United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Circular Series
FHORT 07-00
July 2000
World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
Table of Contents
 
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On The Cover      
Staff Contacts      
Feature Articles      
  World Raisin Situation and Outlook      
  Processed Tomato Products Situation and Outlook in Selected Countries      
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates       
  Australia Opens Market to U.S. Pacific Northwest Cherries      
  Taiwan Lifts Excessive Pesticide Sampling of Washington State Apples Effective June 18th      
  Korea's Market is Ripe for U.S. Wine Exports      
  New Zealand Wine Production and Exports To Continue Rapid Expansion      
  Argentine Citrus To Be Allowed into the United States      
  USDA Establishes Quarantine Zone for Plum Pox      
  EPA Proposes Revoking Methyl Parathion Tolerances      
  FAS Report on the EU Fruit and Vegetable Regime 2000      
  Mexico Lifts Quarantine on California Plums      
  History of the WTO Sanitary andPhytosanitary Agreement      
Organic Updates      
  Organic Trade Association Receives Export Promotion Funds      
  Japan Introduces New Organic Standards      
  Danish Eye Organic Export Opportunities      
Export News and Opportunities      
  GSM-102: No Activity Since Last Publication      
  Supplier Credit Guarantees Available to Developed/Mature Markets: Taiwan      

Statistics

      
  Raisins: Production, Supply and Distribution .WK3 or .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Raisins .WK3 or .PDF
  U.S. Imports of Raisins .WK3 or .PDF
  Production of Processing Tomatoes in Selected Countries .WK3 or .PDF
  Canned Tomatoes: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3 or .PDF
  Tomato Paste: Production, Supply, and Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3 or .PDF
  U.S. Exports: Canned Tomatoes, Ketchup, Tomato Paste and Sauce .WK3 or .PDF
  U.S. Imports: Canned Tomatoes, Ketchup, Tomato Paste and Sauce .WK3 or .PDF
  FY 2000: GSM-102 Coverage .WK3 or .PDF
  FY 2000: Supplier Credit Guarantee Coverage .WK3 or .PDF
  Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Value .WK3 or .PDF
  Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume .WK3 or .PDF
  Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Value .WK3 or .PDF
  Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Volume .WK3 or .PDF
  Selected Horticultural Crop Prices Received by U.S. Growers .WK3 or .PDF
  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 .TXT or .PDF
  By Country of Origin .TXT or .PDF
 
Export Summary
U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in April totaled $820 million, up slightly from the same month a year earlier. Seven of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in April were citrus (up $22.6 million or 48 percent) and hops (up $2.6 million or 42 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were fruit and vegetable juices (down $15.3 million or 20 percent) and tree nuts (down $9.9 million or 15 percent). For FY 2000 to date (October-April), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $5.9 billion, slightly down from the same period in FY 1999.
 
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Cocoa and Honey Reporting Coverage Discontinued
Beginning with the June, 2000, Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade Circular and the November, 2000, Sugar: World Markets and Trade Circular, commodity and country analysis and statistical tables for cocoa and honey will be discontinued. This decision was necessitated due to declining Foreign Agricultural Service budget resources and the need to more strategically target remaining resources in support of the agency's primary mission to facilitate the expansion of export opportunities for U.S.-produced agricultural commodities. The Horticultural and Tropical Products Division (HTP) expects to continue to receive voluntary reporting on cocoa and honey production and trade from an abbreviated number of countries and these will continue to be posted on the FAS and HTP Home Pages upon receipt.
 
What’s New on the Homepage?
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/ and click on "What's New?"
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.


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000