United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Circular Series
FHORT 12-00
December 2000
World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities
Table of Contents
 
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On The Cover      
Staff Contacts      
Feature Articles      
  Northern Hemisphere Pear Situation and Outlook      
  Raisin Situation and Outlook      
  Walnut Situation and Outlook      
  Processed Corn Situation and Outlook      
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates       
  U.S. Fresh Sweet Cherry Exports Reach Record Value in FY 2000      
  China Lifts Ban On Fresh Grapes From Riverside County, California      
  FDA Inspects Guatemalan Raspberry Farms      
  Fresh Blueberry Exports Reach Record Value of $20 Million in 2000      
  Japanese Cranberry Market Expands Rapidly      
  Quebec is an Untapped Market for U.S. Wine      
  Citrus Growers in Greece Shift from Oranges to Tangerines      
  Canada’s Strawberry Imports from the U.S. Projected to Exceed $75 million      
Organic Updates      
  Organic French Fries in the Netherlands      
  Australian Organics Market Continues to Expand      
  German Subsidies for Organics      
Export News and Opportunities      
  GSM-102      
  Supplier Credit Guarantee Program      

Statistics

      
  Pears: Production, Supply and Distribution .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Pear Exports: Marketing Years 1996/97-1999/2000 .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Pear Imports: Marketing Years 1996/97-1999/2000 .WK3   .PDF
  Raisins: Production, Supply and Distribution .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Raisins .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Imports of Raisins .WK3   .PDF
  Walnuts: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries .WK3   .PDF
  U.S. Exports of Walnuts to Principal Markets .WK3   .PDF
  United States: Production, Supply and Utilization of Sweet Corn .WK3   .PDF
  United States: Exports of Fresh, Canned, and Frozen Sweet Corn .WK3   .PDF
  United States: Imports of Fresh, Canned, and Frozen Sweet Corn .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		 .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 September totaled $888 million, an increase of 5 percent from the same month a year earlier. Nine of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in September were citrus (up $4.1 million or 36 percent) and tree nuts (up $26 million or 28 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were wine (down $5.2 million or 10 percent) and fruit/vegetable juices (down $6.3 million or 10 percent). For FY 2000 (October-September), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was 10.5 billion, up 2 percent from the same period during FY 1999.
 
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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.
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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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