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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       Apr        Apr          Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    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               3,597      1,970       56,820     44,239     72,932 |    1,326        898     20,868     15,786     27,000
  Chile                7,784      8,638       17,617     14,964     26,611 |    4,356      3,993     10,698      7,293     14,386
  New Zealand          7,987     13,005        8,039     16,596     52,508 |    5,751      9,116      5,786     10,918     33,322
  Other Countries        934        498        1,602        710     16,514 |      536        317      1,125        600      8,028
      Subtotal:----   20,302     24,112       84,077     76,508    168,564 |   11,969     14,324     38,478     34,596     82,736
Fresh Pears        MT                                                      |
  Chile                5,745      5,388       26,138     15,528     37,216 |    2,876      1,978     14,398      7,995     18,537
  Argentina            3,535      3,041       27,605     27,372     31,230 |    2,092      2,103     18,767     19,049     21,123
  New Zealand          1,053      2,199        1,107      2,378      3,907 |      623      2,018        838      2,123      3,315
  Other Countries        559        201        2,368      2,801      6,168 |      277        922      4,215      5,688      7,330
      Subtotal:----   10,892     10,829       57,219     48,079     78,521 |    5,867      7,020     38,219     34,855     50,306
Fresh Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Chile                   21          0        1,011        679      1,011 |       28          0      1,146      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          2           29          2         39 |        0          9        105          9        118
      Subtotal:----       21          2        1,285        852      1,313 |       28          9      1,907      1,586      1,964
Fresh Peach/Nect   MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0           16          0        333 |        0          0         14          0        316
  Mexico                  62          0           62          0         62 |       60          0         60          0         60
  Chile                    5          0       41,216      6,756     41,216 |        7          0     32,464      6,427     32,464
  Other Countries          0          0           60         14         60 |        0          0         61         11         61
      Subtotal:----       67          0       41,355      6,771     41,672 |       67          0     32,599      6,438     32,901
Fr. Plums/Prunes   MT                                                      |
  Leeward-Windward         0          0           39         69         92 |        0          0         38         60         98
  Chile                1,275        811       22,684     19,233     22,684 |      869        698     20,724     17,497     20,724
  South Africa, Rep        0          0           53         97         53 |        0          0         55         27         55
  Other Countries          0          0           50         41         94 |        1          0         66         73        145
      Subtotal:----    1,275        811       22,826     19,440     22,923 |      870        698     20,883     17,657     21,023
Fresh Grapes       MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0            0          0     75,713 |        0          0          0          0     95,442
  Chile               26,585     40,496      263,470    299,244    264,609 |   26,894     29,012    278,921    277,091    280,190
  South Africa, Rep    2,425      1,750        7,268     10,128      7,437 |    2,956      1,832      8,512     13,530      8,676
  Other Countries          0         34        2,819      3,690      3,808 |        0         29      1,473      2,575      1,875
      Subtotal:----   29,010     42,280      273,557    313,062    351,567 |   29,849     30,873    288,907    293,197    386,183
Raspberries        MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            1         15      4,206 |        0          0          5         33      5,860
  Mexico                  24         50          263        441        266 |      225        377      2,313      2,306      2,327
  Chile                  183        160        1,290        825      1,387 |      460        216      2,854      1,144      3,017
  Other Countries         17          3          136         55        199 |       38         15        284        160        451
      Subtotal:----      223        214        1,690      1,336      6,059 |      723        607      5,456      3,643     11,655
Fresh Strawberries MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0            0          0         88 |        0          0          0          0        186
  Mexico               1,389      6,477       14,339     17,876     14,459 |    1,864     19,385     24,348     47,582     24,496
  New Zealand              0          0          544        573        544 |        0          0      1,926      1,989      1,926
  Other Countries          1          0          111         61        111 |        5          0        237        223        237
      Subtotal:----    1,390      6,477       14,995     18,510     15,203 |    1,869     19,385     26,510     49,794     26,844
Fresh Avocados     MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 168        120        1,057      7,088      1,841 |      160        111      1,046     10,002      1,791
  Dominican Republi       35         90        6,699      4,543      7,405 |       42         87      4,678      3,541      5,277
  Chile                    0          0       12,369      9,756     17,748 |        0          0     12,602     10,323     18,203
  Other Countries         57          0          435        593        674 |       73          0        564      1,118        721
      Subtotal:----      260        210       20,560     21,980     27,667 |      276        197     18,890     24,984     25,993
Bananas            MT                                                      |
  Honduras            52,015     38,622      318,986    321,720    547,556 |   15,640     10,942     84,448     83,222    143,174
  Costa Rica          79,934     80,103      561,712    530,524    983,120 |   27,398     22,991    180,640    147,808    312,764
  Ecuador             75,263     99,214      510,356    597,445    863,439 |   24,403     30,218    154,322    174,083    265,046
  Other Countries    121,406    125,826      738,054    857,272  1,333,792 |   41,129     32,857    223,636    225,959    401,763
      Subtotal:----  328,618    343,765    2,129,108  2,306,960  3,727,906 |  108,569     97,009    643,045    631,071  1,122,747
Mangoes            MT                                                      |
  Mexico              26,744     22,388       39,265     34,976    157,870 |   20,764     16,073     32,998     26,963     97,063
  Guatemala            3,237      2,549        3,976      2,964      6,766 |    1,429      1,243      1,807      1,432      2,851
  Haiti                2,651        864        3,333      1,732     10,607 |    1,637        668      2,074      1,258      7,186
  Other Countries      1,020      1,120       14,986      8,770     15,872 |    1,196      1,506     14,778     10,885     15,909
      Subtotal:----   33,652     26,921       61,560     48,442    191,115 |   25,026     19,490     51,658     40,539    123,009
Pineapple          MT                                                      |
  Mexico               1,562      2,719        5,576     12,128     13,055 |      399        760      1,541      3,436      3,721
  Honduras             2,687      2,340       12,310     15,702     22,504 |      760        665      3,489      4,491      6,459
  Costa Rica          11,186     17,062       66,624    114,623    124,262 |    5,913      4,105     32,018     37,711     56,057
  Other Countries        714        686        6,690      4,383     11,433 |      506        575      4,745      3,247      8,204
      Subtotal:----   16,149     22,808       91,200    146,836    171,253 |    7,577      6,105     41,794     48,885     74,441
  
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Apr        Apr          Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    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              33,327     38,914      101,384    101,008    146,007 |   13,181     15,724     41,943     37,971     57,502
  Guatemala           21,789     18,415       63,128     70,429     66,739 |    6,888      4,879     20,541     20,293     21,621
  Honduras            23,981     22,958       86,251     88,430     92,458 |    3,805      4,978     15,986     20,685     16,626
  Other Countries     23,445     27,795       83,435     97,463     90,899 |    8,607      7,562     32,074     23,673     34,627
      Subtotal:----  102,541    108,083      334,197    357,329    396,103 |   32,480     33,144    110,543    102,622    130,376
Other Melons       MT                                                      |
  Mexico              86,901     76,018      212,520    216,000    275,579 |   18,642     18,178     49,398     58,450     62,073
  Honduras             8,586      5,331       30,027     25,268     32,643 |    1,110      1,381      5,289      6,757      5,829
  Costa Rica           8,150     10,621       27,035     39,732     27,345 |    3,138      2,496     10,497     12,035     10,627
  Other Countries     10,846     13,484       44,595     51,277     47,336 |    4,227      4,739     16,659     18,282     17,597
      Subtotal:----  114,482    105,455      314,177    332,276    382,903 |   27,117     26,795     81,843     95,523     96,126
Fr. Orng Inc Tmpl  MT                                                      |
  Mexico               1,959      1,424        7,932      6,017     10,288 |      755        488      3,486      2,227      4,415
  Dominican Republi      322         90        1,238        510      3,155 |       98         29        422        201      1,249
  Australia                0          0           27        297     15,127 |        0          0         35        613     20,583
  Other Countries         37        483        1,058      3,617      1,083 |       28         69        475      2,329        510
      Subtotal:----    2,318      1,998       10,255     10,441     29,653 |      881        586      4,418      5,371     26,756
Canned Mandarins   MT                                                      |
  European Union       2,567      3,624       14,050     15,997     23,398 |    2,663      2,629     14,376     12,445     23,464
  Mexico                 185        153          860      1,055      1,686 |      193        170        895      1,147      1,789
  China, Peoples Re    3,035      4,032       15,665     20,555     30,572 |    2,795      3,221     15,262     17,448     28,581
  Other Countries         56         36          358        369        634 |       89         80        534        557        949
      Subtotal:----    5,842      7,846       30,933     37,976     56,289 |    5,740      6,100     31,067     31,597     54,784
Canned Black Olive MIXED                                                   |
  Mexico                   0          0      248,000    987,021  6,112,150 |        0          0        119        634      3,156
  Israel              38,380     36,000       83,180     95,063    193,880 |       54         54        152        168        367
  Morocco                840     15,422       63,303    127,154    211,232 |        2         24        102        142        279
  Other Countries     17,117     65,060      145,225    325,923    235,227 |       43        127        364        669        588
      Subtotal:----   56,337    116,482      539,708  1,535,161  6,752,489 |       99        205        738      1,612      4,390
Canned Green Olive MIXED                                                   |
  European Union   4,555,553  6,029,186   34,129,615 42,036,401 60,353,438 |   11,399     13,256     89,841     94,719    153,846
  Turkey             236,262    147,907      881,520    842,774  1,937,911 |      356        182      1,331      1,235      2,810
  Morocco          1,324,690    886,057    5,695,454  5,733,940 11,438,714 |    2,342      1,488     10,781      9,921     21,052
  Other Countries    104,624    113,306      585,115    775,787  1,033,607 |      208        179      1,357      1,414      2,153
      Subtotal:----6,221,129  7,176,456   41,291,704 49,388,902 74,763,670 |   14,306     15,106    103,310    107,289    179,860
Canned Peaches     MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,451      1,087       17,384      9,607     24,296 |      997        699     11,577      6,347     16,031
  Chile                  260          0          627          3      1,254 |      191          0        436          4        895
  South Africa, Rep      112        397        1,428      2,082      3,457 |       72        260        914      1,500      2,413
  Other Countries          0        919          144      1,077        476 |        0        733        132        920        370
      Subtotal:----    1,823      2,403       19,583     12,769     29,483 |    1,259      1,692     13,059      8,771     19,709
Canned Pineapple   MT                                                      |
  Thailand             6,833      6,599       39,129     30,810     76,059 |    4,575      4,590     25,729     21,623     51,135
  Indonesia            6,127      2,503       31,204     35,313     63,076 |    4,785      1,928     24,293     27,295     49,351
  Philippines         10,018      6,219       72,641     73,425    124,332 |    6,676      4,290     48,049     54,230     82,478
  Other Countries      2,021      3,282       15,304     19,333     30,946 |    1,556      2,023     11,706     14,051     23,654
      Subtotal:----   25,000     18,603      158,278    158,881    294,413 |   17,592     12,831    109,777    117,198    206,618
Dried Apricots     MT                                                      |
  Turkey                 887        729        7,215      9,001     10,599 |    2,599      1,953     20,200     23,671     29,450
  China, Peoples Re       16          2          217        107        293 |       52          8        442        253        605
  Australia               32         17           75         52        137 |      124         41        231        188        516
  Other Countries          0         16          168        123        209 |        0         55        395        359        487
      Subtotal:----      935        764        7,674      9,284     11,237 |    2,776      2,057     21,269     24,471     31,058
Dates              MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0          0           85         91        148 |        0          0        125        138        231
  Pakistan               317        393        1,603      1,801      1,937 |      305        353      1,513      1,712      1,778
  China, Peoples Re        8         27          286        275        341 |       12         27        520        492        620
  Other Countries         33          4          140        233        162 |       74         11        407        542        479
      Subtotal:----      358        425        2,113      2,399      2,587 |      391        391      2,565      2,883      3,107
Dried Figs         MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0          885        548        924 |        0          0      2,040      1,369      2,151
  Mexico                   6          0          243         79        395 |       24          0        607         99        959
  Turkey                   2          5          381        400        381 |        5         14        872        849        872
  Other Countries          0          3           10         10         36 |        0         11         35         32         77
      Subtotal:----        8          8        1,519      1,037      1,736 |       29         25      3,554      2,349      4,059
Dried Raisins      MT                                                      |
  Mexico                   0        284        2,310      3,270      5,045 |        0        299      2,135      2,960      4,860
  Chile                  257        178        1,021        393      3,482 |      334        250      1,294        556      4,824
  South Africa, Rep       73         35          519        770      1,165 |       85         62        588      1,107      1,505
  Other Countries        157         89          778        908      1,715 |      163        105        872        943      2,002
      Subtotal:----      486        587        4,629      5,341     11,407 |      582        716      4,888      5,566     13,190
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Apr        Apr          Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    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      40,042     15,888      281,639    106,226    327,597 |   14,707      5,178    101,143     35,368    120,190
  Argentina           44,183     12,420       67,185    154,952    259,968 |   11,245      2,608     17,593     35,163     65,864
  Hungary             10,224     15,529      134,850     82,134    140,388 |    2,739      2,778     42,456     16,744     44,610
  Other Countries     19,884     28,447      176,136    185,403    357,033 |    8,175      6,768     66,573     48,593    123,967
      Subtotal:----  114,333     72,284      659,810    528,715  1,084,986 |   36,866     17,332    227,764    135,867    354,632
Fcoj               KL                                                      |
  Mexico              19,934     26,497       87,808    145,100    188,382 |    4,501      6,201     21,141     32,871     43,267
  Costa Rica          14,398      7,279       30,888     42,300     72,772 |    3,275      1,708      7,181      9,164     16,720
  Brazil              24,246     29,991      568,551    456,768    731,512 |    4,772      5,051    121,869     72,972    148,961
  Other Countries      5,009     16,116       68,700     29,938    107,210 |    1,217      3,804     16,014      7,212     24,130
      Subtotal:----   63,588     79,883      755,947    674,106  1,099,876 |   13,765     16,763    166,205    122,220    233,077
Grape Juice        KL                                                      |
  Mexico               1,575        593       15,348      7,043     21,889 |      699        331      7,051      3,587      9,889
  Brazil               1,165      3,708        9,601      9,364     21,816 |      401      1,924      3,594      4,462      9,341
  Argentina            9,464      4,098       47,600     56,970    163,836 |    2,810      1,354     14,951     19,773     54,839
  Other Countries      3,840      1,307       15,606     16,633     35,748 |    2,762        693      9,334     11,296     20,982
      Subtotal:----   16,043      9,707       88,155     90,010    243,290 |    6,671      4,302     34,930     39,118     95,051
Pineapple Juice, Con KL                                                    |
  Thailand             9,205      7,080       55,518     37,710     84,785 |    3,108      2,316     17,375     12,227     27,316
  Indonesia            3,206        748       16,173     17,650     31,965 |      986        202      5,001      5,287      9,782
  Philippines          3,662     11,281       62,585     55,595    104,714 |      716      2,488     12,769     13,328     21,680
  Other Countries      2,047        649       16,520     10,427     25,565 |      734        263      5,951      2,844      8,994
      Subtotal:----   18,121     19,758      150,797    121,382    247,028 |    5,544      5,270     41,097     33,686     67,773
Frozen Strawberries MT                                                     |
  Canada                   0          7           75        192        184 |        0         12        158        360        372
  Mexico               4,310      4,224       14,387     10,309     22,049 |    3,636      4,380     12,474     10,615     19,156
  China, Peoples Re        0          0           22          0         22 |        0         17         23         36         45
  Other Countries          0          0           23         13         24 |       87        147        448        823        634
      Subtotal:----    4,310      4,232       14,507     10,514     22,279 |    3,724      4,556     13,103     11,834     20,207
Fresh Beans        MT                                                      |
  Canada                  68          0          170         31      1,631 |       32          0         88         35        950
  Mexico               1,211      1,767       17,754     16,083     18,182 |    1,217      2,408     21,892     18,103     22,316
  Guatemala                3         49          131        146        140 |        4         46        111        117        120
  Other Countries         13         34           80        134        198 |       18         55        110        185        263
      Subtotal:----    1,295      1,851       18,134     16,393     20,150 |    1,270      2,509     22,201     18,440     23,648
Fresh Carrots      MT                                                      |
  Canada               2,103      2,472       49,408     56,454     63,557 |      720        862     12,090     14,219     16,112
  Mexico               3,445        654       14,900     10,803     35,613 |      661        175      2,836      2,413      6,073
  Israel                   0          0           76          0         96 |        0          0         53          0         73
  Other Countries          0          0          160        165        204 |        0          0         54        124         95
      Subtotal:----    5,548      3,126       64,543     67,422     99,470 |    1,381      1,037     15,033     16,756     22,353
Fresh Cabbage      MT                                                      |
  Canada                 829        867       13,127     22,465     21,419 |      150        270      2,609      6,202      4,514
  Mexico                 280        836        5,492     11,535      7,855 |       49        147        886      2,407      1,372
  Costa Rica               0          0           23          0         23 |        0          0         13          0         13
  Other Countries          0        335           20        336         26 |        0        129         31        131         34
      Subtotal:----    1,109      2,038       18,663     34,337     29,323 |      200        547      3,538      8,741      5,932
Fresh Celery       MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0          0          863      1,132      4,300 |        0          0        230        380      1,508
  Mexico               2,631      7,796       20,538     33,454     23,321 |      650      1,858      5,311      7,945      6,047
  Dominican Republi        9         30           87        105        121 |        5         28         56        100         77
  Other Countries          4          5           48         33         78 |        8         11        100         69        163
      Subtotal:----    2,643      7,831       21,535     34,724     27,820 |      663      1,897      5,698      8,493      7,796
Fresh Cucumbers    MT                                                      |
  Canada               1,037      1,002        2,598      2,952      9,960 |    1,115      1,205      3,360      3,790      9,533
  Mexico              28,881     36,309      246,239    260,427    285,254 |    8,532     19,792     71,981    116,220     88,569
  Honduras                 0          3        4,805      4,814      4,805 |        0          1        916      1,099        916
  Other Countries         35        297        2,076      2,386      2,286 |       50        124      1,526      1,252      1,805
      Subtotal:----   29,953     37,611      255,718    270,579    302,306 |    9,698     21,123     77,783    122,361    100,823
Fresh Cauliflower  MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0         14          272      3,016      9,222 |        0         10        127      1,491      4,144
  Mexico                   5        194          763      6,689      1,559 |        2         97        249      2,397        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:----        5        208        1,037      9,705     10,849 |        2        107        378      3,888      4,707
Fresh Garlic       MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0          380        321      1,080 |        0          0        737        612      1,896
  Mexico               2,687      3,519        3,768      4,479     12,537 |    2,488      3,456      3,762      4,596     13,057
  Argentina               24        517        2,115      6,153      2,115 |       41        583      3,177      8,009      3,177
  Other Countries        139         95        1,671      1,355      1,838 |      234        139      2,312      1,948      2,531
      Subtotal:----    2,850      4,131        7,933     12,308     17,570 |    2,763      4,179      9,988     15,166     20,661
 
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Product and Country                      Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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       Country       Apr        Apr          Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    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               3,204      1,973       17,527     22,938     22,717 |      802        624      4,618      6,388      6,644
  Mexico              39,538     43,313      166,050    159,796    213,277 |   15,165     22,266     78,827     99,794    108,813
  Peru                     0         26       10,553      3,765     10,553 |        0         21      3,582      2,309      3,582
  Other Countries        826        849       10,330      8,257     13,438 |      470      1,086      5,206      6,290      7,484
      Subtotal:----   43,569     46,161      204,460    194,756    259,984 |   16,437     23,997     92,233    114,781    126,523
Fresh Peppers      MT                                                      |
  European Union       1,516      1,741        7,217      7,613     18,787 |    5,544      6,523     18,513     21,905     42,222
  Canada                 608        845        1,926      2,787     10,131 |    2,204      3,504      4,234      7,318     16,762
  Mexico              21,690     29,434      187,750    201,414    251,474 |   18,653     19,180    152,502    187,964    186,686
  Other Countries        198        479        2,785      5,784      3,829 |      230        277      5,153      8,592      6,238
      Subtotal:----   24,013     32,500      199,678    217,598    284,221 |   26,630     29,483    180,402    225,779    251,908
Seed Potatoes      MT                                                      |
  Canada              38,793     47,292      103,877    136,846    114,218 |    6,474      9,609     18,247     26,880     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          2            0         21          0 |        0          2          0         12          5
      Subtotal:----   38,793     47,295      103,877    136,867    114,233 |    6,474      9,611     18,247     26,892     20,204
Table Potatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union           0          0            0         36         62 |        0          0          0         25         56
  Canada              17,087     54,764      145,805    261,865    210,604 |    3,006     11,529     26,248     52,479     38,993
  Japan                    4         35            4         48         13 |       16         11         16         50         38
  Other Countries          7          0           12        158         12 |        5          0          9        222          9
      Subtotal:----   17,098     54,799      145,822    262,108    210,692 |    3,028     11,540     26,273     52,777     39,097
Fresh Tomatoes     MT                                                      |
  European Union       2,905      3,258       15,312     20,693     38,267 |    5,905      6,716     30,896     38,843     61,384
  Canada               3,607      5,751        7,412     12,117     34,920 |    6,902      9,721     15,225     21,856     55,045
  Mexico              59,909    100,155      507,121    534,960    666,748 |   44,691     78,196    379,560    419,592    488,503
  Other Countries        150        186        2,984      4,678      3,270 |      146        197      6,345      8,251      6,681
      Subtotal:----   66,570    109,350      532,829    572,448    743,205 |   57,644     94,830    432,025    488,542    611,612
Fresh Asparagus    MT                                                      |
  Mexico                 597      1,459       15,125     21,803     20,970 |      991      2,803     29,783     47,085     37,985
  Peru                    71        126        7,097      7,713     12,002 |      117        219     11,896     14,013     20,530
  Chile                    0          0        2,268      2,505      2,581 |        0          0      1,980      2,421      2,305
  Other Countries         72        159        1,991      2,456      3,193 |      176        422      3,602      4,862      5,769
      Subtotal:----      739      1,745       26,480     34,477     38,745 |    1,285      3,444     47,261     68,381     66,588
Canned Tomato Paste MT                                                     |
  Mexico               2,811      1,925        2,811      1,925      7,350 |    1,777      1,244      1,777      1,244      5,290
  Peru                   201          0          654          0        654 |      155          0        543          0        543
  Israel                 132         38        2,803        616      3,524 |       89         39      2,456        507      3,065
  Other Countries        154        139        1,442        653      2,167 |      177        137      1,357        690      2,095
      Subtotal:----    3,298      2,102        7,710      3,194     13,694 |    2,199      1,420      6,132      2,441     10,993
Canned Tomato Sauce MT                                                     |
  European Union       1,659        807        5,359      3,351      9,222 |    2,745      1,307      9,806      6,668     15,934
  Canada                 801        437        3,397      3,506      5,655 |      674        365      3,217      2,843      5,352
  Dominican Republi      158        138        1,341        782      1,986 |      119        104      1,001        565      1,465
  Other Countries        464        159        1,847      1,623      3,102 |    1,268        455      4,645      3,589      7,613
      Subtotal:----    3,083      1,542       11,944      9,261     19,965 |    4,806      2,231     18,669     13,665     30,364
Canned Tomatoes    MT                                                      |
  European Union       3,596      3,920       29,864     35,544     48,631 |    1,428      2,064     11,880     16,511     19,156
  Canada               1,638        761        4,948      3,325      7,096 |      757        386      2,385      1,771      3,450
  Israel                 393          1        3,884      4,328      6,418 |      215          1      2,150      2,640      3,653
  Other Countries        187        198        1,956      1,769      3,444 |      110        119      1,027        910      1,720
      Subtotal:----    5,814      4,880       40,652     44,967     65,589 |    2,510      2,571     17,441     21,831     27,979
Canned Mushrooms   MT                                                      |
  India                  374        337        1,913      2,904      3,571 |      558        617      3,493      5,107      6,467
  Indonesia            1,476      1,022        9,177      8,248     16,192 |    2,962      1,919     19,377     15,268     34,027
  China, Peoples Re    2,863      1,171       20,820     24,739     34,448 |    4,074      1,527     29,722     32,837     50,298
  Other Countries      1,059      1,215        8,022      7,248     13,047 |    2,170      2,583     16,582     16,041     27,532
      Subtotal:----    5,772      3,744       39,932     43,140     67,258 |    9,765      6,646     69,174     69,253    118,324
Frozen Broccoli    MT                                                      |
  Canada                   0         65           81        213        172 |        0         80         99        231        157
  Mexico              16,898      9,696      100,322     82,159    148,645 |   10,333      6,403     61,564     51,947     91,092
  Guatemala              768        906       12,187     12,962     20,617 |      463        568      8,864      9,108     14,806
  Other Countries          0          0           24         37         24 |        0          0         25         14         25
      Subtotal:----   17,666     10,667      112,613     95,372    169,458 |   10,797      7,051     70,552     61,300    106,080
Frozen Cauliflower MT                                                      |
  Canada                  51         52          428        312        749 |       45         83        365        308        609
  Mexico                 303        485       13,801     18,660     16,424 |      224        407     10,322     13,502     12,283
  Guatemala               25         37          695        957      1,284 |       19         32        535        821      1,022
  Other Countries          0         42           79        386        272 |        0         12         57        181        147
      Subtotal:----      378        616       15,003     20,315     18,729 |      287        534     11,278     14,812     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       Apr        Apr          Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    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          80        177          321        915        582 |       37        107        204        549        375
  Canada              26,787     32,572      163,612    218,509    286,083 |   15,787     20,250     98,150    135,164    168,663
  New Zealand              0          0            0          0         71 |        0          0          0          0         86
  Other Countries          9        181           52      1,537         72 |       20         47        125        303        199
      Subtotal:----   26,877     32,930      163,985    220,961    286,808 |   15,843     20,405     98,479    136,016    169,323
Pistachios, Nsh    MT                                                      |
  Turkey                  22          0          201         47        516 |      120          0        787        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 |        0          0          1          9          1
      Subtotal:----       22          0          202         48        517 |      120          0        790        168      1,952
Cashew Nut         MT                                                      |
  Brazil               1,753      1,775       15,292     14,249     25,908 |    7,793      7,550     69,412     63,179    117,019
  India                1,900      1,769       15,415     19,656     28,903 |    9,059      8,104     76,380     94,058    143,602
  Mozambique             314        187        1,831      1,567      3,434 |    1,230        694      7,017      5,290     12,718
  Other Countries        357        467        2,268      4,713      4,424 |    1,464      1,883      9,735     19,750     18,977
      Subtotal:----    4,324      4,198       34,805     40,185     62,669 |   19,546     18,231    162,543    182,277    292,315
Filberts           MT                                                      |
  European Union           7          6           75         77        104 |       35         35        385        392        542
  Canada                   0          1          139        312        168 |        0          4        149        474        185
  Turkey                 218         81        2,723      2,722      3,607 |      967        407     10,550     13,025     14,554
  Other Countries          0          0           22          0         49 |        0          0         69          1        137
      Subtotal:----      225         87        2,958      3,112      3,928 |    1,001        445     11,153     13,892     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                  15        170       15,246     14,811     15,267 |       14        340     15,683     27,789     15,699
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |        0          0          0          0          0
      Subtotal:----       15        170       15,246     14,811     15,267 |       14        340     15,683     27,789     15,699
Roses              M                                                       |
  Guatemala            4,761      3,558       23,473     19,460     40,509 |      712        575      3,637      3,563      6,352
  Colombia            59,049     82,048      370,617    448,625    590,276 |   12,691     17,637     78,954    105,981    123,965
  Ecuador             21,452     30,769      140,583    187,898    234,493 |    4,382      5,858     28,952     39,491     47,404
  Other Countries      5,568      6,066       30,299     32,114     54,019 |    2,014      2,670     15,098     16,562     23,236
      Subtotal:----   90,830    122,441      564,972    688,098    919,298 |   19,799     26,739    126,640    165,598    200,957
Carnations         MIXED                                                   |
  Guatemala                0          0            0          0          0 |      241        165        641        779      1,369
  Colombia                 0          0            0          0          0 |   10,158     14,893     67,359     75,479    107,577
  Ecuador                  0          0            0          0          0 |      336        641      2,746      2,577      4,809
  Other Countries          0          0            0          0          0 |       78        331        693      1,270      1,258
      Subtotal:----        0          0            0          0          0 |   10,814     16,030     71,440     80,105    115,014
Chmp & Sprk Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union       1,505      1,528       18,819     20,454     29,976 |   19,584     18,745    205,258    236,467    335,410
  Chile                    1          2           51         59         80 |        4          8        205        299        334
  Australia                7          8           60         89        121 |       38         31        230        413        514
  Other Countries         20          4           78        163        115 |       35         22        267        623        354
      Subtotal:----    1,534      1,542       19,008     20,765     30,292 |   19,660     18,805    205,960    237,801    336,611
Ft & Verm Wine     KL                                                      |
  European Union         695        668        5,100      4,568      8,626 |    1,785      1,709     12,619     11,344     21,364
  Bermuda                  0          2            5         56         16 |        0          5         15        161         46
  Argentina                0          0           12          0         19 |        0          0         25          0         29
  Other Countries          0          2            0        124          5 |        0          5          0        194         13
      Subtotal:----      695        672        5,118      4,749      8,666 |    1,785      1,719     12,659     11,698     21,453
Other Grape Wine   KL                                                      |
  European Union      28,189     26,588      149,724    161,040    280,760 |   88,646    105,084    554,274    653,365    979,786
  Chile                3,094      4,294       31,018     37,201     55,970 |    7,683     10,521     63,465     78,736    116,316
  Australia            1,935      2,998       11,851     18,649     23,057 |   10,694     14,888     56,285     88,758    110,972
  Other Countries      2,540      1,749       14,186     13,884     24,723 |    4,752      4,572     27,477     31,091     46,753
      Subtotal:----   35,758     35,629      206,779    230,774    384,511 |  111,776    135,065    701,501    851,949  1,253,827
Wine, Other Products KL                                                    |
  European Union         424        627        2,546      3,697      4,612 |      608        689      3,295      4,590      5,877
  Canada                 132        273          777        984      1,540 |      138        354        850      1,207      1,743
  Japan                  158        132        1,044      1,094      1,665 |      829        592      4,961      5,085      7,953
  Other Countries         80        125          528        623        922 |      157        188      1,061      1,129      1,824
      Subtotal:----      794      1,157        4,896      6,398      8,740 |    1,733      1,823     10,168     12,011     17,397
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