Kiwifruit: Production Supply and Distribution Country Planted Production Exports Imports Domestic Area Consumption Metric Tons Northern Hemisphere Italy 1996/97 19,500 320,000 257,000 20,000 83,000 1997/98 19,500 230,000 177,000 28,000 81,000 1998/99 19,500 260,000 210,000 28,000 78,000 France 1996/97 4,370 73,200 20,427 26,625 79,398 1997/98 4,250 71,100 23,678 28,671 76,093 1998/99 4,250 69,000 22,000 29,000 76,000 Greece 1996/97 3,950 55,660 31,225 1,240 25,675 1997/98 3,870 40,900 12,682 1,800 30,018 1998/99 3,800 38,000 11,000 2,000 29,000 Spain 1996/97 760 10,000 3,400 56,265 62,865 1997/98 760 9,200 9,775 64,491 63,916 1998/99 770 10,000 10,000 60,000 60,000 Portugal 1996/97 1,058 10,498 914 8,425 18,009 1997/98 1,109 8,232 1,714 8,720 15,238 1998/99 1,018 2,800 300 13,000 15,500 Japan 1996/97 3,880 43,900 0 42,328 86,228 1997/98 3,580 39,400 0 39,661 79,061 1998/99 3,330 37,800 0 40,000 77,800 Kiwifruit: Production Supply and Distribution Country Planted Production Exports Imports Domestic Area Consumption Metric Tons Korea 1996/97 1,490 12,860 0 8,120 20,980 1997/98 1,380 14,170 221 4,029 17,978 1998/99 1,270 14,700 300 5,000 19,400 United States 1996/97 2,375 28,577 5,438 37,680 60,819 1997/98 2,208 31,752 5,684 41,986 68,054 1998/99 2,208 31,389 6,000 42,000 67,389 Subtotal Northern Hemisphere 1996/97 37,383 554,695 318,404 200,683 436,974 1997/98 36,657 444,754 230,754 217,358 431,358 1998/99 36,146 463,689 259,600 219,000 423,089 Southern Hemisphere New Zealand 1996/97 10,700 235,000 205,000 0 30,000 1997/98 10,750 245,000 215,000 70 30,070 1998/99 10,750 221,000 195,000 0 26,000 Chile 1996/97 7,695 154,000 116,500 0 37,500 1997/98 7,695 156,000 127,000 0 29,000 1998/99 7,695 158,000 122,000 0 36,000 Australia 1996/97 415 5,400 751 18,039 22,688 1997/98 410 5,400 700 16,000 20,700 1998/99 430 4,800 700 17,000 21,100 Kiwifruit: Production Supply and Distribution Country Planted Production Exports Imports Domestic Area Consumption Metric TonsSubtotal Southern Hemisphere 1996/97 18,810 394,400 322,251 18,039 90,188 1997/98 18,855 406,400 342,700 16,070 79,770 1998/99 18,875 383,800 317,700 17,000 83,100 World Total 1996/97 56,193 949,095 640,655 218,722 527,162 1997/98 55,512 851,154 573,454 233,428 511,128 1998/99 55,021 847,489 577,300 236,000 506,189 Note: Production data for Northern Hemisphere countries are estimates; for Southern Hemisphere countries are forecasts