United States Department of Agriculture
Circular Series
FTROP 1-98
March 1998
Tropical Products:
World Markets
and Trade

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER STORY
U.S. Exports of Tropical Products Reach New High in 1997
H&TP Points of Contact
 
WORLD COCOA PRODUCTION AND TRADE
Cocoa Update
Chart - U.S. Exports of Cocoa and Cocoa Products
Cocoa Beans: Production in Specified Countries .evy or .wb3
Cocoa Beans: Supply and Use in Specified Countries .evy or .wb3
Global Cocoa Bean Supply/Demand and Apparent Stock Change .evy or .wb3
Coco Beans: Imports by Selected Consuming Countries .evy or .wb3
World Consumption Tables:
  Cocoa Beans: Total Consumption by Country .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Beans: Per Capita Consumption by Consuming Countries .evy or .wb3
Quarterly Cocoa Bean Grind Statistics .evy or .wb3
Cocoa Price Tables:  
  U.S. Spot Prices for Cocoa Beans and Products .evy or .wb3
  New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Dollars per Metric Ton) .evy or .wb3
  New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Cents per Pound) .evy or .wb3
Chart - New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices  
U.S. Trade in Cocoa Beans and Products Tables:  
  Trade in Cocoa Beans and Products .evy or .wb3
  Imports of Cocoa Beans by Port of Entry .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Exports: Cocoa Beans, Liquor, Paste, Butter .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Exports: Cocoa Powder, Unsweetened .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Exports: Other Cocoa & Chocolate Products(Argentina - Kuwait) .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Exports: Other Cocoa & Chocolate Products(Latvia - Total). .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Bean Imports by Country of Origin .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Imports: Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Imports: Cocoa Paste, Cocoa Powder .evy or .wb3
  Cocoa Imports: Other Cocoa & Chocolate Products .evy or .wb3
   
COFFEE UPDATES  
Coffee Updates  
Chart - U.S. Exports of Coffee and Coffee Products  
U.S. Coffee Stocks .evy or .wb3
U.S. Green Coffee Roastings .evy or .wb3
Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Roasted Coffee .evy or .wb3
Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Instant Coffee .evy or .wb3
U.S. Exports of Coffee Tables:  
  Exports of Unroasted Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Instant Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Roasted Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Other Coffee Extracts, Essences and Concentrates .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Coffee Tables:  
  Imports of Green Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Imports of Roasted Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Imports of Soluble Coffee .evy or .wb3
U.S. Coffee Prices Tables:  
  New York Spot Prices for Brazilian Arabica Coffee .evy or .wb3
  Coffee: ICO Monthly and Composite Indicator Prices .evy or .wb3
Chart - U.S. Coffee: ICO Composite Indicator Prices  
 
TEA UPDATE  
U.S. Tea Trade  
Chart - U.S. Exports of Tea and Tea Products  
U.S. Exports of Tea Tables:  
  Exports of Tea by Country of Destination .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Black and Green Tea by Country of Destination .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Instant Tea by Country of Destination .evy or .wb3
  Exports of Herbal Tea by Country of Destination .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Tea Tables:  
  Tea Imports by Country of Origin .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Type of Tea by Country of Origin: Black Tea .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Type of Tea by Country of Origin: Green Tea, Instant Tea .evy or .wb3
  Imports of Herbal Tea .evy or .wb3
 
SPICE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENTS  
Spice Trade and Developments  
Chart - U.S. Exports of Spices  
Hawaii: Production, Area and Value of Ginger .evy or .wb3
U.S. Exports of Specified Condiments, Seasonings, and Flavoring Materials Tables:  
  Exports by Commodity .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Anise or Bidian Seeds, Capers, Capsicum Peppers, Caraway Seed .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Cardamom, Cassia and Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander Seeds .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Cumin Seeds, Curry, Garlic (Dehydrated) .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Fennel or Juniper Seeds, Ginger, Mace, Nutmeg .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Mustardseeds, Mustard (Prepared and Flour) .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Onions (Dehydrated), Poppyseeds .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Pepper (Black and White), Saffron .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Sesame Seeds, Thyme (Bay) Leaves, Turmeric, Vanilla Beans .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Other Spices and Herbs .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Extracted Oleoresins, Concentrates of Essential Oils in Fats, in Fixed Oils, in Waxes or the Like .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Specified Condiments, Seasonings, and Flavoring Materials Tables:  
  Imports by Country of Origin .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Allspice (Pimento), Anise, Basil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Capers, Capsicum or Red Peppers Anaheim and Ancho, Other Capsicums .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Paprika, Cardamom, Caraway, Cassia and Cinnamon .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Cassia and Cinnamon (Ground), Cloves, Coriander, Cumin .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Curry and Curry Powder, Dill, Fennel, Garlic (Dehydrated) .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Ginger (Unground), Ginger (Ground), Ginger (Sweet) .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Ginger (Candied), Laurel (Bay) Leaves and Thyme, Mace, Mint Leaves .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Mustardseed, Mustard (Ground), Mustard (Prepared), Nutmeg .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Onions (Dehydrated), Origanum, Origanum (Other), Parsley (Manufactured) .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Pepper (Black & White, Ground), Pepper (Black) .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Pepper (White), Poppyseed, Saffron .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Sage, Sesame Seed .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Thyme (Other Than Crude), Turmeric, Vanilla Beans .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Other Spices .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Spices Oleoresins by Country: Paprika Oleoresin, Black Pepper Oleoresin, Other Spice Oleoresin .evy or .wb3
U.S. Spice Price Tables:  
  Specified Condiments and Flavoring Materials: New York Spot Prices .evy or .wb3
  Spices: Approximate Average Monthly New York Spot Prices .evy or .wb3
   
U.S. GINSENG TRADE  
U.S. Ginseng Trade  
Chart - U.S. Exports of Ginseng  
U.S. Exports of Cultivated and Wild Ginseng Root by Country of Destination .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Cultivated and Wild Ginseng Root by Country Origin .evy or .wb3
 
U.S. ESSENTIAL OIL TRADE  
U.S. Essential Oil Trade Situation  
Chart - U.S. Exports of Essential Oils  
U.S. Area, Production and Yields of Mint Oils .evy or .wb3
U.S. Grower Price and Total Farm Value of Mint Oils .evy or .wb3
U.S. Exports of Essential Oils Tables:  
  U.S. Exports of Specified Essential Oils .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Peppermint Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Spearmint Oil, Geranium Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Other Mint Oil, Jasmine Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Orange Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Lemon Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Lime Oil, Vetiver Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Other Citrus Oils .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Cedarwood, Clove, and Nutmeg Oils, Lavender Oil .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Bergamont Oil, Other Essential Oils .evy or .wb3
  Exports by Country: Mixtures of Odoriferous Substances .evy or .wb3
U.S. Menthol Imports by Country of Origin .evy or .wb3
U.S. Imports of Specified Essential Oils Tables:  
  Imports by Commodity .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Anise, Bergamont, Caraway, Cassia, Cedarwood, Citronella Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Citrus, Clove, Cornmint Oils .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Eucalyptus, Geranium, Grapefruit, Jasmine Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lignaloe Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Lime, Mint, Nutmeg Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Onion and Garlic, Orange, Orris, Patchouli Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Peppermint, Petitgrain, Rose, Rosemary Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Sandalwood, Sassafras, Spearmint, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang (Cananga) Oil .evy or .wb3
  Imports by Country: Other Essential Oils .evy or .wb3
 
Note: This circular was prepared by Debra A. Pumphrey, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA, (202) 720-8899. For more detailed information regarding prodution estimates, contact Franklin Hokana, Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS/USDA, (202) 720-0875. For more information on U.S. Ginseng marketing, contact Steve Shnitzler, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA, (202) 720-8495.