United States Department of Agriculture
Circular Series
FTROP 3-98
October 1998
Tropical Products:
World Markets
and Trade

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER STORY
U.S. Exports of Cocoa and Products Forecast to Decline in 1997/98
H&TP Points of Contact
WORLD COCOA PRODUCTION AND TRADE
Cocoa Update
Cocoa Beans: Production in Specified Countries .evy or .wb3
Cocoa Beans: Supply and Use inSpecified Countries .evy or .wb3
Global Cocoa Bean Supply/Demand and Apparent Stock Change .evy or .wb3
Cocoa 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
U.S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Confectionery Products .evy or .wb3
U.S. Confectionery Industry's Consumption of Selected Ingredients .evy or .wb3
Quantity and Value of Shipments of Chocolate and Chocolate Type Confectionery .evy or .wb3
Quantity and Value of Shipments of Chocolate Products Other Than Confectionery .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
COFFEE UPDATES
Coffee Updates
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
Coffee: Specified Country Imports .evy or .wb3
U.S. Coffee Price Tables:
New York Spot Prices for Brazilian Arabica Coffee .evy or .wb3
Coffee: ICO Monthly and Composite Indicator Prices .evy or .wb3
SPICE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENTS
Spice Trade and Developments
U.S. Spice Price Tables:
Spices: Approximate Average Monthly New York Spot Prices .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, Horticultural and Tropical Products 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.


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