United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Circular Series
FHORT 02-00
February 2000
World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
Table of Contents
 
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On The Cover      
Staff Contacts      
Feature Articles      
  European Imports of Horticultural Products      
  Situation and Outlook for Avocados      
  World Fresh Citrus Situation      
  Orange Juice Outlook for Selected Countries      
  Recent Developments in the World Orange Juice Trade      
  Processed Tomato Products Situation and Outlook for Selected Countries      
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates       
  Chinese Inspectors to Visit Four Major Citrus-Producing States      
  Australia Decreases Quarantine Boundary Requirements for Mediterranean Fruit Fly      
  Codex Committee on Sugars Scheduled to Meet in February      
  Dominican Republic to Implement Spanish Labeling Requirement      
  Mexico to Enforce Labeling Regulations      
  Taiwan Lifts Medfly Quarantine Areas in California      
Organic Updates      
  Korea's Market for Organics      
  Organic Standard Among USDA's Priorities for 2000      
Export News and Opportunities      
  USDA Extends Credit Guarantees to Romania      
  Supplier Credit Guarantee Program: No Activity      

Statistics

      
  EU Imports from the United States .WK3   .PDF
    EU Imports from Third Countries     .PDF
  Avocados: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Avocados .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Imports of Avocados .WK3   .PDF
  Fresh Citrus: Supply & Utilization, Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
    U.S. Exports of Fresh Oranges and Temples      
    U.S. Exports of Fresh Grapefruit      
    U.S. Exports of Fresh Lemons      
  Orange Juice: Supply & Utilization, Major Producing Countries in N. Hemisphere .WK3   .PDF
    Orange Juice: Supply & Utilization, Major Producing Countries in S. Hemisphere      
    Brazil: Supply and Distribution of Oranges and FCOJ      
  Florida Utilization of Round Oranges .WK3   .PDF
    Orange Juice: Supply & Utilization, U.S. and Brazil     .PDF
    United States Orange Juice Exports by Country     .PDF
    United States Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Exports      
    United States Not From Concentrate Orange Juice Exports      
    United States Orange Juice Exports     .PDF
    United States Orange Juice Exports by Value      
    United States Orange Juice Imports      
    EU Orange Juice Imports     .PDF
    Canada Orange Juice Exports      
    Japan Orange Juice Exports      
  Production of Processing Tomatoes in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  Canned Tomatoes: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  Tomato Paste: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Canned Tomatoes, Ketchup, Tomato Paste and Sauce .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Imports of Canned Tomatoes, Ketchup, Tomato Paste and Sauce .WK3   .PDF
  FY 2000: GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Coverage .WK3   .PDF
  FY 2000: Supplier Credit Coverage .WK3   .PDF
  Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Value
Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume		 .WK3 or .PDF
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  U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries     .PDF
         

U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products:

      
  Summary .TXT or .PDF
  By Country of Destination .TXT or .PDF

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 November totaled $955 million, up 4 percent from the same month a year earlier. Eleven out of the 16 categories registered increases. Categories with the most significant increases in November were fruit/vegetable juices (up $9.5 million or 19 percent) and nursery products (up $3.7 million or 17 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were hops and products (down $2.2 million or 26 percent) and fresh citrus (down $8 million or 18 percent). The total value of complete fiscal year 1999 (October-September) U.S. horticultural exports was $10.3 billion, the same as FY 1998.
 
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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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