United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Circular Series
FHORT 12-99
December 1999
World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
Table of Contents
 
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On The Cover      
Staff Contacts      
Feature Articles      
  Raisin Situation in Selected Countries     .PDF
  Prune Situation in Selected Countries      .PDF
  Processed Sweet Corn Situation in Selected Countries     .PDF
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates       
  Malaysian Tariff Reductions Expected to Boost U.S. Horticultural Exports      
  Fruit Tree Virus Not Foreseen To Have Adverse Implications On U.S. Stone Fruit Exports      
  Mexico’s New Minimum Reference Price For Apples Seen As Good News For U.S. Apple Exporters      
  EU Ministers Allow Chocolate Products to Contain Other Vegetable Fats      
Organic Updates      
  Organics in France      
  Report on DIETEXPO/FILABIO ‘99      
  Organics at USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum 2000      
  USDA and Organic Seed Growers Collaborate      
Export News      
  USDA Extends Credit Guarantees to Andean Region, Egypt and Southeast Asia Region    

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USDA Extends Supplier Credit Guarantees to Andean Region and Southeast Asia Region

 

 

 

 

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Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Raisins: Production, Supply, and Distribution
U.S. Raisin Exports and Imports
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Prunes: Production, Supply, and Distribution
U.S. Prune Exports and Imports
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U.S. Processed Sweet Corn: Production, Supply, and Distribution
U.S. Exports of Fresh, Canned, and Frozen Sweet Corn
U.S. Imports of Fresh, Canned, and Frozen Sweet Corn
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FY 1999 GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage
FY 1999 Supplier Credit Coverage
 
 
 
 

 

 
Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume and Value
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U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries

 

 

 
 
U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary
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By Country of Destination
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U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary
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By Country of Origin
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Export Summary
 
U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in September totaled $842.03 million, up 8 percent from the same month a year earlier. Nine out of the 16 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in September were wine (up $17.9 million or 40 percent), fresh vegetables (up $14.5 million or 26 percent) and fruit/vegetable juices (up $9.5 million or 16 percent). The category with the most significant decrease was hops (down $1.3 million or 32 percent). For FY1999, the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $10.3 billion - practically the same as FY1998.
 
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All measures not otherwise noted are metric. One kilogram (kg.) = 2.2046 pounds, 1 metric ton = 2,204.62 pounds, 1 liter = 0.2642 gallon, 1 hectoliter (hl.) = 26.42 gallons, and 1 hectare (ha.) = 2.471 acres.


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