183    344,799
Raspberries        MT                                                      |
  Canada                  61         42        4,623      4,206      4,623 |      136       57        9,069      5,860      9,069
  Guatemala                2          0          316        195        316 |       11        2          605        429        605
  Chile                    0          0        1,097      1,387      1,097 |        0        0        2,015      3,017      2,015
  Other Countries          3          0          414        271        414 |       16        0        3,296      2,349      3,296
      Subtotal:----       66         43        6,450      6,059      6,450 |      163       58       14,985     11,655     14,985
Fresh Strawberries MT                                                      |
  Canada                  20          7          410         88        410 |       25       22          493        186        493
  Mexico                  13          0       28,946     14,459     28,946 |       13        0       52,146     24,496     52,146
  New Zealand              0          0          444        544        444 |        0        0        1,397      1,926      1,397
  Other Countries          4          0          248        111        248 |        6        0          486        237        486
      Subtotal:----       37          7       30,048     15,203     30,048 |       43       22       54,522     26,844     54,522
Bananas            MT                                                      |
  Honduras            39,178     52,019      683,722    547,556    683,722 |    9,925   12,144      177,675    143,174    177,675
  Costa Rica          92,410     89,792      958,097    983,120    958,097 |   28,705   25,070      305,968    312,764    305,968
  Ecuador             70,534     60,770      859,864    863,439    859,864 |   19,361   18,370      237,956    265,046    237,956
  Other Countries    126,127    119,714    1,281,024  1,333,792  1,281,024 |   36,320   33,389      371,614    401,763    371,614
      Subtotal:----  328,250    322,295    3,782,707  3,727,906  3,782,707 |   94,312   88,974    1,093,212  1,122,747  1,093,212
Mangoes            MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 608      2,732      139,197    157,870    139,197 |      331    1,207       80,298     97,063     80,298
  Guatemala                0          0        6,883      6,766      6,883 |        0        0        2,736      2,851      2,736
  Haiti                    0        259        8,029     10,607      8,029 |        0      159        4,931      7,186      4,931
  Other Countries        199        422       11,949     15,872     11,949 |      315      481       12,075     15,909     12,075
      Subtotal:----      806      3,413      166,058    191,115    166,058 |      646    1,846      100,039    123,009    100,039
Pineapple          MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 247        768        7,847     13,055      7,847 |       89      238        2,343      3,721      2,343
  Honduras               871      1,648       30,895     22,504     30,895 |      245      484        8,189      6,459      8,189
  Costa Rica           7,117     17,820       75,979    124,262     75,979 |    3,194    6,997       29,233     56,057     29,233
  Other Countries      1,673        693       13,827     11,433     13,827 |      572      563        7,992      8,204      7,992
      Subtotal:----    9,908     20,928      128,547    171,253    128,547 |    4,100    8,283       47,758     74,441     47,758
Cantaloupe         MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 261      1,053      140,388    146,007    140,388 |       65      264       41,534     57,502     41,534
  Guatemala                0          0       55,093     66,739     55,093 |        0        0       16,190     21,621     16,190
  Costa Rica               0          0       59,247     60,356     59,247 |        0        0       27,724     25,151     27,724
  Other Countries        138          7       79,174    123,000     79,174 |       66        7       20,584     26,102     20,584
      Subtotal:----      398      1,060      333,902    396,103    333,902 |      131      271      106,031    130,376    106,031
  
                                               U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Sep        Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep |  Sep      Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1996    FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996 |  FY 1996  FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996
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Other Melons       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                  38        477      248,606    275,579    248,606 |        9       49       63,686     62,073     63,686
  Honduras                 0          0       20,592     32,643     20,592 |        0        0        6,858      5,829      6,858
  Costa Rica               0          0       20,068     27,345     20,068 |        0        0        8,471     10,627      8,471
  Other Countries         47         53       38,258     47,336     38,258 |       47       29       13,765     17,597     13,765
      Subtotal:----       85        530      327,524    382,903    327,524 |       55       79       92,781     96,126     92,781
Fr. Orng Inc Tmpl  MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0        7,401     10,288      7,401 |        0        0        3,196      4,415      3,196
  Dominican Republi      437        405        3,294      3,155      3,294 |      247      217        1,257      1,249      1,257
  Australia            1,356         11       11,523     15,127     11,523 |    1,980       11       17,617     20,583     17,617
  Other Countries        188          0        1,175      1,083      1,175 |       30        4          359        510        359
      Subtotal:----    1,982        416       23,393     29,653     23,393 |    2,258      233       22,428     26,756     22,428
Canned Mandarins   MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,903      1,361       30,512     23,398     30,512 |    1,959    1,310       33,369     23,464     33,369
  Mexico                  82        239        1,135      1,686      1,135 |       81      274        1,231      1,789      1,231
  China, Peoples Re    1,445      2,176       26,740     30,572     26,740 |    1,432    1,928       27,697     28,581     27,697
  Other Countries         20         39        1,460        634      1,460 |       41       61        1,852        949      1,852
      Subtotal:----    3,449      3,815       59,849     56,289     59,849 |    3,513    3,572       64,148     54,784     64,148
Canned Black Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union       7,383          0      204,080    179,648    204,080 |       25        0          510        434        510
  Mexico             198,900  2,309,150    4,917,802  6,112,150  4,917,802 |       97    1,335        2,099      3,156      2,099
  Morocco             23,588          0      388,999    211,232    388,999 |       35        0          611        279        611
  Other Countries      1,700          0       50,506    249,459     50,506 |        2        0          148        522        148
      Subtotal:----  231,571  2,309,150    5,561,387  6,752,489  5,561,387 |      158    1,335        3,367      4,390      3,367
Canned Green Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union   3,962,325  3,985,237   56,965,711 60,353,438 56,965,711 |   11,267    9,893      157,808    153,846    157,808
  Turkey               4,688    125,844      640,748  1,937,911    640,748 |        9      175          954      2,810        954
  Morocco            311,928    406,547    8,366,292 11,438,714  8,366,292 |      661      721       18,106     21,052     18,106
  Other Countries     46,795     96,205      747,542  1,033,607    747,542 |      112      194        1,755      2,153      1,755
      Subtotal:----4,325,736  4,613,833   66,720,293 74,763,670 66,720,293 |   12,049   10,983      178,624    179,860    178,624
Canned Peaches     MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,573      1,752       13,334     24,296     13,334 |      939    1,111        9,000     16,031      9,000
  Chile                   91          0        1,349      1,254      1,349 |       73        0          963        895        963
  South Africa, Rep      131        135        2,122      3,457      2,122 |       82       96        1,550      2,413      1,550
  Other Countries          0          0          257        476        257 |        0        0          213        370        213
      Subtotal:----    1,795      1,887       17,062     29,483     17,062 |    1,094    1,207       11,726     19,709     11,726
Canned Pineapple   MT                                                      |
  Thailand             3,641      6,925       79,306     76,059     79,306 |    2,560    4,721       55,317     51,135     55,317
  Indonesia            5,848      6,782       49,766     63,076     49,766 |    4,442    5,389       35,378     49,351     35,378
  Philippines         12,153     13,019      127,758    124,332    127,758 |    7,815    8,857       82,900     82,478     82,900
  Other Countries      4,702      3,281       51,545     30,946     51,545 |    1,808    2,460       23,446     23,654     23,446
      Subtotal:----   26,345     30,006      308,374    294,413    308,374 |   16,625   21,427      197,040    206,618    197,040
Dried Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Turkey               1,265      1,405       13,517     10,599     13,517 |    3,321    3,602       28,965     29,450     28,965
  Syria                    0          0           72         80         72 |        0        0          100        153        100
  Australia               16          3          248        137        248 |       36       19          857        516        857
  Other Countries         16          1          233        422        233 |       53        5          717        939        717
      Subtotal:----    1,297      1,409       14,069     11,237     14,069 |    3,409    3,625       30,639     31,058     30,639
Dates              MT                                                      |
  Israel                  18         10          514         76        514 |       47       27        1,051        228      1,051
  Pakistan                17          0        3,189      1,937      3,189 |       22        0        3,192      1,778      3,192
  China, Peoples Re       25         11          646        341        646 |       25       19        1,128        620      1,128
  Other Countries         33         63          335        234        335 |       59      105          610        481        610
      Subtotal:----       93         84        4,683      2,587      4,683 |      154      152        5,981      3,107      5,981
Dried Figs         MT                                                      |
  European Union         126         39          781        924        781 |      287      110        1,807      2,151      1,807
  Mexico                 113         73          304        395        304 |      275      169          801        959        801
  Turkey                   0          0          678        381        678 |        0        0        1,239        872      1,239
  Other Countries          4          1           48         36         48 |        4        2           72         77         72
      Subtotal:----      243        113        1,810      1,736      1,810 |      566      281        3,919      4,059      3,919
Dried Raisins      MT                                                      |
  Mexico               1,520        790        8,900      5,045      8,900 |    1,436      752        8,554      4,860      8,554
  Chile                  225        151        1,780      3,482      1,780 |      264      227        2,055      4,824      2,055
  Turkey                  19          0        1,556        311      1,556 |       21        0        1,590        412      1,590
  Other Countries          2         53          289      2,570        289 |        4       87          300      3,095        300
      Subtotal:----    1,766        994       12,525     11,407     12,525 |    1,724    1,065       12,499     13,190     12,499
Apple Juice        KL                                                      |
  European Union      11,537      4,371      222,919    327,597    222,919 |    4,127    1,638       94,012    120,190     94,012
  Chile                7,003     11,192      115,826     97,815    115,826 |    2,881    3,670       42,294     32,136     42,294
  Argentina           25,351      4,964      308,190    259,968    308,190 |    8,273    1,386      106,548     65,864    106,548
  Other Countries      7,663     16,551      209,762    399,606    209,762 |    3,904    4,825       84,414    136,442     84,414
      Subtotal:----   51,554     37,078      856,697  1,084,986    856,697 |   19,185   11,520      327,267    354,632    327,267
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Sep        Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep |  Sep      Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1996    FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996 |  FY 1996  FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996
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Fcoj               KL                                                      |
  Mexico               7,690     20,413      155,363    188,382    155,363 |    2,293    4,277       45,171     43,267     45,171
  Belize                   0      1,526       38,929     69,826     38,929 |        0      325       12,166     16,043     12,166
  Brazil              32,683     42,658      557,073    731,512    557,073 |    8,057    7,090      139,028    148,961    139,028
  Other Countries      2,151      8,506       65,248    110,156     65,248 |      748    1,845       18,904     24,807     18,904
      Subtotal:----   42,524     73,103      816,613  1,099,876    816,613 |   11,097   13,536      215,268    233,077    215,268
Grape Juice        KL                                                      |
  Mexico                 304      1,666        6,891     21,889      6,891 |      131      696        3,583      9,889      3,583
  Chile                  909        854       29,453     19,964     29,453 |      374      506        8,483      9,934      8,483
  Argentina           16,674     17,495      172,237    163,836    172,237 |    5,009    6,074       45,750     54,839     45,750
  Other Countries      2,070      2,795       10,285     37,600     10,285 |      750    1,248        5,079     20,389      5,079
      Subtotal:----   19,957     22,810      218,866    243,290    218,866 |    6,265    8,524       62,896     95,051     62,896
Pineapple Juice, Con KL                                                    |
  Thailand             4,107      4,537       99,251     84,785     99,251 |    1,504    1,579       31,823     27,316     31,823
  Indonesia            2,097      4,816       22,993     31,965     22,993 |      637    1,457        6,140      9,782      6,140
  Philippines         10,864     11,616      106,106    104,714    106,106 |    1,880    2,499       16,612     21,680     16,612
  Other Countries        875      1,428       22,331     25,565     22,331 |      329      432        7,548      8,994      7,548
      Subtotal:----   17,943     22,397      250,681    247,028    250,681 |    4,350    5,967       62,123     67,773     62,123
Frozen Strawberries MT                                                     |
  Mexico                 340        334       20,896     22,049     20,896 |      241      514       16,838     19,156     16,838
  Guatemala                0          0          216          2        216 |        0        0          180         28        180
  Ecuador                  0          0           24          0         24 |       33        0          477        355        477
  Other Countries          0         35           11        228         11 |       25       90          174        668        174
      Subtotal:----      340        369       21,148     22,279     21,148 |      300      604       17,669     20,207     17,669
Fresh Beans        MT                                                      |
  Canada                 158        132          478      1,631        478 |       98       49          402        950        402
  Mexico                  24         11       18,611     18,182     18,611 |       29        4       20,030     22,316     20,030
  El Salvador              0         19           58         20         58 |        0       10           43         12         43
  Other Countries         23         37          155        317        155 |       30       50          179        371        179
      Subtotal:----      205        198       19,302     20,150     19,302 |      157      112       20,653     23,648     20,653
Fresh Carrots      MT                                                      |
  Canada               7,903      8,865       67,654     63,557     67,654 |    2,009    2,075       18,424     16,112     18,424
  Mexico               1,492        892       33,599     35,613     33,599 |      284      170        5,624      6,073      5,624
  Jamaica & Dep            0          0          189         34        189 |        0        0           53         10         53
  Other Countries         38          0          502        266        502 |        9        0          197        158        197
      Subtotal:----    9,433      9,756      101,943     99,470    101,943 |    2,302    2,245       24,298     22,353     24,298
Fresh Cabbage      MT                                                      |
  Canada               2,570      2,371       28,206     21,419     28,206 |      599      510        7,631      4,514      7,631
  Mexico                 588        722       13,301      7,855     13,301 |       86       92        2,358      1,372      2,358
  Costa Rica               0          0           20         23         20 |        0        0            9         13          9
  Other Countries          2          0            2         26          2 |        7        0            9         34          9
      Subtotal:----    3,160      3,092       41,529     29,323     41,529 |      692      602       10,007      5,932     10,007
Fresh Celery       MT                                                      |
  Canada               1,706      1,958        3,207      4,300      3,207 |      432      641          826      1,508        826
  Mexico                   0          0       23,076     23,321     23,076 |        0        0        4,797      6,047      4,797
  Dominican Republi       12          4          170        121        170 |        7        4          124         77        124
  Other Countries          6          6          119         78        119 |       23       11          244        163        244
      Subtotal:----    1,724      1,968       26,572     27,820     26,572 |      461      656        5,991      7,796      5,991
Fresh Cucumbers    MT                                                      |
  Canada                 696      1,382        6,611      9,960      6,611 |      605    1,131        6,338      9,533      6,338
  Mexico               1,487      3,391      277,516    285,254    277,516 |      565    1,839      106,236     88,569    106,236
  Honduras                 0          0       10,486      4,805     10,486 |        0        0        1,986        916      1,986
  Other Countries         47         37        1,294      2,286      1,294 |       59       52        1,048      1,805      1,048
      Subtotal:----    2,230      4,810      295,907    302,306    295,907 |    1,229    3,023      115,608    100,823    115,608
Fresh Cauliflower  MT                                                      |
  European Union           0         19            0         21          0 |        0       14            0         16          0
  Canada               2,543      4,731        5,990      9,222      5,990 |      975    2,146        2,378      4,144      2,378
  Mexico                  23        686        1,720      1,559      1,720 |        9      217          599        503        599
  Other Countries          0         35            0         48          0 |        0       28            0         43          0
      Subtotal:----    2,566      5,470        7,711     10,849      7,711 |      984    2,405        2,976      4,707      2,976
Fresh Garlic       MT                                                      |
  European Union         127        146          973      1,080        973 |      230      254        1,721      1,896      1,721
  Mexico                 293        190       16,715     12,537     16,715 |      631      251       19,521     13,057     19,521
  Argentina                0          0        2,133      2,115      2,133 |        0        0        2,872      3,177      2,872
  Other Countries        305         56        2,617      1,838      2,617 |      240       43        3,098      2,531      3,098
      Subtotal:----      726        392       22,438     17,570     22,438 |    1,101      548       27,212     20,661     27,212
Onions, Exc Seed   MT                                                      |
  Canada               4,502      2,326       24,124     22,717     24,124 |    1,465      816        7,265      6,644      7,265
  Mexico               3,503      3,822      219,900    213,277    219,900 |    3,204    3,785      126,837    108,813    126,837
  Chile                    0          0        6,715      4,292      6,715 |        0        0        2,669      1,849      2,669
  Other Countries        581        741       14,525     19,700     14,525 |      436      475        8,908      9,218      8,908
      Subtotal:----    8,586      6,888      265,265    259,984    265,265 |    5,106    5,076      145,679    126,523    145,679
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Sep        Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep |  Sep      Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep
       Region        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 Peppers      MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,708      1,828       16,915     18,787     16,915 |    3,057    3,234       42,732     42,222     42,732
  Canada               1,992      3,681        6,409     10,131      6,409 |    1,642    2,880       11,377     16,762     11,377
  Mexico              16,330     16,930      243,766    251,474    243,766 |    5,274    6,010      140,762    186,686    140,762
  Other Countries         65         35        2,468      3,829      2,468 |       73       70        4,531      6,238      4,531
      Subtotal:----   20,096     22,473      269,558    284,221    269,558 |   10,047   12,195      199,403    251,908    199,403
Seed Potatoes      MT                                                      |
  Canada                 370        249      136,546    114,218    136,546 |      130       43       26,550     20,189     26,550
  Brazil                   0          0           20          3         20 |        0        0            9          3          9
  China, Peoples Re        0          0           68         11         68 |        0        0           40          8         40
  Other Countries          0          0            1          0          1 |        0        5            9          5          9
      Subtotal:----      370        249      136,635    114,233    136,635 |      130       48       26,607     20,204     26,607
Table Potatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union           0         18            0         62          0 |        0       13            0         56          0
  Greenland                0          0            0          0          0 |        0        0            0          0          0
  Canada              20,989     22,377      353,273    210,604    353,273 |    3,826    4,551       71,973     38,993     71,973
  Other Countries          0          0            0         26          0 |        0        0            0         47          0
      Subtotal:----   20,989     22,395      353,273    210,692    353,273 |    3,826    4,564       71,973     39,097     71,973
Fresh Tomatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,533      2,559       24,179     38,267     24,179 |    2,565    3,697       44,971     61,384     44,971
  Canada               1,690      3,938       20,698     34,920     20,698 |    2,287    5,029       35,439     55,045     35,439
  Mexico              30,446     21,335      677,452    666,748    677,452 |   14,345   12,865      595,875    488,503    595,875
  Other Countries         11          0        2,293      3,270      2,293 |        8        0        3,692      6,681      3,692
      Subtotal:----   33,680     27,832      724,621    743,205    724,621 |   19,205   21,591      679,977    611,612    679,977
Fresh Asparagus    MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 592        525       18,317     20,970     18,317 |      859      768       32,841     37,985     32,841
  Peru                 2,117      2,437       10,048     12,002     10,048 |    3,715    4,540       18,802     20,530     18,802
  Chile                  380        313        2,555      2,581      2,555 |      362      325        2,498      2,305      2,498
  Other Countries        140        105        2,413      3,193      2,413 |      225      193        4,015      5,769      4,015
      Subtotal:----    3,230      3,380       33,333     38,745     33,333 |    5,160    5,826       58,156     66,588     58,156
Canned Tomato Paste MT                                                     |
  Mexico                   0          0        7,987      7,350      7,987 |        0        0        5,149      5,290      5,149
  Chile                   38          0          725        591        725 |       25        0          618        420        618
  Israel                 456         55        3,610      3,524      3,610 |      378       38        2,919      3,065      2,919
  Other Countries         50         41        1,265      2,230      1,265 |       43       40        1,355      2,217      1,355
      Subtotal:----      544         96       13,587     13,694     13,587 |      446       77       10,041     10,993     10,041
Canned Tomato Sauce MT                                                     |
  European Union         753      1,539        7,165      9,222      7,165 |      567      962       11,672     15,934     11,672
  Canada                 159        357        9,230      5,655      9,230 |      208      452        6,467      5,352      6,467
  Chile                    0         12        1,429        108      1,429 |        0       10          666         65        666
  Other Countries        468        345        2,793      4,980      2,793 |      586      517        2,803      9,014      2,803
      Subtotal:----    1,381      2,253       20,617     19,965     20,617 |    1,361    1,940       21,607     30,364     21,607
Canned Tomatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,377      4,032       21,943     48,631     21,943 |      481    1,586        6,401     19,156      6,401
  Chile                  288        191        9,578      2,506      9,578 |      166       87        4,729      1,204      4,729
  Israel                 301      1,248        9,042      6,418      9,042 |      165      716        5,256      3,653      5,256
  Other Countries        825        439        8,067      8,034      8,067 |      397      227        4,106      3,967      4,106
      Subtotal:----    2,791      5,909       48,630     65,589     48,630 |    1,209    2,615       20,491     27,979     20,491
Canned Mushrooms   MT                                                      |
  Chile                  359        193        3,820      2,963      3,820 |      746      400        7,923      6,197      7,923
  Indonesia              979      1,314       14,816     16,192     14,816 |    2,101    2,746       34,242     34,027     34,242
  China, Peoples Re    2,700      2,159       24,240     34,448     24,240 |    4,048    3,136       42,172     50,298     42,172
  Other Countries        811        856       13,694     13,655     13,694 |    1,640    2,086       31,225     27,801     31,225
      Subtotal:----    4,850      4,523       56,569     67,258     56,569 |    8,534    8,368      115,561    118,324    115,561
Frozen Broccoli    MT                                                      |
  Mexico              10,394     12,330      159,762    148,645    159,762 |    6,139    7,705       86,151     91,092     86,151
  Guatemala            2,653      2,935       21,834     20,617     21,834 |    1,971    2,135       15,988     14,806     15,988
  China, Peoples Re        0          0           41          0         41 |        0        0           36          0         36
  Other Countries          0         13           26        196         26 |        0        8           13        182         13
      Subtotal:----   13,048     15,278      181,663    169,458    181,663 |    8,110    9,849      102,188    106,080    102,188
Frozen Cauliflower MT                                                      |
  Canada                  15         41          237        749        237 |       15       31          163        609        163
  Mexico               1,115        955       16,520     16,424     16,520 |      818      730       10,233     12,283     10,233
  Guatemala               65        387        1,570      1,284      1,570 |       44      321        1,148      1,022      1,148
  Other Countries          0         75           24        272         24 |        0       36           15        147         15
      Subtotal:----    1,195      1,458       18,351     18,729     18,351 |      878    1,118       11,559     14,060     11,559
Frozen Potatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union           0        100          109        582        109 |        2       69          136        375        136
  Canada              14,946     21,571      182,071    286,083    182,071 |    9,296   12,796      111,744    168,663    111,744
  New Zealand              0          0          106         71        106 |        0        0           95         86         95
  Other Countries          6          6           56         72         56 |       17       18          165        199        165
      Subtotal:----   14,953     21,676      182,342    286,808    182,342 |    9,315   12,883      112,141    169,323    112,141
  
                                               U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Sep        Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep |  Sep      Sep          Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1996    FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996 |  FY 1996  FY 1997      FY 1996    FY 1997    FY 1996
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Pistachios, Nsh    MT                                                      |
  Turkey                   0         30          155        516        155 |        0      102          414      1,942        414
  China, Peoples Re        0          0           32          0         32 |        0        0           49          0         49
  Mozambique               0          0           14          0         14 |        0        0          100          0        100
  Other Countries          0          0            0          2          0 |        0        0            0         10          0
      Subtotal:----        0         30          202        517        202 |        0      102          564      1,952        564
Cashew Nut         MT                                                      |
  Brazil               2,483      1,768       26,493     25,908     26,493 |   11,564    7,825      127,848    117,019    127,848
  India                3,368      2,662       28,817     28,903     28,817 |   17,289   13,145      146,499    143,602    146,499
  Mozambique             302        287        2,715      3,434      2,715 |    1,213    1,096       11,360     12,718     11,360
  Other Countries        213        662        3,013      4,424      3,013 |      997    2,744       14,506     18,977     14,506
      Subtotal:----    6,366      5,379       61,038     62,669     61,038 |   31,063   24,810      300,213    292,315    300,213
Filberts           MT                                                      |
  European Union           4          1          122        104        122 |       24        9          531        542        531
  Canada                   0         29          402        168        402 |        0       36          423        185        423
  Turkey                  75        104        3,321      3,607      3,321 |      211      463       10,802     14,554     10,802
  Other Countries          0          0           22         49         22 |        0        3           64        137         64
      Subtotal:----       78        135        3,866      3,928      3,866 |      235      510       11,820     15,417     11,820
Pecans, Nsh        MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0            0          0          0 |        0        0            0          0          0
  Greenland                0          0            0          0          0 |        0        0            0          0          0
  Mexico                 262         20       20,050     15,267     20,050 |      198       16       27,298     15,699     27,298
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0        0            0          0          0
      Subtotal:----      262         20       20,050     15,267     20,050 |      198       16       27,298     15,699     27,298
Roses              M                                                       |
  Guatemala            3,942      3,176       42,906     40,509     42,906 |      580      492        6,294      6,352      6,294
  Colombia            35,827     34,712      550,909    590,276    550,909 |    6,519    6,601      120,307    123,965    120,307
  Ecuador             14,346     17,303      178,404    234,493    178,404 |    2,494    3,215       35,016     47,404     35,016
  Other Countries      4,199      4,641       57,016     54,019     57,016 |    1,604    1,414       23,257     23,236     23,257
      Subtotal:----   58,314     59,832      829,234    919,298    829,234 |   11,196   11,723      184,874    200,957    184,874
Carnations         MIXED                                                   |
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0          0 |       86       99          982      1,369        982
  Colombia                 0          0            0          0          0 |    6,974    6,840      124,459    107,577    124,459
  Ecuador                  0          0            0          0          0 |      250      711        3,327      4,809      3,327
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |       17       20          809      1,258        809
      Subtotal:----        0          0            0          0          0 |    7,328    7,669      129,577    115,014    129,577
Chmp & Sprk Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union       2,922      3,621       30,790     29,976     30,790 |   33,523   39,381      312,901    335,410    312,901
  Chile                    6         14           71         80         71 |       13       33          249        334        249
  Australia                5         14           74        121         74 |       21       60          273        514        273
  Other Countries         14         12          133        115        133 |       68       27          553        354        553
      Subtotal:----    2,947      3,661       31,069     30,292     31,069 |   33,626   39,500      313,976    336,611    313,976
Ft & Verm Wine     KL                                                      |
  European Union         492        759        7,214      8,626      7,214 |    1,270    1,969       17,526     21,364     17,526
  Bermuda                  0          0           30         16         30 |        0        0           73         46         73
  Bulgaria                 0          0           10          0         10 |        0        0           15          0         15
  Other Countries          6          7           13         24         13 |        9        4           21         43         21
      Subtotal:----      499        766        7,266      8,666      7,266 |    1,279    1,973       17,636     21,453     17,636
Other Grape Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union      14,476     21,467      210,882    280,760    210,882 |   59,512   72,383      823,372    979,786    823,372
  Chile                5,235      6,199       41,201     55,970     41,201 |    8,836   11,579       74,631    116,316     74,631
  Australia            1,939      2,382       17,176     23,057     17,176 |    8,923   11,429       78,295    110,972     78,295
  Other Countries      1,434      3,112       19,394     24,723     19,394 |    2,540    5,057       35,501     46,753     35,501
      Subtotal:----   23,085     33,159      288,652    384,511    288,652 |   79,812  100,448    1,011,799  1,253,827  1,011,799
Wine, Other Products KL                                                    |
  European Union         461        368        5,441      4,612      5,441 |      541      525        6,566      5,877      6,566
  Canada                 149        200        1,183      1,540      1,183 |      129      233          835      1,743        835
  Japan                  150        127        1,627      1,665      1,627 |      723      562        7,251      7,953      7,251
  Other Countries         80         68        1,055        922      1,055 |      127      142        2,101      1,824      2,101
      Subtotal:----      840        763        9,306      8,740      9,306 |    1,520    1,463       16,753     17,397     16,753
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