U.S. Imports of Selected
Horticultural Products
World Total
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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 7,927 6,873 175,491 168,564 175,491 | 3,347 1,974 103,231 82,736 103,231
Avocados 4,490 4,931 23,118 27,667 23,118 | 4,273 4,932 20,455 25,993 20,455
Bananas 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
Cantaloupe 398 1,060 333,902 396,103 333,902 | 131 271 106,031 130,376 106,031
Grapes 652 968 341,098 351,567 341,098 | 166 361 344,799 386,183 344,799
Kiwifruit 2,477 2,412 37,301 37,680 37,301 | 2,331 1,454 24,039 23,524 24,039
Mangoes 806 3,413 166,058 191,115 166,058 | 646 1,846 100,039 123,009 100,039
Peaches 189 254 41,287 41,672 41,287 | 162 233 31,085 32,901 31,085
Pears 78 291 57,371 78,521 57,371 | 190 265 34,106 50,306 34,106
Pineapples 9,908 20,928 128,547 171,253 128,547 | 4,100 8,283 47,758 74,441 47,758
Strawberry 37 7 30,048 15,203 30,048 | 43 22 54,522 26,844 54,522
Other Melons 85 530 327,524 382,903 327,524 | 55 79 92,781 96,126 92,781
Other Fruit 40,998 42,965 538,529 572,146 538,529 | 16,829 16,991 263,393 297,914 263,393
Subtotal:---- 396,296 406,927 5,982,982 6,162,300 5,982,982 | 126,586 125,685 2,315,450 2,473,098 2,315,450
Dried Fruit MT
Dried Apricots 1,297 1,409 14,069 11,237 14,069 | 3,409 3,625 30,639 31,058 30,639
Drd Figs & Pst 253 494 5,044 3,904 5,044 | 581 588 7,188 5,800 7,188
Other Dried Fruit 2,641 1,969 25,302 26,720 25,302 | 4,219 3,593 39,682 42,783 39,682
Subtotal:---- 4,191 3,872 44,416 41,862 44,416 | 8,209 7,806 77,510 79,640 77,510
Frozen Fruit MT
Fzn Blueberries 2,667 1,355 10,472 13,177 10,472 | 4,895 2,624 16,085 26,173 16,085
Fzn Strawberries 340 369 21,148 22,279 21,148 | 300 604 17,669 20,207 17,669
Other Fzn Fruit 2,814 2,313 33,720 35,774 33,720 | 2,933 2,611 38,421 41,924 38,421
Subtotal:---- 5,820 4,037 65,340 71,230 65,340 | 8,128 5,838 72,175 88,304 72,175
Canned/Prep Fruit MT
Canned Olives 4,557 6,923 72,282 81,516 72,282 | 12,207 12,318 181,991 184,250 181,991
Canned Oranges 3,449 3,815 59,849 56,289 59,849 | 3,513 3,572 64,148 54,784 64,148
Canned Peaches 1,795 1,887 17,062 29,483 17,062 | 1,094 1,207 11,726 19,709 11,726
Canned Pineapples 26,257 29,909 306,266 292,609 306,266 | 16,531 21,349 195,435 204,974 195,435
Mixed Fruit 2,359 2,907 46,109 49,307 46,109 | 2,421 3,698 42,609 51,241 42,609
Prep/Pres Fruit 5,282 6,728 70,663 101,420 70,663 | 6,145 8,399 88,398 118,537 88,398
Other Canned Frui 7,259 6,806 63,644 69,225 63,644 | 7,927 8,492 78,573 84,661 78,573
Subtotal:---- 50,959 58,975 635,875 679,851 635,875 | 49,838 59,034 662,879 718,155 662,879
Frt&Veg Juice SSE KL
Apple Juice 51,554 37,078 856,697 1,084,986 856,697 | 19,185 11,520 327,267 354,632 327,267
Fcoj 42,524 73,103 816,613 1,099,876 816,613 | 11,097 13,536 215,268 233,077 215,268
Grape Juice 19,957 22,810 218,866 243,290 218,866 | 6,265 8,524 62,896 95,051 62,896
Pineapple Juice 24,137 26,263 323,038 303,510 323,038 | 6,638 7,350 85,004 88,786 85,004
Other Juices 19,205 16,734 238,164 293,196 238,164 | 10,555 10,350 139,504 167,223 139,504
Subtotal:---- 157,377 175,988 2,453,377 3,024,858 2,453,377 | 53,741 51,280 829,939 938,770 829,939
Fresh Vegetables MT
Garlic 726 392 22,438 17,570 22,438 | 1,101 548 27,212 20,661 27,212
Asparagus 3,230 3,380 33,333 38,745 33,333 | 5,160 5,826 58,156 66,588 58,156
Bell Pepper 5,124 7,757 165,549 180,463 165,549 | 5,929 8,110 147,926 206,072 147,926
Carrots 9,433 9,756 101,943 99,470 101,943 | 2,302 2,245 24,298 22,353 24,298
Chili Pepper 14,971 14,716 104,009 103,758 104,009 | 4,118 4,084 51,477 45,836 51,477
Cucumbers 2,230 4,810 295,907 302,306 295,907 | 1,229 3,023 115,608 100,823 115,608
Onions 8,734 6,954 266,779 261,088 266,779 | 5,158 5,203 146,632 127,447 146,632
Potatoes 21,359 22,644 489,908 324,924 489,908 | 3,955 4,612 98,581 59,301 98,581
Squash 1,130 1,321 132,970 141,192 132,970 | 406 548 67,300 87,857 67,300
Tomatoes 33,680 27,832 724,621 743,205 724,621 | 19,205 21,591 679,977 611,612 679,977
Other Fresh Veg 31,167 37,731 435,237 453,475 435,237 | 15,039 20,015 234,033 265,485 234,033
Subtotal:---- 131,785 137,294 2,772,695 2,666,196 2,772,695 | 63,603 75,806 1,651,200 1,614,035 1,651,200
U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products
World Total
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Canned/Dehyd Vegetables MT
Cnd Artichokes 2,141 2,223 26,367 29,298 26,367 | 3,578 3,323 45,213 44,069 45,213
Cnd Bamboo 3,305 3,321 27,392 27,077 27,392 | 3,177 2,531 27,056 24,292 27,056
Cnd Mushrooms 4,850 4,523 56,569 67,258 56,569 | 8,534 8,368 115,561 118,324 115,561
Cnd Pimiento 594 1,184 8,171 9,556 8,171 | 775 1,422 10,493 11,448 10,493
Cnd Tomatoes 2,791 5,909 48,630 65,589 48,630 | 1,209 2,615 20,491 27,979 20,491
Cnd Waterchnuts 1,661 2,760 39,633 35,531 39,633 | 1,655 1,934 31,746 27,403 31,746
Tomato Pst & Sauc 1,925 2,348 34,204 33,659 34,204 | 1,807 2,017 31,648 41,356 31,648
Dried Mushrooms 67 63 1,536 2,015 1,536 | 923 936 17,049 19,411 17,049
Dried Tomatoes 610 865 6,106 6,924 6,106 | 2,288 3,127 23,027 26,265 23,027
Other Dehy Veg 9,816 12,101 128,049 159,374 128,049 | 10,173 13,458 128,352 159,001 128,352
Other Can Veg 18,899 20,764 211,272 244,159 211,272 | 16,777 18,830 198,012 214,284 198,012
Subtotal:---- 46,659 56,061 587,930 680,441 587,930 | 50,896 58,563 648,648 713,831 648,648
Frozen Vegetables MT
Broccoli Fzn 13,048 15,278 181,663 169,458 181,663 | 8,110 9,849 102,188 106,080 102,188
Cauliflower Fzn 1,195 1,458 18,351 18,729 18,351 | 878 1,118 11,559 14,060 11,559
Potato Fzn 14,953 21,676 182,342 286,808 182,342 | 9,315 12,883 112,141 169,323 112,141
Other Veg Fzn 23,597 24,102 209,638 222,015 209,638 | 8,887 9,585 105,353 129,143 105,353
Subtotal:---- 52,793 62,514 591,994 697,010 591,994 | 27,190 33,435 331,241 418,606 331,241
Tree Nuts MT
Brazils Tot 847 1,166 7,821 10,404 7,821 | 2,499 2,740 16,613 23,656 16,613
Cashews Tot 6,366 5,379 61,038 62,669 61,038 | 31,063 24,810 300,213 292,315 300,213
Coconut 2,990 3,472 43,090 39,782 43,090 | 2,785 2,818 35,895 34,791 35,895
Pecans 728 224 24,814 19,909 24,814 | 2,557 1,164 53,623 39,667 53,623
Other Nuts 1,465 831 18,533 18,167 18,533 | 6,849 3,946 74,881 78,070 74,881
Subtotal:---- 12,395 11,073 155,296 150,931 155,296 | 45,752 35,477 481,224 468,499 481,224
Nursey Products MIXED
Carnations 81,767 73,757 1,278,692 1,211,423 1,278,692 | 7,328 7,669 129,577 115,014 129,577
Christmas Trees 0 2 2,126 2,260 2,126 | 0 7 18,094 20,227 18,094
Chrysanthemus 51,781 45,946 676,248 614,707 676,248 | 7,460 7,651 91,982 91,126 91,982
Roses 58,314 59,832 829,234 919,298 829,234 | 11,196 11,723 184,874 200,957 184,874
Tulip Bulbs 104,308 104,603 341,260 426,485 341,260 | 13,409 12,237 42,074 41,993 42,074
Other Cut Flowers 0 0 0 0 0 | 14,039 14,368 186,542 186,894 186,542
Other Nursey Prod 0 0 0 0 0 | 29,143 32,047 277,365 298,973 277,365
Subtotal:---- 296,169 284,141 3,127,560 3,174,174 3,127,560 | 82,574 85,701 930,508 955,183 930,508
Hops & Products MT
Hops & Pellets 0 1 5,365 5,606 5,365 | 0 9 37,979 37,836 37,979
Other Hop Prod 0 0 503 187 503 | 11 0 3,699 1,339 3,699
Subtotal:---- 0 1 5,867 5,793 5,867 | 11 9 41,678 39,175 41,678
Wine KL
Red Wine 10,943 14,909 150,951 181,724 150,951 | 41,186 53,714 565,708 682,741 565,708
Sparkiling Wine 2,947 3,661 31,069 30,293 31,069 | 33,626 39,500 313,991 336,614 313,991
White Wine 7,679 9,516 106,568 116,091 106,568 | 27,791 32,359 360,701 411,457 360,701
Other Wine Prod 5,802 10,263 47,705 104,101 47,705 | 13,634 17,810 119,764 198,476 119,764
Subtotal:---- 27,371 38,349 336,294 432,208 336,294 | 116,237 143,384 1,360,163 1,629,287 1,360,163
Miscellaneous MIXED
Beer & Beverages 123,484 153,136 1,565,134 1,734,830 1,565,134 | 111,915 133,995 1,365,034 1,511,285 1,365,034
Other Misc 0 0 0 0 0 | 108,018 125,654 1,307,570 1,402,504 1,307,570
Subtotal:---- 123,484 153,136 1,565,134 1,734,830 1,565,134 | 219,932 259,649 2,672,604 2,913,790 2,672,604
Grand Total: | 852,696 941,669 12,075,218 13,050,374 12,075,218
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