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                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec     Oct-Sep  |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998     FY 1997  |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Fresh Fruit        MT
  Apples               6,155      6,293     40,775     30,920    168,564   |    2,691      2,504     13,054      9,827     82,736
  Avocados             2,556      2,852     17,165     16,182     27,667   |    2,012      3,374     15,822     18,013     25,993
  Bananas            287,655    313,563    901,250    946,038  3,727,906   |   84,293     86,235    262,115    260,208  1,122,747
  Cantaloupe          32,236     46,106     53,437     75,380    396,103   |   12,114     12,552     19,025     21,124    130,376
  Grapes              30,010     37,435     32,481     40,841    351,567   |   64,433     48,536     65,310     50,770    386,183
  Kiwifruit            1,895        412      4,330      1,067     37,680   |    1,640        534      3,938      1,071     23,524
  Mangoes              3,573      1,391     10,144      5,549    191,115   |    3,008      1,726      9,897      5,976    123,009
  Peaches              6,596      6,096      7,242      6,771     41,672   |    6,862      5,656      7,613      6,438     32,901
  Pears                  493        302      1,472      1,563     78,521   |    1,338        869      3,916      4,056     50,306
  Pineapples          12,573     23,158     35,659     68,399    171,253   |    6,042      9,208     16,638     27,532     74,441
  Strawberry           1,383      1,101      2,205      1,482     15,203   |    2,429      2,497      4,196      3,481     26,844
  Other Melons        33,107     38,321     64,289     74,675    382,903   |    8,533     10,090     18,709     19,775     96,126
  Other Fruit         49,908     59,741    151,752    165,632    572,146   |   30,985     40,865     81,497     97,446    297,914
      Subtotal:----  468,140    536,769  1,322,200  1,434,497  6,162,300   |  226,379    224,646    521,730    525,715  2,473,098
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots       1,420      1,781      4,057      4,982     11,237   |    3,960      4,729     10,879     13,002     31,058
  Drd Figs & Pst         120        602      1,545      2,785      3,904   |      248        607      3,495      3,968      5,800
  Other Dried Fruit    2,170      2,021      6,589      6,345     26,720   |    4,168      3,530     12,123      9,596     42,783
      Subtotal:----    3,710      4,405     12,191     14,112     41,862   |    8,377      8,866     26,497     26,566     79,640
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries        856        758      3,600      3,486     13,177   |    1,702      1,476      7,094      6,733     26,173
  Fzn Strawberries       560        272        955        799     22,279   |      559        461      1,033      1,020     20,207
  Other Fzn Fruit      2,027      1,379      6,755      5,795     35,774   |    2,516      1,588      8,002      6,590     41,924
      Subtotal:----    3,443      2,409     11,310     10,080     71,230   |    4,777      3,525     16,129     14,342     88,304
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        5,908      7,708     18,267     22,621     81,516   |   14,675     16,913     47,601     48,966    184,250
  Canned Oranges       2,931      3,043      9,717     10,652     56,289   |    2,928      2,567      9,843      9,531     54,784
  Canned Peaches       2,901      1,227     10,949      5,233     29,483   |    2,009        840      7,248      3,602     19,709
  Canned Pineapples   22,357     22,263     63,789     69,209    292,609   |   15,534     16,955     44,866     51,059    204,974
  Mixed Fruit          4,825      5,810     10,630     11,899     49,307   |    4,509      5,465     10,418     12,499     51,241
  Prep/Pres Fruit      9,556      9,405     22,963     25,850    101,420   |   11,393     11,157     27,504     30,408    118,537
  Other Canned Frui    4,702      5,366     15,824     16,117     69,225   |    6,497      6,426     20,833     21,617     84,661
      Subtotal:----   53,180     54,823    152,140    161,582    679,851   |   57,546     60,325    168,312    177,681    718,155
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice        139,684    106,487    300,818    264,605  1,084,986   |   48,227     27,637    103,079     69,138    354,632
  Fcoj               133,788    126,417    406,940    253,966  1,099,876   |   27,816     19,767     91,896     41,551    233,077
  Grape Juice         11,491     14,274     46,400     42,981    243,290   |    4,639      6,263     16,612     17,648     95,051
  Pineapple Juice     31,381     23,135     76,981     61,465    303,510   |    9,183      6,763     22,108     18,221     88,786
  Other Juices        19,105     16,663     54,295     61,499    293,196   |   11,509      9,814     31,763     35,813    167,223
      Subtotal:----  335,450    286,976    885,435    684,516  3,024,858   |  101,375     70,245    265,458    182,371    938,770
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic                 300        449      1,144        895     17,570   |      422        617      1,693      1,419     20,661
  Asparagus            3,322      3,282     11,084     12,547     38,745   |    6,395      6,555     18,062     22,481     66,588
  Bell Pepper         22,256     21,270     37,443     36,189    180,463   |   33,332     23,849     52,548     44,771    206,072
  Carrots             11,719     12,061     37,322     39,018     99,470   |    2,716      2,888      8,364      8,885     22,353
  Chili Pepper         6,821      8,860     22,571     30,151    103,758   |    3,461      9,324      8,391     20,892     45,836
  Cucumbers           47,799     44,287     94,745     95,234    302,306   |   14,599     14,062     30,241     30,678    100,823
  Onions              22,180     17,879     46,687     44,674    261,088   |   13,870     13,746     35,655     35,409    127,447
  Potatoes            26,219     36,621     75,757     97,749    324,924   |    4,766      7,212     14,540     19,854     59,301
  Squash              17,779     18,436     43,844     43,561    141,192   |   10,657      8,964     26,568     24,336     87,857
  Tomatoes            56,045     63,155    131,278    130,531    743,205   |   38,753     68,892     90,489    127,545    611,612
  Other Fresh Veg     41,717     51,427     97,775    123,397    453,475   |   25,968     35,946     57,652     79,883    265,485
      Subtotal:----  256,158    277,727    599,650    653,947  2,666,196   |  154,938    192,054    344,204    416,152  1,614,035
                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec     Oct-Sep  |  Dec        Dec        Oct-Dec    Oct-Dec    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998     FY 1997  |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Canned/Dehyd Vegetables MT
  Cnd Artichokes       1,839      1,284      6,333      5,090     29,298   |    3,095      2,025     10,517      7,600     44,069
  Cnd Bamboo           3,159      3,061      9,661     10,700     27,077   |    2,818      2,411      8,893      8,199     24,292
  Cnd Mushrooms        6,610      5,595     17,337     14,371     67,258   |   10,896      9,646     30,727     24,979    118,324
  Cnd Pimiento           797        586      2,733      2,224      9,556   |      957        856      3,416      2,778     11,448
  Cnd Tomatoes         5,498      8,934     17,950     21,974     65,589   |    2,374      4,330      7,852     10,319     27,979
  Cnd Waterchnuts      1,539      2,610      4,239      8,323     35,531   |    1,553      1,746      4,465      5,571     27,403
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    1,734      1,801      6,313      4,244     33,659   |    2,264      2,539      7,215      5,229     41,356
  Dried Mushrooms        168        165        354        374      2,015   |    1,600      2,134      4,141      5,063     19,411
  Dried Tomatoes         860        608      2,737      1,752      6,924   |    3,195      2,088     10,156      6,299     26,265
  Other Dehy Veg      13,344     13,730     43,874     35,420    159,374   |   14,829     14,065     41,441     37,232    159,001
  Other Can Veg       19,427     25,881     61,446     72,318    244,159   |   17,534     22,995     55,743     64,394    214,284
      Subtotal:----   54,974     64,254    172,977    176,790    680,441   |   61,114     64,835    184,566    177,662    713,831
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        15,373     14,916     46,199     46,598    169,458   |    9,788      9,199     29,469     29,046    106,080
  Cauliflower Fzn      4,013      5,991      9,413     12,177     18,729   |    3,134      4,103      7,123      8,179     14,060
  Potato Fzn          24,947     30,008     66,298     92,668    286,808   |   14,925     18,446     40,121     56,811    169,323
  Other Veg Fzn       12,163     12,928     40,201     42,086    222,015   |   10,117     11,509     31,848     34,613    129,143
      Subtotal:----   56,495     63,842    162,110    193,528    697,010   |   37,963     43,257    108,561    128,649    418,606
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot            525        510      2,061      2,923     10,404   |    1,645      1,688      6,350      9,473     23,656
  Cashews Tot          3,945      7,402     13,935     20,243     62,669   |   18,669     33,632     66,749     92,637    292,315
  Coconut              3,600      3,460     11,285     10,524     39,782   |    2,921      2,399     10,042      7,585     34,791
  Pecans               4,988      3,517     11,799     10,194     19,909   |    6,629      8,435     17,435     24,672     39,667
  Other Nuts           1,945      2,141      7,518      9,047     18,167   |    8,767     11,633     29,376     35,972     78,070
      Subtotal:----   15,003     17,030     46,599     52,931    150,931   |   38,632     57,787    129,952    170,338    468,499
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations         115,461    112,774    306,887    302,859  1,211,423   |   10,535     11,531     27,295     29,535    115,014
  Christmas Trees        603        689      2,258      2,581      2,260   |    5,561      5,765     20,220     22,172     20,227
  Chrysanthemus       52,210     46,417    172,273    155,590    614,707   |    7,293      7,133     24,195     24,923     91,126
  Roses               48,970     63,704    181,507    215,338    919,298   |    9,841     13,834     34,190     47,193    200,957
  Tulip Bulbs          3,691      4,129     84,380     84,153    426,485   |      438        434     10,004      9,516     41,993
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   14,051     15,908     41,194     47,975    186,894
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   23,726     25,540     73,390     77,521    298,973
      Subtotal:----  220,935    227,714    747,305    760,521  3,174,174   |   71,446     80,145    230,487    258,835    955,183
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets       1,303        706      1,658        801      5,606   |    9,675      4,712     11,997      5,077     37,836
  Other Hop Prod           1         36          2         38        187   |       16        164         41        174      1,339
      Subtotal:----    1,303        742      1,660        839      5,793   |    9,691      4,876     12,038      5,251     39,175
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            12,828     16,639     45,558     57,580    181,724   |   52,178     62,330    178,949    219,596    682,741
  Sparkiling Wine      2,552      3,222     14,017     14,898     30,293   |   25,330     34,339    143,019    161,589    336,614
  White Wine           9,145      9,828     32,677     37,462    116,091   |   31,427     35,181    116,797    134,799    411,457
  Other Wine Prod      6,045      5,425     19,826     24,362    104,101   |   13,545     11,990     48,416     57,771    198,476
      Subtotal:----   30,571     35,113    112,078    134,301    432,208   |  122,481    143,840    487,181    573,755  1,629,287
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   117,606    140,785    371,737    426,879  1,734,830   |  104,673    125,336    333,383    379,262  1,511,285
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  111,712    148,684    352,116    421,694  1,402,504
      Subtotal:----  117,606    140,785    371,737    426,879  1,734,830   |  216,385    274,020    685,499    800,956  2,913,790
      Grand Total:                                                         |1,111,102  1,228,421  3,180,613  3,458,273 13,050,374



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