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	Northern Hemisphere Apple Situation and Outlook Northern Hemisphere Pear Situation and Outlook Northern Hemisphere Table Grape Situation and Outlook
	Canned Deciduous Fruit Situation and Outlook
	Almond Situation and Outlook Walnut Situation and Outlook Hazelnut Situation and Outlook
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates
	EU Delays Implementation on Wine Labeling Regulations until August 2000 California Orange Crop to Rebound FAS-funded Pest Project in Belize Aimed at Preserving Access for Fruits and Vegetables Hurricane Irene Damages Florida's Fruit and Vegetable Industry Brazil's Government Announces Plan to Increase Coffee Exports Outside Export Quota
Organic Updates
	Japan Proposes Organic Standard The Danish Organic Food Market Codex Organic Guidelines on Internet
Export News
	USDA Announces $3.5 Billion in FY 2000 GSM-102 USDA Announces $275 Million in Supplier Credit Guarantees for FY 2000 FAS Makes Supplier Credit Guarantees More Attractive to Exporters
Statistics
	Apples: Production, Supply, and Distribution U.S. Apple Exports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Pears: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Pear Exports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Table Grapes: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Table Grape Exports and Imports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Canned Peaches: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Canned Peach Exports and Imports	.WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Canned Pears: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries Exports of U.S. Canned Pears	.WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Canned Fruit Mixtures: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries Exports of U.S. Canned Fruit Mixture	.WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Canned Apricots: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries	.WK3	or	.PDF
	Almond: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Almond Exports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Walnut: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Walnut Exports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	Hazelnut: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries U.S. Hazelnut Exports	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	FY 2000: GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage FY 2000: Supplier Credit Coverage			.PDF .PDF
	Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Value	.WK3 .WK3	or or	.PDF .PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries			.PDF
	U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products
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	By Country of Destination	.TXT	or	.PDF
	U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products
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	By Country of Destination	.TXT	or	.PDF

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in August totaled $821 million, up 1 percent from the same month a year earlier. Seven out of the 15 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in August were fresh fruit, non-citrus (up $40.5 million or 34 percent) and fruit/vegetable juices (up $14.9 million or 26 percent). The category with the most significant decrease was fresh citrus (down $12.5 million or 57 percent). For FY 1999 to date (October-August), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $9.41 billion - 1 percent below FY 1998 during the same period.