United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Circular Series
FHORT 11-00
November 2000
World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
Table of Contents
 
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On The Cover      
Staff Contacts      
Feature Articles      
  World Table Grape Situation and Outlook      
  Northern Hemisphere Apple Trade Situation and Outlook      
  Canned Deciduous Fruit Situation for Selected Countries      
  Almond Situation and Outlook      
  Hazelnut Situation and Outlook      
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates       
  U.S. Avocados Allowed into Chile      
  Israel Looks to Import U.S. Vegetables      
  U.S. Orange Crop in 2000/01 Continues to Recover      
  Spain's Clementine Production Estimated Down for 2000/01      
  Mexico's Fresh Fruit Imports from the U.S. on the Rise in 2000      
  France Offers Niche Markets for Wide Range of U.S. Products      
  USDA Announces Program to Combat Citrus Canker      
  As Chinese Imports of Fresh Fruit Rise, So Does Competition      
  U.S. Agricultural Exports to Mexico on Pace to Reach U.S. $7 Billion      
Organic Updates      
  Fresh Organic Deciduous Fruit Production Overseas      
  French Organic Sweet Corn      
Export News and Opportunities      
  GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Program: No Activity      
  Supplier Credit Guarantee Program: No Activity      

Statistics

      
  Table Grapes: Production, Supply & Distribution: Marketing Years 1998 - 2000 .WK3   .PDF
  Table Grapes: U.S. Exports & U.S. Imports: 1995 - 2000 .WK3   .PDF
  Apples: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Apple Exports: Marketing Years 1995/96 - 1999/2000 .WK3   .PDF
  Canned Peaches: Production, Supply & Distribution .WK3   .PDF
  Canned Pears: Production, Supply & Distribution .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Imports and Exports of Canned Peaches .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Canned Pears .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Canned Fruit Mixtures .WK3   .PDF
  Almonds: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Almonds: Marketing Years 1996/97 - 1999/2000 .WK3   .PDF
  Hazelnuts: Production, Supply & Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Hazelnuts: Marketing Years 1996/97 - 1999/2000 .WK3   .PDF
  FY 2001 GSM-102 Coverage .WK3   .PDF
  FY 2001 Supplier Credit Guarantee Coverage .WK3   .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		 .WK4 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 August totaled $918 million, an increase of 12 percent from the same month a year earlier. Twelve of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in August were citrus (up $13.9 million or 149 percent), hops (up $3 million or 65 percent) and frozen fruit (up $4 million or 44 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were wine (down $7.2 million or 12 percent) and fruit and vegetable juices (down $1.2 million or 2 percent). For fiscal year (FY) 2000 to date (October-August), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $9.6 billion, up 2 percent 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 and Tropical Products Division has redesigned its homepage in order to bring the latest information to the public as efficiently as possible. The site now contains 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 be updated every two weeks, with older news being archived. Other new features include updated commodity pages and U.S. trade data. For further information on the HTP homepage, please contact Karina Ramos at (202) 720-0897.
Go to http:/www.fas.usda.gov/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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