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                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr     Oct-Sep  |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     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 Fruit        MT
  Apples              20,302     24,112     84,077     76,508    168,564   |   11,969     14,324     38,478     34,596     82,736
  Avocados               260        210     20,560     21,980     27,667   |      276        197     18,890     24,984     25,993
  Bananas            328,618    343,765  2,129,108  2,306,960  3,727,906   |  108,569     97,009    643,045    631,071  1,122,747
  Cantaloupe         102,541    108,083    334,197    357,329    396,103   |   32,480     33,144    110,543    102,622    130,376
  Grapes              29,010     42,280    273,557    313,062    351,567   |   29,849     30,873    288,907    293,197    386,183
  Kiwifruit            9,810      9,030     19,191     13,141     37,680   |    6,296      5,778     13,744     10,180     23,524
  Mangoes             33,652     26,921     61,560     48,442    191,115   |   25,026     19,490     51,658     40,539    123,009
  Peaches                 67          0     41,355      6,771     41,672   |       67          0     32,599      6,438     32,901
  Pears               10,892     10,829     57,219     48,079     78,521   |    5,867      7,020     38,219     34,855     50,306
  Pineapples          16,149     22,808     91,200    146,836    171,253   |    7,577      6,105     41,794     48,885     74,441
  Strawberry           1,390      6,477     14,995     18,510     15,203   |    1,869     19,385     26,510     49,794     26,844
  Other Melons       114,482    105,455    314,177    332,276    382,903   |   27,117     26,795     81,843     95,523     96,126
  Other Fruit         43,163     38,788    336,537    349,006    572,146   |   17,502     16,402    182,349    189,633    297,914
      Subtotal:----  710,336    738,757  3,777,734  4,038,902  6,162,300   |  274,464    276,521  1,568,578  1,562,317  2,473,098
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots         935        764      7,674      9,284     11,237   |    2,776      2,057     21,269     24,471     31,058
  Drd Figs & Pst          57        103      1,840      3,867      3,904   |       72        100      3,872      4,983      5,800
  Other Dried Fruit    1,532      1,598     12,592     12,441     26,720   |    2,439      2,350     22,208     18,825     42,783
      Subtotal:----    2,523      2,465     22,106     25,591     41,862   |    5,287      4,507     47,348     48,279     79,640
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries      1,387      1,122      7,691      7,038     13,177   |    3,020      2,315     15,549     13,801     26,173
  Fzn Strawberries     4,310      4,232     14,507     10,514     22,279   |    3,724      4,556     13,103     11,834     20,207
  Other Fzn Fruit      3,937      2,208     19,381     13,657     35,774   |    4,367      2,941     22,590     15,923     41,924
      Subtotal:----    9,634      7,562     41,580     31,209     71,230   |   11,111      9,812     51,242     41,558     88,304
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        6,277      7,293     41,831     50,924     81,516   |   14,404     15,311    104,048    108,901    184,250
  Canned Oranges       5,842      7,846     30,933     37,976     56,289   |    5,740      6,100     31,067     31,597     54,784
  Canned Peaches       1,823      2,403     19,583     12,769     29,483   |    1,259      1,692     13,059      8,771     19,709
  Canned Pineapples   24,795     18,407    157,651    158,078    292,609   |   17,418     12,676    109,193    116,596    204,974
  Mixed Fruit          4,757      4,929     30,533     38,339     49,307   |    4,877      5,033     29,502     37,640     51,241
  Prep/Pres Fruit     10,813      7,274     60,168     55,951    101,420   |   12,533      8,895     70,901     66,369    118,537
  Other Canned Frui    5,477      4,875     35,589     32,430     69,225   |    6,343      6,317     44,529     43,386     84,661
      Subtotal:----   59,785     53,027    376,288    386,467    679,851   |   62,576     56,024    402,300    413,260    718,155
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice        114,333     72,284    659,810    528,715  1,084,986   |   36,866     17,332    227,764    135,867    354,632
  Fcoj                63,588     79,883    755,947    674,106  1,099,876   |   13,765     16,763    166,205    122,220    233,077
  Grape Juice         16,043      9,707     88,155     90,010    243,290   |    6,671      4,302     34,930     39,118     95,051
  Pineapple Juice     23,989     21,714    184,996    151,575    303,510   |    7,722      6,233     53,755     47,042     88,786
  Other Juices        35,337     19,177    157,677    130,944    293,196   |   21,466      8,282     96,802     70,342    167,223
      Subtotal:----  253,290    202,765  1,846,586  1,575,350  3,024,858   |   86,490     52,912    579,456    414,589    938,770
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic               2,850      4,131      7,933     12,308     17,570   |    2,763      4,179      9,988     15,166     20,661
  Asparagus              739      1,745     26,480     34,477     38,745   |    1,285      3,444     47,261     68,381     66,588
  Bell Pepper         16,149     24,097    145,397    152,470    180,463   |   21,166     26,139    156,130    182,223    206,072
  Carrots              5,548      3,126     64,543     67,422     99,470   |    1,381      1,037     15,033     16,756     22,353
  Chili Pepper         7,864      8,403     54,281     65,127    103,758   |    5,465      3,344     24,273     43,556     45,836
  Cucumbers           29,953     37,611    255,718    270,579    302,306   |    9,698     21,123     77,783    122,361    100,823
  Onions              43,691     46,526    205,376    195,678    261,088   |   16,519     24,174     92,828    115,404    127,447
  Potatoes            55,891    102,093    249,699    398,975    324,924   |    9,501     21,151     44,519     79,668     59,301
  Squash              15,738     19,311    126,381    139,823    141,192   |    8,780     14,248     80,611     94,616     87,857
  Tomatoes            66,570    109,350    532,829    572,448    743,205   |   57,644     94,830    432,025    488,542    611,612
  Other Fresh Veg     35,999     54,069    298,092    366,921    453,475   |   21,309     35,177    179,406    243,314    265,485
      Subtotal:----  280,992    410,461  1,966,731  2,276,230  2,666,196   |  155,510    248,846  1,159,858  1,469,987  1,614,035

                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr     Oct-Sep  |  Apr        Apr        Oct-Apr    Oct-Apr    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998     FY 1997  |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Canned/Dehyd Vegetables MT
  Cnd Artichokes       1,884      3,688     13,389     13,705     29,298   |    2,781      6,968     21,478     23,556     44,069
  Cnd Bamboo           1,802      1,549     18,095     17,604     27,077   |    1,712      1,191     16,337     13,541     24,292
  Cnd Mushrooms        5,772      3,744     39,932     43,140     67,258   |    9,765      6,646     69,174     69,253    118,324
  Cnd Pimiento           719        960      5,777      6,229      9,556   |      789      1,303      7,039      7,955     11,448
  Cnd Tomatoes         5,814      4,880     40,652     44,967     65,589   |    2,510      2,571     17,441     21,831     27,979
  Cnd Waterchnuts      4,213      2,752     18,135     19,409     35,531   |    3,037      1,548     15,311     12,065     27,403
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    6,380      3,643     19,654     12,455     33,659   |    7,004      3,651     24,801     16,106     41,356
  Dried Mushrooms        244        237      1,147      1,232      2,015   |    2,264      1,936     11,398     11,904     19,411
  Dried Tomatoes         459        376      4,462      3,100      6,924   |    1,919      1,463     16,911     11,383     26,265
  Other Dehy Veg      10,407     12,929     91,001     92,181    159,374   |   12,216     12,511     93,197     87,249    159,001
  Other Can Veg       19,626     25,642    145,471    173,067    244,159   |   16,928     21,382    126,307    146,405    214,284
      Subtotal:----   57,321     60,400    397,714    427,088    680,441   |   60,928     61,170    419,395    421,249    713,831
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        17,666     10,667    112,613     95,372    169,458   |   10,797      7,051     70,552     61,300    106,080
  Cauliflower Fzn        378        616     15,003     20,315     18,729   |      287        534     11,278     14,812     14,060
  Potato Fzn          26,877     32,930    163,985    220,961    286,808   |   15,843     20,405     98,479    136,016    169,323
  Other Veg Fzn       16,125     16,140     95,635     99,833    222,015   |   12,778     13,240     76,860     83,305    129,143
      Subtotal:----   61,045     60,352    387,237    436,481    697,010   |   39,705     41,229    257,169    295,433    418,606
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot          1,387      2,104      4,117      5,968     10,404   |    1,850      2,914     10,353     15,358     23,656
  Cashews Tot          4,324      4,198     34,805     40,185     62,669   |   19,546     18,231    162,543    182,277    292,315
  Coconut              3,599      3,255     23,607     23,492     39,782   |    3,288      1,964     21,296     16,029     34,791
  Pecans                 378        973     18,167     19,631     19,909   |    2,033      4,307     30,176     52,027     39,667
  Other Nuts           1,340        652     13,213     12,737     18,167   |    5,931      3,130     55,387     58,457     78,070
      Subtotal:----   11,028     11,182     93,909    102,014    150,931   |   32,648     30,546    279,755    324,148    468,499
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations         117,716    152,820    788,130    773,620  1,211,423   |   10,814     16,030     71,440     80,105    115,014
  Christmas Trees          0          0      2,258      2,581      2,260   |        0          0     20,220     22,172     20,227
  Chrysanthemus       64,085     77,361    394,071    397,951    614,707   |    8,646     12,004     55,530     60,387     91,126
  Roses               90,830    122,441    564,972    688,098    919,298   |   19,799     26,739    126,640    165,598    200,957
  Tulip Bulbs             20        244     84,460     84,444    426,485   |        5         37     10,028      9,586     41,993
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   18,479     24,736    116,101    134,210    186,894
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   23,431     36,643    176,251    202,117    298,973
      Subtotal:----  272,651    352,865  1,833,892  1,946,694  3,174,174   |   81,174    116,190    576,209    674,176    955,183
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets          84        312      4,344      3,411      5,606   |      438      2,190     30,828     20,346     37,836
  Other Hop Prod           3         39        187        208        187   |       13        154      1,328        875      1,339
      Subtotal:----       87        351      4,531      3,619      5,793   |      451      2,344     32,156     21,221     39,175
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            16,688     18,997     98,813    121,874    181,724   |   62,256     81,533    381,680    499,050    682,741
  Sparkiling Wine      1,534      1,542     19,009     20,768     30,293   |   19,660     18,805    205,963    237,810    336,614
  White Wine           9,409     10,483     65,181     74,856    116,091   |   34,764     38,790    231,431    267,279    411,457
  Other Wine Prod     11,149      7,978     52,798     45,189    104,101   |   18,274     18,284    111,213    109,322    198,476
      Subtotal:----   38,781     39,000    235,801    262,686    432,208   |  134,954    157,412    930,287  1,113,460  1,629,287
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   156,922    163,230    882,312  1,002,717  1,734,830   |  134,316    143,205    773,910    876,081  1,511,285
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  121,821    141,223    802,740    969,531  1,402,504
      Subtotal:----  156,922    163,230    882,312  1,002,717  1,734,830   |  256,136    284,428  1,576,650  1,845,612  2,913,790
      Grand Total:                                                         |1,201,433  1,341,941  7,880,403  8,645,289 13,050,374



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