U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov     Oct-Sep  |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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              13,130      9,829     34,620     24,628    168,564   |    4,654      3,371     10,363      7,323     82,736
  Avocados             8,125      7,397     14,610     13,330     27,667   |    7,768      8,508     13,810     14,639     25,993
  Bananas            301,815    313,367    613,595    632,474  3,727,906   |   86,674     86,846    177,822    173,972  1,122,747
  Cantaloupe          15,553     21,238     21,201     29,274    396,103   |    5,987      6,751      6,911      8,572    130,376
  Grapes                 272        442      2,470      3,407    351,567   |      288        609        877      2,234    386,183
  Kiwifruit            1,415        348      2,435        655     37,680   |    1,207        253      2,298        537     23,524
  Mangoes              3,987      2,110      6,571      4,158    191,115   |    3,573      2,172      6,890      4,250    123,009
  Peaches                625        675        645        675     41,672   |      724        782        751        782     32,901
  Pears                  747        795        979      1,261     78,521   |    1,937      2,058      2,579      3,187     50,306
  Pineapples          11,443     18,051     23,085     45,241    171,253   |    5,197      7,909     10,596     18,324     74,441
  Strawberry             801        366        823        380     15,203   |    1,743        926      1,766        984     26,844
  Other Melons        19,281     24,231     31,182     36,354    382,903   |    6,195      6,214     10,177      9,685     96,126
  Other Fruit         44,759     45,249    101,845    105,892    572,146   |   23,228     25,315     50,512     56,581    297,914
      Subtotal:----  421,953    444,097    854,060    897,728  6,162,300   |  149,176    151,714    295,352    301,069  2,473,098
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots       1,440      1,484      2,637      3,201     11,237   |    3,948      3,924      6,919      8,273     31,058
  Drd Figs & Pst         503      1,055      1,425      2,183      3,904   |    1,087      1,359      3,247      3,361      5,800
  Other Dried Fruit    2,260      2,442      4,420      4,324     26,720   |    3,983      3,279      7,954      6,066     42,783
      Subtotal:----    4,203      4,981      8,482      9,708     41,862   |    9,018      8,562     18,120     17,700     79,640
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries      1,038      1,200      2,744      2,728     13,177   |    2,107      2,245      5,392      5,257     26,173
  Fzn Strawberries       164        255        395        527     22,279   |      180        270        474        559     20,207
  Other Fzn Fruit      2,220      2,175      4,728      4,416     35,774   |    2,441      2,512      5,486      5,001     41,924
      Subtotal:----    3,422      3,631      7,867      7,671     71,230   |    4,728      5,026     11,352     10,817     88,304
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        5,936      7,383     12,358     14,914     81,516   |   15,563     15,996     32,925     32,053    184,250
  Canned Oranges       3,280      3,279      6,785      7,609     56,289   |    3,365      2,973      6,915      6,963     54,784
  Canned Peaches       3,521      1,940      8,049      4,006     29,483   |    2,272      1,303      5,238      2,762     19,709
  Canned Pineapples   16,926     22,366     41,432     46,946    292,609   |   11,950     16,235     29,331     34,103    204,974
  Mixed Fruit          3,712      3,290      5,805      6,089     49,307   |    3,492      3,634      5,909      7,034     51,241
  Prep/Pres Fruit      7,269      8,245     13,408     16,445    101,420   |    8,518      9,522     16,112     19,250    118,537
  Other Canned Frui    4,486      4,830     11,123     10,751     69,225   |    6,294      6,261     14,336     15,191     84,661
      Subtotal:----   45,131     51,334     98,960    106,759    679,851   |   51,453     55,925    110,766    117,356    718,155
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice         99,011     77,663    161,134    158,118  1,084,986   |   31,518     20,947     54,851     41,501    354,632
  Fcoj               144,383     46,795    273,152    127,549  1,099,876   |   32,778      7,669     64,080     21,784    233,077
  Grape Juice         14,918     12,340     34,909     28,707    243,290   |    5,315      4,765     11,973     11,385     95,051
  Pineapple Juice     17,585     16,418     45,599     38,330    303,510   |    5,344      4,742     12,925     11,458     88,786
  Other Juices        17,622     20,430     35,190     44,836    293,196   |   10,006     12,256     20,254     25,998    167,223
      Subtotal:----  293,518    173,646    549,985    397,540  3,024,858   |   84,961     50,379    164,083    112,126    938,770
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic                 217        295        844        446     17,570   |      352        485      1,271        802     20,661
  Asparagus            3,849      4,822      7,762      9,265     38,745   |    6,420      8,925     11,667     15,926     66,588
  Bell Pepper          9,965      9,299     15,186     14,919    180,463   |   12,763     13,524     19,215     20,922    206,072
  Carrots             13,313     15,028     25,603     26,958     99,470   |    3,044      3,404      5,648      5,997     22,353
  Chili Pepper         6,120      9,192     15,750     21,292    103,758   |    2,124      7,907      4,930     11,568     45,836
  Cucumbers           37,056     39,660     46,946     50,947    302,306   |   11,448     12,516     15,642     16,616    100,823
  Onions              14,632     16,907     24,507     26,795    261,088   |   13,199     13,500     21,786     21,663    127,447
  Potatoes            24,343     35,596     49,538     61,127    324,924   |    4,400      7,165      9,775     12,642     59,301
  Squash              17,994     17,449     26,065     25,125    141,192   |   11,077      9,827     15,911     15,372     87,857
  Tomatoes            38,096     38,861     75,233     67,376    743,205   |   26,407     35,134     51,737     58,653    611,612
  Other Fresh Veg     30,734     40,731     56,058     71,971    453,475   |   17,939     25,710     31,684     43,937    265,485
      Subtotal:----  196,319    227,839    343,492    376,220  2,666,196   |  109,173    138,095    189,266    224,098  1,614,035

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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov     Oct-Sep  |  Nov        Nov        Oct-Nov    Oct-Nov    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       2,379      1,607      4,494      3,806     29,298   |    3,826      2,346      7,422      5,575     44,069
  Cnd Bamboo           2,976      3,297      6,502      7,639     27,077   |    2,806      2,571      6,074      5,788     24,292
  Cnd Mushrooms        5,818      4,305     10,727      8,776     67,258   |   10,583      7,556     19,831     15,332    118,324
  Cnd Pimiento           990        584      1,936      1,638      9,556   |    1,249        698      2,459      1,921     11,448
  Cnd Tomatoes         5,697      6,762     12,452     13,040     65,589   |    2,444      3,069      5,478      5,989     27,979
  Cnd Waterchnuts      1,084      2,827      2,700      5,714     35,531   |    1,233      1,860      2,911      3,824     27,403
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    2,366      1,238      4,579      2,443     33,659   |    2,140      1,277      4,951      2,691     41,356
  Dried Mushrooms         86        109        186        209      2,015   |    1,288      1,423      2,541      2,929     19,411
  Dried Tomatoes         757        594      1,878      1,143      6,924   |    2,829      2,152      6,961      4,211     26,265
  Other Dehy Veg      18,322      9,998     30,530     21,689    159,374   |   14,211     10,908     26,612     23,166    159,001
  Other Can Veg       19,622     22,741     42,020     46,437    244,159   |   18,118     20,037     38,210     41,399    214,284
      Subtotal:----   60,095     54,062    118,004    112,536    680,441   |   60,727     53,897    123,452    112,826    713,831
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        14,779     16,257     30,826     31,682    169,458   |    9,645     10,040     19,682     19,847    106,080
  Cauliflower Fzn      2,517      3,832      5,400      6,187     18,729   |    2,013      2,534      3,989      4,076     14,060
  Potato Fzn          21,909     31,595     41,351     62,660    286,808   |   13,254     19,481     25,196     38,365    169,323
  Other Veg Fzn       11,809     12,400     28,038     29,157    222,015   |   10,086     11,298     21,731     23,104    129,143
      Subtotal:----   51,014     64,083    105,615    129,686    697,010   |   34,998     43,353     70,598     85,392    418,606
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot            705        967      1,536      2,413     10,404   |    2,118      3,287      4,705      7,785     23,656
  Cashews Tot          4,908      5,048      9,990     12,841     62,669   |   23,464     23,539     48,080     59,005    292,315
  Coconut              3,244      3,694      7,685      7,064     39,782   |    2,918      2,659      7,121      5,185     34,791
  Pecans               5,281      4,657      6,812      6,676     19,909   |    6,762     11,836     10,806     16,237     39,667
  Other Nuts           3,364      3,977      5,573      6,906     18,167   |   12,236     13,456     20,608     24,339     78,070
      Subtotal:----   17,501     18,342     31,596     35,901    150,931   |   47,498     54,778     91,320    112,551    468,499
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations         109,049     98,041    191,426    190,084  1,211,423   |    9,987      9,726     16,759     18,004    115,014
  Christmas Trees      1,653      1,892      1,655      1,892      2,260   |   14,644     16,403     14,658     16,406     20,227
  Chrysanthemus       63,109     56,751    120,063    109,173    614,707   |    9,194      9,298     16,902     17,790     91,126
  Roses               61,513     66,890    132,537    151,634    919,298   |   11,509     15,177     24,349     33,359    200,957
  Tulip Bulbs         19,325     16,564     80,689     80,024    426,485   |    2,184      1,539      9,567      9,083     41,993
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   13,096     15,760     27,142     32,067    186,894
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   22,957     25,205     49,663     51,981    298,973
      Subtotal:----  254,650    240,139    526,371    532,807  3,174,174   |   83,572     93,108    159,041    178,690    955,183
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets         278          0        355         95      5,606   |    1,985          1      2,322        365     37,836
  Other Hop Prod           1          1          1          1        187   |       20         10         25         10      1,339
      Subtotal:----      279          2        357         97      5,793   |    2,005         12      2,347        375     39,175
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            16,837     19,391     32,730     40,941    181,724   |   65,826     76,523    126,771    157,266    682,741
  Sparkiling Wine      4,636      5,375     11,464     11,676     30,293   |   46,298     53,057    117,689    127,250    336,614
  White Wine          10,227     12,756     23,532     27,634    116,091   |   36,443     45,993     85,370     99,618    411,457
  Other Wine Prod      5,871     10,066     13,781     18,937    104,101   |   14,784     23,930     34,871     45,781    198,476
      Subtotal:----   37,571     47,588     81,507     99,188    432,208   |  163,351    199,503    364,700    429,914  1,629,287
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   115,154    129,859    254,131    286,094  1,734,830   |  103,561    114,583    228,709    253,926  1,511,285
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  110,764    136,642    240,404    273,010  1,402,504
      Subtotal:----  115,154    129,859    254,131    286,094  1,734,830   |  214,325    251,224    469,114    526,936  2,913,790
      Grand Total:                                                         |1,014,985  1,105,578  2,069,511  2,229,851 13,050,374

 
Last modified: Tuesday, April 07, 1998