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United States Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Circular Series
FHORT 08-00

August 2000

World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities

Table of Contents
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On The Cover
Staff Contacts
Feature Articles
	Orange Juice Outlook for Selected Countries
	World Fresh Citrus Situation
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates
	Florida Conducts Industry Seminar on Citrus Trade with China
	Mexico Re-Opens Market To California Apricots
	Korean Delegation Tours U.S. Citrus Areas
	Prune Production Forecast up 12 Percent in 2000/2001
	Country-Of-Origin Labeling Rules Trouble for Small Retailers
	New Agriculture Minister Appointed in Japan
	Japan's Ministry of Health to Adopt Ag Ministry's GM Food Labeling Policy
	Australia's Notification of Methyl Bromide Fumigation Requirements
	Harmonization as a Principle of the SPS Agreement
	U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement to Provide Lower Tariffs, Enhanced Export Opportunities, for Horticultural Products
	USDA Announces Major Purchase of Pears
	More than 40,000 Comments Received on Revised Organic Food Standards
	USDA Solicits Petitions to Amend List of Substances Used in Organic Production and Handling
	Cultivated Blueberry Producers and Importers Approve National Promotion Program
Statistics
	Orange Juice: Northern Hemisphere Supply & Utilization		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Orange Juice: Southern Hemisphere Supply & Utilization		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Brazil: Supply and Distribution of Oranges and FCOJ		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Exports of Orange Juice		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Imports of Orange Juice		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Fresh Citrus: Supply & Utilization for Selected Countries		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Exports of Fresh Oranges & Temples		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Exports of Fresh Grapefruit		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Exports of Fresh Lemons		.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
	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 May totaled $903 million, up slightly from the same month a year earlier. Eight of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in May were citrus (up $12.5 million or 31 percent) and dehydrated vegetables (up $5.9 million or 27 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were dried fruit (down $7.1 million or 23 percent) and fruit and vegetable juices (down $8.9 million or 11 percent). For FY 2000 to date (October-May), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $6.9 billion, up slightly 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.

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