Table of Contents

• ON THE COVER

• STAFF CONTACTS

• EXPORT SUMMARY

WORLD TRADE SITUATION AND POLICY UPDATES:

• China opens doors to California grapes from all producing regions
• Korea enacts new pesticide tolerance levels for oranges
• Yemen opens market to some fruit and vegetable imports apple access delayed

EXPORT NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES:

• USDA Amends Egypt, Phillippines and Turkey GSM-102 programs
• Supplier Credit Guarantee Program: No activity since last publication
• Mexican and Greek asparagus production to increase

FEATURE ARTICLES:

• Processed Tomato Products Situation and Outlook in Selected Countries
• World Fresh Citrus Situation
• Orange Juice Situation in Selected Countries

STATISTICS:

• U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries
• U.S. Horticultural April Export Summary
• U.S. Horticultural April Import Summary
• FY 1998 GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage
• FY 1998 Supplier Credit Coverage
• Production of Processing Tomatoes in Selected Countries (.pdf format)
• Canned Tomatoes, Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries (.pdf format)
• Tomato Paste Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries (.pdf format)
• United States Exports of Canned Tomatoes, Paste, Ketchup and Tomato Sauce (.pdf format)
• United States Imports of Canned Tomatoes and Tomato Sauce (.pdf format)
• United States Imports of Tomato Paste and Puree and Ketchup (.pdf format)
• Fresh Citrus: Supply and Utilization in Selected Countries: Total Citrus
• Fresh Citrus: Supply and Utilization in Selected Countries: Oranges
• Fresh Citrus: Supply and Utilization in Selected Countries: Tangerines and Grapefruit
• Fresh Citrus: Supply and Utilization in Selected Countries: Lemons and Other Citrus
• Orange Juice: Supply and Utilization, Northern Hemisphere (.pdf format)
• Orange Juice: Supply and Utilization, Southern Hemisphere (.pdf format)
• Brazil: Supply and Utilization of Oranges and FCOJ (.pdf format)
• April U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products by Country of Destination
• April U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products by Country of Origin

Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in April totaled $865.5 million, up 4 percent from the same month a year earlier. Nine out of 15 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in April were wine (up $21.1 million or 65 percent), fresh vegetables (up $15 million or 14 percent), tree nuts (up$12.7 million or 20 percent) and frozen vegetables (up$5.6 million or 16 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were miscellaneous products (down $21.3 million or 10 percent) and fruit/vegetable juices (down $6 million or 10 percent). For FY 1998 to date (October-April), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $6.1 billion--1 percent below FY 1997 during the same time period.

Last modified: Tuesday, May 08, 2001