U.S. Exports of Planting Seed 

for JULY-SEPTEMBER (July is the first month of the July-June marketing year)

MARKETING YEARS 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 '98/99 vs '97/98 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 '98/99 vs '97/98

metric tons % change $U.S. in thousands % change

ALL SEEDS 165,367 184,593 102,706 -44.4% $141,202 $170,562 $122,193 -28.4%

BY KIND

Grasses 11,538 13,060 11,703 -10.4% $14,795 $17,027 $16,847 -1.1%

Bentgrass 259 368 1,370 272.3% $934 $1,534 $3,792 147.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,501 1,541 2,039 32.3% $2,061 $2,050 $2,520 22.9%

Kentucky Bluegrass 506 873 1,068 22.3% $1,213 $1,946 $2,302 18.3%

Annual Ryegrass 3,575 4,395 2,774 -36.9% $2,491 $3,175 $1,682 -47.0%

Tall Fescue 1,590 2,426 1,302 -46.3% $2,224 $2,793 $1,638 -41.4%

Sorghum-Sudan Crosses 1,859 1,262 1,290 2.2% $2,328 $1,802 $1,388 -23.0%

Other Forages 5,553 6,185 6,976 12.8% $10,615 $12,791 $10,070 -21.3%

Certified Alfalfa 1,236 1,322 1,258 -4.8% $4,041 $4,451 $3,332 -25.1%

Uncertifed Alfalfa 787 1,288 602 -53.3% $2,035 $3,155 $1,464 -53.6%

Pulses 10,085 6,068 5,971 -1.6% $7,603 $4,703 $4,597 -2.3%

Pea 2,212 1,336 1,378 3.1% $1,695 $1,130 $992 -12.2%

Gram Bean 428 754 459 -39.1% $387 $583 $595 2.1%

Navy bean 2,071 542 777 43.4% $1,344 $314 $467 48.7%

Chickpea 1,287 363 628 73.0% $876 $257 $368 43.2%

Lentil 528 1,350 899 -33.4% $241 $594 $304 -48.8%

Vegetables 8,137 10,806 10,198 -5.6% $45,948 $53,423 $60,356 13.0%

Tomato 504 525 569 8.4% $7,973 $8,483 $9,116 7.5%

Onion 451 512 653 27.5% $4,783 $6,050 $6,519 7.8%

Pepper 797 1,121 1,247 11.2% $4,003 $5,865 $6,371 8.6%

Cucumber 255 279 403 44.4% $2,135 $2,337 $4,482 91.8%

Squash 441 543 590 8.7% $2,477 $3,054 $3,728 22.1%

Watermelon 193 475 536 12.8% $1,677 $3,098 $3,516 13.5%

Broccoli 106 281 425 51.2% $701 $1,442 $2,683 86.1%

Mushroom Spawn 1,335 1,200 1,187 -1.1% $2,864 $2,498 $2,554 2.2%

Sweet Corn 1,419 3,452 1,116 -67.7% $3,190 $7,107 $2,411 -66.1%

Field Crops 129,077 147,583 67,495 -54.3% $51,018 $69,953 $20,375 -70.9%

Field Corn 14,430 11,365 4,419 -61.1% $13,876 $41,721 $6,573 -84.2%

Non-Durum Wheat 34,604 125,682 45,528 -63.8% $8,316 $21,664 $5,799 -73.2%

Soybean 66,526 2,040 4,589 125.0% $22,081 $1,093 $1,911 74.8%

Grain Sorghum 6,869 4,767 2,311 -51.5% $2,144 $1,390 $1,624 16.8%

Miscellaneous Kinds 978 891 362 -59.4% $11,222 $12,665 $9,948 -21.5%

Flower 100 99 98 -1.0% $7,414 $9,110 $7,820 -14.2%

Tree & Schrub 20 72 40 -44.4% $1,383 $1,110 $653 -41.2%

BY REGION

North America 122,953 26,192 29,381 12.2% $65,937 $45,473 $45,727 0.6%

European Union 12,731 8,428 5,283 -37.3% $17,496 $16,696 $16,033 -4.0%

Other Asia\1 9,626 47,562 11,895 -75.0% $14,870 $20,384 $14,493 -28.9%

South America 11,806 17,142 5,813 -66.1% $21,779 $47,915 $13,388 -72.1%

Oceania 1,992 2,437 3,547 45.5% $4,084 $5,334 $9,469 77.5%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 87,692 12,219 11,182 -8.5% $50,473 $34,522 $33,168 -3.9%

Canada 35,261 13,974 18,199 30.2% $15,464 $10,951 $12,559 14.7%

Japan 6,450 44,207 6,476 -85.4% $11,068 $14,888 $8,730 -41.4%

Australia 1,313 1,903 1,974 3.7% $3,104 $3,980 $5,871 47.5%

Egypt 355 54,510 41,710 -23.5% $755 $10,245 $5,763 -43.7%

Argentina 6,468 13,453 2,516 -81.3% $12,174 $38,640 $5,081 -86.9%

Netherlands 791 723 807 11.6% $2,075 $3,301 $4,452 34.9%

New Zealand 676 516 1,571 204.5% $954 $1,330 $3,569 168.3%

France 755 416 319 -23.3% $2,192 $2,516 $3,094 23.0%

Saudi Arabia 1,204 1,761 941 -46.6% $4,125 $5,166 $2,925 -43.4%

South Korea 2,027 1,865 3,417 83.2% $1,654 $1,825 $2,604 42.7%

Chile 1,515 1,004 1,012 0.8% $4,165 $2,660 $2,379 -10.6%

South Africa 937 1,639 1,003 -38.8% $1,144 $3,281 $2,352 -28.3%

United Kingdom 3,486 560 318 -43.2% $3,133 $2,404 $2,206 -8.2%

Colombia 304 183 656 258.5% $833 $654 $1,803 175.7%

Spain 1,449 2,132 1,474 -30.9% $2,273 $2,472 $1,799 -27.2%

Germany 798 269 755 180.7% $2,210 $1,006 $1,705 69.5%

United Arab Emirates 95 106 149 40.6% $1,749 $1,480 $1,611 8.9%

China 260 581 986 69.7% $444 $1,474 $1,561 5.9%

Venezuela 115 99 288 190.9% $1,050 $834 $1,341 60.8%

Guatemala 208 228 393 NA $716 $1,062 $1,210 13.9%

Caribbean 177 345 205 -40.6% $909 $1,073 $1,013 -5.6%

Hong Kong 622 407 782 92.1% $917 $1,038 $977 -5.9%

Brazil 2,379 368 137 -62.8% $1,946 $1,236 $923 -25.3%

Philippines 311 217 108 -50.2% $749 $1,026 $888 -13.5%

Ecuador 149 85 189 122.4% $390 $395 $777 96.7%

Peru 255 179 949 430.2% $474 $446 $773 73.3%

Italy 3,854 3,153 330 -89.5% $4,057 $3,366 $763 -77.3%

Indonesia 19 2 16 700.0% $1,151 $181 $670 270.2%

Austria 76 306 458 49.7% $37 $388 $668 72.2%

Dominican Republic 34 151 75 -50.3% $306 $428 $660 54.2%

Taiwan 266 503 234 -53.5% $787 $1,159 $621 -46.4%

Thailand 157 221 296 33.9% $823 $1,042 $620 -40.5%

Honduras 173 169 148 -12.4% $560 $1,643 $594 -63.8%

Turkey 509 326 145 -55.5% $600 $642 $566 -11.8%

Jordan 292 26 57 119.2% $522 $133 $546 310.5%

Denmark 69 71 115 62.0% $429 $380 $531 39.7%

Israel 105 151 127 -15.9% $373 $303 $435 43.6%

India 39 54 78 44.4% $188 $355 $431 21.4%

\1 Other Asia region includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, and Taiwan.

Source: Compiled from U.S. Bureau of Census records.

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTS

November 1998