World Horticultural Trade and U.S. Export Opportunities

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Table of Contents

• ON THE COVER
• STAFF CONTACTS
• EXPORT SUMMARY

FEATURE ARTICLES:

• Processed Sweet Corn in Selected Countries

STATISTICS:

• U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries
• U.S. Horticultural October Export Summary
• U.S. Horticultural October Import Summary
• United States: Production, Supply and Utilization of Sweet Corn
• United States: Exports of Fresh, Canned and Frozen Sweet Corn, Calendar Year
• United States: Imports of Fresh, Canned and Frozen Sweet Corn, Calendar Year
• October U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products by Country of Destination
• October U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products by Country of Origin

Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in October totaled $1.0 billion, up less than 1 percent from the same month a year earlier. Ten out of 15 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in October were fresh non-citrus fruit (up $17.5 million or 14 percent); wine (up $10.6 million or 26 percent); and canned vegetables (up $7.3 million or 12 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were tree nuts (down $35.5 million or 17 percent); hops and hop products (down $4.2 million or 49 percent); and fresh citrus (down $3.5 million or 8 percent). U. S. horticultural exports in FY 1999 are forecast at $10.1 billion–2 percent below the value of FY 1998 shipments. This outlook assumes continued strong sales to Mexico, but reflects the possibility of a slowdown in the rapid growth of sales to Canada because of the appreciation of the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, Japan’s economic recession and continued weakness in other Asian economies will continue to hamper exports to Asia. But on the positive side, horticultural exports continue benefitting from the Uruguay Round and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tariff reductions and the United States Department of Agriculture’s market promotion activities.

Last modified: Tuesday, May 08, 2001