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U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights
July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97
July
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
% Change
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
% Change
Metric Tons
ALL SEEDS
7,363
7,893
7,226
-8.5%
15,326
21,775
22,314
2.5%
BY KIND
Grasses
1,791
1,928
2,384
23.7%
1,603
2,125
2,700
27.1%
Red Fescue
1,298
1,380
1,867
35.3%
1,054
1,460
1,878
28.6%
Unhulled Bermudarass
43
15
95
533.3%
11
5
168
3260.0%
Timothy
176
52
171
228.8%
113
35
124
254.3%
Perennial Ryegrass
19
338
109
-67.8%
26
413
123
-70.2%
Other Forages
447
708
493
-30.4%
935
1,212
1,014
-16.3%
Uncertified Alfalfa
150
209
175
-16.3%
262
493
449
-8.9%
Sweet Clover
0
18
102
466.7%
0
9
109
1111.1%
Certified Alfalfa
0
22
40
81.8%
0
60
106
76.7%
Pulses
4,159
2,236
2,158
-3.5%
1,899
1,365
1,378
1.0%
Gram Bean
1,028
979
871
-11.0%
487
743
742
-0.1%
Pea
633
525
381
-27.4%
209
206
157
-23.8%
Vegetables
501
646
909
40.7%
5,213
7,715
10,851
40.6%
Pepper
24
14
16
14.3%
762
1,128
1,990
76.4%
Tomato
17
4
23
475.0%
1,500
862
1,612
87.0%
Pumpkin
141
178
433
143.3%
280
488
1,137
133.0%
Cucumber
2
11
12
9.1%
213
545
1,053
93.2%
Cauliflower
---
5
14
180.0%
6
370
900
143.2%
Cantaloupe
2
11
12
9.1%
88
798
741
-7.1%
Field Crops
399
2,294
1,093
-52.4%
129
2,691
737
-72.6%
Field Corn
5
1,753
576
-67.1%
7
2,456
575
-76.6%
Miscellaneous Kinds
67
81
190
134.6%
5,547
6,667
5,633
-15.5%
Flower
26
24
29
20.8%
5,071
6,034
5,311
-12.0%
Sugar Beet
---
3
159
5200.0%
31
62
109
75.8%
Tree and Shrub
12
18
1
-94.4%
71
99
78
-21.2%
BY REGION
North America
5,537
3,763
4,895
30.1%
3,392
4,284
6,966
62.6%
European Union
210
149
231
55.0%
3,750
5,101
4,155
-18.5%
Other Asia \1
651
489
585
19.6%
2,350
2,307
2,764
19.8%
BY COUNTRY
Canada
5,449
3,664
4,579
25.0%
2,993
2,709
3,703
36.7%
Mexico
87
99
317
220.2%
399
1,575
3,263
107.2%
Chile
67
1,867
152
-91.9%
1,275
4,985
2,351
-52.8%
Japan
5
15
104
593.3%
1,552
1,399
1,475
5.4%
Netherlands
111
39
72
84.6%
2,000
2,592
1,463
-43.6%
Australia
233
309
635
105.5%
742
986
1,189
20.6%
India
106
166
186
12.0%
1,015
291
1,026
252.6%
China
643
447
464
3.8%
581
719
961
33.7%
Israel
5
25
13
-48.0%
433
514
907
76.5%
France
43
5
38
660.0%
247
505
768
52.1%
Thailand
23
45
17
-62.2%
310
912
735
-19.4%
Germany
2
48
1
-97.9%
447
728
734
0.8%
New Zealand
324
573
256
-55.3%
625
869
566
-34.9%
United Kingdom
1
3
1
-66.7%
274
506
525
3.8%
Guatemala
---
---
---
NA
698
679
451
-33.6%
Denmark
33
13
3
-76.9%
587
494
384
-22.3%
South Africa
21
3
36
1100.0%
271
50
323
546.0%
Syria
0
0
27
NA
0
0
221
NA
Italy
20
40
57
42.5%
164
185
190
2.7%
Taiwan
2
14
2
-85.7%
178
166
166
0.0%
Indonesia
---
---
---
NA
47
40
126
215.0%
South Korea
1
0
1
NA
16
0
106
NA
Costa Rica
4
0
1
NA
20
5
104
1980.0%
Kenya
---
---
---
NA
140
120
100
-16.7%
\1 Other Asia region includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, and Taiwan.
--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.
Source: Compiled from U.S. Bureau of Census records.
Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD
October 1997