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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       Dec        Dec          Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1997    FY 1998      FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997 |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Fresh Apples       MT                                                      |
  Canada               6,155      6,293       40,775     30,912     72,932 |    2,691      2,504     13,054      9,819     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          0            0          8     16,514 |        0          0          0          7      8,028
      Subtotal:----    6,155      6,293       40,775     30,920    168,564 |    2,691      2,504     13,054      9,827     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              0          0           54          0      3,907 |        0          0        216          0      3,315
  Other Countries        493        302        1,418      1,563      6,168 |    1,338        869      3,701      4,056      7,330
      Subtotal:----      493        302        1,472      1,563     78,521 |    1,338        869      3,916      4,056     50,306
Fresh Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Chile                  867        465          929        476      1,011 |      934        781      1,048        804      1,146
  Turkey                   0          0            0          1         18 |        0          0          0          4         44
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0        245 |        0          0          0          0        656
  Other Countries         14          0           29          0         39 |       10          0        105          0        118
      Subtotal:----      881        465          958        478      1,313 |      944        781      1,153        808      1,964
Fresh Peach/Nect   MT                                                      |
  Canada                   2          0           16          0        333 |        1          0         14          0        316
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0         62 |        0          0          0          0         60
  Chile                6,591      6,086        7,221      6,756     41,216 |    6,855      5,649      7,593      6,427     32,464
  Other Countries          4          9            4         14         60 |        5          7          7         11         61
      Subtotal:----    6,596      6,096        7,242      6,771     41,672 |    6,862      5,656      7,613      6,438     32,901
Fr. Plums/Prunes   MT                                                      |
  Leeward-Windward         0         13           39         69         92 |        0         13         38         60         98
  Chile                1,828      1,886        1,858      1,927     22,684 |    2,187      2,477      2,253      2,561     20,724
  South Africa, Rep        0          0            0          0         53 |        0          0          0          0         55
  Other Countries          0          0           17          0         94 |        0          0         23          2        145
      Subtotal:----    1,828      1,899        1,914      1,996     22,923 |    2,187      2,490      2,313      2,623     21,023
Fresh Grapes       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0     75,713 |        0          0          0          0     95,442
  Chile               29,657     37,422       29,725     37,449    264,609 |   63,870     48,510     63,982     48,538    280,190
  South Africa, Rep        0         13            0         13      7,437 |        0         26          0         26      8,676
  Other Countries        354          0        2,756      3,379      3,808 |      563          0      1,328      2,206      1,875
      Subtotal:----   30,010     37,435       32,481     40,841    351,567 |   64,433     48,536     65,310     50,770    386,183
Raspberries        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            1          0      4,206 |        0          0          5          0      5,860
  Mexico                  69         76          100        188        266 |      507        358        694        858      2,327
  Chile                  251        159          278        167      1,387 |      555        215        613        231      3,017
  Other Countries         21          2          105         45        199 |       38         14        211        133        451
      Subtotal:----      341        237          484        400      6,059 |    1,101        587      1,524      1,223     11,655
Fresh Strawberries MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            0          0         88 |        0          0          0          0        186
  Mexico               1,100        706        1,566        851     14,459 |    1,497      1,070      2,094      1,281     24,496
  New Zealand            253        351          539        571        544 |      865      1,251      1,911      1,981      1,926
  Other Countries         29         44          100         60        111 |       67        176        191        219        237
      Subtotal:----    1,383      1,101        2,205      1,482     15,203 |    2,429      2,497      4,196      3,481     26,844
Fresh Avocados     MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 142      1,498          455      2,724      1,841 |      147      2,303        469      4,564      1,791
  Dominican Republi    1,570      1,062        4,225      3,197      7,405 |    1,015        780      2,541      2,104      5,277
  Chile                  826        257       12,369      9,756     17,748 |      837        253     12,602     10,323     18,203
  Other Countries         18         35          117        505        674 |       12         38        210      1,022        721
      Subtotal:----    2,556      2,852       17,165     16,182     27,667 |    2,012      3,374     15,822     18,013     25,993
Bananas            MT                                                      |
  Honduras            44,041     43,780      133,630    150,034    547,556 |   11,343     10,646     34,096     36,676    143,174
  Costa Rica          82,852     78,581      254,611    225,546    983,120 |   25,752     22,087     80,514     65,120    312,764
  Ecuador             71,401     63,361      193,376    203,130    863,439 |   20,721     18,879     55,010     60,457    265,046
  Other Countries     89,360    127,841      319,633    367,328  1,333,792 |   26,478     34,624     92,495     97,955    401,763
      Subtotal:----  287,655    313,563      901,250    946,038  3,727,906 |   84,293     86,235    262,115    260,208  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                  174         65          370         69     10,607 |      105         40        223         43      7,186
  Other Countries      3,399      1,326        9,774      5,478     15,872 |    2,903      1,686      9,674      5,930     15,909
      Subtotal:----    3,573      1,391       10,144      5,549    191,115 |    3,008      1,726      9,897      5,976    123,009
Pineapple          MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 370      1,019        1,070      3,429     13,055 |      122        293        349      1,021      3,721
  Honduras               854      1,922        3,831      6,008     22,504 |      268        555      1,108      1,734      6,459
  Costa Rica          10,361     19,669       27,140     57,060    124,262 |    5,011      7,885     12,684     23,333     56,057
  Other Countries        990        548        3,618      1,901     11,433 |      641        475      2,498      1,444      8,204
      Subtotal:----   12,573     23,158       35,659     68,399    171,253 |    6,042      9,208     16,638     27,532     74,441
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Dec        Dec          Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1997    FY 1998      FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997 |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Cantaloupe         MT                                                      |
  Mexico              11,165      9,767       28,127     34,353    146,007 |    6,546      3,068     12,060     10,180     57,502
  Guatemala            9,444     15,593       12,537     19,339     66,739 |    2,973      5,291      4,016      6,617     21,621
  Honduras             7,208     14,158        7,309     14,717     92,458 |    1,249      3,370      1,271      3,448     16,626
  Other Countries      4,420      6,588        5,464      6,971     90,899 |    1,346        823      1,678        879     34,627
      Subtotal:----   32,236     46,106       53,437     75,380    396,103 |   12,114     12,552     19,025     21,124    130,376
Other Melons       MT                                                      |
  Mexico              23,260     26,598       53,163     62,265    275,579 |    5,693      6,575     15,467     16,053     62,073
  Honduras             1,882      3,652        1,882      3,733     32,643 |      220        929        220        939      5,829
  Costa Rica               0         19            0         19     27,345 |        0          8          0          8     10,627
  Other Countries      7,965      8,051        9,244      8,658     47,336 |    2,620      2,579      3,022      2,775     17,597
      Subtotal:----   33,107     38,321       64,289     74,675    382,903 |    8,533     10,090     18,709     19,775     96,126
Fr. Orng Inc Tmpl  MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 541        690          672        845     10,288 |      303        255        360        315      4,415
  Dominican Republi       49         63          418        181      3,155 |       14         26        175         88      1,249
  Australia                0         11           27        297     15,127 |        0         13         35        613     20,583
  Other Countries         13        950           91      1,852      1,083 |       22        891         37      1,775        510
      Subtotal:----      602      1,713        1,208      3,175     29,653 |      339      1,184        607      2,791     26,756
Canned Mandarins   MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,233      1,031        4,006      2,444     23,398 |    1,220        786      3,911      2,107     23,464
  Mexico                 101        152          359        484      1,686 |      101        164        360        507      1,789
  China, Peoples Re    1,530      1,802        5,166      7,568     30,572 |    1,508      1,538      5,320      6,716     28,581
  Other Countries         67         58          186        156        634 |      100         79        253        201        949
      Subtotal:----    2,931      3,043        9,717     10,652     56,289 |    2,928      2,567      9,843      9,531     54,784
Canned Black Olive MIXED                                                   |
  Mexico              60,000          0      248,000    987,021  6,112,150 |       26          0        119        634      3,156
  Israel              11,200          0       11,200          0    193,880 |       25          0         25          0        367
  Morocco                  0     17,010        9,361     56,852    211,232 |        0         18         22         60        279
  Other Countries      7,985     46,040       30,545    124,653    235,227 |       25         77         68        264        588
      Subtotal:----   79,185     63,050      299,106  1,168,526  6,752,489 |       76         95        234        958      4,390
Canned Green Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union   5,151,033  6,681,273   16,116,138 18,486,958 60,353,438 |   13,287     15,148     43,631     42,975    153,846
  Turkey              96,797     79,512      152,967    342,949  1,937,911 |      172        113        253        507      2,810
  Morocco            523,498    800,617    1,472,027  2,335,976 11,438,714 |    1,025      1,411      2,923      3,987     21,052
  Other Countries     57,751     83,078      226,327    286,877  1,033,607 |      115        145        560        538      2,153
      Subtotal:----5,829,079  7,644,480   17,967,459 21,452,760 74,763,670 |   14,599     16,818     47,366     48,007    179,860
Canned Peaches     MT                                                      |
  European Union       2,496      1,066        9,715      4,560     24,296 |    1,724        722      6,428      3,083     16,031
  Chile                   23          0          140          3      1,254 |       16          0         92          4        895
  South Africa, Rep      336        151          973        612      3,457 |      218        103        623        467      2,413
  Other Countries         45         11          122         59        476 |       51         16        105         48        370
      Subtotal:----    2,901      1,227       10,949      5,233     29,483 |    2,009        840      7,248      3,602     19,709
Canned Pineapple   MT                                                      |
  Thailand             4,507      2,464        9,626      9,474     76,059 |    2,894      1,756      6,359      6,605     51,135
  Indonesia            5,605      5,950       16,169     19,245     63,076 |    4,392      4,590     12,618     14,968     49,351
  Philippines          9,709     11,539       31,359     32,994    124,332 |    6,318      8,849     20,772     23,799     82,478
  Other Countries      2,563      2,329        6,739      7,685     30,946 |    1,951      1,771      5,218      5,821     23,654
      Subtotal:----   22,384     22,281       63,893     69,398    294,413 |   15,554     16,966     44,967     51,193    206,618
Dried Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Turkey               1,334      1,692        3,911      4,806     10,599 |    3,770      4,517     10,567     12,513     29,450
  China, Peoples Re       34         87           34         87        293 |       64        195         64        197        605
  Australia               11          2           27         19        137 |       41         15         76        109        516
  Other Countries         43          0           85         70        209 |       84          2        172        182        487
      Subtotal:----    1,420      1,781        4,057      4,982     11,237 |    3,960      4,729     10,879     13,002     31,058
Dates              MT                                                      |
  Mexico                  21         17           85         91        148 |       23         27        125        138        231
  Pakistan               329        320          552        596      1,937 |      302        318        498        566      1,778
  China, Peoples Re       68         73          111        109        341 |      113        125        183        227        620
  Other Countries         26         28           91         73        162 |      102         55        300        222        479
      Subtotal:----      444        438          838        868      2,587 |      539        524      1,107      1,153      3,107
Dried Figs         MT                                                      |
  European Union          10          3          883        547        924 |       15         14      2,036      1,363      2,151
  Mexico                  20          0          193         79        395 |       48          0        508         99        959
  Turkey                  50          2          354        367        381 |      124          4        809        775        872
  Other Countries          5          0            5          3         36 |       23          0         23         10         77
      Subtotal:----       86          5        1,435        996      1,736 |      210         18      3,376      2,248      4,059
Dried Raisins      MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 271        490        1,968      1,917      5,045 |      202        461      1,834      1,714      4,860
  Chile                  281          0          607        155      3,482 |      347          0        738        228      4,824
  South Africa, Rep       74        142          163        540      1,165 |       87        194        185        757      1,505
  Other Countries          7         59          116        580      1,715 |        8         82        131        605      2,002
      Subtotal:----      633        692        2,853      3,192     11,407 |      645        737      2,888      3,304     13,190
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Dec        Dec          Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1997    FY 1998      FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997 |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Apple Juice        KL                                                      |
  European Union      49,839     13,236      124,345     27,218    327,597 |   18,504      4,871     44,020      9,699    120,190
  Argentina            8,514     33,000       20,575    113,377    259,968 |    2,195      7,500      5,689     26,877     65,864
  Hungary             44,739     19,631       76,041     21,135    140,388 |   14,187      4,839     23,352      5,304     44,610
  Other Countries     36,592     40,620       79,856    102,876    357,033 |   13,341     10,428     30,017     27,258    123,967
      Subtotal:----  139,684    106,487      300,818    264,605  1,084,986 |   48,227     27,637    103,079     69,138    354,632
Fcoj               KL                                                      |
  Mexico              18,202     20,176       40,869     35,318    188,382 |    4,283      3,607     10,388      6,642     43,267
  Costa Rica             622      1,791        1,173      8,408     72,772 |      138        388        331      1,707     16,720
  Brazil             103,514    103,388      346,817    205,305    731,512 |   20,657     15,501     77,058     32,059    148,961
  Other Countries     11,450      1,063       18,082      4,935    107,210 |    2,739        272      4,119      1,143     24,130
      Subtotal:----  133,788    126,417      406,940    253,966  1,099,876 |   27,816     19,767     91,896     41,551    233,077
Grape Juice        KL                                                      |
  Mexico               2,350      1,564        8,130      3,164     21,889 |    1,053        842      3,347      1,919      9,889
  Brazil               1,075        649        6,866      4,634     21,816 |      404        280      2,533      2,000      9,341
  Argentina            6,373      8,955       26,681     30,680    163,836 |    1,996      3,112      7,997     10,661     54,839
  Other Countries      1,693      3,106        4,724      4,503     35,748 |    1,187      2,029      2,735      3,068     20,982
      Subtotal:----   11,491     14,274       46,400     42,981    243,290 |    4,639      6,263     16,612     17,648     95,051
Pineapple Juice, Con KL                                                    |
  Thailand             8,930      4,158       15,757      9,785     84,785 |    2,778      1,420      5,260      3,178     27,316
  Indonesia            3,869      4,178        8,592     10,130     31,965 |    1,182      1,237      2,648      3,015      9,782
  Philippines          9,903      7,372       30,669     22,853    104,714 |    1,876      1,430      6,131      5,389     21,680
  Other Countries      3,275      1,994        8,135      4,792     25,565 |    1,259        490      2,941      1,276      8,994
      Subtotal:----   25,977     17,703       63,154     47,561    247,028 |    7,094      4,577     16,980     12,858     67,773
Frozen Strawberries MT                                                     |
  Canada                  31         41           75        116        184 |       37         68        145        212        372
  Mexico                 517        232          868        678     22,049 |      479        244        754        602     19,156
  China, Peoples Re        0          0            0          0         22 |        0         20          0         20         45
  Other Countries         12          0           12          5         24 |       43        130        134        186        634
      Subtotal:----      560        272          955        799     22,279 |      559        461      1,033      1,020     20,207
Fresh Beans        MT                                                      |
  Canada                  38          1          101         14      1,631 |       15          3         56         10        950
  Mexico               2,895      3,662        3,641      4,472     18,182 |    3,364      4,624      4,141      5,458     22,316
  Guatemala               30         27          102         54        140 |       24         14         86         31        120
  Other Countries         24         18           44         46        198 |       21         20         51         51        263
      Subtotal:----    2,988      3,708        3,889      4,586     20,150 |    3,424      4,661      4,333      5,550     23,648
Fresh Carrots      MT                                                      |
  Canada               9,230     10,301       30,665     33,996     63,557 |    2,318      2,502      7,234      7,637     16,112
  Mexico               2,452      1,695        6,577      4,895     35,613 |      389        339      1,105      1,167      6,073
  Israel                   0          0            0          0         96 |        0          0          0          0         73
  Other Countries         37         64           80        128        204 |       10         47         25         81         95
      Subtotal:----   11,719     12,061       37,322     39,018     99,470 |    2,716      2,888      8,364      8,885     22,353
Fresh Cabbage      MT                                                      |
  Canada               2,078      3,504        5,964     12,511     21,419 |      417        884      1,221      3,119      4,514
  Mexico                 875      2,006        1,956      5,878      7,855 |      144        482        312      1,063      1,372
  Costa Rica               0          0            0          0         23 |        0          0          0          0         13
  Other Countries          1          0            2          0         26 |        4          0          8          0         34
      Subtotal:----    2,955      5,510        7,922     18,389     29,323 |      564      1,367      1,541      4,182      5,932
Fresh Celery       MT                                                      |
  Canada                   9          5          858      1,120      4,300 |        2         11        227        364      1,508
  Mexico               1,314      2,762        1,552      4,362     23,321 |      305        825        350      1,163      6,047
  Dominican Republi       17         17           35         22        121 |       12         17         24         23         77
  Other Countries          6          3           19         14         78 |       11          5         57         31        163
      Subtotal:----    1,346      2,786        2,464      5,518     27,820 |      331        857        659      1,580      7,796
Fresh Cucumbers    MT                                                      |
  Canada                  28         24          428        764      9,960 |       42         33        604        858      9,533
  Mexico              46,860     43,809       93,002     93,830    285,254 |   14,259     13,751     28,833     29,378     88,569
  Honduras               771        205          774        205      4,805 |      111         45        112         45        916
  Other Countries        141        248          541        435      2,286 |      187        232        692        397      1,805
      Subtotal:----   47,799     44,287       94,745     95,234    302,306 |   14,599     14,062     30,241     30,678    100,823
Fresh Cauliflower  MT                                                      |
  Canada                   6          1          237      3,001      9,222 |        2          3        109      1,479      4,144
  Mexico                 380      1,518          380      3,845      1,559 |      144        484        144      1,170        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:----      386      1,520          618      6,846     10,849 |      146        488        256      2,650      4,707
Fresh Garlic       MT                                                      |
  European Union          77         78          357        321      1,080 |      145        158        685        610      1,896
  Mexico                  27         28          196         86     12,537 |       24         29        368        197     13,057
  Argentina              120        273          120        273      2,115 |      162        411        162        411      3,177
  Other Countries         75         70          470        214      1,838 |       91         18        477        200      2,531
      Subtotal:----      300        449        1,144        895     17,570 |      422        617      1,693      1,419     20,661
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Dec        Dec          Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1997    FY 1998      FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997 |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Onions, Exc Seed   MT                                                      |
  Canada               2,982      2,697        9,906      9,822     22,717 |      813        704      2,779      2,532      6,644
  Mexico              12,794     12,753       28,429     29,519    213,277 |   10,546     11,212     29,343     29,405    108,813
  Peru                 5,219      1,536        5,704      3,070     10,553 |    1,840      1,007      1,970      1,723      3,582
  Other Countries      1,181        853        2,498      2,116     13,438 |      654        787      1,490      1,649      7,484
      Subtotal:----   22,176     17,839       46,538     44,527    259,984 |   13,854     13,711     35,580     35,309    126,523
Fresh Peppers      MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,045        939        5,419      5,268     18,787 |    2,979      3,491     11,803     13,496     42,222
  Canada                  31         44        1,284      1,774     10,131 |      103        195      1,881      3,127     16,762
  Mexico              27,243     27,569       52,291     57,294    251,474 |   32,348     26,581     45,439     45,536    186,686
  Other Countries        759      1,578        1,021      2,004      3,829 |    1,365      2,906      1,817      3,503      6,238
      Subtotal:----   29,077     30,130       60,014     66,341    284,221 |   36,794     33,172     60,939     65,663    251,908
Seed Potatoes      MT                                                      |
  Canada               5,093      5,868       10,941     11,229    114,218 |      872      1,058      2,365      2,279     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         10            0         10          0 |        0          6          0          6          5
      Subtotal:----    5,093      5,879       10,941     11,239    114,233 |      872      1,065      2,365      2,285     20,204
Table Potatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0            0         18         62 |        0          0          0         12         56
  Canada              21,126     30,735       64,816     86,481    210,604 |    3,893      6,101     12,175     17,503     38,993
  Japan                    0          5            0          9         13 |        0         10          0         19         38
  Other Countries          0          2            0          2         12 |        0         36          0         36          9
      Subtotal:----   21,126     30,743       64,816     86,510    210,692 |    3,893      6,147     12,175     17,569     39,097
Fresh Tomatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union       2,096      3,751        7,319     10,072     38,267 |    5,019      8,011     14,255     18,768     61,384
  Canada                 269        330        2,399      4,983     34,920 |      561        811      4,433      8,354     55,045
  Mexico              53,431     58,773      121,227    115,088    666,748 |   32,753     59,571     71,277     99,823    488,503
  Other Countries        249        301          333        389      3,270 |      420        499        524        600      6,681
      Subtotal:----   56,045     63,155      131,278    130,531    743,205 |   38,753     68,892     90,489    127,545    611,612
Fresh Asparagus    MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 598        398        1,325      1,521     20,970 |    1,730      1,236      3,514      4,679     37,985
  Peru                 2,259      2,255        5,944      6,649     12,002 |    3,835      4,178      9,985     12,065     20,530
  Chile                   74         35        2,268      2,505      2,581 |       65         26      1,980      2,421      2,305
  Other Countries        391        593        1,547      1,871      3,193 |      765      1,115      2,583      3,317      5,769
      Subtotal:----    3,322      3,282       11,084     12,547     38,745 |    6,395      6,555     18,062     22,481     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                  80        119        1,697        312      3,524 |       67        106      1,490        241      3,065
  Other Countries        345        102          690        224      2,167 |      335        128        683        236      2,095
      Subtotal:----      426        221        2,387        536     13,694 |      402        233      2,173        477     10,993
Canned Tomato Sauce MT                                                     |
  European Union         500        438        1,522      1,026      9,222 |    1,023        735      2,331      1,588     15,934
  Canada                 286        540        1,123      1,499      5,655 |      309        458      1,137      1,287      5,352
  Dominican Republi      283        123          705        327      1,986 |      207         94        516        224      1,465
  Other Countries        240        479          576        857      3,102 |      324      1,019      1,059      1,653      7,613
      Subtotal:----    1,309      1,580        3,927      3,709     19,965 |    1,862      2,305      5,043      4,752     30,364
Canned Tomatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union       4,669      7,493       13,166     17,383     48,631 |    1,973      3,537      5,348      7,738     19,156
  Canada                 461        123        1,173        532      7,096 |      205         67        544        286      3,450
  Israel                 101        799        2,389      2,852      6,418 |       51        503      1,312      1,724      3,653
  Other Countries        267        518        1,222      1,207      3,444 |      145        223        648        572      1,720
      Subtotal:----    5,498      8,934       17,950     21,974     65,589 |    2,374      4,330      7,852     10,319     27,979
Canned Mushrooms   MT                                                      |
  India                  331        549          804      1,770      3,571 |      452        979      1,486      3,010      6,467
  Indonesia            1,166      1,565        3,453      3,857     16,192 |    2,506      2,874      7,486      7,432     34,027
  China, Peoples Re    4,200      2,698        9,671      6,558     34,448 |    5,965      3,763     14,338      9,229     50,298
  Other Countries        913        783        3,408      2,186     13,047 |    1,974      2,031      7,416      5,307     27,532
      Subtotal:----    6,610      5,595       17,337     14,371     67,258 |   10,896      9,646     30,727     24,979    118,324
Frozen Broccoli    MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0         31           19         33        172 |        0         33         23         35        157
  Mexico              12,779     12,682       38,893     40,118    148,645 |    7,926      7,623     24,221     24,334     91,092
  Guatemala            2,588      2,203        7,280      6,447     20,617 |    1,856      1,542      5,219      4,678     14,806
  Other Countries          6          0            6          0         24 |        7          0          7          0         25
      Subtotal:----   15,373     14,916       46,199     46,598    169,458 |    9,788      9,199     29,469     29,046    106,080
Frozen Cauliflower MT                                                      |
  Canada                  18         19          139        199        749 |       19         17        120        145        609
  Mexico               3,763      5,819        8,770     11,519     16,424 |    2,930      3,976      6,618      7,753     12,283
  Guatemala              230        121          498        314      1,284 |      183        101        379        224      1,022
  Other Countries          1         32            6        145        272 |        1          9          5         56        147
      Subtotal:----    4,013      5,991        9,413     12,177     18,729 |    3,134      4,103      7,123      8,179     14,060
 
                                                U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Dec        Dec          Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
       Region        FY 1997    FY 1998      FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997 |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Frozen Potatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union          23        151          102        327        582 |       14         94         95        198        375
  Canada              24,907     29,711       66,172     92,187    286,083 |   14,885     18,321     39,975     56,556    168,663
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0         71 |        0          0          0          0         86
  Other Countries         16        145           24        153         72 |       26         31         51         58        199
      Subtotal:----   24,947     30,008       66,298     92,668    286,808 |   14,925     18,446     40,121     56,811    169,323
Pistachios, Nsh    MT                                                      |
  Turkey                 113          0          157         40        516 |      412          0        589        128      1,942
  Singapore                0          0            0          0          1 |        0          0          0          0          7
  Hong Kong                0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          2          0          2
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          1
      Subtotal:----      113          0          158         40        517 |      412          0        591        128      1,952
Cashew Nut         MT                                                      |
  Brazil               1,848      2,360        5,576      6,937     25,908 |    8,553     10,689     25,891     31,170    117,019
  India                1,585      3,659        6,519     10,206     28,903 |    8,112     17,476     33,201     49,193    143,602
  Mozambique             277        407          890        907      3,434 |    1,006      1,177      3,472      2,888     12,718
  Other Countries        235        976          950      2,193      4,424 |      998      4,290      4,186      9,386     18,977
      Subtotal:----    3,945      7,402       13,935     20,243     62,669 |   18,669     33,632     66,749     92,637    292,315
Filberts           MT                                                      |
  European Union          12         14           36         30        104 |       60         65        183        150        542
  Canada                  34          5          138        306        168 |       33         12        146        463        185
  Turkey                 693        491        1,537      1,899      3,607 |    2,575      2,367      5,598      9,144     14,554
  Other Countries          1          0            2          0         49 |        6          0          7          1        137
      Subtotal:----      740        510        1,713      2,235      3,928 |    2,675      2,445      5,934      9,758     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               4,597      2,786       10,355      8,565     15,267 |    4,796      4,780     10,581     16,347     15,699
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          0
      Subtotal:----    4,597      2,786       10,355      8,565     15,267 |    4,796      4,780     10,581     16,347     15,699
Roses              M                                                       |
  Guatemala            1,944      1,231        7,926      5,597     40,509 |      319        227      1,213        953      6,352
  Colombia            32,008     38,026      113,334    130,905    590,276 |    6,223      8,173     20,448     28,730    123,965
  Ecuador             12,234     21,751       50,501     68,270    234,493 |    2,339      4,361      9,218     13,548     47,404
  Other Countries      2,783      2,697        9,746     10,566     54,019 |      961      1,073      3,312      3,962     23,236
      Subtotal:----   48,970     63,704      181,507    215,338    919,298 |    9,841     13,834     34,190     47,193    200,957
Carnations         MIXED                                                   |
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0          0 |       32         79         91        295      1,369
  Colombia                 0          0            0          0          0 |   10,101     10,943     26,068     28,104    107,577
  Ecuador                  0          0            0          0          0 |      313        343        941        833      4,809
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |       90        167        195        303      1,258
      Subtotal:----        0          0            0          0          0 |   10,535     11,531     27,295     29,535    115,014
Chmp & Sprk Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union       2,510      3,174       13,901     14,739     29,976 |   25,203     34,176    142,611    160,993    335,410
  Chile                    5          5           40         19         80 |       23         12        122         49        334
  Australia               21         10           41         54        121 |       74         47        145        247        514
  Other Countries         16         33           35         83        115 |       31        104        139        291        354
      Subtotal:----    2,552      3,222       14,016     14,895     30,292 |   25,330     34,339    143,017    161,580    336,611
Ft & Verm Wine     KL                                                      |
  European Union         621        566        2,634      2,051      8,626 |    1,642      1,366      6,541      5,087     21,364
  Bermuda                  5          6            5         11         16 |       15         17         15         33         46
  Argentina                0          0           12          0         19 |        0          0         25          0         29
  Other Countries          0         10            0        120          5 |        0         12          0        182         13
      Subtotal:----      627        582        2,652      2,183      8,666 |    1,657      1,395      6,581      5,302     21,453
Other Grape Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union      18,691     21,044       65,753     79,742    280,760 |   75,533     81,262    266,606    311,551    979,786
  Chile                4,544      5,181       16,183     20,213     55,970 |    8,756     10,828     29,891     38,998    116,316
  Australia            1,295      2,020        5,299      7,744     23,057 |    6,080      9,555     24,994     36,806    110,972
  Other Countries      2,229      2,361        5,613      6,681     24,723 |    3,920      4,992     11,219     13,991     46,753
      Subtotal:----   26,759     30,604       92,850    114,380    384,511 |   94,289    106,637    332,711    401,346  1,253,827
Wine, Other Products KL                                                    |
  European Union         347        359        1,500      1,792      4,612 |      466        443      1,783      2,322      5,877
  Canada                  75         95          314        344      1,540 |       64        102        339        409      1,743
  Japan                  124        151          478        469      1,665 |      510        703      2,286      2,321      7,953
  Other Countries         85        100          268        237        922 |      165        222        464        475      1,824
      Subtotal:----      632        705        2,560      2,842      8,740 |    1,204      1,469      4,872      5,527     17,397
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