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United States Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Circular Series
FHORT 04-00

April 2000

World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities

Table of Contents
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On The Cover
Staff Contacts
Feature Articles
	U.S. Horticultural Trade Situation
	World Pear Situation
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates
	Value of U.S. Stone Fruit Exports Reaches Record Level in 1999
	U.S. Exports of Tropical and Sugar Related Products Post Gain in 1999
	U.S. Wine Exports Hit 15^th Consecutive Record-Breaking Year in 1999
	Not-From-Concentrate Orange Juice Exports Expand; United States Dominates Global Market
	World Sugar Market Remains Weighed Down by Overproduction
	U.S. Fuji Apples Launch in Japan
	U.S. Apple Exports to Central America and the Caribbean Running at Record Pace
	USDA Announces Proposed Organic Rule
	United States Lifts Embargo on Iranian Pistachios and Dried Fruit
	Implementation of Japan’s Packaging Recycling Law Imminent
	EPA Publishes Proposal Revising Public Participation in FQPA Review Process
	EPA Also Announces a Revised Science Policy to Regulate Potential Exposures to Pesticides
	Developers of Bioengineered Foods Expected to Consult with FDA Before Marketing Product
	FDA to Publish Proposed Rule on Notification Process for Food Contact Substances
	United States Begins Exporting Oranges and Tangerines to the Philippines
	China to Import U.S. Citrus from Four States
	Full Enforcement of China’s Solid Wood Packing Material Rule in Effect
	FDA Holds Public Meetings on President’s Directive on Safety of Imported Foods
Organic Updates
	New Proposed U.S. Organic Standards Announced
	Organics in the United Kingdom
	USDA Releases Major Report on Status of U.S. Organic Production
Statistics
	Top United States Horticultural Product Exports By Value: CY 1995-1999 Value of U.S. Horticultural Exports, by Category: CY 1998 and 1999		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Top United States Horticultural Product Imports By Value: CY 1995-1999 Value of U.S. Horticultural Imports, by Category: CY 1998 and 1999		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Pears: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Pear Exports		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Volume		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries				.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Price Index		.WK3	or	.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		.TXT	or	.PDF
	By Country of Origin		.TXT	or	.PDF

Export Summary
U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in January totaled $769 million, a decrease of less than 1 percent from the same month a year earlier. Four of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in January were dehydrated vegetables (up $7.6 million or 36 percent) and fresh citrus (up $16.2 million or 30 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were frozen fruit (down $2.8 million or 37 percent) and hops and products (down $4.2 million or 36 percent). For FY 2000 to date (October-January), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $3.5 billion, roughly equal to FY 1999 during the same period.

To access FAS Attaché Reports online, please reference the following Internet address: /scriptsw/AttacheRep/attache_frm.asp
Search through the country and market reports prepared by FAS attaches covering over 20 horticultural and tropical product commodities and nearly 130 countries. Search by keyword, including country and commodity.
The Horticultural & Tropical Products Division has introduced an enhanced feature on its homepage designed to bring the latest information to the public as efficiently as possible. The site will contain information on policy and technical developments affecting trade in horticultural commodities, as well as selected reports submitted by FAS overseas offices and special reports prepared by the division. The information will typically remain on the site for approximately one month, before being archived. For further information on this new feature, please contact Nancy Hirschhorn (202) 720-2974. Go to /htp/

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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