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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       Nov        Nov          Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    Oct-Sep |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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              13,130      9,827       34,620     24,619     72,932 |    4,654      3,370     10,363      7,316     27,000
  Chile                    0          0            0          0     26,611 |        0          0          0          0     14,386
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0     52,508 |        0          0          0          0     33,322
  Other Countries          0          2            0          8     16,514 |        0          1          0          7      8,028
      Subtotal:----   13,130      9,829       34,620     24,628    168,564 |    4,654      3,371     10,363      7,323     82,736
Fresh Pears        MT                                                      |
  Chile                    0          0            0          0     37,216 |        0          0          0          0     18,537
  Argentina                0          0            0          0     31,230 |        0          0          0          0     21,123
  New Zealand             54          0           54          0      3,907 |      216          0        216          0      3,315
  Other Countries        693        795          925      1,261      6,168 |    1,722      2,058      2,363      3,187      7,330
      Subtotal:----      747        795          979      1,261     78,521 |    1,937      2,058      2,579      3,187     50,306
Fresh Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Chile                   62         11           62         11      1,011 |      114         23        114         23      1,146
  Turkey                   0          1            0          1         18 |        0          4          0          4         44
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0        245 |        0          0          0          0        656
  Other Countries         14          0           15          0         39 |       93          0         95          0        118
      Subtotal:----       76         12           77         12      1,313 |      207         27        209         27      1,964
Fresh Peach/Nect   MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0           14          0        333 |        0          0         12          0        316
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0         62 |        0          0          0          0         60
  Chile                  625        670          630        670     41,216 |      724        778        737        778     32,464
  Other Countries          0          5            1          5         60 |        0          4          2          4         61
      Subtotal:----      625        675          645        675     41,672 |      724        782        751        782     32,901
Fr. Plums/Prunes   MT                                                      |
  Leeward-Windward        10         23           39         56         92 |       10         20         38         47         98
  Chile                   30         42           30         42     22,684 |       66         84         66         84     20,724
  South Africa, Rep        0          0            0          0         53 |        0          0          0          0         55
  Other Countries         17          0           17          0         94 |       20          0         23          2        145
      Subtotal:----       57         65           86         97     22,923 |       96        105        126        133     21,023
Fresh Grapes       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0     75,713 |        0          0          0          0     95,442
  Chile                   68         28           68         28    264,609 |      112         28        112         28    280,190
  South Africa, Rep        0          0            0          0      7,437 |        0          0          0          0      8,676
  Other Countries        204        415        2,402      3,379      3,808 |      176        581        765      2,206      1,875
      Subtotal:----      272        442        2,470      3,407    351,567 |      288        609        877      2,234    386,183
Raspberries        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            1          0      4,206 |        0          0          5          0      5,860
  Mexico                  25         73           31        113        266 |      169        324        188        500      2,327
  Chile                   27          8           27          8      1,387 |       58         16         58         16      3,017
  Other Countries         66         15           84         43        199 |      141         58        173        120        451
      Subtotal:----      119         96          143        164      6,059 |      368        397        423        636     11,655
Fresh Strawberries MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            0          0         88 |        0          0          0          0        186
  Mexico                 466        145          466        145     14,459 |      597        211        597        211     24,496
  New Zealand            284        206          286        220        544 |    1,044        673      1,046        729      1,926
  Other Countries         51         15           71         16        111 |      102         41        123         43        237
      Subtotal:----      801        366          823        380     15,203 |    1,743        926      1,766        984     26,844
Bananas            MT                                                      |
  Honduras            38,249     46,124       89,588    106,253    547,556 |    9,368     11,534     22,753     26,031    143,174
  Costa Rica          96,364     82,346      171,758    146,966    983,120 |   30,241     24,391     54,762     43,032    312,764
  Ecuador             58,089     69,448      121,975    139,769    863,439 |   16,315     20,545     34,289     41,579    265,046
  Other Countries    109,114    115,449      230,274    239,487  1,333,792 |   30,749     30,376     66,017     63,331    401,763
      Subtotal:----  301,815    313,367      613,595    632,474  3,727,906 |   86,674     86,846    177,822    173,972  1,122,747
Mangoes            MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0    157,870 |        0          0          0          0     97,063
  Guatemala                0          0            0          3      6,766 |        0          0          0          3      2,851
  Haiti                  120          4          196          4     10,607 |       76          3        119          3      7,186
  Other Countries      3,867      2,106        6,375      4,152     15,872 |    3,496      2,169      6,771      4,244     15,909
      Subtotal:----    3,987      2,110        6,571      4,158    191,115 |    3,573      2,172      6,890      4,250    123,009
Pineapple          MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 450      1,230          700      2,410     13,055 |      143        370        227        728      3,721
  Honduras             1,809      2,096        2,978      4,086     22,504 |      507        581        840      1,179      6,459
  Costa Rica           8,108     14,184       16,779     37,391    124,262 |    3,646      6,564      7,673     15,448     56,057
  Other Countries      1,075        541        2,629      1,353     11,433 |      901        394      1,856        969      8,204
      Subtotal:----   11,443     18,051       23,085     45,241    171,253 |    5,197      7,909     10,596     18,324     74,441
Cantaloupe         MT                                                      |
  Mexico              11,314     16,550       16,962     24,586    146,007 |    4,590      5,293      5,514      7,112     57,502
  Guatemala            3,093      3,746        3,093      3,746     66,739 |    1,043      1,325      1,043      1,325     21,621
  Honduras               101        559          101        559     92,458 |       22         78         22         78     16,626
  Other Countries      1,044        383        1,044        384     90,899 |      332         56        332         57     34,627
      Subtotal:----   15,553     21,238       21,201     29,274    396,103 |    5,987      6,751      6,911      8,572    130,376
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Nov        Nov          Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    Oct-Sep |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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              18,061     23,619       29,903     35,666    275,579 |    5,846      6,041      9,775      9,478     62,073
  Honduras                 0         81            0         81     32,643 |        0         10          0         10      5,829
  Costa Rica               0          0            0          0     27,345 |        0          0          0          0     10,627
  Other Countries      1,220        532        1,279        607     47,336 |      349        163        402        196     17,597
      Subtotal:----   19,281     24,231       31,182     36,354    382,903 |    6,195      6,214     10,177      9,685     96,126
Fr. Orng Inc Tmpl  MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 101        155          132        155     10,288 |       47         60         56         60      4,415
  Dominican Republi       49          0          369        118      3,155 |       21          0        161         62      1,249
  Australia                0          0           27        286     15,127 |        0          0         35        601     20,583
  Other Countries         39        673           79        902      1,083 |        8        609         15        884        510
      Subtotal:----      189        828          606      1,461     29,653 |       75        669        268      1,607     26,756
Canned Mandarins   MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,434        376        2,773      1,413     23,398 |    1,465        321      2,691      1,320     23,464
  Mexico                 138        194          258        332      1,686 |      139        202        259        343      1,789
  China, Peoples Re    1,670      2,654        3,635      5,766     30,572 |    1,701      2,378      3,812      5,179     28,581
  Other Countries         38         55          119         97        634 |       60         72        153        121        949
      Subtotal:----    3,280      3,279        6,785      7,609     56,289 |    3,365      2,973      6,915      6,963     54,784
Canned Black Olive MIXED                                                   |
  Mexico              13,000    152,950      188,000    987,021  6,112,150 |        6         97         93        634      3,156
  Israel                   0          0            0          0    193,880 |        0          0          0          0        367
  Morocco                  0     20,792        9,361     39,842    211,232 |        0         20         22         42        279
  Other Countries     18,832     50,834       22,560     78,613    235,227 |       35        104         43        187        588
      Subtotal:----   31,832    224,576      219,921  1,105,476  6,752,489 |       42        222        158        863      4,390
Canned Green Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union   5,262,318  5,979,874   10,965,105 11,805,685 60,353,438 |   14,204     13,745     30,344     27,827    153,846
  Turkey              11,900    144,807       56,170    263,437  1,937,911 |       21        226         80        394      2,810
  Morocco            529,574    940,698      948,529  1,535,359 11,438,714 |    1,031      1,616      1,898      2,576     21,052
  Other Countries    100,080     92,576      168,576    203,799  1,033,607 |      265        187        446        393      2,153
      Subtotal:----5,903,872  7,157,955   12,138,380 13,808,280 74,763,670 |   15,521     15,774     32,767     31,189    179,860
Canned Peaches     MT                                                      |
  European Union       3,029      1,700        7,219      3,495     24,296 |    1,969      1,116      4,704      2,361     16,031
  Chile                   80          1          117          3      1,254 |       50          2         76          4        895
  South Africa, Rep      406        238          636        460      3,457 |      248        181        405        364      2,413
  Other Countries          7          2           76         48        476 |        5          4         54         32        370
      Subtotal:----    3,521      1,940        8,049      4,006     29,483 |    2,272      1,303      5,238      2,762     19,709
Canned Pineapple   MT                                                      |
  Thailand             2,433      1,874        5,120      7,010     76,059 |    1,648      1,320      3,466      4,849     51,135
  Indonesia            4,644      5,549       10,564     13,296     63,076 |    3,629      4,312      8,225     10,378     49,351
  Philippines          8,224     12,108       21,650     21,455    124,332 |    5,438      8,468     14,455     14,950     82,478
  Other Countries      1,657      2,885        4,176      5,356     30,946 |    1,260      2,167      3,267      4,049     23,654
      Subtotal:----   16,958     22,417       41,509     47,117    294,413 |   11,974     16,268     29,413     34,226    206,618
Dried Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Turkey               1,421      1,481        2,578      3,114     10,599 |    3,905      3,909      6,797      7,997     29,450
  China, Peoples Re        0          0            0          0        293 |        0          2          0          2        605
  Australia               16          1           16         16        137 |       34          9         34         94        516
  Other Countries          3          1           43         70        209 |        9          4         87        180        487
      Subtotal:----    1,440      1,484        2,637      3,201     11,237 |    3,948      3,924      6,919      8,273     31,058
Dates              MT                                                      |
  Mexico                  18         16           64         73        148 |       20         33        103        111        231
  Pakistan               191        200          222        276      1,937 |      177        178        196        249      1,778
  China, Peoples Re       28         33           43         36        341 |       50         94         71        102        620
  Other Countries         27         35           65         45        162 |       53        147        199        167        479
      Subtotal:----      264        284          394        430      2,587 |      301        453        568        629      3,107
Dried Figs         MT                                                      |
  European Union         279         69          873        544        924 |      637        199      2,021      1,349      2,151
  Mexico                  40         25          173         79        395 |      124         25        460         99        959
  Turkey                 122        174          304        365        381 |      273        367        685        771        872
  Other Countries          0          0            0          3         36 |        0          0          0         10         77
      Subtotal:----      440        267        1,349        991      1,736 |    1,034        591      3,166      2,230      4,059
Dried Raisins      MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 680        826        1,696      1,426      5,045 |      647        708      1,632      1,253      4,860
  Chile                  183         18          326        155      3,482 |      221         27        391        228      4,824
  South Africa, Rep       88        225           88        398      1,165 |       98        316         98        564      1,505
  Other Countries         30        287          109        520      1,715 |       35        244        122        523      2,002
      Subtotal:----      982      1,356        2,219      2,500     11,407 |    1,001      1,295      2,243      2,567     13,190
Apple Juice        KL                                                      |
  European Union      42,604      9,994       74,506     13,981    327,597 |   14,169      3,173     25,516      4,829    120,190
  Argentina            6,515     31,709       12,061     80,377    259,968 |    1,513      8,540      3,494     19,378     65,864
  Hungary             28,188      1,496       31,303      1,504    140,388 |    8,073        464      9,166        465     44,610
  Other Countries     21,703     34,464       43,265     62,256    357,033 |    7,763      8,769     16,676     16,829    123,967
      Subtotal:----   99,011     77,663      161,134    158,118  1,084,986 |   31,518     20,947     54,851     41,501    354,632
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Nov        Nov          Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    Oct-Sep |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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              14,442      9,337       22,667     15,142    188,382 |    3,807      1,880      6,105      3,035     43,267
  Costa Rica               0      2,202          552      6,617     72,772 |        0        355        194      1,319     16,720
  Brazil             124,718     34,109      243,302    101,916    731,512 |   27,866      5,196     56,402     16,558    148,961
  Other Countries      5,224      1,147        6,632      3,873    107,210 |    1,104        237      1,380        871     24,130
      Subtotal:----  144,383     46,795      273,152    127,549  1,099,876 |   32,778      7,669     64,080     21,784    233,077
Grape Juice        KL                                                      |
  Mexico               3,063        741        5,779      1,600     21,889 |    1,172        567      2,294      1,078      9,889
  Brazil               2,189      1,626        5,791      3,985     21,816 |      855        692      2,129      1,720      9,341
  Argentina            8,703      9,303       20,308     21,725    163,836 |    2,696      3,070      6,002      7,549     54,839
  Other Countries        963        670        3,031      1,397     35,748 |      592        437      1,548      1,039     20,982
      Subtotal:----   14,918     12,340       34,909     28,707    243,290 |    5,315      4,765     11,973     11,385     95,051
Pineapple Juice, Con KL                                                    |
  Thailand             3,490      2,429        6,828      5,627     84,785 |    1,167        771      2,483      1,759     27,316
  Indonesia            2,431      2,268        4,723      5,953     31,965 |      757        679      1,466      1,778      9,782
  Philippines          6,831      6,691       20,767     15,481    104,714 |    1,550      1,628      4,256      3,959     21,680
  Other Countries      2,119      1,231        4,860      2,798     25,565 |      800        347      1,682        786      8,994
      Subtotal:----   14,872     12,618       37,177     29,858    247,028 |    4,274      3,425      9,886      8,281     67,773
Frozen Strawberries MT                                                     |
  Canada                  43         26           44         75        184 |       51         63        108        144        372
  Mexico                 121        226          351        446     22,049 |       93        184        275        358     19,156
  China, Peoples Re        0          0            0          0         22 |        0          0          0          0         45
  Other Countries          0          3            0          5         24 |       36         23         91         56        634
      Subtotal:----      164        255          395        527     22,279 |      180        270        474        559     20,207
Fresh Beans        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   2          0           63         13      1,631 |        3          0         42          7        950
  Mexico                 668        758          746        810     18,182 |      705        811        777        834     22,316
  Guatemala               44         11           72         27        140 |       36          7         61         17        120
  Other Countries          2         14           20         28        198 |        4         16         30         31        263
      Subtotal:----      716        783          901        878     20,150 |      747        834        909        889     23,648
Fresh Carrots      MT                                                      |
  Canada              10,950     12,795       21,435     23,694     63,557 |    2,666      2,849      4,917      5,135     16,112
  Mexico               2,349      2,189        4,125      3,199     35,613 |      374        536        716        829      6,073
  Israel                   0          0            0          0         96 |        0          0          0          0         73
  Other Countries         14         44           43         64        204 |        4         19         15         33         95
      Subtotal:----   13,313     15,028       25,603     26,958     99,470 |    3,044      3,404      5,648      5,997     22,353
Fresh Cabbage      MT                                                      |
  Canada               1,968      6,343        3,886      9,007     21,419 |      420      1,678        804      2,235      4,514
  Mexico                 609      2,297        1,080      3,872      7,855 |       92        360        168        581      1,372
  Costa Rica               0          0            0          0         23 |        0          0          0          0         13
  Other Countries          0          0            1          0         26 |        2          0          4          0         34
      Subtotal:----    2,577      8,640        4,967     12,879     29,323 |      514      2,038        977      2,815      5,932
Fresh Celery       MT                                                      |
  Canada                  72         64          849      1,115      4,300 |       21         25        224        352      1,508
  Mexico                 238      1,335          238      1,600     23,321 |       46        285         46        338      6,047
  Dominican Republi        8          4           18          6        121 |        6          4         12          6         77
  Other Countries          6          5           13         11         78 |       21         12         46         26        163
      Subtotal:----      324      1,407        1,118      2,732     27,820 |       93        326        328        722      7,796
Fresh Cucumbers    MT                                                      |
  Canada                 119         98          400        739      9,960 |      182        129        562        825      9,533
  Mexico              36,754     39,400       46,142     50,021    285,254 |   11,029     12,247     14,574     15,626     88,569
  Honduras                 3          0            3          0      4,805 |        1          0          1          0        916
  Other Countries        180        161          400        187      2,286 |      236        140        505        165      1,805
      Subtotal:----   37,056     39,660       46,946     50,947    302,306 |   11,448     12,516     15,642     16,616    100,823
Fresh Cauliflower  MT                                                      |
  Canada                  61        145          231      3,000      9,222 |       21         61        107      1,476      4,144
  Mexico                   0      1,308            0      2,326      1,559 |        0        375          0        686        503
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0         28 |        0          0          0          0         30
  Other Countries          0          0            2          0         40 |        0          0          3          0         29
      Subtotal:----       61      1,453          233      5,327     10,849 |       21        436        110      2,162      4,707
Fresh Garlic       MT                                                      |
  European Union          90        151          280        244      1,080 |      186        287        540        452      1,896
  Mexico                  48         13          169         58     12,537 |       71         44        344        168     13,057
  Argentina                0          0            0          0      2,115 |        0          0          0          0      3,177
  Other Countries         79        131          395        144      1,838 |       95        153        387        182      2,531
      Subtotal:----      217        295          844        446     17,570 |      352        485      1,271        802     20,661
Onions, Exc Seed   MT                                                      |
  Canada               3,086      4,002        6,925      7,125     22,717 |      818        914      1,965      1,828      6,644
  Mexico              10,278     11,067       15,635     16,766    213,277 |   11,780     11,524     18,796     18,193    108,813
  Peru                   485      1,216          485      1,534     10,553 |      130        612        130        715      3,582
  Other Countries        712        605        1,317      1,263     13,438 |      438        445        836        861      7,484
      Subtotal:----   14,561     16,889       24,362     26,688    259,984 |   13,166     13,495     21,727     21,598    126,523
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Nov        Nov          Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    Oct-Sep |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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       2,488      2,480        4,374      4,328     18,787 |    5,551      6,498      8,824     10,006     42,222
  Canada                 216        403        1,253      1,731     10,131 |      705      1,277      1,778      2,932     16,762
  Mexico              13,191     15,270       25,048     29,726    251,474 |    8,296     13,163     13,091     18,956    186,686
  Other Countries        190        337          262        426      3,829 |      334        491        452        596      6,238
      Subtotal:----   16,085     18,491       30,937     36,211    284,221 |   14,886     21,430     24,145     32,490    251,908
Seed Potatoes      MT                                                      |
  Canada               3,438      4,966        5,847      5,361    114,218 |      678      1,123      1,493      1,220     20,189
  Brazil                   0          0            0          0          3 |        0          0          0          0          3
  China, Peoples Re        0          0            0          0         11 |        0          0          0          0          8
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          5
      Subtotal:----    3,438      4,966        5,847      5,361    114,233 |      678      1,123      1,493      1,220     20,204
Table Potatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union           0         18            0         18         62 |        0         12          0         12         56
  Canada              20,905     30,608       43,690     55,745    210,604 |    3,723      6,022      8,282     11,401     38,993
  Japan                    0          4            0          4         13 |        0          8          0          8         38
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0         12 |        0          0          0          0          9
      Subtotal:----   20,905     30,629       43,690     55,767    210,692 |    3,723      6,042      8,282     11,422     39,097
Fresh Tomatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union       2,722      3,592        5,223      6,321     38,267 |    5,148      6,281      9,236     10,757     61,384
  Canada                 671      1,692        2,130      4,653     34,920 |    1,263      3,073      3,872      7,543     55,045
  Mexico              34,646     33,489       67,796     56,314    666,748 |   19,934     25,678     38,525     40,252    488,503
  Other Countries         57         88           85         88      3,270 |       63        101        104        101      6,681
      Subtotal:----   38,096     38,861       75,233     67,376    743,205 |   26,407     35,134     51,737     58,653    611,612
Fresh Asparagus    MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 638        822          727      1,123     20,970 |    1,588      2,470      1,784      3,443     37,985
  Peru                 2,025      2,392        3,685      4,395     12,002 |    3,328      4,258      6,150      7,887     20,530
  Chile                  657        898        2,194      2,469      2,581 |      582        898      1,915      2,395      2,305
  Other Countries        529        710        1,156      1,278      3,193 |      923      1,300      1,818      2,201      5,769
      Subtotal:----    3,849      4,822        7,762      9,265     38,745 |    6,420      8,925     11,667     15,926     66,588
Canned Tomato Paste MT                                                     |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0      7,350 |        0          0          0          0      5,290
  Peru                     0          0            0          0        654 |        0          0          0          0        543
  Israel                 821         43        1,617        192      3,524 |      809         30      1,423        135      3,065
  Other Countries        234         45          344        122      2,167 |      234         38        348        109      2,095
      Subtotal:----    1,055         88        1,961        315     13,694 |    1,043         68      1,771        244     10,993
Canned Tomato Sauce MT                                                     |
  European Union         563        304        1,022        588      9,222 |      360        495      1,308        854     15,934
  Canada                 437        504          837        959      5,655 |      467        410        828        829      5,352
  Dominican Republi      214        130          423        204      1,986 |      158         75        309        130      1,465
  Other Countries         96        213          336        377      3,102 |      113        229        735        634      7,613
      Subtotal:----    1,310      1,150        2,618      2,129     19,965 |    1,097      1,208      3,181      2,447     30,364
Canned Tomatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union       4,806      5,484        8,497      9,890     48,631 |    1,985      2,343      3,376      4,201     19,156
  Canada                 199        214          712        409      7,096 |      112        110        338        219      3,450
  Israel                 160        715        2,288      2,053      6,418 |       91        425      1,261      1,221      3,653
  Other Countries        532        349          955        689      3,444 |      256        192        503        349      1,720
      Subtotal:----    5,697      6,762       12,452     13,040     65,589 |    2,444      3,069      5,478      5,989     27,979
Canned Mushrooms   MT                                                      |
  India                  212        401          473      1,221      3,571 |      422        675      1,035      2,031      6,467
  Indonesia            1,130      1,052        2,287      2,292     16,192 |    2,457      2,016      4,979      4,558     34,027
  China, Peoples Re    3,112      2,154        5,471      3,860     34,448 |    4,816      3,169      8,374      5,467     50,298
  Other Countries      1,363        697        2,495      1,403     13,047 |    2,888      1,696      5,443      3,276     27,532
      Subtotal:----    5,818      4,305       10,727      8,776     67,258 |   10,583      7,556     19,831     15,332    118,324
Frozen Broccoli    MT                                                      |
  Canada                  18          2           19          2        172 |       21          2         23          2        157
  Mexico              12,689     14,108       26,115     27,436    148,645 |    8,100      8,506     16,295     16,710     91,092
  Guatemala            2,072      2,146        4,692      4,244     20,617 |    1,524      1,532      3,363      3,135     14,806
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0         24 |        0          0          0          0         25
      Subtotal:----   14,779     16,257       30,826     31,682    169,458 |    9,645     10,040     19,682     19,847    106,080
Frozen Cauliflower MT                                                      |
  Canada                  53         69          121        180        749 |       67         44        102        129        609
  Mexico               2,319      3,684        5,007      5,700     16,424 |    1,832      2,430      3,688      3,777     12,283
  Guatemala              144         55          268        193      1,284 |      111         46        196        123      1,022
  Other Countries          1         23            4        114        272 |        3         14          4         47        147
      Subtotal:----    2,517      3,832        5,400      6,187     18,729 |    2,013      2,534      3,989      4,076     14,060
Frozen Potatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union          40         88           79        176        582 |       37         54         81        103        375
  Canada              21,864     31,503       41,264     62,476    286,083 |   13,205     19,415     25,090     38,236    168,663
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0         71 |        0          0          0          0         86
  Other Countries          4          4            8          8         72 |       12         12         24         26        199
      Subtotal:----   21,909     31,595       41,351     62,660    286,808 |   13,254     19,481     25,196     38,365    169,323
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Nov        Nov          Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    Oct-Sep |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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                  39         10           44         40        516 |      153         26        177        128      1,942
  Singapore                0          0            0          0          1 |        0          0          0          0          7
  Hong Kong                0          0            0          0          0 |        2          0          2          0          2
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          1
      Subtotal:----       40         10           45         40        517 |      154         26        179        128      1,952
Cashew Nut         MT                                                      |
  Brazil               2,042      2,036        3,728      4,577     25,908 |    9,358      9,174     17,338     20,481    117,019
  India                2,316      2,298        4,935      6,547     28,903 |   11,749     11,361     25,089     31,717    143,602
  Mozambique             290        185          614        500      3,434 |    1,203        633      2,466      1,711     12,718
  Other Countries        260        529          714      1,217      4,424 |    1,154      2,371      3,188      5,096     18,977
      Subtotal:----    4,908      5,048        9,990     12,841     62,669 |   23,464     23,539     48,080     59,005    292,315
Filberts           MT                                                      |
  European Union           8          6           24         15        104 |       41         33        122         85        542
  Canada                 103        181          104        301        168 |      111        257        113        451        185
  Turkey                 545        706          844      1,408      3,607 |    2,043      3,453      3,023      6,777     14,554
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0         49 |        0          0          1          1        137
      Subtotal:----      656        893          973      1,725      3,928 |    2,195      3,744      3,259      7,313     15,417
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               4,850      3,941        5,757      5,780     15,267 |    4,929      8,123      5,785     11,567     15,699
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          0
      Subtotal:----    4,850      3,941        5,757      5,780     15,267 |    4,929      8,123      5,785     11,567     15,699
Roses              M                                                       |
  Guatemala            2,239      1,543        5,982      4,366     40,509 |      336        244        894        726      6,352
  Colombia            37,365     40,619       81,325     92,880    590,276 |    6,776      9,320     14,225     20,557    123,965
  Ecuador             19,205     21,893       38,267     46,519    234,493 |    3,509      4,415      6,879      9,187     47,404
  Other Countries      2,705      2,835        6,963      7,869     54,019 |      888      1,199      2,351      2,889     23,236
      Subtotal:----   61,513     66,890      132,537    151,634    919,298 |   11,509     15,177     24,349     33,359    200,957
Carnations         MIXED                                                   |
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0          0 |       20        137         60        216      1,369
  Colombia                 0          0            0          0          0 |    9,567      9,181     15,967     17,162    107,577
  Ecuador                  0          0            0          0          0 |      355        292        628        490      4,809
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |       45        116        105        136      1,258
      Subtotal:----        0          0            0          0          0 |    9,987      9,726     16,759     18,004    115,014
Chmp & Sprk Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union       4,602      5,307       11,390     11,565     29,976 |   46,175     52,809    117,408    126,817    335,410
  Chile                   18         11           35         14         80 |       64         28         99         38        334
  Australia               13         23           19         44        121 |       48        104         72        200        514
  Other Countries          3         34           19         51        115 |        9        117        108        186        354
      Subtotal:----    4,636      5,375       11,464     11,673     30,292 |   46,296     53,057    117,687    127,241    336,611
Ft & Verm Wine     KL                                                      |
  European Union         869        670        2,013      1,486      8,626 |    2,226      1,638      4,899      3,721     21,364
  Bermuda                  0          5            0          5         16 |        0         15          0         15         46
  Argentina                0          0           12          0         19 |        0          0         25          0         29
  Other Countries          0        110            0        110          5 |        0        170          0        170         13
      Subtotal:----      869        785        2,025      1,601      8,666 |    2,226      1,824      4,924      3,907     21,453
Other Grape Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union      21,370     26,975       47,062     58,698    280,760 |   88,560    109,339    191,073    230,289    979,786
  Chile                5,998      8,734       11,639     15,032     55,970 |   11,545     16,004     21,136     28,170    116,316
  Australia            1,886      2,535        4,004      5,725     23,057 |    8,861     12,431     18,914     27,251    110,972
  Other Countries      1,871      2,045        3,385      4,321     24,723 |    4,003      4,723      7,299      8,999     46,753
      Subtotal:----   31,126     40,290       66,090     83,776    384,511 |  112,969    142,498    238,422    294,709  1,253,827
Wine, Other Products KL                                                    |
  European Union         525        754        1,153      1,433      4,612 |      608        966      1,317      1,879      5,877
  Canada                 129        130          239        249      1,540 |      152        126        276        307      1,743
  Japan                  164        175          354        318      1,665 |      898        880      1,776      1,619      7,953
  Other Countries        123         77          183        137        922 |      202        153        299        252      1,824
      Subtotal:----      941      1,137        1,928      2,137      8,740 |    1,860      2,124      3,668      4,057     17,397
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