On The Cover Staff Contacts Export Summary
Export News
	Export Credit Guarantee Program: No activity since last publication Supplier Credit Guarantee Program: No activity since last publication U.S. wine exports record 14^th consecutive record breaking year
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates
	Canadian Produce Marketing Association asks: "Are you getting enough?" Problems mount relating to Korea’s administration of orange quota U.S. apple exports to Israel could benefit from expected shorter Israeli supplies Egypt signals move away from proposed mandatory pre-shipment residue testing for imported apples
Organic Update
	World trend shows organic products moving into supermarkets Organic support for British farmers set to increase
Feature Articles
	World Apple Situation
	Tree Nut Situation Updates
	Macadamia Situation and Outlook
	Kiwifruit Situation for Selected Countries
Statistics
	U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries			.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Export Summary	.TXT	or	.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Import Summary	.TXT	or	.PDF
	FY 1999 GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage FY 1999: Supplier Credit Coverage	.WK4 .WK4	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Apples: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries	.WK4	or	.PDF
	Almonds: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Exports of Almonds to Principal Markets Walnuts: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Exports of Walnuts to Principal Markets Hazelnuts: Production, Supply, and Distribution U.S. Exports of Hazelnuts to Principal Markets	.WK4 .WK4 .WK4 .WK4 .WK4 .WK4	or or or or or or	.PDF .PDF .PDF .PDF .PDF .PDF
	Macadamia: Production, Supply, and Distribution U.S. Exports and Imports of Macadamias	.WK4 .WK4	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Kiwifruit: Production, Supply and Distribution	.TXT	or	.PDF
	December U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products by Country of Destination	.TXT	or	.PDF
	December U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products by Country of Origin	.TXT	or	.PDF

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in December totaled $842 million, down less than 1 percent from the same month a year earlier. Eight out of 15 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in December were frozen vegetables (up $7.6 million or 22 percent) and hops and products (up $4.4 million or 56 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were fresh non-citrus fruit (down $9.4 million or 10 percent); fresh citrus (down $7.6 million or 15 percent) and dehydrated vegetables (down $6.9 million or 27 percent). For FY 1999 to date (October-December), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $2.76 billion–2 percent below FY 1998. Horticultural exports for total fiscal year 1999 are forecast at $10.0 billion, 3 percent below the previous year.