World Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities

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Table of Contents

• ON THE COVER
• STAFF CONTACTS
• EXPORT SUMMARY

WORLD TRADE SITUATION AND POLICY UPDATES:

• New Zealand Moves Closer to Privatizing Kiwifruit Marketing Board
• Japan Lettuce & Tomato Team Focus on Access and Marketing Problems
• Egyptian Agreement with Lebanon on Apple Imports
• U.S. Apple Industry to Pursue Apple Juice Concentrate Antidumping Case

EXPORT NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES:

• USDA Announces West Africa and Tunisia GSM-102 Programs and Amends Brazil, Jordan, Mexican and Andean Programs
• USDA Amends Supplier Credit Guarantees to Mexico
• Brazil’s 1998/99 Orange Juice Production and Export Forecasts Revised Upwards

FEATURE ARTICLES:

• Northern Hemisphere Fresh Pear Situation
• Hazelnut Situation and Outlook
• Raisin Situation in Selected Countries

STATISTICS:

• U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries
• U.S. Horticultural September Export Summary
• U.S. Horticultural September Import Summary
• FY 1999 GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage
• FY 1999: Supplier Credit Coverage
• Brazil: Supply, and Distribution of Oranges and FCOJ
• Pears: Production, Supply, and Distribution
• U.S. Pear Exports
• Hazelnuts: Production, Supply, and Distribution
• Raisins: Production, Supply, and Distribution
• U.S. Exports of Raisins
• U.S. Imports of Raisins
• September U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products by Country of Destination
• September U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products by Country of Origin

Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in September totaled $783 million, down 16 percent from the same month a year earlier. Ten out of 15 categories registered decreases. Categories with the most significant decreases in September were tree nuts (down $106.6 million or 55 percent) and miscellaneous products (down $26.9 million or 13 percent). The categories with the most significant increases were frozen vegetables (up $5.8 million or 17 percent) and fruit and vegetable juices (up $5.6 million or 11 percent). The total value of complete FY 1998 (October-September) U.S. horticultural exports was $10.3 billion–3 percent below FY 1997.

Last modified: Tuesday, May 08, 2001