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Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 12/4/2003

**GAIN Report Number:** GR3026

GR3026

**Greece**

**Planting Seeds**

**(Update)**

**2003**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Ann Murphy

U.S. Embassy Rome

**Prepared by:**

Stamatis Sekliziotis

**Report Highlights:**

This is a supplementary report referring to GR3023. Detailed trade data
on major seeds imported into Greece is provided.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Rome \[IT1\]

\[GR\]

**TOTAL IMPORTS OF SEEDS TO GREECE BY TYPE (CY 2002)**

+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | **Type of Seed**  | *           | **Qu     | **Value   |
|            |                   | *Combined** | antity** | (USD)**   |
|            |                   |             |          |           |
|            |                   | **Nom       | **(kg)** |           |
|            |                   | enclature** |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Sugar beet        | 12091100    | \-       | \-        |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | AlfaAlfa          | 12092100    | 1        | 903,320   |
|            |                   |             | ,129,035 |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
| Ornamental |                   |             |          |           |
| grasses    |                   |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Trifolium spp     | 120922      | 2        | 1,410,644 |
|            |                   |             | ,193,369 |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Fescue            | 120923      | 389,223  | 897,212   |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Kentucky blue     | 12092400    | 26,970   | 50,738    |
|            | grass             |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Rye grass         | 120925      | 58,035   | 58,024    |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Vetch seed, seeds | 12092910    | 2        | 1,007,707 |
|            | of the genus Poa  |             | ,049,141 |           |
|            |                   |             |          |           |
|            | palustris L. and  |             |          |           |
|            | Poa trivialis L., |             |          |           |
|            | seeds of          |             |          |           |
|            |                   |             |          |           |
|            | cocksfoot grass   |             |          |           |
|            | Dactylis          |             |          |           |
|            | glomerata L.      |             |          |           |
|            |                   |             |          |           |
|            | and seeds of bent |             |          |           |
|            | grass             |             |          |           |
|            | \"Agrostis\"      |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            |                   |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
| Vegetable  |                   | 120991      | 895,334  | 7,474,634 |
| seeds      |                   |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Potatoes seeds    | 07011000    | 15,477   | 6,819,835 |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            |                   |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Cotton seeds      | 12072010    | 6        | 1         |
|            |                   |             | ,809,222 | 8,711,504 |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Sunflower seeds   | 12060010    | 30,474   | 116,600   |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Common wheat and  | 10019091    | 9        | 1,634,804 |
|            | meslin seed       |             | ,503,610 |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Barley seed       | 10030010    | 202,794  | 69,105    |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Maize seed        | 100510      | 7        | 1         |
|            |                   |             | ,981,952 | 8,263,105 |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Rice in husk      | 10061010    | 992,067  | 532,660   |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Dried sweet corn  | 07129011    | 894,086  | 523,913   |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Dried shelled     | 07133310    | 110,329  | 285,486   |
|            | kidney beans      |             |          |           |
|            | "Phaseolus        |             |          |           |
|            | vulgaris"         |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Dried shelled     | 07139010    | 25,031   | 10,533    |
|            | leguminous        |             |          |           |
|            | vegetables        |             |          |           |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | Other seeds       |             |          | 1         |
|            |                   |             |          | 8,000,000 |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+
|            | **Total value of  |             |          | **76,     |
|            | imported seeds**  |             |          | 769,824** |
+------------+-------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+