United States Department of Agriculture
Circular Series
FTROP 2-99
June 1999
Tropical Products:
World Markets and Trade

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER STORY
Brazil Coffee Exports in 1999/00 Forecast to Decline by 20 Percent
H&TP Points of Contact
WORLD COFFEE PRODUCTION AND TRADE
Coffee Update
Coffee: World Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries .wks
Green Coffee: Total Production in Selected Countries .wks
Green Coffee: Exportable Production in Specified Countries .wks
World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1996/97 .wks
World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1997/98 .wks
World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1998/99 .wks
World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1999/00 .wks
Coffee: Exports by ICO Exporting Members to All Destinations .wks
World Coffee Consumption by Importing Country .wks
Per Capita Consumption of Coffee in Selected Importing Countries .wks
Coffee: Specified Country Imports .wks
Coffee: ICO Monthly and Composite Indicator Prices .wks
New York Spot Prices for Brazilian Arabica Coffee .wks
Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Roasted Coffee .wks
Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Instant Coffee .wks
U.S. Coffee Stocks .wks
U.S. Green Coffee Roastings .wks
Coffee Sales by Manufacturers .wks
U.S. Coffee Consumption .wks
U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Specified Beverages .wks
COCOA UPDATES
Cocoa Updates
New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Dollars per Metric Ton) .wks
New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Cents per Pound) .wks
Quarterly Cocoa Bean Grindings by Specified Countries .wks
U.S. ESSENTIAL OILS AND SPICES
Essential Oil Developments
U.S. Spice Price Tables:
Spices: Approximate Average Monthly New York Spot Prices .wks
COFFEE: SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES .wk4
Note: This circular was prepared by Debra A. Pumphrey, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA, (202) 720-8899. For more detailed information regarding cocoa and coffee production estimates, contact Franklin Hokana, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA, (202) 720-0875.