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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       Mar        Mar          Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    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               3,312      2,951       53,223     42,269     72,932 |    1,787      1,205     19,542     14,888     27,000
  Chile                8,576      5,902        9,833      6,326     26,611 |    5,678      3,039      6,342      3,300     14,386
  New Zealand             52      3,573           52      3,590     52,508 |       35      1,782         35      1,802     33,322
  Other Countries        409        162          668        212     16,514 |      261        121        589        283      8,028
      Subtotal:----   12,349     12,588       63,775     52,396    168,564 |    7,761      6,146     26,509     20,273     82,736
Fresh Pears        MT                                                      |
  Chile                9,549      5,123       20,393     10,141     37,216 |    5,478      3,125     11,522      6,017     18,537
  Argentina            9,704     13,671       24,071     24,331     31,230 |    5,997      9,525     16,675     16,947     21,123
  New Zealand              0        169           54        179      3,907 |        0        101        216        105      3,315
  Other Countries        210        668        1,810      2,599      6,168 |      100        351      3,939      4,766      7,330
      Subtotal:----   19,463     19,630       46,327     37,250     78,521 |   11,575     13,102     32,351     27,835     50,306
Fresh Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Chile                    0          0          991        679      1,011 |        0          0      1,118      1,005      1,146
  Turkey                   0          0            0          1         18 |        0          0          0          4         44
  New Zealand              0          0          245        170        245 |        0          0        656        568        656
  Other Countries          0          0           29          0         39 |        0          0        105          0        118
      Subtotal:----        0          0        1,265        850      1,313 |        0          0      1,879      1,577      1,964
Fresh Peach/Nect   MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0           16          0        333 |        0          0         14          0        316
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0         62 |        0          0          0          0         60
  Chile                6,941          0       41,212      6,756     41,216 |    5,195          0     32,457      6,427     32,464
  Other Countries         17          0           60         14         60 |       32          0         61         11         61
      Subtotal:----    6,958          0       41,288      6,771     41,672 |    5,227          0     32,532      6,438     32,901
Fr. Plums/Prunes   MT                                                      |
  Leeward-Windward         0          0           39         69         92 |        0          0         38         60         98
  Chile                8,039      3,711       21,409     18,422     22,684 |    6,403      3,369     19,855     16,798     20,724
  South Africa, Rep       53          0           53         97         53 |       55          0         55         27         55
  Other Countries          1         15           50         41         94 |        3         23         64         73        145
      Subtotal:----    8,092      3,726       21,551     18,628     22,923 |    6,461      3,391     20,013     16,959     21,023
Fresh Grapes       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0     75,713 |        0          0          0          0     95,442
  Chile               67,886     94,276      236,884    258,748    264,609 |   59,941     78,897    252,028    248,080    280,190
  South Africa, Rep    2,685      3,428        4,844      8,378      7,437 |    3,168      4,105      5,557     11,698      8,676
  Other Countries          0        104        2,819      3,656      3,808 |        0        112      1,473      2,546      1,875
      Subtotal:----   70,571     97,807      244,547    270,782    351,567 |   63,109     83,114    259,057    262,324    386,183
Raspberries        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            1         15      4,206 |        0          0          5         33      5,860
  Mexico                  53         95          239        391        266 |      562        555      2,088      1,929      2,327
  Chile                  290        160        1,107        665      1,387 |      583        251      2,394        928      3,017
  Other Countries          3          1          119         51        199 |        7          1        246        145        451
      Subtotal:----      345        256        1,467      1,122      6,059 |    1,152        807      4,734      3,036     11,655
Fresh Strawberries MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            0          0         88 |        0          0          0          0        186
  Mexico               6,541      5,567       12,950     11,399     14,459 |   11,271     15,948     22,484     28,197     24,496
  New Zealand              0          0          544        573        544 |        0          0      1,926      1,989      1,926
  Other Countries          1          0          110         61        111 |        7          0        232        223        237
      Subtotal:----    6,542      5,567       13,605     12,033     15,203 |   11,278     15,948     24,642     30,409     26,844
Fresh Avocados     MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 159        380          889      6,968      1,841 |      144        373        886      9,892      1,791
  Dominican Republi       48         68        6,664      4,453      7,405 |       43         77      4,636      3,454      5,277
  Chile                    0          0       12,369      9,756     17,748 |        0          0     12,602     10,323     18,203
  Other Countries        134          0          378        593        674 |      153          0        491      1,118        721
      Subtotal:----      341        448       20,300     21,769     27,667 |      340        450     18,615     24,787     25,993
Bananas            MT                                                      |
  Honduras            43,526     42,523      266,971    283,098    547,556 |   11,749     12,078     68,808     72,279    143,174
  Costa Rica          79,207     88,736      481,778    450,420    983,120 |   26,102     23,366    153,243    124,817    312,764
  Ecuador             86,387    105,309      435,094    498,231    863,439 |   27,482     30,415    129,919    143,864    265,046
  Other Countries    118,623    136,886      616,647    731,446  1,333,792 |   36,940     36,366    182,506    193,101    401,763
      Subtotal:----  327,743    373,454    1,800,490  1,963,195  3,727,906 |  102,273    102,225    534,476    534,063  1,122,747
Mangoes            MT                                                      |
  Mexico              11,172     11,037       12,522     12,588    157,870 |   10,768      9,453     12,234     10,890     97,063
  Guatemala              738        400          738        414      6,766 |      379        180        379        189      2,851
  Haiti                  212        379          682        869     10,607 |      158        238        437        590      7,186
  Other Countries        431        637       13,966      7,651     15,872 |      476        893     13,582      9,379     15,909
      Subtotal:----   12,554     12,453       27,907     21,522    191,115 |   11,781     10,764     26,631     21,049    123,009
Pineapple          MT                                                      |
  Mexico               1,286      2,667        4,014      9,409     13,055 |      310        740      1,143      2,676      3,721
  Honduras             2,422      3,065        9,623     13,362     22,504 |      675        882      2,729      3,826      6,459
  Costa Rica          10,899     16,938       55,438     97,561    124,262 |    5,233      4,129     26,106     33,605     56,057
  Other Countries        783        736        5,976      3,696     11,433 |      479        497      4,239      2,673      8,204
      Subtotal:----   15,390     23,406       75,051    124,028    171,253 |    6,697      6,248     34,216     42,780     74,441

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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Mar        Mar          Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    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              21,117     17,758       68,057     62,093    146,007 |    8,371      8,743     28,762     22,246     57,502
  Guatemala           14,945     15,506       41,339     52,014     66,739 |    4,527      4,102     13,653     15,413     21,621
  Honduras            21,910     19,689       62,270     65,472     92,458 |    4,032      4,352     12,181     15,707     16,626
  Other Countries     27,482     28,770       59,990     69,668     90,899 |   11,020      6,510     23,467     16,111     34,627
      Subtotal:----   85,454     81,723      231,656    249,247    396,103 |   27,950     23,708     78,063     69,478    130,376
Other Melons       MT                                                      |
  Mexico              34,308     40,674      125,619    139,982    275,579 |    6,783     10,948     30,756     40,271     62,073
  Honduras             9,489      4,196       21,442     19,937     32,643 |    1,721      1,053      4,180      5,376      5,829
  Costa Rica          12,338     17,579       18,884     29,110     27,345 |    4,948      5,228      7,358      9,539     10,627
  Other Countries     11,298     14,945       33,750     37,792     47,336 |    4,477      5,857     12,432     13,543     17,597
      Subtotal:----   67,433     77,394      199,695    226,822    382,903 |   17,929     23,086     54,726     68,728     96,126
Fr. Orng Inc Tmpl  MT                                                      |
  Mexico               1,940      1,689        5,973      4,593     10,288 |      772        663      2,731      1,740      4,415
  Dominican Republi      401        154          915        420      3,155 |      121         54        323        172      1,249
  Australia                0          0           27        297     15,127 |        0          0         35        613     20,583
  Other Countries        301        840        1,022      3,134      1,083 |      184        282        447      2,260        510
      Subtotal:----    2,642      2,683        7,937      8,444     29,653 |    1,076        999      3,537      4,785     26,756
Canned Mandarins   MT                                                      |
  European Union       3,314      4,036       11,482     12,373     23,398 |    3,582      3,241     11,712      9,816     23,464
  Mexico                  98        125          676        902      1,686 |      104        140        703        977      1,789
  China, Peoples Re    3,173      2,719       12,631     16,523     30,572 |    3,049      2,118     12,467     14,227     28,581
  Other Countries         40         87          302        332        634 |       68        136        445        477        949
      Subtotal:----    6,624      6,967       25,091     30,131     56,289 |    6,802      5,635     25,327     25,497     54,784
Canned Black Olive MIXED                                                   |
  Mexico                   0          0      248,000    987,021  6,112,150 |        0          0        119        634      3,156
  Israel              22,400     22,400       44,800     59,063    193,880 |       49         54         98        114        367
  Morocco             31,639          0       62,463    111,732    211,232 |       41          0        100        117        279
  Other Countries     34,337     63,141      128,108    260,863    235,227 |       80        141        322        541        588
      Subtotal:----   88,376     85,541      483,371  1,418,679  6,752,489 |      170        195        639      1,407      4,390
Canned Green Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union   5,166,878  6,544,846   29,574,062 36,007,215 60,353,438 |   13,085     14,248     78,441     81,463    153,846
  Turkey             184,080    148,272      645,258    694,867  1,937,911 |      296        233        975      1,052      2,810
  Morocco          1,182,138    779,699    4,370,764  4,847,883 11,438,714 |    2,184      1,377      8,439      8,433     21,052
  Other Countries    105,796    123,666      480,491    662,481  1,033,607 |      190        222      1,149      1,236      2,153
      Subtotal:----6,638,892  7,596,483   35,070,575 42,212,446 74,763,670 |   15,755     16,080     89,004     92,183    179,860
Canned Peaches     MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,940      1,034       15,933      8,519     24,296 |    1,307        660     10,580      5,648     16,031
  Chile                   61          0          367          3      1,254 |       42          0        245          4        895
  South Africa, Rep       92        488        1,317      1,685      3,457 |       59        365        842      1,240      2,413
  Other Countries          3         34          144        159        476 |        3        100        132        187        370
      Subtotal:----    2,095      1,556       17,760     10,366     29,483 |    1,411      1,126     11,800      7,079     19,709
Canned Pineapple   MT                                                      |
  Thailand             8,375      6,516       32,295     24,211     76,059 |    5,647      4,547     21,154     17,033     51,135
  Indonesia            2,115      3,155       25,076     32,810     63,076 |    1,605      2,363     19,509     25,366     49,351
  Philippines          9,263     12,819       62,624     67,206    124,332 |    6,105      9,768     41,373     49,940     82,478
  Other Countries      1,853      2,359       13,283     16,051     30,946 |    1,457      1,796     10,150     12,028     23,654
      Subtotal:----   21,606     24,850      133,278    140,278    294,413 |   14,814     18,474     92,185    104,368    206,618
Dried Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Turkey                 416      1,252        6,328      8,272     10,599 |    1,240      3,332     17,601     21,718     29,450
  China, Peoples Re       80          0          201        105        293 |      168          3        390        245        605
  Australia               16         17           43         35        137 |       31         38        107        147        516
  Other Countries          1          0          168        107        209 |        2          0        395        304        487
      Subtotal:----      513      1,269        6,739      8,520     11,237 |    1,441      3,373     18,493     22,414     31,058
Dates              MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0           85         91        148 |        0          0        125        138        231
  Pakistan               221        206        1,285      1,407      1,937 |      217        190      1,209      1,359      1,778
  China, Peoples Re       27          5          278        248        341 |       56          9        508        465        620
  Other Countries          1         72          106        229        162 |        3        118        333        530        479
      Subtotal:----      250        283        1,755      1,974      2,587 |      276        317      2,175      2,491      3,107
Dried Figs         MT                                                      |
  European Union           2          0          885        548        924 |        5          0      2,040      1,369      2,151
  Mexico                  24          0          237         79        395 |       27          0        583         99        959
  Turkey                   0          1          379        395        381 |        0          5        867        834        872
  Other Countries          0          0           10          6         36 |        0          0         35         21         77
      Subtotal:----       26          1        1,511      1,029      1,736 |       32          5      3,525      2,324      4,059
Dried Raisins      MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0        521        2,310      2,986      5,045 |        0        447      2,135      2,662      4,860
  Chile                  120         60          765        215      3,482 |      169         79        960        307      4,824
  South Africa, Rep       71         18          446        734      1,165 |       78         24        504      1,044      1,505
  Other Countries        157         83          621        819      1,715 |      136         63        708        838      2,002
      Subtotal:----      348        681        4,142      4,754     11,407 |      383        613      4,306      4,850     13,190
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Mar        Mar          Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    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      49,003     29,453      241,597     90,338    327,597 |   18,384      8,501     86,436     30,190    120,190
  Argentina            1,366      9,052       23,002    142,532    259,968 |      371      1,628      6,348     32,555     65,864
  Hungary              4,542     11,616      124,626     66,605    140,388 |    1,303      1,967     39,716     13,966     44,610
  Other Countries     18,239     20,428      156,253    156,956    357,033 |    8,275      5,274     58,398     41,825    123,967
      Subtotal:----   73,150     70,549      545,477    456,431  1,084,986 |   28,334     17,370    190,898    118,536    354,632
Fcoj               KL                                                      |
  Mexico              18,532     43,845       67,874    118,602    188,382 |    4,310     10,887     16,640     26,670     43,267
  Costa Rica           9,133     15,056       16,490     35,021     72,772 |    2,155      3,416      3,907      7,456     16,720
  Brazil              47,073     75,282      544,305    426,778    731,512 |    8,551     12,753    117,096     67,921    148,961
  Other Countries     23,922      4,322       63,691     13,822    107,210 |    5,333      1,043     14,797      3,409     24,130
      Subtotal:----   98,660    138,505      692,359    594,223  1,099,876 |   20,349     28,098    152,440    105,456    233,077
Grape Juice        KL                                                      |
  Mexico               1,049        828       13,773      6,450     21,889 |      559        311      6,352      3,256      9,889
  Brazil                 838        725        8,437      5,656     21,816 |      351        407      3,194      2,538      9,341
  Argentina            3,997      6,635       38,136     52,872    163,836 |    1,397      2,395     12,141     18,419     54,839
  Other Countries      4,146      4,258       11,766     15,326     35,748 |    2,095      2,812      6,573     10,603     20,982
      Subtotal:----   10,030     12,445       72,112     80,303    243,290 |    4,403      5,925     28,259     34,816     95,051
Pineapple Juice, Con KL                                                    |
  Thailand             8,051     10,446       46,313     30,630     84,785 |    2,436      3,501     14,267      9,910     27,316
  Indonesia            1,923      1,387       12,967     16,903     31,965 |      589        441      4,014      5,084      9,782
  Philippines          5,789      8,997       58,923     44,313    104,714 |    1,233      2,097     12,054     10,840     21,680
  Other Countries      3,637      1,564       14,473      9,778     25,565 |    1,364        266      5,218      2,582      8,994
      Subtotal:----   19,401     22,394      132,676    101,624    247,028 |    5,622      6,306     35,553     28,417     67,773
Frozen Strawberries MT                                                     |
  Canada                   0         24           75        184        184 |        0         52        158        348        372
  Mexico               5,139      2,507       10,078      6,085     22,049 |    4,367      2,732      8,837      6,235     19,156
  China, Peoples Re       22          0           22          0         22 |       23          0         23         20         45
  Other Countries          1          6           23         13         24 |       91        250        361        676        634
      Subtotal:----    5,162      2,538       10,197      6,282     22,279 |    4,481      3,033      9,380      7,278     20,207
Fresh Beans        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0          101         31      1,631 |        0          0         56         35        950
  Mexico               3,720      3,489       16,543     14,315     18,182 |    5,736      4,331     20,675     15,695     22,316
  Guatemala                0          4          128         96        140 |        0          4        107         71        120
  Other Countries          8         12           67        100        198 |       16         17         92        130        263
      Subtotal:----    3,727      3,504       16,839     14,543     20,150 |    5,752      4,351     20,930     15,931     23,648
Fresh Carrots      MT                                                      |
  Canada               4,480      5,211       47,305     53,982     63,557 |    1,307      1,670     11,370     13,357     16,112
  Mexico               1,916      1,147       11,455     10,149     35,613 |      507        267      2,175      2,238      6,073
  Israel                   0          0           76          0         96 |        0          0         53          0         73
  Other Countries         18          0          160        165        204 |       17          0         54        124         95
      Subtotal:----    6,414      6,358       58,996     64,296     99,470 |    1,831      1,936     13,652     15,719     22,353
Fresh Cabbage      MT                                                      |
  Canada               2,570      2,401       12,298     21,598     21,419 |      494        775      2,458      5,932      4,514
  Mexico               1,550      1,430        5,212     10,699      7,855 |      233        278        836      2,260      1,372
  Costa Rica               0          0           23          0         23 |        0          0         13          0         13
  Other Countries          9          0           20          1         26 |        8          0         31          2         34
      Subtotal:----    4,128      3,831       17,554     32,299     29,323 |      736      1,052      3,339      8,194      5,932
Fresh Celery       MT                                                      |
  Canada                   5         12          863      1,132      4,300 |        4         16        230        380      1,508
  Mexico               7,382     11,634       17,908     25,658     23,321 |    1,914      2,562      4,661      6,087      6,047
  Dominican Republi       11         35           78         76        121 |        7         29         51         71         77
  Other Countries          5          4           44         28         78 |        9          7         92         57        163
      Subtotal:----    7,403     11,685       18,893     26,893     27,820 |    1,934      2,615      5,035      6,596      7,796
Fresh Cucumbers    MT                                                      |
  Canada                 777        703        1,561      1,950      9,960 |    1,068        983      2,245      2,585      9,533
  Mexico              33,444     46,121      217,358    224,117    285,254 |   10,823     23,709     63,450     96,428     88,569
  Honduras               350        148        4,805      4,811      4,805 |       62         28        916      1,098        916
  Other Countries        467        250        2,041      2,089      2,286 |      185        129      1,476      1,128      1,805
      Subtotal:----   35,038     47,222      225,765    232,968    302,306 |   12,138     24,849     68,086    101,238    100,823
Fresh Cauliflower  MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0          272      3,002      9,222 |        0          0        127      1,481      4,144
  Mexico                  74      1,001          758      6,495      1,559 |       21        454        247      2,301        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:----       74      1,001        1,032      9,497     10,849 |       21        454        377      3,781      4,707
Fresh Garlic       MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0          380        321      1,080 |        0          1        737        612      1,896
  Mexico                 871        842        1,081        960     12,537 |      870        872      1,274      1,140     13,057
  Argentina              269      1,666        2,091      5,636      2,115 |      434      2,056      3,136      7,427      3,177
  Other Countries        411        362        1,533      1,260      1,838 |      653        574      2,078      1,809      2,531
      Subtotal:----    1,551      2,870        5,083      8,177     17,570 |    1,957      3,503      7,225     10,987     20,661
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Mar        Mar          Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    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               1,341      6,196       14,323     20,966     22,717 |      276      1,826      3,816      5,765      6,644
  Mexico              55,833     51,069      126,512    116,483    213,277 |   13,549     15,650     63,662     77,528    108,813
  Peru                    19        139       10,553      3,739     10,553 |        6         55      3,582      2,288      3,582
  Other Countries      1,100      1,643        9,504      7,408     13,438 |      605      1,275      4,736      5,204      7,484
      Subtotal:----   58,294     59,047      160,892    148,596    259,984 |   14,436     18,806     75,796     90,785    126,523
Fresh Peppers      MT                                                      |
  European Union         208        551        5,701      5,872     18,787 |      946      1,776     12,969     15,382     42,222
  Canada                  23        147        1,318      1,942     10,131 |      106        607      2,030      3,814     16,762
  Mexico              32,759     35,603      166,060    171,979    251,474 |   26,437     21,954    133,849    168,784    186,686
  Other Countries        351        942        2,586      5,305      3,829 |      710        837      4,923      8,316      6,238
      Subtotal:----   33,340     37,243      175,665    185,098    284,221 |   28,199     25,174    153,772    196,296    251,908
Seed Potatoes      MT                                                      |
  Canada              30,380     45,094       65,084     89,554    114,218 |    5,264      8,994     11,773     17,271     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          4            0         18          0 |        0          2          0         10          5
      Subtotal:----   30,380     45,098       65,084     89,572    114,233 |    5,264      8,996     11,773     17,281     20,204
Table Potatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0            0         36         62 |        0          0          0         25         56
  Canada              23,660     48,160      128,719    207,101    210,604 |    4,103      9,761     23,241     40,950     38,993
  Japan                    0          1            0         13         13 |        0          3          0         39         38
  Other Countries          0        156            6        158         12 |        0        187          4        222          9
      Subtotal:----   23,660     48,317      128,724    207,309    210,692 |    4,103      9,951     23,245     41,237     39,097
Fresh Tomatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,863      2,219       12,408     17,435     38,267 |    3,923      4,289     24,991     32,126     61,384
  Canada               1,046      1,161        3,805      6,366     34,920 |    2,937      3,081      8,323     12,135     55,045
  Mexico             122,807    122,564      447,212    434,804    666,748 |  137,158    105,945    334,869    341,397    488,503
  Other Countries      1,022      1,369        2,835      4,492      3,270 |    2,304      2,019      6,199      8,054      6,681
      Subtotal:----  126,738    127,314      466,260    463,098    743,205 |  146,322    115,334    374,381    393,712    611,612
Fresh Asparagus    MT                                                      |
  Mexico               4,967      7,284       14,528     20,344     20,970 |    9,200     13,493     28,792     44,282     37,985
  Peru                    92         89        7,027      7,587     12,002 |      175        133     11,779     13,794     20,530
  Chile                    0          0        2,268      2,505      2,581 |        0          0      1,980      2,421      2,305
  Other Countries        150        112        1,919      2,297      3,193 |      349        345      3,426      4,440      5,769
      Subtotal:----    5,209      7,485       25,741     32,733     38,745 |    9,724     13,970     45,976     64,937     66,588
Canned Tomato Paste MT                                                     |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0      7,350 |        0          0          0          0      5,290
  Peru                     0          0          453          0        654 |        0          0        388          0        543
  Israel                 540         87        2,671        578      3,524 |      519         83      2,367        468      3,065
  Other Countries        213        119        1,288        514      2,167 |      163        117      1,179        553      2,095
      Subtotal:----      753        207        4,412      1,092     13,694 |      682        200      3,934      1,021     10,993
Canned Tomato Sauce MT                                                     |
  European Union       1,061        579        3,700      2,544      9,222 |    2,363      1,524      7,062      5,361     15,934
  Canada                 449        520        2,596      3,068      5,655 |      430        352      2,542      2,477      5,352
  Dominican Republi      153         79        1,183        643      1,986 |      129         60        882        461      1,465
  Other Countries        370        195        1,383      1,464      3,102 |    1,087        579      3,376      3,134      7,613
      Subtotal:----    2,034      1,374        8,862      7,719     19,965 |    4,010      2,515     13,863     11,434     30,364
Canned Tomatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union       4,351      4,405       26,269     31,624     48,631 |    1,711      2,134     10,451     14,447     19,156
  Canada               1,277      1,042        3,309      2,564      7,096 |      633        564      1,628      1,384      3,450
  Israel                 416          0        3,491      4,327      6,418 |      241          0      1,935      2,638      3,653
  Other Countries        159        194        1,768      1,571      3,444 |       95        111        917        791      1,720
      Subtotal:----    6,203      5,642       34,837     40,087     65,589 |    2,679      2,808     14,931     19,260     27,979
Canned Mushrooms   MT                                                      |
  India                  251        250        1,540      2,567      3,571 |      386        524      2,935      4,489      6,467
  Indonesia            1,421      1,271        7,701      7,227     16,192 |    3,026      2,275     16,415     13,349     34,027
  China, Peoples Re    2,026      8,787       17,957     23,568     34,448 |    2,572     12,102     25,647     31,310     50,298
  Other Countries        875      1,638        6,963      6,033     13,047 |    1,584      3,488     14,412     13,458     27,532
      Subtotal:----    4,573     11,946       34,161     39,396     67,258 |    7,569     18,389     59,409     62,607    118,324
Frozen Broccoli    MT                                                      |
  Canada                  20         42           81        149        172 |       27         33         99        151        157
  Mexico              18,249     11,226       83,424     72,463    148,645 |   11,053      7,343     51,231     45,544     91,092
  Guatemala            1,172      1,422       11,419     12,056     20,617 |      857        869      8,401      8,540     14,806
  Other Countries         18         20           24         37         24 |       19         10         25         14         25
      Subtotal:----   19,459     12,711       94,948     84,705    169,458 |   11,955      8,256     59,756     54,250    106,080
Frozen Cauliflower MT                                                      |
  Canada                 141         38          377        260        749 |      106         53        320        225        609
  Mexico                 902        749       13,498     18,176     16,424 |      662        563     10,099     13,096     12,283
  Guatemala               47         75          670        920      1,284 |       37         77        516        789      1,022
  Other Countries         74        171           79        345        272 |       51        102         57        169        147
      Subtotal:----    1,163      1,033       14,625     19,700     18,729 |      857        795     10,991     14,278     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       Mar        Mar          Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    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          81        132          241        738        582 |       43         92        167        442        375
  Canada              24,222     35,879      136,825    185,937    286,083 |   14,334     22,558     82,363    114,914    168,663
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0         71 |        0          0          0          0         86
  Other Countries          6        666           42      1,356         72 |       22        105        105        256        199
      Subtotal:----   24,309     36,677      137,108    188,031    286,808 |   14,398     22,754     82,635    115,611    169,323
Pistachios, Nsh    MT                                                      |
  Turkey                  21          2          179         47        516 |       73          7        667        159      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          1          0 |        1          0          1          9          1
      Subtotal:----       21          2          180         48        517 |       75          7        670        168      1,952
Cashew Nut         MT                                                      |
  Brazil               2,491      1,719       13,538     12,474     25,908 |   11,482      7,428     61,619     55,629    117,019
  India                2,559      2,379       13,515     17,887     28,903 |   12,172     11,502     67,321     85,953    143,602
  Mozambique             198        187        1,517      1,380      3,434 |      862        695      5,787      4,597     12,718
  Other Countries        274        565        1,911      4,246      4,424 |    1,235      2,337      8,270     17,867     18,977
      Subtotal:----    5,523      4,850       30,482     35,987     62,669 |   25,752     21,962    142,997    164,046    292,315
Filberts           MT                                                      |
  European Union          16         27           67         71        104 |       87        133        351        357        542
  Canada                   0          0          139        311        168 |        0          0        149        470        185
  Turkey                 319        335        2,505      2,642      3,607 |    1,429      1,556      9,584     12,618     14,554
  Other Countries         20          0           22          0         49 |       60          0         69          1        137
      Subtotal:----      355        362        2,733      3,024      3,928 |    1,576      1,688     10,152     13,447     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                  45        858       15,232     14,642     15,267 |       41      1,691     15,669     27,450     15,699
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          0
      Subtotal:----       45        858       15,232     14,642     15,267 |       41      1,691     15,669     27,450     15,699
Roses              M                                                       |
  Guatemala            2,506      2,178       18,712     15,902     40,509 |      399        403      2,925      2,988      6,352
  Colombia            40,144     39,735      311,568    366,578    590,276 |   11,633      9,223     66,263     88,345    123,965
  Ecuador             18,766     23,042      119,131    157,130    234,493 |    4,380      4,720     24,569     33,633     47,404
  Other Countries      1,878      2,101       24,731     26,048     54,019 |    1,344      1,608     13,084     13,892     23,236
      Subtotal:----   63,294     67,055      474,142    565,657    919,298 |   17,755     15,954    106,841    138,858    200,957
Carnations         MIXED                                                   |
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0          0 |      137        114        400        614      1,369
  Colombia                 0          0            0          0          0 |    9,745      8,917     57,201     60,586    107,577
  Ecuador                  0          0            0          0          0 |      542        438      2,410      1,936      4,809
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |      121        287        615        939      1,258
      Subtotal:----        0          0            0          0          0 |   10,544      9,756     60,626     64,075    115,014
Chmp & Sprk Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union       1,378      1,773       17,314     18,926     29,976 |   17,658     25,150    185,674    217,722    335,410
  Chile                    4         35           50         57         80 |        9        233        201        291        334
  Australia                5          9           53         82        121 |       17         46        192        381        514
  Other Countries          7         35           58        158        115 |       15        130        232        602        354
      Subtotal:----    1,393      1,851       17,474     19,223     30,292 |   17,699     25,559    186,299    218,996    336,611
Ft & Verm Wine     KL                                                      |
  European Union         719        638        4,406      3,900      8,626 |    1,707      1,519     10,834      9,635     21,364
  Bermuda                  0          7            5         54         16 |        0         21         15        156         46
  Argentina                0          0           12          0         19 |        0          0         25          0         29
  Other Countries          0          0            0        123          5 |        0          0          0        189         13
      Subtotal:----      719        646        4,423      4,077      8,666 |    1,707      1,540     10,875      9,979     21,453
Other Grape Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union      23,790     20,817      121,535    134,452    280,760 |   83,056    103,111    465,628    548,281    979,786
  Chile                3,883      3,943       27,924     32,907     55,970 |    8,508      9,643     55,781     68,214    116,316
  Australia            1,757      3,944        9,916     15,651     23,057 |    7,716     18,688     45,591     73,870    110,972
  Other Countries      2,587      1,830       11,646     12,135     24,723 |    4,683      4,858     22,725     26,520     46,753
      Subtotal:----   32,016     30,535      171,021    195,145    384,511 |  103,963    136,301    589,726    716,884  1,253,827
Wine, Other Products KL                                                    |
  European Union         349        471        2,122      3,070      4,612 |      475        595      2,687      3,901      5,877
  Canada                  86        142          646        711      1,540 |       83        156        712        853      1,743
  Japan                  113        163          886        962      1,665 |      502        706      4,131      4,494      7,953
  Other Countries         30         66          448        498        922 |       74        150        904        940      1,824
      Subtotal:----      579        841        4,102      5,241      8,740 |    1,134      1,607      8,434     10,188     17,397
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