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U.S. Cotton Outlook

World Cotton Outlook

Cotton Prices

U.S. Cotton Highlights

World Cotton Highlights

U.S. and Australia Cotton Export Trends to Southeast Asia

Special Feature: Status of Progress on China Cotton Reforms

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❍ Table 5: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 1999/2000 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf, .wk3}

❍ Table 5-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 1999/2000 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf, .wk3}

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❍ Table 6-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country, 1998/99 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf, .wk3}

❍ Table 7-A1: U.S. Cotton Exports by Country of Destination (1,000 480-lb. bales){.pdf, .wk3}

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 TABLE 1 10-Sep-99

Cotton Supply, Use and Trade by Country

MY 1999/00

1,000 480 lb. Bales

Beginning Total Domestic Ending

Stocks Production Imports Supply Consump. Loss Exports Stocks

Afghanistan 13 100 0 113 75 0 25 13

Algeria 22 0 130 152 130 0 0 22

Azerbaijan 122 150 0 272 40 0 120 112

Albania 53 1 34 88 35 0 0 53

Armenia 2 0 5 7 5 0 0 2

Angola 7 20 0 27 15 0 5 7

Argentina 778 900 35 1,713 420 9 600 684

Australia 1,217 3,100 0 4,317 200 0 2,900 1,217

Austria 49 0 140 189 125 0 10 54

Belgium-Luxembourg 20 0 210 230 200 0 15 15

Bangladesh 41 70 700 811 750 1 0 60

Bolivia 26 60 0 86 15 0 45 26

Burma 41 130 2 173 105 0 25 43

Benin 166 600 0 766 10 0 600 156

Byelarus 5 0 35 40 30 0 5 5

Brazil 1,601 2,100 1,650 5,351 3,600 0 0 1,751

Bulgaria 18 30 70 118 100 0 0 18

Canada 24 0 330 354 330 0 0 24

Cambodia 1 0 5 6 5 0 0 1

Chad 68 440 0 508 15 0 425 68

Sri Lanka 16 5 35 56 40 0 0 16

Zaire 5 15 15 35 30 0 0 5

China 17,405 19,000 300 36,705 20,200 0 1,000 15,505

Chile 39 0 100 139 100 0 0 39

Cameroon 86 340 0 426 45 0 290 91

Colombia 90 170 185 445 340 2 10 93

Costa Rica 12 4 10 26 14 0 0 12

Central African Republic 10 90 0 100 5 0 75 20

Cuba 10 2 40 52 45 0 0 7

Cyprus 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 1

Denmark 4 0 15 19 15 0 0 4

Dominican Republic 2 3 15 20 18 0 0 2

Ecuador 26 15 115 156 120 0 0 36

Egypt 520 1,000 100 1,620 900 23 300 397

Ireland 37 0 125 162 125 0 0 37

Estonia 13 0 140 153 120 0 20 13

El Salvador 32 1 150 183 150 0 0 33

Ethiopia 22 70 20 112 90 0 0 22

Czech Republic 61 0 260 321 250 5 0 66

Finland 23 0 50 73 50 0 0 23

France 182 0 535 717 500 20 0 197

Georgia 3 0 10 13 10 0 0 3

Ghana 18 70 15 103 70 0 15 18

Germany 71 0 660 731 600 0 60 71

Greece 450 1,800 20 2,270 600 5 1,150 515

Guatemala 34 3 140 177 145 0 0 32

Haiti 8 10 0 18 10 0 0 8

Hong Kong 123 0 550 673 500 0 50 123

Honduras 3 2 12 17 15 0 0 2

Hungary 25 0 85 110 80 3 0 27

Indonesia 159 17 2,350 2,526 2,250 50 0 226

India 4,749 12,100 450 17,299 12,750 0 250 4,299

Iran 181 650 0 831 600 0 50 181

Israel 68 125 40 233 100 0 75 58

Italy 119 1 1,450 1,570 1,400 10 15 145

Ivory Coast 234 750 0 984 130 0 600 254

Iraq 27 40 60 127 100 0 0 27

Japan 326 0 1,250 1,576 1,250 0 0 326

Kenya 30 30 40 100 60 0 0 40

Kyrgyzstan 14 130 0 144 45 0 80 19

Korea, North 30 5 105 140 110 0 0 30
 TABLE 1 10-Sep-99

Cotton Supply, Use and Trade by Country

MY 1999/00

1,000 480 lb. Bales

Beginning Total Domestic Ending

Stocks Production Imports Supply Consump. Loss Exports Stocks

Korea, South 394 1 1,600 1,995 1,550 0 50 395

Kazakhstan 58 250 0 308 80 0 170 58

Lebanon 3 0 10 13 10 0 0 3

Latvia 14 0 100 114 30 0 70 14

Lithuania 10 0 100 110 70 0 30 10

Slovakia 23 0 75 98 60 0 10 28

Madagascar 13 60 0 73 60 0 0 13

Moldova 9 0 10 19 10 0 0 9

Malawi 3 30 10 43 35 0 5 3

Mali 267 1,000 0 1,267 50 0 950 267

Morocco 28 1 210 239 210 0 0 29

Mexico 408 600 2,000 3,008 2,400 25 200 383

Malaysia 46 0 400 446 400 0 0 46

Mozambique 35 150 5 190 10 0 140 40

Niger 3 5 0 8 4 0 1 3

Nigeria 149 250 70 469 210 0 115 144

Netherlands 5 0 45 50 40 0 5 5

Norway 8 0 15 23 15 0 0 8

Nicaragua 2 10 0 12 1 0 9 2

Paraguay 54 350 0 404 40 0 300 64

Peru 51 200 180 431 320 0 50 61

Pakistan 1,436 7,200 300 8,936 7,200 25 200 1,511

Poland 17 0 350 367 350 0 0 17

Panama 1 0 5 6 5 0 0 1

Portugal 273 0 735 1,008 750 0 0 258

Romania 92 0 200 292 200 0 0 92

Philippines 77 5 160 242 170 0 0 72

Russia 142 0 1,000 1,142 1,000 0 0 142

South Africa 97 200 195 492 350 0 50 92

Senegal 9 85 0 94 20 0 50 24

Singapore 8 0 55 63 0 0 55 8

Somalia 1 7 5 13 12 0 0 1

Spain 194 500 300 994 540 5 230 219

Sudan 56 330 0 386 60 0 250 76

Sweden 10 0 25 35 25 0 0 10

Syria 674 1,400 0 2,074 415 0 1,000 659

Switzerland 66 0 150 216 150 0 5 61

Thailand 365 30 1,300 1,695 1,300 46 0 349

Tajikistan 72 500 0 572 105 0 395 72

Togo 92 330 0 422 15 0 300 107

Tunisia 38 10 125 173 130 0 0 43

Turkey 558 3,800 1,000 5,358 4,600 0 150 608

Taiwan 252 0 1,450 1,702 1,450 0 4 248

Turkmenistan 659 950 0 1,609 150 0 750 709

Tanzania 84 200 0 284 50 0 130 104

Uganda 24 100 0 124 10 0 85 29

United Kingdom 110 0 90 200 90 0 0 110

Ukraine 94 0 225 319 115 0 100 104

United States 3,900 17,535 50 21,485 10,400 (15) 5,700 5,400

Burkina 115 600 0 715 25 0 570 120

Uruguay 5 0 10 15 10 0 0 5

Uzbekistan 615 4,800 5 5,420 850 0 4,000 570

Venezuela 25 50 150 225 200 0 5 20

Vietnam 65 30 250 345 275 0 0 70

Yemen 4 65 0 69 25 0 40 4

Yugoslavia 52 1 100 153 100 0 0 53

Zambia 52 100 0 152 65 0 20 67

Zimbabwe 114 425 0 539 175 15 230 119

World Total 41,573 86,310 25,859 153,742 87,181 229 25,239 41,093
 TABLE 2 10-Sep-99

Cotton Supply, Use and Trade by Country

MY 1998/99

1,000 480 lb. Bales

Beginning Total Domestic Ending

Stocks Production Imports Supply Consump. Loss Exports Stocks

Afghanistan 13 100 0 113 75 0 25 13

Algeria 22 0 130 152 130 0 0 22

Azerbaijan 137 175 0 312 40 0 150 122

Albania 53 1 34 88 35 0 0 53

Armenia 2 0 5 7 5 0 0 2

Angola 7 20 0 27 15 0 5 7

Argentina 1,037 900 20 1,957 420 9 750 778

Australia 1,102 3,200 0 4,302 185 0 2,900 1,217

Austria 44 0 140 184 125 0 10 49

Belgium-Luxembourg 25 0 210 235 200 0 15 20

Bangladesh 41 51 650 742 700 1 0 41

Bolivia 21 75 0 96 15 0 55 26

Burma 39 130 2 171 105 0 25 41

Benin 126 650 0 776 10 0 600 166

Byelarus 5 0 35 40 30 0 5 5

Brazil 1,486 2,000 1,365 4,851 3,250 0 0 1,601

Bulgaria 18 30 70 118 100 0 0 18

Canada 24 0 345 369 330 0 15 24

Cambodia 1 0 5 6 5 0 0 1

Chad 73 300 0 373 15 0 290 68

Sri Lanka 16 5 35 56 40 0 0 16

Zaire 5 15 15 35 30 0 0 5

China 16,855 20,700 330 37,885 19,800 0 680 17,405

Chile 39 0 100 139 100 0 0 39

Cameroon 71 360 0 431 45 0 300 86

Colombia 87 170 185 442 340 2 10 90

Costa Rica 12 4 10 26 14 0 0 12

Central African Republic 10 75 0 85 5 0 70 10

Cuba 13 2 40 55 45 0 0 10

Cyprus 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 1

Denmark 4 0 15 19 15 0 0 4

Dominican Republic 3 3 15 21 18 0 1 2

Ecuador 19 12 115 146 120 0 0 26

Egypt 883 1,050 10 1,943 950 23 450 520

Ireland 37 0 125 162 125 0 0 37

Estonia 13 0 140 153 120 0 20 13

El Salvador 31 1 110 142 110 0 0 32

Ethiopia 22 70 20 112 90 0 0 22

Czech Republic 56 0 280 336 250 5 20 61

Finland 23 0 50 73 50 0 0 23

France 189 0 540 729 500 20 27 182

Georgia 3 0 10 13 10 0 0 3

Ghana 18 70 15 103 70 0 15 18

Germany 71 0 635 706 575 0 60 71

Greece 343 1,753 50 2,146 650 46 1,000 450

Guatemala 36 3 120 159 125 0 0 34

Haiti 8 10 0 18 10 0 0 8

Hong Kong 103 0 590 693 510 0 60 123

Honduras 4 2 12 18 15 0 0 3

Hungary 25 0 77 102 75 2 0 25

Indonesia 142 17 2,100 2,259 2,050 50 0 159

India 4,174 12,800 450 17,424 12,500 0 175 4,749

Iran 168 638 0 806 600 0 25 181

Israel 68 235 40 343 100 0 175 68

Italy 218 1 1,475 1,694 1,550 10 15 119

Ivory Coast 219 735 0 954 120 0 600 234

Iraq 47 40 40 127 100 0 0 27

Japan 288 0 1,263 1,551 1,225 0 0 326

Kenya 20 30 40 90 60 0 0 30

Kyrgyzstan 19 115 0 134 45 0 75 14

Korea, North 30 5 105 140 110 0 0 30
 TABLE 2 10-Sep-99

Cotton Supply, Use and Trade by Country

MY 1998/99

1,000 480 lb. Bales

Beginning Total Domestic Ending

Stocks Production Imports Supply Consump. Loss Exports Stocks

Korea, South 431 1 1,472 1,904 1,475 0 35 394

Kazakhstan 83 230 0 313 80 0 175 58

Lebanon 3 0 10 13 10 0 0 3

Latvia 14 0 100 114 30 0 70 14

Lithuania 10 0 100 110 70 0 30 10

Slovakia 18 0 75 93 60 0 10 23

Madagascar 13 60 0 73 60 0 0 13

Moldova 9 0 10 19 10 0 0 9

Malawi 3 30 10 43 35 0 5 3

Mali 217 1,000 0 1,217 50 0 900 267

Morocco 27 1 210 238 210 0 0 28

Mexico 363 1,000 1,450 2,813 2,150 35 220 408

Malaysia 46 0 370 416 370 0 0 46

Mozambique 30 150 5 185 10 0 140 35

Niger 3 5 0 8 4 0 1 3

Nigeria 99 300 70 469 230 0 90 149

Netherlands 5 0 45 50 40 0 5 5

Norway 8 0 15 23 15 0 0 8

Nicaragua 2 10 0 12 1 0 9 2

Paraguay 54 290 0 344 40 0 250 54

Peru 51 150 180 381 320 0 10 51

Pakistan 1,521 6,300 650 8,471 7,000 25 10 1,436

Poland 22 0 350 372 350 0 5 17

Panama 1 0 5 6 5 0 0 1

Portugal 273 0 700 973 700 0 0 273

Romania 92 0 200 292 200 0 0 92

Philippines 82 5 150 237 160 0 0 77

Russia 192 0 850 1,042 900 0 0 142

South Africa 82 240 175 497 350 0 50 97

Senegal 14 25 0 39 20 0 10 9

Singapore 8 0 55 63 0 0 55 8

Somalia 1 7 5 13 12 0 0 1

Spain 230 483 230 943 530 9 210 194

Sudan 116 250 0 366 60 0 250 56

Sweden 10 0 25 35 25 0 0 10

Syria 675 1,539 0 2,214 390 0 1,150 674

Switzerland 71 0 150 221 150 0 5 66

Thailand 429 32 1,200 1,661 1,250 46 0 365

Tajikistan 72 500 0 572 105 0 395 72

Togo 57 350 0 407 15 0 300 92

Tunisia 33 10 125 168 130 0 0 38

Turkey 558 3,850 850 5,258 4,350 0 350 558

Taiwan 202 0 1,400 1,602 1,350 0 0 252

Turkmenistan 609 950 0 1,559 150 0 750 659

Tanzania 119 135 0 254 50 0 120 84

Uganda 9 70 0 79 10 0 45 24

United Kingdom 110 0 90 200 90 0 0 110

Ukraine 84 0 225 309 115 0 100 94

United States 3,887 13,918 450 18,255 10,400 (345) 4,300 3,900

Burkina 115 550 0 665 25 0 525 115

Uruguay 5 0 10 15 10 0 0 5

Uzbekistan 635 4,600 5 5,240 825 0 3,800 615

Venezuela 30 50 150 230 200 0 5 25

Vietnam 60 30 250 340 275 0 0 65

Yemen 4 65 0 69 25 0 40 4

Yugoslavia 51 1 100 152 100 0 0 52

Zambia 37 100 0 137 65 0 20 52

Zimbabwe 124 450 0 574 175 15 270 114

World Total 40,778 84,291 24,691 149,760 84,896 (47) 23,338 41,573
July 1999 Edition

DAIRY: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE

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Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division Contact List

Dairy Production and Trade Developments

Summary

North America

Europe, Asia, Africa

Oceania

Milk and Dairy Products Supply, Demand, and Trade Tables:

Milk Cow Numbers Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Cows Milk Production Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Fluid Milk Consumption Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Butter Production Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Butter Consumption Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Butter Imports Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Butter Exports Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Butter Ending Stocks Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

Cheese Production Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

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Cheese Imports Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

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NDM Production Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

NDM Consumption Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

NDM Imports Selected Countries (.wk4) (.pdf)

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Per Capita Consumption - Nonfat Dry Milk (.wk4) (.pdf)

World Dairy Prices

World Dairy Price Charts

World Butter Price

World Cheddar Cheese Prices

World Nonfat Dry Milk Prices

World Whole Milk Powder Prices

Historical Perspective of World Dairy Prices

Policy and Program Development Highlights

Exports of Total Dairy Products from the United States

U.S. Exports of Dairy Products and Cumulative U.S. Dairy

Exports (.pdf)

Supplemental Information on Imports

Butter Imports for Selected Countries and Regions (.wk4) (.pdf)

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NDM Imports for Selected Countries and Regions (.wk4) (.pdf)

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United States Department

of Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FDLP 07-99

August 1999

Dairy, Livestock and

Poultry:

U.S. Trade and Prospects

DLP Contacts

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EXPORTS wk3 pdf

Table 2. Total U.S. Exports of All Beef and Veal: Fresh,

Canned, and Preserved

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Table 3. U.S. Exports of All Beef and Veal Products by

Category

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Table 4. Total U.S. Exports of All Pork: Fresh, Canned,

and Preserved

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Table 5. U.S. Exports of Pork and Other Products Tab5.wk3 Tab5.pdf

Table 6. U.S. Exports of Sheepmeat and Other Products Tab6.wk3 Tab6.pdf

Table 7. U.S. Exports of Beef Variety Meats: Fresh,

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Table 8. U.S. Exports of Pork and Other Variety Meats Tab8.wk3 Tab8.pdf

Table 9. U.S. Exports of Sausage Casings Tab9.wk3 Tab9.pdf

Table 10. U.S. Exports of Inedible Tallow, Lard, and

Choice White Grease

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Table 11. U.S. Exports of Feather Meal and Meat Meal

Tankage

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Table 14. U.S. Exports of Other Hides, Skins, and

Furskins

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Table 15. U.S. Exports of Leather Tab15.wk3 Tab15.pdf

Table 16. U.S. Exports of Live Cattle Tab16.wk3 Tab16.pdf

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Table 18. U.S. Exports of Cattle Semen and Embryos Tab18.wk3 Tab18.pdf

Table 20. U.S. Exports of Chicken Parts and Whole

Broilers

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Table 21. U.S. Exports of Turkey and Other Poultry

Meat

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Table 22. U.S. Exports of Eggs and Poultry Specialties Tab22.wk3 Tab22.pdf

Table 23. U.S. Exports of Live Poultry, Feathers, and

Down

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Table 25. U.S. Exports of Fluid and Dried Milk Products Tab25.wk3 Tab25.pdf

Table 26. U.S. Exports of Butter, Ice Cream, and Yogurt Tab26.wk3 Tab26.pdf

Table 27. U.S. Exports of Cheese, Casein, Whey, and

Other Milk Products

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IMPORTS

Table 29. U.S. Imports of Beef and Pork: Fresh, Canned,

Preserved

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Table 30. U.S. Imports of Bacon, Lamb, and Other

Meats

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Table 31. U.S. Imports of Variety Meats, Lard, Tallow,

and Other Animal By-Products

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Table 32. U.S. Imports of Hair, Hides, and Skins Tab32.wk3 Tab32.pdf

Table 33. U.S. Imports of Other Hides and Skins Tab33.wk3 Tab33.pdf

Table 34. U.S. Imports of Furskins Tab34.wk3 Tab34.pdf

Table 35. U.S. Imports of Livestock and Bull Semen Tab35.wk3 Tab35.pdf

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Table 38. U.S. Imports of Eggs, Live Poultry, Feathers,

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Table 40. U.S. Imports of Fluid Dairy Products, Ice

Cream, and Yogurt

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Table 41. U.S. Imports of Dried Dairy Products Tab41.wk3 Tab41.pdf

Table 42. U.S. Imports of Cheese Subject to Quota Tab42.wk3 Tab42.pdf

Table 43. U.S. Imports of Cheese not Subject to Quota Tab43.wk3 Tab43.pdf

Table 44. U.S. Imports of Butter, Casein, and Other

Dairy Products

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APPENDIX

Export Commodity Aggregations

Import Commodity Aggregations

Notes on Trade Tables and Commodity Codes

DLP Home DLP Contacts

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FD MI 09-99

September 1999

Dairy

Monthly Imports

Licensed Cheese Imports

January-August 1998 - 1999

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Imports of High-Tier Cheese and Other Dairy Products

Imports Under Tariff-Rate Quota, Not Subject to Licensing Requirements

Tariff-Rate Quotas Allocated to Mexico Under the North American Free Trade

Agreement

Tariff-Rate Quotas for U.S.-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products

Footnotes

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Fishery Products Circular

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The Fishery Products Circular is scheduled to be updated the beginning of March, June, September, and

December. The circular includes the following sections:

Market News

Trade Policy Highlights

1998-99 Fishery Product Reports

Trade Data

Trade Shows

FAS Contacts

FAS Export Program Information

Forest and Fishery Products Division Homepage

Other Information on the Internet

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September 1999 Edition

China's Grain Export Surge

After a mid 1990's setback, China's corn exports have rebounded, leading to a solid export

position for all grains (corn, wheat, rice) for the fourth consecutive year. Corn exports in

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1999/2000 are projected at 5 million tons, while wheat imports are forecast at 1.5 million

tons, the second lowest level in the 1990's. Calendar year 2000 Rice exports are expected to

remain strong, forecast just over 2 million tons.

The last four years stand in stark contrast to the early 1990's when wheat imports averaged 9

million per year. China's wheat imports have been limited in recent years due to production

gains and stagnant domestic use.

All Grain Summary Tables: Foreign Countries and US Data

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 Situation and Outlook: Commentary and Current Data

● Wheat

● Rice

● Coarse Grains

Historical Data Tables: Selected Regions and Countries

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Grain and Feed Contact List

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Livestock and Poultry:

World Markets and Trade

This issue's cover:

"Value of U.S. Exports of Meat and Products Dropped in 1998...Because of Low Meat Prices and Falling

Demand in Russia"

Division Contacts

Special Reports

Status of U.S. Meat Product Exports in 1998

A Look at Rising Cattle and Beef Trade in North America

U.S. Variety Meat Exports on the Upswing

China PS&D Includes Revised Estimates for 1996-1999

Commodity and Country Analysis

Cattle and Beef

Swine and Pork

Hides and Skins

Poultry Meat and Products

Poultry Meat and Products-U.S. Export and Price Developments

Eggs and Egg Products

Livestock Summary Tables

Poultry and Egg Summary Tables

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ORGANIC PERSPECTIVES

August 1999

Inside This Issue:

1. Upcoming Promotional Opportunities for U.S. Exporters

2. News from the UK

* Supermarkets Expand Organic Lines

* UK Farmers Go Organic

3. Organics in Austria

4. Belgium's Potential Growth in Organics

5. Organic Trade Association News

* New Organic Directory Available

* September is Organic Harvest MonthTM

6. Spotlight on USDA Programs

* ATTRA - Practical Resources for Sustainable & Organic Farmers

* SARE - IPM & Organic Techniques for Horticultural Crops

7. New Attache Reports

8. Upcoming Events

1. Upcoming Promotional Opportunities for U.S. Exporters

There's still time to sign up for DIETEXPO '99, France's leading exhibition for organic and health food and

natural beauty products, to be held in Paris October 16-18. Nearly 10,000 industry professionals are expected

to attend the show which will feature over 300 exhibitors. DIETEXPO '99 is an FAS-endorsed show this

year, and FAS's Paris office will staff a booth, provide a briefing on the market, and co-host a reception for

exhibitors. Contact any of the following ASAP for more information:

Valerie Brown of FAS's Trade Show Office BrownVR@fas.usda.gov

Rod McGahren of Reed Exhibition Company mcgahren@reedexpo.com

Claude Nadai of the American Embassy, Paris FasParis@compuserve.com

Following a packed show season this fall, U.S. organic and natural product suppliers may be even busier in

2000. Three exhibitions in the world's major markets, as well as a USDA-sponsored trade mission, present

great opportunities for suppliers to develop and expand their international sales.

Kicking off the season is BIOFACH 2000, the "World Trade Fair for Organic Food and Natural Products,"

Feb. 17-20, 2000. BIOFACH 1999 attracted 21,000 trade visitors and more than 1,200 exhibitors, including

40 U.S. suppliers who exhibited under the umbrella of the U.S. Organic Trade Mission to BIOFACH. U.S.

organic supplier John Troy of Wizard's Cauldron (Cedar Grove, NC) recommends the show: "BioFach is

really a benchmark show for those of us in the organic business--the exhibitors and the buyers brought

knowledge and enthusiasm for organics that I've never seen at any other show. It was awesome." Contact

Kathy Donnelly at Concord Expo Group, 978-371-2203 (tel), 978-371-7121(fax), or

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Concurrent with BIOFACH 2000 is the second annual European Organic Natural Trade Mission

sponsored by USDA (Feb. 14-20, 2000). The American Embassy in London will host the first stop on the

mission: two days of intensive meetings and seminars with industry leaders, importers, and distributors from

the United Kingdom, one of Western Europe's largest organic markets. The Mission then moves on to exhibit

in the U.S. Pavilion at BIOFACH 2000 in Nuremberg, Germany. Contact Emily Felt at the North Carolina

Department of Agriculture 919-733-7912 ext. 276 (tel) or emily.felt@ncmail.net), or Tim Larsen of the

Colorado Department of Agriculture 303-239-4114 (tel) or Tim.Larsen@ag.state.co.us).

Next on the calendar is Natural Products Europe 2000 in London, April 16-17, 2000. Formerly Natural

Products Brighton, this show hopes to attract 600 exhibitors and 7,000 visitors in 2000. Contact: Full Moon

Communications at +44-1903-812200 (tel), +44-1903-879052 (fax), or info@naturalproducts.uk.co.

The spring season closes with Europe's newest show, Natural Products Expo Europe in Amsterdam, May

31-June 2, 2000. Sponsored by well known Expo East/West organizers, New Hope Media, Natural Products

Expo Europe combines a comprehensive trade show with educational programs on the organic market and

the dietary supplement, functional food, and botanical sectors. Contact: New Hope International Media

+44-1273-384282 (tel) , +44-1273-384285 (fax), or expoeurope@newhope.com).

2. News From the UK

* Supermarkets Expand Organic Lines - Although only 1 percent of land in the UK is farmed organically,

production is expected to rise to 2-3 percent by next year, partly as a result of supermarket campaigns to

persuade suppliers to convert from conventional to organic production. Tesco aims to become the number

one supermarket for organics. To that end, the company has persuaded five if its major produce suppliers to

convert 5,000 hectares (12,400 acres) to organic production. All stores will carry a minimum of 50 lines, and

200 stores will stock a full range of organic products. Meanwhile, Waitrose has doubled its organic offerings

in the last year, and now has 400 lines. Organic carrots, mushrooms, and potatoes are the company's best

sellers. Organic produce now represents more than 10 percent of total fruit and vegetable sales for Waitrose,

and it is expected to increase 3 percent by next year. Organic baby food, now at 40 percent of total baby food

sales is expected to rise another 10 percent in 2000. Sainsbury's, however, still has the widest range of

organic products with 410 organic lines, and sales of £1.8 million (almost $2.9 million) per week.

Source: Attache report UK9034.

* UK Farmers Go Organic - According to the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (MAFF), the

amount of farmland under organic production in the UK has increased five-fold over the last year, from

54,800 hectares (135,350 acres) in April 1998, to 274,500 hectares (678,000 acres) as of April 1999. The

increase is attributed in part to MAFF's new Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) designed to encourage UK

farmers to "go organic." The OFS opened in April, offering payment rates nearly double those paid under the

Organic Aid Scheme which began in 1994. More than 450 farmers have signed up, and an additional 53

applied to convert from the old scheme to the OFS. Outlays for OFS increased from about £1 million ($1.6

million) in 1998/99 to £6 million ($9.6 million) this year.

Source: MAFF UK press release of 8-2-99. For more about the OFS, see MAFF UK press release of

4-12-99.

3. Organics in Austria

Until the late 1980's, organic farming was practiced by a small minority of farmers in Austria. In 1988, there

were 880 organic farmers; but by 1998, according to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and

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Forestry, 20,150 farmers (about 9 percent of all farmers), and 10 percent of the utilized agricultural area were

involved in organic production. This dramatic increase is attributed to a combination of government subsidies

instituted in 1991 to encourage the switch to organics, rising consumer awareness and demand; and greater

availability of organic products through major supermarket chains. However, the rate at which farmers are

adopting organic production methods seems to be slowing. From 1994 to 1995, the number of organic farms

rose 39 percent; however, the rate of increase fell to 5 percent from 1995 to 1996, and to 2 percent from 1996

to 1997.

Most organic farms are located in mountainous areas where livestock production dominates. The average

farm size is 14 hectares (35 acres). Austria's major organic products are beef and milk; in fact, there is an

oversupply of the latter-only 40 percent of organic milk is sold as organic, and the rest is marketed as

conventional. Two-thirds of organic grain production (mainly wheat, rye, and spelt) is used as fodder, and the

rest is processed into cereal for human consumption. Currently, demand for organic pork, chicken, fruits, and

vegetables exceeds supply.

Approximately 54 percent of Austrian consumers buy organic foods at least occasionally. The most popular

organic products are fruits and vegetables, milk and dairy products, and meat and sausages. Approximately

80 percent of organic purchases are made through supermarkets, but often fruits and vegetables, and meat and

sausages are purchased directly from the farm. The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

(AFMAF) has recently begun to facilitate the purchase of organic products through its web site, which also

contains an encyclopedia on organic farming and a list of 1,500 organic farmers throughout Austria.

Austria was the first country in the world to set official guidelines for organic farming. They were issued in

1983 and added to the Austrian food codex in 1989. In 1991, Austria became the first country to establish

organic livestock standards. When Austria joined the European Union (EU) in 1994, EEC Council Regulation

2092/91 supplanted Austria's crop standards, but the livestock standards still apply because the EU has not

finalized its own organic livestock standards yet.

U.S. organic products that show some promise in the health-conscious Austrian market include rice, nuts,

fruits (especially citrus and dried fruits), kamut (an ancient variety of wheat), and processed foods.

Source: "Organic Farming in Austria," AFMAF, May 1999 (available at the AFMAF web site), and attache

reports AU8039 and AU8031.

4. Belgium's Potential Growth in Organics

According to Belgian Farm Minister Karel Pinxten, Belgium has the potential for a tenfold increase in the

number of producers in response to growth in consumer demand for organic foods. Noting that while organic

farming aid will continue until next year, he indicated that once organics has secured a firm place in the

market, the market chain and consumers will have to support the industry.

Source: Attache report BE9007.

5. Organic Trade Association News

* New Organic Directory Available - The Organic Trade Association (OTA) recently announced publication

of THE ORGANIC PAGES 1999 North American Resource Directory, containing contact information and

business descriptions of over 1,100 companies involved in all aspects of producing, manufacturing, or

distributing organic products. Company listings are arranged in 15 separate industry sectors, and extensive

cross indexing by commodity, product, business service, or location (both geographic and Internet) eases the

search for specific organic products or services.

THE ORGANIC PAGES will be available in October 1999. Cost is $44.95, plus $6 shipping and handling

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(s/h) per book within North America ($18 s/h via international airmail). As a special offer to any State or

federal agency or official involved with either agriculture or trade issues, OTA has discounted the price of

THE ORGANIC PAGES to $34.95 plus $6 s/h within North America ($18 s/h international airmail).

To order, contact Dan Pratt, OTA Press, PO Box 547-R, Greenfield, MA 01302 , 413- 775-9965 (tel),

413-774-6432 (fax), or ota@igc.org or info@ota.com

An Organic Cotton Directory also is available from OTA Press for $10, plus $3 s/h.

* September is Organic Harvest MonthTM - September marks the ninth annual "Organic Harvest MonthTM"

celebration sponsored by OTA to focus attention on the benefits of organic agriculture, encourage consumers

to choose organic products, and provide retailers an opportunity to educate the public about organics. Visit

OTA's web site for details.

6. Spotlight on Two USDA Programs

* ATTRA: Practical Resources for Sustainable and Organic Farmers - Appropriate Technology Transfer

for Rural Areas (ATTRA), a joint effort of the National Center for Appropriate Technology and USDA's

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, provides practical information on sustainable and organic agriculture to

U.S. farmers, extension agents, researchers, farm organizations and others. The ATTRA web site contains a

wealth of information including reports on producing and marketing organic alliums, tomatoes, sweet corn,

fruit, blueberries, and cranberries, as well as sustainable production of hogs, beef, corn, and soybeans.

Another unique resource is a list of suppliers of organic, non-genetically engineered and heirloom seeds.

* SARE: Research on Horticultural Crops - Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education

(SARE) program has funded projects to identify practical methods to manage sustainable agricultural

systems. "Ten Years of SARE" showcases selected projects, many of which are directly related to organics or

yield knowledge applicable to organic production. This month, horticultural crops are featured:

- An apple grower in Wisconsin discovered a combination of integrated pest management (IPM) techniques

that provides insect damage control using a minimum quantity of spray.

- Using a computer program and on-site weather station, a New York grape producer was able to time spray

applications for maximum effectiveness, reducing costs by dramatically reducing the quantity used.

- An organic vegetable grower in North Carolina discovered a mix of cover crops that harbor beneficial

insects such as aphid-eating ladybugs, a finding that may someday prove useful in the production of major

Southern crops like cotton and peanuts.

- Using a combination of cover crops and tillage practices, an Oregon vegetable grower increased yields and

lowered production costs through reduced chemical use.

SARE's searchable Data Base of Projects contains details about a host of other SARE research projects.

7. New Attache Reports

Although the following reports do not deal specifically with organics, they may contain useful information.

* France - Functional Foods: A Promising Market for France (FR9038)

* France - Summary of Regulations & Labeling for Dietetic/Health Food Products (FR9055)

* Canada - Canada to Review Policy on Nutrient Fortification of Foods (CA9103)

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8. Upcoming Events

International - 1999

● Sept. 10-13 - SANA, Bologna, Italy (contact atomilan@fas.usda.gov )

● Sept. 14-16 - Food Ingredients Europe, Paris, France

● Oct. 9-14 - ANUGA 1999, Cologne, Germany *

● Oct. 16-18 - DIETEXPO '99, Paris, France*

Oct. 20-23 - IFOAM 6th ● Intn'l Trade Conference on Organic Products, Florence, Italy

● Oct. 29-Nov. 1 - Biocultura, Madrid, Spain

Nov. 14-16 - Exploring Organic Alternatives, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Contact: Hart Haidn,

306-956-0832 (tel), 306-956-0834 (fax))

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● Nov. 18-21 - IFOAM - Asia '99, Tagaytay City, Philippines

Dec. 6-9 - Organic Agriculture Faces Its Development: Future Issues, Lyon, France (Contact: Christophe

David, 33-47235119 (tel), 33-472325104 (fax))

● 

International - 2000

Jan. 27-30 - 19th ● Annual Organic Conference & Eco-Products Trade Show, Canada

● February - International Food & Drinks Exhibition, Athens, Greece

● Feb. 17 -20- BIOFACH, Nuremberg, Germany

● March - FOODEX, Tokyo

● April 16 & 17 - Natural Products Europe, London

● May 31-June 2 - Natural Products Expo Europe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Aug. 27-31 - IFOAM 13th ● Int'l Scientific & Technical Conference, Basel, Switzerland

Domestic - 1999

● Oct. 12-15 - National Small Farm Conference, St. Louis, MO

● Oct. 20-24 - Natural Products Expo East, Baltimore, MD

● Nov. 11-14 - SupplySide West, Las Vegas, NV

Domestic - 2000

● May 7-9 - U.S. Food Export Showcase, Chicago, IL

* Indicates a USDA-sponsored show.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

FAS's Trade Show site and Other Marketing Events - a complete list of international food and trade

shows including those for conventional products.

● 

Organic Trade Association and SARE calendar - comprehensive listings of organics/sustainable

agriculture events.

● 

National Organic Initiative - international promotional opportunities for U.S. growers/exporters of

organic/natural food sponsored by State Regional Trade Groups.

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This newsletter was compiled by HTP's Organics Staff:

Janise Zygmont - Analysis, zygmont@fas.usda.gov Tel: (202) 720-1176 Fax: (202) 720-3799

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Text

Cover

Summary

Prices and Economic Indicators

Production, Supply, Distribution Tables

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Acrobat PDF format. You may need to GET the Acrobat

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Tables 1-3 (Oilseed and Products PSD) (pdf) and 5-7 (wk4)

Table 4 (Major oilseeds: Area, Yield and Production) (pdf)

Tables 5-7 (Soybean and Products PSD) (pdf)

Table 8 (Soybean and Products: World Trade) (pdf)

Table 9 (Vegetable Oil Production, Consumption, & Trade: Selected Countries) (pdf)

Tables 10-14 (United States, Brazil, & Argentina PSD) (pdf) (wk4)

Tables 15-18 (EU, China, Russia, India PSD) (pdf) (wk4)

Table 19 (Malaysia: Palm Oil Supply and Distribution) (pdf)

Prices and Programs

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Tables 21-23 (U.S. and World Oilseed, Meal, and Oil Prices) (pdf) (wk4)

Table 24 (GSM-102 Program Announcements and Sales Registrations) (pdf)

Table 25 (PL480 Title 1 Obligations: Agreements Signed and Sales Registered) (pdf)

U.S. Trade Tables (Marketing Year)

Table 1 (U.S. Fiscal Year Exports of Oilseeds, Meal, Oil) (pdf)

Tables 2-3, 5-6, 8 (Exports: Oilseeds & Products, Volume & Value, Soybean Meal & Oil, Sunflowerseed

Oil) (pdf)

Tables 4,7 & 9(Exports: Soybeans, Sunflowerseed, Peanuts) (pdf)

Tables 10-13 (Exports: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil, Corn Gluten Feed & Meal) (pdf)

Tables 14-15 (Imports: Oilseeds & Products, Volume & Value) (pdf)

Table 16 (Export and Import Unit Values: Selected Oilseeds & Products) (pdf)

Other Information

General Information and Contributing Staff

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U.S. Soybean Exports by Country, (.PDF File) Metric Tons, Marketing Years (Sep - Aug)1996/97,

1997/98, and (Sep - July) 1997/98, 1998/99 and July 1998 & 1999

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U.S. Soybean Cake and Meal Exports by Country, (.PDF File) Metric Tons, Marketing Years (Oct -

Sep) 1996/97, 1997/98, and (Oct - July) 1997/98, 1998/99 and July 1998 & 1999

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U.S. Soybean Oil Exports by Country, (.PDF File) Metric Tons, Marketing Years (Oct - Sep)

1996/97, 1997/98, and (Oct - July) 1997/98, 1998/99 and July 1998 & 1999

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● Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade - Past Issues - Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA

● USDA Production, Supply and Distribution Database - Description

● USDA Production, Supply and Distribution Database - Cornell University

● Monthly Soybean Complex Statistics - Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oils

● Daily Settlement Prices for Commodity Futures - Chicago Board of Trade

● Fats and Oils Statistics - U.S. Bureau of the Census

● Argentine Soybean Complex Statistics - The Argentine Oil Industry Chamber (CIARA)

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Table of Contents

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Cover: Brazilian Sugar Continues to Surge Upward

Part 1

World Sugar Situation: Summary

World and Domestic Sugar Prices

Situation and Outlook in Selected Countries

Part 2

U.S. 1998/99 Raw Sugar Tariff Rate Quota .PDF

Marketing Years for Centrifugal Sugar .PDF

World Sugar Production, Supply, and Distribution .WK3 or .PDF

U.S. Sugar Exports of Refined Sugar .WK3 or .PDF

U.S. Sugar Imports of Raw Sugar .WK3 or .PDF

For further information on items in this circular, contact Mark Petry, Horticultural and

Tropical Products Division, at (202) 720-0897. For information specifically on production,

contact Frank Hokana, at (202) 720-0875.

Unless otherwise designated, split years (e.g. : 1991/92) refer to Marketing Years. All measures not

otherwise noted are in metric tons and expressed in raw value. One kilogram (kg) = 2.2046 lbs., one

metric ton (mt) = 2,204.62 lbs. or 1.10231 short tons, and one hectare = 2.471 acres. One ton of

refined cane sugar = 1.07 tons of sugar, raw value. One ton of refined beet sugar = 1.087 tons of

sugar, raw value (except for the United States which is 1.07).

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FT 09-99

September 1999

Tobacco:

World Markets

and Trade

This Month's Cover

World Developments

Highlights

● Venezuela Leaf Production Projected to Increase

Auctions

Malawi Tobacco Auction Update

Zimbabwe Flue-Cured Tobacco Auction Update

U.S. Developments

Highlights

● US Industry Buys 476 Million Pounds of 1998 Flue-cured Tobacco

● USDA Announces 1999-Crop Burley Tobacco Importer Assessment Rate

Auctions

U.S. Flue-Cured Auction Update

U.S. Trade Summary for January-July 1999

Conversion Factors

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List of Tables

Table 1 World's Top Unmanufactured Tobacco Producing, Trading and

Consuming Countries (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 2 U.S. Tobacco Trade: 1998-1999 (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 3 Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Exports, Calendar Years

1997, 1998, 1999, Metric Tons (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 4 Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Exports, Calendar Years

1997, 1998, 1999, Thousand Dollars (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 5 Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Imports, Calendar Years

1997, 1998, 1999, Metric Tons (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 6 Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Imports, Calendar Years

1997, 1998, 1999, Thousand Dollars (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 7 U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by Type (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 8 U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by Destination (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 9 U.S. Exports of Flue-Cured Tobacco by Destination (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 10 U.S. Exports of Burley Tobacco by Destination (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 11 U.S. Exports of Manufactured Tobacco by Type (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 12 U.S. Exports of Cigarettes by Destination (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 13 U.S. Imports for Consumption of Unmanufactured Tobacco by

Type (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 14 U.S. General Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by Type (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 15 U.S. Imports for Consumption of Manufactured Tobacco by Type (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 16 U.S. Tobacco Trade Balance: Unmanufactured and Manufactured

Tobacco (.wk3) (.pdf)

Table 17 U.S. Tariff-Rate-Quota Update (.wk3) (.pdf)

Past Tobacco Circulars

1998

January February March April May June

July August September October November December

Tobacco World Markets and Trade

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1999

January February March April May June

July August September October November December

For more information, contact Arnella Trent at (202) 720-9496.

Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA

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Import Requirements and Restrictions for Tobacco Products

in Foreign Markets

Tobacco: World Markets and Trade Supplemental Report

September 1998

Updated July 1999

This publication reviews import requirements and restrictions imposed on tobacco and tobacco products in

selected countries. Information was compiled from overseas post reports, official sources, and trade

publications and includes information on tariffs, taxes, and nontariff restrictions. In addition, a brief

discussion is presented outlining current anti-smoking legislation in various countries.

The tariff information is presented in a format that closely resembles the original published rates for each

respective country. As such, coding of tariff categories may differ among countries. Most tariff

information is presented using a harmonized coding system. However, tariff information for countries

which do not adhere to the harmonized system is presented in that country's published format.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Barbados

Bolivia

Burma (Myanmar)

Canada

China

Colombia

Hong Kong

Jordan

Kuwait

Mexico

Netherlands Antilles /

 Aruba

Oman

Poland

Qatar

Syria

Taiwan

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Bahrain

Bulgaria

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Jamaica

Japan

Kazakstan

Korea

Pakistan

Russia

Tunisia

Uzbekistan

European Union

Austria

Belgium - Luxumbourg

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Appendix

 (African, Caribbean &

 Pacific Countries)

United States

Import Requirements and Restrictions for Tobacco Products 

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Venezuela

Yugoslavia

Zimbabwe

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Circular Series

FTROP 2-99

June 1999

Tropical

Products:

World Markets

and Trade

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER STORY

Brazil Coffee Exports in 1999/00 Forecast to Decline by 20 Percent

H&TP Points of Contact

WORLD COFFEE PRODUCTION AND TRADE

Coffee Update

Coffee: World Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries .wks

Green Coffee: Total Production in Selected Countries .wks

Green Coffee: Exportable Production in Specified Countries .wks

World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1996/97 .wks

World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1997/98 .wks

World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1998/99 .wks

World Coffee Supply and Distribution for Producing Countries, 1999/00 .wks

Coffee: Exports by ICO Exporting Members to All Destinations .wks

World Coffee Consumption by Importing Country .wks

Per Capita Consumption of Coffee in Selected Importing Countries .wks

Coffee: Specified Country Imports .wks

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Coffee: ICO Monthly and Composite Indicator Prices .wks

New York Spot Prices for Brazilian Arabica Coffee .wks

Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Roasted Coffee .wks

Average Monthly: U.S. Retail Prices for Instant Coffee .wks

U.S. Coffee Stocks .wks

U.S. Green Coffee Roastings .wks

Coffee Sales by Manufacturers .wks

U.S. Coffee Consumption .wks

U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Specified Beverages .wks

COCOA UPDATES

Cocoa Updates

New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Dollars per Metric Ton) .wks

New York Cocoa Bean Futures Prices(Cents per Pound) .wks

Quarterly Cocoa Bean Grindings by Specified Countries .wks

U.S. ESSENTIAL OILS AND SPICES

Essential Oil Developments

U.S. Spice Price Tables:

Spices: Approximate Average Monthly New York Spot Prices .wks

COFFEE: SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES .wk4

Note: This circular was prepared by Debra A. Pumphrey, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division,

FAS/USDA, (202) 720-8899. For more detailed information regarding cocoa and coffee production

estimates, contact Franklin Hokana, Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA, (202)

720-0875.

Tropical Products Circular - Table of Contents - June 1999

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September 1999

U.S. Exports of Planting Seed by Destination pdf wk4

U.S. Exports of Planting Seeds by Type pdf w4k

U.S. Imports of Planting Seeds by Origin pdf wk4

U.S. Imports of Planting Seeds by Type pdf wk4

NOTE: Subscriptions for U.S. Planting Seed Trade will no longer be made available. As subscribers

were informed in a November 1998 letter from the National Technical Information Service, the

November 1998 report will be the last hard copy issue published by FAS. However, the report will

continue to be made available to the public on the FAS homepage at:

http://www.fas.usda.gov/currwmt.html.

For more information on U.S. Planting Seed Trade you may contact Anne Player at (202) 720-7037.

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Forest & Fishery Products Division

Wood Products Circulars

Second Quarter Trade Issue, September 1999

First Quarter Trade Issue, July 1999

Annual Statistical Trade Issue, April 1999

Annual Production, Consumption, and Trade Issue, March 1999

Third Quarter Trade Issue 1998, Dec. 1998

Second Quarter Trade Issue, Sept. 1998

First Quarter Trade Issue, July 1998

Annual Statistical Trade Issue, April 1998

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September 1999

This month's cover

Production Briefs

Crop Production Tables

Final Edition

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division Links

PECAD Homepage

PECAD Staff

Crop Condition Assessment: Remote Sensing

Weekly Weather Maps

USDA Production, Supply and Distribution Database

Crop and Weather Information Below Provided by WAOB/JAWF

Crop Calendar by Month for Winter and Summer Crops

FSU Weather and Crop Highlights

China Weather and Crop Highlights

World Agricultural Weather Highlights

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On The Cover

Staff Contacts

World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates

Panama Restricts Import Licenses

Korea Imposes New Quarantine Restrictions on Imports of

Fresh Fruits from San Bernadino County, California

Statistics

U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries .PDF

U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products

Summary .TXT or .PDF

By Country of Destination .TXT or .PDF

U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products

Summary .TXT or .PDF

By Country of Origin .TXT or .PDF

Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in July totaled $828.4 million, down approximately 4 percent from the

same month a year earlier. Four of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant

increases in July were non-citrus fresh fruit (up $15.8 million or 11 percent) and dried fruit (up $1.4 million or 5 percent).

The category with the most significant decrease was fresh citrus (down $15.5 million or 49 percent). For FY 1999 to date

(October-July), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $8.6 billion, 1.5 percent below FY 1998 during the same

period.

To access FAS Attache Reports online, please reference the following Internet address:

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Countries

Commodities

Exporter

Assistance

News & Info

Programs

Trade Policy

Divisions

USDA Sets 2000 Refined Sugar TRQ

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Secretary Glickman today announced the

fiscal year (FY) 2000 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for refined sugar.

New Items Online

Scheduled Reports This Week

7 Weekly Export Sales Reports

(Note: The October issue of Tropical Products: World

Markets and Trade has been postponed from its

Oct. 8 scheduled release date.)

World Production, Market and Trade Circulars

Feature Reports

29

30

Oct:

4

U.S. Wheat Exports Get No Help From Southern

Hemisphere Competitors

Venezuela Leaf Production Projected to Increase

Soybean and Products Demand for Southeast Asia In

1999/2000

Recent Federal Register Notices

Programs To Help Develop Foreign Markets for Agricultural

Commodities (Foreign Market Development Cooperator

Program)

Import / Export User Fees

Hot Issues

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Economic and Trade Sanctions

Russia Food Assistance Package

U.S. - Canada Trade

U.S.- EU Hormone Dispute

U.S. Food Aid for Kosovo Refugees

WTO World Trade Negotiations

Madigan Export Excellence Award

Upcoming Events

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USDA Trade Shows 

Other Trade Shows

Other Marketing Events

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Search Engines

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more information on each section, click on the "detailed listing"

link.

About FAS

About FAS contains information about the agency, its policies and

strategic plans, and web site information.

Background Sin Nombre

EEO Policy Strategic Plan

FOIA Requests USDA Directory

Job Opportunities Organizational Chart

USDA Nondiscrimination

Policy

Countries

Includes links to pages and search engines find information

according to country.

Embassies Market Reports

Exporter Help Satellite Imagery

Export/Import Data Trade Policy

Hot Country Pages

Commodities

Includes links to pages and search engines find information

according to commodity.

Commodity Pages Market Reports

Exporter Help Satellite Imagery

Export/Import Data Trade Policy

Exporter Assistance

FAS Index Page

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Lists of programs are available from FAS for individuals or

companies who plan to export their agricultural product:

Export Counseling U.S. Supplier List

Buyer Alert Foreign Buyer List

Trade Shows Market Reports

Trade Leads

FAS Divisions

The following sites contain home pages that have designed by the

respective program areas.

Administration Export Credits

Commodity & Marketing Foreign Agricultural

Affairs

International Trade Policy International Cooperation

& Development

News & Info

AgExporter Magazine News Releases

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Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/199907/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 38,048,276 36,036,868 45,807,879 65,370,477 61,811,773 59,883,408

Mexico 339,084,017 159,585,153 55,847,493 169,934,790 119,615,647 93,309,013

SUBTOTAL 377,132,293 195,622,021 101,655,372 235,305,267 181,427,420 153,192,421

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 8,616 37,569 0 15,149 42,029 0

Aruba 0 15,195 18,425 0 14,874 21,125

Bahamas; The 68,279 93,741 79,206 81,118 127,021 156,909

Barbados 8,461 5,420 659 39,752 55,824 6,428

Bermuda 47,913 23,035 51,916 92,526 52,727 62,140

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 4,536 1,859 0 5,780 5,990 0

Cuba 0 0 0 4,181 0 0

Dominica 0 8,716 9,072 0 37,010 6,350

Dominican Republic 227,033 305,869 168,727 1,053,186 1,328,604 1,273,042

Grenada 6,141 21,315 6,517 60,622 12,963 14,274

Guadeloupe 25,001 10,949 37,690 120,952 129,790 155,181

Haiti 2,321,032 233,252 101,847 1,039,865 407,687 523,943

Jamaica & Dep 111,798 125,661 78,133 537,173 490,482 238,352

Martinique 114,961 97,392 83,291 137,294 116,162 153,299

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 23,488 162,900 1,134 30,013 195,617 3,250

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 2,078 3,038 6,745 20,287 32,358 22,912

St. Lucia 11,188 10,806 4,467 32,635 16,979 12,633

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2,950 104 0 21,912 4,086

Trinidad and Tobago 100,777 71,652 69,798 222,759 191,711 115,857

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 3,081,302 1,232,562 741,021 3,493,292 3,286,488 2,778,126

Central America

Belize 145,682 22,080 56,775 175,877 51,601 43,410

Costa Rica 240,896 494,499 421,740 1,774,521 2,010,499 1,403,451

El Salvador 126,373 26,114 69,794 293,583 210,157 969,353

Guatemala 477,889 695,891 1,033,006 1,520,010 2,662,842 3,375,259

Honduras 321,357 339,182 684,776 973,209 2,631,158 1,616,518

Nicaragua 141,541 132,454 314,777 467,702 422,693 774,172

Panama 322,122 265,570 405,499 417,320 479,935 589,334

SUBTOTAL 1,775,860 1,975,790 2,986,367 5,622,222 8,468,885 8,771,497

South America

Argentina 21,358,141 36,751,491 10,861,097 49,533,507 81,789,673 31,856,931

Bolivia 156,638 183,773 258,950 396,757 271,133 457,021

Brazil 1,481,629 1,680,425 1,509,960 6,685,336 6,598,668 6,163,069

Chile 2,803,143 2,245,635 1,021,797 6,971,863 5,696,340 2,796,283

Colombia 1,614,599 5,851,398 1,394,531 3,989,277 4,184,017 3,765,561

Ecuador 456,440 724,700 1,006,431 1,935,923 2,251,681 2,518,325

French Guiana 52,104 29,176 0 35,115 38,352 0

Guyana 78,853 343 235 111,257 8,727 4,850

Paraguay 4,424 1,870 1,497 41,718 13,388 12,602

Peru 2,274,762 1,409,328 2,576,210 2,909,588 2,755,307 2,832,911

Suriname 0 0 1,875 0 0 26,149

Uruguay 807,056 490,901 279,579 1,253,686 1,274,048 1,286,348

Venezuela 482,828 1,015,433 815,124 2,470,108 3,025,155 4,502,288

SUBTOTAL 31,570,617 50,384,473 19,727,286 76,334,135 107,906,489 56,222,338

European Union

Austria 738,383 2,042,052 47,225 716,409 2,447,572 138,891

Belgium 2,362,858 599,460 700,423 2,263,780 1,367,896 733,410

Denmark 867,303 1,157,143 1,038,022 1,494,738 1,955,068 4,053,788

Finland 195,359 171,485 150,183 218,063 148,826 116,740

France 16,009,750 10,332,977 10,486,540 26,325,578 19,021,223 18,707,614

Germany 4,535,474 2,702,152 2,855,931 6,974,487 4,853,344 3,841,084

Greece 4,710,059 3,757,018 790,772 17,389,252 9,214,098 1,422,314

Ireland 216,757 118,718 90,233 293,425 259,113 144,906

Italy 45,363,046 46,400,300 32,508,802 88,463,622 50,130,938 25,755,369

Netherlands 14,915,356 13,773,965 7,834,579 28,791,114 29,818,237 30,828,130

Portugal 1,932,289 1,549,950 992,414 5,774,937 6,097,024 1,647,103

Spain 10,311,857 8,430,169 7,315,468 15,866,582 13,768,135 11,805,652

Sweden 1,271,034 2,235,258 1,421,115 1,105,435 1,802,275 1,334,745

United Kingdom 13,830,335 6,188,087 4,791,494 11,658,653 8,144,165 7,273,684

SUBTOTAL 117,259,860 99,458,734 71,023,201 207,336,075 149,027,914 107,803,430
Other Europe

Bulgaria 135 8,679 303 7,268 47,568 4,330

Croatia 23,27100 53,00000

Czech Republic0 3,422 17,2730 27,126 62,261

Estonia 18,875 9,307 17,393 62,812 33,280 66,111

Hungary 1,353,428 414,689 235,299 1,544,557 1,188,816 625,074

Iceland0 90,720 6,8060 52,600 12,512

Latvia 371 20,967 10,075 2,855 67,371 36,671

Macedonia (Skopje) 4000 474 3,4350 6,782

Malta & Gozo 4,715 1,326 23,078 24,722 11,208 18,031

Moldova; Republic of 2,5870 415,386 42,0000 250,000

Norway 117,343 57,836 47,559 132,768 59,915 66,195

Poland 115,026 205,118 120,586 163,936 435,901 338,567

Romania 548,6820 843,238 1,218,0000 222,682

Russian Federation 287,315 109,846 12,714,373 392,090 350,205 13,143,844

Slovakia 38,226 11,492 3,560 29,870 38,000 4,080

Switzerland 341,855 289,661 166,617 533,932 806,039 328,765

Ukraine 407,031 270,5090 505,159 308,5060

Yugoslavia (>05/92)00 1,238,48500 848,080

SUBTOTAL 3,259,260 1,493,572 15,860,505 4,716,404 3,426,535 16,033,985

Middle East

Bahrain 16,242 9,548 7,773 48,167 31,959 7,915

Cyprus 8,316 5,324 62,575 42,425 50,626 111,767

Iraq00 25,00000 620,695

Israel 562,242 655,101 720,226 2,123,574 2,338,606 3,067,897

Jordan 490,171 254,830 613,978 1,287,415 2,430,206 2,255,023

Kuwait 39,354 96,728 32,157 136,698 425,292 204,196

Lebanon 183,185 180,749 157,534 531,551 647,976 1,033,185

Oman 21,020 72,677 238,507 202,446 593,281 242,596

Qatar 11,645 5,700 89,888 115,231 42,986 269,191

Saudi Arabia 5,890,149 6,135,043 3,604,489 14,579,417 13,809,094 11,380,804

Syria 924,695 1,044,987 550,965 1,668,604 4,498,163 3,417,495

Turkey 2,770,377 2,211,646 779,567 6,341,262 5,997,712 4,562,844

United Arab Emirates 234,045 219,414 543,290 2,367,155 2,551,993 5,376,292

Yemen 31,568 53,144 39,488 348,074 434,506 655,047

SUBTOTAL 11,183,009 10,944,891 7,465,437 29,792,019 33,852,400 33,204,947

North Africa

Algeria 159,399 539,567 567,331 528,404 934,201 1,784,495

Egypt 8,781,222 521,292 1,569,449 4,274,124 4,747,534 5,534,750

Morocco 469,903 713,615 493,000 1,030,131 1,788,102 1,516,310

Niger00 1,768,70200 450,587

Sudan 22,617 19,783 20,511,557 76,430 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 165,057 89,261 539,848 560,284 347,711 685,681

SUBTOTAL 9,598,198 1,883,518 25,449,887 6,469,373 7,828,568 12,119,433

Central Africa

Central African Republic00 121,00400 72,826

Cote d''Ivoire 23900 3,42000

Djibouti Afars-Issas00 2,11200 4,354

Ghana 17,605 4,746 17,791 29,739 19,512 59,994

Kenya 291,918 149,891 77,050 379,730 1,151,402 499,368

Liberia00 1,11500 7,000

Senegal 8,8950 5,329 42,7880 48,290

Togo 207 3000 5,948 6,6650

Uganda 4,999,537 140 566,296 3,7500

Zaire0 6,01400 5,0000

SUBTOTAL 5,318,401 160,965 224,401 1,027,921 1,186,329 691,832

Southern Africa

Angola00 1,05600 6,629

Mauritius 21 250 4,911 6,363 16,750 27,748

Mozambique0 3,48500 25,0000

Reunion 15900 3,60500

South Africa; Republic of 2,340,307 2,687,731 1,014,255 5,358,218 6,145,753 4,075,693

Swaziland0 3,618 2,2420 10,000 10,873

Zambia 4,1760 5,438,591 20,2500 1,070,030

Zimbabwe 42,069 3,434 95,392 63,114 23,241 355,996

SUBTOTAL 2,386,732 2,698,518 6,556,447 5,451,550 6,220,744 5,546,969

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 42400 3,60000

Georgia; Republic of0 12,95500 25,0000

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,16400 350,00000

Kyrgyzstan; Republic of 3,00000 3,76500

Tajikistan; Republic of 3,62600 6,10000

Uzbekistan; Republic of00 19,48100 3,000

SUBTOTAL 79,214 12,955 19,481 363,465 25,000 3,000

South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 6,897 27,740 16,255 149,986

Burma 1,27400 8,00000
India 107,751 211,054 407,406 939,531 1,670,838 2,485,869

Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0

Nepal 0 137 788 0 3,600 6,774

Pakistan 914,311 1,454,448 715,168 1,578,414 2,197,506 1,558,725

Sri Lanka 299,144 120,133 83,803 558,838 367,730 350,043

SUBTOTAL 1,342,240 1,786,932 1,214,062 3,115,831 4,255,929 4,551,397

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 26,539 24,364 225,695 1,474,714 879,017 750,771

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 250,473 41,999 138,513 160,942 117,598 209,037

Philippines 684,596 361,516 245,389 1,253,215 1,645,325 1,711,979

Singapore 141,612 302,234 286,935 416,527 700,946 681,792

Thailand 277,380 424,386 425,185 1,376,826 1,932,663 1,583,277

Vietnam 36,460 38,106 19,455 204,864 382,618 119,936

SUBTOTAL 1,419,186 1,192,605 1,341,172 4,945,896 5,658,167 5,056,792

Other Asia

Korea; Democratic People''s Republic of 0 0 116,250 0 0 39,045

China; Peoples Republic of 2,072,906 2,995,974 4,830,012 4,489,880 7,215,434 9,340,065

Hong Kong 1,155,138 1,034,420 1,497,862 2,226,755 2,975,549 2,307,062

Japan 48,139,943 41,317,414 49,846,638 58,459,797 47,234,622 45,985,511

Korea; Republic of 5,108,499 3,599,306 10,613,406 7,778,740 5,337,075 8,759,826

Macau 0 30,151 0 0 50,782 0

Taiwan 718,993 1,145,333 882,619 2,082,812 2,600,765 1,815,477

SUBTOTAL 57,195,479 50,122,598 67,786,787 75,037,984 65,414,227 68,246,986

Oceania

Australia 4,477,283 6,223,896 5,467,647 8,844,937 9,898,282 11,813,521

Fiji 82,142 25,587 9,448 61,115 40,432 36,540

French Polynesia 218 124 242 10,606 10,626 9,816

New Caledonia 5,416 4,925 6,500 57,513 36,706 53,113

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)1,075,168 949,602 2,950,913 1,673,340 1,853,069 5,014,375

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 5,640,227 7,204,134 8,436,532 10,647,511 11,839,115 16,936,005

GRAND TOTAL 628,241,878 426,174,268 330,487,958 669,658,945 589,824,210 491,159,158
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/199907/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/1999

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World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 1,539,359 1,651,354 2,284,250 5,076,457 6,026,156 7,033,685

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 411,070 352,360 666,898 850,692 1,085,828 1,645,645

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 1,067,945 1,188,167 940,081 2,217,414 3,023,811 2,578,583

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 3,059,574 3,967,038 5,423,322 6,384,640 8,217,712 10,271,133

Fescue; meadow 163 1,801 28,615 27,531 3,374 51,725 23,214

Fescue; red 165 650,615 295,392 323,899 1,033,855 362,275 573,167

Fescue; tall 54 8,937,919 6,941,096 4,431,233 9,310,548 8,829,676 5,811,377

Fescue; other 164 2,987,095 3,143,546 2,720,315 4,765,980 4,992,380 4,548,585

Orchardgrass 181 2,017,520 1,413,145 1,074,790 3,091,527 1,940,334 1,384,543

Ryegrass; annual 87 10,337,446 11,667,615 11,819,799 7,952,508 8,436,893 6,948,681

Ryegrass; perennial 88 6,075,616 5,164,948 6,021,732 7,872,996 7,000,284 7,384,867

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 6,433,176 13,112,351 7,124,222 7,611,778 16,469,125 7,040,544

Sudangrass 202 3,203,977 4,310,955 2,534,935 2,688,804 3,683,014 2,409,292

Timothy 206 1,171,681 303,763 925,936 1,059,578 246,537 809,630

Wheatgrass 117 242,316 184,064 193,236 501,166 519,425 573,054

Grasses; other 170 1,102,356 2,037,960 2,011,580 2,272,654 4,067,059 4,052,270

SUBTOTAL 49,239,466 55,762,369 48,523,759 62,693,971 74,952,234 63,088,270

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 13,244,105 11,994,778 12,067,793 45,421,417 42,889,077 42,190,873

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,714,791 4,631,400 4,707,845 9,631,369 12,839,720 12,521,308

Clover; crimson 149 980,665 220,178 44,167 1,210,404 515,403 93,035

Clover; double cut red 36 0 4,617 0 0 7,429 0

Clover; other red 153 0 874,476 1,131,315 0 1,907,164 2,724,812

Clover; red 154 1,105,388 263,827 0 2,675,745 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 409,967 421,621 359,059 1,256,293 1,406,493 1,086,649

Clover; other 152 385,303 552,373 283,027 919,058 1,553,526 731,850

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 50,259 57,000 52,720 176,923 123,903 97,773

Forages; other 169 8,515,696 10,590,038 12,291,109 15,499,826 17,698,730 19,326,595

SUBTOTAL 28,406,174 29,610,308 30,937,035 76,791,035 79,554,746 78,772,895

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 137,838 76,002 7,123 305,092 62,378 3,957

Bean; gram 124 3,564,737 3,757,058 2,803,274 4,691,845 3,743,351 3,011,701

Bean; navy 126 4,854,503 3,445,480 6,298,560 3,425,608 2,447,410 3,877,247

Bean; other kidney 128 6,036,136 4,375,912 2,580,922 6,679,761 5,852,375 3,607,120

Bean; small red 129 1,432,372 1,713,944 1,201,902 1,374,135 1,290,569 838,446

Bean; other 127 7,891,718 8,836,569 8,963,347 9,403,682 10,975,038 10,488,009

Chickpea 147 2,757,538 1,270,218 3,181,295 2,015,608 925,160 1,922,055

Lentil 173 3,581,047 3,223,263 4,420,411 1,854,427 1,407,664 1,793,759

Pea 185 18,122,660 19,584,147 19,651,959 13,480,999 14,879,676 14,908,150

Pulses; other 188 1,603,951 1,298,796 2,769,753 1,651,157 1,042,131 2,450,336

SUBTOTAL 49,982,500 47,581,389 51,878,546 44,882,314 42,625,752 42,900,780

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 516,882 744,674 563,593 2,591,314 3,686,031 3,057,591

Broccoli 138 499,171 1,104,485 1,381,803 3,076,625 5,672,539 8,501,870

Cabbage; green 27 0 15,625 32,086 0 75,775 162,369

Cabbage; other 28 0 155,778 567,261 0 881,254 3,064,558

Cabbage 142 250,489 258,558 0 1,508,680 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 1,311,329 1,237,083 1,481,706 5,242,173 5,785,772 6,691,926

Cauliflower 31 517,621 752,877 1,642,922 1,533,873 2,248,081 3,764,804

Celery 146 91,986 120,527 235,743 225,609 344,604 973,523

Corn; sweet 159 17,302,733 14,300,635 18,416,100 59,725,227 38,969,739 29,954,161

Cucumber 161 864,562 1,110,120 1,772,929 7,958,800 11,718,593 21,825,835

Kale 171 18,220 30,126 7,713 93,961 113,979 34,487

Kohlrabi 172 0 270 35,124 0 17,649 36,168

Lettuce 174 365,851 508,385 836,107 2,838,862 3,731,228 5,824,729

Mushroom spawn 177 4,552,097 4,194,894 4,218,074 9,499,753 9,000,469 9,172,495

Onion 180 916,979 1,273,344 1,718,379 11,937,695 15,032,984 18,776,447

Parsley 73 18,045 21,868 21,968 130,577 116,027 191,119

Parsnip 184 20,811 2,565 10,249 120,588 22,209 63,955

Pepper; sweet 79 0 7,930 284,288 0 24,844 1,752,723

Pepper; other 78 0 409,741 2,145,585 0 2,615,336 12,323,699

Pepper 187 1,706,348 1,599,414 0 9,101,455 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 53,654 31,901 79,881 343,132 451,382 651,158

Radish 190 920,788 652,027 856,671 3,334,763 2,798,402 3,377,023

Spinach 200 361,280 583,979 718,955 1,226,735 2,298,659 3,129,757
Squash 201 1,207,028 1,623,699 1,652,805 8,009,496 10,321,536 11,255,141

Tomato 208 1,212,405 1,642,994 1,722,231 19,059,356 26,235,798 26,547,249

Turnip 214 8,691 4,063 2,950 42,992 26,152 24,933

Cantaloupe 143 899,762 903,708 869,016 5,259,479 5,490,901 4,706,476

Watermelon 218 1,021,532 1,520,670 1,832,739 8,024,622 10,680,337 14,844,475

Melons; other 176 177,736 328,589 753,373 927,382 2,016,801 5,125,264

Vegetables; other 111 5,509,306 6,126,793 5,579,472 34,048,278 36,678,972 43,665,927

SUBTOTAL 40,325,306 41,267,322 49,439,723 195,861,427 207,520,957 239,499,862

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 1,236,717 1,610,065 3,889,305 472,413 672,887 1,344,700

Corn; yellow field 47 0 796,254 4,270,884 0 1,886,604 7,164,032

Corn; other field 45 0 47,371,515 69,049,569 0 85,671,756 136,962,630

Corn; field 158 76,098,584 46,343,560 0 137,161,634 94,323,278 0

Oat 178 1,201,200 826,868 979,419 854,548 489,361 869,227

Sorghum; grain 198 41,725,219 45,937,369 72,184,570 14,468,576 11,154,729 17,152,925

Wheat; durum 219 5,815,607 121,966 5,546,832 1,619,972 31,394 1,031,640

Wheat; other 220 367,976,063 225,179,508 52,704,081 66,817,982 36,719,356 7,169,118

Cotton 48 13,712,894 16,068,398 10,870,320 15,218,932 18,469,375 16,327,067

Rape & Colza 84 122,006 596,498 535,948 118,265 696,119 593,724

Soybean 199 330,715,183 154,162,039 65,157,312 115,913,004 61,921,558 30,557,167

Sunflower (oil) 97 4,236,605 55,875,085 7,645,413 4,927,738 21,142,521 15,881,492

Sunflower (other) 98 9,016,406 8,125,364 8,156,518 11,592,913 11,483,666 7,527,244

SUBTOTAL 851,856,484 603,014,489 300,990,171 369,165,977 344,662,604 242,580,966

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 442,505 415,272 478,720 2,277,047 1,960,695 2,828,182

Pansy 72 0 385 1,035 0 392,573 636,128

Petunia 80 0 20,506 41,071 0 1,498,017 6,980,105

Flower; other 57 0 153,032 324,638 0 9,941,875 26,924,279

Flower 56 346,397 222,929 0 32,650,889 25,599,855 0

Tree & shrub 211 103,559 157,079 206,545 3,153,380 3,195,981 2,807,438

Tobacco 207 1,892 2,929 2,234 1,031,950 1,476,863 803,652

Other seeds 182 2,947,966 2,380,350 1,263,958 12,477,674 9,951,204 9,502,420

SUBTOTAL 3,842,319 3,352,482 2,318,201 51,590,940 54,017,063 50,482,204

GRAND TOTAL 1,023,652,249 780,588,359 484,087,435 800,985,664 803,333,356 717,324,977
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/199907/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 114,957,525 120,819,436 112,200,794 83,056,930 93,153,626 93,269,694

Mexico 2,120,600 2,048,969 3,373,541 11,617,600 17,218,834 13,762,923

SUBTOTAL 117,078,125 122,868,405 115,574,335 94,674,530 110,372,460 107,032,617

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 41,130 31,987 28,238 46,748 44,991 19,250

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 5,091 1,335 0 99,458 51,826

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 41,300 57,078 29,573 60,346 176,434 71,076

Central America

Costa Rica 62,201 159,717 72,719 2,407,881 3,712,875 1,654,925

El Salvador 17,372 3,197 7,582 111,354 49,962 14,513

Guatemala 13,646 41,461 4,542 4,524,855 5,444,254 6,617,194

Honduras 1,011 1,394 220 168,571 174,466 34,712

Nicaragua 0 184,422 0 0 224,965 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 94,230 390,191 85,259 7,212,661 9,606,522 8,366,371

South America

Argentina 16,664,961 29,795,971 41,016,762 17,460,636 40,979,364 52,247,501

Bolivia 6,794 1,212 45,434 12,753 3,030 78,852

Brazil 1,167,459 1,996,115 322,889 2,099,635 2,944,418 989,880

Chile 31,434,811 40,466,363 40,477,196 57,966,020 71,680,540 76,425,328

Colombia 0 1,922 7,612 0 1,716 122,715

Ecuador 54,432 0 0 34,246 0 0

Peru 813,738 63,985 520,888 1,335,154 553,080 1,146,002

Uruguay 240 78,240 318,269 2,434 329,048 254,078

Venezuela 21,025 4,693 1,650 26,313 24,663 18,217

SUBTOTAL 50,163,460 72,408,501 82,710,700 78,937,191 116,515,859 131,282,573

European Union

Austria 1,439 0 81,007 29,988 0 164,305

Belgium 34,138 122,623 137,357 104,600 312,556 364,984

Denmark 1,292,368 555,250 1,117,568 5,282,797 3,514,257 4,777,947

Finland 1 0 9,920 1,335 0 160,300

France 1,107,791 1,444,506 4,956,673 7,896,188 9,774,881 14,165,711

Germany 267,511 323,642 917,751 6,416,615 6,937,426 6,516,289

Greece 1,532 0 0 36,390 0 0

Ireland 39 3,000 559 175,200 11,363 16,967

Italy 468,445 1,336,351 1,165,083 2,595,887 4,035,914 2,771,937

Netherlands 1,446,531 1,366,492 1,640,221 23,063,660 21,756,195 23,074,822

Portugal 47 0 41,225 4,776 0 242,398

Spain 45,104 312,962 3,081 86,601 212,632 106,437

Sweden 5,884 32,749 11,372,214 69,063 55,397 870,734

United Kingdom 249,066 520,495 294,640 3,549,542 2,457,288 2,967,724

SUBTOTAL 4,919,896 6,018,070 21,737,299 49,312,642 49,067,909 56,200,555

Other Europe

Bulgaria 6,625 0 37,008 9,540 0 52,581

Czech Republic 0 317 900 0 3,489 6,574

Hungary 563,324 108,975 2,102,466 1,118,131 691,883 1,881,816

Iceland 0 1,293 5,150 0 23,478 165,116

Macedonia (Skopje) 70 220 0 2,000 6,890 0

Malta & Gozo 40 106 170 4,204 9,337 13,411

Moldova; Republic of 6,335 0 0 63,350 0 0

Poland 10,200 125 0 22,769 1,609 0

Russian Federation 12,024 69,843 0 37,323 126,192 0

Slovenia 924 402 620 10,152 9,966 17,986

Switzerland 6,278 2,197 631 126,986 97,861 20,239

Ukraine 1,745 14,247 6,116 22,620 55,097 35,031

Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0

SUBTOTAL 607,565 215,106 2,153,061 1,417,075 1,076,495 2,192,754

Middle East

Israel 154,413 90,245 230,289 4,473,917 6,009,575 8,484,326

Jordan 0 2,500 45 0 71,250 15,300

Lebanon 17,480 17,480 6,192 10,488 11,362 22,675

Oman 0 9,250 0 0 5,319 0

Saudi Arabia 32 580 85,901 1,995 4,927 33,896

Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0
Turkey 122,712 80,600 114,279 429,420 234,484 284,942

SUBTOTAL 294,637 227,834 436,706 4,915,820 6,557,571 8,841,139

North Africa

Egypt 157,148 113,619 44,222 389,947 192,173 72,858

Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461

Sudan 38,000 0 0 28,227 0 0

SUBTOTAL 195,148 113,619 44,251 418,174 192,173 86,319

Central Africa

Cote d''Ivoire 0 2,000 0 0 17,170 0

Ghana 0 10,125 0 0 47,900 0

Kenya 667 48,286 203 1,000,000 175,484 82,902

Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0

Tanzania; United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0

SUBTOTAL 808 81,255 203 1,001,856 253,620 82,902

Southern Africa

Madagascar 0 22,474 0 0 24,461 0

South Africa; Republic of 224,980 352,094 191,610 603,761 1,947,387 727,082

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 1,834 2,614 12,890 260,406 100,805 272,847

SUBTOTAL 227,893 377,803 204,980 922,413 2,107,594 1,044,637

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 200 217 400 2,990 4,603 8,369

Georgia; Republic of 0 150 150 0 3,450 2,725

SUBTOTAL 200 367 550 2,990 8,053 11,094

South Asia

Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751

Burma 341,825 607,747 95,337 221,825 347,266 48,973

India 2,475,899 3,771,173 4,910,251 6,299,623 7,975,505 7,826,236

Nepal 84,270 0 519,108 60,850 0 347,074

SUBTOTAL 2,901,994 4,378,920 5,524,697 6,582,298 8,322,771 8,228,034

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 471 426 207 480,733 594,080 177,504

Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298

Singapore 42,968 0 142,935 51,234 0 179,831

Thailand 575,813 515,527 418,948 4,090,362 3,187,301 3,680,985

Vietnam 3,957 20,428 3,305 336,285 560,476 498,294

SUBTOTAL 623,209 536,381 565,489 4,958,614 4,341,857 4,566,912

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 6,440,905 6,605,680 6,232,022 21,722,347 27,924,956 18,644,196

Hong Kong 193,911 107,860 177,517 486,350 310,304 670,692

Japan 156,570 357,159 233,782 12,253,154 12,108,474 11,633,350

Korea; Republic of 14,471 26,620 28,134 713,258 751,482 1,079,522

Macau 11,500 0 16,500 17,688 0 44,102

Mongolia 0 0 460 0 0 51,205

Taiwan 91,745 80,869 176,186 4,604,404 5,009,809 7,032,921

SUBTOTAL 6,909,102 7,178,188 6,864,601 39,797,201 46,105,025 39,155,988

Oceania

Australia 2,804,884 4,078,254 3,866,524 5,518,825 6,669,883 7,305,306

Cook Islands 0 0 5 0 0 7,920

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)6,581,730 4,372,501 6,075,924 10,041,954 6,534,970 7,209,835

Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0

Vanuatu/New Hebrides 26 0 0 1,600 0 0

SUBTOTAL 9,386,729 8,450,755 9,942,453 15,568,025 13,204,853 14,523,061

GRAND TOTAL 193,444,296 223,302,473 245,874,157 305,781,836 367,909,196 381,686,032
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/199907/1996--04/199707/1997--04/199807/1998--04/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 21,769 9,651 60,981 49,597 23,333 56,532

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 80,889 64,556 1,628 173,683 156,995 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 319,706 521,310 1,390,857 130,047 843,931 775,390

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 596,463 161,871 30,243 1,087,656 230,034 50,008

Bromegrass; meadow 140 143,915 167,610 142,635 225,353 429,195 352,984

Bromegrass; other 141 578,153 670,142 156,505 866,368 1,620,414 288,921

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 337,371 77,270 102,527 446,608 93,177 126,664

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 8,272,415 0 0 9,686,880

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 5,228,244 0 0 6,503,112

Fescue; red 165 18,576,296 18,428,414 1,117,576 20,221,332 19,555,788 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 314,149 98,538 1,877,683 626,851 255,138 2,273,256

Orchardgrass 181 21,841 12,805 7,379 61,451 18,274 14,164

Sudangrass 202 0 132,226 61,385 0 48,822 30,302

Timothy 206 2,414,620 3,819,865 3,448,383 1,478,968 2,340,334 2,526,833

Wheatgrass; crested 118 150,379 692,434 493,665 296,174 1,784,976 1,265,935

Wheatgrass; other 119 119,785 1,355,924 1,462,780 237,502 5,776,157 5,175,533

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Bromegrass; smooth 223 0 0 50,220 0 0 75,531

Fescue; tall 54 492,518 549,896 960,875 709,183 680,313 1,090,042

Grasses; other 170 566,272 867,519 621,004 1,551,274 3,221,833 2,761,998

Rye; wild 85 13,887 151,566 48,563 69,964 395,017 156,515

Ryegrass; annual 87 284,209 395,102 1,150,175 397,162 506,642 820,687

Ryegrass; perennial 88 7,239,890 3,439,415 7,062,769 10,121,252 4,401,150 6,732,752

SUBTOTAL 33,553,260 31,616,114 33,748,492 41,008,880 42,381,523 41,979,310

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 970,068 1,357,693 1,594,996 2,283,439 3,207,019 3,861,740

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 2,622,366 4,372,649 7,643,688 6,341,486 11,367,024 18,731,921

Clover; alsike 148 444,572 503,216 447,485 590,710 989,529 902,021

Clover; crimson 149 26,795 110,875 87,829 40,876 191,152 114,329

Clover; other red 153 476,633 890,810 981,628 788,804 1,647,726 1,330,332

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 733,062 996,146 823,470 683,897 1,328,687 1,101,825

Clover; white & ladino 157 525,983 698,239 889,769 1,365,625 1,747,902 1,704,023

Clover; other 152 156,192 339,889 183,226 415,661 842,008 285,143

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 88,097 218,949 320,152 359,943 1,096,998 845,683

Clover; double cut red 36 286,825 893,734 926,485 552,669 1,805,888 1,518,737

Forages; other 169 1,029,199 3,881,674 4,885,732 1,420,842 3,508,065 3,926,061

SUBTOTAL 7,681,398 14,263,874 18,784,460 15,322,763 27,731,998 34,321,815

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 921,235 863,839 1,111,216 279,560 257,662 332,036

Bean; cranberry 123 22,772 44,563 129,929 15,407 28,440 94,531

Bean; gram 124 10,089,844 6,983,649 5,526,628 7,029,154 5,810,539 3,516,681

Bean; navy 126 1,693,994 936,657 1,515,463 826,549 451,472 624,963

Bean; other kidney 128 828,074 1,171,231 1,046,612 679,545 886,931 584,344

Bean; small red 129 976,039 667,706 1,542,532 679,610 432,285 1,231,129

Bean; other 127 6,503,762 10,448,579 7,111,669 3,808,835 5,170,196 3,336,519

Chickpea 147 303,479 225,788 361,726 231,673 154,314 277,601

Lentil 173 3,567,336 5,799,899 4,867,364 1,579,235 2,051,506 1,746,461

Pea 185 22,226,514 21,473,334 16,051,720 7,195,226 6,839,705 6,122,836

Pulses; other 188 1,037,534 313,150 1,012,826 1,092,384 235,785 831,851

SUBTOTAL 48,170,583 48,928,395 40,277,685 23,417,178 22,318,835 18,698,952

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 5,364 5,570 4,421 67,206 50,443 86,354

Broccoli 138 21,365 59,130 40,681 1,125,987 2,053,577 1,681,205

Cabbage; green 27 0 9,021 7,504 0 451,153 400,441

Cabbage; other 28 0 6,891 17,814 0 229,103 1,850,526

Cabbage 142 21,981 14,808 0 1,989,477 989,494 0

Carrot 144 34,542 91,103 213,224 818,440 2,180,693 2,556,775

Celery 146 1,943,694 1,357,558 1,799,486 1,494,440 928,546 1,249,725

Corn; sweet 159 332,060 2,596,820 39,824 474,685 4,284,083 84,997

Cucumber 161 32,306 38,339 129,966 2,019,886 3,151,223 4,725,934

Kale 171 3,488 3,072 10,217 223,254 116,850 137,718

Kohlrabi 172 125 191 471 13,719 12,789 54,587

Lettuce 174 37,422 49,860 35,187 1,097,023 1,135,586 711,026
Mushroom spawn 177 360,366 976,576 1,004,328 489,529 1,346,781 1,346,389

Onion 180 326,953 237,054 222,633 4,734,980 5,580,840 5,507,574

Parsnip 184 37 111 96 5,216 6,221 7,599

Pepper; sweet 79 0 17,190 35,667 0 3,597,338 5,449,390

Pepper; other 78 0 14,585 140,486 0 2,017,504 8,662,728

Pepper 187 94,627 176,650 0 12,636,705 8,669,517 0

Pumpkin 189 2,816,168 2,774,590 3,443,932 6,093,813 6,985,708 8,159,904

Radish 190 48,760 54,688 62,431 477,150 596,066 612,042

Spinach 200 509,713 498,427 364,639 1,733,395 1,912,856 2,125,262

Squash 201 66,638 165,505 169,562 1,808,304 2,449,194 3,292,155

Tomato 208 214,074 330,772 443,473 19,476,818 25,242,752 22,740,948

Turnip 214 39,809 16,768 831 159,240 18,335 42,569

Cantaloupe 143 68,176 114,968 87,514 4,188,816 5,559,058 3,609,956

Watermelon 218 319,791 95,494 182,232 6,484,731 6,436,066 5,668,825

Melons; other 176 139,318 170,668 142,283 2,337,360 2,871,916 6,114,246

Cauliflower 31 12,453 29,591 13,608 1,135,781 2,840,872 1,603,993

Parsley 73 32,748 33,354 46,627 68,913 201,119 194,111

Vegetables; other 111 3,235,804 1,716,920 2,324,647 8,602,611 5,727,432 5,536,603

SUBTOTAL 10,717,782 11,656,274 10,983,784 79,757,479 97,643,115 94,213,582

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 7,486,401 9,160,582 6,608,426 1,384,373 1,563,694 1,032,806

Corn; yellow field 47 0 12,989,898 18,125,380 0 21,712,731 25,708,329

Corn; other field 45 0 51,896,480 64,497,757 0 78,996,757 89,983,243

Corn; field 158 51,848,339 3,066,048 0 74,760,470 3,392,534 0

Oat 178 1,968,505 5,661,761 17,687,175 393,044 928,419 1,592,572

Sorghum; grain 198 517,224 66,252 179,810 389,825 75,129 34,536

Wheat; durum 219 4,427,085 4,321,343 809,929 840,894 1,057,269 102,397

Wheat; other 220 12,119,520 11,100,305 3,406,949 2,829,462 2,127,463 633,541

Flax 167 192,457 339,404 105,065 76,569 145,044 40,843

Soybean 199 11,560,932 10,447,559 15,859,601 6,499,313 5,611,173 6,093,712

Cotton 48 182,562 1,481,074 1,087,393 241,258 1,229,920 992,369

Rape & Colza 84 873,076 2,489,685 8,345,944 3,348,279 6,839,510 8,199,066

Sunflower (oil) 97 76,181 70,738 517,903 77,935 74,133 195,627

Sunflower (other) 98 799,926 1,156,759 2,422,519 2,115,315 1,223,954 4,476,008

SUBTOTAL 92,052,208 114,247,888 139,653,851 92,956,737 124,977,730 139,085,049

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 107,062 1,418,092 633,915 285,985 1,210,492 491,675

Petunia 80 0 15,493 12,246 0 1,191,306 765,673

Flower; other 57 0 356,060 1,332,117 0 13,303,279 46,325,755

Tree & shrub 211 205,640 141,623 171,238 3,203,630 4,365,818 1,014,978

Tobacco 207 1,579 193 746 136,602 157,767 525,018

Flower 56 572,880 374,137 0 46,692,701 29,184,882 0

Other seeds 182 381,904 284,330 275,623 2,999,881 3,442,451 4,264,225

SUBTOTAL 1,269,065 2,589,928 2,425,885 53,318,799 52,855,995 53,387,324

GRAND TOTAL 193,444,296 223,302,473 245,874,157 305,781,836 367,909,196 381,686,032
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/199907/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 21,689,029 21,112,996 29,754,200 36,376,879 38,275,694 35,398,622

Mexico 273,042,919 140,444,382 39,337,256 138,804,253 105,095,517 79,901,107

SUBTOTAL 294,731,948 161,557,378 69,091,456 175,181,132 143,371,211 115,299,729

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 1,243 37,569 0 11,549 42,029 0

Aruba 0 2,140 9,639 0 5,312 10,725

Bahamas; The 61,475 52,510 75,219 77,268 87,860 143,069

Barbados 5,760 4,188 46 36,656 40,025 3,456

Bermuda 19,657 21,843 7,861 33,431 49,742 25,822

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 4,536 1,859 0 5,780 5,990 0

Cuba 0 0 0 4,181 0 0

Dominica 0 8,497 9,072 0 32,892 6,350

Dominican Republic 168,804 265,692 149,545 969,051 1,209,459 1,193,153

Grenada 4,487 21,315 5,900 52,600 12,963 10,399

Guadeloupe 22,902 10,949 25,807 106,579 129,790 133,414

Haiti 24,454 227,120 96,119 323,437 336,463 396,480

Jamaica & Dep 100,228 124,834 36,208 460,609 484,065 125,301

Martinique 77,485 94,633 64,952 80,025 97,710 81,886

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 20,412 133,734 1,134 23,083 174,300 3,250

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1,862 3,038 1,656 9,745 32,358 6,086

St. Lucia 2,596 9,585 4,467 17,178 11,059 12,633

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2,575 104 0 18,544 4,086

Trinidad and Tobago 92,911 70,707 68,070 189,390 186,023 99,079

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 608,812 1,094,031 579,089 2,400,562 2,963,332 2,263,534

Central America

Belize 128,287 22,080 15,081 143,978 51,601 24,420

Costa Rica 217,253 364,659 193,259 1,669,807 1,867,186 1,091,531

El Salvador 109,450 17,054 65,959 256,836 138,187 939,215

Guatemala 383,796 517,691 783,883 1,321,608 2,272,749 2,680,515

Honduras 266,696 291,120 673,613 878,655 2,439,167 1,565,259

Nicaragua 78,140 66,606 278,079 374,276 303,286 668,941

Panama 301,836 259,472 137,228 388,471 431,969 388,744

SUBTOTAL 1,485,458 1,538,682 2,147,102 5,033,631 7,504,145 7,358,625

South America

Argentina 20,267,317 36,134,393 10,469,062 46,779,246 79,727,625 30,404,949

Bolivia 156,638 132,625 248,904 396,757 180,051 432,661

Brazil 1,274,090 1,539,255 1,293,928 4,491,648 5,090,648 5,380,832

Chile 2,337,821 1,858,268 809,780 5,997,296 4,794,539 2,150,877

Colombia 1,332,503 5,471,482 1,035,940 3,397,807 3,370,637 2,955,816

Ecuador 387,917 559,858 912,266 1,595,477 1,709,331 2,151,067

French Guiana 46,121 29,176 0 30,053 38,352 0

Guyana 78,565 205 0 107,719 5,755 0

Paraguay 2,848 1,870 998 20,873 13,388 2,662

Peru 1,133,407 1,045,532 1,871,461 2,206,246 1,890,677 1,891,943

Suriname 0 0 1,500 0 0 17,785

Uruguay 792,754 435,440 258,228 1,204,423 1,040,452 1,231,108

Venezuela 237,855 733,223 657,702 2,000,054 2,499,884 3,538,855

SUBTOTAL 28,047,836 47,941,327 17,559,769 68,227,599 100,361,339 50,158,555

European Union

Austria 380,362 1,913,623 44,733 509,027 2,338,187 112,253

Belgium 2,335,126 487,744 688,587 2,210,139 969,072 696,245

Denmark 684,529 1,020,020 855,783 1,150,504 1,761,424 3,603,530

Finland 42,000 28,475 81,000 35,140 46,290 62,170

France 13,472,539 8,692,854 7,823,524 22,310,483 15,668,273 13,613,461

Germany 4,059,378 2,447,928 2,270,353 6,090,761 4,180,689 3,144,012

Greece 4,388,644 3,532,521 586,500 16,009,039 8,805,956 912,155

Ireland 196,799 66,718 73,512 268,487 214,923 108,094

Italy 38,344,371 36,858,826 30,155,456 78,760,048 44,386,461 22,063,040

Netherlands 13,092,462 12,207,767 5,311,036 25,449,288 25,773,339 25,005,889

Portugal 1,505,796 1,415,602 888,746 4,255,404 5,801,996 1,361,181

Spain 9,341,369 7,298,649 5,618,448 14,059,668 10,881,748 9,898,695

Sweden 1,063,658 2,039,716 1,062,705 956,665 1,598,458 968,441

United Kingdom 12,782,355 5,105,089 3,375,409 10,015,301 6,271,676 5,460,458

SUBTOTAL 101,689,388 83,115,532 58,835,792 182,079,954 128,698,492 87,009,624
Other Europe

Bulgaria0 7,49100 18,7600

Croatia 13,33700 18,00000

Czech Republic0 3,385 17,2030 24,007 57,293

Hungary 999,031 334,185 212,835 845,648 965,414 525,415

Iceland0 90,72000 52,6000

Latvia 371 20,967 10,075 2,855 67,371 36,671

Macedonia (Skopje) 4000 474 3,4350 6,782

Malta & Gozo 3,410 1,326 23,078 21,455 11,208 18,031

Norway 117,343 36 59 132,768 2,784 9,920

Poland 114,844 153,387 91,582 158,816 322,048 271,344

Romania 148,6820 842,600 467,7300 216,782

Russian Federation 276,125 51,277 1,066,480 365,822 112,968 570,317

Slovakia 38,2260 3,560 29,8700 4,080

Switzerland 196,003 274,237 161,061 287,887 792,266 299,731

Ukraine 37,68400 43,20000

Yugoslavia (>05/92)00 1,238,48500 848,080

SUBTOTAL 1,945,456 937,011 3,667,492 2,377,486 2,369,426 2,864,446

Middle East

Bahrain 16,242 9,548 7,773 48,167 31,959 7,915

Cyprus 1,223 4,001 43,432 25,386 35,849 84,536

Israel 404,472 541,107 653,006 1,584,472 1,940,330 2,604,020

Jordan 449,020 246,867 306,376 1,005,241 2,276,186 1,802,725

Kuwait 39,354 67,933 32,157 136,698 281,346 204,196

Lebanon 144,891 177,319 107,731 424,387 626,176 748,537

Oman 20,166 65,173 230,681 118,507 544,234 193,844

Qatar 11,520 5,700 77,292 108,769 42,986 191,716

Saudi Arabia 4,215,027 5,941,468 2,661,957 12,069,835 12,621,822 9,213,942

Syria 811,637 713,875 399,104 1,561,989 3,288,075 2,050,785

Turkey 1,447,233 1,955,497 729,650 3,629,148 5,210,280 4,240,420

United Arab Emirates 225,905 196,568 335,739 2,289,525 2,356,666 3,703,262

Yemen 15,038 42,552 20,990 226,595 286,352 386,543

SUBTOTAL 7,801,728 9,967,608 5,605,888 23,228,719 29,542,261 25,432,441

North Africa

Algeria 66,416 483,792 561,259 433,770 868,502 1,244,145

Egypt 8,568,710 317,521 1,480,318 3,470,505 3,419,647 4,858,016

Morocco 334,203 582,212 302,254 765,462 1,473,697 1,277,153

Niger00 1,768,70200 450,587

Sudan 21,313 19,783 20,511,557 35,015 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 45,595 49,696 539,848 468,164 324,711 685,681

SUBTOTAL 9,036,237 1,453,004 25,163,938 5,172,916 6,097,577 10,663,192

Central Africa

Central African Republic00 121,00400 72,826

Djibouti Afars-Issas00 2,11200 4,354

Ghana 2,357 4,7460 9,939 19,5120

Kenya 291,496 144,031 43,877 373,611 1,041,707 457,920

Liberia00 1,11500 7,000

Senegal 8,8950 5,329 42,7880 48,290

Togo 207 2200 5,948 4,1400

Uganda0 1400 3,7500

Zaire0 6,01400 5,0000

SUBTOTAL 302,955 155,025 173,437 432,286 1,074,109 590,390

Southern Africa

Angola00 1,05600 6,629

Mauritius 210 4,811 6,3630 18,568

Mozambique0 3,48500 25,0000

Reunion 15900 3,60500

South Africa; Republic of 2,120,364 2,445,471 739,556 4,468,976 5,459,857 3,047,208

Swaziland0 3,618 2,2420 10,000 10,873

Zambia00 5,437,29100 1,048,102

Zimbabwe 41,939 2,004 91,928 56,894 12,856 332,717

SUBTOTAL 2,162,483 2,454,578 6,276,884 4,535,838 5,507,713 4,464,097

Central Asia

Georgia; Republic of0 12,95500 25,0000

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,16400 350,00000

Tajikistan; Republic of 3,62600 6,10000

Uzbekistan; Republic of00 19,48100 3,000

SUBTOTAL 75,790 12,955 19,481 356,100 25,000 3,000

South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 2,662 27,740 16,255 64,064

Burma 1,27400 8,00000

India 91,666 167,929 233,930 730,719 1,215,535 1,776,032

Maldive Islands 10000 3,30800

Nepal0 137 6210 3,600 4,004

Pakistan 843,937 1,423,739 681,246 1,327,812 2,074,444 1,414,467

Sri Lanka 211,457 87,077 59,141 503,022 254,101 249,862

SUBTOTAL 1,168,094 1,680,042 977,600 2,600,601 3,563,935 3,508,429
Southeast Asia

Indonesia 26,539 24,364 224,430 1,474,714 879,017 732,655

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 86,924 33,132 122,435 83,212 100,692 155,684

Philippines 386,074 361,153 193,276 1,066,794 1,641,465 1,477,444

Singapore 92,627 162,716 252,198 298,214 281,437 585,381

Thailand 249,947 366,383 380,625 1,278,001 1,637,421 1,319,898

Vietnam 27,517 24,278 9,355 159,545 215,795 79,729

SUBTOTAL 871,754 972,026 1,182,319 4,419,288 4,755,827 4,350,791

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 1,477,905 1,979,685 3,226,356 2,831,975 4,558,510 6,437,539

Hong Kong 1,028,429 935,907 1,382,746 1,950,236 2,511,647 1,935,832

Japan 38,780,493 34,019,257 41,564,544 48,763,511 38,875,732 38,497,897

Korea; Republic of 3,723,097 3,249,649 10,165,875 6,187,868 4,755,228 7,881,559

Macau 0 30,151 0 0 50,782 0

Taiwan 651,629 1,043,629 729,421 1,684,016 2,197,309 1,488,827

SUBTOTAL 45,661,553 41,258,278 57,068,942 61,417,606 52,949,208 56,241,654

Oceania

Australia 3,534,766 5,171,805 4,477,860 7,355,488 8,574,405 9,900,213

Fiji 48,969 25,587 9,448 40,121 40,432 36,540

French Polynesia 218 124 242 10,606 10,626 9,816

New Caledonia 5,416 4,346 5,096 57,513 32,242 28,044

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)1,062,189 739,240 2,791,978 1,560,800 1,629,688 4,573,190

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 4,651,558 5,941,102 7,286,406 9,024,528 10,287,393 14,556,443

GRAND TOTAL 500,241,050 360,078,579 255,635,595 546,488,246 499,070,968 384,764,950
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/199907/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 1,131,226 1,097,566 2,003,973 3,387,277 4,055,149 5,653,752

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 316,289 266,666 502,603 620,443 823,878 1,281,098

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 856,445 850,937 686,424 1,666,428 2,424,774 1,851,854

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 1,873,562 2,703,738 3,637,466 3,797,153 5,648,179 6,962,750

Fescue; meadow 163 1,801 23,089 6,429 3,374 43,261 6,903

Fescue; red 165 471,479 149,646 186,545 697,303 205,037 317,843

Fescue; tall 54 7,414,927 5,950,172 3,305,060 7,913,577 7,529,840 4,342,115

Fescue; other 164 2,294,775 1,993,426 2,242,632 3,746,225 3,027,675 3,695,325

Orchardgrass 181 1,472,356 926,763 746,980 2,159,339 1,263,659 969,416

Ryegrass; annual 87 7,952,532 10,110,926 9,600,036 6,476,324 7,091,687 5,456,709

Ryegrass; perennial 88 4,361,692 3,726,422 4,383,038 5,575,610 5,058,328 5,240,947

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 4,508,293 10,375,906 5,737,194 5,709,156 12,365,510 5,679,404

Sudangrass 202 1,572,342 3,937,713 1,412,400 1,388,772 3,253,362 1,376,761

Timothy 206 914,271 264,130 695,477 829,125 210,717 611,292

Wheatgrass 117 146,312 137,361 137,168 264,079 366,637 343,594

Grasses; other 170 851,751 1,611,676 1,732,034 1,812,078 2,998,196 3,134,827

SUBTOTAL 36,140,053 44,126,137 37,015,459 46,046,263 56,365,889 46,924,590

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 12,415,942 10,903,324 10,854,127 42,691,468 38,871,677 37,958,930

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,598,285 4,160,221 4,164,402 9,344,759 11,717,210 11,079,483

Clover; crimson 149 976,582 133,530 42,349 1,200,160 284,454 89,035

Clover; double cut red 36 0 4,617 0 0 7,429 0

Clover; other red 153 0 621,362 982,575 0 1,331,275 2,372,786

Clover; red 154 940,903 263,827 0 2,322,260 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 348,901 351,405 315,236 1,111,983 1,223,189 930,506

Clover; other 152 291,619 434,113 260,038 678,456 1,159,790 668,414

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 39,525 50,174 52,720 132,757 115,453 97,773

Forages; other 169 6,481,068 7,881,703 9,900,332 10,851,546 12,750,884 14,405,507

SUBTOTAL 25,092,825 24,804,276 26,571,779 68,333,389 68,074,662 67,602,434

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 119,008 26,574 7,123 289,570 20,007 3,957

Bean; gram 124 3,197,058 3,098,083 2,454,183 4,158,839 3,030,585 2,511,405

Bean; navy 126 4,489,001 2,370,513 4,026,454 3,055,309 1,551,104 2,467,262

Bean; other kidney 128 4,969,511 3,046,499 1,453,069 4,923,876 3,770,556 1,909,416

Bean; small red 129 1,304,840 1,508,095 1,181,536 1,181,331 1,150,841 832,833

Bean; other 127 6,595,944 5,826,135 5,139,771 7,702,635 8,292,175 5,908,798

Chickpea 147 2,436,439 842,801 2,426,956 1,806,837 654,350 1,455,374

Lentil 173 3,090,288 2,840,510 2,849,485 1,547,138 1,241,307 1,101,840

Pea 185 13,924,022 14,612,344 15,088,427 10,335,717 11,391,599 11,404,174

Pulses; other 188 658,334 876,103 512,157 639,441 671,291 472,390

SUBTOTAL 40,784,445 35,047,657 35,139,161 35,640,693 31,773,815 28,067,449

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 390,111 663,324 443,169 2,052,105 3,242,446 2,355,298

Broccoli 138 425,873 910,472 1,275,700 2,675,782 4,589,502 7,887,043

Cabbage; green 27 0 15,625 31,886 0 75,775 157,869

Cabbage; other 28 0 83,078 532,158 0 481,806 2,849,742

Cabbage 142 214,734 258,558 0 1,232,828 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 1,008,966 872,885 932,265 3,946,553 4,243,875 4,505,405

Cauliflower 31 392,030 614,205 1,247,062 1,182,325 1,660,190 2,941,431

Celery 146 75,117 92,206 194,082 186,591 239,975 866,810

Corn; sweet 159 15,436,985 12,745,184 5,874,461 54,537,685 34,286,366 15,156,486

Cucumber 161 663,269 868,764 1,354,907 6,022,607 9,316,323 16,912,797

Kale 171 17,520 18,953 7,713 91,168 80,555 34,487

Kohlrabi 172 0 270 31,439 0 17,649 25,978

Lettuce 174 285,025 384,288 698,998 2,110,355 2,819,979 4,898,709

Mushroom spawn 177 3,823,135 3,320,161 3,297,000 7,881,458 7,031,124 7,288,287

Onion 180 768,411 1,047,687 1,485,259 9,567,324 12,451,092 16,137,331

Parsley 73 17,652 19,020 21,968 125,199 94,348 191,119

Parsnip 184 17,520 227 3,599 89,386 3,107 21,626

Pepper; sweet 79 0 6,487 255,101 0 17,851 1,598,646

Pepper; other 78 0 251,871 1,922,779 0 1,427,495 10,966,969

Pepper 187 1,407,287 1,599,414 0 7,503,445 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 44,692 25,815 58,887 252,041 384,407 477,201

Radish 190 720,292 554,631 757,378 2,748,356 2,412,326 3,081,707

Spinach 200 328,181 554,688 705,778 1,146,355 2,170,430 3,080,178
Squash 201 1,087,239 1,401,734 1,271,945 7,020,967 8,947,958 8,562,322

Tomato 208 1,001,381 1,340,258 1,382,677 15,935,802 20,756,621 21,526,753

Turnip 214 3,895 4,063 2,950 21,684 26,152 24,933

Cantaloupe 143 833,218 825,961 786,789 4,942,811 4,932,016 4,298,545

Watermelon 218 883,612 1,352,836 1,573,870 6,982,699 9,384,314 12,604,755

Melons; other 176 146,265 258,202 675,526 762,396 1,610,379 4,571,147

Vegetables; other 111 4,415,592 4,880,092 4,680,966 27,931,542 29,120,250 36,820,105

SUBTOTAL 34,408,002 34,970,959 31,506,312 166,949,464 172,289,215 189,843,679

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 920,122 636,171 3,407,807 340,626 282,566 1,159,594

Corn; yellow field 47 0 372,210 3,670,674 0 749,985 5,548,628

Corn; other field 45 0 31,538,722 54,108,326 0 63,442,561 109,828,623

Corn; field 158 61,106,475 46,343,560 0 109,984,160 94,323,278 0

Oat 178 1,016,536 479,299 918,413 740,572 300,433 826,593

Sorghum; grain 198 29,094,591 32,785,611 62,792,661 12,329,121 8,612,691 14,808,435

Wheat; durum 219 2,886,049 121,966 5,537,738 747,889 31,394 1,023,620

Wheat; other 220 278,543,810 205,185,643 47,676,049 51,215,110 33,770,986 6,389,559

Cotton 48 11,563,079 13,000,478 9,037,929 14,184,635 15,732,279 14,703,244

Rape & Colza 84 43,433 83,746 423,026 33,487 92,405 475,003

Soybean 199 265,863,669 138,384,874 51,748,072 90,698,431 54,533,174 24,383,799

Sunflower (oil) 97 3,580,249 2,324,892 5,317,460 4,202,892 4,679,260 13,615,130

Sunflower (other) 98 7,753,436 5,546,341 4,335,633 10,413,513 9,083,467 3,701,592

SUBTOTAL 662,371,449 476,803,513 248,973,788 294,890,436 285,634,479 196,463,820

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 139,324 41,535 60,952 806,617 138,927 495,080

Pansy 72 0 34 756 0 28,555 405,305

Petunia 80 0 16,162 33,218 0 765,804 6,452,455

Flower; other 57 0 81,282 248,058 0 6,661,470 23,866,883

Flower 56 306,342 222,929 0 28,796,298 25,599,855 0

Tree & shrub 211 69,648 143,408 167,497 2,469,406 2,885,520 2,241,959

Tobacco 207 1,348 1,904 2,153 676,855 856,600 734,825

Other seeds 182 2,717,963 2,195,839 767,591 10,724,760 8,610,233 6,652,893

SUBTOTAL 3,234,625 2,703,093 1,280,225 43,473,936 45,546,964 40,849,400

GRAND TOTAL 802,031,399 618,455,635 380,486,724 655,334,181 659,685,024 569,751,372
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/199907/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 73,141,299 75,474,335 78,336,915 57,557,490 65,477,764 66,630,522

Mexico 1,175,639 1,549,669 2,841,320 9,790,369 15,868,183 12,753,612

SUBTOTAL 74,316,938 77,024,004 81,178,235 67,347,859 81,345,947 79,384,134

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 15,679 18,964 28,238 20,666 29,453 19,250

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 3,676 1,335 0 71,226 51,826

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 15,849 42,640 29,573 34,264 132,664 71,076

Central America

Costa Rica 20,152 43,772 4,469 2,251,517 3,267,497 1,003,045

El Salvador 16,811 3,031 5,314 70,579 13,162 9,613

Guatemala 12,734 34,645 3,164 3,428,241 4,272,268 5,014,613

Honduras 13 940 80 3,571 99,466 11,456

Nicaragua 0 184,422 0 0 224,965 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 49,710 266,810 13,223 5,753,908 7,877,358 6,083,754

South America

Argentina 601,791 890,498 1,707,209 849,889 2,561,625 4,612,306

Bolivia 6,794 1,212 19,722 12,753 3,030 38,172

Brazil 319,892 15,897 129,179 780,367 325,512 478,256

Chile 3,308,663 661,644 659,931 11,608,101 7,904,230 13,795,438

Colombia 0 1,922 7,612 0 1,716 122,715

Ecuador 54,432 0 0 34,246 0 0

Peru 776,808 63,862 499,990 1,229,963 518,236 1,081,886

Uruguay 240 18,000 60,412 2,434 72,260 124,058

Venezuela 1,025 2,613 1,650 1,313 4,480 18,217

SUBTOTAL 5,069,645 1,655,648 3,085,705 14,519,066 11,391,089 20,271,048

European Union

Austria 0 0 13,840 0 0 48,350

Belgium 23,145 71,754 91,838 92,038 228,345 292,819

Denmark 1,082,950 454,587 713,666 4,770,315 3,310,976 4,136,516

Finland 1 0 0 1,335 0 0

France 664,984 859,987 4,416,694 3,540,554 5,938,372 10,425,053

Germany 228,262 251,749 888,454 5,337,753 5,752,773 5,681,248

Greece 32 0 0 32,583 0 0

Ireland 39 0 559 175,200 0 16,967

Italy 293,218 1,184,489 704,707 2,116,155 3,457,463 2,082,468

Netherlands 936,634 1,101,554 1,092,551 18,513,557 19,407,611 17,994,348

Portugal 47 0 41,225 4,776 0 242,398

Spain 870 307,962 3,056 33,544 203,218 104,297

Sweden 984 32,749 11,372,214 61,010 55,397 870,734

United Kingdom 112,581 101,578 218,368 3,287,456 2,158,075 2,552,319

SUBTOTAL 3,343,747 4,366,409 19,557,172 37,966,276 40,512,230 44,447,517

Other Europe

Bulgaria 6,625 0 12,628 9,540 0 19,671

Czech Republic 0 0 400 0 0 3,600

Hungary 482,781 76,718 2,052,086 987,127 612,057 1,734,242

Iceland 0 0 200 0 0 88,172

Malta & Gozo 40 106 170 4,204 9,337 13,411

Moldova; Republic of 6,335 0 0 63,350 0 0

Poland 10,200 125 0 22,769 1,609 0

Russian Federation 46 69,812 0 1,297 124,722 0

Slovenia 396 297 503 7,205 7,286 11,196

Switzerland 6,235 2,194 631 111,567 95,671 20,239

Ukraine 1,645 2,112 5,631 20,620 23,663 28,456

Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0

SUBTOTAL 514,303 168,745 2,072,249 1,227,679 925,038 1,918,987

Middle East

Israel 101,672 60,837 179,712 4,059,113 4,952,517 6,871,864

Jordan 0 2,500 0 0 71,250 0

Lebanon 0 17,480 6,192 0 11,362 22,675

Saudi Arabia 32 580 0 1,995 4,927 0

Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0

Turkey 115,633 44,600 76,997 308,327 184,354 229,679

SUBTOTAL 217,337 153,176 262,901 4,369,435 5,445,064 7,124,218
North Africa

Egypt 136,112 84,444 40,817 312,430 137,260 62,293

Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461

Sudan 20,000 0 0 14,277 0 0

SUBTOTAL 156,112 84,444 40,846 326,707 137,260 75,754

Central Africa

Cote d''Ivoire 0 2,000 0 0 17,170 0

Ghana 0 5,125 0 0 33,900 0

Kenya 506 48,286 203 680,000 175,484 82,902

Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0

Tanzania; United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0

SUBTOTAL 647 76,255 203 681,856 239,620 82,902

Southern Africa

Madagascar 0 22,307 0 0 22,865 0

South Africa; Republic of 38,168 192,184 129,925 298,295 815,436 638,660

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 1,629 1,922 12,890 238,366 78,613 272,847

SUBTOTAL 40,876 217,034 143,295 594,907 951,855 956,215

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 0 0 400 0 0 8,369

SUBTOTAL 0 0 400 0 0 8,369

South Asia

Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751

Burma 341,825 565,897 75,337 221,825 328,015 38,210

India 2,019,129 2,987,740 3,870,296 4,529,557 5,726,439 6,165,031

Nepal 84,270 0 519,108 60,850 0 347,074

SUBTOTAL 2,445,224 3,553,637 4,464,742 4,812,232 6,054,454 6,556,066

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 440 386 181 461,923 511,918 165,636

Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298

Singapore 39,568 0 53 48,494 0 47,064

Thailand 431,602 411,823 347,836 1,858,344 1,547,170 2,208,478

Vietnam 3,957 20,428 3,305 336,285 560,476 498,294

SUBTOTAL 475,567 432,637 351,469 2,705,046 2,619,564 2,949,770

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 4,835,980 4,539,300 4,294,457 18,931,010 23,709,877 16,216,499

Hong Kong 150,693 74,086 160,721 370,068 198,758 532,089

Japan 59,177 194,461 210,425 10,218,261 10,150,914 9,256,371

Korea; Republic of 11,095 21,189 25,608 557,666 730,780 845,142

Macau 0 0 16,500 0 0 44,102

Mongolia 0 0 460 0 0 51,205

Taiwan 67,974 74,661 104,968 3,322,198 4,608,889 6,169,503

SUBTOTAL 5,124,919 4,903,697 4,813,139 33,399,203 39,399,218 33,114,911

Oceania

Australia 1,890,348 3,547,274 3,269,578 3,879,819 5,200,828 5,901,665

Cook Islands 0 0 5 0 0 7,920

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)3,464,742 2,197,732 3,065,600 5,402,917 4,001,427 4,149,929

Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0

SUBTOTAL 5,355,179 5,745,006 6,335,183 9,288,382 9,202,255 10,059,514

GRAND TOTAL 97,126,053 98,690,142 122,348,335 183,026,820 206,233,616 213,104,235
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/199907/1996--02/199707/1997--02/199807/1998--02/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 21,319 8,290 60,981 43,168 12,609 56,532

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 10,184 30,056 1,628 33,411 73,615 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 304,737 506,042 1,390,857 102,327 834,931 775,390

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 471,899 86,349 28,055 844,644 124,518 42,898

Bromegrass; meadow 140 89,555 135,766 123,969 139,956 323,305 326,783

Bromegrass; other 141 384,676 498,102 133,530 590,585 1,080,320 253,665

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 199,344 57,154 76,201 331,910 66,727 91,140

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 6,446,377 0 0 7,341,584

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 2,859,126 0 0 3,349,187

Fescue; red 165 13,214,322 13,087,917 1,117,576 14,267,769 13,722,125 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 263,177 72,235 1,582,259 507,736 205,456 1,892,415

Orchardgrass 181 20,480 11,665 3,379 59,791 14,659 5,892

Sudangrass 202 0 22,583 61,385 0 22,837 30,302

Timothy 206 2,042,981 2,881,140 2,770,732 1,202,834 1,709,804 1,938,343

Wheatgrass; crested 118 51,325 587,348 300,497 104,841 1,486,445 796,007

Wheatgrass; other 119 52,150 1,148,751 1,127,643 88,555 4,835,199 3,856,750

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Bromegrass; smooth 223 0 0 12,725 0 0 17,982

Fescue; tall 54 327,618 492,132 685,410 473,037 576,851 749,056

Grasses; other 170 508,504 720,088 433,702 1,417,563 2,433,225 2,051,664

Rye; wild 85 0 85,204 45,486 0 270,640 136,532

Ryegrass; annual 87 167,395 267,314 652,958 191,519 338,233 520,888

Ryegrass; perennial 88 4,022,813 1,334,023 3,956,207 5,787,527 1,980,349 3,919,852

SUBTOTAL 23,433,627 22,032,159 23,870,683 28,445,628 30,111,848 29,368,133

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 725,062 1,214,902 1,332,542 1,671,372 2,834,829 3,216,924

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 1,836,039 3,547,351 5,970,088 4,378,949 9,055,261 15,142,579

Clover; alsike 148 364,880 446,018 392,942 460,717 860,032 771,697

Clover; crimson 149 26,795 90,917 49,417 40,876 156,832 72,090

Clover; other red 153 347,731 632,279 752,224 548,924 1,159,135 993,550

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 549,046 771,229 641,256 489,968 999,488 863,017

Clover; white & ladino 157 373,254 543,119 648,333 891,405 1,362,012 1,208,962

Clover; other 152 128,318 264,902 180,283 336,707 633,597 273,789

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 60,809 185,110 232,302 212,701 873,488 626,173

Clover; double cut red 36 153,926 665,093 656,816 322,567 1,339,769 1,054,873

Forages; other 169 782,297 3,070,087 3,812,003 991,478 2,687,940 2,935,086

SUBTOTAL 5,669,763 11,431,007 14,668,206 10,824,475 21,962,383 27,158,740

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 896,514 741,206 922,004 272,456 219,186 267,536

Bean; cranberry 123 22,772 44,563 99,991 15,407 28,440 73,529

Bean; gram 124 6,569,346 5,038,365 4,123,991 4,757,630 4,099,577 2,644,839

Bean; navy 126 1,468,104 566,994 1,417,400 718,710 226,441 580,665

Bean; other kidney 128 727,843 1,023,117 896,579 595,649 759,561 495,591

Bean; small red 129 890,330 493,948 1,197,027 589,475 322,088 874,232

Bean; other 127 5,397,856 8,973,132 6,315,879 3,006,649 4,318,270 2,903,112

Chickpea 147 171,383 195,963 275,833 126,201 129,905 202,347

Lentil 173 2,747,235 4,878,058 3,643,436 1,218,391 1,709,206 1,316,176

Pea 185 13,304,101 10,780,841 9,300,579 4,251,596 3,559,388 3,366,663

Pulses; other 188 893,912 249,273 882,725 941,077 186,257 734,128

SUBTOTAL 33,089,396 32,985,460 29,075,444 16,493,241 15,558,319 13,458,818

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 4,314 471 971 55,045 21,068 41,543

Broccoli 138 17,645 45,938 17,006 742,610 1,537,566 1,261,573

Cabbage; green 27 0 7,327 5,073 0 337,916 361,000

Cabbage; other 28 0 1,401 12,015 0 128,776 1,318,834

Cabbage 142 19,890 14,808 0 1,866,055 989,494 0

Carrot 144 29,638 84,869 190,106 628,339 1,998,001 2,281,930

Celery 146 1,585,145 1,170,584 1,498,184 1,247,805 805,677 1,054,694

Corn; sweet 159 6,053 23,148 24,038 12,193 194,763 29,857

Cucumber 161 22,194 31,379 119,643 1,728,737 2,765,837 4,064,645

Kale 171 1,579 2,674 5,665 211,538 106,176 123,887

Kohlrabi 172 101 135 222 9,495 7,644 24,206

Lettuce 174 26,601 30,550 26,437 822,053 597,665 382,775
Mushroom spawn 177 255,893 850,998 754,288 359,408 1,181,338 1,018,790

Onion 180 187,588 182,400 190,825 3,709,646 4,293,143 4,623,414

Parsnip 184 36 46 96 3,397 4,065 7,599

Pepper; sweet 790 10,835 30,2780 2,307,917 4,604,935

Pepper; other 780 7,007 117,9020 755,968 7,213,294

Pepper 187 79,678 176,6500 9,411,980 8,669,5170

Pumpkin 189 1,793,736 2,265,990 2,380,730 4,001,688 5,695,202 6,002,820

Radish 190 48,508 54,397 56,796 464,732 590,942 478,589

Spinach 200 412,653 448,796 270,373 1,267,232 1,644,463 1,417,793

Squash 201 27,912 150,853 140,942 937,657 2,162,967 2,635,996

Tomato 208 189,044 274,612 345,943 16,470,282 20,897,017 19,257,077

Turnip 214 39,809 13,500 230 159,240 10,777 13,926

Cantaloupe 143 57,216 99,156 77,999 3,483,191 4,691,650 2,756,193 Watermelon 218 243,661 69,294 139,261 4,205,612 4,969,709 4,730,580

Melons; other 176 96,930 137,496 110,579 1,822,232 2,103,568 4,112,672

Cauliflower 31 11,141 29,051 11,682 936,597 2,734,726 1,033,265

Parsley 73 27,129 18,225 30,194 56,611 150,081 127,903

Vegetables; other 111 284,016 326,174 802,695 3,544,848 3,325,842 2,777,650

SUBTOTAL 5,468,110 6,528,764 7,360,173 58,158,223 75,679,475 73,757,440

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 2,631,110 1,740,597 1,816,008 459,346 320,249 276,641

Corn; yellow field 470 93,546 5,493,1130 96,160 7,383,418

Corn; other field 450 5,122,990 6,463,5630 6,361,483 9,358,509

Corn; field 158 16,677,721 3,066,0480 20,023,873 3,392,5340

Oat 178 703,734 3,390,357 16,427,501 143,303 552,395 1,407,709

Sorghum; grain 198 129,764 44,186 174,000 97,295 32,552 17,426

Wheat; durum 219 865,522 1,953,920 717,598 125,512 473,786 86,642

Wheat; other 220 6,696,830 4,570,323 1,794,472 1,559,290 884,057 357,053

Flax 167 92,502 180,313 29,030 36,020 77,886 7,313

Soybean 199 177,352 505,284 4,379,373 148,100 200,683 1,010,546

Cotton 480 1,331,754 873,6290 1,009,358 738,107

Rape & Colza 84 338,484 1,363,224 5,870,073 1,321,771 3,523,178 3,412,781

Sunflower (oil) 97 30,015 52,598 361,623 12,230 41,879 96,752

Sunflower (other) 98 261,623 318,109 922,984 668,090 233,812 1,187,208

SUBTOTAL 28,604,657 23,733,249 45,322,967 24,594,830 17,200,012 25,340,105

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 7,750 1,057,977 633,907 146,332 1,118,343 486,396

Petunia 800 11,270 5,7660 1,126,109 529,666

Flower; other 570 181,268 1,119,6860 7,325,880 38,111,671

Tree & shrub 211 158,334 116,505 143,742 2,766,828 3,806,041 839,928

Tobacco 207 1,579 193 612 136,602 157,767 263,392

Flower 56 434,141 374,1370 39,040,742 29,184,8820

Other seeds 182 258,696 238,153 147,149 2,419,919 3,002,557 3,789,946

SUBTOTAL 860,500 1,979,503 2,050,862 44,510,423 45,721,579 44,020,999

GRAND TOTAL 97,126,053 98,690,142 122,348,335 183,026,820 206,233,616 213,104,235
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--07/199707/1997--07/199807/1998--07/199907/1996--07/199707/1997--07/199807/1998--07/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 46,180,884 46,981,687 61,135,971 77,905,904 74,844,115 74,734,939

Mexico 399,192,535 173,646,704 77,475,662 205,128,090 138,819,594 115,514,882

SUBTOTAL 445,373,419 220,628,391 138,611,633 283,033,994 213,663,709 190,249,821

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 17,688 37,569 0 27,502 42,029 0

Aruba 0 19,271 18,425 0 17,936 21,125

Bahamas; The 89,158 110,572 111,504 110,192 141,473 244,788

Barbados 10,502 6,571 5,106 47,762 67,310 36,350

Bermuda 49,825 23,602 109,427 98,846 55,977 169,176

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 6,168 1,859 0 8,405 5,990 0

Cuba 0 0 0 4,181 0 0

Dominica 0 8,716 9,072 0 37,010 6,350

Dominican Republic 246,369 976,822 289,084 1,204,616 1,892,710 2,029,028

Grenada 7,044 21,335 6,517 67,585 15,956 14,274

Guadeloupe 141,538 23,863 47,610 233,664 140,296 212,636

Haiti 2,323,669 241,162 107,368 1,065,488 530,820 614,307

Jamaica & Dep 133,641 158,180 101,969 671,875 605,576 295,448

Martinique 169,097 135,902 83,291 170,402 146,345 153,299

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 28,299 162,900 1,134 35,528 195,617 3,250

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 2,822 3,038 6,745 34,937 32,358 22,912

St. Lucia 11,581 10,806 26,745 35,663 16,979 57,826

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1,337 3,154 104 7,245 35,817 4,086

Trinidad and Tobago 122,950 75,386 81,768 317,011 203,712 172,992

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 3,361,688 2,021,951 1,029,159 4,140,902 4,190,659 4,066,192

Central America

Belize 225,844 79,760 70,235 328,788 189,750 83,410

Costa Rica 277,785 545,613 472,816 1,959,970 2,250,449 1,535,007

El Salvador 158,836 73,436 100,016 395,061 304,410 1,158,698

Guatemala 623,792 1,223,685 1,386,340 2,130,707 3,651,070 4,500,596

Honduras 353,520 482,765 779,268 1,115,813 3,086,993 1,845,548

Nicaragua 212,671 269,823 418,387 560,865 733,044 1,078,756

Panama 423,339 298,881 415,550 563,422 565,893 637,708

SUBTOTAL 2,275,787 2,973,963 3,642,612 7,054,626 10,781,609 10,839,723

South America

Argentina 25,185,621 37,733,393 11,597,645 57,248,181 84,298,259 34,582,869

Bolivia 176,783 190,198 260,217 469,802 314,450 469,698

Brazil 1,864,769 1,876,638 2,081,847 8,348,318 7,977,118 8,302,870

Chile 3,871,211 2,842,295 1,429,180 10,281,949 7,851,605 4,775,317

Colombia 1,928,323 6,347,088 1,875,548 4,845,928 5,410,140 4,642,107

Ecuador 702,529 873,712 1,099,905 2,479,880 3,105,901 2,834,993

French Guiana 84,679 29,176 0 45,705 38,352 0

Guyana 78,853 491 581 111,257 12,450 12,959

Paraguay 12,904 1,870 1,497 54,966 13,388 12,602

Peru 2,595,588 2,736,507 3,123,491 3,422,156 4,121,591 3,437,032

Suriname 0 175 1,875 0 5,130 26,149

Uruguay 941,833 506,292 359,012 1,594,701 1,412,760 1,393,973

Venezuela 568,790 1,393,452 1,985,572 3,121,049 4,255,273 6,047,503

SUBTOTAL 38,011,883 54,531,287 23,816,370 92,023,892 118,816,417 66,538,072

European Union

Austria 765,027 2,042,052 47,968 855,104 2,447,572 146,126

Belgium 2,388,670 674,363 738,804 2,379,353 1,508,599 826,836

Denmark 894,232 1,232,768 1,095,336 1,607,521 2,131,157 4,175,405

Finland 195,359 171,485 193,120 218,063 148,826 177,754

France 16,425,918 10,716,367 10,710,859 28,812,845 20,154,062 19,739,619

Germany 4,810,500 2,876,216 4,127,686 7,412,523 5,211,861 4,670,155

Greece 4,781,766 3,856,757 898,790 17,449,527 9,382,681 1,521,423

Ireland 216,757 154,162 96,366 293,425 322,868 179,162

Italy 48,797,489 47,253,376 33,390,786 91,796,527 51,629,011 27,198,135

Netherlands 15,696,028 14,415,664 9,326,270 30,408,679 31,634,453 35,321,063

Portugal 2,010,076 1,585,850 997,082 5,854,011 6,188,297 1,664,952

Spain 11,073,888 9,380,573 8,287,357 17,471,851 15,137,272 14,339,952

Sweden 1,271,034 2,437,856 2,580,421 1,105,435 1,903,364 1,994,008

United Kingdom 14,327,150 6,624,016 5,152,531 12,305,166 9,027,009 8,559,612

SUBTOTAL 123,653,894 103,421,505 77,643,376 217,970,030 156,827,032 120,514,202

Other Europe

Bulgaria 135 8,679 303 7,268 47,568 4,330
Croatia 23,271

00 53,00000

Czech Republic0 16,924 17,2730 52,426 62,261

Estonia 18,875 9,307 17,393 62,812 33,280 66,111

Hungary 1,353,451 414,689 250,383 1,547,257 1,188,816 670,049

Iceland 45,360 90,720 52,166 28,850 52,600 34,112

Latvia 371 20,967 10,075 2,855 67,371 36,671

Macedonia (Skopje) 4000 782 3,4350 11,194

Malta & Gozo 4,715 2,952 23,078 24,722 21,168 18,031

Moldova; Republic of 2,5870 415,386 42,0000 250,000

Norway 117,343 57,965 47,559 132,768 63,665 66,195

Poland 115,026 219,037 120,586 163,936 481,090 338,567

Romania 548,6820 883,363 1,218,0000 279,699

Russian Federation 288,279 977,124 13,144,846 405,890 902,729 13,572,064

Slovakia 38,226 15,052 3,560 29,870 42,080 4,080

Switzerland 360,940 293,489 229,103 614,220 847,998 522,442

Ukraine 407,031 270,5090 505,159 308,5060

Yugoslavia (>05/92)00 1,238,48500 848,080

SUBTOTAL 3,324,692 2,397,414 16,454,341 4,842,042 4,109,297 16,783,886

Middle East

Bahrain 16,242 16,382 8,189 48,167 50,219 12,211

Cyprus 10,831 7,055 64,850 52,601 61,760 129,310

Iraq00 25,00000 620,695

Israel 720,428 728,649 849,009 2,557,106 2,653,621 3,443,816

Jordan 556,787 409,793 751,042 1,692,542 2,932,662 2,853,831

Kuwait 49,390 105,768 47,302 219,442 493,443 248,302

Lebanon 184,627 194,574 285,649 555,947 721,301 1,127,315

Oman 45,423 306,960 275,063 350,278 814,737 294,551

Qatar 11,769 13,326 90,966 122,332 86,651 288,601

Saudi Arabia 6,588,747 6,289,607 4,112,692 16,236,122 14,434,084 12,734,060

Syria 1,028,099 1,154,058 655,492 2,424,272 4,978,766 4,055,393

Turkey 2,808,899 2,277,631 821,473 6,514,402 6,298,711 4,720,314

United Arab Emirates 287,157 338,302 916,964 3,057,324 3,233,637 6,702,543

West Bank00 17,28100 83,813

Yemen 44,049 60,047 47,863 517,174 529,384 830,525

SUBTOTAL 12,352,448 11,902,152 8,968,835 34,347,709 37,288,976 38,145,280

North Africa

Algeria 191,313 652,567 630,242 691,523 1,138,321 1,988,288

Egypt 9,007,040 699,312 2,396,397 6,575,743 5,508,376 6,385,955

Morocco 588,347 746,072 532,887 1,125,530 1,940,835 1,633,095

Niger00 1,768,70200 450,587

Sudan 74,793 19,783 20,511,557 121,918 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 165,360 89,575 599,885 563,894 357,861 747,326

SUBTOTAL 10,026,853 2,207,309 26,439,670 9,078,608 8,956,413 13,352,861

Central Africa

Central African Republic00 121,00400 72,826

Congo (Brazzaville)0 82500 4,0000

Cote d''Ivoire 38200 6,17600

Djibouti Afars-Issas00 2,11200 4,354

Ghana 17,605 142,564 17,791 29,739 98,195 59,994

Kenya 5,313,223 289,648 100,946 1,048,979 1,235,514 525,195

Liberia00 1,11500 7,000

Nigeria0 56700 4,1000

Senegal 8,8950 5,329 42,7880 48,290

Togo 207 3000 5,948 6,6650

Uganda 4,999,537 140 566,296 3,7500

Zaire0 6,01400 5,0000

SUBTOTAL 10,339,849 439,932 248,297 1,699,926 1,357,224 717,659

Southern Africa

Angola00 26,17000 19,529

Mauritius 39 250 5,376 9,743 16,750 30,668

Mozambique0 3,48500 25,0000

Reunion 15900 3,60500

South Africa; Republic of 4,499,090 2,906,196 1,299,999 9,829,157 6,974,663 4,858,596

Swaziland0 3,618 2,2420 10,000 10,873

Zambia 4,1760 5,438,591 20,2500 1,070,030

Zimbabwe 45,600 5,599 95,392 80,231 33,741 355,996

SUBTOTAL 4,549,064 2,919,148 6,867,770 9,942,986 7,060,154 6,345,692

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 42400 3,60000

Georgia; Republic of0 27,45000 45,0000

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,16400 350,00000

Kyrgyzstan; Republic of 3,00000 3,76500

Tajikistan; Republic of 3,62600 6,10000

Uzbekistan; Republic of00 19,48100 3,000

SUBTOTAL 79,214 27,450 19,481 363,465 45,000 3,000

South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 6,897 27,740 16,255 149,986

Burma 1,27400 8,00000

India 271,778 308,684 737,258 1,827,260 2,089,735 3,079,412
Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0

Nepal 0 137 788 0 3,600 6,774

Pakistan 997,066 1,599,897 910,553 1,830,304 2,485,067 2,032,730

Sri Lanka 337,512 153,578 122,171 614,801 496,743 505,206

SUBTOTAL 1,627,390 2,063,456 1,777,667 4,311,413 5,091,400 5,774,108

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 27,329 32,405 225,695 1,493,186 1,541,017 750,771

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 303,126 1,419,888 415,226 264,254 305,770 393,214

Philippines 736,481 419,740 3,335,492 1,581,755 1,807,456 2,379,370

Singapore 213,127 359,004 310,574 854,270 876,990 861,221

Thailand 362,620 718,438 919,716 1,643,624 2,337,116 2,137,713

Vietnam 40,572 42,084 27,853 257,112 407,663 175,410

SUBTOTAL 1,685,381 2,991,559 5,234,556 6,153,009 7,276,012 6,697,699

Other Asia

Korea; Democratic People''s Republic of 0 0 116,250 0 0 39,045

China; Peoples Republic of 2,810,615 4,205,976 6,110,722 5,931,261 9,475,952 11,810,384

Hong Kong 1,681,995 1,188,855 1,610,356 3,531,714 3,602,937 2,636,233

Japan 57,035,354 47,957,082 65,428,711 67,182,962 54,201,829 55,938,963

Korea; Republic of 7,133,862 7,563,105 13,440,680 9,874,789 8,234,254 11,081,724

Macau 0 30,151 0 0 50,782 0

Taiwan 888,943 1,284,473 954,734 2,543,978 3,014,286 2,224,423

SUBTOTAL 69,550,769 62,229,642 87,661,453 89,064,704 78,580,040 83,730,772

Oceania

Australia 5,272,439 6,819,115 6,112,355 10,585,547 12,394,907 14,404,742

Fiji 82,142 49,218 9,702 61,115 52,570 46,239

French Polynesia 218 350 242 10,606 13,586 9,816

New Caledonia 6,358 4,925 9,423 62,079 36,706 77,371

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)1,203,057 1,035,539 3,023,262 2,207,160 2,091,415 5,306,967

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 6,564,214 7,909,147 9,156,766 12,926,507 14,589,184 19,853,775

GRAND TOTAL 732,776,545 478,664,306 407,571,986 776,953,813 668,633,126 583,612,742
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999 07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 1,898,728 1,946,627 2,718,413 6,521,535 7,336,821 8,553,062

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 436,869 429,394 742,245 918,392 1,326,341 1,794,584

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 1,325,021 1,352,637 1,159,039 2,903,322 3,409,417 3,137,163

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 4,311,200 5,196,164 7,026,801 8,948,207 10,902,352 13,358,605

Fescue; meadow 163 21,759 48,375 27,531 35,904 90,775 23,214

Fescue; red 165 745,536 323,999 409,239 1,189,835 423,930 719,656

Fescue; tall 54 10,107,046 7,825,137 5,390,537 10,557,156 10,146,534 6,981,645

Fescue; other 164 3,413,572 3,807,986 3,500,173 5,494,622 5,990,744 5,898,598

Orchardgrass 181 2,352,130 1,717,707 1,375,669 3,487,959 2,321,530 1,757,236

Ryegrass; annual 87 14,578,197 13,498,414 13,715,022 10,939,949 9,750,374 8,567,198

Ryegrass; perennial 88 7,589,419 7,080,341 8,017,261 9,854,109 9,470,386 9,613,055

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 8,116,526 15,517,581 9,454,847 9,983,942 19,228,714 9,459,296

Sudangrass 202 4,378,900 4,362,657 2,572,044 3,427,885 3,739,621 2,450,654

Timothy 206 1,220,155 500,425 1,058,657 1,105,125 400,673 940,188

Wheatgrass 117 455,036 205,703 244,942 1,086,962 587,115 712,318

Grasses; other 170 1,183,417 2,444,346 2,955,137 2,501,610 4,607,171 4,839,610

SUBTOTAL 62,133,511 66,257,493 60,367,557 78,956,514 89,732,498 78,806,082

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 13,819,067 12,403,064 12,764,569 47,404,183 44,431,329 44,347,100

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,871,623 4,882,897 4,991,407 9,998,863 13,449,359 13,217,949

Clover; crimson 149 982,478 228,706 115,599 1,213,727 535,953 218,737

Clover; double cut red 36 0 4,617 0 0 7,429 0

Clover; other red 153 0 941,029 1,163,954 0 2,090,802 2,777,394

Clover; red 154 1,202,945 263,827 0 2,897,585 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 461,049 496,338 381,449 1,439,448 1,580,455 1,173,962

Clover; other 152 422,262 566,909 288,667 1,008,708 1,590,248 745,561

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 53,077 57,000 52,720 180,907 123,903 97,773

Forages; other 169 11,886,373 15,488,968 16,421,099 19,888,537 23,190,479 25,516,521

SUBTOTAL 32,698,874 35,333,355 36,179,464 84,031,958 87,613,258 88,094,997

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 204,665 95,219 67,961 346,761 72,249 35,207

Bean; gram 124 3,944,677 4,026,517 2,944,887 5,008,486 4,054,798 3,171,368

Bean; navy 126 5,816,973 6,764,522 7,953,346 4,035,462 4,390,204 5,073,772

Bean; other kidney 128 6,802,278 5,524,916 4,470,730 7,480,066 6,947,390 5,178,126

Bean; small red 129 2,006,881 1,901,737 1,304,068 1,933,535 1,372,849 865,816

Bean; other 127 8,853,046 10,532,407 10,876,344 10,566,300 12,790,773 12,567,846

Chickpea 147 3,291,528 2,265,832 4,579,991 2,361,010 1,543,844 2,867,748

Lentil 173 3,968,452 4,074,030 5,959,105 2,007,943 1,792,353 2,464,522

Pea 185 19,685,966 22,127,217 21,065,349 14,460,339 16,450,704 15,764,762

Pulses; other 188 2,578,257 3,072,867 3,981,904 2,689,439 2,742,287 3,743,336

SUBTOTAL 57,152,723 60,385,264 63,203,685 50,889,341 52,157,451 51,732,503

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 647,289 883,638 722,281 3,358,670 4,578,002 4,231,273

Broccoli 138 748,152 1,300,811 1,652,747 4,283,972 6,668,215 10,191,166

Cabbage; green 27 0 15,729 85,498 0 93,745 540,015

Cabbage; other 28 0 219,015 617,158 0 1,224,428 3,333,276

Cabbage 142 315,544 258,558 0 1,839,813 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 1,518,908 1,443,674 1,610,245 6,136,401 6,574,773 7,361,408

Cauliflower 31 597,357 996,419 2,134,655 1,693,389 2,778,238 4,851,392

Celery 146 106,331 206,934 250,128 309,392 504,614 1,220,909

Corn; sweet 159 19,513,457 15,317,344 19,573,741 64,590,190 41,364,963 31,716,804

Cucumber 161 1,205,339 1,309,850 2,007,696 11,175,702 13,994,938 23,899,295

Kale 171 18,220 30,646 11,608 93,961 116,499 53,377

Kohlrabi 172 0 9,118 35,124 0 42,954 36,168

Lettuce 174 509,895 661,460 1,092,928 3,760,722 4,726,385 7,393,239

Mushroom spawn 177 5,690,676 5,360,579 5,411,966 12,511,786 11,489,047 11,749,068

Onion 180 1,075,642 1,451,988 2,060,967 14,016,444 17,257,242 21,875,883

Parsley 73 31,764 24,587 27,131 197,110 131,671 216,159

Parsnip 184 20,925 2,765 10,249 124,025 31,300 63,955

Pepper; sweet 79 0 95,604 315,095 0 459,043 2,041,742

Pepper; other 78 0 1,387,535 2,975,644 0 7,841,045 16,590,251

Pepper 187 2,848,690 1,599,414 0 14,901,644 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 62,622 45,187 110,280 427,126 537,670 877,822

Radish 190 996,774 799,388 1,078,821 3,746,457 3,567,457 3,949,952

Spinach 200 462,603 617,312 798,004 1,795,275 2,455,110 3,425,299

Squash 201 1,615,795 1,845,030 2,037,029 10,259,995 11,947,745 13,412,332

Tomato 208 1,653,231 1,949,631 2,219,712 26,403,387 31,272,977 34,243,087
Turnip 214 10,641 8,063 28,955 50,500 45,392 151,047

Cantaloupe 143 1,053,070 1,040,355 1,000,096 6,162,124 6,199,988 5,333,415

Watermelon 218 1,286,296 1,758,605 2,179,515 9,842,411 12,545,931 17,225,758

Melons; other 176 222,952 427,936 925,952 1,170,228 2,508,745 6,102,903

Vegetables; other 111 6,599,397 7,223,162 6,475,662 40,936,539 43,920,338 51,235,680

SUBTOTAL 48,811,570 48,290,337 57,448,887 239,787,263 245,343,359 283,322,675

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 1,613,138 3,425,862 4,245,198 641,264 1,374,750 1,471,647

Corn; yellow field 470 1,246,584 5,224,6610 2,392,688 8,657,994

Corn; other field 450 52,887,659 79,130,2890 92,744,303 150,538,694

Corn; field 158 81,557,075 46,343,5600 147,960,253 94,323,2780

Oat 178 1,211,375 1,092,973 1,114,733 866,211 668,105 928,439

Sorghum; grain 198 61,670,247 53,035,412 86,665,531 18,202,434 12,869,945 20,442,629

Wheat; durum 219 5,835,607 889,636 9,167,999 1,623,715 475,705 1,603,602

Wheat; other 220 490,556,423 285,326,338 80,539,719 88,333,979 44,269,124 10,683,166

Cotton 48 14,860,302 17,102,462 11,524,456 15,966,689 18,906,143 18,010,326

Rape & Colza 84 186,555 2,150,949 626,099 179,604 2,507,698 697,159

Soybean 199 376,082,439 160,416,975 86,920,611 132,436,255 65,027,420 37,560,833

Sunflower (oil) 97 4,857,261 111,360,232 8,718,618 5,361,100 37,073,652 17,389,515

Sunflower (other) 98 10,536,889 13,500,718 9,128,925 13,061,820 14,022,339 8,324,933

SUBTOTAL 1,048,967,311 748,779,360 383,006,839 424,633,324 386,655,150 276,308,937

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 449,704 476,765 511,984 2,373,077 2,178,000 2,890,688

Pansy 720 427 1,9680 542,445 896,076

Petunia 800 23,340 47,3870 2,858,871 8,261,015

Flower; other 570 182,749 386,7100 13,908,477 32,099,336

Flower 56 387,978 222,9290 38,714,698 25,599,8550

Tree & shrub 211 128,554 181,421 232,289 3,722,715 3,659,885 3,194,614

Tobacco 207 2,080 3,493 2,648 1,133,389 1,707,785 1,067,079

Other seeds 182 3,429,648 2,536,377 1,511,400 14,329,424 11,509,116 12,496,954

SUBTOTAL 4,397,964 3,627,501 2,694,386 60,273,303 61,964,434 60,905,762

GRAND TOTAL 1,254,161,953 962,673,310 602,900,818 938,571,703 923,466,150 839,170,956
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999 07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 143,877,954 138,344,639 131,429,406 101,946,747 105,119,828 103,579,765

Mexico 2,739,958 3,108,736 3,869,614 15,684,954 19,231,577 15,931,769

SUBTOTAL 146,617,912 141,453,375 135,299,020 117,631,701 124,351,405 119,511,534

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 41,130 55,889 63,888 46,748 71,721 57,145

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 5,588 1,335 0 117,634 51,826

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 41,300 81,477 65,223 60,346 221,340 108,971

Central America

Costa Rica 105,188 263,481 158,055 2,604,747 3,883,343 1,908,292

El Salvador 19,614 4,269 9,655 118,650 52,082 33,515

Guatemala 14,565 42,665 5,743 6,188,423 7,679,294 8,763,403

Honduras 1,349 1,394 220 224,821 174,466 34,712

Nicaragua 0 184,422 0 0 224,965 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 140,716 496,231 173,869 9,136,641 12,014,150 10,784,949

South America

Argentina 19,018,064 42,637,223 49,923,522 19,131,901 51,792,340 58,023,335

Bolivia 12,223 7,637 45,434 21,601 19,068 78,852

Brazil 1,167,954 2,035,884 498,699 2,109,135 3,082,564 1,437,181

Chile 32,645,268 45,497,720 42,897,537 68,857,809 89,190,368 92,903,199

Colombia 0 1,922 7,612 0 1,716 122,715

Ecuador 54,432 0 0 34,246 0 0

Peru 835,169 88,280 521,765 1,377,156 732,108 1,550,687

Uruguay 240 103,240 543,632 2,434 449,146 343,251

Venezuela 21,025 50,673 1,650 26,313 130,007 18,217

SUBTOTAL 53,754,375 90,422,579 94,439,851 91,560,595 145,397,317 154,477,437

European Union

Austria 1,439 0 81,007 29,988 0 164,305

Belgium 95,333 152,595 162,496 175,241 411,579 386,568

Denmark 1,323,484 883,548 1,591,331 6,402,671 5,154,885 6,506,403

Finland 1 0 10,552,937 1,335 0 1,042,961

France 1,255,317 1,512,946 5,159,601 9,826,125 11,292,017 16,647,801

Germany 302,994 362,104 1,022,628 8,224,074 7,895,934 8,266,682

Greece 1,532 0 0 36,390 0 0

Ireland 39 3,000 559 175,200 11,363 16,967

Italy 635,866 1,535,977 1,487,571 3,121,977 4,790,525 3,645,611

Netherlands 1,689,740 1,676,973 2,227,302 26,955,211 25,745,142 27,767,391

Portugal 47 0 41,225 4,776 0 242,398

Spain 46,017 312,963 20,223 113,999 215,852 163,828

Sweden 25,256 42,757 11,389,881 95,995 69,309 897,842

United Kingdom 280,398 556,591 324,376 4,238,122 3,068,726 3,509,304

SUBTOTAL 5,657,463 7,039,454 34,061,137 59,401,104 58,655,332 69,258,061

Other Europe

Bulgaria 6,625 0 37,008 9,540 0 52,581

Czech Republic 610 2,753 900 3,333 20,707 6,574

Hungary 565,599 108,975 2,127,171 1,123,953 691,883 1,933,225

Iceland 1,300 3,543 5,150 22,440 56,519 165,116

Macedonia (Skopje) 70 220 0 2,000 6,890 0

Malta & Gozo 40 106 170 4,204 9,337 13,411

Moldova; Republic of 6,335 0 0 63,350 0 0

Poland 10,200 125 0 22,769 1,609 0

Russian Federation 12,024 69,843 0 37,323 126,192 0

Slovenia 924 402 620 10,152 9,966 17,986

Switzerland 6,781 28,612 1,016 186,375 133,075 32,774

Ukraine 1,745 14,247 66,116 22,620 55,097 107,031

Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0

SUBTOTAL 612,253 246,207 2,238,151 1,508,059 1,161,968 2,328,698

Middle East

Israel 168,411 127,990 337,488 6,462,306 8,822,190 11,131,306

Jordan 2,500 2,500 45 71,250 71,250 15,300

Lebanon 52,440 17,480 6,192 33,212 11,362 22,675

Oman 0 9,250 0 0 5,319 0

Saudi Arabia 612 580 85,901 6,922 4,927 33,896

Syria 27,179 27,179 0 220,654 220,654 0

Turkey 214,267 85,100 152,404 633,299 241,912 320,428

SUBTOTAL 465,409 270,079 582,030 7,427,643 9,377,614 11,523,605
North Africa

Egypt 226,682 121,423 86,222 503,690 214,983 129,313

Ethiopia00 197,49600 132,300

Morocco00 2900 13,461

Sudan 38,00000 28,22700

SUBTOTAL 264,682 121,423 283,747 531,917 214,983 275,074

Central Africa

Cameroon 20,00000 15,00000

Cote d''Ivoire0 2,00000 17,1700

Ghana0 10,12500 47,9000

Kenya 926 48,412 304 1,320,000 227,413 141,842

Nigeria 14100 1,85600

Tanzania; United Republic of0 20,84400 13,0660

SUBTOTAL 21,067 81,381 304 1,336,856 305,549 141,842

Southern Africa

Madagascar0 22,47400 24,4610

South Africa; Republic of 299,232 388,387 484,062 1,026,549 2,479,464 4,423,444

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 2,311 2,851 12,890 266,759 137,908 272,847

SUBTOTAL 302,622 414,333 497,432 1,351,554 2,676,774 4,740,999

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 270 217 400 5,240 4,603 8,369

Georgia; Republic of0 150 1500 3,450 2,725

SUBTOTAL 270 367 550 5,240 8,053 11,094

South Asia

Bangladesh0110 5,751 5,751

Burma 359,815 648,747 114,337 233,590 368,031 56,573

India 3,412,684 4,780,484 6,672,220 8,983,356 9,893,406 12,072,994

Nepal 84,2700 653,748 60,8500 442,224

SUBTOTAL 3,856,769 5,429,232 7,440,306 9,277,796 10,267,188 12,577,542

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 614 499 248 681,553 693,476 200,791

Laos00 43900 4,387

Philippines 4540 120 1,9000 37,135

Singapore 42,9680 306,225 51,2340 344,959

Thailand 667,818 639,525 645,207 9,762,635 8,010,702 12,091,913

Vietnam 4,502 21,388 6,900 407,777 704,782 599,129

SUBTOTAL 716,356 661,412 959,139 10,905,099 9,408,960 13,278,314

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 8,066,327 8,337,420 8,244,218 24,724,278 31,564,243 21,503,390

Hong Kong 215,968 157,535 231,942 564,745 460,696 784,969

Japan 305,374 452,817 276,671 17,342,636 15,959,797 17,345,996

Korea; Republic of 17,444 28,493 34,036 858,158 913,797 1,440,292

Macau 11,5000 16,500 17,6880 44,102

Mongolia00 46000 51,205

Taiwan 123,228 113,719 222,814 5,162,095 6,707,543 7,747,806

SUBTOTAL 8,739,841 9,089,984 9,026,641 48,669,600 55,606,076 48,917,760

Oceania

Australia 4,645,643 5,375,562 5,031,893 8,433,688 9,411,143 9,393,335

Cook Islands00500 7,920

French Polynesia0 72000 1,8040

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau) 8,288,991 5,868,341 8,214,724 12,956,085 8,791,462 9,974,082

Norfolk Island 8900 5,64600

Vanuatu/New Hebrides 2600 1,60000

SUBTOTAL 12,934,749 11,244,623 13,246,622 21,397,019 18,204,409 19,375,337

GRAND TOTAL 234,125,784 267,052,157 298,314,022 380,201,170 447,871,118 467,311,217
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999 07/1996--07/1997 07/1997--07/1998 07/1998--07/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 21,769 9,764 61,908 49,597 24,646 62,239

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 142,107 85,380 1,628 311,821 202,323 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 419,535 1,260,667 1,522,458 302,547 1,277,711 835,295

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 710,922 244,926 46,982 1,307,425 377,287 61,647

Bromegrass; meadow 140 143,915 232,531 144,635 225,353 571,191 365,919

Bromegrass; other 141 757,832 744,160 161,044 1,104,978 1,828,607 297,963

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 500,213 126,148 121,578 723,808 148,097 162,364

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 9,284,567 0 0 11,277,496

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 6,440,648 0 0 8,209,132

Fescue; red 165 24,409,620 22,118,463 1,117,576 26,291,480 23,571,517 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 328,113 122,331 1,968,453 662,857 298,468 2,391,762

Orchardgrass 181 22,051 16,039 7,379 62,712 20,893 14,164

Sudangrass 202 0 159,111 61,385 0 61,805 30,302

Timothy 206 2,880,384 4,354,752 3,780,362 1,873,051 2,749,462 2,805,387

Wheatgrass; crested 118 156,072 706,563 605,694 314,957 1,836,199 1,601,560

Wheatgrass; other 119 267,819 1,491,728 1,643,423 576,316 6,229,232 5,623,041

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Bromegrass; smooth 223 0 0 52,220 0 0 82,563

Fescue; tall 54 540,339 598,919 1,084,216 802,957 737,983 1,218,047

Grasses; other 170 840,728 1,021,564 813,958 2,539,697 3,621,852 3,489,675

Rye; wild 85 28,586 168,907 50,161 162,934 459,324 169,889

Ryegrass; annual 87 381,711 595,742 1,699,820 544,098 738,143 1,166,573

Ryegrass; perennial 88 8,548,173 4,623,075 9,348,208 11,874,424 5,596,870 8,952,087

SUBTOTAL 42,381,037 38,680,770 40,018,303 51,989,467 50,351,610 50,032,376

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 1,067,261 1,450,529 1,691,903 2,535,348 3,406,871 4,097,126

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,346,733 4,818,811 8,028,674 7,942,318 12,833,864 19,579,713

Clover; alsike 148 465,999 564,100 468,466 628,152 1,125,006 964,113

Clover; crimson 149 49,457 110,875 87,829 64,883 191,152 114,329

Clover; other red 153 533,423 911,819 1,028,935 868,899 1,698,631 1,440,298

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 1,042,384 1,026,447 883,884 1,003,948 1,377,465 1,149,817

Clover; white & ladino 157 649,383 833,167 1,164,583 1,782,596 2,109,546 2,280,542

Clover; other 152 209,947 456,488 230,583 577,611 1,109,556 362,990

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 165,534 258,695 374,642 599,314 1,296,651 965,010

Clover; double cut red 36 350,919 914,168 964,814 650,342 1,840,213 1,577,312

Forages; other 169 1,638,922 4,797,270 7,007,137 1,941,770 4,264,443 5,724,855

SUBTOTAL 9,841,568 16,142,369 21,931,450 19,073,992 31,253,398 38,256,105

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 1,051,418 989,712 1,388,479 322,670 294,148 405,617

Bean; cranberry 123 63,253 64,975 129,929 44,198 46,767 94,531

Bean; gram 124 16,016,775 9,284,875 7,128,331 11,044,269 7,673,892 4,634,055

Bean; navy 126 2,099,760 1,220,559 1,800,819 1,052,029 601,772 792,044

Bean; other kidney 128 1,104,334 1,545,507 1,301,161 1,016,194 1,211,267 770,877

Bean; small red 129 1,042,827 786,007 2,264,396 740,860 567,841 1,676,411

Bean; other 127 8,251,783 11,160,255 8,529,225 4,785,448 5,669,694 4,209,201

Chickpea 147 364,526 322,836 495,774 267,349 246,184 363,914

Lentil 173 4,388,839 6,622,959 5,316,808 1,935,611 2,339,627 1,926,166

Pea 185 25,562,742 23,875,194 17,803,952 8,299,987 7,697,455 6,863,358

Pulses; other 188 1,182,718 443,512 1,204,127 1,198,652 350,554 999,252

SUBTOTAL 61,128,975 56,316,391 47,363,001 30,707,267 26,699,201 22,735,426

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 5,408 5,584 6,295 70,655 52,176 98,535

Broccoli 138 25,462 150,353 62,015 1,466,999 2,430,032 2,330,382

Cabbage; green 27 0 24,988 35,716 0 521,199 528,974

Cabbage; other 28 0 12,683 35,414 0 387,949 2,543,551

Cabbage 142 24,519 14,808 0 2,283,350 989,494 0

Carrot 144 67,563 121,893 258,819 1,314,475 2,761,819 3,080,812

Celery 146 2,500,137 1,724,479 2,348,511 1,862,133 1,167,101 1,624,911

Corn; sweet 159 345,235 5,224,059 51,649 617,696 8,371,239 138,381

Cucumber 161 68,946 107,056 257,117 3,813,635 4,555,348 7,622,355

Kale 171 3,553 8,118 13,902 227,030 152,552 159,311

Kohlrabi 172 2,638 194 3,121 20,459 15,246 62,634

Lettuce 174 74,870 66,901 65,637 1,690,496 1,498,398 1,243,320

Mushroom spawn 177 574,475 1,202,020 1,426,651 782,108 1,647,635 1,893,671

Onion 180 388,120 303,973 429,147 5,536,787 7,079,116 9,766,901
Parsnip 184 37 111 96 5,216 6,221 7,599

Pepper; sweet 790 37,615 86,5050 7,249,753 8,297,502

Pepper; other 780 28,602 210,7330 5,259,107 15,463,628

Pepper 187 137,809 176,6500 19,505,786 8,669,5170

Pumpkin 189 4,063,058 3,552,674 4,775,003 9,157,662 8,960,839 10,807,110

Radish 190 75,237 61,442 74,619 726,403 764,658 838,312

Spinach 200 547,122 627,405 396,870 1,867,158 2,325,434 2,286,402

Squash 201 133,127 256,813 323,627 3,856,232 4,313,048 4,641,370

Tomato 208 266,991 419,186 672,683 25,118,436 32,461,664 33,002,664

Turnip 214 53,714 26,768 2,831 190,628 30,241 48,549

Cantaloupe 143 92,286 146,793 116,192 5,638,120 7,138,444 5,108,182

Watermelon 218 367,415 123,571 241,738 8,944,540 8,263,412 8,770,236

Melons; other 176 176,479 190,920 234,538 3,592,521 4,323,049 8,091,696

Cauliflower 31 35,028 31,101 17,312 2,237,068 3,012,896 1,755,868

Parsley 73 34,849 42,527 68,691 81,527 241,980 259,511

Vegetables; other 111 3,541,723 2,030,448 2,525,209 9,909,980 6,941,426 6,721,761

SUBTOTAL 13,605,801 16,719,735 14,740,641 110,517,100 131,590,993 137,194,128

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 9,175,138 9,834,927 8,466,462 1,681,333 1,661,031 1,281,806

Corn; yellow field 470 13,150,193 18,916,2120 22,063,045 26,347,949

Corn; other field 450 59,502,485 66,572,2540 89,973,006 93,388,625

Corn; field 158 53,436,348 3,066,0480 77,046,182 3,392,5340

Oat 178 3,352,638 7,240,812 32,126,353 673,021 1,161,359 2,904,918

Sorghum; grain 198 847,912 245,962 179,810 636,688 221,639 34,536

Wheat; durum 219 4,913,467 4,687,276 834,042 952,093 1,147,226 107,535

Wheat; other 220 16,830,684 12,819,593 3,839,514 3,758,986 2,447,495 715,376

Flax 167 303,700 405,032 141,240 139,936 176,958 50,457

Soybean 199 14,261,125 19,799,042 24,559,900 8,044,979 10,478,203 10,150,098

Cotton 48 199,743 1,554,959 1,161,416 272,101 1,340,024 1,125,936

Rape & Colza 84 1,102,416 2,705,258 11,421,692 3,949,996 7,242,235 9,145,539

Sunflower (oil) 97 96,901 92,026 522,103 97,465 83,330 200,033

Sunflower (other) 98 1,038,028 1,260,932 2,882,842 2,485,190 1,509,119 4,910,968

SUBTOTAL 105,558,100 136,364,545 171,623,840 99,737,970 142,897,204 150,363,776

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 267,650 1,466,606 634,003 398,776 1,277,935 504,299

Petunia 800 15,574 13,4730 1,281,214 823,310

Flower; other 570 460,554 1,438,6700 24,295,565 60,595,067

Tree & shrub 211 241,432 193,748 232,591 3,482,086 4,574,743 1,237,937

Tobacco 207 1,579 193 815 136,602 157,767 638,058

Flower 56 653,798 374,1370 60,411,621 29,184,8820

Other seeds 182 445,844 317,535 317,235 3,746,289 4,306,606 4,930,735

SUBTOTAL 1,610,303 2,828,347 2,636,787 68,175,374 65,078,712 68,729,406

GRAND TOTAL 234,125,784 267,052,157 298,314,022 380,201,170 447,871,118 467,311,217
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999 07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 89,688,515 40,217,630 38,821,024 49,100,360 48,649,166 47,537,366

Mexico 261,878,371 134,120,691 40,351,609 134,200,342 102,257,799 78,327,430

SUBTOTAL 351,566,886 174,338,321 79,172,633 183,300,702 150,906,965 125,864,796

Caribbean l

Antigua and Barbuda 183 11,173 0 6,409 25,228 0

Aruba 0 181 9,639 0 2,762 10,725

Bahamas; The 60,569 37,555 69,799 77,412 55,356 136,340

Barbados 4,931 3,002 4,790 27,030 40,222 21,691

Bermuda 20,853 21,843 7,864 53,360 49,742 32,136

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 4,536 1,859 0 5,780 5,990 0

Dominica 0 8,255 9,072 0 25,000 6,350

Dominican Republic 142,272 246,865 128,227 882,173 1,157,712 1,062,381

Grenada 2,046 414,820 1,224 44,530 464,070 2,799

Guadeloupe 22,389 10,869 25,807 103,440 125,743 133,414

Haiti 20,723 216,810 91,988 238,865 286,463 317,036

Jamaica & Dep 91,911 123,332 128,789 433,354 427,229 200,161

Martinique 63,891 94,633 64,952 74,787 97,710 81,886

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 13,744 133,734 12,574 15,523 174,300 15,248

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1,862 3,038 1,656 9,745 32,358 6,086

St. Lucia 2,596 9,585 6,950 17,178 11,059 16,832

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1,620 104 0 11,294 4,086

Trinidad and Tobago 90,878 33,024 74,853 179,279 164,016 89,237

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 543,384 1,373,441 661,578 2,168,865 3,163,002 2,144,753

Central America

Belize 127,608 22,080 15,081 139,716 51,601 24,420

Costa Rica 191,792 290,825 259,365 1,792,929 1,835,242 1,179,961

El Salvador 106,414 17,054 54,461 195,446 138,187 158,500

Guatemala 372,727 478,416 1,109,261 1,368,733 2,087,399 3,099,362

Honduras 275,904 280,950 662,635 934,942 2,448,235 1,543,334

Nicaragua 76,038 66,606 272,183 364,083 303,286 607,963

Panama 290,792 253,439 266,073 378,901 419,709 608,000

SUBTOTAL 1,441,275 1,409,370 2,639,059 5,174,750 7,283,659 7,221,540

South America

Argentina 16,177,034 35,155,859 10,834,035 37,544,885 73,887,996 29,912,111

Bolivia 226,456 214,295 502,636 480,132 310,494 607,356

Brazil 3,132,013 1,465,452 1,272,227 4,199,725 4,397,013 4,813,424

Chile 1,980,147 1,844,047 1,256,040 5,341,810 4,649,405 3,017,329

Colombia 1,179,291 5,432,489 1,058,428 2,231,530 3,256,916 2,854,602

Ecuador 394,625 609,930 837,314 1,408,057 1,514,054 2,075,767

French Guiana 46,121 29,176 0 30,053 38,352 0

Guyana 40,165 205 0 68,427 5,755 0

Paraguay 118,627 1,465,251 35,018 199,458 2,226,951 54,736

Peru 1,025,828 887,729 1,484,321 2,117,249 1,612,082 1,590,965

Uruguay 749,822 357,268 259,262 1,100,281 921,372 1,203,492

Venezuela 206,724 710,258 632,230 1,761,375 2,404,510 3,243,373

SUBTOTAL 25,276,853 48,171,959 18,171,511 56,482,982 95,224,900 49,373,155

European Union

Austria 855,895 2,598,720 1,258,376 2,088,739 4,378,890 2,970,537

Belgium 2,257,240 425,210 623,252 2,145,529 1,029,784 797,875

Denmark 408,703 451,511 745,277 1,302,801 1,638,850 3,918,606

Finland 42,000 28,500 15 35,140 72,302 13,399

France 10,822,387 8,971,052 11,549,628 20,393,787 17,940,214 21,434,729

Germany 4,937,939 2,673,100 4,221,274 8,998,316 7,050,908 7,041,984

Greece 8,107,186 7,464,526 3,766,394 17,237,900 14,586,338 8,266,099

Ireland 73,241 43,897 35,512 165,737 139,062 70,248

Italy 26,695,999 26,910,853 32,032,112 61,556,812 47,792,086 51,582,516

Netherlands 12,464,773 14,707,606 11,364,310 27,521,660 34,334,375 36,865,001

Portugal 1,234,545 1,121,552 1,952,823 3,622,151 5,077,895 5,214,896
Spain 8,659,544 9,514,686 8,908,916 12,785,738 13,781,745 14,854,684

Sweden 792,616 1,024,833 721,150 877,269 1,184,071 1,029,241

United Kingdom 11,176,534 3,409,949 2,742,512 12,612,197 9,702,166 8,909,560

SUBTOTAL 88,528,602 79,345,995 79,921,551 171,343,776 158,708,686 162,969,375

Other Europe

Bulgaria0 7,49100 18,7600

Croatia 13,33700 18,00000

Czech Republic0 3,401 16,6690 37,663 57,647

Hungary 203,594 298,610 738,591 356,404 1,474,924 3,852,706

Iceland0 45,36000 28,8500

Latvia 371 9070 2,855 3,3000

Macedonia (Skopje)00 47400 6,782

Malta & Gozo 3,410 1,326 23,078 21,455 11,208 18,031

Norway 21,393 70 60 38,247 14,619 15,081

Poland 93,868 150,564 91,562 107,445 373,710 324,242

Romania0 360,190 1,309,0220 1,013,577 1,830,014

Russian Federation 1,478,712 30,702 48,899 1,286,288 93,816 74,832

Slovakia00 3,56000 4,080

Switzerland 106,105 274,966 140,568 313,784 1,329,172 460,367

Yugoslavia (>05/92)00 1,281,15000 579,197

SUBTOTAL 1,920,790 1,173,587 3,653,633 2,144,478 4,399,599 7,222,979

Middle East

Bahrain 13,237 9,549 27,214 38,871 37,945 22,915

Cyprus 707 3,966 43,432 19,331 31,786 84,536

Israel 348,641 391,161 571,296 1,509,898 1,647,819 2,415,382

Jordan 401,943 200,650 257,797 735,955 1,914,315 1,553,670

Kuwait 38,927 18,511 16,608 130,593 137,355 176,370

Lebanon 134,982 151,463 105,119 382,178 515,518 720,579

Oman 20,166 65,173 230,681 118,507 544,234 193,844

Qatar 10,440 5,700 62,563 91,385 42,986 149,208

Saudi Arabia 3,566,270 4,792,440 2,434,912 9,647,342 10,674,852 8,379,157

Syria 811,637 693,813 302,819 1,561,989 3,183,643 1,811,372

Turkey 1,599,835 1,534,431 1,578,019 3,197,949 3,950,653 5,629,075

United Arab Emirates 145,396 178,137 324,568 2,247,615 2,223,406 3,515,194

Yemen 10,872 9,477 12,493 161,950 147,557 209,976

SUBTOTAL 7,103,053 8,054,471 5,967,521 19,843,563 25,052,069 24,861,278

North Africa

Algeria 66,416 293,492 434,950 433,770 764,008 1,162,085

Egypt 19,068,710 109,158,661 43,036,757 5,319,335 20,618,332 8,829,093

Ethiopia00 4,50000 20,250

Morocco 326,246 21,016,614 251,095 705,100 3,807,365 919,784

Niger00 1,768,70200 450,587

Sudan 21,313 19,783 20,511,557 35,015 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 35,055 34,482 214,248 307,499 286,611 456,280

SUBTOTAL 19,517,740 130,523,032 66,221,809 6,800,719 25,487,336 13,985,689

Central Africa

Central African Republic00 121,00400 72,826

Djibouti Afars-Issas00 2,11200 4,354

Ghana 2,357 4,2110 9,939 5,1050

Kenya 281,588 136,171 43,877 366,276 895,012 457,920

Liberia00 1,11500 7,000

Nigeria0 14,644,75700 2,896,7340

Senegal 2,50000 4,41800

Togo 20700 5,94800

Uganda0 1400 3,7500

Zaire0 6,01400 5,0000

SUBTOTAL 286,652 14,791,167 168,108 386,581 3,805,601 542,100

Southern Africa

Mauritius 210 4,651 6,3630 8,167

Mozambique0 3,48500 25,0000

Reunion 15900 3,60500

South Africa; Republic of 2,189,236 2,399,248 1,737,250 4,799,265 5,482,925 4,921,259

Swaziland9 187 699 2,520 12,357 3,390

Zambia00 5,437,29100 1,048,102

Zimbabwe 79,210 2,004 91,928 80,389 12,856 332,717

SUBTOTAL 2,268,635 2,404,924 7,271,819 4,892,142 5,533,138 6,313,635

Central Asia

Georgia; Republic of 452,303 86,557 35,150 217,920 65,000 4,738

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,16400 350,00000

Uzbekistan; Republic of00 19,48100 3,000

SUBTOTAL 524,467 86,557 54,631 567,920 65,000 7,738
South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 2,662 27,740 16,255 64,064

Burma 1,274 0 0 8,000 0 0

India 80,204 123,686 152,562 637,584 885,246 1,212,129

Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0

Nepal 0 137 621 0 3,600 4,004

Pakistan 1,020,711 1,496,397 849,119 1,831,531 2,332,245 1,841,749

Sri Lanka 211,457 65,020 57,490 503,022 210,251 238,362

SUBTOTAL 1,333,406 1,686,400 1,062,454 3,011,185 3,447,597 3,360,308

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 25,582 9,676 224,430 1,461,001 864,017 732,655

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 105,924 76,256 85,806 128,432 119,813 90,705

Philippines 20,824,169 350,480 187,941 4,327,216 1,634,140 1,425,433

Singapore 85,578 160,007 533,869 209,197 266,496 1,352,249

Thailand 218,562 359,568 490,220 1,166,725 1,562,493 1,401,690

Vietnam 14,305 23,630 9,355 102,493 204,064 79,729

SUBTOTAL 21,276,246 979,617 1,531,621 7,453,872 4,651,023 5,082,461

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 1,251,603 1,730,042 3,663,231 2,514,878 4,161,072 6,912,756

Hong Kong 913,616 852,977 1,671,620 1,802,176 2,233,539 2,078,943

Japan 146,927,998 68,808,020 39,210,518 59,877,655 43,411,702 37,293,805

Korea; Republic of 3,516,608 3,085,691 10,074,352 6,028,904 4,692,864 8,835,400

Taiwan 768,179 992,686 808,322 1,708,593 2,099,141 1,450,933

SUBTOTAL 153,378,004 75,469,416 55,428,043 71,932,206 56,598,318 56,571,837

Oceania

Australia 3,032,073 4,551,063 3,987,568 7,391,539 8,170,355 9,742,041

Fiji 48,969 25,587 8,314 40,121 40,432 26,511

French Polynesia 31 124 242 3,715 10,626 9,816

New Caledonia 3,912 3,412 5,096 43,590 26,520 28,044

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)991,766 661,939 2,797,651 1,517,540 1,641,353 4,714,302

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 4,076,751 5,242,125 6,800,653 8,996,505 9,889,286 14,529,354

GRAND TOTAL 679,042,744 545,050,382 328,726,624 544,500,246 554,216,179 480,050,998
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999 07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 986,671 908,194 1,958,926 2,711,193 3,533,978 5,486,056

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 270,536 195,774 475,606 484,264 665,065 1,239,188

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 692,086 669,478 625,518 1,302,076 1,883,277 1,633,075

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 1,455,704 2,195,764 2,962,773 2,824,442 4,568,978 5,613,692

Fescue; meadow 163 1,801 2,502 6,429 3,374 4,687 6,903

Fescue; red 165 324,701 138,007 116,654 487,856 190,697 197,258

Fescue; tall 54 5,243,574 5,431,556 2,981,266 6,149,324 6,818,924 3,935,819

Fescue; other 164 1,933,951 1,584,911 1,868,837 3,140,996 2,387,287 3,121,174

Orchardgrass 181 1,144,019 709,413 607,183 1,651,246 932,194 771,460

Ryegrass; annual 87 6,784,275 8,365,372 8,234,205 5,581,079 6,078,597 4,658,743

Ryegrass; perennial 88 3,402,114 3,102,375 3,669,554 4,447,143 4,199,167 4,405,194

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 3,719,894 8,857,551 4,733,809 4,861,404 10,634,254 4,803,748

Sudangrass 202 1,211,044 2,570,483 798,323 1,039,516 2,305,944 755,563

Timothy 206 348,671 131,356 366,804 350,621 117,121 304,434

Wheatgrass 117 112,433 118,695 98,099 199,178 307,647 223,079

Grasses; other 170 711,039 1,360,810 1,155,285 1,427,286 2,381,327 1,874,361

SUBTOTAL 28,342,513 36,342,241 30,659,271 36,660,998 47,009,144 39,029,747

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 10,013,525 8,353,303 9,162,822 34,135,132 29,893,781 32,755,433

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 2,395,043 3,572,197 3,799,549 5,850,004 9,930,459 10,179,622

Clover; crimson 149 972,080 130,358 42,349 1,188,200 277,113 89,035

Clover; double cut red 36 0 4,617 0 0 7,429 0

Clover; other red 153 0 187,430 644,352 0 431,566 1,607,038

Clover; red 154 601,704 263,827 0 1,489,320 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 262,893 256,918 187,020 775,065 981,524 628,876

Clover; other 152 226,209 221,780 214,564 580,392 529,863 588,336

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 36,223 50,174 18,720 119,974 115,453 54,573

Forages; other 169 5,313,131 6,289,564 8,786,813 8,259,092 9,314,419 11,982,756

SUBTOTAL 19,820,808 19,330,168 22,856,189 52,397,179 52,094,908 57,885,669

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 119,008 13,598 7,123 289,570 12,306 3,957

Bean; gram 124 2,981,556 2,560,129 2,176,017 3,937,491 2,492,336 2,240,832

Bean; navy 126 4,331,259 1,971,376 3,062,321 2,960,588 1,281,296 1,733,460

Bean; other kidney 128 4,084,863 2,325,542 1,078,702 3,681,072 2,724,523 1,265,761

Bean; small red 129 1,232,635 1,340,156 1,101,884 1,095,815 1,027,216 777,207

Bean; other 127 4,833,266 4,351,973 4,586,266 5,163,266 5,977,735 5,006,716

Chickpea 147 2,298,159 765,372 2,153,763 1,723,614 551,851 1,300,108

Lentil 173 2,795,847 2,635,907 2,471,620 1,397,267 1,170,235 960,604

Pea 185 11,264,283 10,442,041 11,525,256 8,373,198 8,319,311 8,940,421

Pulses; other 188 560,805 810,188 501,983 556,231 597,872 401,648

SUBTOTAL 34,501,681 27,216,282 28,664,935 29,178,112 24,154,681 22,630,714

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 319,907 598,668 393,056 1,610,322 2,878,550 2,047,311

Broccoli 138 391,657 782,906 1,206,471 2,501,034 3,946,264 7,525,137

Cabbage; green 27 0 15,625 27,576 0 75,775 136,969

Cabbage; other 28 0 42,687 478,839 0 231,066 2,552,863

Cabbage 142 195,664 258,558 0 1,104,013 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 853,910 707,700 772,406 3,350,738 3,631,864 3,732,117

Cauliflower 31 313,386 549,572 1,191,844 966,208 1,519,806 2,780,722

Celery 146 74,020 88,553 192,527 164,535 224,608 830,970

Corn; sweet 159 11,707,436 10,943,762 4,993,969 38,887,850 28,757,288 12,447,154

Cucumber 161 622,347 787,728 995,943 5,511,085 8,276,357 13,141,369

Kale 171 17,520 18,953 7,263 91,168 80,555 31,121

Kohlrabi 172 0 270 31,439 0 17,649 25,978

Lettuce 174 254,512 358,658 602,223 1,856,030 2,561,443 4,242,260

Mushroom spawn 177 3,307,165 2,899,559 2,878,954 6,891,426 6,067,674 6,286,633

Onion 180 719,216 958,603 1,377,400 8,619,659 11,245,375 14,654,905

Parsley 73 17,466 18,395 16,449 121,582 87,962 126,271

Parsnip 184 17,252 227 3,093 85,468 3,107 15,000
Pepper; sweet 79 0 0 233,100 0 0 1,490,023

Pepper; other 78 0 165,801 1,653,346 0 894,207 9,173,417

Pepper 187 1,288,353 1,599,414 0 6,815,021 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 42,293 15,663 32,771 212,249 176,804 246,557

Radish 190 664,048 434,263 721,556 2,485,226 1,990,035 2,805,973

Spinach 200 263,501 512,166 652,668 925,698 1,999,575 2,809,608

Squash 201 981,625 1,257,590 1,196,032 6,303,711 7,911,588 7,998,382

Tomato 208 902,135 1,146,670 1,191,403 14,337,654 17,830,997 18,297,037

Turnip 214 3,895 4,063 2,451 21,684 26,152 21,099

Cantaloupe 143 792,033 799,083 749,239 4,736,810 4,671,025 4,114,663

Watermelon 218 820,807 1,227,014 1,390,257 6,454,756 8,556,276 10,661,538

Melons; other 176 132,804 229,166 592,213 697,127 1,486,768 4,148,464

Vegetables; other 111 3,804,629 4,098,202 4,054,978 24,199,067 25,449,442 31,800,711

SUBTOTAL 28,507,581 30,519,519 27,639,466 138,950,121 151,063,116 164,144,252

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 503,307 609,998 3,407,807 203,939 263,793 1,159,594

Corn; yellow field 47 0 98,750 3,493,138 0 235,900 4,887,092

Corn; other field 45 0 18,281,373 42,517,413 0 35,679,345 90,710,541

Corn; field 158 51,720,454 46,343,560 0 92,223,040 94,323,278 0

Oat 178 954,906 272,282 862,240 665,755 169,494 783,662

Sorghum; grain 198 26,164,578 25,385,658 59,824,886 11,259,765 7,116,108 13,363,336

Wheat; durum 219 2,886,049 121,966 5,497,587 747,889 31,394 1,017,800

Wheat; other 220 221,199,231 202,878,685 47,555,276 40,944,172 33,358,450 6,364,758

Cotton 48 8,869,935 7,853,582 5,200,506 10,664,297 11,016,532 8,044,133

Rape & Colza 84 43,433 83,746 423,026 33,487 92,405 475,003

Soybean 199 243,179,678 121,266,761 41,544,499 80,018,143 44,969,243 19,282,470

Sunflower (oil) 97 3,384,122 1,721,828 3,855,083 3,860,557 3,364,184 11,315,310

Sunflower (other) 98 6,061,973 4,788,566 3,775,744 8,501,087 8,388,826 3,120,059

SUBTOTAL 564,967,666 429,706,755 217,957,205 249,122,131 239,008,952 160,523,758

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 139,324 41,535 57,915 806,617 138,927 476,978

Pansy 72 0 15 721 0 13,058 370,110

Petunia 80 0 13,546 32,739 0 618,244 5,886,923

Flower; other 57 0 22,426 231,254 0 4,714,406 21,345,579

Flower 56 267,775 222,929 0 25,101,739 25,599,855 0

Tree & shrub 211 62,416 134,750 143,764 2,268,533 2,664,886 1,947,192

Tobacco 207 942 1,450 1,692 482,369 642,465 492,372

Other seeds 182 2,432,038 1,498,766 481,473 9,532,447 6,493,537 5,317,704

SUBTOTAL 2,902,495 1,935,417 949,558 38,191,705 40,885,378 35,836,858

GRAND TOTAL 679,042,744 545,050,382 328,726,624 544,500,246 554,216,179 480,050,998
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999 07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 58,558,003 59,123,476 62,269,382 45,606,575 51,617,365 52,947,713

Mexico 1,111,674 1,407,296 2,547,822 9,209,490 15,217,249 11,800,751

SUBTOTAL 59,669,677 60,530,772 64,817,204 54,816,065 66,834,614 64,748,464

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 15,679 18,964 28,238 20,666 29,453 19,250

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 1,637 0 0 17,741 0

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 15,849 40,601 28,238 34,264 79,179 19,250

Central America

Costa Rica 16,961 32,507 4,133 2,005,148 3,195,994 707,141

El Salvador 14,571 2,936 5,314 63,501 9,005 9,613

Guatemala 12,527 34,301 2,846 3,006,803 3,717,935 4,454,676

Honduras 13 399 80 3,571 9,916 11,456

Nicaragua 0 184,422 0 0 224,965 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 44,072 254,565 12,569 5,079,023 7,157,815 5,227,913

South America

Argentina 115,312 844,519 1,584,045 194,512 2,447,662 4,358,733

Bolivia 6,794 0 19,722 12,753 0 38,172

Brazil 6,358 10,854 19,497 92,721 251,250 174,689

Chile 3,286,126 516,647 598,325 10,024,456 6,591,464 12,463,112

Colombia 0 1,922 0 0 1,716 0

Ecuador 54,432 0 0 34,246 0 0

Peru 774,605 63,453 418,070 1,074,055 383,479 773,298

Uruguay 240 18,000 40,412 2,434 72,260 82,658

Venezuela 1,025 2,613 1,650 1,313 4,480 18,217

SUBTOTAL 4,244,892 1,458,008 2,681,721 11,436,490 9,752,311 17,908,879

European Union

Austria 0 0 360 0 0 3,469

Belgium 23,145 61,622 71,199 92,038 77,452 279,154

Denmark 837,583 391,757 594,259 4,237,726 3,163,038 3,977,189

Finland 1 0 0 1,335 0 0

France 135,989 341,367 2,291,408 2,358,205 4,406,731 6,797,559

Germany 168,226 194,848 859,364 4,275,037 4,822,565 4,897,071

Greece 32 0 0 32,583 0 0

Ireland 39 0 0 175,200 0 0

Italy 225,609 1,112,107 481,151 1,843,068 3,157,482 1,845,503

Netherlands 648,244 780,953 920,322 15,956,819 16,493,682 15,722,673

Portugal 47 0 41,225 4,776 0 242,398

Spain 870 307,944 3,056 33,544 199,804 104,297

Sweden 898 32,749 10,410 58,545 55,397 23,030

United Kingdom 112,307 100,503 170,411 3,184,397 2,037,950 2,400,247

SUBTOTAL 2,152,990 3,323,850 5,443,165 32,253,273 34,414,101 36,292,590

Other Europe

Bulgaria 0 0 12,500 0 0 16,885

Czech Republic 0 0 400 0 0 3,600

Hungary 432,913 53,833 1,414,869 882,519 457,543 1,219,666

Iceland 0 0 200 0 0 88,172

Malta & Gozo 40 106 0 4,204 9,337 0

Moldova; Republic of 6,335 0 0 63,350 0 0

Poland 10,200 0 0 22,769 0 0

Russian Federation 46 69,812 0 1,297 124,722 0

Slovenia 0 0 503 0 0 11,196

Switzerland 6,235 2,194 631 111,567 95,671 20,239

Ukraine 1,446 2,112 5,631 16,939 23,663 28,456

Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0

SUBTOTAL 457,215 145,438 1,434,734 1,102,645 761,629 1,388,214

Middle East

Israel 101,462 50,044 158,226 3,786,421 4,198,128 6,470,004
Jordan 0 2,500 0 0 71,250 0

Lebanon 0 17,480 6,192 0 11,362 22,675

Saudi Arabia 32 580 0 1,995 4,927 0

Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0

Turkey 59,968 22,327 63,179 198,181 141,109 114,167

SUBTOTAL 161,462 120,110 227,597 3,986,597 4,647,430 6,606,846

North Africa

Egypt 95,210 84,444 40,817 222,247 137,260 62,293

Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461

Sudan 20,000 0 0 14,277 0 0

SUBTOTAL 115,210 84,444 40,846 236,524 137,260 75,754

Central Africa

Cote d''Ivoire 0 2,000 0 0 17,170 0

Ghana 0 5,125 0 0 33,900 0

Kenya 462 48,286 203 580,000 175,484 82,902

Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0

Tanzania; United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0

SUBTOTAL 603 76,255 203 581,856 239,620 82,902

Southern Africa

Madagascar 0 22,307 0 0 22,865 0

South Africa; Republic of 36,673 190,650 129,925 273,077 788,182 638,660

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 1,502 1,922 11,069 234,029 78,613 211,112

SUBTOTAL 39,254 215,500 141,474 565,352 924,601 894,480

South Asia

Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751

Burma 341,825 565,897 75,337 221,825 328,015 38,210

India 1,755,789 2,363,619 3,435,604 3,892,301 4,862,254 5,461,366

Nepal 84,150 0 519,108 58,650 0 347,074

SUBTOTAL 2,181,764 2,929,516 4,030,050 4,172,776 5,190,269 5,852,401

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 427 370 181 438,785 504,602 165,636

Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298

Singapore 39,568 0 53 48,494 0 47,064

Thailand 410,791 379,576 292,767 1,777,452 1,495,935 1,982,789

Vietnam 3,957 20,428 3,305 336,285 560,476 498,294

SUBTOTAL 454,743 400,374 296,400 2,601,016 2,561,013 2,724,081

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 3,928,399 3,596,419 3,683,691 17,030,413 20,961,529 14,819,154

Hong Kong 71,229 73,882 160,721 186,512 196,991 532,089

Japan 56,331 192,458 139,675 8,817,069 9,245,600 8,337,804

Korea; Republic of 10,597 19,882 24,144 553,322 699,232 776,422

Macau 0 0 16,500 0 0 44,102

Mongolia 0 0 460 0 0 51,205

Taiwan 62,865 72,525 79,304 2,883,893 4,538,055 5,713,366

SUBTOTAL 4,129,421 3,955,166 4,104,495 29,471,209 35,641,407 30,274,142

Oceania

Australia 1,801,628 3,365,535 2,333,251 3,621,707 4,951,233 5,238,205

Cook Islands 0 0 5 0 0 7,920

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau) 2,781,792 1,965,933 2,758,357 4,426,447 3,675,308 3,589,934

Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0

SUBTOTAL 4,583,509 5,331,468 5,091,613 8,053,800 8,626,541 8,836,059

GRAND TOTAL 78,250,661 78,866,067 88,350,309 154,390,890 176,967,790 180,931,975
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999 07/1996--01/1997 07/1997--01/1998 07/1998--01/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 21,319 2,740 60,981 43,168 8,588 56,532

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 3,197 15,963 1,628 9,133 42,104 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 304,737 485,630 1,384,053 102,327 812,431 772,390

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 376,872 85,442 28,055 587,391 123,038 42,898

Bromegrass; meadow 140 26,359 126,694 123,969 41,973 307,305 326,783

Bromegrass; other 141 246,385 360,208 125,290 359,219 743,016 226,596

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 162,128 57,154 76,201 260,364 66,727 91,140

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 5,569,637 0 0 6,318,133

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 1,840,750 0 0 2,136,907

Fescue; red 165 10,727,381 11,218,676 1,117,576 11,542,898 11,662,797 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 245,346 70,735 1,285,406 481,162 201,020 1,525,446

Orchardgrass 181 20,480 1,755 0 59,791 3,163 0

Sudangrass 202 0 22,583 61,385 0 22,837 30,302

Timothy 206 1,830,814 2,194,008 2,296,678 1,037,403 1,198,345 1,530,551

Wheatgrass; crested 118 47,832 531,283 275,776 92,774 1,309,336 738,274

Wheatgrass; other 119 19,278 1,099,010 1,041,869 25,100 4,567,228 3,640,722

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Fescue; tall 54 315,600 460,292 609,949 450,574 530,824 666,388

Grasses; other 170 427,860 627,390 362,236 1,034,668 2,203,078 1,748,561

Rye; wild 85 0 85,204 22,031 0 270,640 109,322

Ryegrass; annual 87 167,395 218,263 461,766 191,519 225,123 417,557

Ryegrass; perennial 88 3,225,160 1,131,026 3,419,724 4,652,943 1,735,655 3,471,054

SUBTOTAL 19,449,291 18,794,056 20,164,960 23,230,862 26,033,255 25,064,827

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 428,832 1,075,774 1,115,858 986,320 2,459,808 2,711,679

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 1,227,778 2,732,276 4,763,276 2,910,952 7,047,216 12,505,983

Clover; alsike 148 222,745 339,427 362,744 264,516 593,981 700,951

Clover; crimson 149 26,795 29,681 49,417 40,876 39,472 72,090

Clover; other red 153 153,543 359,661 378,483 234,034 708,427 538,098

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 442,279 628,841 450,471 375,272 796,584 655,406

Clover; white & ladino 157 368,836 499,283 576,495 875,342 1,241,534 1,038,463

Clover; other 152 114,439 216,838 110,487 311,848 541,209 208,247

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 41,435 158,211 148,346 137,146 705,103 470,883

Clover; double cut red 36 59,196 370,423 455,993 124,128 716,963 700,637

Forages; other 169 743,005 2,484,041 3,435,498 864,870 2,271,985 2,453,104

SUBTOTAL 4,150,489 8,894,456 11,847,068 7,604,115 17,122,282 22,055,541

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 828,886 594,964 816,179 243,968 172,929 238,588

Bean; cranberry 123 22,772 44,563 80,191 15,407 28,440 59,449

Bean; gram 124 5,794,019 4,406,329 3,873,792 4,205,263 3,595,300 2,501,938

Bean; navy 126 1,358,103 437,366 1,296,620 667,949 175,125 524,336

Bean; other kidney 128 701,707 1,022,958 843,086 574,880 757,953 452,871

Bean; small red 129 861,978 474,084 1,011,193 575,275 311,106 696,141

Bean; other 127 5,065,987 8,269,520 5,501,515 2,783,553 3,890,969 2,486,879

Chickpea 147 171,383 184,986 275,833 126,201 124,130 202,347

Lentil 173 2,320,917 4,259,801 3,160,550 1,029,185 1,504,691 1,134,161

Pea 185 10,444,229 8,394,619 7,216,457 3,387,575 2,786,362 2,596,589

Pulses; other 188 831,533 186,894 817,137 900,454 138,227 651,028

SUBTOTAL 28,401,514 28,276,084 24,892,553 14,509,710 13,485,232 11,544,327

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 3,352 411 879 42,572 18,178 35,427

Broccoli 138 10,259 42,160 9,184 381,028 1,362,696 790,015

Cabbage; green 27 0 4,789 4,551 0 242,120 283,414

Cabbage; other 28 0 335 9,824 0 50,888 1,158,352

Cabbage 142 18,495 14,808 0 1,654,794 989,494 0

Carrot 144 26,123 72,998 179,667 451,453 1,369,636 2,104,402

Celery 146 1,372,210 1,110,874 1,366,244 1,101,197 766,051 971,802
Corn; sweet 159 6,053 19,325 24,038 12,193 182,666 29,857

Cucumber 161 21,203 30,793 119,430 1,611,237 2,688,242 4,006,968

Kale 171 1,579 2,674 5,665 211,538 106,176 123,887

Kohlrabi 172 76 135 199 6,807 7,644 20,972

Lettuce 174 25,743 28,519 25,421 811,108 423,714 317,413

Mushroom spawn 177 196,906 765,955 678,391 280,748 1,072,832 912,515

Onion 180 65,309 116,916 170,353 2,871,846 3,750,878 3,989,152

Parsnip 184 36 460 3,397 4,0650

Pepper; sweet 790 3,405 27,4130 1,276,584 4,353,859

Pepper; other 780 5,118 76,2600 526,495 6,751,777

Pepper 187 71,693 176,6500 8,181,203 8,669,5170

Pumpkin 189 1,457,719 1,822,264 1,940,009 3,219,569 4,739,393 4,963,657

Radish 190 48,320 53,059 55,385 444,358 551,054 442,533

Spinach 200 376,966 413,396 246,963 1,154,185 1,336,685 1,153,078

Squash 201 26,543 137,281 139,230 900,978 1,754,375 2,583,076

Tomato 208 173,935 254,984 302,703 15,190,007 18,880,895 17,583,669

Turnip 214 39,809 13,488 230 159,240 8,939 13,926

Cantaloupe 143 53,434 98,281 76,282 3,287,191 4,639,771 2,679,795

Watermelon 218 212,899 68,032 120,974 3,697,513 4,762,521 4,578,025

Melons; other 176 92,622 136,810 96,539 1,615,148 1,996,430 3,885,850

Cauliflower 31 9,957 28,006 11,151 823,341 2,392,339 949,442

Parsley 73 25,329 9,456 25,560 50,477 59,715 108,593

Vegetables; other 111 256,943 283,141 562,707 3,262,504 3,003,716 2,283,144

SUBTOTAL 4,593,513 5,714,109 6,275,252 51,425,632 67,633,709 67,074,600

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 1,086,016 203,477 931,139 200,417 40,746 138,298

Corn; yellow field 470 66,236 2,798,6180 57,372 3,569,567

Corn; other field 450 2,982,279 5,316,6460 3,854,557 8,228,380

Corn; field 158 12,916,393 3,066,0480 15,735,525 3,392,5340

Oat 178 523,044 2,656,694 4,737,874 108,991 436,780 517,478

Sorghum; grain 198 118,444 38,363 174,000 87,261 29,350 17,426

Wheat; durum 219 102,338 686,228 510,841 18,029 163,196 51,631

Wheat; other 220 5,619,132 3,017,180 1,637,406 1,285,744 600,708 331,686

Flax 167 72,816 138,313 29,030 29,087 51,960 7,313

Soybean 199 113,356 285,161 3,495,935 110,753 108,531 729,770

Cotton 480 1,331,304 41,6250 1,007,108 246,798

Rape & Colza 84 205,489 565,919 2,735,926 691,351 1,575,365 1,052,619

Sunflower (oil) 97 30,015 52,598 354,903 12,230 41,879 89,724

Sunflower (other) 98 101,207 284,349 807,541 235,576 174,631 899,557

SUBTOTAL 20,888,250 15,374,149 23,571,484 18,514,964 11,534,717 15,880,247

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 7,750 1,047,881 633,907 146,332 1,104,308 486,396

Petunia 800 9,872 3,6130 475,844 370,110

Flower; other 570 80,821 693,0910 3,941,644 34,156,699

Tree & shrub 211 152,245 110,658 132,292 2,411,298 3,717,392 603,861

Tobacco 207 1,579 193 575 136,602 157,767 195,945

Flower 56 359,317 374,1370 34,250,212 29,184,8820

Other seeds 182 246,713 189,651 135,514 2,161,163 2,576,758 3,499,422

SUBTOTAL 767,604 1,813,213 1,598,992 39,105,607 41,158,595 39,312,433

GRAND TOTAL 78,250,661 78,866,067 88,350,309 154,390,890 176,967,790 180,931,975
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/199907/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 44,952,845 44,044,672 59,323,573 75,405,122 71,978,859 72,413,447

Mexico 395,852,407 170,891,975 71,440,849 195,439,573 131,073,473 105,005,694

SUBTOTAL 440,805,252 214,936,647 130,764,422 270,844,695 203,052,332 177,419,141

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 8,616 37,569 0 15,149 42,029 0

Aruba 0 19,271 18,425 0 17,936 21,125

Bahamas; The 89,158 110,572 97,192 110,192 141,473 174,967

Barbados 10,502 6,571 3,750 47,762 67,310 30,950

Bermuda 47,913 23,602 102,308 92,526 55,977 157,764

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 4,536 1,859 0 5,780 5,990 0

Cuba 0 0 0 4,181 0 0

Dominica 0 8,716 9,072 0 37,010 6,350

Dominican Republic 238,750 969,340 281,511 1,151,725 1,846,392 1,927,722

Grenada 6,141 21,335 6,517 60,622 15,956 14,274

Guadeloupe 137,880 23,863 47,610 211,249 140,296 212,636

Haiti 2,322,693 240,323 103,659 1,058,527 521,739 569,884

Jamaica & Dep 125,986 137,024 92,773 607,436 545,907 278,577

Martinique 133,828 117,304 83,291 162,597 133,225 153,299

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 28,299 162,900 1,134 35,528 195,617 3,250

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 2,137 3,038 6,745 25,130 32,358 22,912

St. Lucia 11,581 10,806 16,177 35,663 16,979 38,026

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 3,154 104 0 35,817 4,086

Trinidad and Tobago 112,630 75,386 70,656 266,961 203,712 123,799

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 3,280,650 1,973,876 964,214 3,891,028 4,062,471 3,747,966

Central America

Belize 225,844 79,760 56,775 328,788 189,750 43,410

Costa Rica 245,076 527,559 451,659 1,840,277 2,213,216 1,466,817

El Salvador 154,256 54,236 95,133 389,825 283,354 1,101,124

Guatemala 564,308 971,495 1,134,546 1,909,626 3,175,087 3,843,144

Honduras 330,321 433,549 700,196 1,026,938 2,913,711 1,713,593

Nicaragua 188,479 150,545 339,379 514,509 553,984 826,235

Panama 350,012 280,011 410,881 450,998 539,394 607,486

SUBTOTAL 2,058,296 2,497,155 3,188,569 6,460,961 9,868,496 9,601,809

South America

Argentina 23,566,704 37,441,765 11,130,423 53,088,225 83,339,464 33,495,370

Bolivia 176,783 190,198 260,217 469,802 314,450 469,698

Brazil 1,578,171 1,788,502 2,016,057 7,520,028 7,529,886 7,791,534

Chile 3,462,495 2,730,236 1,333,611 9,135,308 7,403,391 4,433,953

Colombia 1,898,529 6,248,398 1,561,420 4,545,688 5,033,296 4,265,084

Ecuador 657,698 836,481 1,062,414 2,339,474 2,674,882 2,669,562

French Guiana 84,679 29,176 0 45,705 38,352 0

Guyana 78,853 491 235 111,257 12,450 4,850

Paraguay 12,904 1,870 1,497 54,966 13,388 12,602

Peru 2,557,510 2,408,684 3,045,952 3,322,345 3,725,712 3,264,191

Suriname 0 175 1,875 0 5,130 26,149

Uruguay 888,788 494,846 357,324 1,413,802 1,299,602 1,381,603

Venezuela 562,882 1,288,777 1,834,644 2,974,633 4,054,556 5,799,747

SUBTOTAL 35,525,996 53,459,599 22,605,669 85,021,233 115,444,559 63,614,343

European Union

Austria 744,869 2,042,052 47,918 802,946 2,447,572 142,251

Belgium 2,388,670 600,637 738,804 2,379,353 1,373,595 826,836

Denmark 894,232 1,160,021 1,086,878 1,607,521 2,013,461 4,121,690

Finland 195,359 171,485 150,183 218,063 148,826 116,740

France 16,324,745 10,706,699 10,676,883 28,553,033 20,127,025 19,503,897

Germany 4,717,638 2,839,595 3,254,035 7,333,624 5,147,302 4,219,973

Greece 4,760,810 3,849,322 877,471 17,440,402 9,343,969 1,512,023

Ireland 216,757 118,753 96,366 293,425 265,188 179,162

Italy 47,681,720 47,197,787 33,207,395 90,833,032 51,490,359 26,693,431

Netherlands 15,590,551 14,305,038 8,756,443 30,070,628 31,316,321 33,405,539

Portugal 1,950,202 1,550,905 994,094 5,805,421 6,106,727 1,651,309

Spain 10,703,751 8,980,554 7,894,687 16,839,954 14,769,175 13,631,017

Sweden 1,271,034 2,337,541 2,580,421 1,105,435 1,854,775 1,994,008

United Kingdom 14,036,781 6,514,971 5,039,767 12,087,432 8,882,238 8,266,394

SUBTOTAL 121,477,119 102,375,360 75,401,345 215,370,269 155,286,533 116,264,270

Other Europe

Bulgaria 135 8,679 303 7,268 47,568 4,330
Croatia 23,271

00 53,00000

Czech Republic0 16,924 17,2730 52,426 62,261

Estonia 18,875 9,307 17,393 62,812 33,280 66,111

Hungary 1,353,451 414,689 240,689 1,547,257 1,188,816 634,350

Iceland 45,360 90,720 52,166 28,850 52,600 34,112

Latvia 371 20,967 10,075 2,855 67,371 36,671

Macedonia (Skopje) 4000 474 3,4350 6,782

Malta & Gozo 4,715 2,952 23,078 24,722 21,168 18,031

Moldova; Republic of 2,5870 415,386 42,0000 250,000

Norway 117,343 57,965 47,559 132,768 63,665 66,195

Poland 115,026 209,252 120,586 163,936 462,421 338,567

Romania 548,6820 883,363 1,218,0000 279,699

Russian Federation 287,315 977,124 13,144,846 392,090 902,729 13,572,064

Slovakia 38,226 11,492 3,560 29,870 38,000 4,080

Switzerland 341,855 293,489 229,103 533,932 847,998 522,442

Ukraine 407,031 270,5090 505,159 308,5060

Yugoslavia (>05/92)00 1,238,48500 848,080

SUBTOTAL 3,304,643 2,384,069 16,444,339 4,747,954 4,086,548 16,743,775

Middle East

Bahrain 16,242 16,382 7,773 48,167 50,219 7,915

Cyprus 10,831 5,324 64,133 52,601 50,626 123,781

Iraq00 25,00000 620,695

Israel 643,840 727,150 778,120 2,450,259 2,638,012 3,349,771

Jordan 544,230 374,833 737,405 1,623,046 2,627,077 2,798,659

Kuwait 48,136 105,176 45,487 210,467 490,573 234,302

Lebanon 183,710 194,299 160,559 540,779 712,727 1,052,030

Oman 27,424 84,789 274,321 222,615 661,985 287,040

Qatar 11,645 5,700 90,966 115,231 42,986 288,601

Saudi Arabia 6,562,965 6,229,807 3,928,857 16,042,894 14,343,786 12,331,914

Syria 1,012,637 1,069,938 569,584 2,331,232 4,916,126 3,507,795

Turkey 2,808,641 2,254,432 805,215 6,499,402 6,170,351 4,703,007

United Arab Emirates 260,571 293,950 893,122 2,485,389 3,048,618 5,750,235

Yemen 42,087 59,161 44,244 475,544 526,090 728,136

SUBTOTAL 12,172,959 11,420,941 8,424,786 33,097,626 36,279,176 35,783,881

North Africa

Algeria 179,182 647,567 612,242 540,304 1,003,321 1,976,948

Egypt 8,952,391 654,375 2,020,640 6,132,464 5,126,229 6,148,910

Morocco 528,480 743,426 514,887 1,078,889 1,926,335 1,623,960

Niger00 1,768,70200 450,587

Sudan 74,793 19,783 20,511,557 121,918 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 165,360 89,261 599,885 563,894 347,711 747,326

SUBTOTAL 9,900,206 2,154,412 26,027,913 8,437,469 8,414,616 13,095,341

Central Africa

Central African Republic00 121,00400 72,826

Congo (Brazzaville)0 82500 4,0000

Cote d''Ivoire 38200 6,17600

Djibouti Afars-Issas00 2,11200 4,354

Ghana 17,605 142,564 17,791 29,739 98,195 59,994

Kenya 5,313,223 289,648 86,946 1,048,979 1,235,514 510,495

Liberia00 1,11500 7,000

Nigeria0 56700 4,1000

Senegal 8,8950 5,329 42,7880 48,290

Togo 207 3000 5,948 6,6650

Uganda 4,999,537 140 566,296 3,7500

Zaire0 6,01400 5,0000

SUBTOTAL 10,339,849 439,932 234,297 1,699,926 1,357,224 702,959

Southern Africa

Angola00 1,05600 6,629

Mauritius 39 250 4,911 9,743 16,750 27,748

Mozambique0 3,48500 25,0000

Reunion 15900 3,60500

South Africa; Republic of 4,237,640 2,757,758 1,262,943 8,942,135 6,619,157 4,605,839

Swaziland0 3,618 2,2420 10,000 10,873

Zambia 4,1760 5,438,591 20,2500 1,070,030

Zimbabwe 45,600 5,599 95,392 80,231 33,741 355,996

SUBTOTAL 4,287,614 2,770,710 6,805,135 9,055,964 6,704,648 6,077,115

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 42400 3,60000

Georgia; Republic of0 27,45000 45,0000

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,16400 350,00000

Kyrgyzstan; Republic of 3,00000 3,76500

Tajikistan; Republic of 3,62600 6,10000

Uzbekistan; Republic of00 19,48100 3,000

SUBTOTAL 79,214 27,450 19,481 363,465 45,000 3,000

South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 6,897 27,740 16,255 149,986

Burma 1,27400 8,00000

India 251,271 276,458 515,265 1,721,050 1,919,177 2,952,057

Maldive Islands 10000 3,30800
Nepal 0 137 788 0 3,600 6,774

Pakistan 949,490 1,518,221 891,510 1,780,580 2,378,447 1,868,757

Sri Lanka 337,512 148,791 110,526 614,801 441,485 439,546

SUBTOTAL 1,559,307 1,944,767 1,524,986 4,155,479 4,758,964 5,417,120

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 27,275 24,364 225,695 1,485,247 879,017 750,771

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 275,109 1,419,888 394,969 205,709 305,770 387,214

Philippines 709,284 371,829 260,055 1,287,681 1,702,628 1,834,642

Singapore 213,127 358,132 301,152 854,270 835,158 805,250

Thailand 362,620 600,964 840,011 1,643,624 2,217,246 2,002,534

Vietnam 37,746 42,084 27,187 219,866 407,663 163,710

SUBTOTAL 1,627,287 2,817,261 2,049,069 5,755,205 6,347,482 5,944,121

Other Asia

Korea; Democratic People''s Republic of 0 0 116,250 0 0 39,045

China; Peoples Republic of 2,623,165 3,710,791 5,820,809 5,571,561 8,773,997 11,196,799

Hong Kong 1,458,094 1,160,737 1,570,125 3,032,334 3,535,650 2,551,385

Japan 54,929,189 45,697,352 55,391,156 64,731,507 51,741,817 52,620,942

Korea; Republic of 5,979,988 4,699,120 11,463,397 8,845,541 6,377,438 10,033,774

Macau 0 30,151 0 0 50,782 0

Taiwan 768,943 1,167,944 954,394 2,260,930 2,694,455 2,217,748

SUBTOTAL 65,759,379 56,466,095 75,316,131 84,441,873 73,174,139 78,659,693

Oceania

Australia 4,895,355 6,604,749 5,911,382 9,776,214 11,468,576 13,496,186

Fiji 82,142 49,218 9,702 61,115 52,570 46,239

French Polynesia 218 350 242 10,606 13,586 9,816

New Caledonia 5,416 4,925 7,281 57,513 36,706 59,137

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)1,092,904 957,461 3,010,276 1,758,366 1,930,178 5,192,877

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 6,076,035 7,616,703 8,940,665 11,663,814 13,501,616 18,812,895

GRAND TOTAL 718,253,806 463,284,977 378,711,021 745,006,961 642,383,804 551,887,429
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/199907/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/1999

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 1,786,359 1,864,202 2,578,136 5,954,811 6,984,281 8,142,699

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 420,142 413,850 701,912 881,192 1,282,046 1,697,377

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 1,276,311 1,271,483 1,108,694 2,788,839 3,239,119 2,991,445

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 3,941,405 4,882,266 6,721,197 8,086,602 10,198,001 12,721,616

Fescue; meadow 163 21,759 48,375 27,531 35,904 90,775 23,214

Fescue; red 165 721,793 317,581 407,742 1,152,802 407,276 715,686

Fescue; tall 54 9,809,012 7,421,680 5,138,382 10,115,516 9,577,886 6,705,446

Fescue; other 164 3,337,581 3,630,752 3,213,908 5,357,902 5,703,049 5,427,153

Orchardgrass 181 2,281,618 1,623,519 1,354,588 3,399,685 2,206,177 1,735,026

Ryegrass; annual 87 13,088,681 13,009,478 13,369,727 9,888,356 9,455,872 8,295,671

Ryegrass; perennial 88 7,219,653 6,124,972 7,214,535 9,300,768 8,339,119 9,101,736

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 7,687,184 14,780,871 8,437,341 9,360,662 18,490,812 8,424,958

Sudangrass 202 4,239,633 4,355,722 2,568,416 3,279,495 3,732,705 2,447,534

Timothy 206 1,203,267 352,018 1,058,657 1,091,350 291,045 940,188

Wheatgrass 117 376,466 205,703 238,383 892,807 587,115 696,402

Grasses; other 170 1,172,348 2,395,768 2,357,050 2,464,787 4,496,526 4,527,787

SUBTOTAL 58,583,212 62,698,240 56,496,199 74,051,478 85,081,804 74,593,938

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 13,689,424 12,353,405 12,676,797 47,042,373 44,254,049 44,016,471

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,821,134 4,822,011 4,849,736 9,855,307 13,301,713 12,865,391

Clover; crimson 149 980,665 226,438 50,225 1,210,404 531,453 107,057

Clover; double cut red 36 0 4,617 0 0 7,429 0

Clover; other red 153 0 910,879 1,133,065 0 2,013,986 2,728,812

Clover; red 154 1,157,550 263,827 0 2,778,495 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 425,401 495,340 381,449 1,302,250 1,576,055 1,173,962

Clover; other 152 422,262 564,937 288,667 1,008,708 1,585,684 745,561

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 50,259 57,000 52,720 176,923 123,903 97,773

Forages; other 169 10,134,432 12,581,541 14,529,705 18,135,311 20,772,370 24,003,247

SUBTOTAL 30,681,127 32,279,995 33,962,364 81,509,771 84,779,943 85,738,274

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 204,665 95,219 7,123 346,761 72,249 3,957

Bean; gram 124 3,876,965 3,932,631 2,882,999 4,926,117 3,969,955 3,122,196

Bean; navy 126 5,318,527 6,349,304 7,783,150 3,775,394 4,135,149 4,979,899

Bean; other kidney 128 6,448,094 5,498,229 3,626,436 7,213,800 6,907,106 4,712,525

Bean; small red 129 1,653,263 1,817,459 1,263,236 1,677,913 1,337,249 854,784

Bean; other 127 8,721,827 9,949,761 10,700,628 10,401,187 12,193,914 12,390,865

Chickpea 147 3,103,443 1,915,733 4,308,933 2,223,999 1,330,871 2,576,435

Lentil 173 3,764,790 3,655,587 4,879,240 1,926,474 1,655,954 1,963,686

Pea 185 19,417,028 21,766,474 20,660,522 14,275,278 16,200,738 15,543,879

Pulses; other 188 2,560,601 3,072,867 3,951,039 2,673,744 2,742,287 3,653,183

SUBTOTAL 55,069,203 58,053,264 60,063,306 49,440,667 50,545,472 49,801,409

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 615,967 868,121 705,138 3,155,649 4,473,199 4,049,541

Broccoli 138 689,466 1,264,205 1,560,654 4,004,487 6,481,131 9,389,361

Cabbage; green 27 0 15,729 33,469 0 93,745 182,223

Cabbage; other 28 0 201,954 598,966 0 1,141,689 3,232,018

Cabbage 142 291,300 258,558 0 1,718,219 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 1,437,065 1,379,971 1,576,727 5,843,108 6,304,447 7,189,851

Cauliflower 31 555,379 870,823 1,870,367 1,617,014 2,519,368 4,380,241

Celery 146 101,150 197,898 240,794 288,465 488,679 1,075,969

Corn; sweet 159 17,932,049 14,995,443 19,342,198 61,423,864 40,519,255 31,426,425

Cucumber 161 1,122,671 1,247,780 1,936,000 10,473,078 13,468,745 23,223,834

Kale 171 18,220 30,126 7,713 93,961 113,979 34,487

Kohlrabi 172 0 9,118 35,124 0 42,954 36,168

Lettuce 174 449,280 607,582 963,110 3,361,928 4,376,076 6,693,747

Mushroom spawn 177 5,274,396 4,957,380 5,055,960 11,663,716 10,641,638 10,999,556

Onion 180 1,001,676 1,367,646 1,914,915 13,079,105 16,160,438 20,391,052

Parsley 73 21,444 23,495 27,131 147,060 123,916 216,159

Parsnip 184 20,925 2,765 10,249 124,025 31,300 63,955

Pepper; sweet 79 0 58,412 315,014 0 278,677 2,037,452

Pepper; other 78 0 818,537 2,530,450 0 4,893,145 14,264,288

Pepper 187 2,169,473 1,599,414 0 11,425,432 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 62,568 45,187 97,131 423,777 537,670 790,756

Radish 190 994,544 730,021 1,015,806 3,728,889 3,283,786 3,787,547

Spinach 200 428,005 615,003 769,448 1,695,873 2,438,191 3,381,631
Squash 201 1,483,481 1,760,252 1,894,430 9,507,543 11,320,699 12,688,138

Tomato 208 1,462,517 1,826,623 2,007,283 23,427,396 29,156,691 31,173,538

Turnip 214 10,641 8,063 28,955 50,500 45,392 151,047

Cantaloupe 143 967,975 972,132 940,978 5,584,456 5,865,868 5,041,894

Watermelon 218 1,126,742 1,691,307 2,009,251 8,786,932 12,106,108 16,051,506

Melons; other 176 197,701 400,440 883,774 1,028,163 2,375,399 5,779,954

Vegetables; other 111 6,269,685 6,774,272 6,154,744 38,747,495 40,873,840 47,654,552

SUBTOTAL 44,704,320 45,598,257 54,525,779 221,400,135 230,620,929 265,386,890

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 1,613,138 1,923,929 4,245,198 641,264 784,348 1,471,647

Corn; yellow field 47 0 1,246,584 4,391,190 0 2,392,688 7,283,459

Corn; other field 45 0 51,087,724 77,057,029 0 89,913,021 146,969,629

Corn; field 158 80,610,737 46,343,560 0 145,328,225 94,323,278 0

Oat 178 1,211,375 1,056,116 1,074,862 866,211 625,855 912,658

Sorghum; grain 198 61,027,857 52,360,138 83,803,061 17,936,940 12,522,824 19,602,166

Wheat; durum 219 5,835,607 798,418 8,501,333 1,623,715 459,102 1,483,602

Wheat; other 220 437,040,637 243,545,292 73,528,155 79,382,869 39,225,808 9,802,503

Cotton 48 14,538,710 17,077,719 11,029,895 15,782,596 18,810,800 16,850,077

Rape & Colza 84 186,555 2,150,949 626,099 179,604 2,507,698 697,159

Soybean 199 375,209,154 159,100,683 73,838,766 131,967,913 64,382,183 34,780,044

Sunflower (oil) 97 4,817,345 111,360,232 8,317,220 5,332,760 37,073,652 16,400,968

Sunflower (other) 98 10,257,266 12,942,679 9,017,280 12,730,933 13,673,494 8,220,642

SUBTOTAL 992,348,381 700,994,023 355,430,088 411,773,030 376,694,751 264,474,554

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 449,704 435,458 511,100 2,373,077 2,052,197 2,881,586

Pansy 72 0 417 1,927 0 499,346 791,505

Petunia 80 0 21,325 45,881 0 2,237,069 7,761,602

Flower; other 57 0 172,069 355,735 0 11,996,788 29,614,259

Flower 56 370,766 222,929 0 36,385,696 25,599,855 0

Tree & shrub 211 112,593 158,260 221,819 3,389,907 3,272,929 3,066,594

Tobacco 207 2,078 3,130 2,360 1,120,511 1,621,947 945,310

Other seeds 182 3,143,701 2,480,146 1,464,874 13,357,147 11,318,422 11,223,311

SUBTOTAL 4,078,842 3,493,734 2,603,696 56,626,338 58,598,553 56,284,167

GRAND TOTAL 1,185,465,085 903,117,513 563,081,432 894,801,419 886,321,452 796,279,232
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/199907/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 139,299,369 134,322,384 128,778,222 98,243,848 102,272,020 101,610,180

Mexico 2,423,058 2,380,525 3,624,512 12,421,907 18,024,411 14,451,399

SUBTOTAL 141,722,427 136,702,909 132,402,734 110,665,755 120,296,431 116,061,579

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 41,130 55,889 63,888 46,748 71,721 57,145

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 5,588 1,335 0 117,634 51,826

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 41,300 81,477 65,223 60,346 221,340 108,971

Central America

Costa Rica 104,078 262,712 157,091 2,500,827 3,856,663 1,906,179

El Salvador 19,614 4,269 9,655 118,650 52,082 33,515

Guatemala 14,361 42,275 5,462 5,737,761 6,897,766 8,224,423

Honduras 1,349 1,394 220 224,821 174,466 34,712

Nicaragua 0 184,422 0 0 224,965 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 139,402 495,072 172,624 8,582,059 11,205,942 10,243,856

South America

Argentina 18,898,374 41,896,247 49,876,749 19,064,570 50,697,900 57,921,851

Bolivia 12,223 7,637 45,434 21,601 19,068 78,852

Brazil 1,167,459 2,034,464 497,283 2,099,635 3,077,077 1,312,576

Chile 32,493,535 45,331,778 42,796,063 66,506,667 85,702,415 89,361,213

Colombia 0 1,922 7,612 0 1,716 122,715

Ecuador 54,432 0 0 34,246 0 0

Peru 814,213 69,696 521,608 1,363,479 708,878 1,424,448

Uruguay 240 103,240 483,621 2,434 449,146 322,396

Venezuela 21,025 50,673 1,650 26,313 130,007 18,217

SUBTOTAL 53,461,501 89,495,657 94,230,020 89,118,945 140,786,207 150,562,268

European Union

Austria 1,439 0 81,007 29,988 0 164,305

Belgium 55,700 122,651 162,496 118,744 315,170 386,568

Denmark 1,320,610 702,458 1,278,433 6,018,345 4,385,220 5,417,820

Finland 1 0 10,552,937 1,335 0 1,042,961

France 1,217,778 1,506,792 5,153,471 9,058,270 11,023,231 16,197,730

Germany 301,825 360,208 974,863 7,489,676 7,602,876 7,684,212

Greece 1,532 0 0 36,390 0 0

Ireland 39 3,000 559 175,200 11,363 16,967

Italy 578,912 1,491,620 1,387,237 2,931,746 4,386,344 3,206,419

Netherlands 1,617,611 1,618,503 1,901,816 25,492,271 24,040,302 26,083,579

Portugal 47 0 41,225 4,776 0 242,398

Spain 46,015 312,962 20,223 106,799 212,632 163,828

Sweden 5,884 32,749 11,389,881 69,063 55,397 897,842

United Kingdom 279,109 555,779 300,968 3,713,482 2,658,875 3,074,531

SUBTOTAL 5,426,502 6,706,722 33,245,116 55,246,085 54,691,410 64,579,160

Other Europe

Bulgaria 6,625 0 37,008 9,540 0 52,581

Czech Republic 610 2,353 900 3,333 17,107 6,574

Hungary 565,599 108,975 2,127,171 1,123,953 691,883 1,933,225

Iceland 1,300 3,543 5,150 22,440 56,519 165,116

Macedonia (Skopje) 70 220 0 2,000 6,890 0

Malta & Gozo 40 106 170 4,204 9,337 13,411

Moldova; Republic of 6,335 0 0 63,350 0 0

Poland 10,200 125 0 22,769 1,609 0

Russian Federation 12,024 69,843 0 37,323 126,192 0

Slovenia 924 402 620 10,152 9,966 17,986

Switzerland 6,721 28,234 653 143,051 123,898 22,768

Ukraine 1,745 14,247 46,116 22,620 55,097 83,031

Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0

SUBTOTAL 612,193 245,429 2,217,788 1,464,735 1,149,191 2,294,692

Middle East

Israel 155,517 108,287 284,102 5,555,306 7,535,742 9,320,419

Jordan 0 2,500 45 0 71,250 15,300

Lebanon 34,960 17,480 6,192 21,850 11,362 22,675

Oman 0 9,250 0 0 5,319 0

Saudi Arabia 32 580 85,901 1,995 4,927 33,896

Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0
Turkey 213,567 80,600 132,423 632,008 234,484 302,147

SUBTOTAL 404,076 245,876 508,663 6,211,159 8,083,738 9,694,437

North Africa

Egypt 197,644 121,423 56,222 447,462 214,983 99,313

Ethiopia 0 0 197,496 0 0 132,300

Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461

Sudan 38,000 0 0 28,227 0 0

SUBTOTAL 235,644 121,423 253,747 475,689 214,983 245,074

Central Africa

Cameroon 20,000 0 0 15,000 0 0

Cote d''Ivoire 0 2,000 0 0 17,170 0

Ghana 0 10,125 0 0 47,900 0

Kenya 829 48,336 254 1,220,000 195,950 109,012

Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0

Tanzania; United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0

SUBTOTAL 20,970 81,305 254 1,236,856 274,086 109,012

Southern Africa

Madagascar 0 22,474 0 0 24,461 0

South Africa; Republic of 263,624 388,223 441,781 703,604 2,476,676 3,888,297

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 2,111 2,723 12,890 264,413 122,468 272,847

SUBTOTAL 266,814 414,041 455,151 1,026,263 2,658,546 4,205,852

Central Asia

Azerbaijan; Republic of 270 217 400 5,240 4,603 8,369

Georgia; Republic of 0 150 150 0 3,450 2,725

SUBTOTAL 270 367 550 5,240 8,053 11,094

South Asia

Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751

Burma 359,815 628,747 95,337 233,590 357,031 48,973

India 3,226,519 4,426,391 6,405,196 7,957,307 9,211,447 11,096,188

Nepal 84,270 0 519,108 60,850 0 347,074

SUBTOTAL 3,670,604 5,055,138 7,019,642 8,251,747 9,568,478 11,497,986

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 523 494 248 556,005 689,783 200,791

Laos 0 0 439 0 0 4,387

Philippines 454 0 104 1,900 0 33,148

Singapore 42,968 0 306,225 51,234 0 344,959

Thailand 651,134 610,959 599,867 9,027,879 7,409,752 11,736,308

Vietnam 4,050 20,599 3,305 357,605 591,292 498,294

SUBTOTAL 699,129 632,052 910,188 9,994,623 8,690,827 12,817,887

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 7,602,763 7,814,090 7,901,853 23,762,937 30,756,471 20,940,266

Hong Kong 201,168 124,250 231,942 509,245 362,466 784,969

Japan 201,441 449,304 265,581 15,868,006 14,589,622 15,389,630

Korea; Republic of 16,631 28,168 32,402 751,858 880,952 1,414,352

Macau 11,500 0 16,500 17,688 0 44,102

Mongolia 0 0 460 0 0 51,205

Taiwan 121,235 108,661 191,068 4,996,136 6,514,631 7,503,126

SUBTOTAL 8,154,738 8,524,473 8,639,806 45,905,870 53,104,142 46,127,650

Oceania

Australia 4,010,664 4,841,512 4,692,648 7,244,190 8,512,083 8,785,638

Cook Islands 0 0 5 0 0 7,920

French Polynesia 0 720 0 0 1,804 0

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau)8,032,955 5,356,242 7,442,439 12,390,523 8,107,758 8,922,252

Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0

Vanuatu/New Hebrides 26 0 0 1,600 0 0

SUBTOTAL 12,043,734 10,198,474 12,135,092 19,641,959 16,621,645 17,715,810

GRAND TOTAL 226,899,304 259,000,415 292,256,598 357,887,331 427,575,019 446,275,328
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/199907/1996--06/199707/1997--06/199807/1998--06/1999

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses 000000006

Bentgrass 132 21,769 9,764 61,908 49,597 24,646 62,239

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 136,837 85,380 1,628 298,581 202,323 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 324,206 521,310 1,390,857 134,547 843,931 775,390

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 707,837 220,953 30,970 1,293,817 341,674 52,892

Bromegrass; meadow 140 143,915 199,682 142,635 225,353 500,303 352,984

Bromegrass; other 141 756,698 698,728 161,044 1,103,106 1,707,120 297,963

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 500,213 107,097 121,578 723,808 126,257 162,364

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 9,010,612 0 0 10,851,872

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 6,239,931 0 0 7,881,842

Fescue; red 165 22,542,602 21,000,887 1,117,576 24,413,527 22,362,411 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 328,113 102,263 1,931,091 662,857 267,408 2,344,970

Orchardgrass 181 22,051 16,039 7,379 62,712 20,893 14,164

Sudangrass 202 0 132,226 61,385 0 48,822 30,302

Timothy 206 2,709,325 4,273,582 3,780,362 1,749,441 2,695,443 2,805,387

Wheatgrass; crested 118 156,072 706,563 567,395 314,957 1,836,199 1,520,626

Wheatgrass; other 119 267,819 1,466,780 1,595,421 576,316 6,154,232 5,513,734

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Bromegrass; smooth 223 0 0 52,220 0 0 82,563

Fescue; tall 54 540,339 588,940 1,032,314 802,957 728,659 1,169,919

Grasses; other 170 754,191 992,406 752,709 2,253,266 3,532,093 3,358,558

Rye; wild 85 26,586 168,907 50,161 136,667 459,324 169,889

Ryegrass; annual 87 337,711 544,701 1,555,921 478,022 685,145 1,067,082

Ryegrass; perennial 88 8,439,423 4,055,086 8,437,245 11,751,146 5,048,939 8,094,231

SUBTOTAL 39,996,855 35,891,294 38,102,342 49,289,132 47,585,822 47,824,242

Other Forages 000000008

Alfalfa; certified 2 1,027,711 1,445,529 1,673,903 2,429,276 3,386,772 4,046,515

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 3,171,627 4,715,756 7,937,116 7,493,531 12,499,805 19,359,482

Clover; alsike 148 461,463 562,154 464,633 619,252 1,120,718 952,783

Clover; crimson 149 27,407 110,875 87,829 42,428 191,152 114,329

Clover; other red 153 526,393 911,069 1,000,661 857,126 1,691,742 1,393,409

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 939,922 1,021,457 881,593 895,135 1,369,885 1,147,546

Clover; white & ladino 157 629,358 768,060 1,084,847 1,720,125 1,956,317 2,076,827

Clover; other 152 168,236 393,141 213,684 430,643 974,451 330,764

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 143,569 245,994 346,348 524,951 1,241,151 903,490

Clover; double cut red 36 350,919 913,193 952,340 650,342 1,838,063 1,553,817

Forages; other 169 1,580,618 4,469,788 6,617,068 1,918,343 3,957,226 5,380,206

SUBTOTAL 9,348,829 15,557,016 21,260,022 18,059,963 30,227,282 37,259,168

Pulses 000000009

Bean; broad 122 1,010,140 928,476 1,327,697 310,307 277,052 388,536

Bean; cranberry 123 43,184 64,975 129,929 30,482 46,767 94,531

Bean; gram 124 15,146,015 8,797,289 6,837,976 10,302,242 7,278,203 4,382,235

Bean; navy 126 2,000,571 1,220,559 1,761,266 1,010,483 601,772 771,116

Bean; other kidney 128 1,075,182 1,478,124 1,263,231 967,713 1,160,343 746,397

Bean; small red 129 1,034,177 731,405 1,992,974 732,730 474,485 1,506,558

Bean; other 127 7,869,773 10,858,632 8,226,778 4,582,284 5,463,151 4,043,107

Chickpea 147 311,354 314,678 470,803 234,744 240,747 342,498

Lentil 173 4,178,682 6,146,482 5,102,699 1,864,910 2,183,616 1,851,418

Pea 185 25,181,547 22,822,079 17,276,351 8,142,551 7,354,306 6,645,722

Pulses; other 188 1,120,249 422,719 1,121,288 1,150,569 336,193 921,622

SUBTOTAL 58,970,874 53,785,418 45,510,992 29,329,015 25,416,635 21,693,740

Vegetables 000000010

Beet 130 5,379 5,584 4,421 68,970 52,176 86,354

Broccoli 138 23,017 147,138 54,660 1,170,760 2,267,318 1,993,098

Cabbage; green 27 0 24,412 15,457 0 504,507 407,206

Cabbage; other 28 0 12,679 29,074 0 375,593 2,469,074

Cabbage 142 23,819 14,808 0 2,110,040 989,494 0

Carrot 144 49,884 104,572 252,929 1,074,585 2,498,604 2,933,295

Celery 146 2,380,541 1,591,260 2,212,617 1,763,513 1,095,743 1,552,520

Corn; sweet 159 332,435 5,204,209 51,649 477,980 8,351,389 138,381

Cucumber 161 57,132 85,624 225,669 2,760,710 3,907,116 6,864,612

Kale 171 3,523 7,948 13,402 225,774 130,472 156,411

Kohlrabi 172 2,638 194 3,121 20,459 15,246 62,634

Lettuce 174 57,404 56,005 51,826 1,484,604 1,379,100 1,125,991
Mushroom spawn 177 491,952 1,156,565 1,323,794 670,868 1,588,331 1,783,375

Onion 180 352,650 290,730 370,020 5,061,418 6,875,773 8,955,185

Parsnip 184 37 111 96 5,216 6,221 7,599

Pepper; sweet 79 0 27,955 50,834 0 6,353,666 7,647,303

Pepper; other 78 0 26,482 181,743 0 4,573,665 13,696,260

Pepper 187 121,384 176,650 0 17,515,315 8,669,517 0

Pumpkin 189 3,629,994 3,257,133 4,478,475 8,021,132 8,182,511 10,142,880

Radish 190 49,746 60,192 65,052 592,754 712,510 778,447

Spinach 200 539,646 601,255 366,666 1,856,259 2,214,235 2,147,232

Squash 201 116,078 220,606 316,394 3,448,599 3,736,516 4,454,236

Tomato 208 244,445 375,414 584,164 23,506,781 30,523,496 30,575,291

Turnip 214 53,714 26,768 831 190,628 30,241 42,569

Cantaloupe 143 80,539 134,858 114,189 4,896,853 6,615,886 4,906,744

Watermelon 218 354,367 118,007 207,638 8,480,166 7,896,549 7,326,856

Melons; other 176 155,557 181,498 187,297 3,321,710 4,040,848 7,514,970

Cauliflower 31 20,702 31,042 17,218 1,336,689 2,985,441 1,692,494

Parsley 73 34,109 41,177 63,272 72,663 231,088 240,379

Vegetables; other 111 3,516,469 1,897,869 2,478,248 9,531,351 6,528,581 6,245,148

SUBTOTAL 12,697,161 15,878,745 13,720,756 99,665,797 123,331,833 125,946,544

Field Crops 000000002

Barley 120 9,121,514 9,834,927 8,361,923 1,673,542 1,661,031 1,267,450

Corn; yellow field 47 0 13,148,773 18,914,792 0 22,057,558 26,343,987

Corn; other field 45 0 58,740,799 66,529,864 0 88,830,803 93,263,362

Corn; field 158 52,860,798 3,066,048 0 76,470,939 3,392,534 0

Oat 178 3,146,728 6,876,003 32,126,353 632,801 1,103,839 2,904,918

Sorghum; grain 198 819,585 245,962 179,810 616,033 221,639 34,536

Wheat; durum 219 4,913,467 4,687,276 834,042 952,093 1,147,226 107,535

Wheat; other 220 16,807,632 12,749,413 3,823,411 3,756,953 2,433,419 705,714

Flax 167 283,288 405,032 122,302 128,686 176,958 45,175

Soybean 199 14,137,194 19,759,444 24,555,364 7,991,772 10,458,859 10,147,138

Cotton 48 199,743 1,554,959 1,161,416 272,101 1,340,024 1,125,936

Rape & Colza 84 1,102,416 2,705,258 11,079,353 3,949,996 7,242,235 9,061,861

Sunflower (oil) 97 96,901 92,026 522,103 97,465 83,330 200,033

Sunflower (other) 98 976,334 1,260,932 2,879,992 2,458,449 1,509,119 4,904,518

SUBTOTAL 104,465,600 135,126,852 171,090,725 99,000,830 141,658,574 150,112,163

Miscellaneous Kinds 000000007

Beet; sugar 131 109,026 1,436,234 634,003 289,511 1,235,713 504,299

Petunia 80 0 15,560 13,132 0 1,264,602 813,934

Flower; other 57 0 435,767 1,417,525 0 19,016,991 55,870,947

Tree & shrub 211 240,715 193,210 210,569 3,403,676 4,558,536 1,196,753

Tobacco 207 1,579 193 755 136,602 157,767 530,058

Flower 56 625,146 374,137 0 55,100,840 29,184,882 0

Other seeds 182 443,519 305,989 295,777 3,611,965 3,936,382 4,523,480

SUBTOTAL 1,419,985 2,761,090 2,571,761 62,542,594 59,354,873 63,439,471

GRAND TOTAL 226,899,304 259,000,415 292,256,598 357,887,331 427,575,019 446,275,328
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98 07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 74,099,236 33,357,724 32,287,605 35,272,610 33,817,699 35,294,209

Mexico 245,469,085 108,925,105 33,263,781 124,699,665 87,398,763 70,255,198

SUBTOTAL 319,568,321 142,282,829 65,551,386 159,972,275 121,216,462 105,549,407

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 183 11,173 0 6,409 25,228 0

Aruba 0 181 9,639 0 2,762 10,725

Bahamas; The 55,534 37,228 42,106 64,812 50,356 108,985

Barbados 4,755 2,309 4,790 21,198 33,014 21,691

Bermuda 8,605 21,843 7,864 39,970 49,742 32,136

British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 21,772 0 6,748 4,545

Cayman Islands 4,536 1,859 0 5,780 5,990 0

Dominica 0 8,255 9,072 0 25,000 6,350

Dominican Republic 142,272 245,722 115,509 882,173 1,141,522 980,336

Grenada 2,046 21,315 1,224 44,530 12,963 2,799

Guadeloupe 22,389 10,869 9,531 103,440 125,743 18,042

Haiti 19,444 216,810 91,308 226,250 286,463 303,911

Jamaica & Dep 86,646 100,745 127,540 392,582 348,792 183,924

Martinique 36,900 72,969 61,984 45,257 89,074 56,414

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 13,744 0 12,574 15,523 0 15,248

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1,361 3,038 1,656 6,598 32,358 6,086

St. Lucia 2,521 9,585 6,219 12,222 11,059 11,199

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1,337 0 0 7,245 0

Trinidad and Tobago 86,463 32,531 74,853 148,128 156,965 89,237

Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 1,518 0 0 3,800

SUBTOTAL 487,399 799,012 599,159 2,014,872 2,411,024 1,855,428

Central America

Belize 127,173 18,406 15,081 135,694 48,934 24,420
Costa Rica 141,017 255,838 169,009 1,535,586 1,767,278 973,672

El Salvador 104,856 16,964 54,461 184,636 130,458 158,500

Guatemala 335,515 431,535 1,025,593 1,186,944 1,937,983 2,743,185

Honduras 256,227 267,967 603,365 895,595 2,334,629 1,330,521

Nicaragua 57,356 66,606 231,464 259,370 303,286 545,017

Panama 252,272 253,439 266,073 325,235 419,709 608,000

SUBTOTAL 1,274,416 1,310,755 2,365,046 4,523,060 6,942,277 6,383,315

South America

Argentina 12,809,077 29,466,578 7,386,854 27,579,700 57,551,680 18,702,228

Bolivia 208,149 111,983 264,352 428,832 239,877 452,228

Brazil 2,840,068 1,327,471 1,163,319 3,332,575 3,565,756 3,925,993

Chile 1,849,958 1,695,086 1,202,022 5,022,246 4,188,114 2,796,436

Colombia 1,025,097 5,290,729 947,090 1,991,865 3,014,355 2,600,639

Ecuador 354,019 578,776 807,869 855,909 1,281,994 1,914,465

French Guiana 46,121 29,1760 30,053 38,3520

Guyana 20,965 2050 48,781 5,7550

Paraguay 118,089 1,465,251 34,020 186,303 2,226,951 52,074

Peru 729,185 606,462 1,266,169 1,654,650 1,121,818 1,286,902

Uruguay 667,094 203,124 254,260 799,606 732,418 1,185,391

Venezuela 181,113 658,381 603,672 1,569,318 2,057,810 3,026,577

SUBTOTAL 20,848,935 41,433,222 13,929,627 43,499,838 76,024,880 35,942,933

European Union

Austria 277,285 1,996,153 1,210,316 530,983 3,019,651 2,786,372

Belgium 858,223 255,629 287,283 1,229,380 844,549 496,033

Denmark 343,039 327,986 556,298 1,096,162 1,380,987 3,597,276

Finland 42,000 28,497 15 35,140 68,953 13,399

France 6,511,501 6,092,953 9,245,973 14,168,621 12,438,796 17,064,512

Germany 3,963,533 1,983,673 3,043,165 7,497,503 5,128,710 5,454,743

Greece 4,373,861 1,958,503 783,757 8,539,869 5,108,403 1,618,711

Ireland 20,780 3,979 35,412 84,483 43,577 60,230

Italy 17,149,960 15,655,118 20,661,477 42,028,894 28,193,521 40,596,980

Netherlands 9,696,994 10,298,852 9,715,332 20,961,561 25,832,944 30,995,091

Portugal 600,241 549,291 338,499 2,000,145 2,777,062 787,780

Spain 6,562,259 5,008,145 5,174,295 10,006,774 7,548,102 7,719,243

Sweden 193,774 720,988 526,768 365,717 858,207 781,023

United Kingdom 8,968,502 1,406,541 1,636,024 9,369,567 6,717,971 6,775,198

SUBTOTAL 59,561,952 46,286,308 53,214,614 117,914,799 99,961,433 118,746,591

Other Europe
Bulgaria 0 7,491 0 0 18,760 0

Croatia 13,337 0 0 18,000 0 0

Czech Republic 0 3,400 16,669 0 33,607 57,647

Hungary 78,847 215,325 485,889 83,817 992,810 2,623,812

Iceland 0 45,360 0 0 28,850 0

Latvia 0 907 0 0 3,300 0

Macedonia (Skopje) 0 0 474 0 0 6,782

Malta & Gozo 3,410 0 23,078 21,455 0 18,031

Norway 19,859 34 60 35,179 11,835 15,081

Poland 49,081 110,127 53,841 53,620 260,562 224,501

Romania 0 300,100 1,172,022 0 844,433 1,795,008

Russian Federation 1,363,045 30,702 36,674 870,488 93,816 64,922

Slovakia 0 0 3,560 0 0 4,080

Switzerland 79,670 254,885 117,369 185,883 1,166,389 399,472

SUBTOTAL 1,607,249 968,331 1,909,636 1,268,442 3,454,362 5,209,336

Middle East

Bahrain 13,237 9,549 7,773 38,871 37,945 7,915

Cyprus 707 3,966 22,733 19,331 31,786 55,988

Israel 267,986 316,966 445,698 1,159,962 1,287,825 1,799,097

Jordan 396,893 151,249 195,767 685,647 1,417,541 1,034,248

Kuwait 38,927 18,511 11,732 130,593 137,355 135,570

Lebanon 108,582 141,065 86,163 309,775 439,317 626,361

Oman 20,166 38,352 230,681 118,507 314,090 193,844

Qatar 7,126 5,700 26,458 22,195 42,986 119,758

Saudi Arabia 3,073,802 4,185,410 1,927,817 8,762,279 9,691,354 6,664,456

Syria 520,541 693,196 286,923 1,232,548 3,172,115 1,348,264

Turkey 950,469 878,575 1,443,885 1,974,820 2,388,988 4,945,879

United Arab Emirates 143,396 144,034 248,697 2,224,898 1,994,674 3,138,810

Yemen 10,419 3,131 10,803 148,550 65,080 177,026

SUBTOTAL 5,552,251 6,589,704 4,945,130 16,827,976 21,021,056 20,247,216

North Africa

Algeria 49,860 69,354 346,023 253,870 296,345 934,332

Egypt 391,312 109,079,493 42,521,717 883,799 19,562,687 8,333,067

Morocco 159,096 20,820,507 215,132 397,546 3,310,663 901,694

Niger 0 0 1,768,702 0 0 450,587

Sudan 21,313 19,783 20,511,557 35,015 11,020 2,147,610

Tunisia 28,422 24,639 94,835 229,514 227,553 342,157

SUBTOTAL 650,003 130,013,776 65,457,966 1,799,744 23,408,268 13,109,447
Central Africa

Central African Republic 0 0 121,004 0 0 72,826

Djibouti Afars-Issas 0 0 2,112 0 0 4,354

Ghana 2,357 4,211 0 9,939 5,105 0

Kenya 281,588 136,171 34,471 366,276 895,012 319,750

Liberia 0 0 1,115 0 0 7,000

Nigeria 0 8,044,757 0 0 1,903,672 0

Senegal 2,500 0 0 4,418 0 0

Togo 207 0 0 5,948 0 0

Uganda 0 14 0 0 3,750 0

Zaire 0 6,014 0 0 5,000 0

SUBTOTAL 286,652 8,191,167 158,702 386,581 2,812,539 403,930

Southern Africa

Mauritius 21 0 4,651 6,363 0 8,167

South Africa; Republic of 1,958,363 2,330,331 1,650,642 3,940,098 5,204,422 4,441,111

Swaziland 9 187 699 2,520 12,357 3,390

Zambia 0 0 5,437,291 0 0 1,048,102

Zimbabwe 79,210 0 91,928 80,389 0 332,717

SUBTOTAL 2,037,603 2,330,518 7,185,211 4,029,370 5,216,779 5,833,487

Central Asia

Georgia; Republic of 452,303 12,955 35,150 217,920 25,000 4,738

Kazakhstan; Republic of 72,164 0 0 350,000 0 0

Uzbekistan; Republic of 0 0 19,481 0 0 3,000

SUBTOTAL 524,467 12,955 54,631 567,920 25,000 7,738

South Asia

Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 2,662 27,740 16,255 64,064

Burma 1,274 0 0 8,000 0 0

India 70,850 92,760 129,960 464,614 637,895 968,757

Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0

Nepal 0 137 621 0 3,600 4,004

Pakistan 1,018,471 1,273,472 766,553 1,813,506 2,133,103 1,588,269

Sri Lanka 129,001 33,932 54,644 280,128 130,769 214,880

SUBTOTAL 1,239,356 1,401,461 954,440 2,597,296 2,921,622 2,839,974

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 24,062 9,676 224,430 1,311,001 864,017 732,655

Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0

Malaysia 105,924 76,256 71,307 128,432 119,813 66,285

Philippines 20,803,213 349,833 166,090 4,320,632 1,616,846 1,417,594
Singapore 80,804 160,007 533,869 182,239 266,496 1,352,249

Thailand 196,752 326,156 419,964 1,082,294 1,468,499 1,310,399

Vietnam 11,770 22,042 9,355 91,446 189,302 79,729

SUBTOTAL 21,224,651 943,970 1,425,015 7,174,852 4,524,973 4,958,911

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 830,458 1,436,981 2,683,393 1,174,579 3,415,560 4,221,775

Hong Kong 796,161 796,907 1,632,325 1,534,471 2,098,824 1,828,367

Japan 92,807,937 61,167,453 33,635,971 43,649,620 33,916,284 27,667,770

Korea; Republic of 2,961,400 2,624,019 6,572,381 4,382,722 3,475,523 6,234,755

Taiwan 642,177 944,435 772,064 1,505,260 1,902,675 1,350,387

SUBTOTAL 98,038,133 66,969,795 45,296,134 52,246,652 44,808,866 41,303,054

Oceania

Australia 2,549,774 3,602,010 3,377,732 6,504,671 7,030,842 8,760,544

Fiji 24,785 24,439 8,314 27,699 29,521 26,511

French Polynesia 31 68 242 3,715 5,783 9,816

New Caledonia 3,067 2,216 3,212 39,495 20,720 18,914

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau) 975,595 636,233 2,764,034 1,455,060 1,551,378 4,617,642

Tokelau 0 0 1,782 0 0 8,640

SUBTOTAL 3,553,252 4,264,966 6,155,316 8,030,640 8,638,244 13,442,067

GRAND TOTAL 536,454,640 453,798,769 269,202,013 422,854,317 423,387,785 375,832,834
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Exports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98 07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98

 EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT EXPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses

Fescue; tall 54 4,255,275 4,356,312 2,492,026 5,205,401 5,495,482 3,313,302

Ryegrass; annual 87 5,784,123 6,840,704 7,115,184 4,962,414 5,038,019 4,020,297

Ryegrass; perennial 88 3,019,527 2,734,937 3,159,567 3,945,226 3,598,160 3,736,911

Bentgrass 132 692,293 746,979 1,757,045 1,939,727 2,732,600 4,799,813

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 206,594 180,805 377,735 336,698 619,465 1,013,309

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 541,008 638,312 532,832 997,254 1,791,748 1,358,312

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 1,146,550 1,822,267 2,099,996 2,257,638 3,877,694 4,026,484

Fescue; meadow 163 1,801 0 6,429 3,374 0 6,903

Fescue; red 165 210,465 130,386 105,391 318,088 173,239 182,727

Fescue; other 164 1,425,796 1,270,552 1,255,600 2,287,545 1,851,221 2,067,062

Orchardgrass 181 900,687 491,996 412,564 1,349,407 665,628 540,046

Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 2,878,745 5,308,246 3,026,563 3,816,443 6,312,329 3,226,573

Sudangrass 202 315,380 1,969,100 403,186 250,197 1,811,588 465,368

Timothy 206 308,708 121,213 249,775 307,621 103,249 196,415

Wheatgrass 117 105,894 109,782 67,969 173,180 279,603 149,981

Grasses; other 170 597,413 1,285,302 758,690 1,143,571 2,260,295 1,333,000

SUBTOTAL 22,390,259 28,006,893 23,820,552 29,293,784 36,610,320 30,436,503

Other Forages

Alfalfa; certified 2 7,331,900 4,854,425 6,320,703 24,553,783 16,847,217 21,547,855

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 2,059,443 2,740,279 2,364,985 5,000,908 6,782,236 6,352,373

Clover; crimson 149 972,080 124,129 30,446 1,188,200 264,151 63,843

Clover; other red 153 0 0 373,307 0 0 966,414

Clover; red 154 312,343 263,827 0 808,063 613,301 0

Clover; white & ladino 157 236,901 237,316 183,659 683,821 902,997 614,773

Clover; other 152 141,097 157,285 107,588 322,587 420,590 235,434

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 28,752 47,179 18,720 89,012 111,736 54,573
Forages; other 169 3,939,820 5,089,799 7,287,685 5,566,907 7,543,606 9,169,331

SUBTOTAL 15,022,336 13,514,239 16,687,093 38,213,281 33,485,834 39,004,596

Pulses

Bean; broad 122 115,054 13,598 7,123 286,312 12,306 3,957

Bean; gram 124 2,382,274 2,129,244 1,879,716 2,788,560 2,012,120 1,721,758

Bean; navy 126 3,695,322 1,869,249 2,574,680 2,434,561 1,051,416 1,482,976

Bean; other kidney 128 3,719,187 1,987,396 993,621 3,329,174 2,166,903 1,127,258

Bean; small red 129 1,228,344 1,228,144 985,794 1,084,155 955,115 690,908

Bean; other 127 3,743,198 3,382,079 3,369,682 4,062,697 4,491,996 3,261,258

Chickpea 147 2,034,477 707,976 1,710,016 1,556,397 502,010 1,037,114

Lentil 173 2,401,552 2,367,748 1,999,447 1,200,646 1,066,408 729,508

Pea 185 7,815,022 6,507,854 8,413,755 5,830,998 5,224,694 6,572,650

Pulses; other 188 523,757 540,426 452,759 501,308 479,025 359,138

SUBTOTAL 27,658,187 20,733,714 22,386,593 23,074,808 17,961,993 16,986,525

Vegetables

Cauliflower 31 261,504 453,069 1,110,891 810,223 1,346,759 2,507,784

Parsley 73 16,486 18,123 14,351 113,777 85,187 113,327

Vegetables; other 111 3,178,539 3,056,849 3,159,663 19,993,737 20,231,867 25,863,114

Beet 130 284,092 496,852 338,889 1,328,131 2,395,140 1,797,780

Broccoli 138 304,307 726,051 1,126,053 1,693,856 3,642,704 6,724,600

Cabbage; green 27 0 0 27,576 0 0 136,969

Cabbage; other 28 0 0 412,566 0 0 2,198,422

Cabbage 142 161,090 258,558 0 895,059 2,000,816 0

Carrot 144 707,485 609,134 586,373 2,759,490 3,146,962 2,918,678

Celery 146 41,118 88,317 189,915 106,508 214,787 814,122

Corn; sweet 159 8,535,500 6,855,935 3,546,656 23,703,913 17,884,108 7,837,097

Cucumber 161 560,379 604,148 894,867 4,808,186 6,245,138 11,363,034

Kale 171 16,820 18,953 7,263 73,588 80,555 31,121

Kohlrabi 172 0 270 31,439 0 17,649 25,978

Lettuce 174 233,040 312,576 506,739 1,620,845 2,285,425 3,558,466

Mushroom spawn 177 2,799,976 2,467,341 2,483,538 5,828,694 5,179,072 5,309,599

Onion 180 676,248 859,068 1,229,713 7,747,513 10,291,406 12,605,612

Parsnip 184 17,252 0 3,093 85,468 0 15,000

Pepper; sweet 79 0 0 214,065 0 0 1,059,614

Pepper; other 78 0 0 1,549,877 0 0 8,265,319

Pepper 187 1,143,761 1,599,414 0 5,831,758 8,464,088 0

Pumpkin 189 40,753 14,008 27,689 180,877 136,840 191,382

Radish 190 533,038 329,988 558,955 2,109,793 1,692,294 2,197,215
Spinach 200 161,404 317,184 533,975 557,335 1,238,405 2,325,445

Squash 201 893,737 1,134,947 1,043,284 5,635,990 6,890,395 7,070,147

Tomato 208 807,189 982,773 1,074,580 12,928,874 15,494,062 16,581,574

Turnip 214 3,895 3,872 2,451 21,684 22,700 21,099

Cantaloupe 143 653,940 675,685 629,122 4,025,020 3,957,023 3,518,968

Watermelon 218 732,700 1,070,179 1,264,324 5,740,471 7,423,123 9,494,136

Melons; other 176 95,289 145,848 488,762 491,237 846,058 3,636,649

SUBTOTAL 22,859,542 23,099,142 23,056,669 109,092,027 121,212,563 138,182,251

Field Crops

Cotton 48 5,322,030 4,183,651 2,390,516 5,262,370 5,811,136 1,835,119

Rape & Colza 84 43,433 0 314,343 33,487 0 349,846

Sunflower (oil) 97 3,171,051 1,123,511 2,633,937 3,483,650 1,270,589 7,994,684

Sunflower (other) 98 4,924,008 3,999,926 3,028,065 5,527,459 7,140,030 2,302,232

Barley 120 345,273 215,427 3,281,827 150,820 102,583 1,097,142

Corn; yellow field 47 0 0 3,282,384 0 0 4,583,729

Corn; other field 45 0 0 33,750,702 0 0 72,607,049

Corn; field 158 37,997,846 46,343,560 0 69,882,403 94,323,278 0

Oat 178 879,056 226,495 848,633 620,841 131,221 779,162

Sorghum; grain 198 20,736,574 16,079,726 52,538,131 8,286,447 4,358,641 10,597,429

Wheat; durum 219 2,886,049 107,149 5,047,587 747,889 12,158 860,300

Wheat; other 220 156,747,308 196,223,685 46,735,966 30,514,346 32,352,170 6,028,317

Soybean 199 213,138,476 98,533,536 28,594,405 68,240,686 35,580,924 13,463,840

SUBTOTAL 446,191,104 367,036,666 182,446,496 192,750,398 181,082,730 122,498,849

Miscellaneous Kinds

Flower 56 226,154 222,929 0 20,482,774 25,599,855 0

Beet; sugar 131 23,646 9,130 53,289 61,368 44,386 171,038

Pansy 72 0 0 322 0 0 283,498

Petunia 80 0 0 25,775 0 0 4,975,462

Flower; other 57 0 0 207,358 0 0 17,374,894

Tree & shrub 211 43,935 130,378 114,678 1,867,493 2,532,512 1,668,240

Tobacco 207 206 924 1,385 198,005 396,995 362,554

Other seeds 182 2,039,271 1,044,754 401,803 7,820,379 4,460,597 3,888,424

SUBTOTAL 2,333,212 1,408,115 804,610 30,430,019 33,034,345 28,724,110

GRAND TOTAL 536,454,640 453,798,769 269,202,013 422,854,317 423,387,785 375,832,834
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Country Imports

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98 07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

North America

Canada 47,513,489 47,248,194 52,758,243 34,946,714 39,923,702 42,744,199

Mexico 1,034,995 1,295,433 2,239,012 8,162,046 14,013,498 10,334,507

SUBTOTAL 48,548,484 48,543,627 54,997,255 43,108,760 53,937,200 53,078,706

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0

Jamaica & Dep 15,679 18,964 28,238 20,666 29,453 19,250

Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 0 1,637 0 0 17,741 0

Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0

SUBTOTAL 15,849 40,601 28,238 34,264 79,179 19,250

Central America

Costa Rica 15,365 30,423 4,094 1,836,398 3,095,347 657,705

El Salvador 14,571 2,936 1,226 63,501 9,005 2,386

Guatemala 12,413 9,291 2,627 2,766,803 3,300,858 4,106,524

Honduras 13 399 0 3,571 9,916 0

Nicaragua 0 143,600 0 0 212,365 0

Panama 0 0 196 0 0 45,027

SUBTOTAL 42,362 186,649 8,143 4,670,273 6,627,491 4,811,642

South America

Argentina 111,824 716,641 1,406,503 188,824 1,654,529 2,794,070

Bolivia 6,794 0 19,722 12,753 0 38,172

Brazil 6,058 9,379 19,268 72,021 155,563 169,739

Chile 3,078,584 515,190 544,273 9,205,570 5,896,887 11,794,015

Colombia 0 1,922 0 0 1,716 0

Ecuador 36,288 0 0 23,237 0 0

Peru 715,021 63,384 398,216 1,023,117 327,299 736,564

Uruguay 240 18,000 0 2,434 72,260 0

Venezuela 1,025 2,613 0 1,313 4,480 0
SUBTOTAL 3,955,834 1,327,129 2,387,982 10,529,269 8,112,734 15,532,560

European Union

Belgium 23,145 61,622 71,199 92,038 77,452 279,154

Denmark 571,051 303,534 293,755 3,465,632 2,749,112 3,597,108

Finland100 1,33500

France 120,670 290,207 493,700 2,028,804 3,940,090 3,452,726

Germany 129,578 186,886 689,823 3,721,836 4,227,452 4,169,878

Greece 3200 32,58300

Ireland 3900 175,20000

Italy 205,066 1,024,894 393,776 1,738,053 2,966,163 1,606,574

Netherlands 456,324 636,352 719,658 12,689,738 13,249,113 13,067,190

Portugal 470 41,225 4,7760 242,398

Spain 870 307,944 3,056 33,544 199,804 104,297

Sweden 898 30,524 10,407 58,545 45,302 19,315

United Kingdom 109,734 79,449 166,988 2,964,746 1,860,334 2,323,091

SUBTOTAL 1,617,455 2,921,412 2,883,587 27,006,830 29,314,822 28,861,731

Other Europe

Bulgaria00 12,50000 16,885

Czech Republic00 40000 3,600

Hungary 223,790 36,496 335,359 468,026 243,402 381,319

Iceland00 20000 88,172

Malta & Gozo 40 1060 4,204 9,3370

Moldova; Republic of 6,33500 63,35000

Poland 10,20000 22,76900

Russian Federation 46 69,8120 1,297 124,7220

Slovenia00 50300 11,196

Switzerland 6,235 1,515 403 111,567 81,271 17,565

Ukraine 1,446 1,354 5,132 16,939 11,071 18,446

Yugoslavia (>05/92)0 17,38100 50,6930

SUBTOTAL 248,092 126,664 354,497 688,152 520,496 537,183

Middle East

Israel 98,471 46,386 153,172 3,457,831 3,551,113 5,541,248

Jordan0 2,50000 71,2500

Lebanon0 17,480 2,1800 11,362 10,775

Saudi Arabia 32 5800 1,995 4,9270

Syria0 27,17900 220,6540

Turkey 52,857 17,472 60,083 144,162 66,249 111,251

SUBTOTAL 151,360 111,597 215,435 3,603,988 3,925,555 5,663,274
North Africa

Egypt 81,336 61,538 40,817 176,312 114,450 62,293

Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461

Sudan 20,000 0 0 14,277 0 0

SUBTOTAL 101,336 61,538 40,846 190,589 114,450 75,754

Central Africa

Cote d''Ivoire 0 2,000 0 0 17,170 0

Ghana 0 5,125 0 0 33,900 0

Kenya 362 48,234 203 380,000 159,305 82,902

Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0

Tanzania; United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0

SUBTOTAL 503 76,203 203 381,856 223,441 82,902

Southern Africa

Madagascar 0 22,307 0 0 22,865 0

South Africa; Republic of 36,673 187,136 124,868 273,077 767,217 603,887

Zambia 1,079 621 480 58,246 34,941 44,708

Zimbabwe 1,502 1,922 11,069 234,029 78,613 211,112

SUBTOTAL 39,254 211,986 136,417 565,352 903,636 859,707

South Asia

Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751

Burma 341,825 565,897 75,337 221,825 328,015 38,210

India 1,506,544 1,974,059 3,294,869 3,268,146 3,959,316 5,202,865

Nepal 84,150 0 519,108 58,650 0 347,074

SUBTOTAL 1,932,519 2,539,956 3,889,315 3,548,621 4,287,331 5,593,900

Southeast Asia

Indonesia 365 334 84 377,349 450,269 61,776

Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298

Singapore 37,715 0 53 46,859 0 47,064

Thailand 347,941 319,934 276,770 1,679,157 1,435,923 1,414,527

Vietnam 3,957 20,428 3,305 336,285 560,476 498,294

SUBTOTAL 389,978 340,696 280,306 2,439,650 2,446,668 2,051,959

Other Asia

China; Peoples Republic of 2,967,529 2,668,812 2,694,194 14,481,542 17,821,277 12,817,323

Hong Kong 44,552 73,882 109,477 92,605 196,991 332,082

Japan 44,833 181,643 133,694 6,912,736 7,167,355 6,412,556

Korea; Republic of 5,116 8,530 19,460 435,625 660,272 517,779

Macau 0 0 16,500 0 0 44,102

Mongolia 0 0 460 0 0 51,205
Taiwan 46,100 44,067 69,044 2,002,928 3,126,212 4,414,469

SUBTOTAL 3,108,130 2,976,934 3,042,829 23,925,436 28,972,107 24,589,516

Oceania

Australia 1,478,441 3,211,366 2,253,072 2,992,011 4,691,853 5,081,491

Cook Islands 0 0 5 0 0 7,920

New Zealand (exc. Cook; Niue; & Tokelau) 2,173,654 1,646,627 2,620,232 3,452,491 3,290,870 3,321,077

Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0

SUBTOTAL 3,652,184 4,857,993 4,873,309 6,450,148 7,982,723 8,410,488

GRAND TOTAL 63,803,340 64,322,985 73,138,362 127,143,188 147,447,833 150,168,572
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

U.S. TRADE DATA COLLECTION

Seed Circular: Kind Imports

 

QUANTITIES IN SINGLE UNITS / VALUES IN DOLLARS

07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98 07/96--12/96 07/97--12/97 07/98--12/98

 IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT

 QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE VALUE

World

Grasses

Fescue; tall 54 230,491 437,180 481,595 321,032 499,354 538,676

Rye; wild 85 0 85,204 22,031 0 270,640 109,322

Ryegrass; annual 87 147,395 198,263 322,843 160,325 207,483 329,661

Ryegrass; perennial 88 2,582,466 903,616 2,978,923 3,718,422 1,505,715 3,059,682

Bentgrass 132 21,319 2,740 60,981 43,168 8,588 56,532

Bermudagrass; hulled 134 1,158 8,421 1,628 2,629 25,157 6,165

Bermudagrass; unhulled 135 304,737 444,806 1,216,633 102,327 767,431 697,390

Bluegrass; Kentucky 136 309,552 85,442 28,055 459,987 123,038 42,898

Bromegrass; meadow 140 0 108,550 123,969 0 226,843 326,783

Bromegrass; other 141 0 340,250 125,290 0 716,118 226,596

Bromegrass 139 284,384 0 0 443,242 0 0

Fescue; meadow 163 108,567 26,110 76,201 133,619 26,136 91,140

Fescue; Certified Red 221 0 0 4,610,081 0 0 5,223,751

Fescue; Uncertified Red 222 0 0 1,432,915 0 0 1,683,378

Fescue; red 165 8,663,970 9,574,213 1,117,576 9,302,303 9,930,799 1,209,106

Fescue; other 164 232,281 69,601 886,408 448,864 195,520 1,020,939

Orchardgrass 181 20,480 0 0 59,791 0 0

Sudangrass 202 0 22,581 61,385 0 10,139 30,302

Timothy 206 1,593,490 1,884,358 1,938,490 847,056 1,004,084 1,206,633

Wheatgrass; crested 118 0 508,604 250,374 0 1,259,579 683,329

Wheatgrass; other 119 0 962,603 921,999 0 3,911,994 3,280,697

Wheatgrass 117 996,764 0 0 1,815,213 0 0

Grasses; other 170 375,583 504,946 343,603 867,325 1,553,778 1,674,002

SUBTOTAL 15,872,637 16,167,488 17,000,980 18,725,303 22,242,396 21,496,982

Other Forages

Clover; double cut red 36 0 183,674 245,836 0 328,823 337,750
Alfalfa; certified 2 212,308 777,427 781,642 496,801 1,804,294 1,961,406

Alfalfa; uncertified 3 854,589 2,057,770 3,646,739 2,048,839 5,339,579 9,730,616

Clover; alsike 148 146,075 244,797 319,207 146,526 424,016 588,690

Clover; crimson 149 26,795 22,050 49,417 40,876 22,455 72,090

Clover; other red 153 0 179,887 140,600 0 373,244 216,697

Clover; red 154 321,606 0 0 478,811 0 0

Clover; sweet 155 234,138 495,999 348,966 176,286 622,463 524,786

Clover; white & ladino 157 328,271 471,039 493,814 769,199 1,167,269 808,657

Clover; other 152 106,746 183,499 91,436 296,882 499,385 193,282

Trefoil; birdsfoot 213 20,706 137,573 75,298 49,718 614,698 272,056

Forages; other 169 701,758 2,226,508 3,337,613 771,483 1,942,557 2,274,601

SUBTOTAL 2,952,992 6,980,223 9,530,568 5,275,421 13,138,783 16,980,631

Pulses

Bean; broad 122 670,627 530,009 721,657 201,332 154,687 208,316

Bean; cranberry 123 22,772 40,027 60,215 15,407 26,136 44,489

Bean; gram 124 4,939,959 3,757,972 3,207,855 3,574,728 3,061,547 2,151,904

Bean; navy 126 1,316,952 394,494 1,077,273 644,816 157,159 419,935

Bean; other kidney 128 635,274 998,463 800,029 522,627 739,447 422,578

Bean; small red 129 736,056 412,653 979,235 476,917 280,031 676,301

Bean; other 127 4,697,058 7,758,219 5,111,392 2,527,473 3,599,271 2,248,748

Chickpea 147 144,115 138,152 232,773 106,774 97,023 177,728

Lentil 173 1,885,859 3,656,191 2,612,669 853,633 1,286,929 941,215

Pea 185 9,037,533 7,039,527 6,166,024 2,946,301 2,393,331 2,279,744

Pulses; other 188 710,999 184,627 733,578 819,606 135,102 559,538

SUBTOTAL 24,797,204 24,910,334 21,702,700 12,689,614 11,930,663 10,130,496

Vegetables

Cauliflower 31 9,925 26,946 10,892 820,589 2,247,845 827,203

Parsley 73 25,261 7,031 25,560 45,965 36,452 108,593

Vegetables; other 111 217,304 221,195 525,694 2,828,615 2,153,563 1,937,047

Beet 130 3,352 283 879 42,572 9,904 35,427

Broccoli 138 8,181 40,932 9,165 353,865 1,334,888 759,187

Cabbage; green 27 0 0 4,482 0 0 275,170

Cabbage; other 28 0 0 6,111 0 0 649,987

Cabbage 142 15,536 14,808 0 1,278,238 989,494 0

Carrot 144 24,125 69,718 175,254 401,330 1,267,270 1,979,223

Celery 146 1,236,250 947,387 1,226,079 1,007,398 660,085 883,981

Corn; sweet 159 4,200 19,325 24,038 10,558 182,666 29,857

Cucumber 161 20,858 30,198 118,742 1,541,527 2,580,996 3,821,277
Kale 171 1,124 772 5,665 157,370 30,403 123,887

Kohlrabi 172 65 135 79 5,376 7,644 12,551

Lettuce 174 25,741 28,425 23,291 807,635 405,431 311,014

Mushroom spawn 177 177,271 645,663 543,743 255,278 899,109 722,733

Onion 180 36,844 70,376 162,480 1,435,936 2,083,967 3,339,767

Parsnip 184 36 16 0 3,397 2,019 0

Pepper; sweet 79 0 0 24,418 0 0 3,964,089

Pepper; other 78 0 0 68,633 0 0 5,678,286

Pepper 187 52,603 176,650 0 6,466,348 8,669,517 0

Pumpkin 189 1,148,974 1,409,133 1,349,956 2,516,231 3,740,384 3,708,178

Radish 190 41,811 52,468 49,215 268,530 543,510 350,733

Spinach 200 252,133 326,450 147,636 807,577 1,020,892 881,208

Squash 201 24,460 130,525 138,319 843,253 1,679,012 2,527,444

Tomato 208 150,952 224,338 266,892 13,702,377 16,445,999 15,497,239

Turnip 214 39,788 13,488 230 157,900 8,939 13,926

Cantaloupe 143 50,769 90,415 71,418 3,173,295 4,163,449 2,322,208

Watermelon 218 198,366 64,383 116,193 3,574,768 4,316,953 4,138,074

Melons; other 176 49,853 136,616 72,301 1,056,832 1,968,740 3,199,587

SUBTOTAL 3,815,782 4,747,676 5,167,365 43,562,760 57,449,131 58,097,876

Field Crops

Cotton 48 0 1,236,794 41,225 0 937,358 242,398

Rape & Colza 84 0 423,935 2,418,151 0 1,164,261 862,042

Sunflower (oil) 97 30,015 52,598 354,903 12,230 41,879 89,724

Sunflower (other) 98 80,181 284,291 745,633 218,780 166,247 732,154

Barley 120 986,028 128,222 833,131 169,584 22,959 120,553

Corn; yellow field 47 0 0 19,564 0 0 14,799

Corn; other field 45 0 0 4,225,556 0 0 5,862,484

Corn; field 158 9,098,339 3,066,048 0 11,449,509 3,392,534 0

Oat 178 467,087 2,141,931 4,693,784 97,652 356,570 512,910

Sorghum; grain 198 118,444 38,363 174,000 87,261 29,350 17,426

Wheat; durum 219 102,338 246,375 0 18,029 62,526 0

Wheat; other 220 4,657,429 1,860,630 1,628,334 1,020,685 341,660 329,309

Flax 167 43,786 110,033 29,030 18,341 44,947 7,313

Soybean 199 113,356 274,403 3,492,578 110,753 96,681 727,402

SUBTOTAL 15,697,003 9,863,623 18,655,889 13,202,824 6,656,972 9,518,514

Miscellaneous Kinds

Flower 56 292,674 374,137 0 29,372,163 29,184,882 0

Beet; sugar 131 5,081 1,046,345 534,929 141,630 1,098,865 347,888
Petunia 80 0 0 3,606 0 0 344,560

Flower; other 57 0 0 311,288 0 0 29,163,032

Tree & shrub 211 134,663 94,853 123,485 2,085,291 3,514,883 501,266

Tobacco 207 1,575 123 575 135,146 125,743 195,945

Other seeds 182 233,729 138,183 106,977 1,953,036 2,105,515 3,391,382

SUBTOTAL 667,722 1,653,641 1,080,860 33,687,266 36,029,888 33,944,073

GRAND TOTAL 63,803,340 64,322,985 73,138,362 127,143,188 147,447,833 150,168,572
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North America 

 Canada 65,659,445 28,743,018 26,882,963 28,290,164 24,149,368 27,027,199 

 Mexico 174,299,743 78,320,058 23,371,185 96,111,845 72,071,203 56,103,612 

 SUBTOTAL North America 239,959,188 107,063,076 50,254,148 124,402,009 96,220,571 83,130,811 

Caribbean 

 Antigua and Barbuda 183 11,173 0 6,409 25,228 0 

 Aruba 0 181 9,639 0 2,762 10,725 

 Bahamas, The 52,782 27,543 15,165 51,102 40,938 55,398 

 Barbados 4,755 1,207 46 21,198 20,925 3,456 

 Bermuda 8,605 21,843 7,864 39,970 49,742 32,136 

 British Virgin Islands 0 1,243 0 0 6,748 0 

 Cayman Islands 0 1,859 0 0 5,990 0 

 Dominica 0 0 9,072 0 0 6,350 

 Dominican Republic 96,715 203,929 97,686 711,092 995,486 841,388 

 Grenada 2,046 21,315 1,224 44,530 12,963 2,799 

 Guadeloupe 13,679 10,869 1,295 55,920 125,743 7,932 

 Haiti 19,444 213,695 21,785 226,250 223,223 229,431 

 Jamaica & Dep 73,813 83,509 113,640 338,234 339,792 153,113 

 Martinique 21,022 72,969 40,780 41,781 89,074 41,456 

 Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 13,744 0 12,574 15,523 0 15,248 

 St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1,361 2,957 1,656 6,598 24,378 6,086 

 St. Lucia 2,521 876 6,219 12,222 6,759 11,199 

 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1,337 0 0 7,245 0 

 Trinidad and Tobago 10,350 32,531 21,256 69,928 156,965 54,437 

 SUBTOTAL Caribbean 321,020 709,036 359,901 1,640,757 2,133,961 1,471,154 

Central America 

 Belize 127,173 3,183 14,500 135,694 22,627 20,860 

 Costa Rica 120,783 221,542 125,624 1,236,339 1,691,779 884,254 

 El Salvador 41,738 14,150 44,406 121,140 116,813 143,019 

 Guatemala 291,614 384,063 929,916 1,023,475 1,790,153 2,297,384 

 Honduras 236,120 253,264 182,452 862,385 2,263,337 841,582 

 Nicaragua 52,835 61,653 217,956 230,970 153,623 403,192 

 Panama 231,041 228,690 257,379 295,006 408,888 595,007 

 SUBTOTAL Central America 1,101,304 1,166,545 1,772,233 3,905,009 6,447,220 5,185,298 

South America 
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 Argentina 9,477,363 26,226,375 3,801,549 17,804,565 52,164,125 7,255,316 

 Bolivia 189,842 101,093 264,352 377,532 202,892 452,228 

 Brazil 2,817,055 608,858 1,066,950 3,124,317 2,078,478 2,817,677 

 Chile 1,793,075 1,620,904 1,134,249 4,894,518 3,874,488 2,646,674 

 Colombia 942,613 867,060 883,754 1,625,446 1,505,364 2,321,368 

 Ecuador 318,731 199,349 310,381 791,065 878,711 1,359,553 

 French Guiana 46,121 29,176 0 30,053 38,352 0 

 Guyana 1,153 113 0 22,893 3,071 0 

 Paraguay 118,089 1,465,251 34,020 186,303 2,226,951 52,074 

 Peru 476,357 439,865 1,148,709 1,135,310 855,846 1,196,683 

 Uruguay 648,129 197,300 51,059 772,306 700,702 343,362 

 Venezuela 165,463 287,011 471,821 1,478,924 1,627,982 2,663,366 

 SUBTOTAL South America 16,993,991 32,042,355 9,166,844 32,243,232 66,156,962 21,108,301 

European Union 

 Austria 188,992 942,380 883,772 324,009 1,297,485 1,719,871 

 Belgium 376,014 66,285 74,611 510,710 441,891 280,239 

 Denmark 317,024 287,120 466,121 1,057,959 1,044,050 3,201,322 

 Finland 0 28,480 7 0 51,046 6,532 

 France 4,958,556 3,620,440 6,930,464 11,204,598 8,541,618 13,136,279 

 Germany 2,918,615 939,381 2,440,822 5,213,610 3,257,186 4,580,392 

 Greece 1,653,547 404,741 253,796 1,867,661 484,581 412,670 

 Ireland 20,780 3,979 35,412 84,483 43,577 60,230 

 Italy 11,009,973 9,321,781 8,752,987 25,091,148 16,946,202 20,128,806 

 Netherlands 4,424,229 4,162,522 7,231,564 10,711,179 14,430,132 22,592,200 

 Portugal 180,893 280,402 63,291 206,048 895,570 259,374 

 Spain 4,285,307 3,384,588 2,654,201 6,583,458 4,993,489 3,713,377 

 Sweden 155,559 718,126 464,019 274,475 694,980 553,752 

 United Kingdom 6,746,589 1,049,518 853,311 6,631,937 4,753,273 4,881,171 

 SUBTOTAL European Union 37,236,078 25,209,743 31,104,378 69,761,275 57,875,080 75,526,215 

Other Europe 

 Bulgaria 0 7,491 0 0 18,760 0 

 Croatia 13,337 0 0 18,000 0 0 

 Czech Republic 0 15 9,734 0 9,600 29,792 
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 Hungary 43,397 114,053 297,134 43,523 442,032 1,676,379 

 Iceland 0 45,360 0 0 28,850 0 

 Latvia 0 907 0 0 3,300 0 

 Malta & Gozo 3,410 0 23,078 21,455 0 18,031 

 Norway 19,859 34 59 35,179 11,835 9,920 

 Poland 71 1,243 24,937 3,179 85,211 118,036 

 Romania 0 0 602,126 0 0 1,271,132 

 Russian Federation 1,099,166 26,471 36,674 567,988 78,816 64,922 

 Slovakia 0 0 3,560 0 0 4,080 

 Switzerland 77,787 183,471 51,484 121,737 707,024 294,404 

 SUBTOTAL Other Europe 1,257,027 379,045 1,048,786 811,061 1,385,428 3,486,696 

Middle East 

 Bahrain 13,237 1,629 7,773 38,871 25,999 7,915 

 Cyprus 626 3,966 22,042 14,839 31,786 46,088 

 Israel 246,831 277,980 339,590 859,093 885,648 1,187,558 

 Jordan 393,152 125,306 183,693 624,169 675,249 954,669 

 Kuwait 38,927 11,387 11,658 130,593 86,605 107,880 

 Lebanon 95,832 81,685 63,132 274,922 373,724 543,647 

 Oman 18,896 38,352 230,361 106,757 314,090 183,759 

 Qatar 7,126 4,015 26,458 22,195 26,426 119,758 

 Saudi Arabia 2,258,650 3,452,474 1,556,863 7,715,445 8,209,367 5,507,226 

 Syria 485,800 621,872 225,597 1,102,448 3,057,967 235,075 

 Turkey 704,462 420,326 1,257,649 1,154,386 1,435,295 3,462,856 

 United Arab Emirates 133,757 122,057 232,564 1,987,288 1,769,871 2,311,750 

 Yemen 8,240 1,962 10,803 105,450 41,630 177,026 

 SUBTOTAL Middle East 4,405,536 5,163,011 4,168,183 14,136,456 16,933,657 14,845,207 

North Africa 

 Algeria 45,699 12,131 39,193 194,250 151,219 211,425 

 Egypt 369,540 108,092,507 42,398,218 790,389 18,359,970 6,954,803 

 Morocco 30,258 20,645,594 87,073 217,120 2,830,119 542,584 

 Niger 0 0 1,768,702 0 0 450,587 

 Sudan 21,313 19,783 13,605,880 35,015 11,020 1,227,475 

 Tunisia 17,178 5,799 32,640 89,614 47,795 134,340 

 SUBTOTAL North Africa 483,988 128,775,814 57,931,706 1,326,388 21,400,123 9,521,214 

Central Africa 
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 Djibouti Afars-Issas 0 0 2,112 0 0 4,354 

 Ghana 2,357 4,211 0 9,939 5,105 0 

 Kenya 38,327 68,741 17,250 136,025 402,295 258,000 

 Liberia 0 0 1,115 0 0 7,000 

 Nigeria 0 1,444,757 0 0 920,310 0 

 Senegal 2,500 0 0 4,418 0 0 

 Togo 207 0 0 5,948 0 0 

 Uganda 0 14 0 0 3,750 0 

 Zaire 0 6,014 0 0 5,000 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central Africa 43,391 1,523,737 20,477 156,330 1,336,460 269,354 

Southern Africa 

 Mauritius 21 0 4,651 6,363 0 8,167 

 South Africa, Republic of 1,830,456 2,244,311 1,539,893 3,149,370 4,494,200 3,922,324 

 Swaziland 9 187 699 2,520 12,357 3,390 

 Zambia 0 0 5,437,291 0 0 1,048,102 

 Zimbabwe 60,939 0 91,928 51,580 0 332,717 

 SUBTOTAL Southern Africa 1,891,425 2,244,498 7,074,462 3,209,833 4,506,557 5,314,700 

Central Asia 

 Georgia, Republic of 452,303 12,955 35,150 217,920 25,000 4,738 

 Kazakhstan, Republic of 72,164 0 0 350,000 0 0 

 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0 0 19,481 0 0 3,000 

 SUBTOTAL Central Asia 524,467 12,955 54,631 567,920 25,000 7,738 

South Asia 

 Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 2,662 27,740 16,255 64,064 

 Burma 1,274 0 0 8,000 0 0 

 India 61,620 92,338 104,824 372,638 628,815 720,601 

 Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0 

 Nepal 0 137 0 0 3,600 0 

 Pakistan 823,801 1,079,634 623,533 1,438,980 1,969,371 1,514,692 

 Sri Lanka 129,001 30,867 35,060 280,128 107,805 175,296 

 SUBTOTAL South Asia 1,035,456 1,204,136 766,079 2,130,794 2,725,846 2,474,653 

Southeast Asia 
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 Indonesia 24,062 9,676 15,774 1,311,001 864,017 669,815 

 Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0 

 Malaysia 92,574 72,974 71,307 105,948 109,613 66,285 

 Philippines 20,792,312 262,842 165,822 4,239,726 1,365,259 1,376,344 

 Singapore 22,499 99,779 533,053 66,427 146,746 1,340,566 

 Thailand 183,993 272,351 386,886 985,673 1,200,730 1,213,547 

 Vietnam 3,779 17,679 3,340 55,888 166,828 69,599 

 SUBTOTAL Southeast Asia 21,121,345 735,301 1,176,182 6,823,471 3,853,193 4,736,156 

Other Asia 

 China, Peoples Republic of 714,456 1,100,812 1,581,111 970,674 2,579,688 2,579,996 

 Hong Kong 786,024 654,968 1,140,102 1,437,077 1,912,929 1,354,423 

 Japan 43,610,293 53,466,731 27,913,862 28,251,126 24,745,252 18,754,399 

 Korea, Republic of 2,374,231 2,225,436 6,050,632 2,157,443 2,593,303 4,602,972 

 Taiwan 490,116 824,243 557,783 1,207,927 1,699,374 1,121,792 

 SUBTOTAL Other Asia 47,975,120 58,272,190 37,243,490 34,024,247 33,530,546 28,413,582 

Oceania 

 Australia 2,091,335 2,768,665 2,760,589 5,708,887 5,799,758 7,773,441 

 Fiji 24,785 18,996 762 27,699 20,771 12,360 

 French Polynesia 31 68 242 3,715 5,783 9,816 

 New Caledonia 3,067 2,216 2,628 39,495 20,720 14,415 

 New Zealand (exc. Cook, Niue, & Tokel 920,133 621,564 2,682,328 1,362,537 1,503,763 4,335,564 

 SUBTOTAL Oceania 3,039,351 3,411,509 5,446,549 7,142,333 7,350,795 12,145,596 

GRAND TOTAL 377,388,687 367,912,951 207,588,049 302,281,115 321,881,399 267,636,675 
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World 

 Grasses 

 Fescue, tall 54 NONE 3,172,266 3,644,367 1,909,537 4,126,905 4,466,848 2,469,164 

 Ryegrass, annual 87 NONE 5,204,205 5,443,746 5,303,105 4,608,152 4,061,326 3,080,872 

 Ryegrass, perennial 88 NONE 2,522,570 2,404,813 2,566,186 3,282,548 3,094,269 3,138,791 

 Bentgrass 132 NONE 430,827 596,675 1,684,695 1,392,920 2,132,417 4,625,497 

 Bermudagrass, hulled 134 NONE 195,210 144,377 334,627 308,453 465,300 894,696 

 Bermudagrass, unhulled 135 NONE 422,828 555,500 432,528 828,220 1,540,556 1,158,177 

 Bluegrass, Kentucky 136 NONE 937,495 1,325,107 1,673,936 1,878,050 2,912,262 3,418,727 

 Fescue, meadow 163 NONE 0 0 6,429 0 0 6,903 

 Fescue, red 165 NONE 204,964 127,031 91,083 314,788 167,505 151,442 

 Fescue, other 164 NONE 1,193,317 1,030,230 1,097,247 1,939,857 1,472,129 1,774,087 

 Orchardgrass 181 KG 700,790 362,058 228,293 1,051,242 491,756 265,654 

 Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 KG 2,201,561 3,255,646 1,963,615 2,963,228 4,046,827 2,061,637 

 Sudangrass 202 KG 40,123 1,265,084 31,540 21,994 907,328 28,902 

 Timothy 206 KG 127,103 121,213 248,275 120,800 103,249 193,492 

 Wheatgrass 117 NONE 105,894 109,782 67,969 173,180 279,603 149,981 

 Grasses, other 170 NONE 535,275 1,077,057 536,497 980,961 1,890,090 1,097,944 

 SUBTOTAL Grasses 17,994,428 21,462,686 18,175,562 23,991,298 28,031,465 24,515,966 

 Other Forages 

 Alfalfa, certified 2 KG 3,869,122 3,556,896 2,826,978 13,114,836 12,389,501 8,869,038 

 Alfalfa, uncertified 3 KG 1,663,113 2,397,311 1,471,043 4,076,105 5,915,468 3,585,408 

 Clover, crimson 149 KG 972,080 124,129 27,992 1,188,200 264,151 58,175 

 Clover, other red 153 KG 0 0 124,385 0 0 286,263 

 Clover, red 154 KG 136,085 190,559 0 352,146 424,546 0 

 Clover, white & ladino 157 KG 139,179 147,795 67,070 342,553 563,124 248,761 

 Clover, other 152 KG 72,604 92,098 94,013 163,675 245,642 207,022 

 Trefoil, birdsfoot 213 KG 9,840 47,179 18,720 37,382 111,736 54,573 

 Forages, other 169 KG 3,080,152 4,243,926 6,115,743 4,656,061 6,229,176 7,046,347 

 SUBTOTAL Other Forages 9,942,175 10,799,893 10,745,944 23,930,958 26,143,344 20,355,587 

 Pulses 

 Bean, broad 122 KG 99,311 2,637 0 273,271 2,776 0 

 Bean, gram 124 KG 1,589,222 1,689,802 887,570 1,622,198 1,572,920 1,002,563 
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 Bean, navy 126 KG 3,537,219 1,375,829 2,388,008 2,323,693 832,057 1,353,815 

 Bean, other kidney 128 KG 3,451,509 1,338,388 753,090 2,788,294 1,169,989 760,416 

 Bean, small red 129 KG 967,095 1,027,408 430,004 689,886 864,040 314,639 

 Bean, other 127 KG 2,827,626 1,666,334 2,094,780 2,900,241 2,395,147 2,488,344 

 Chickpea 147 KG 1,872,634 570,802 1,377,748 1,425,158 419,453 819,586 

 Lentil 173 KG 2,092,850 2,125,873 1,490,834 988,770 971,360 558,176 

 Pea 185 KG 5,691,188 3,642,519 5,143,553 4,144,877 3,010,604 4,358,046 

 Pulses, other 188 KG 451,005 383,778 351,736 436,136 298,746 293,026 

 SUBTOTAL Pulses 22,579,659 13,823,370 14,917,323 17,592,524 11,537,092 11,948,611 

 Vegetables 

 Cauliflower 31 NONE 188,752 398,752 985,087 660,117 1,187,273 2,232,038 

 Parsley 73 NONE 5,216 16,581 14,082 27,761 76,517 104,667 

 Vegetables, other 111 NONE 2,705,244 2,532,575 2,357,515 17,193,004 15,320,808 20,179,971 

 Beet 130 NONE 248,577 365,426 294,676 1,147,251 1,820,502 1,598,019 

 Broccoli 138 NONE 240,104 433,933 787,610 1,368,681 2,210,017 5,079,749 

 Cabbage, green 27 NONE 0 0 19,121 0 0 95,962 

 Cabbage, other 28 NONE 0 0 316,528 0 0 1,671,935 

 Cabbage 142 NONE 135,616 210,849 0 747,943 1,765,901 0 

 Carrot 144 NONE 434,155 569,384 431,853 1,687,748 2,906,530 1,765,032 

 Celery 146 NONE 41,118 63,328 182,622 106,508 167,229 745,968 

 Corn, sweet 159 NONE 5,321,788 5,468,078 2,348,407 12,699,220 12,134,547 4,872,926 

 Cucumber 161 NONE 525,094 535,416 772,861 4,476,251 5,198,004 9,648,206 

 Kale 171 NONE 7,527 7,757 7,263 28,519 33,519 31,121 

 Kohlrabi 172 NONE 0 51 31,439 0 3,976 25,978 

 Lettuce 174 NONE 184,202 255,751 346,662 1,313,066 1,634,666 2,338,541 

 Mushroom spawn 177 NONE 2,287,036 2,077,470 1,991,760 4,815,115 4,313,973 4,241,902 

 Onion 180 NONE 613,436 788,557 1,005,597 6,738,387 9,241,635 10,281,077 

 Parsnip 184 KG 4,207 0 3,093 20,400 0 15,000 

 Pepper, sweet 79 NONE 0 0 185,121 0 0 916,704 

 Pepper, other 78 NONE 0 0 1,416,305 0 0 7,600,436 

 Pepper 187 KG 990,938 1,446,246 0 5,081,629 7,553,951 0 

 Pumpkin 189 KG 36,486 11,723 26,754 140,171 70,006 156,940 

 Radish 190 KG 419,817 232,386 425,915 1,609,664 1,172,413 1,688,926 

 Spinach 200 KG 126,740 213,805 400,161 474,444 767,021 1,822,903 
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 Squash 201 KG 746,812 995,400 874,975 4,691,273 5,840,312 5,754,656 

 Tomato 208 KG 681,202 800,663 888,252 10,636,408 12,484,097 13,802,135 

 Turnip 214 KG 3,865 2,268 2,451 18,294 9,500 21,099 

 Cantaloupe 143 NONE 518,406 536,941 461,832 3,067,839 3,262,000 2,624,961 

 Watermelon 218 KG 602,472 943,250 974,132 4,752,636 6,388,355 6,771,151 

 Melons, other 176 NONE 76,621 134,730 305,163 400,701 785,038 1,700,345 

 SUBTOTAL Vegetables 17,145,431 19,041,320 17,857,237 83,903,030 96,347,790 107,788,348 

 Field Crops 

 Cotton 48 NONE 1,492,070 2,993,356 530,943 1,462,500 4,352,947 946,783 

 Rape & Colza 84 NONE 5,343 0 314,343 6,112 0 349,846 

 Sunflower (oil) 97 NONE 2,674,871 981,527 1,157,832 2,986,764 701,773 4,327,224 

 Sunflower (other) 98 NONE 4,358,766 2,609,758 2,214,661 4,690,519 3,757,640 1,739,783 

 Barley 120 NONE 342,459 150,750 3,281,559 147,595 77,562 1,089,323 

 Corn, yellow field 47 NONE 0 0 2,743,983 0 0 3,759,688 

 Corn, other field 45 NONE 0 0 24,530,654 0 0 46,919,606 

 Corn, field 158 NONE 25,355,675 30,964,698 0 43,996,369 69,631,051 0 

 Oat 178 NONE 672,597 152,249 797,867 525,372 90,966 731,320 

 Sorghum, grain 198 KG 15,192,732 10,377,276 42,989,759 4,790,439 2,426,172 7,712,569 

 Wheat, durum 219 KG 2,886,049 98,440 5,047,587 747,889 7,858 860,300 

 Wheat, other 220 KG 111,826,759 188,642,685 46,715,966 22,893,114 31,216,915 6,023,995 

 Soybean 199 KG 142,758,886 64,523,728 14,960,415 45,682,105 22,457,082 6,901,627 

 SUBTOTAL Field Crops 307,566,207 301,494,467 145,285,569 127,928,778 134,719,966 81,362,064 

 Miscellaneous Kinds 

 Flower 56 NONE 204,571 175,050 0 16,273,142 18,402,028 0 

 Beet, sugar 131 NONE 23,646 8,504 46,095 61,368 41,126 136,149 

 Pansy 72 NONE 0 0 315 0 0 268,770 

 Petunia 80 NONE 0 0 17,935 0 0 3,558,704 

 Flower, other 57 NONE 0 0 146,687 0 0 13,409,577 

 Tree & shrub 211 KG 39,722 108,568 93,226 1,771,516 2,377,266 1,255,305 

 Tobacco 207 KG 189 397 909 191,870 291,044 185,181 

 Other seeds 182 NONE 1,892,659 998,696 301,247 6,636,631 3,990,278 2,852,413 

 SUBTOTAL Miscellaneous Kinds 2,160,787 1,291,215 606,414 24,934,527 25,101,742 21,666,099 

GRAND TOTAL 377,388,687 367,912,951 207,588,049 302,281,115 321,881,399 267,636,675 
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North America 

 Canada 38,207,716 36,372,599 41,009,550 26,912,502 29,179,894 33,670,297 

 Mexico 899,736 1,179,957 1,988,655 7,678,071 12,895,060 8,667,113 

 SUBTOTAL North America 39,107,452 37,552,556 42,998,205 34,590,573 42,074,954 42,337,410 

Caribbean 

 Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0 

 Jamaica & Dep 15,679 18,964 28,238 20,666 29,453 19,250 

 Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL Caribbean 15,849 38,964 28,238 34,264 61,438 19,250 

Central America 

 Costa Rica 15,116 27,021 3,952 1,812,153 2,792,578 488,746 

 El Salvador 0 2,936 1,226 0 9,005 2,386 

 Guatemala 12,164 8,999 1,915 2,366,804 2,678,959 3,424,451 

 Honduras 13 0 0 3,571 0 0 

 Nicaragua 0 143,600 0 0 212,365 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central America 27,293 182,556 7,093 4,182,528 5,692,907 3,915,583 

South America 

 Argentina 111,824 662,401 1,284,590 188,824 1,465,585 2,471,996 

 Bolivia 6,794 0 10,500 12,753 0 21,000 

 Brazil 2,845 6,354 3,935 30,346 92,663 18,902 

 Chile 3,077,619 472,184 380,856 8,971,432 5,041,193 10,958,373 

 Colombia 0 1,922 0 0 1,716 0 

 Ecuador 36,288 0 0 23,237 0 0 

 Peru 680,448 63,167 273,679 953,008 269,573 465,046 

 Uruguay 240 18,000 0 2,434 72,260 0 

 Venezuela 1,025 2,518 0 1,313 2,850 0 

 SUBTOTAL South America 3,917,083 1,226,546 1,953,560 10,183,347 6,945,840 13,935,317 

European Union 

 Belgium 23,145 61,622 60,473 92,038 77,452 174,322 

 Denmark 444,797 155,233 292,717 2,858,812 2,182,517 3,272,942 

 Finland 1 0 0 1,335 0 0 
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 France 93,914 221,065 249,951 1,542,336 2,428,574 2,624,865 

 Germany 80,795 134,642 108,230 2,645,701 2,992,678 2,898,121 

 Greece 32 0 0 32,583 0 0 

 Ireland 39 0 0 175,200 0 0 

 Italy 159,679 894,054 312,395 1,474,588 2,304,393 1,106,630 

 Netherlands 382,550 410,509 449,404 10,685,607 10,267,252 9,915,654 

 Portugal 44 0 41,225 2,976 0 242,398 

 Spain 870 307,894 3,033 33,544 194,553 97,497 

 Sweden 898 30,524 10,407 58,545 45,302 19,315 

 United Kingdom 106,909 78,901 65,817 2,836,510 1,663,829 2,029,685 

 SUBTOTAL European Union 1,293,673 2,294,444 1,593,652 22,439,775 22,156,550 22,381,429 

Other Europe 

 Czech Republic 0 0 400 0 0 3,600 

 Hungary 217,939 35,967 417 369,890 151,851 5,315 

 Iceland 0 0 200 0 0 88,172 

 Malta & Gozo 40 0 0 4,204 0 0 

 Poland 10,200 0 0 22,769 0 0 

 Russian Federation 46 69,812 0 1,297 124,722 0 

 Switzerland 5,644 1,504 403 94,458 76,914 17,565 

 Ukraine 1,446 1,354 1,392 16,939 11,071 10,148 

 Yugoslavia (>05/92) 0 17,381 0 0 50,693 0 

 SUBTOTAL Other Europe 235,315 126,018 2,812 509,557 415,251 124,800 

Middle East 

 Israel 91,348 28,675 131,658 2,741,391 2,880,996 4,574,573 

 Jordan 0 2,500 0 0 71,250 0 

 Lebanon 0 17,480 2,180 0 11,362 10,775 

 Saudi Arabia 32 580 0 1,995 4,927 0 

 Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0 

 Turkey 48,576 16,472 36,196 126,305 64,063 66,818 

 SUBTOTAL Middle East 139,956 92,886 170,034 2,869,691 3,253,252 4,652,166 

North Africa 

 Egypt 67,786 56,538 40,817 124,762 110,028 62,293 
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 Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461 

 Sudan 20,000 0 0 14,277 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL North Africa 87,786 56,538 40,846 139,039 110,028 75,754 

Central Africa 

 Kenya 283 48,234 203 300,000 159,305 82,902 

 Nigeria 141 0 0 1,856 0 0 

 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central Africa 424 69,078 203 301,856 172,371 82,902 

Southern Africa 

 Madagascar 0 22,307 0 0 22,865 0 

 South Africa, Republic of 30,867 166,955 124,868 233,623 700,357 603,887 

 Zambia 687 621 480 39,441 34,941 44,708 

 Zimbabwe 1,502 1,922 8,484 234,029 78,613 185,071 

 SUBTOTAL Southern Africa 33,056 191,805 133,832 507,093 836,776 833,666 

South Asia 

 Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751 

 Burma 341,825 565,897 75,337 221,825 328,015 38,210 

 India 1,288,712 1,593,085 2,974,121 2,632,942 3,361,958 4,621,364 

 Nepal 84,150 0 431,608 58,650 0 288,477 

 SUBTOTAL South Asia 1,714,687 2,158,982 3,481,067 2,913,417 3,689,973 4,953,802 

Southeast Asia 

 Indonesia 288 316 84 298,960 442,061 61,776 

 Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298 

 Singapore 37,715 0 53 46,859 0 47,064 

 Thailand 337,106 214,880 241,954 1,666,907 1,335,452 1,240,602 

 Vietnam 3,957 20,374 3,305 336,285 551,836 498,294 

 SUBTOTAL Southeast Asia 379,066 235,570 245,490 2,349,011 2,329,349 1,878,034 

Other Asia 

 China, Peoples Republic of 2,366,935 1,926,509 1,881,421 11,159,096 12,571,016 9,681,885 

 Hong Kong 44,552 63,303 72,774 92,605 159,882 221,989 
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 Japan 43,243 171,683 57,638 6,046,080 5,774,139 5,220,252 

 Korea, Republic of 4,670 4,357 17,303 394,757 284,600 235,116 

 Taiwan 24,758 22,991 52,059 665,683 1,055,273 2,728,811 

 SUBTOTAL Other Asia 2,484,158 2,188,843 2,081,195 18,358,221 19,844,910 18,088,053 

Oceania 

 Australia 1,414,723 2,176,760 2,009,912 2,847,026 3,862,322 4,594,587 

 New Zealand (exc. Cook, Niue, & Tokel 1,784,951 1,466,706 2,373,084 2,861,443 3,013,304 3,014,109 

 Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL Oceania 3,199,763 3,643,466 4,382,996 5,714,115 6,875,626 7,608,696 

GRAND TOTAL 52,635,561 50,058,252 57,119,223 105,092,487 114,459,225 120,886,862 
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World 

 Grasses 

 Fescue, tall 54 NONE 152,189 377,124 303,649 243,879 427,069 343,282 

 Rye, wild 85 NONE 0 73,135 22,031 0 116,266 109,322 

 Ryegrass, annual 87 NONE 147,395 159,125 322,843 160,325 169,145 329,661 

 Ryegrass, perennial 88 NONE 2,192,528 717,542 2,500,778 3,163,364 1,288,842 2,654,683 

 Bentgrass 132 NONE 21,319 2,740 60,981 43,168 8,588 56,532 

 Bermudagrass, hulled 134 NONE 1,158 8,421 1,628 2,629 25,157 6,165 

 Bermudagrass, unhulled 135 NONE 304,737 413,054 1,155,397 102,327 732,431 670,390 

 Bluegrass, Kentucky 136 NONE 268,452 70,325 28,055 396,853 99,376 42,898 

 Bromegrass, meadow 140 NONE 0 72,263 97,393 0 186,221 220,849 

 Bromegrass, other 141 NONE 0 284,004 125,290 0 597,387 226,596 

 Bromegrass 139 NONE 283,704 0 0 441,968 0 0 

 Fescue, meadow 163 NONE 45,360 26,110 76,201 58,844 26,136 91,140 

 Fescue, Certified Red 221 KG 0 0 3,737,800 0 0 4,220,780 

 Fescue, Uncertified Red 222 KG 0 0 1,102,016 0 0 1,294,805 

 Fescue, red 165 NONE 7,473,599 8,247,833 1,117,576 8,060,389 8,464,859 1,209,106 

 Fescue, other 164 NONE 211,581 66,026 820,066 407,442 184,879 939,902 

 Orchardgrass 181 KG 20,480 0 0 59,791 0 0 

 Sudangrass 202 KG 0 22,581 61,385 0 10,139 30,302 

 Timothy 206 KG 1,381,890 1,653,413 1,627,485 688,310 846,216 934,552 

 Wheatgrass, crested 118 NONE 0 388,400 209,550 0 979,029 611,858 

 Wheatgrass, other 119 NONE 0 881,756 852,202 0 3,574,068 3,115,732 

 Wheatgrass 117 NONE 931,810 0 0 1,670,389 0 0 

 Grasses, other 170 NONE 351,128 396,095 294,488 792,741 1,255,346 1,497,199 

 SUBTOTAL Grasses 13,787,330 13,859,947 14,516,814 16,292,419 18,991,154 18,605,754 

 Other Forages 

 Clover, double cut red 36 NONE 0 115,925 195,902 0 214,178 259,821 

 Alfalfa, certified 2 NONE 183,661 450,113 580,168 427,506 1,064,857 1,506,233 

 Alfalfa, uncertified 3 NONE 700,529 1,340,021 2,552,347 1,672,796 3,516,532 6,846,450 

 Clover, alsike 148 NONE 53,521 214,633 157,217 54,780 365,059 356,754 

 Clover, crimson 149 NONE 26,795 22,050 49,417 40,876 22,455 72,090 

 Clover, other red 153 NONE 0 107,357 127,219 0 231,991 196,904 

 Clover, red 154 NONE 166,158 0 0 252,649 0 0 
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 Clover, sweet 155 NONE 114,782 439,346 317,215 77,567 548,659 489,146 

 Clover, white & ladino 157 NONE 308,313 428,093 432,288 704,879 1,059,592 732,660 

 Clover, other 152 NONE 86,742 173,762 91,436 270,422 457,349 193,282 

 Trefoil, birdsfoot 213 KG 13,675 103,418 65,183 19,426 449,890 250,879 

 Forages, other 169 NONE 681,345 1,985,088 2,632,299 709,023 1,794,351 1,900,908 

 SUBTOTAL Other Forages 2,335,521 5,379,806 7,200,691 4,229,924 9,724,913 12,805,127 

 Pulses 

 Bean, broad 122 NONE 670,627 509,597 700,395 201,332 147,487 200,868 

 Bean, cranberry 123 NONE 22,772 40,027 60,215 15,407 26,136 44,489 

 Bean, gram 124 NONE 3,936,003 3,051,661 2,483,128 2,905,572 2,512,962 1,699,196 

 Bean, navy 126 NONE 1,276,055 394,494 989,514 623,179 157,159 362,974 

 Bean, other kidney 128 NONE 487,920 243,212 638,549 420,509 341,662 338,514 

 Bean, small red 129 NONE 599,203 368,356 773,435 352,574 251,127 554,491 

 Bean, other 127 NONE 3,988,488 5,698,579 4,694,891 2,130,117 2,513,299 2,027,116 

 Chickpea 147 NONE 104,561 131,119 188,759 76,974 88,800 139,877 

 Lentil 173 KG 1,436,524 2,889,921 1,968,647 645,821 1,043,391 671,018 

 Pea 185 KG 8,332,295 6,182,606 5,051,402 2,764,874 2,133,663 1,756,204 

 Pulses, other 188 KG 690,999 163,833 568,366 806,748 120,741 441,998 

 SUBTOTAL Pulses 21,545,447 19,673,405 18,117,301 10,943,107 9,336,427 8,236,745 

 Vegetables 

 Cauliflower 31 NONE 9,586 26,388 10,892 674,362 1,680,775 827,203 

 Parsley 73 NONE 21,161 5,409 18,430 34,048 27,455 77,404 

 Vegetables, other 111 NONE 197,266 193,374 517,910 2,538,940 1,634,846 1,643,876 

 Beet 130 NONE 3,307 283 516 41,054 9,904 18,740 

 Broccoli 138 NONE 7,915 29,658 8,622 329,457 1,198,333 701,387 

 Cabbage, green 27 NONE 0 0 4,417 0 0 256,469 

 Cabbage, other 28 NONE 0 0 3,105 0 0 319,860 

 Cabbage 142 NONE 13,352 11,295 0 993,361 492,923 0 

 Carrot 144 NONE 22,474 63,705 174,757 219,543 938,871 1,943,131 

 Celery 146 NONE 1,023,017 815,432 1,008,121 869,472 568,375 733,778 

 Corn, sweet 159 NONE 4,200 19,325 24,038 10,558 182,666 29,857 

 Cucumber 161 NONE 14,323 25,506 118,239 1,442,171 2,324,160 3,674,831 

 Kale 171 NONE 535 687 5,665 43,196 24,422 123,887 
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 Kohlrabi 172 NONE 65 135 79 5,376 7,644 12,551 

 Lettuce 174 NONE 25,268 28,168 22,363 805,551 391,218 287,736 

 Mushroom spawn 177 NONE 116,517 480,738 478,000 165,135 673,295 640,106 

 Onion 180 NONE 36,129 56,489 68,145 1,394,468 1,197,280 1,360,621 

 Pepper, sweet 79 NONE 0 0 23,171 0 0 3,482,305 

 Pepper, other 78 NONE 0 0 58,727 0 0 4,174,262 

 Pepper 187 KG 40,757 158,487 0 4,608,432 6,831,966 0 

 Pumpkin 189 KG 1,004,793 1,250,716 915,661 2,230,677 3,339,759 2,676,658 

 Radish 190 KG 41,583 49,290 39,394 263,119 420,955 258,794 

 Spinach 200 KG 216,895 181,634 133,450 681,433 608,208 700,280 

 Squash 201 KG 23,644 120,258 83,474 833,361 1,442,641 1,777,155 

 Tomato 208 KG 115,703 134,812 211,116 10,945,740 11,345,689 12,515,852 

 Turnip 214 KG 39,788 13,488 230 157,900 8,939 13,926 

 Cantaloupe 143 NONE 34,574 77,090 67,685 2,335,390 3,358,382 2,186,287 

 Watermelon 218 KG 171,688 58,812 98,657 3,383,794 3,679,979 3,550,884 

 Melons, other 176 NONE 45,359 104,406 30,665 958,845 1,619,923 2,097,579 

 SUBTOTAL Vegetables 3,229,899 3,905,585 4,125,529 35,965,383 44,008,608 46,085,419 

 Field Crops 

 Cotton 48 NONE 0 279,760 41,225 0 268,570 242,398 

 Rape & Colza 84 NONE 0 42,189 2,204,578 0 45,661 541,632 

 Sunflower (oil) 97 NONE 30,015 32,640 72,144 12,230 33,509 17,683 

 Sunflower (other) 98 NONE 38,002 263,261 199,338 143,803 152,442 259,886 

 Barley 120 NONE 726,919 104,995 636,171 131,619 18,899 96,725 

 Corn, yellow field 47 NONE 0 0 19,564 0 0 14,799 

 Corn, other field 45 NONE 0 0 3,111,272 0 0 4,590,992 

 Corn, field 158 NONE 6,060,588 1,921,758 0 7,666,088 1,618,821 0 

 Oat 178 NONE 427,351 1,349,532 1,331,343 88,366 247,181 200,184 

 Sorghum, grain 198 KG 66,160 38,363 174,000 68,199 29,350 17,426 

 Wheat, durum 219 KG 82,833 39,916 0 14,917 14,884 0 

 Wheat, other 220 KG 3,672,364 1,303,941 1,586,128 819,086 248,189 306,025 

 Flax 167 NONE 36,982 110,033 9,072 15,191 44,947 2,400 

 Soybean 199 KG 101,778 274,403 3,350,197 94,092 96,681 700,870 

 SUBTOTAL Field Crops 11,242,992 5,760,791 12,735,032 9,053,591 2,819,134 6,991,020 

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 Flower 56 NONE 189,077 232,733 0 24,850,392 23,764,576 0 

 Beet, sugar 131 NONE 5,081 1,046,345 30,446 141,630 1,098,865 45,235 

 Petunia 80 NONE 0 0 3,344 0 0 277,095 

 Flower, other 57 NONE 0 0 220,944 0 0 24,711,779 

 Tree & shrub 211 KG 128,272 88,737 90,201 1,960,223 3,068,915 308,005 

 Tobacco 207 KG 1,514 20 20 94,274 36,862 15,102 

 Other seeds 182 NONE 170,428 110,883 78,901 1,561,544 1,609,771 2,805,581 

 SUBTOTAL Miscellaneous Kinds 494,372 1,478,718 423,856 28,608,063 29,578,989 28,162,797 

GRAND TOTAL 52,635,561 50,058,252 57,119,223 105,092,487 114,459,225 120,886,862 
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North America 

 Canada 56,235,411 23,879,016 21,724,786 22,795,591 17,486,129 17,183,427 

 Mexico 104,655,349 52,742,208 15,715,099 65,166,202 57,446,954 45,264,832 

 SUBTOTAL North America 160,890,760 76,621,224 37,439,885 87,961,793 74,933,083 62,448,259 

Caribbean 

 Antigua and Barbuda 183 11,173 0 6,409 25,228 0 

 Aruba 0 181 9,639 0 2,762 10,725 

 Bahamas, The 51,775 13,381 3,396 48,582 9,155 27,258 

 Barbados 1,264 935 46 15,479 16,807 3,456 

 Bermuda 8,310 18,194 7,863 37,449 38,136 29,414 

 Cayman Islands 0 1,859 0 0 5,990 0 

 Dominica 0 0 9,072 0 0 6,350 

 Dominican Republic 87,521 174,174 96,284 629,749 732,493 816,000 

 Grenada 1,830 21,315 1,224 41,448 12,963 2,799 

 Guadeloupe 13,679 10,869 1,295 55,920 125,743 7,932 

 Haiti 17,996 2,835 20,765 197,514 33,263 193,993 

 Jamaica & Dep 49,062 70,879 46,491 269,238 310,779 101,453 

 Martinique 5,998 58,423 39,658 26,442 73,043 38,031 

 Netherlands Antilles (exc. Aruba) 7,076 0 11,440 7,963 0 11,998 

 St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 0 2,957 1,656 0 24,378 6,086 

 St. Lucia 2,521 876 6,219 12,222 6,759 11,199 

 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1,337 0 0 7,245 0 

 Trinidad and Tobago 7,520 28,449 7,550 44,938 151,046 21,193 

 SUBTOTAL Caribbean 254,735 417,837 262,598 1,393,353 1,575,790 1,287,887 

Central America 

 Belize 37,149 2,616 0 48,191 19,814 0 

 Costa Rica 107,413 167,236 100,245 1,141,900 1,299,915 746,825 

 El Salvador 40,005 11,358 41,666 97,078 83,036 109,738 

 Guatemala 264,749 327,603 877,189 904,238 1,567,859 2,067,682 

 Honduras 235,338 222,102 155,243 850,960 1,939,500 751,970 

 Nicaragua 49,173 60,424 210,514 213,210 134,868 356,726 

 Panama 213,235 220,535 220,273 269,383 366,242 519,840 

 SUBTOTAL Central America 947,062 1,011,874 1,605,130 3,524,960 5,411,234 4,552,781 

South America 
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 Argentina 7,941,261 18,434,254 2,848,995 14,465,320 43,973,416 5,908,893 

 Bolivia 154,133 81,670 256,271 284,032 130,443 395,301 

 Brazil 2,397,749 575,232 262,964 2,250,505 1,839,027 1,608,943 

 Chile 1,636,284 1,457,711 1,108,573 4,524,102 3,503,239 2,574,604 

 Colombia 549,811 359,281 759,084 1,322,228 966,005 2,031,480 

 Ecuador 258,796 124,483 272,523 636,976 601,909 1,206,590 

 French Guiana 46,121 29,176 0 30,053 38,352 0 

 Guyana 1,153 113 0 22,893 3,071 0 

 Paraguay 118,089 1,465,251 34,020 186,303 2,226,951 52,074 

 Peru 334,005 274,545 1,020,986 774,916 604,996 1,105,661 

 Uruguay 447,426 196,873 38,057 519,159 658,675 300,692 

 Venezuela 145,270 190,668 343,494 1,353,090 1,283,378 1,676,279 

 SUBTOTAL South America 14,030,098 23,189,257 6,944,967 26,369,577 55,829,462 16,860,517 

European Union 

 Austria 75,588 817,446 654,803 52,180 1,028,775 973,925 

 Belgium 271,219 20,478 73,786 249,282 224,502 265,717 

 Denmark 235,745 166,409 362,351 817,002 647,989 2,574,553 

 Finland 0 28,475 0 0 46,290 0 

 France 1,043,563 1,026,781 1,783,101 3,159,288 4,236,295 5,872,032 

 Germany 2,440,497 363,047 1,041,383 4,477,646 1,796,709 2,251,276 

 Greece 1,326,611 346,636 182,113 858,298 275,420 261,535 

 Ireland 20,527 0 35,412 53,350 0 60,230 

 Italy 5,006,271 5,650,932 2,553,060 6,251,501 7,254,994 4,287,745 

 Netherlands 1,742,693 2,098,207 1,679,669 5,501,315 8,848,487 8,211,962 

 Portugal 180,893 143,914 41,814 206,048 156,170 181,006 

 Spain 2,749,972 2,835,633 1,939,927 4,174,444 3,566,082 2,453,650 

 Sweden 112,505 463,149 441,289 196,197 444,146 322,831 

 United Kingdom 4,426,132 760,965 561,796 4,583,025 3,564,358 3,629,630 

 SUBTOTAL European Union 19,632,216 14,722,072 11,350,504 30,579,576 32,090,217 31,346,092 

Other Europe 

 Bulgaria 0 7,491 0 0 18,760 0 

 Croatia 13,337 0 0 18,000 0 0 

 Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 0 2,945 
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 Hungary 39,617 52,088 9,406 11,073 103,195 20,709 

 Latvia 0 907 0 0 3,300 0 

 Malta & Gozo 3,410 0 23,078 21,455 0 18,031 

 Norway 19,859 0 0 35,179 0 0 

 Poland 0 1,218 24,875 0 45,756 109,637 

 Romania 0 0 222,566 0 0 758,471 

 Russian Federation 1,099,166 23,075 35,529 567,988 73,816 48,525 

 Slovakia 0 0 3,560 0 0 4,080 

 Switzerland 57,501 160,806 45,099 64,700 460,394 249,931 

 SUBTOTAL Other Europe 1,232,890 245,585 364,114 718,395 705,221 1,212,329 

Middle East 

 Bahrain 13,237 1,629 7,773 38,871 25,999 7,915 

 Cyprus 626 3,818 22,042 14,839 23,985 46,088 

 Israel 195,023 256,314 291,173 473,242 629,350 796,650 

 Jordan 392,497 82,799 144,615 602,535 495,586 721,388 

 Kuwait 31,508 1,817 11,653 102,468 23,347 103,130 

 Lebanon 73,467 53,158 47,605 140,430 198,066 241,487 

 Oman 18,896 38,352 230,361 106,757 314,090 183,759 

 Qatar 0 4,015 20,771 0 26,426 91,658 

 Saudi Arabia 1,935,496 2,761,750 1,290,321 6,833,796 7,410,793 4,104,800 

 Syria 98,402 503,808 219,661 695,616 2,123,166 144,215 

 Turkey 660,525 401,873 169,619 847,446 1,043,863 1,056,113 

 United Arab Emirates 114,850 115,358 185,262 1,859,322 1,578,305 2,038,238 

 Yemen 8,104 1,962 8,064 100,050 41,630 138,572 

 SUBTOTAL Middle East 3,542,631 4,226,653 2,648,920 11,815,372 13,934,606 9,674,013 

North Africa 

 Algeria 5,000 12,131 23,000 131,250 151,219 150,300 

 Egypt 354,703 54,524,958 41,838,112 755,289 10,315,557 6,589,881 

 Morocco 21,071 20,625,308 50,773 113,132 2,728,018 350,836 

 Niger 0 0 1,768,702 0 0 450,587 

 Sudan 0 19,783 10,499,880 0 11,020 891,222 

 Tunisia 16,183 5,799 6,411 75,364 47,795 84,650 

 SUBTOTAL North Africa 396,957 75,187,979 54,186,878 1,075,035 13,253,609 8,517,476 

Central Africa 
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 Djibouti Afars-Issas 0 0 2,112 0 0 4,354 

 Ghana 2,357 4,211 0 9,939 5,105 0 

 Kenya 38,327 14,814 0 136,025 111,782 0 

 Liberia 0 0 1,115 0 0 7,000 

 Nigeria 0 1,444,757 0 0 920,310 0 

 Senegal 2,500 0 0 4,418 0 0 

 Zaire 0 6,014 0 0 5,000 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central Africa 43,184 1,469,796 3,227 150,382 1,042,197 11,354 

Southern Africa 

 Mauritius 21 0 4,651 6,363 0 8,167 

 South Africa, Republic of 1,619,020 2,133,731 1,435,734 2,448,630 4,174,380 3,307,725 

 Swaziland 9 0 699 2,520 0 3,390 

 Zambia 0 0 5,000,000 0 0 1,000,000 

 Zimbabwe 233 0 91,828 5,500 0 328,867 

 SUBTOTAL Southern Africa 1,619,283 2,133,731 6,532,912 2,463,013 4,174,380 4,648,149 

Central Asia 

 Georgia, Republic of 452,303 12,955 35,150 217,920 25,000 4,738 

 Kazakhstan, Republic of 72,164 0 0 350,000 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central Asia 524,467 12,955 35,150 567,920 25,000 4,738 

South Asia 

 Bangladesh 19,660 1,160 2,662 27,740 16,255 64,064 

 Burma 1,274 0 0 8,000 0 0 

 India 50,189 80,032 86,792 338,159 534,685 495,057 

 Maldive Islands 100 0 0 3,308 0 0 

 Nepal 0 137 0 0 3,600 0 

 Pakistan 719,775 133,661 401,730 1,096,597 310,693 871,010 

 Sri Lanka 107,193 30,867 30,564 267,003 107,805 147,552 

 SUBTOTAL South Asia 898,191 245,857 521,748 1,740,807 973,038 1,577,683 

Southeast Asia 

 Indonesia 18,895 8,655 15,774 1,151,369 751,517 669,815 

 Laos 2,126 0 0 58,808 0 0 
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 Malaysia 92,574 51,969 6,879 105,948 87,174 24,805 

 Philippines 20,773,139 220,941 159,995 4,199,919 1,122,959 1,350,183 

 Singapore 19,604 77,872 412,380 38,077 105,335 1,088,428 

 Thailand 183,993 261,343 295,724 985,673 1,160,419 620,351 

 Vietnam 2,741 16,042 1,424 41,016 150,760 43,122 

 SUBTOTAL Southeast Asia 21,093,072 636,822 892,176 6,580,810 3,378,164 3,796,704 

Other Asia 

 China, Peoples Republic of 561,369 707,045 1,104,526 771,192 1,615,443 1,899,941 

 Hong Kong 715,114 602,002 978,155 1,217,036 1,740,436 1,211,444 

 Japan 29,907,409 46,600,371 25,235,586 19,352,539 18,210,485 14,268,477 

 Korea, Republic of 2,167,373 2,078,490 3,595,345 1,930,834 2,287,385 3,089,996 

 Taiwan 375,780 715,451 424,219 1,011,364 1,545,950 927,833 

 SUBTOTAL Other Asia 33,727,045 50,703,359 31,337,831 24,282,965 25,399,699 21,397,691 

Oceania 

 Australia 1,722,465 2,116,818 2,327,529 4,026,994 4,732,565 6,816,132 

 Fiji 0 16,907 136 0 10,175 7,200 

 French Polynesia 31 68 242 3,715 5,783 9,816 

 New Caledonia 2,785 1,266 2,628 25,219 13,393 14,415 

 New Zealand (exc. Cook, Niue, & Tokel 882,755 598,477 2,661,889 1,228,217 1,443,160 4,233,052 

 SUBTOTAL Oceania 2,608,036 2,733,536 4,992,424 5,284,145 6,205,076 11,080,615 

GRAND TOTAL 261,440,627 253,558,537 159,118,464 204,508,103 238,930,776 178,416,288 
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World 

 Grasses 

 Fescue, tall 54 NONE 2,430,583 2,914,304 1,454,197 3,191,846 3,463,029 1,849,406 

 Ryegrass, annual 87 NONE 4,708,969 4,773,450 4,910,339 3,372,005 3,480,486 2,695,259 

 Ryegrass, perennial 88 NONE 2,253,217 1,918,801 2,305,702 2,877,349 2,501,037 2,834,407 

 Bentgrass 132 NONE 342,034 474,017 1,498,070 1,141,254 1,741,989 4,193,788 

 Bermudagrass, hulled 134 NONE 172,197 101,852 274,265 268,706 337,493 734,618 

 Bermudagrass, unhulled 135 NONE 334,789 507,728 350,925 593,973 1,412,817 896,973 

 Bluegrass, Kentucky 136 NONE 797,659 1,038,868 1,356,946 1,639,666 2,336,707 2,839,703 

 Fescue, meadow 163 NONE 0 0 6,429 0 0 6,903 

 Fescue, red 165 NONE 171,438 80,826 91,083 275,844 134,885 151,442 

 Fescue, other 164 NONE 961,843 712,224 873,233 1,586,087 998,645 1,452,275 

 Orchardgrass 181 KG 604,953 326,629 216,268 900,862 415,744 251,074 

 Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 KG 2,020,517 1,880,954 1,355,655 2,560,484 2,720,342 1,452,481 

 Sudangrass 202 KG 34,739 746,842 17,935 16,714 444,335 16,551 

 Timothy 206 KG 127,103 32,084 190,313 120,800 26,170 140,201 

 Wheatgrass 117 NONE 101,417 105,507 59,200 158,654 268,899 127,339 

 Grasses, other 170 NONE 456,299 787,934 419,016 813,866 1,321,135 878,177 

 SUBTOTAL Grasses 15,517,757 16,402,020 15,379,576 19,518,110 21,603,713 20,520,597 

 Other Forages 

 Alfalfa, certified 2 KG 2,547,817 2,301,476 2,129,929 8,653,982 8,093,089 6,378,029 

 Alfalfa, uncertified 3 KG 1,243,729 2,086,064 1,212,312 3,051,071 5,038,763 2,974,799 

 Clover, crimson 149 KG 972,080 121,136 19,279 1,188,200 257,226 43,875 

 Clover, other red 153 KG 0 0 85,692 0 0 197,168 

 Clover, red 154 KG 74,835 104,346 0 186,223 244,341 0 

 Clover, white & ladino 157 KG 119,120 129,115 30,072 267,480 490,899 105,718 

 Clover, other 152 KG 52,192 52,190 92,602 119,966 143,998 203,756 

 Trefoil, birdsfoot 213 KG 0 47,179 0 0 111,736 0 

 Forages, other 169 KG 2,649,432 3,737,078 5,431,460 3,751,818 5,129,893 5,847,350 

 SUBTOTAL Other Forages 7,659,205 8,578,584 9,001,346 17,218,740 19,509,945 15,750,695 

 Pulses 

 Bean, broad 122 KG 94,819 0 0 263,760 0 0 

 Bean, gram 124 KG 1,001,171 1,150,826 616,017 938,516 911,577 740,604 
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 Bean, navy 126 KG 3,218,739 1,068,410 1,309,320 2,111,227 616,101 780,768 

 Bean, other kidney 128 KG 1,966,355 804,596 365,064 1,466,867 757,607 388,907 

 Bean, small red 129 KG 252,695 769,501 242,038 243,360 614,825 100,563 

 Bean, other 127 KG 2,218,897 774,949 1,570,575 2,150,220 1,203,962 1,717,332 

 Chickpea 147 KG 1,488,492 418,761 823,202 1,045,717 327,948 485,833 

 Lentil 173 KG 1,229,466 2,048,285 1,204,566 567,417 930,959 415,119 

 Pea 185 KG 3,466,321 2,466,451 2,274,788 2,714,533 2,139,841 1,742,678 

 Pulses, other 188 KG 447,953 147,638 316,860 433,159 139,043 267,154 

 SUBTOTAL Pulses 15,384,908 9,649,417 8,722,430 11,934,776 7,641,863 6,638,958 

 Vegetables 

 Cauliflower 31 NONE 168,326 277,464 901,497 538,220 719,258 1,887,517 

 Parsley 73 NONE 5,216 14,589 8,463 27,761 66,857 77,417 

 Vegetables, other 111 NONE 2,111,718 1,762,302 1,849,959 14,004,320 10,985,707 16,367,390 

 Beet 130 NONE 156,836 163,592 210,442 914,392 925,741 1,163,258 

 Broccoli 138 NONE 176,931 402,598 682,375 1,062,312 2,039,672 4,453,772 

 Cabbage, green 27 NONE 0 0 11,016 0 0 56,658 

 Cabbage, other 28 NONE 0 0 233,516 0 0 1,172,095 

 Cabbage 142 NONE 121,721 172,871 0 626,852 1,445,791 0 

 Carrot 144 NONE 259,298 368,547 343,562 1,053,954 2,138,737 1,378,845 

 Celery 146 NONE 41,048 58,382 96,065 94,776 147,659 316,864 

 Corn, sweet 159 NONE 1,774,819 3,840,228 1,448,087 3,937,012 7,831,824 3,026,236 

 Cucumber 161 NONE 389,640 441,859 617,312 3,369,107 3,870,630 6,293,328 

 Kale 171 NONE 7,527 5,692 7,263 28,519 27,603 31,121 

 Lettuce 174 NONE 157,903 200,163 274,230 1,111,634 1,259,774 1,867,494 

 Mushroom spawn 177 NONE 1,762,101 1,699,224 1,523,105 3,816,566 3,559,097 3,334,664 

 Onion 180 NONE 558,489 689,691 845,063 6,059,762 8,100,119 8,407,688 

 Parsnip 184 KG 4,207 0 3,093 20,400 0 15,000 

 Pepper, sweet 79 NONE 0 0 182,718 0 0 905,054 

 Pepper, other 78 NONE 0 0 1,272,088 0 0 6,538,289 

 Pepper 187 KG 907,342 1,362,485 0 4,588,682 7,045,510 0 

 Pumpkin 189 KG 36,369 1,555 21,303 137,265 17,345 118,375 

 Radish 190 KG 352,075 121,013 238,657 1,326,245 617,049 1,054,410 

 Spinach 200 KG 84,154 197,187 237,087 392,915 681,575 1,101,211 

 Squash 201 KG 608,315 832,418 743,023 3,590,436 4,605,759 4,764,304 
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 Tomato 208 KG 596,469 671,564 693,740 9,341,280 10,607,373 10,932,546 

 Turnip 214 KG 3,865 0 1,163 18,294 0 14,861 

 Cantaloupe 143 NONE 444,412 475,244 371,516 2,651,271 2,870,163 2,167,494 

 Watermelon 218 KG 421,524 756,135 782,714 3,451,376 5,011,497 5,098,264 

 Melons, other 176 NONE 41,792 92,525 209,145 224,653 515,230 1,149,323 

 SUBTOTAL Vegetables 11,192,097 14,607,328 13,808,202 62,388,004 75,089,970 83,693,478 

 Field Crops 

 Cotton 48 NONE 1,001,276 2,584,439 469,707 892,823 3,395,484 861,673 

 Rape & Colza 84 NONE 5,343 0 314,343 6,112 0 349,846 

 Sunflower (oil) 97 NONE 2,135,432 358,277 456,126 2,461,357 268,956 1,158,249 

 Sunflower (other) 98 NONE 3,029,302 1,804,502 1,736,964 2,652,296 1,835,107 1,400,815 

 Barley 120 NONE 218,516 95,922 3,281,559 87,477 56,406 1,089,323 

 Corn, yellow field 47 NONE 0 0 991,718 0 0 1,511,903 

 Corn, other field 45 NONE 0 0 7,957,568 0 0 12,827,927 

 Corn, field 158 NONE 17,843,111 19,321,157 0 18,310,831 51,886,353 0 

 Oat 178 NONE 562,430 106,413 624,312 450,955 72,794 616,164 

 Sorghum, grain 198 KG 9,334,567 7,196,167 37,339,190 3,066,277 1,727,886 6,101,406 

 Wheat, durum 219 KG 2,886,049 98,440 5,047,587 747,889 7,858 860,300 

 Wheat, other 220 KG 95,781,817 132,937,061 46,661,966 19,748,677 22,976,928 6,015,148 

 Soybean 199 KG 77,201,331 38,636,070 6,843,462 25,507,402 13,567,829 3,006,873 

 SUBTOTAL Field Crops 209,999,174 203,138,448 111,724,502 73,932,096 95,795,601 35,799,627 

 Miscellaneous Kinds 

 Flower 56 NONE 146,152 158,464 0 12,596,338 13,638,787 0 

 Beet, sugar 131 NONE 22,525 4,096 46,095 55,932 13,143 136,149 

 Pansy 72 NONE 0 0 278 0 0 221,573 

 Petunia 80 NONE 0 0 15,117 0 0 2,983,339 

 Flower, other 57 NONE 0 0 114,998 0 0 9,418,613 

 Tree & shrub 211 KG 29,736 88,772 68,370 1,510,600 1,997,887 930,881 

 Tobacco 207 KG 171 101 405 175,773 117,678 116,892 

 Other seeds 182 NONE 1,488,902 931,307 237,145 5,177,734 3,522,189 2,205,486 

 SUBTOTAL Miscellaneous Kinds 1,687,486 1,182,740 482,408 19,516,377 19,289,684 16,012,933 

GRAND TOTAL 261,440,627 253,558,537 159,118,464 204,508,103 238,930,776 178,416,288 
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North America 

 Canada 31,089,472 29,370,883 29,294,448 20,354,500 23,027,350 24,363,080 

 Mexico 752,381 1,069,831 1,813,592 6,402,851 11,185,755 7,715,682 

 SUBTOTAL North America 31,841,853 30,440,714 31,108,040 26,757,351 34,213,105 32,078,762 

Caribbean 

 Antigua and Barbuda 0 20,000 0 0 31,985 0 

 Jamaica & Dep 15,638 18,964 28,238 18,645 29,453 19,250 

 Trinidad and Tobago 170 0 0 13,598 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL Caribbean 15,808 38,964 28,238 32,243 61,438 19,250 

Central America 

 Costa Rica 11,342 18,251 3,004 1,387,167 1,920,754 381,157 

 El Salvador 0 1,634 1,226 0 2,600 2,386 

 Guatemala 11,886 8,617 1,407 1,846,808 1,976,101 2,572,627 

 Honduras 13 0 0 3,571 0 0 

 Nicaragua 0 142,884 0 0 211,050 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central America 23,241 171,386 5,637 3,237,546 4,110,505 2,956,170 

South America 

 Argentina 92,824 568,686 1,235,766 163,474 1,243,292 2,359,675 

 Bolivia 6,794 0 10,500 12,753 0 21,000 

 Brazil 2,694 3,936 3,935 23,158 45,103 18,902 

 Chile 3,073,356 471,164 369,730 8,760,952 4,827,696 10,438,487 

 Colombia 0 1,922 0 0 1,716 0 

 Ecuador 18,144 0 0 11,009 0 0 

 Peru 576,096 42,108 227,996 858,621 181,883 343,306 

 Uruguay 240 18,000 0 2,434 72,260 0 

 Venezuela 0 2,518 0 0 2,850 0 

 SUBTOTAL South America 3,770,148 1,108,334 1,847,927 9,832,401 6,374,800 13,181,370 

European Union 

 Belgium 23,145 40,983 60,473 92,038 64,905 174,322 

 Denmark 213,274 84,443 235,242 1,900,165 1,841,064 2,878,337 

 Finland 1 0 0 1,335 0 0 
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 France 12,822 182,989 122,600 1,256,597 1,842,007 1,467,414 

 Germany 63,594 109,845 91,052 2,096,002 2,221,666 2,356,448 

 Greece 32 0 0 32,583 0 0 

 Ireland 39 0 0 175,200 0 0 

 Italy 130,871 253,816 269,714 1,237,877 1,214,920 938,580 

 Netherlands 250,174 362,503 369,094 8,359,193 8,419,534 7,972,039 

 Portugal 44 0 41,225 2,976 0 242,398 

 Spain 870 307,894 3,033 33,544 194,553 97,497 

 Sweden 898 30,174 10,407 58,545 43,203 19,315 

 United Kingdom 68,557 59,397 38,844 2,594,122 1,446,253 1,550,082 

 SUBTOTAL European Union 764,321 1,432,044 1,241,684 17,840,177 17,288,105 17,696,432 

Other Europe 

 Czech Republic 0 0 400 0 0 3,600 

 Hungary 217,480 13,757 417 316,433 8,698 5,315 

 Iceland 0 0 200 0 0 88,172 

 Poland 10,200 0 0 22,769 0 0 

 Russian Federation 46 69,812 0 1,297 124,722 0 

 Switzerland 5,468 595 401 87,490 57,156 15,246 

 Ukraine 612 1,354 1,392 5,842 11,071 10,148 

 SUBTOTAL Other Europe 233,806 85,518 2,810 433,831 201,647 122,481 

Middle East 

 Israel 45,621 27,885 129,219 1,913,667 2,406,519 3,864,654 

 Jordan 0 2,500 0 0 71,250 0 

 Lebanon 0 17,480 2,180 0 11,362 10,775 

 Saudi Arabia 32 580 0 1,995 4,927 0 

 Syria 0 27,179 0 0 220,654 0 

 Turkey 48,576 12,767 30,673 126,305 36,159 52,096 

 SUBTOTAL Middle East 94,229 88,391 162,072 2,041,967 2,750,871 3,927,525 

North Africa 

 Egypt 52,020 29,038 40,817 95,451 56,228 62,293 

 Morocco 0 0 29 0 0 13,461 

 Sudan 20,000 0 0 14,277 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL North Africa 72,020 29,038 40,846 109,728 56,228 75,754 

Central Africa 
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| | QUANTITY | QUANTITY | QUANTITY | VALUE | VALUE | VALUE |

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 Kenya 209 32,934 203 220,000 144,380 82,902 

 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 20,844 0 0 13,066 0 

 SUBTOTAL Central Africa 209 53,778 203 220,000 157,446 82,902 

Southern Africa 

 Madagascar 0 22,307 0 0 22,865 0 

 South Africa, Republic of 26,513 127,913 104,769 148,663 581,538 536,767 

 Zambia 687 324 480 39,441 25,210 44,708 

 Zimbabwe 1,502 1,922 1,262 234,029 78,613 127,151 

 SUBTOTAL Southern Africa 28,702 152,466 106,511 422,133 708,226 708,626 

South Asia 

 Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 5,751 

 Burma 341,825 565,897 20,000 221,825 328,015 11,000 

 India 966,179 1,237,756 2,763,464 2,285,793 2,681,610 3,786,977 

 Nepal 84,150 0 344,983 58,650 0 229,780 

 SUBTOTAL South Asia 1,392,154 1,803,653 3,128,448 2,566,268 3,009,625 4,033,508 

Southeast Asia 

 Indonesia 196 261 70 186,522 369,981 55,355 

 Philippines 0 0 94 0 0 30,298 

 Singapore 37,715 0 53 46,859 0 47,064 

 Thailand 313,372 164,957 199,064 1,530,592 1,274,192 1,181,577 

 Vietnam 3,957 20,087 3,305 336,285 510,708 498,294 

 SUBTOTAL Southeast Asia 355,240 185,305 202,586 2,100,258 2,154,881 1,812,588 

Other Asia 

 China, Peoples Republic of 1,531,317 1,695,496 1,668,043 5,255,131 6,671,184 8,339,021 

 Hong Kong 39,449 37,159 72,774 87,745 121,377 221,989 

 Japan 39,030 168,115 54,614 5,430,705 5,154,358 4,552,546 

 Korea, Republic of 2,384 4,332 16,945 161,377 278,211 179,416 

 Taiwan 21,751 13,508 33,842 445,740 643,951 1,269,799 

 SUBTOTAL Other Asia 1,633,931 1,918,610 1,846,218 11,380,698 12,869,081 14,562,771 

Oceania 
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| | QUANTITY | QUANTITY | QUANTITY | VALUE | VALUE | VALUE |

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 Australia 1,303,230 1,692,068 1,761,792 2,620,644 3,225,067 3,978,941 

 New Zealand (exc. Cook, Niue, & Tokel 1,400,713 1,229,791 2,296,971 2,272,047 2,606,592 2,833,832 

 Norfolk Island 89 0 0 5,646 0 0 

 SUBTOTAL Oceania 2,704,032 2,921,859 4,058,763 4,898,337 5,831,659 6,812,773 

GRAND TOTAL 42,929,694 40,430,060 43,779,983 81,872,938 89,787,617 98,070,912 
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World 

 Grasses 

 Fescue, tall 54 NONE 2,430,583 2,914,304 1,454,197 3,191,846 3,463,029 1,849,406 

 Ryegrass, annual 87 NONE 4,708,969 4,773,450 4,910,339 3,372,005 3,480,486 2,695,259 

 Ryegrass, perennial 88 NONE 2,253,217 1,918,801 2,305,702 2,877,349 2,501,037 2,834,407 

 Bentgrass 132 NONE 342,034 474,017 1,498,070 1,141,254 1,741,989 4,193,788 

 Bermudagrass, hulled 134 NONE 172,197 101,852 274,265 268,706 337,493 734,618 

 Bermudagrass, unhulled 135 NONE 334,789 507,728 350,925 593,973 1,412,817 896,973 

 Bluegrass, Kentucky 136 NONE 797,659 1,038,868 1,356,946 1,639,666 2,336,707 2,839,703 

 Fescue, meadow 163 NONE 0 0 6,429 0 0 6,903 

 Fescue, red 165 NONE 171,438 80,826 91,083 275,844 134,885 151,442 

 Fescue, other 164 NONE 961,843 712,224 873,233 1,586,087 998,645 1,452,275 

 Orchardgrass 181 KG 604,953 326,629 216,268 900,862 415,744 251,074 

 Sorghum X sudan crosses 197 KG 2,020,517 1,880,954 1,355,655 2,560,484 2,720,342 1,452,481 

 Sudangrass 202 KG 34,739 746,842 17,935 16,714 444,335 16,551 

 Timothy 206 KG 127,103 32,084 190,313 120,800 26,170 140,201 

 Wheatgrass 117 NONE 101,417 105,507 59,200 158,654 268,899 127,339 

 Grasses, other 170 NONE 456,299 787,934 419,016 813,866 1,321,135 878,177 

 SUBTOTAL Grasses 15,517,757 16,402,020 15,379,576 19,518,110 21,603,713 20,520,597 

 Other Forages 

 Alfalfa, certified 2 KG 2,547,817 2,301,476 2,129,929 8,653,982 8,093,089 6,378,029 

 Alfalfa, uncertified 3 KG 1,243,729 2,086,064 1,212,312 3,051,071 5,038,763 2,974,799 

 Clover, crimson 149 KG 972,080 121,136 19,279 1,188,200 257,226 43,875 

 Clover, other red 153 KG 0 0 85,692 0 0 197,168 

 Clover, red 154 KG 74,835 104,346 0 186,223 244,341 0 

 Clover, white & ladino 157 KG 119,120 129,115 30,072 267,480 490,899 105,718 

 Clover, other 152 KG 52,192 52,190 92,602 119,966 143,998 203,756 

 Trefoil, birdsfoot 213 KG 0 47,179 0 0 111,736 0 

 Forages, other 169 KG 2,649,432 3,737,078 5,431,460 3,751,818 5,129,893 5,847,350 

 SUBTOTAL Other Forages 7,659,205 8,578,584 9,001,346 17,218,740 19,509,945 15,750,695 

 Pulses 

 Bean, broad 122 KG 94,819 0 0 263,760 0 0 

 Bean, gram 124 KG 1,001,171 1,150,826 616,017 938,516 911,577 740,604 
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 Bean, navy 126 KG 3,218,739 1,068,410 1,309,320 2,111,227 616,101 780,768 

 Bean, other kidney 128 KG 1,966,355 804,596 365,064 1,466,867 757,607 388,907 

 Bean, small red 129 KG 252,695 769,501 242,038 243,360 614,825 100,563 

 Bean, other 127 KG 2,218,897 774,949 1,570,575 2,150,220 1,203,962 1,717,332 

 Chickpea 147 KG 1,488,492 418,761 823,202 1,045,717 327,948 485,833 

 Lentil 173 KG 1,229,466 2,048,285 1,204,566 567,417 930,959 415,119 

 Pea 185 KG 3,466,321 2,466,451 2,274,788 2,714,533 2,139,841 1,742,678 

 Pulses, other 188 KG 447,953 147,638 316,860 433,159 139,043 267,154 

 SUBTOTAL Pulses 15,384,908 9,649,417 8,722,430 11,934,776 7,641,863 6,638,958 

 Vegetables 

 Cauliflower 31 NONE 168,326 277,464 901,497 538,220 719,258 1,887,517 

 Parsley 73 NONE 5,216 14,589 8,463 27,761 66,857 77,417 

 Vegetables, other 111 NONE 2,111,718 1,762,302 1,849,959 14,004,320 10,985,707 16,367,390 

 Beet 130 NONE 156,836 163,592 210,442 914,392 925,741 1,163,258 

 Broccoli 138 NONE 176,931 402,598 682,375 1,062,312 2,039,672 4,453,772 

 Cabbage, green 27 NONE 0 0 11,016 0 0 56,658 

 Cabbage, other 28 NONE 0 0 233,516 0 0 1,172,095 

 Cabbage 142 NONE 121,721 172,871 0 626,852 1,445,791 0 

 Carrot 144 NONE 259,298 368,547 343,562 1,053,954 2,138,737 1,378,845 

 Celery 146 NONE 41,048 58,382 96,065 94,776 147,659 316,864 

 Corn, sweet 159 NONE 1,774,819 3,840,228 1,448,087 3,937,012 7,831,824 3,026,236 

 Cucumber 161 NONE 389,640 441,859 617,312 3,369,107 3,870,630 6,293,328 

 Kale 171 NONE 7,527 5,692 7,263 28,519 27,603 31,121 

 Lettuce 174 NONE 157,903 200,163 274,230 1,111,634 1,259,774 1,867,494 

 Mushroom spawn 177 NONE 1,762,101 1,699,224 1,523,105 3,816,566 3,559,097 3,334,664 

 Onion 180 NONE 558,489 689,691 845,063 6,059,762 8,100,119 8,407,688 

 Parsnip 184 KG 4,207 0 3,093 20,400 0 15,000 

 Pepper, sweet 79 NONE 0 0 182,718 0 0 905,054 

 Pepper, other 78 NONE 0 0 1,272,088 0 0 6,538,289 

 Pepper 187 KG 907,342 1,362,485 0 4,588,682 7,045,510 0 

 Pumpkin 189 KG 36,369 1,555 21,303 137,265 17,345 118,375 

 Radish 190 KG 352,075 121,013 238,657 1,326,245 617,049 1,054,410 

 Spinach 200 KG 84,154 197,187 237,087 392,915 681,575 1,101,211 

 Squash 201 KG 608,315 832,418 743,023 3,590,436 4,605,759 4,764,304 
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 Tomato 208 KG 596,469 671,564 693,740 9,341,280 10,607,373 10,932,546 

 Turnip 214 KG 3,865 0 1,163 18,294 0 14,861 

 Cantaloupe 143 NONE 444,412 475,244 371,516 2,651,271 2,870,163 2,167,494 

 Watermelon 218 KG 421,524 756,135 782,714 3,451,376 5,011,497 5,098,264 

 Melons, other 176 NONE 41,792 92,525 209,145 224,653 515,230 1,149,323 

 SUBTOTAL Vegetables 11,192,097 14,607,328 13,808,202 62,388,004 75,089,970 83,693,478 

 Field Crops 

 Cotton 48 NONE 1,001,276 2,584,439 469,707 892,823 3,395,484 861,673 

 Rape & Colza 84 NONE 5,343 0 314,343 6,112 0 349,846 

 Sunflower (oil) 97 NONE 2,135,432 358,277 456,126 2,461,357 268,956 1,158,249 

 Sunflower (other) 98 NONE 3,029,302 1,804,502 1,736,964 2,652,296 1,835,107 1,400,815 

 Barley 120 NONE 218,516 95,922 3,281,559 87,477 56,406 1,089,323 

 Corn, yellow field 47 NONE 0 0 991,718 0 0 1,511,903 

 Corn, other field 45 NONE 0 0 7,957,568 0 0 12,827,927 

 Corn, field 158 NONE 17,843,111 19,321,157 0 18,310,831 51,886,353 0 

 Oat 178 NONE 562,430 106,413 624,312 450,955 72,794 616,164 

 Sorghum, grain 198 KG 9,334,567 7,196,167 37,339,190 3,066,277 1,727,886 6,101,406 

 Wheat, durum 219 KG 2,886,049 98,440 5,047,587 747,889 7,858 860,300 

 Wheat, other 220 KG 95,781,817 132,937,061 46,661,966 19,748,677 22,976,928 6,015,148 

 Soybean 199 KG 77,201,331 38,636,070 6,843,462 25,507,402 13,567,829 3,006,873 

 SUBTOTAL Field Crops 209,999,174 203,138,448 111,724,502 73,932,096 95,795,601 35,799,627 

 Miscellaneous Kinds 

 Flower 56 NONE 146,152 158,464 0 12,596,338 13,638,787 0 

 Beet, sugar 131 NONE 22,525 4,096 46,095 55,932 13,143 136,149 

 Pansy 72 NONE 0 0 278 0 0 221,573 

 Petunia 80 NONE 0 0 15,117 0 0 2,983,339 

 Flower, other 57 NONE 0 0 114,998 0 0 9,418,613 

 Tree & shrub 211 KG 29,736 88,772 68,370 1,510,600 1,997,887 930,881 

 Tobacco 207 KG 171 101 405 175,773 117,678 116,892 

 Other seeds 182 NONE 1,488,902 931,307 237,145 5,177,734 3,522,189 2,205,486 

 SUBTOTAL Miscellaneous Kinds 1,687,486 1,182,740 482,408 19,516,377 19,289,684 16,012,933 

GRAND TOTAL 261,440,627 253,558,537 159,118,464 204,508,103 238,930,776 178,416,288 
June 1998

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-April 1998 totaled 780,588 metric tons valued at $803.3

million, a decrease of 24 percent in volume but nearly unchanged in value over the same period in

1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 223,302 tons (about 15 percent above a year ago); value reached

$367.9 million (20 percent above last year).

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General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-April 1998 totaled 780,588 metric tons valued at $803.3

million, a decrease of 24 percent in volume but nearly unchanged in value over the same period in

1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 223,302 tons (about 15 percent above a year ago); value reached

$367.9 million (20 percent above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural Attache reports recently received in FAS/Washington.

Copies of the complete reports may be found on the FAS homepage at www.fas.usda.gov.

Bulgaria (Report number BU8021): Bulgaria's total seed imports in 1998 are expected to reach nearly

3,000 metric tons. This is higher than the import quota of 2,132 tons, and is more than double the volume

of imports in 1997, which totaled 1,282 tons. Much of the expected increase in seed imports this year is

due to an improvement in the Bulgarian economy, increased farmer incomes, and higher domestic seed

prices, which have made the higher-quality imported seeds more desirable. Factors which are likely to

influence Bulgaria's seeds imports in the near term are the privatization of the vegetable processing

industry, and a growing demand for vegetable seeds suitable for the production of vegetables for freezing.

Currently, the leading planting seeds imported by Bulgaria are potato, corn, and feed grasses. Much of

Bulgaria's seeds are imported from the European Union and the United States.

Chile (Report number CI8017): Chile's southern hemisphere growing season continues to attract

multinational seed breeders to contract with domestic growers. Sixty percent of total production is

exported, making Chile both a competitor and a consumer of U.S. seed. For example, in seed corn, Chile

was a net exporter in MY 96/97, importing $7.8 million from the United States; exporting $41 million to

the United States; and exporting another $12 million to other countries. Seed corn leads all other categories

in acreage, in exports, and in imports. Chile is an open economy with export-oriented policies. Its well

developed program of multiplication of foreign cultivars for re-export is know worldwide. The Ministry of

Agriculture regulates and approves transgenics for the seed industry and has approved the feeding of

transgenic varieties to livestock. Phytosanitary certificates are required on some seeds imported into Chile,

with some requiring fumigants and fungicide treatments. Chile follows Foreign Agriculture Organization,

European Union, and International Seed Trade Association regulations.

Turkey (Report number TU8018): Turkey imported $22 million and exported $7 million in seeds in

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CY1997. Local production is not expected to meet demand in the next three to five years, making Turkey a

significant importer of seeds for planting. Corn and cotton seed are among those most needed. About 90

percent of Turkey's seed corn is imported from the United States. Major U.S. seed companies are

established in Turkey to produce parent seeds mostly for domestic consumption. The Government of

Turkey subsidizes seeds to support input costs to farmers. Agricultural infrastructure investment and

agricultural bank subsidies are also helping to expand acreage and production in grains, cotton, and fodder.

Crops receiving the most support are sunflower, soy, cotton, potatoes and alfalfa.

Import licenses are required from the Ministry of Agriculture. However, before seeds may be imported,

they must be grown locally with Ministry approval on trial plots. U.S.-owned and joint venture seed

companies are experiencing delays in obtaining import licenses for bio-genetically altered cotton and

potato seed samples. The Ministry is currently studying whether it will continue to allow bio-genetically

altered seeds into Turkey for testing. There are no direct subsidies on seed exports from Turkey.

Philippines (Report number RP8019): The Philippine domestic seed industry is mainly being inhibited

by two factors: the inability to patent inventions and the use of "home-saved" seeds. New plant varieties

are still not considered as patentable inventions, despite the new Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) code

enacted in 1997. The absence of such a law will continue to be a disincentive to both private and

government scientists to breed and release more varieties. The use of "home-saved" seeds--seeds from an

earlier crop--contribute to low farm yield. According to an official of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI),

only about 30 percent of the total area planted to rice uses certified seeds, while the remainder is planted

with the home-saved seeds. For corn, private seed producers estimate that only about 20 percent of the

total area planted uses hybrid seeds. There are no clear estimates for the use of home-saved seeds for

vegetable production, because it varies widely.

The use of home-saved seeds in vegetable production is expected to decline in the short-term, as El Niño

has affected output. Seed production by local seed companies will also be down due to the harsh growing

conditions. The expected decline in usage of both home-saved and certified seeds represents positive

prospects for seed imports, primarily vegetable seeds.

Small farmers receive credit assistance for seeds, fertilizers, and other inputs. Also, Republic Act number

8435, which was signed into law December 1997, calls for a massive rural infrastructure development

program.

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July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-April 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 580,728 1,023,652 780,588 -23.7% 631,997 800,986 803,333 0.3%

BY KIND

Grasses 40,005 49,239 55,762 13.2% 49,588 62,694 74,952 19.6%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 4,535 6,433 13,112 103.8% 5,689 7,612 16,469 116.4%

Tall Fescue 4,601 8,938 6,941 -22.3% 5,811 9,311 8,830 -5.2%

Annual Ryegrass 9,872 10,337 11,668 12.9% 7,875 7,953 8,437 6.1%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,981 3,060 3,967 29.6% 5,078 6,385 8,218 28.7%

Perennial Ryegrass 5,349 6,076 5,165 -15.0% 6,871 7,873 7,000 -11.1%

Bentgrass 1,169 1,539 1,651 7.3% 3,618 5,076 6,026 18.7%

Sudangrass 5,628 3,204 4,311 34.6% 2,972 2,689 3,683 37.0%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 1,072 1,068 1,188 11.2% 2,055 2,217 3,024 36.4%

Orchardgrass 1,583 2,018 1,413 -30.0% 3,013 3,092 1,940 -37.3%

Hulled Bermudagrass 295 411 352 -14.4% 903 851 1,086 27.6%

Other Forages 21,733 28,406 29,610 4.2% 56,602 76,791 79,555 3.6%

Certified Alfalfa 8,995 13,244 11,995 15,091 30,724 45,421 42,889 -5.6%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,382 3,715 4,631 2,764 6,321 9,631 12,840 33.3%

Red Clover 932 1,105 1,143 2,764 2,167 2,676 2,527 -5.6%

White & Ladino Clover 434 410 422 2,764 1,284 1,256 1,406 11.9%

Pulses 42,755 49,983 47,581 -4.8% 36,116 44,882 42,626 -5.0%

Pea 20,494 18,123 19,584 8.1% 15,267 13,481 14,880 10.4%

Other Kidney Bean 2,865 6,036 4,376 -27.5% 2,833 6,680 5,852 -12.4%

Gram Bean 3,864 3,565 3,757 5.4% 4,167 4,692 3,743 -20.2%

Navy Bean 2,766 4,855 3,445 -29.0% 2,130 3,426 2,447 -28.6%

Lentil 3,430 3,581 3,223 -10.0% 1,527 1,854 1,408 -24.1%

Small Red Bean 687 1,432 1,714 19.7% 778 1,374 1,291 -6.0%

Vegetables 33,148 40,325 41,267 2.3% 172,664 195,861 207,521 6.0%

Sweet Corn 7,867 17,303 14,301 -17.3% 21,571 59,725 38,970 -34.8%

Tomato 1,060 1,212 1,643 35.6% 18,981 19,059 26,236 37.7%

Onion 1,478 917 1,273 38.8% 14,928 11,938 15,033 25.9%

Cucumber 987 865 1,110 28.3% 9,155 7,959 11,719 47.2%

Pepper 1,513 1,706 2,017 18.2% 8,518 9,101 11,104 22.0%

Watermelon 1,200 1,022 1,521 48.8% 8,704 8,025 10,680 33.1%

Squash 1,137 1,207 1,624 34.5% 7,276 8,009 10,322 28.9%

Mushroom Spawn 5,197 4,552 4,195 -7.8% 11,974 9,500 9,000 -5.3%

Carrot 1,653 1,311 1,237 -5.6% 7,451 5,242 5,786 10.4%

Broccoli 494 499 1,104 121.2% 2,656 3,077 5,673 84.4%

Cantaloupe 1,079 900 904 0.4% 5,426 5,259 5,491 4.4%

Beet 386 366 508 38.8% 2,901 2,839 3,731 31.4%

Lettuce 576 517 745 44.1% 3,093 2,591 3,686 42.3%

Field Crops 438,410 851,856 603,014 -29.2% 274,132 369,166 344,663 -6.6%

Field Corn 77,852 76,099 94,511 24.2% 136,661 137,162 181,882 32.6%

Soybean 151,119 330,715 154,162 -53.4% 53,423 115,913 61,922 -46.6%

Non-durum Wheat 89,475 367,976 225,180 -38.8% 14,606 66,818 36,719 -45.0%

Oil Sunflower 17,653 4,237 55,875 1218.7% 8,036 4,928 21,143 329.0%

Cotton 17,227 13,713 16,068 17.2% 24,330 15,219 18,469 21.4%

Other Sunflower 12,650 9,016 8,125 -9.9% 14,586 11,593 11,484 -0.9%

Grain Sorghum 45,698 41,725 45,937 10.1% 12,891 14,469 11,155 -22.9%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,678 3,842 3,352 -12.8% 42,895 51,591 54,017 4.7%

Flower 233 346 397 14.7% 26,069 32,651 37,432 14.6%

Tree and Shrub 165 104 157 51.0% 3,040 3,153 3,196 1.4%

BY REGION

European Union 130,502 131,077 171,546 30.9% 212,736 246,341 251,958 2.3%

North America 258,823 477,881 248,548 -48.0% 200,874 268,597 227,925 -15.1%

South America 24,805 35,006 57,561 64.4% 54,720 79,531 117,236 47.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 188,863 345,776 178,073 -48.5% 118,093 175,155 132,224 -24.5%

Canada 69,960 132,105 70,474 -46.7% 82,781 93,442 95,700 2.4%

Argentina 12,467 22,278 41,782 87.5% 29,510 51,505 87,378 69.6%

Italy 39,233 46,513 55,208 18.7% 77,266 93,078 80,388 -13.6%

Japan 48,111 262,321 82,940 -68.4% 54,430 97,631 60,473 -38.1%

Netherlands 27,999 15,336 32,084 109.2% 32,588 33,965 46,486 36.9%

France 13,344 16,302 17,592 7.9% 27,024 28,831 31,659 9.8%

Spain 21,403 12,911 29,343 127.3% 20,590 19,528 26,562 36.0%

Egypt 1,138 29,309 126,693 332.3% 4,308 7,884 24,513 210.9%

Greece 12,183 11,327 9,858 -13.0% 23,224 27,099 20,447 -24.5%

United Kingdom 5,363 13,998 6,513 -53.5% 10,831 17,745 15,037 -15.3%

Saudi Arabia 2,828 5,948 6,189 4.1% 8,513 14,647 13,979 -4.6%

Turkey 1,811 3,854 18,298 374.8% 4,945 7,573 11,627 53.5%

Australia 4,873 4,510 6,231 38.2% 8,464 9,862 10,942 11.0%

Germany 5,801 6,274 3,384 -46.1% 9,345 11,270 9,338 -17.1%

China 53,818 2,116 3,391 60.3% 9,775 4,776 7,829 63.9%

Brazil 1,033 3,648 1,817 -50.2% 6,158 7,392 7,190 -2.7%

South Africa 788 2,443 2,745 12.4% 2,996 5,939 6,597 11.1%

Austria 1,078 1,363 3,614 165.2% 3,260 2,727 6,402 134.8%

Portugal 1,212 1,953 1,644 -15.8% 4,004 5,848 6,401 9.5%

Chile 1,904 2,803 2,508 -10.5% 5,180 6,972 6,128 -12.1%

South Korea 6,269 5,130 3,675 -28.4% 9,360 7,961 5,807 -27.1%

Syria 424 925 1,045 13.0% 2,837 1,669 4,498 169.5%

Morocco 505 470 21,247 4420.6% 976 1,030 4,339 321.3%

Colombia 5,870 1,615 5,854 262.5% 4,502 4,008 4,214 5.1%

Belgium 508 2,381 8,600 261.2% 583 2,353 4,143 76.1%

Hungary 817 1,353 1,094 -19.1% 1,212 1,548 4,081 163.6%

Hong Kong 875 1,160 1,176 1.4% 2,159 2,261 3,084 36.4%

Venezuela 683 485 1,016 109.5% 3,198 2,490 3,031 21.7%

Nigeria 0 0 14,645 ERR 0 0 2,897 ERR

Guatemala 435 520 700 34.6% 2,384 1,786 2,892 61.9%

United Arab Emirates 487 234 277 18.4% 5,087 2,400 2,778 15.8%

Peru 1,133 2,275 1,412 -37.9% 2,163 2,943 2,762 -6.2%

Taiwan 858 893 1,357 52.0% 1,980 2,272 2,759 21.4%

Honduras 280 331 351 6.0% 1,039 1,038 2,678 158.0%

Israel 1,553 563 707 25.6% 3,129 2,207 2,598 17.7%

Ecuador 642 611 919 50.4% 1,518 2,051 2,521 22.9%

Denmark 532 873 1,159 32.8% 1,511 1,983 2,503 26.2%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

June 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-April 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 168,892 193,444 223,302 15.4% 240,492 305,782 367,909 20.3%

BY KIND

Grasses 21,580 33,553 31,616 -5.8% 23,408 41,009 42,382 3.3%

Red Fescue 13,358 18,576 18,428 -0.8% 12,102 20,221 19,556 -3.3%

Wheatgrass 658 1,267 2,048 61.6% 1,117 2,349 7,561 221.9%

Perennial Ryegrass 564 7,240 3,439 -52.5% 1,578 10,121 4,401 -56.5%

Timothy 2,917 2,415 3,820 58.2% 2,037 1,479 2,340 58.2%

Bromegrass 1,185 1,006 838 -16.7% 1,853 1,535 2,050 33.6%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 281 320 521 62.8% 152 130 844 549.2%

Tall Fescue 304 493 550 11.6% 397 709 680 -4.1%

Annual Ryegrass 147 284 395 39.1% 136 397 507 27.7%

Wild Rye 0 14 152 NA 0 70 395 NA 

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,081 596 162 -72.8% 1,775 1,088 230 -78.9%

Hulled Bermudagrass 63 81 65 -19.8% 28 174 157 -9.8%

Other Forages 11,767 7,681 14,264 85.7% 19,635 15,323 27,732 81.0%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,256 2,622 4,373 66.8% 6,928 6,341 11,367 79.3%

Red Clover 3,268 1,085 1,785 64.5% 4,325 1,820 3,454 89.8%

Certified Alfalfa 796 970 1,358 40.0% 1,727 2,283 3,207 40.5%

White & Ladino Clover 566 526 698 32.7% 1,632 1,366 1,748 28.0%

Sweet Clover 2,031 733 996 35.9% 1,487 684 1,329 94.3%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 326 88 219 148.9% 1,176 360 1,097 204.7%

Pulses 47,764 48,171 48,928 1.6% 20,070 23,417 22,319 -4.7%

Pea 15,242 22,227 21,473 -3.4% 4,454 7,195 6,840 -4.9%

Gram Bean 9,384 10,090 6,984 -30.8% 5,459 7,029 5,811 -17.3%

Lentil 2,564 3,567 5,800 62.6% 1,266 1,579 2,052 30.0%

Vegetables 5,278 10,718 11,656 8.8% 60,419 79,757 97,643 22.4%

Tomato 213 214 331 54.7% 18,811 19,477 25,243 29.6%

Pepper 78 95 208 118.9% 7,600 12,637 14,284 13.0%

Pumpkin 1,572 2,816 2,775 -1.5% 3,650 6,094 6,986 14.6%

Watermelon 196 320 95 -70.3% 5,216 6,485 6,436 -0.8%

Onion 119 327 237 -27.5% 4,462 4,735 5,581 17.9%

Cantaloupe 35 68 115 69.1% 2,553 4,189 5,559 32.7%

Sweet Corn 35 332 2,597 682.2% 141 475 4,284 801.9%

Cucumber 25 32 38 18.8% 1,460 2,020 3,151 56.0%

Other Melons 144 139 171 23.0% 2,014 2,337 2,872 22.9%

Cauliflower 15 12 30 150.0% 1,154 1,136 2,841 150.1%

Squash 80 67 166 147.8% 1,653 1,808 2,449 35.5%

Carrot 44 35 91 160.0% 986 818 2,181 166.6%

Broccoli 13 21 59 181.0% 1,303 1,126 2,054 82.4%

Field Crops 81,511 92,052 114,248 24.1% 72,045 92,957 124,978 34.4%

Field Corn 41,350 51,848 67,952 31.1% 54,111 74,760 104,102 39.2%

Rape and Colza 5,381 873 2,490 185.2% 3,803 3,348 6,840 104.3%

Soybean 5,495 11,561 10,448 -9.6% 3,132 6,499 5,611 -13.7%

Non-durum Wheat 14,034 12,120 11,100 -8.4% 2,989 2,829 2,127 -24.8%

Barley 7,155 7,486 9,161 22.4% 1,413 1,384 1,564 13.0%

Cotton 762 183 1,481 709.3% 218 241 1,230 410.4%

Confection Sunflower 2,304 800 1,157 44.6% 4,927 2,115 1,224 -42.1%

Durum Wheat 3,244 4,427 4,321 -2.4% 800 841 1,057 25.7%

Miscellaneous Kinds 993 1,269 2,590 104.1% 44,915 53,319 52,856 -0.9%

Flower 420 573 745 30.0% 40,867 46,693 43,679 -6.5%

Tree and Shrub 191 206 142 -31.1% 1,551 3,204 4,366 36.3%

Sugar Beet 22 107 1,418 1225.2% 306 286 1,210 323.1%

BY REGION

South America 33,296 50,163 72,409 44.35% 56,239 78,937 116,516 47.6%

North America 118,515 117,078 122,868 4.95% 81,601 94,675 110,372 16.6%

European Union 4,583 4,920 6,018 22.3% 38,378 49,313 49,068 -0.5%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 111,462 114,958 120,819 5.1% 71,321 83,057 93,154 12.2%

Chile 22,064 31,435 40,466 28.7% 39,293 57,966 71,681 23.7%

Argentina 9,796 16,665 29,796 78.8% 14,541 17,461 40,979 134.7%

China 5,900 6,441 6,606 2.6% 17,728 21,722 27,925 28.6%

Netherlands 1,564 1,447 1,366 -5.6% 20,996 23,064 21,756 -5.7%

Mexico 7,053 2,121 2,049 -3.4% 10,280 11,618 17,219 48.2%

Japan 54 157 357 127.4% 12,982 12,253 12,108 -1.2%

France 1,305 1,108 1,445 30.4% 5,064 7,896 9,775 23.8%

India 1,642 2,476 3,771 52.3% 5,358 6,300 7,976 26.6%

Germany 209 268 324 20.9% 4,581 6,417 6,937 8.1%

Australia 1,001 2,805 4,078 45.4% 2,968 5,519 6,670 20.9%

New Zealand 1,851 6,582 4,373 -33.6% 3,687 10,042 6,535 -34.9%

Israel 74 154 90 -41.6% 4,164 4,474 6,010 34.3%

Guatemala 15 14 41 192.9% 5,876 4,525 5,444 20.3%

Taiwan 106 92 81 -12.0% 2,110 4,604 5,010 8.8%

Italy 419 468 1,336 185.5% 2,039 2,596 4,036 55.5%

Costa Rica 121 62 160 158.1% 507 2,408 3,713 54.2%

Denmark 740 1,292 555 -57.0% 3,323 5,283 3,514 -33.5%

Thailand 463 576 516 -10.4% 3,255 4,090 3,187 -22.1%

Brazil 532 1,167 1,996 71.0% 1,049 2,100 2,944 40.2%

United Kingdom 204 249 520 108.8% 2,024 3,550 2,457 -30.8%

South Africa 71 225 352 56.4% 554 604 1,947 222.4%

South Korea 10 14 27 92.9% 550 713 751 5.3%

Hungary 360 563 109 -80.6% 684 1,118 692 -38.1%

Indonesia 1 --- --- NA 230 481 594 23.5% ---

Vietnam 1 4 20 400.0% 25 336 560 66.7%

Peru 655 814 64 -92.1% 786 1,335 553 -58.6%

Burma 8 342 608 77.8% 11 222 347 56.3%

Uruguay 10 --- 78 NA 37 2 329 16350.0% ---

Belgium 117 34 123 261.8% 108 105 313 198.1%

Hong Kong 132 194 108 -44.3% 484 486 310 -36.2% ---

Turkey 324 123 81 -34.1% 565 429 234 -45.5% ---

Nicaragua 0 0 184 NA 0 0 225 NA 

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA 

Spain 3 45 313 595.6% 75 87 213 144.8%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

June 1998

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November 1998

Attache Reports

The following are highlights from recent U.S. agricultural attache reports that are available on the FAS

homepage at: http:www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/AttacheRep/attache_frm.idc.

Korea (Report number KS8107): During Marketing Year (MY) 1998/99, planting seed imports are

projected to reach 10,000 metric tons, up from about 8,300 metric tons during MY 1997/98. This projected

increase is due to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery’s (MAF) interest in increasing forage and grass

production. During the height of the economic crisis, the Korean livestock industry experienced sudden

production cost increases due to the devaluation of the Korean Won and the industry’s dependence on

imported feeds.

The MAF expects that additional farmland will be planted with forage and grass seed in an attempt to limit

the livestock industry’s dependence on imported feeds. However, Korea will still be reliant on foreign

suppliers for seed because Korea produces almost no grass seed and very little forage seed.

Korea’s imports of U.S. seed represents about 54 percent of the total import seed market. During MY

1997/98 U.S. seed imports amounted to about 4,500 metric tons, down 3 percent from the previous

marketing year. During MY 1998/99 U.S. seed exports to Korea are expected to reach 6,000 metric tons,

largely due to the increased demand for forage and grass seed.

Korea implemented the Seed Industry Act in January 1998 which brought Korean regulations in line with

the World Trade Organization’s Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the

Office of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) commitments. The Act also removed the

Korean Seed Association control over the production of many vegetable seeds. Now domestic production

of over 14 major seeds is fully liberalized.

Despite the economic crisis, investment interest in the Korean seed industry remains strong. In June 1998,

Seminis, a U.S. subsidiary of the Mexican group ELM, purchased Heung-Nong Seed and Jungang Seed.

Seminis now has 44.4 percent of the vegetable seed market, research and development facilities, and

intellectual property rights of the acquired firms.

Companies from Japan, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Denmark, and China are all

competing for the Korean seed market. Japan is a major competitor in the vegetable\flower seed market

and has been successful at entering the market through joint ventures and acquiring Korean seed

companies. However, other foreign seed companies prefer to enter the market by establishing personal

relationships with government officials, importers, researchers and end-users mainly by providing training

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The Netherlands (Report number NL8056):

The Dutch are major producers and exporters of a wide variety of planting seeds. They are particularly

strong in the production of grass, pulse, sugar beet, and horticultural seed. The Netherlands is also the third

largest supplier of seed in the world behind France and the United States.

Grass is the most important seed crop in the Netherlands. Over 75 percent of the grass seed produced in

the Netherlands is exported. Acreage planted to grass seed in the Netherlands jumped 20 percent, from

20,000 hectares in 1997 to 32,000 hectares in1998 in order to rebuild stocks. The Dutch production of

grass seed is likely to continue increasing due to improved crop rotation schemes within the Netherlands

and the anticipated expansion of the livestock industry in Eastern Europe.

Area planted to vegetable seed has been trending downward in the Netherlands since 1995 due to a shift in

seed production to other European Union countries, the United States, and Asia. Subsidiaries of Dutch

seed companies were established in these regions to take advantage of ecological conditions that are more

favorable to particular seed types.

Despite the Netherlands and the European Union’s reluctance to fully accept biotechnology, the Dutch

seed industry (which has traditionally concentrated on the development and distribution of high quality

seeds) is beginning to focus on modern biotechnology. There are many companies in the Netherlands

researching and developing transgenic seed products. Some research is concentrating on understanding

better the process of ripening and discoloration of fruits and vegetables in hopes of improving product

quality.

NOTE: Subscriptions for U.S. Planting Seed Trade will no longer be made available. As subscribers

were informed in a November 1998 letter from the National Technical Information Service, the

November 1998 report will be the last hard copy issue published by FAS. However, the report will

continue to be made available to the public on the FAS homepage at:

http://www.fas.usda.gov/currwmt.html.

For more information on U.S. Planting Seed Trade you may contact Mark Rasmussen at (202) 720-9497

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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
U.S. Imports 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 33,706 30,332 28,227 -6.9% $61,997 $65,509 $65,993 0.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 8,852 9,331 7,023 -24.7% $9,547 $11,369 $8,093 -28.8%

Wheatgrass 530 674 585 -13.2% $867 $2,128 $1,748 -17.9%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,085 465 1,888 306.0% $1,329 $589 $1,737 194.9%

Red Fescue 4,951 5,716 1,118 -80.4% $5,380 $5,787 $1,209 -79.1%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 294 384 1,155 200.8% $98 $669 $670 0.1%

Timothy 1,087 1,309 902 -31.1% $469 $618 $497 -19.6%

Other Forages 1,564 2,983 3,188 6.9% $2,756 $5,056 $5,124 1.3%

Uncertified Alfalfa 464 622 640 2.9% $1,103 $1,609 $1,900 18.1%

White & Ladino Clover 259 323 371 14.9% $570 $844 $595 -29.5%

Pulses 14,501 12,067 11,501 -4.7% $7,354 $5,619 $5,063 -9.9%

Other Bean 3,131 2,923 3,553 21.6% $1,653 $1,180 $1,465 24.2%

Pea 5,726 4,747 3,285 -30.8% $1,861 $1,577 $1,122 -28.9%

Gram Bean 2,886 1,991 1,167 -41.4% $2,106 $1,625 $862 -47.0%

Small Red Bean 385 203 456 124.6% $217 $154 $336 118.2%

Lentil 601 1,263 913 -27.7% $272 $444 $301 -32.2%

Navy Bean 785 244 800 227.9% $382 $105 $278 164.8%

Vegetables 1,798 2,462 2,483 0.9% $19,477 $26,211 $28,478 8.6%

Tomato 41 64 105 64.1% $3,718 $4,732 $6,767 43.0%

Pepper 26 139 47 -66.2% $2,472 $3,653 $5,152 41.0%

Watermelon 57 29 25 -13.8% $1,976 $2,134 $2,124 -0.5%

Cucumber 14 24 57 137.5% $1,286 $1,980 $1,984 0.2%

Pumpkin 505 881 651 -26.1% $1,192 $2,236 $1,755 -21.5%

Squash 13 102 71 -30.4% $450 $1,079 $1,492 38.3%

Cantaloupe 21 53 49 -7.5% $1,698 $2,054 $1,476 -28.1%

Other Melons 34 61 25 -59.0% $371 $1,258 $1,334 6.0%

Carrot 22 53 82 54.7% $194 $711 $1,135 59.6%

Onion 27 50 54 8.0% $1,038 $866 $971 12.1%

Cauliflower 9 26 10 -61.5% $623 $1,558 $800 -48.7%

Broccoli 8 8 9 12.5% $289 $891 $678 -23.9%

Field Crops 6,761 2,794 3,823 36.8% $4,985 $1,224 $2,868 134.3%

Field Corn 2,896 714 1,113 55.9% $3,905 $703 $2,074 195.0%

Non-durum Wheat 2,944 1,066 1,571 47.4% $689 $210 $300 42.9%

Cotton 0 0 41 NA $0 $0 $242 NA

Oat 221 520 709 36.3% $54 $107 $115 7.5%

Soybean 80 144 348 141.7% $85 $63 $94 49.2%

Miscellaneous Kinds 230 695 210 -69.8% $17,878 $16,030 $16,368 2.1%

Flower 95 94 99 5.3% $15,806 $13,784 $14,496 5.2%

Tree and Shrub 45 34 48 41.2% $946 $891 $129 -85.5%

Sugar Beet 5 505 30 -94.1% $142 $347 $45 -87.0%

BY REGION

North America 24,615 22,530 18,775 -16.67% $19,598 $24,416 $17,747 -27.3%

European Union 496 1,011 873 -13.65% $13,176 $11,952 $12,653 5.9%

South America 3,658 939 1,647 75.4% $9,331 $5,478 $10,540 92.4%

Other Asia\1 1,340 1,496 1,290 -13.8% $7,767 $9,030 $8,591 -4.9%

Oceania 2,016 2,185 3,387 55.0% $3,876 $4,734 $5,771 21.9%

Middle East 76 84 57 -32.1% $1,341 $2,207 $3,412 54.6%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 24,016 21,654 17,309 -20.1% $14,898 $15,343 $11,634 -24.2%

Chile 3,061 464 292 -37.1% $8,435 $4,374 $8,067 84.4%

Netherlands 175 244 246 0.8% $6,286 $6,102 $6,262 2.6%

Mexico 599 876 1,467 67.5% $4,701 $9,073 $6,113 -32.6%

China 1,250 1,296 1,177 -9.2% $2,880 $4,531 $4,252 -6.2%

Israel 44 24 29 20.8% $1,286 $1,863 $3,369 80.8%

Australia 918 1,227 1,482 20.8% $2,071 $2,588 $3,358 29.8%

Japan 30 166 16 -90.4% $4,387 $3,731 $3,327 -10.8%

India 715 976 1,776 82.0% $1,725 $2,005 $2,709 35.1%

New Zealand 1,098 958 1,905 98.9% $1,800 $2,146 $2,413 12.4%

Argentina 50 408 1,185 190.4% $70 $808 $2,270 180.9%

Denmark 114 5 212 4140.0% $1,326 $996 $2,025 103.3%

Guatemala 12 8 1 -87.5% $1,449 $1,436 $1,829 27.4%

Germany 53 74 48 -35.1% $1,495 $1,398 $1,377 -1.5%

Thailand 247 102 154 -37.0% $1,320 $1,127 $1,147 1.8%

France 10 137 64 -53.3% $1,007 $1,425 $1,060 -25.6%

United Kingdom 31 52 12 -76.9% $2,049 $1,017 $835 -17.9%

Italy 108 121 189 56.2% $826 $712 $705 -1.0%

Taiwan 22 11 24 118.2% $281 $456 $662 45.2%

Vietnam 4 19 3 -84.2% $336 $488 $477 -2.3%

\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
May 1998

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-March 1998 totaled 692,355 metric tons valued at $742.7

million, a decrease of 23 percent in volume but an increase of 1 percent in value over the same period in

1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 142,687 tons (about 4 percent above a year ago) valued at $262.5

million (10 percent above last year).

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Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FFVS 5-98

May 1998

July 1997-March 1998 Highlights

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-March

1998 totaled 692,355 metric tons valued at $742.7

million, a decrease of 23 percent in volume but an

increase of 1 percent in value over the same period

in 1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 142,687

tons (about 4 percent above a year ago) valued at

$262.5 million (10 percent above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural

Attache reports recently received in

FAS/Washington. Copies of the complete reports

may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds,

Tobacco, and Seeds Division at the address, the

telephone or Fax number listed on the back cover, or

the FAS homepage at www.fas.usda.gov.

Denmark (Report number NZ8004): Denmark

produces about 40 percent of European Union (EU)

grass seed and exports about 90 percent of its

production -- 91 percent of it to Germany and other

EU member countries. Targeted exports to non-EU

countries are limited. Although new outlets are

emerging in Turkey and Poland, exports increased

substantially to the United States and Canada which

now represent the largest third-country markets.

Danish grass seed output in 1997 suffered from

unfavorable weather conditions, and only increased

by 1.5 percent compared to the relatively low 1996

production, and in contrast to an increase in 3.8

percent in acreage.

As a result of record-high prices, growers are

forecast to increase 1998 acreage by almost 10,000

hectares or by 16 percent.

The EU's Common Agricultural Program (CAP)

reform legislation has had the effect of making grass

seed production relatively more attractive vis-a-vis

other domestic cropping alternatives in Denmark. 

Relatively higher Danish grass seed yields and a

reference period for EU CAP reform supports

favorable to Danish grass seed producers also made

Danish grass seed production more competitive

against other EU producers.

Brazil (Report number BR8609): The most

important developments affecting the current

situation and outlook for Brazilian planting seed

imports are: 1) changes in Brazil's Seed Law; 2) 

the gradual implementation of the Cultivar Law

(intellectual property legislation); 3) a growing

emphasis on improving yields in most crop sectors;

and, 4) in the case of vegetable and other

horticultural seeds, demand for high quality seeds

but a lack of production of such seeds in Brazil.

Forage seed opportunities are being influenced by

the livestock sector where there is a growing

emphasis on increasing weight gain while

simultaneously lowering the slaughter age of steers.

Brazil continues to periodically implement new

phytosanitary requirements on a variety of crops as

part of harmonization of requirements and

standards within MERCOSUL. These new

certification requirements often impact the market

for seeds of these crops. The long-term prospects

for products developed through biotechnology

remain positive, though the development of a

regulatory framework will inhibit access to such

products in the short-term.

The largest current problem associated with U.S.

seed exports to Brazil is the issue of third country

seed re-exported from the United States following

further processing, testing, certifying, and other

treatment. For re-exported seed from third 
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countries, Brazilian plant health regulations require

that the documentation include the original

phytosanitary certificates from the original country

of origin as well as the re-export certificate from the

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

(APHIS). The re-export certificate alone is not

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Local industry contacts are also concerned that the

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different countries for off-season production, and 

feel that the Brazilian requirements do not account

for the level of quality control exerted by the

companies themselves.

On April 25, 1997, the Plant Variety Bill became

Law No. 9456 and was published in the "Diario

Oficial, on April 28, 1997, basically as described in

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U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-March 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 522,162 903,577 692,355 -23.4% 579,669 736,851 742,748 0.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 35,724 44,263 50,689 14.5% 44,260 56,194 67,080 19.4%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 4,015 5,957 12,117 103.4% 4,937 7,177 15,302 113.2%

Tall Fescue 4,292 8,464 6,374 -24.7% 5,367 8,891 8,080 -9.1%

Annual Ryegrass 9,221 9,391 11,117 18.4% 7,255 7,340 8,022 9.3%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,704 2,523 3,375 33.8% 4,383 5,193 6,993 34.7%

Perennial Ryegrass 4,660 5,154 4,388 -14.9% 6,054 6,670 6,044 -9.4%

Bentgrass 1,053 1,375 1,302 -5.3% 3,094 4,412 4,873 10.4%

Sudangrass 4,565 2,782 4,252 52.8% 2,707 2,362 3,625 53.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 1,012 968 1,138 17.6% 1,878 1,970 2,888 46.6%

Orchardgrass 1,443 1,870 1,154 -38.3% 2,738 2,854 1,582 -44.6%

Other Forages 20,548 27,085 27,940 3.2% 53,454 73,090 75,833 3.8%

Certified Alfalfa 8,844 13,039 11,675 15,091 30,304 44,693 41,764 -6.6%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,297 3,665 4,592 2,764 6,157 9,510 12,722 33.8%

Red Clover 871 1,084 1,049 2,764 1,996 2,614 2,337 -10.6%

White & Ladino Clover 341 374 413 2,764 1,076 1,177 1,373 16.7%

Pulses 36,947 44,721 40,620 -9.2% 30,539 39,905 37,200 -6.8%

Pea 17,561 15,301 16,927 10.6% 13,203 11,364 13,022 14.6%

Other Kidney Bean 2,505 5,609 4,045 -27.9% 2,327 5,859 5,503 -6.1%

Gram Bean 3,769 3,451 3,458 0.2% 3,999 4,566 3,425 -25.0%

Navy Bean 2,346 4,649 2,835 -39.0% 1,905 3,182 2,006 -37.0%

Lentil 3,096 3,436 3,113 -9.4% 1,326 1,751 1,357 -22.5%

Small Red Bean 658 1,344 1,529 13.8% 719 1,271 1,169 -8.0%

Vegetables 30,957 37,754 38,700 2.5% 159,913 183,728 194,142 5.7%

Sweet Corn 7,737 16,564 13,842 -16.4% 21,039 57,928 37,917 -34.5%

Tomato 987 1,157 1,538 32.9% 17,770 18,236 23,830 30.7%

Onion 1,401 867 1,222 40.9% 14,146 11,062 14,283 29.1%

Cucumber 892 735 1,026 39.6% 8,323 6,790 10,922 60.9%

Pepper 1,453 1,523 1,921 26.1% 8,114 8,092 10,594 30.9%

Watermelon 1,100 929 1,422 53.1% 8,054 7,320 9,885 35.0%

Squash 1,056 1,157 1,545 33.5% 6,695 7,580 9,851 30.0%

Mushroom Spawn 4,771 4,144 3,798 -8.3% 10,916 8,570 8,184 -4.5%

Cantaloupe 1,028 863 892 3.4% 5,177 5,088 5,413 6.4%

Broccoli 460 456 1,014 122.4% 2,391 2,853 5,238 83.6%

Carrot 1,533 1,228 1,079 -12.1% 6,817 4,736 5,074 7.1%

Beet 543 487 723 48.5% 2,841 2,408 3,551 47.5%

Lettuce 345 327 428 30.9% 2,554 2,445 3,172 29.7%

Field Crops 393,445 746,126 531,337 -28.8% 250,218 335,204 317,673 -5.2%

Field Corn 71,915 68,839 89,879 30.6% 127,043 125,640 176,029 40.1%

Soybean 120,018 311,223 149,818 -51.9% 42,953 108,258 59,805 -44.8%

Non-durum Wheat 86,562 299,052 224,950 -24.8% 13,762 54,930 36,679 -33.2%

Cotton 16,731 12,424 15,231 22.6% 24,047 14,849 18,215 22.7%

Grain Sorghum 44,862 36,865 40,686 10.4% 12,533 13,542 10,407 -23.2%

Other Sunflower 12,114 8,474 6,596 -22.2% 13,767 11,179 9,951 -11.0%

Oil Sunflower 17,083 4,073 2,550 -37.4% 7,533 4,778 5,699 19.3%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,541 3,629 3,070 -15.4% 41,285 48,730 50,821 4.3%

Flower 213 336 352 4.8% 25,315 31,237 35,953 15.1%

Tree and Shrub 164 80 152 90.0% 2,973 2,862 3,041 6.3%

BY REGION

European Union 127,821 127,398 130,898 2.7% 207,894 240,167 233,302 -2.9%

North America 216,566 435,784 223,221 -48.8% 173,517 239,100 203,044 -15.1%

South America 21,933 33,302 56,736 70.4% 50,842 76,119 114,688 50.7%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 157,053 321,375 166,989 -48.0% 104,552 162,915 124,381 -23.7%

Argentina 10,586 22,081 41,643 88.6% 28,240 50,819 86,655 70.5%

Italy 38,539 45,258 54,697 20.9% 76,768 91,873 79,782 -13.2%

Canada 59,512 114,409 56,232 -50.9% 68,965 76,185 78,663 3.3%

Japan 43,456 196,615 79,809 -59.4% 49,180 82,273 57,447 -30.2%

Netherlands 27,624 14,962 16,632 11.2% 31,453 32,909 39,219 19.2%

France 12,990 15,495 17,367 12.1% 26,376 27,357 30,622 11.9%

Egypt 1,114 29,218 126,609 333.3% 4,071 7,393 23,840 222.5%

Spain 21,047 12,331 13,840 12.2% 19,514 18,678 22,069 18.2%

Greece 12,172 11,276 9,761 -13.4% 23,193 27,038 20,163 -25.4%

United Kingdom 5,096 13,581 6,138 -54.8% 10,236 16,692 13,949 -16.4%

Saudi Arabia 2,668 5,643 6,018 6.6% 7,833 14,016 13,288 -5.2%

Australia 4,563 4,090 5,583 36.5% 7,764 9,069 10,154 12.0%

Germany 5,343 6,259 3,237 -48.3% 8,806 11,031 8,743 -20.7%

Turkey 1,684 3,248 2,638 -18.8% 4,803 6,497 6,811 4.8%

China 53,792 1,918 3,079 60.5% 9,426 4,095 6,796 66.0%

Brazil 748 3,603 1,743 -51.6% 5,274 6,804 6,652 -2.2%

South Africa 772 2,289 2,710 18.4% 2,891 5,231 6,374 21.9%

Portugal 1,211 1,915 1,556 -18.7% 3,995 5,787 6,301 8.9%

Austria 994 1,363 3,475 155.0% 3,205 2,719 6,041 122.2%

Chile 1,688 2,473 2,359 -4.6% 4,722 6,216 5,846 -6.0%

South Korea 4,905 4,065 3,470 -14.6% 7,946 6,939 5,473 -21.1%

Syria 376 812 1,045 28.7% 2,510 1,562 4,498 188.0%

Morocco 433 470 21,192 4408.9% 897 1,030 4,218 309.5%

Hungary 817 1,349 1,064 -21.1% 1,212 1,463 3,965 171.0%

Colombia 5,614 1,580 5,712 261.5% 4,109 3,833 3,781 -1.4%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

Mayl 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-March 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 135,578 137,595 142,687 3.7% 196,464 238,387 262,454 10.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 19,270 27,870 26,587 -4.6% 20,787 34,038 35,912 5.5%

Red Fescue 11,778 15,644 15,717 0.5% 10,545 16,998 16,617 -2.2%

Wheatgrass 604 1,143 1,882 64.7% 1,019 2,134 6,941 225.3%

Perennial Ryegrass 341 5,243 2,224 -57.6% 1,315 7,461 3,005 -59.7%

Timothy 2,838 2,258 3,454 53.0% 1,983 1,360 2,085 53.3%

Bromegrass 1,114 956 755 -21.0% 1,742 1,463 1,796 22.8%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 281 320 521 62.8% 152 130 844 549.2%

Tall Fescue 281 412 522 26.7% 366 589 640 8.7%

Annual Ryegrass 113 181 306 69.1% 92 197 393 99.5%

Wild Rye 0 13 104 NA 0 55 314 NA 

Kentucky Bluegrass 976 533 106 -80.1% 1,592 959 140 -85.4%

Other Forages 11,219 6,744 13,224 96.1% 18,654 13,137 25,130 91.3%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,118 2,272 3,967 74.6% 6,602 5,476 10,175 85.8%

Red Clover 3,143 964 1,615 67.5% 4,127 1,617 3,117 92.8%

Certified Alfalfa 781 867 1,272 46.7% 1,690 2,017 2,960 46.8%

White & Ladino Clover 522 413 543 31.5% 1,508 1,009 1,362 35.0%

Sweet Clover 1,885 689 931 35.1% 1,405 644 1,224 90.1%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 288 76 210 176.3% 1,059 317 1,042 228.7%

Pulses 42,595 39,806 41,892 5.2% 17,795 19,457 19,142 -1.6%

Pea 12,224 17,863 17,072 -4.4% 3,566 5,851 5,414 -7.5%

Gram Bean 8,402 7,582 6,190 -18.4% 4,832 5,448 5,045 -7.4%

Lentil 2,343 2,856 5,292 85.3% 1,158 1,260 1,862 47.8%

Vegetables 4,461 8,539 8,333 -2.4% 51,456 68,151 84,027 23.3%

Tomato 194 200 295 47.5% 17,006 17,924 22,962 28.1%

Pepper 68 81 200 146.9% 6,109 10,015 12,930 29.1%

Pumpkin 1,250 2,195 2,491 13.5% 2,725 4,822 6,249 29.6%

Watermelon 182 296 86 -70.9% 3,603 5,303 5,232 -1.3%

Cantaloupe 32 65 102 56.9% 2,290 3,932 4,846 23.2%

Onion 107 296 190 -35.8% 4,206 4,242 4,554 7.4%

Cucumber 18 27 34 25.9% 1,309 1,827 2,957 61.9%

Cauliflower 14 12 29 141.7% 1,000 1,067 2,815 163.8%

Other Melons 140 137 140 2.2% 1,634 2,060 2,333 13.3%

Squash 58 34 152 347.1% 1,255 1,125 2,182 94.0%

Carrot 35 32 87 171.9% 884 740 2,058 178.1%

Field Crops 57,110 53,533 50,515 -5.6% 45,794 53,796 48,833 -9.2%

Field Corn 27,943 31,787 24,941 -21.5% 35,257 44,004 36,739 -16.5%

Rape and Colza 5,184 682 2,083 NA 3,028 2,780 5,928 NA 

Non-durum Wheat 10,556 8,866 6,590 NA 2,197 2,104 1,253 NA 

Cotton 715 0 1,339 NA 147 0 1,021 NA 

Barley 4,568 5,983 5,896 NA 883 1,089 1,016 NA 

Miscellaneous Kinds 925 1,103 2,136 93.7% 41,978 49,809 49,410 -0.8%

Flower 394 532 695 30.6% 38,111 43,733 40,805 -6.7%

Tree and Shrub 181 179 122 -31.8% 1,453 2,907 4,084 40.5%

Sugar Beet 22 20 1,061 5205.0% 306 165 1,126 582.4%

BY REGION

North America 101,594 94,544 100,045 5.82% 72,523 81,639 97,379 19.3%

European Union 4,050 4,177 5,134 22.9% 35,113 44,839 45,163 0.7%

Other Asia \1 5,336 5,949 6,195 4.1% 31,116 36,102 43,219 19.7%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 94,663 92,934 98,110 5.6% 62,491 70,915 80,524 13.6%

China 5,059 5,601 5,782 3.2% 16,453 20,172 26,581 31.8%

Chile 10,018 12,243 9,294 -24.1% 18,148 26,578 22,131 -16.7%

Netherlands 1,426 1,254 1,244 -0.8% 19,603 21,361 20,435 -4.3%

Mexico 6,930 1,610 1,935 20.2% 10,032 10,724 16,855 57.2%

Argentina 7,892 7,390 8,075 9.3% 11,462 10,257 13,737 33.9%

Japan 46 68 221 225.0% 12,025 11,198 10,977 -2.0%

France 1,156 937 1,255 33.9% 4,084 6,457 8,472 31.2%

India 1,534 2,240 3,575 59.6% 4,870 5,357 6,792 26.8%

Germany 175 231 286 23.8% 4,219 5,873 6,350 8.1%

Australia 878 2,380 3,793 59.4% 2,539 4,719 5,752 21.9%

Israel 73 154 70 -54.5% 4,102 4,326 5,592 29.3%

Guatemala 14 13 35 169.2% 5,233 4,167 5,055 21.3%

New Zealand 1,574 4,481 3,082 -31.2% 3,307 6,970 5,023 -27.9%

Taiwan 91 89 75 -15.7% 1,628 3,587 4,664 30.0%

Italy 367 336 1,258 274.4% 1,885 2,205 3,678 66.8%

Denmark 618 1,189 529 -55.5% 3,013 5,087 3,476 -31.7%

Costa Rica 16 24 48 100.0% 424 2,270 3,460 52.4%

United Kingdom 181 158 143 -9.5% 1,983 3,394 2,249 -33.7%

Brazil 389 1,167 1,222 4.7% 600 2,100 1,919 -8.6%

Thailand 401 485 460 -5.2% 1,780 2,556 1,646 -35.6%

South Africa 63 58 198 241.4% 529 370 826 123.2%

South Korea 9 13 27 107.7% 530 708 748 5.6%

Hungary 359 563 80 -85.8% 667 1,118 672 -39.9%

Indonesia 1 --- --- NA 230 471 564 19.7% ---

Vietnam 1 4 20 400.0% 25 336 560 66.7%

Peru 635 777 64 -91.8% 771 1,303 521 -60.0%

Burma 8 342 587 71.6% 11 222 338 52.3%

Hong Kong 131 166 90 -45.8% 480 420 249 -40.7% ---

Belgium 114 23 74 221.7% 102 102 236 131.4%

Turkey 316 123 81 -34.1% 554 323 234 -27.6% ---

Nicaragua 0 0 184 NA 0 0 225 NA 

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA 

Spain 2 45 313 595.6% 69 76 213 180.3%

\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

May 1998

--- NA 
October 1998

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Japan (Report number JA8076): Japan’s imports of planting seeds during calendar year (CY) 1997

dropped 19 percent to 96,000 metric tons, from 118,000 metric tons in CY 1996 even though Japan’s

expenditures for each year totaled 15 billion Yen. The fall in the quantity of seed imports is primarily due

to the weakening of the Yen against foreign currencies making imports more expensive to Japanese

consumers.

Forage seed from Australia makes up the bulk of seed imports to Japan in terms of quantity. Over 2,608

metric tons of forage seed representing 76 percent of all seed imports into Japan came from Australia

during CY 1997. Japan’s purchases of Australian forage seed represented 2,157 million Yen or 14 percent

in terms of value of all seed imports by Japan during CY 1997.

The United States is an important supplier of many varieties of planting seeds to Japan, especially grass

and vegetable seed. Planting seeds from the United States represented about 15 percent in terms of

quantity and 46 percent in terms of value of all seed imports by Japan during CY 1997.

More than 96 percent of the rye grass seed imported by Japan came from the United States during CY

1997 and CY 1996. Japan’s imports of U.S. rye grass seed fell to 3,399 metric tons during CY 1997, from

3,704 metric tons in CY 1996. In addition, over 75 percent of the amount of fescue seed imported by Japan

during CY 1997 came from the United States. Japan purchased 1,812 metric tons and 2,108 metric tons of

U.S. fescue seed during CY 1997 and CY 1996, respectively.

The United States also dominates the vegetable seed import market in Japan. During CY 1996 and CY

1997, vegetable seeds coming from the United States represented 45 percent of all Japan’s vegetable seed

imports in terms of quantity. Japan imported over 2,035 metric tons of vegetable seed in CY 1997, down

from 2,880 metric tons in CY 1996. Japan’s outlays for U.S. vegetable seed also fell during CY 1997 to

1,482 million Yen, from 1,850 million Yen.

Consumer groups continue to express strong resistance to the introduction of transgenic planting seed in

Japan. Despite efforts by Japanese Government sources and the trade media to inform the public of the

positive aspects of transgenic seed, consumer groups persistently push for labeling requirements and full

disclosure to consumers distinguishing transgenic products from traditional farm products. During August

of this year, the Japan Consumer Union, a civic group comprising farm and consumer organizations,

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eliminates a planting seed’s ability to reproduce. Consumer groups fear that such technology will deprive

farmers from saving seeds while allowing seed companies to attain monopolistic control over the seed

market at the expense of the family farm.

Greece (Report number GR8034): Domestic production of cotton seed has fallen since the introduction

of SJ2 Acala varieties into the Greek market. U.S. cotton seed represents 75 percent of the market and has

further potential to grow. Results from field trials of transgenic cotton seed are proving the seed to be

effective in deterring insects from damaging cotton crops. The seed is being tested in areas where

bollworm attacks are reported to be as high as 30 percent. BT-Corn is scheduled to undergo field tests in

1999 provided the Ministry of Environment issues the proper approvals.

Farmers in Greece prefer U.S. wheat seed but are unable to import wheat seed from the United States due

to Karnal bunt restrictions imposed by the Government of Greece. Wheat seed imports by Greece are

estimated to be about 46,000 metric tons annually and are subject to sampling and testing as required by

the Ministry of Agriculture. Many farmers purchase wheat seed about every 3-4 years relying on saved

seeds from previous harvests to produce wheat.

Key Development

Mexico Publishes Regulations for Registering New Plant Varieties. On September 24, 1998, the

Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development (SAGAR) announced the publication of the

Regulation of the Federal Law of Plant Varieties. The regulation became effective on September 25, 1998,

and governs the approval and registration process of new plant varieties in Mexico. The regulation also

provides guidance on the rights of new plant variety developers. More information may be found on

SAGAR’s home page located at the following Internet address: http://www.sagar.gob.mx and

http://www.secofi.gob.mx. These web sites are mentioned for readers’ convenience but the USDA does

not in any way endorse the information contained on the mentioned sites.

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U.S. Exports of Planting Seed 

for JULY-AUGUST (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 110,074 113,447 77,720 -31.5% $91,313 $100,053 $75,965 -24.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 8,136 8,281 7,161 -13.5% $10,612 $11,041 $9,433 -14.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 901 874 1,389 58.9% $1,235 $1,153 $1,743 51.2%

Kentucky Bluegrass 401 593 696 17.4% $993 $1,452 $1,451 -0.1%

Tall Fescue 1,027 1,100 935 -15.0% $1,431 $1,467 $1,124 -23.4%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 1,669 638 1,094 71.5% $1,935 $977 $1,090 11.6%

Annual Ryegrass 2,324 3,347 1,529 -54.3% $1,760 $2,360 $920 -61.0%

Other Forages 3,666 3,780 4,156 9.9% $5,730 $6,169 $4,364 -29.3%

Uncertified Alfalfa 356 143 272 90.2% $912 $369 $660 78.9%

Certified Alfalfa 346 500 65 -87.0% $1,167 $1,610 $245 -84.8%

Pulses 6,116 3,110 3,886 25.0% $4,556 $2,459 $2,830 15.1%

Pea 668 479 736 53.7% $443 $394 $506 28.4%

Navy Bean 1,725 511 714 39.7% $1,104 $287 $420 46.3%

Gram Bean 164 461 275 -40.3% $140 $344 $372 8.1%

Chickpea 915 209 427 104.3% $569 $150 $249 66.0%

Lentil 193 308 577 87.3% $86 $137 $193 40.9%

Vegetables 4,729 7,623 6,207 -18.6% $28,439 $36,274 $37,770 4.1%

Tomato 406 380 407 7.1% $6,212 $6,371 $6,739 5.8%

Pepper 629 907 990 9.2% $3,195 $4,741 $5,016 5.8%

Watermelon 95 283 399 41.0% $711 $1,850 $2,563 38.5%

Cucumber 172 237 275 16.0% $1,396 $1,949 $2,504 28.5%

Onion 211 219 215 -1.8% $2,165 $2,277 $2,453 7.7%

Squash 301 342 275 -19.6% $1,561 $1,936 $1,743 -10.0%

Broccoli 83 202 228 12.9% $577 $1,054 $1,719 63.1%

Mushroom Spawn 936 834 808 -3.1% $2,073 $1,724 $1,671 -3.1%

Sweet Corn 447 2,685 622 -76.8% $1,474 $5,460 $1,500 -72.5%

Field Crops 86,699 90,249 56,056 -37.9% $35,370 $36,596 $15,296 -58.2%

Non-durum Wheat 6,898 80,562 42,484 -47.3% $1,613 $13,820 $5,167 -62.6%

Field Corn 10,958 4,556 3,194 -29.9% $10,179 $18,172 $4,987 -72.6%

Soybean 58,219 1,452 3,842 164.6% $19,399 $787 $1,560 98.2%

Grain Sorghum 6,032 957 1,695 77.1% $1,730 $511 $1,142 123.5%

Barley 18 0 2,835 NA $8 $0 $956 NA 

Miscellaneous Kinds 727 404 254 -37.1% $6,606 $7,513 $6,272 -16.5%

Flower 79 37 87 135.1% $4,382 $5,339 $4,699 -12.0%

Tree & Schrub 14 30 36 20.0% $964 $687 $568 -17.3%

BY REGION

North America 81,988 13,642 15,591 14.3% $43,932 $25,270 $28,133 11.3%

Other Asia \1 7,081 27,170 8,871 -67.4% $9,438 $11,815 $10,074 -14.7%

South America 9,187 9,103 3,967 -56.4% $14,979 $28,526 $9,681 -66.1%

European Union 6,959 4,893 3,101 -36.6% $11,077 $9,900 $8,603 -13.1%

North Africa 341 53,151 41,725 -21.5% $738 $9,779 $5,930 -39.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 74,965 5,967 6,727 12.7% $38,222 $18,213 $20,156 10.7%

Canada 7,023 7,674 8,864 15.5% $5,710 $7,057 $7,977 13.0%

Egypt 335 32,516 41,681 28.2% $721 $6,989 $5,668 -18.9%

Japan 4,576 24,564 4,272 -82.6% $6,813 $8,220 $5,662 -31.1%

Argentina 4,392 6,074 1,897 -68.8% $7,912 $21,099 $3,772 -82.1%

Netherlands 534 332 399 20.2% $1,254 $1,338 $2,702 101.9%

Australia 949 820 613 -25.2% $2,255 $2,547 $2,237 -12.2%

Korea; Republic of 1,838 1,716 3,081 79.5% $1,267 $1,555 $2,139 37.6%

South Africa; Republic of 773 959 919 -4.2% $804 $1,988 $2,022 1.7%

Chile 1,415 681 734 7.8% $3,822 $2,134 $1,854 -13.1%

Colombia 226 160 341 113.1% $487 $487 $1,430 193.6%

China 157 282 869 208.2% $334 $557 $1,327 138.2%

United Kingdom 1,946 484 178 -63.2% $2,404 $1,742 $1,224 -29.7%

France 174 293 149 -49.1% $1,176 $1,896 $1,215 -35.9%

United Arab Emirates 78 62 121 95.2% $1,333 $1,278 $1,215 -4.9%

Spain 623 903 821 -9.1% $1,293 $1,521 $1,104 -27.4%

Saudi Arabia 379 312 346 10.9% $1,206 $1,237 $1,005 -18.8%

Guatemala 93 163 303 85.9% $279 $729 $838 15.0%

Venezuela 56 51 207 305.9% $338 $424 $676 59.4%

Austria 0 20 458 2190.0% $3 $52 $665 1178.8%

Indonesia 13 0 8 NA $783 $8 $662 8175.0%

Brazil 2,265 326 102 -68.7% $1,329 $1,087 $640 -41.1%

Germany 501 135 574 325.2% $1,455 $557 $629 12.9%

Philippines 259 58 92 58.6% $441 $639 $604 -5.5%

Caribbean 112 162 116 -28.4% $513 $800 $590 -26.3%

Ecuador 42 62 57 -8.1% $155 $211 $574 172.0%

Taiwan 161 314 219 -30.3% $568 $840 $553 -34.2%

South Asia 176 155 170 9.7% $356 $399 $529 32.6%

Jordan 75 24 54 125.0% $272 $89 $522 486.5%

Peru 232 85 565 564.7% $338 $251 $512 104.0%

New Zealand 604 311 300 -3.5% $826 $981 $491 -49.9%

Dominican Republic 0 21 60 185.7% $41 $279 $465 66.7%

Italy 2,592 2,460 176 -92.8% $2,678 $2,351 $411 -82.5%

Hong Kong 350 293 430 46.8% $455 $642 $393 -38.8%

Panama 150 105 194 84.8% $149 $165 $379 129.7%

Honduras 134 48 76 58.3% $338 $224 $339 51.3%

Thailand 129 84 186 121.4% $295 $477 $326 -31.7%

Nicaragua 28 46 199 332.6% $99 $83 $300 261.4%

India 37 27 61 125.9% $156 $158 $292 84.8%

\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/COTSD

October 1998
U.S. Imports of Planting Seed 

for JULY-AUGUST (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 18,872 18,694 18,251 -2.4% $40,354 $42,296 $42,763 1.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 5,528 5,839 5,088 -12.9% $5,574 $6,112 $5,226 -14.5%

Red Fescue 3,311 3,939 1,118 -71.6% $3,595 $3,928 $1,209 -69.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 611 195 1,077 452.3% $642 $232 $999 330.6%

Wheatgrass 134 109 212 94.5% $220 $295 $667 126.1%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 170 279 1,103 295.3% $51 $486 $643 32.3%

Timothy 836 913 728 -20.3% $340 $401 $395 -1.5%

Other Forages 1,217 1,544 1,737 12.5% $2,072 $2,783 $2,306 -17.1%

Uncertified Alfalfa 333 436 196 -55.0% $789 $1,150 $634 -44.9%

White & Ladino Clover 169 61 134 119.7% $440 $173 $246 42.2%

Pulses 8,112 7,083 6,518 -8.0% $4,068 $3,592 $3,014 -16.1%

Pea 4,116 3,581 2,843 -20.6% $1,374 $1,113 $987 -11.3%

Gram Bean 2,038 1,589 944 -40.6% $1,530 $1,340 $718 -46.4%

Other Bean 531 700 630 -10.0% $246 $497 $363 -27.0%

Navy Bean 42 204 752 268.6% $22 $86 $258 200.0%

Small Red Bean 322 99 249 151.5% $166 $77 $214 177.9%

Lentil 402 537 630 17.3% $170 $200 $213 6.5%

Vegetables 1,206 1,609 1,827 13.5% $13,024 $18,029 $19,608 8.8%

Tomato 14 30 62 106.7% $2,119 $3,019 $4,325 43.3%

Pepper 21 33 40 21.2% $2,021 $2,979 $4,218 41.6%

Cucumber 13 13 51 292.3% $1,007 $1,401 $1,664 18.8%

Pumpkin 316 624 546 -12.5% $781 $1,615 $1,409 -12.8%

Squash 8 23 51 121.7% $193 $738 $1,025 38.9%

Watermelon 38 15 11 -26.7% $1,018 $1,007 $994 -1.3%

Carrot 14 43 63 46.5% $113 $606 $987 62.9%

Cantaloupe 15 21 17 -19.0% $1,132 $1,272 $955 -24.9%

Other Vegtables 130 154 257 66.9% $1,688 $876 $787 -10.2%

Onion 21 46 50 8.7% $402 $665 $772 16.1%

Broccoli 8 5 6 20.0% $278 $572 $503 -12.1%

Other Melons 16 46 14 -69.6% $308 $675 $485 -28.1%

Field Crops 2,662 1,975 2,936 48.7% $2,829 $985 $1,828 85.6%

Field Corn 1,754 689 933 35.4% $2,470 $686 $1,429 108.3%

Non-durum Wheat 199 541 1,283 137.2% $40 $75 $232 209.3%

Oat 135 380 590 55.3% $32 $75 $92 22.7%

Soybean 77 124 90 -27.4% $83 $53 $44 -17.0%

Miscellaneous Kinds 147 644 145 -77.5% $12,787 $10,795 $10,781 -0.1%

Flower 46 73 52 -28.8% $11,342 $9,129 $9,418 3.2%

Tree and Shrub 28 18 40 122.2% $483 $719 $77 -89.3%

Sugar Beet 5 505 30 -94.1% $142 $347 $42 -87.9%

BY REGION

North America 12,720 13,626 11,856 -12.99% $10,917 $14,048 $9,880 -29.7%

European Union 331 727 568 -21.87% $9,668 $7,673 $8,699 13.4%

South America 2,333 468 1,116 138.5% $6,471 $3,909 $7,862 101.1%

Other Asia 957 1,195 961 -19.6% $4,608 $5,890 $4,484 -23.9%

Oceania 1,425 1,523 2,086 37.0% $2,731 $3,281 $3,543 8.0%

Middle East 58 66 32 -51.5% $849 $1,847 $2,820 52.7%

BY COUNTRY

Chile 1,882 266 258 -3.0% $5,843 $3,548 $6,506 83.4%

Canada 12,312 12,978 10,582 -18.5% $7,906 $8,757 $6,458 -26.3%

Netherlands 131 134 131 -2.2% $4,256 $3,067 $4,179 36.3%

Mexico 409 648 1,274 96.6% $3,011 $5,292 $3,422 -35.3%

Israel 26 18 27 50.0% $795 $1,538 $2,804 82.3%

Japan 17 151 14 -90.7% $2,894 $2,793 $2,202 -21.2%

Australia 674 1,069 1,010 -5.5% $1,513 $2,247 $2,061 -8.3%

India 447 354 1,411 298.6% $1,332 $1,324 $1,993 50.5%

Denmark 52 3 192 6300.0% $859 $784 $1,841 134.8%

China\1 913 1,014 868 -14.4% $1,474 $2,527 $1,761 -30.3%

New Zealand 752 454 1,076 137.0% $1,217 $1,034 $1,482 43.3%

Argentina 50 156 837 436.5% $70 $161 $1,268 687.6%

Guatemala 11 2 1 -50.0% $1,010 $1,026 $1,262 23.0%

Thailand 82 82 128 56.1% $1,142 $976 $1,121 14.9%

Germany 49 15 43 -37.0% $1,171 $1,124 $802 -28.6%

France 6 98 10 -89.8% $608 $1,070 $613 -42.7%

Italy 78 97 124 27.8% $749 $614 $563 -8.3%

United Kingdom 10 4 6 50.0% $1,840 $716 $558 -22.1%

Vietnam 4 18 3 -83.3% $336 $401 $408 1.7%

South Africa 3 56 38 -32.1% $55 $390 $341 -12.6%

\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/COTSD

October 1998
April 1998

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-February 1998 totaled 618,456 metric tons valued at $659.7

million, a decrease of 23 percent in volume but an increase of 1 percent in value over the same period in

1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 98,690 tons (about 2 percent above a year ago) valued at $206.2

million (13 percent above last year).

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United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FFVS 4-98

April 1998

July 1997-February 1998 Highlights

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-

February 1998 totaled 618,456 metric tons valued at

$659.7 million, a decrease of 23 percent in volume

but an increase of 1 percent in value over the same

period in 1996/97. Imports for the period totaled

98,690 tons (about 2 percent above a year ago)

valued at $206.2 million (13 percent above last

year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural

Attache reports recently received in

FAS/Washington. Copies of the complete reports

may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds,

Tobacco, and Seeds Division at the address, the

telephone or Fax number listed on the back cover, or

the FAS homepage at www.fas.usda.gov.

New Zealand (Report number NZ8011): New

Zealand's regulatory framework for biotechnology

issues will change on July 1, 1998 as the Hazardous

Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) comes

into force. The Environmental Risk Management

Authority (ERMA) is the lead agency to consider

applications for the introduction of hazardous

substances and new organisms into New Zealand. 

ERMA will be responsible for monitoring

compliance with conditions attached to approved

applications. ERMA will also take over the decision

making functions formerly carried out by the

Ministry for the Environment's Interim Assessment

Group for New Organisms (IAG). Genetically

modified plants, such as rapeseed and maize, are

already being field tested in New Zealand. 

However, full release of GMO's has not yet

occurred.

All persons wishing to import for release, or

import/develop in containment, any new organism

or GMO, need approval under HSNO. However,

many approvals will not come directly from ERMA. 

The Act provides for rapid assessments to be

delegated from ERMA to other agencies. Border

enforcement authorities will handle simple cases of

importation. Committees in relevant institutions

will deal with GMO development, following criteria

set by ERMA. Details of how delegation of this

authority will operate is expected to be published by

the end of March and a full set of guidelines on

application procedures is expected to be ready by

mid-May. Pre-application inquiries should be

addressed to ERMA's Manager, Operations - Kevin

Carrie. General written inquiries should be

addressed to the Chief Executive. Informal

technical inquiries by phone, fax or e-mail should be

directed to Donald Hannah.

GMO's are considered to be a special class of new

organisms by the New Zealand government. The

Ministry for the Environment is preparing

regulations pertaining to genetic modifications

which are deemed low risk and suitable for rapid

assessment (and thus eligible for delegated

authority).

ERMA intends to complete consideration for GMO

applications intended for the 1998 spring season by

mid-October .

ERMA intends to consider all applications

involving GMO plantings as a group. However, if

hearings are sought, ERMA will not necessarily

hold a single hearing. Contact Details: ERMA New

Zealand, Level 2, 20 Customhouse Quay, PO Box

131, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND. Tel: 

011-644-473-8426 ; Fax: 011-644-473-8433.

Email: enquiries@ermanz.govt.nz; Website: 

www.ermanz.govt.nz.
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Larry Blum Director

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Frank Coolidge Deputy Director/Analysis

Loyd G. Coonrod Seed Marketing and Analysis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,

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employment opportunity employer.

Argentina (Report number NZ8025): Oilseed

planted area is increasing mainly due to Roundup

Ready soybeans. One variety has been released and

other applications are on the waiting list. For BT

corn, one variety has received final approval. There

are five or six more applications for GMO corn

varieties pending official authorization. The

Argentine seed sector is promoting the use of these

new GMO’s but consumer concern still exists in

many parts of the world. This is causing

apprehension on the part of the Argentine

Government and industry groups. The Argentine

Chamber of Sanitary Health and Fertilizer, the

Argentine Seed Association and the Producers'

Association, are all protesting the European position

as discriminatory against their products.

The National Seed Institute (INASE) has created a

commission of experts within the Secretariat of

Agriculture for the purpose of protecting the

agroecosystem and maintaining adequate biosafety

conditions. Resolution 142/91 of the Argentine

Secretariat of Agriculture created the National

Advisory Commission of Agricultural

Biotechnology (CONABIA) which was later

expanded by Resolution 669/93. All GMO seed

varieties have to be approved by (INASE). 

CONABIA’s responsibility is to conduct genetic

tests, analyze the presentations, and pass the

information to the National Plant Health Service

(SENASA). SENASA performs the innocuousness

test of the product. All test results are returned to

CONABIA. which then reviews, recommends

action including deregulation if warranted. Final

results go the Undersecretary of Agriculture, who is

responsible for the approval of the product for

marketing.
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STOP 1051

Washington, D.C. 20250-1051

Telephone: 202-720-9491

FAX: 202-690-1171

e-mail: coonrod@fas.usda.gov

Larry Blum Director

Elizabeth Callanan Deputy Director/Marketing

Frank Coolidge Deputy Director/Analysis

Loyd G. Coonrod Seed Marketing and Analysis

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communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at

202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal

employment opportunity employer.
U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-February 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 465,278 802,031 618,456 -22.9% 516,859 655,334 659,685 0.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 30,581 36,140 44,126 22.1% 37,861 46,046 56,366 22.4%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 3,371 4,508 10,376 130.2% 4,238 5,709 12,366 116.6%

Tall Fescue 3,687 7,415 5,950 -19.8% 4,461 7,914 7,530 -4.9%

Annual Ryegrass 8,299 7,953 10,111 27.1% 6,571 6,476 7,092 9.5%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,509 1,874 2,704 44.3% 3,916 3,797 5,648 48.7%

Perennial Ryegrass 4,008 4,362 3,726 -14.6% 5,231 5,576 5,058 -9.3%

Bentgrass 879 1,131 1,098 -2.9% 2,401 3,387 4,055 19.7%

Sudangrass 3,723 1,572 3,938 150.5% 2,362 1,389 3,253 134.2%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 825 856 851 -0.6% 1,586 1,666 2,425 45.6%

Orchardgrass 1,111 1,472 927 -37.0% 2,092 2,159 1,264 -41.5%

Other Forages 18,766 25,093 24,804 -1.2% 48,585 68,333 68,075 -0.4%

Certified Alfalfa 8,230 12,416 10,903 15,091 28,249 42,691 38,872 -8.9%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,063 3,598 4,160 2,764 5,724 9,345 11,717 25.4%

Red Clover 775 941 890 2,764 1,744 2,322 1,952 -15.9%

White & Ladino Clover 225 349 351 2,764 727 1,112 1,223 10.0%

Pulses 31,138 40,784 35,048 -14.1% 25,298 35,641 31,774 -10.8%

Pea 15,175 13,924 14,612 4.9% 11,249 10,336 11,392 10.2%

Other Kidney Bean 1,033 4,970 3,046 -38.7% 752 4,924 3,771 -23.4%

Gram Bean 3,550 3,197 3,098 -3.1% 3,782 4,159 3,031 -27.1%

Navy Bean 2,117 4,489 2,371 -47.2% 1,622 3,055 1,551 -49.2%

Lentil 2,433 3,090 2,841 -8.1% 1,043 1,547 1,241 -19.8%

Small Red Bean 595 1,305 1,508 15.6% 647 1,181 1,151 -2.5%

Vegetables 27,094 34,408 34,971 1.6% 142,827 166,949 172,289 3.2%

Sweet Corn 6,028 15,437 12,745 -17.4% 16,031 54,538 34,286 -37.1%

Tomato 911 1,001 1,340 33.9% 16,665 15,936 20,757 30.3%

Onion 1,209 768 1,048 36.5% 12,493 9,567 12,451 30.1%

Pepper 1,417 1,407 1,858 32.1% 7,916 7,503 9,909 32.1%

Watermelon 1,003 884 1,353 53.1% 7,419 6,983 9,384 34.4%

Cucumber 837 663 869 31.1% 7,686 6,023 9,316 54.7%

Squash 994 1,087 1,402 29.0% 6,279 7,021 8,948 27.4%

Mushroom Spawn 4,352 3,823 3,320 -13.2% 9,993 7,881 7,031 -10.8%

Cantaloupe 961 833 826 -0.8% 4,833 4,943 4,932 -0.2%

Broccoli 391 426 910 113.6% 2,050 2,676 4,590 71.5%

Carrot 1,315 1,009 873 -13.5% 5,862 3,947 4,244 7.5%

Beet 489 390 663 70.0% 2,494 2,052 3,242 58.0%

Field Crops 353,844 662,371 476,804 -28.0% 226,678 294,890 285,634 -3.1%

Field Corn 66,968 61,106 78,254 28.1% 118,467 109,984 158,516 44.1%

Soybean 91,941 265,864 138,385 -47.9% 33,418 90,698 54,533 -39.9%

Non-durum Wheat 86,340 278,544 205,186 -26.3% 13,711 51,215 33,771 -34.1%

Cotton 15,098 11,563 13,000 12.4% 21,980 14,185 15,732 10.9%

Other Sunflower 11,495 7,753 5,546 -28.5% 12,840 10,414 9,083 -12.8%

Grain Sorghum 42,657 29,095 32,786 12.7% 11,495 12,329 8,613 -30.1%

Oil Sunflower 16,685 3,580 2,325 -35.1% 7,156 4,203 4,679 11.3%

Miscellaneous Kinds 3,856 3,235 2,703 -16.4% 35,610 43,474 45,547 4.8%

Flower 196 306 386 26.1% 23,746 28,796 33,056 14.8%

Tree and Shrub 138 70 143 104.3% 2,434 2,469 2,886 16.9%

BY REGION

European Union 117,444 114,576 113,625 -0.8% 192,113 218,255 209,357 -4.1%

North America 180,479 375,180 196,956 -47.5% 144,043 202,708 172,778 -14.8%

South America 20,180 31,427 52,644 67.5% 46,201 71,306 107,135 50.2%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 128,508 277,492 150,474 -45.8% 90,850 142,964 111,722 -21.9%

Argentina 9,749 21,187 38,691 82.6% 26,179 48,737 82,819 69.9%

Canada 51,971 97,687 46,482 -52.4% 53,194 59,744 61,056 2.2%

Italy 35,268 39,482 44,745 13.3% 71,024 82,917 71,691 -13.5%

Japan 38,200 190,890 75,198 -60.6% 44,098 76,988 51,349 -33.3%

Netherlands 27,225 13,385 15,647 16.9% 30,494 29,776 36,885 23.9%

Egypt 1,085 19,069 109,166 472.5% 3,906 5,319 20,717 289.5%

France 10,336 13,764 14,918 8.4% 22,539 24,744 26,390 6.7%

Spain 19,616 11,360 12,563 10.6% 17,648 17,243 19,116 10.9%

Greece 11,718 10,997 9,317 -15.3% 22,605 25,692 19,016 -26.0%

Saudi Arabia 2,540 4,273 5,941 39.0% 6,935 12,125 12,639 4.2%

United Kingdom 4,237 12,948 5,219 -59.7% 8,955 15,556 11,721 -24.7%

Australia 4,154 3,566 5,177 45.2% 6,917 8,185 9,361 14.4%

Germany 4,569 5,617 3,056 -45.6% 7,920 10,038 7,710 -23.2%

Turkey 1,444 2,379 2,478 4.2% 4,424 4,657 6,195 33.0%

Portugal 1,145 1,527 1,509 -1.2% 3,861 4,328 6,106 41.1%

South Africa 677 2,222 2,502 12.6% 2,698 4,937 5,876 19.0%

Brazil 709 3,431 1,676 -51.2% 4,812 5,156 5,672 10.0%

Chile 1,565 2,338 2,120 -9.3% 4,331 5,997 5,227 -12.8%

China 53,748 1,479 2,274 53.8% 9,220 2,954 5,142 74.1%

South Korea 4,655 3,744 3,310 -11.6% 7,335 6,355 5,115 -19.5%

Austria 939 1,005 2,985 197.0% 3,121 2,520 5,018 99.1%

Morocco 357 334 21,115 6221.9% 823 765 4,011 424.3%

Colombia 5,311 1,333 5,474 310.7% 3,680 3,413 3,397 -0.5%

Syria 327 812 714 -12.1% 2,421 1,562 3,288 110.5%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

April 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-February 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 95,682 97,126 98,690 1.6% 147,904 183,027 206,234 12.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 16,397 23,434 22,032 -6.0% 17,484 28,446 30,112 5.9%

Red Fescue 9,964 13,214 13,088 -1.0% 8,803 14,268 13,722 -3.8%

Wheatgrass 538 1,100 1,736 57.8% 880 2,009 6,322 214.7%

Perennial Ryegrass 289 4,023 1,334 -66.8% 1,241 5,788 1,980 -65.8%

Timothy 2,460 2,043 2,881 41.0% 1,691 1,203 1,710 42.1%

Bromegrass 977 759 634 -16.5% 1,518 1,174 1,404 19.6%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 246 305 506 65.9% 105 102 835 718.6%

Tall Fescue 236 328 492 50.0% 314 473 577 22.0%

Annual Ryegrass 102 167 267 59.9% 71 192 338 76.0%

Wild Rye 0 0 85 NA 0 0 271 NA 

Kentucky Bluegrass 767 472 86 -81.8% 1,242 845 125 -85.2%

Other Forages 10,047 5,670 11,431 101.6% 16,501 10,824 21,962 102.9%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,824 1,836 3,547 93.2% 5,892 4,379 9,055 106.8%

Certified Alfalfa 654 725 1,215 67.6% 1,402 1,671 2,835 69.7%

Red Clover 2,870 823 1,297 57.6% 3,667 1,350 2,499 85.1%

White & Ladino Clover 491 373 543 45.6% 1,412 891 1,362 52.9%

Pulses 36,759 33,089 32,985 -0.3% 15,345 16,493 15,558 -5.7%

Gram Bean 7,028 6,569 5,038 -23.3% 3,996 4,758 4,100 -13.8%

Pea 8,650 13,304 10,781 -19.0% 2,476 4,252 3,559 -16.3%

Lentil 1,846 2,747 4,878 77.6% 952 1,218 1,709 40.3%

Vegetables 3,902 5,468 6,529 19.4% 46,813 58,158 75,679 30.1%

Tomato 184 189 275 45.5% 15,411 16,470 20,897 26.9%

Pepper 66 80 194 142.5% 5,808 9,412 11,733 24.7%

Pumpkin 961 1,794 2,266 26.3% 2,062 4,002 5,695 42.3%

Watermelon 147 244 69 -71.7% 3,334 4,206 4,970 18.2%

Cantaloupe 31 57 99 73.7% 2,177 3,483 4,692 34.7%

Onion 87 188 182 -3.2% 3,734 3,710 4,293 15.7%

Cucumber 16 22 31 40.9% 1,255 1,729 2,766 60.0%

Cauliflower 14 11 29 163.6% 976 937 2,735 191.9%

Squash 53 28 151 439.3% 1,143 938 2,163 130.6%

Other Melons 120 97 137 41.2% 1,582 1,822 2,104 15.5%

Field Crops 27,725 28,605 23,733 -17.0% 15,871 24,595 17,200 -30.1%

Field Corn 8,797 16,678 8,283 -50.3% 11,355 20,024 9,850 -50.8%

Rape and Colza 4,806 338 1,363 NA 965 1,322 3,523 NA 

Cotton 715 0 1,332 NA 147 0 1,009 NA 

Miscellaneous Kinds 850 861 1,980 130.0% 35,890 44,510 45,722 2.7%

Flower 350 434 567 30.6% 32,620 39,041 37,637 -3.6%

Tree and Shrub 171 158 117 -25.9% 1,202 2,767 3,806 37.5%

Sugar Beet 18 8 1,058 13125.0% 111 146 1,118 665.8%

BY REGION

North America 82,286 74,317 77,024 3.64% 60,810 67,348 81,346 20.8%

European Union 2,795 3,344 4,366 30.6% 29,625 37,966 40,512 6.7%

Other Asia \1 4,339 5,125 4,904 -4.3% 27,884 33,399 39,399 18.0%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 75,716 73,141 75,474 3.2% 51,276 57,557 65,478 13.8%

China 4,094 4,836 4,539 -6.1% 15,206 18,931 23,710 25.2%

Netherlands 1,229 937 1,102 17.6% 16,973 18,514 19,408 4.8%

Mexico 6,570 1,176 1,550 31.8% 9,534 9,790 15,868 62.1%

Japan 38 59 194 228.8% 10,153 10,218 10,151 -0.7%

Chile 320 3,309 662 -80.0% 4,909 11,608 7,904 -31.9%

France 302 665 860 29.3% 2,633 3,541 5,938 67.7%

Germany 151 228 252 10.5% 3,661 5,338 5,753 7.8%

India 1,393 2,019 2,988 48.0% 3,978 4,530 5,726 26.4%

Australia 819 1,890 3,547 87.7% 2,363 3,880 5,201 34.0%

Israel 50 102 61 -40.2% 3,984 4,059 4,953 22.0%

Taiwan 69 68 75 10.3% 1,571 3,322 4,609 38.7%

Guatemala 14 13 35 169.2% 4,595 3,428 4,272 24.6%

New Zealand 1,416 3,465 2,198 -36.6% 2,962 5,403 4,001 -25.9%

Italy 363 293 1,184 304.1% 1,792 2,116 3,457 63.4%

Denmark 461 1,083 455 -58.0% 2,569 4,770 3,311 -30.6%

Costa Rica 15 20 44 120.0% 330 2,252 3,267 45.1%

Argentina 172 602 890 47.8% 488 850 2,562 201.4%

United Kingdom 174 113 102 -9.7% 1,720 3,287 2,158 -34.3%

Thailand 324 432 412 -4.6% 1,168 1,858 1,547 -16.7%

South Africa 63 38 192 405.3% 529 298 815 173.5%

South Korea 9 11 21 90.9% 512 558 731 31.0%

Hungary 358 483 77 -84.1% 653 987 612 -38.0%

Vietnam --- 4 20 400.0% 7 336 560 66.7%

Peru 613 777 64 -91.8% 711 1,230 518 -57.9%

Indonesia 1 --- --- NA 203 462 512 10.8% ---

Burma 8 342 566 65.5% 11 222 328 47.7%

Brazil 21 320 16 -95.0% 93 780 326 -58.2%

Belgium 106 23 72 213.0% 74 92 228 147.8%

Nicaragua 0 0 184 NA 0 0 225 NA 

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA 

Spain --- 1 308 30700.0% 49 34 203 497.1%

\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

April 1998

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September 1998

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1998 (the first month of the marketing year) totaled 59,556 metric

tons and were valued at $37.1 million. U.S. exports are 292 percent in volume and 7 percent in value

greater than revised figures for July 1997. The sizeable increase in volume occurred primarily in field crop

seed exports and suggests that some grain and oilseed exports may be incorrectly coded as planting seed

on Shippers Export Declarations.

Attache Reports

The following are highlights from recent U.S. agricultural attache reports and are available on the FAS

homepage:

Spain (Report number SP8035): Spain imported $142 million in planting seeds during calendar year

(CY) 1997. U.S. seed imported by Spain totaled $21 million in CY 1997, up from $18 million in CY 1996.

This 17-percent jump in trade is primarily due to Spain’s increased imports of U.S. corn seed.

Spain’s corn seed imports from the United States increased from $4.9 million in CY 1996 to over $8.2

million in CY1997. U.S. corn seed captured 40 percent of Spain’s corn seed market, up from 30 percent in

CY 1996. This increase occurred during a period when Spain’s total corn seed imports declined by 6.5

percent to $27.4 million from $29.3 million the year before.

During CY 1997, farmers in Spain planted 452,000 hectares to corn, 7-percent less than in CY 1996. The

decrease in planting was due primarily to penalties for exceeding area quotas set by the Common

Agricultural Policy for CY 1996. The increase in U.S. corn seed imports may in part be due to farmers’

preference for long-cycle corn seed that is found in the United States.

Planting seeds must be registered in either the European Union catalogs or in the Spanish Commercial

Variety Register in order to market seed in Spain. To produce a variety in Spain, it must be registered on

the Spanish Commercial Variety Register. Recently, the Government of Spain approved two biotech seed

varieties for use in Spain. Novartis BT-Corn Varieties 950242 COMPA CB and 950243 JORDI CB are

now listed on the Spanish Commercial Seed Variety Register.

South Africa (Report number SF8024): During CY 1997, the South African seed market grew to $200

million from $153 million in CY 1996. South Africa is able to fulfill about 80 percent of its yearly seed

demands with domestic production. Seed imports from the United States grew from $6 million in CY 1996

U.S. Planting Seed Trade, June 1998

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African seed industry may be responsible for some of the tremendous growth the seed industry is

experiencing.

The South African seed industry continues to be in a state of transformation resulting from the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1997 (AMA). The AMA exposed the seed industry to the free market, creating some

confusion and distrust within the industry.

The South African Seed Industry Organization (SANSOR), which represents the seed industry and

comprises 55 private companies and agricultural cooperatives, has appealed to its members to supply trade

information so that it may monitor seed imports and promote an organized seed industry worldwide. Some

seed companies have been reluctant to share trade information with SANSOR believing that such

information may be given to competitors. SANSOR administers and coordinates seed certification,

legislation, seed testing, and licensing for the Government of South Africa. However, the Directorate of

Plant and Quality Control is the official and final authority for issuing phytosanitary certificates.

The South African seed industry is attempting to familiarize farmers and producers with the merits of

biotechnology. Field testing protocols for plant varieties have been in place since 1990 and the first

number of evaluations led to limited commercial release of a few cultivars. There are also active programs

to advise farmers and consumers of the policy and procedures necessary for a healthy biotechnology

industry.

Key Development

Austria Adopts Requirement for Seed Imports. Beginning November 1, 1998, Austria will fully

implement European Commission Directive 77/93 regarding phytosanitary measures governing the

importation of seed. As a result, imports of certain seed will require a phytosanitary certificate from the

exporting country and be subject to testing by the Austrian Federal Office and Research Center for

Agriculture (AFORCA). AFORCA suggests that importers submit seed samples to AFORCA for testing at

least three weeks in advance of importation. Failing to do so may result in detaining seed shipments in

bond at the importer’s expense until testing is complete. Once an import approval is issued for the tested

variety, it will be valid for the planting season.

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U.S. Exports of Planting Seed 

for JULY (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 26,173 15,181 59,556 292.3% $34,795 $34,819 $37,145 6.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 4,215 3,550 3,559 0.3% $5,499 $4,905 $4,651 -5.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 6,320 7,220 6,125 -15.2% $7,942 $9,301 $8,339 -10.3%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 6,091 7,687 14,781 92.3% $7,854 $9,361 $18,491 97.5%

Kentucky Bluegrass 2,456 3,941 4,882 23.9% $6,438 $8,087 $10,198 26.1%

Tall Fescue 5,177 9,809 7,422 -24.3% $6,707 $10,116 $9,578 -5.3%

Other Forages 2,223 2,018 3,053 51.3% $3,242 $2,522 $2,833 12.3%

Certified Alfalfa 138 130 50 -61.5% $488 $362 $177 -51.1%

Uncertified Alfalfa 92 50 61 22.0% $272 $144 $148 2.8%

Pulses 3,260 2,084 2,332 11.9% $2,509 $1,449 $1,612 11.2%

Pea 21,836 19,417 21,766 12.1% $16,172 $14,275 $16,201 13.5%

Navy Bean 811 498 415 -16.7% $513 $260 $255 -1.9%

Pea 405 269 361 34.2% $266 $185 $250 35.1%

Chickpea 829 188 350 86.2% $501 $137 $213 55.5%

Lentil 147 204 418 104.9% $65 $81 $136 67.9%

Vegetables 2,025 4,107 2,692 -34.5% $12,572 $18,387 $14,722 -19.9%

Pepper 0 0 606 NA $0 $0 $3,128 NA 

Tomato 138 191 123 -35.6% $2,361 $2,976 $2,116 -28.9%

Onion 100 74 84 13.5% $1,047 $937 $1,097 17.1%

Mushroom Spawn 482 416 403 -3.1% $1,063 $848 $847 -0.1%

Sweet Corn 189 1,581 322 -79.6% $571 $3,166 $846 -73.3%

Squash 58 132 85 -35.6% $290 $752 $627 -16.6%

Cucumber 51 83 62 -25.3% $408 $703 $526 -25.2%

Field Crops 13,819 3,103 47,785 1440.0% $7,324 $3,909 $9,960 154.8%

Non-durum Wheat 2,100 0 41,781 NA $4,758 $0 $5,043 NA 

Field Corn 4,807 946 1,800 90.3% $4,067 $2,632 $2,831 7.6%

Soybean 1,692 873 1,316 50.7% $828 $468 $645 37.8%

Barley 18 0 1,502 NA $8 $0 $590 NA 

Miscellaneous Kinds 632 319 134 -58.0% $3,650 $3,647 $3,366 -7.7%

Flower 52 17 13 -23.5% $2,010 $2,329 $2,577 10.6%

Tree and Shrub 11 16 23 43.8% $846 $333 $387 16.2%

Sugar Beet 0 0 41 NA $3 $0 $126 NA 

BY REGION

North America 10,923 5,008 6,257 24.9% $10,704 $13,081 $11,839 -9.5%

Other Asia \1 4,011 3,821 5,977 56.4% $4,957 $4,686 $5,612 19.8%

North Africa 326 127 41,653 32697.6% $473 $641 $5,541 764.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 9,693 3,778 2,961 -21.6% $8,266 $9,852 $7,931 -19.5%

Egypt 326 55 41,645 75618.2% $468 $443 $5,381 1114.7%

Canada 1,230 1,230 3,296 168.0% $2,437 $3,229 $3,908 21.0%

Japan 2,532 2,127 2,414 13.5% $3,602 $2,502 $2,589 3.5%

Argentina 2,062 1,623 1,162 -28.4% $3,718 $4,211 $2,117 -49.7%

South Korea 1,107 1,162 2,864 146.5% $727 $1,041 $1,894 81.9%

Chile 842 409 510 24.7% $1,825 $1,147 $1,357 18.3%

Australia 256 377 216 -42.7% $1,018 $975 $1,125 15.4%

South Africa 184 261 495 89.7% $566 $924 $956 3.5%

United Kingdom 538 291 110 -62.2% $1,256 $768 $828 7.8%

China 55 187 514 174.9% $141 $360 $711 97.5%

Indonesia 13 0 8 --- $738 $8 $662 8175.0%

Netherlands 407 107 148 38.3% $777 $553 $539 -2.5%

Guatemala 27 63 252 300.0% $91 $267 $480 79.8%

Brazil 2,215 297 88 -70.4% $857 $854 $447 -47.7%

Ecuador 14 45 37 -17.8% $80 $140 $431 207.9%

Peru 199 38 328 763.2% $174 $100 $396 296.0%

Colombia 10 30 99 230.0% $91 $300 $377 25.7%

Spain 309 370 402 8.6% $650 $632 $371 -41.3%

Taiwan 47 120 117 -2.5% $160 $283 $320 13.1%

Germany 261 94 153 62.8% $635 $255 $314 23.1%

Jordan 46 13 35 169.2% $197 $69 $306 343.5%

France 74 101 28 -72.3% $543 $458 $274 -40.2%

Venezuela 17 6 109 1716.7% $52 $146 $211 44.5%

United Arab Emirates 17 27 44 63.0% $509 $572 $200 -65.0%

Honduras 102 23 49 113.0% $224 $102 $195 91.2%

New Zealand 378 110 78 -29.1% $316 $470 $183 -61.1%

Nicaragua 20 24 119 395.8% $23 $46 $179 289.1%

India 16 21 32 52.4% $60 $119 $171 43.7%

Oman 2 18 222 1133.3% $81 $128 $153 19.5%

Belgium 54 0 74 --- $44 $13 $143 1000.0%

Italy 1,669 1,116 56 -95.0% $1,948 $967 $141 -85.4%

Turkey 46 40 23 -42.5% $103 $43 $141 227.9%

Algeria 0 12 5 -58.3% $0 $151 $135 -10.6%

Denmark 20 0 73 --- $73 $44 $123 179.5%

Thailand 61 0 117 NA $123 $0 $120 NA 

Uruguay 361 53 11 -79.2% $234 $181 $113 -37.6%

Pakistan 43 86 82 -4.7% $23 $198 $107 -46.0%

Philippines 51 27 48 77.8% $271 $294 $105 -64.3%

\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

September 1998
U.S. Imports of Planting Seed 

for JULY (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 7,893 7,226 8,052 11.4% $21,775 $22,314 $20,296 -9.0%

BY KIND

Grasses 1,928 2,384 2,789 17.0% $2,125 $2,700 $2,766 2.4%

Red Fescue 1,380 1,867 1,118 -40.1% $1,460 $1,878 $1,209 -35.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 338 109 568 421.1% $413 $123 $548 345.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 15 95 739 677.9% $5 $168 $434 158.3%

Bromegrass 39 1 78 7700.0% $47 $2 $192 9500.0%

Other Forages 708 493 585 18.7% $1,212 $1,014 $1,026 1.2%

Uncertified Alfalfa 209 175 103 -41.1% $493 $449 $334 -25.6%

White & Ladino Clover 80 20 65 225.0% $244 $62 $153 146.8%

Pulses 2,236 2,158 2,531 17.3% $1,365 $1,378 $1,283 -6.9%

Gram Bean 979 871 488 -44.0% $743 $742 $396 -46.6%

Pea 525 381 1,053 176.4% $206 $157 $343 118.5%

Lentil 102 210 476 126.7% $54 $71 $156 119.7%

Vegetables 646 909 841 -7.5% $7,715 $10,851 $8,259 -23.9%

Tomato 4 23 44 91.3% $862 $1,612 $1,938 20.2%

Pepper 14 16 12 -25.0% $1,128 $1,990 $1,582 -20.5%

Pumpkin 178 433 296 -31.6% $488 $1,137 $778 -31.6%

Cucumber 11 12 21 75.0% $545 $1,053 $648 -38.5%

Squash 8 17 36 111.8% $168 $408 $577 41.4%

Cantaloupe 11 12 12 0.0% $798 $741 $523 -29.4%

Field Crops 2,294 1,093 1,238 13.3% $2,691 $737 $1,239 68.1%

Field Corn 1,753 576 763 32.5% $2,456 $575 $1,148 99.7%

Oat 114 206 365 77.2% $28 $40 $58 45.0%

Soybean 77 124 40 -67.7% $83 $53 $19 -64.2%

Non-durum Wheat 15 23 70 204.3% $9 $2 $14 600.0%

Miscellaneous Kinds 81 190 67 -64.7% $6,667 $5,633 $5,724 1.6%

Flower 24 29 25 -13.8% $6,034 $5,311 $5,295 -0.3%

Sugar Beet 3 159 30 -81.1% $62 $109 $42 -61.5%

Tree and Shrub 18 1 1 0.0% $99 $78 $16 -79.5%

BY REGION

South America 2,037 293 927 216.38% $5,220 $2,442 $4,611 88.8%

North America 3,763 4,895 4,750 -2.96% $4,284 $6,966 $4,055 -41.8%

European Union 149 231 333 44.2% $5,101 $4,155 $3,964 -4.6%

BY COUNTRY

Chile 1,867 152 166 9.2% $4,985 $2,351 $3,488 48.4%

Canada 3,664 4,579 4,022 -12.2% $2,709 $3,703 $2,848 -23.1%

Netherlands 39 72 58 -19.4% $2,592 $1,463 $1,705 16.5%

Japan 15 104 4 -96.2% $1,399 $1,475 $1,370 -7.1%

Israel 25 13 20 53.8% $514 $907 $1,286 41.8%

Mexico 99 317 728 129.7% $1,575 $3,263 $1,207 -63.0%

Argentina 50 120 741 517.5% $70 $67 $1,094 1532.8%

Australia 309 635 534 -15.9% $986 $1,189 $899 -24.4%

China 447 464 523 12.7% $719 $961 $808 -15.9%

Guatemala 0 0 0 --- $679 $451 $782 73.4%

Denmark 13 3 181 5933.3% $494 $384 $770 100.5%

New Zealand 573 256 512 100.0% $869 $566 $684 20.8%

India 166 186 354 90.3% $291 $1,026 $682 -33.5%

Thailand 45 17 29 70.6% $912 $735 $601 -18.2%

United Kingdom 3 1 1 -37.0% $506 $525 $410 -21.9%

Italy 40 57 44 -22.8% $185 $190 $404 112.6%

Germany 48 1 2 100.0% $728 $734 $293 -60.1%

France 5 38 6 -84.2% $505 $768 $269 -65.0%

Taiwan 14 2 5 150.0% $166 $166 $193 16.3%

Vietnam 1 0 1 --- $78 $50 $113 126.0%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

September 1998
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March 1998

July 1997-January 1998 Highlights

Canadian Planting Seed Imports by Major Suppliers

July-June 1992/93 Through 1996/97

Source: Statistics Canada

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General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997-January

1998 totaled 545,050 metric tons valued at $554.2

million, a decrease of 20 percent in volume but an

increase of 2 percent in value over the same period

in 1996/97. Imports for the period totaled 78,866

tons (about 1 percent above a year ago) valued at

$177.0 million (15 percent above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural

Attache reports recently received in

FAS/Washington. Copies of the complete reports

may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds,

Tobacco, and Seeds Division at the address,

telephone or Fax number listed on the back cover.

Canada (Report number CA8010): Several

regulatory changes affecting the seed industry

occurred over the past year. Among them was the

establishment of the Canadian Food Inspection

Agency (CFIA) in April 1997. CFIA has acquired

the authority to regulate agricultural products of

biotechnology from Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canada (AAFC). CFIA's approach to regulating

products of biotechnology is based upon the

following principles:

- Building upon existing legislation where possible. 

Under the Seeds Act, seeds developed through

biotechnology must meet the same requirements as

those developed through more traditional methods. 

Field testing of genetically engineered plants must be

approved by CFIA's Plant Products Division.

- Regulation based upon product characteristics. 

The scientific evaluation process addresses primarily

the characteristics of the product rather than the

method by which it was produced.

- Regulation on a case-by-case basis. This applies

whether the product was developed through

biotechnology or through traditional methods. 

Plants, including seed, with novel traits are subject

to the Plant Protection Act and Regulations and the

Seeds Act and Regulations. CFIA'S primary

requirements include:

- a safety assessment from the Plant Products

Division;

- for imported seed, a safety assessment and an

import permit from the Plant Protection Division;

- authorization from the Plant Biotechnology Office

of the Plant Products Division for confined release

into the environment for field testing;

- authorization from the Plant Biotechnology Office

for environmental (unconfined) release into the

environment.

Plants with novel traits are also subject to

requirements relating to the end use of the plant. 

For example, Health Canada would require a food

safety assessment under the Novel Food

Regulations if the novel plant material is to be used

as food. Similar requirements exist for CFIA

approval under the Feeds Act for novel plant

material to be used as animal feed.
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U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Group

July-January 1988/89 Through 1997/98

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Trade Inquiries

The following trade inquiries were recently

submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for

publication as a “Trade Lead.” For more

information about Trade Leads call 202-690-3416.

Seeds for Sowing, tree and shrub-Japan Kenaf

Seeds QUANTITY: Small start. QUALITY:

Good. DELIVERY: Year around. PACKAGING:

Export standard. OTHER: Company ref: An

importer established in 1968 with annual imports of 

$5 million. QUOTE: FOB. BANK: The Bank of

Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Osaka Branch. CONTACT: Mr.

T. Horikawa, Miki Corporation, 2-800, Umeda 1-2,

Kita-ku Osaka, 530-0001, Japan Phone: 011-81-6-

345-6404. FAX: 011-81-6-345-6821.
U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-January 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 396,789 679,043 545,050 -19.7% 438,283 544,500 554,216 1.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 24,854 28,343 36,342 28.2% 30,954 36,661 47,009 28.2%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 2,579 3,720 8,858 138.1% 3,310 4,861 10,634 118.8%

Tall Fescue 3,120 5,244 5,432 3.6% 3,793 6,149 6,819 10.9%

Annual Ryegrass 7,217 6,784 8,365 23.3% 5,722 5,581 6,079 8.9%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,182 1,456 2,196 50.8% 3,112 2,824 4,569 61.8%

Perennial Ryegrass 3,321 3,402 3,102 -8.8% 4,420 4,447 4,199 -5.6%

Bentgrass 803 987 908 -8.0% 1,962 2,711 3,534 30.4%

Sudangrass 2,298 1,211 2,570 112.2% 1,322 1,040 2,306 121.7%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 712 692 669 -3.3% 1,357 1,302 1,883 44.6%

Other Forages 15,088 19,821 19,330 -2.5% 38,039 52,397 52,095 -0.6%

Certified Alfalfa 7,028 10,014 8,353 15,091 24,021 34,135 29,894 -12.4%

Uncertified Alfalfa 1,306 2,395 3,572 2,764 3,131 5,850 9,930 69.7%

Red Clover 495 602 456 2,764 1,075 1,489 1,052 -29.3%

Pulses 26,939 34,502 27,216 -21.1% 22,015 29,178 24,155 -17.2%

Pea 13,551 11,264 10,442 -7.3% 10,050 8,373 8,319 -0.6%

Other Kidney Bean 945 4,085 2,326 -43.1% 694 3,681 2,725 -26.0%

Gram Bean 3,276 2,982 2,560 -14.2% 3,474 3,937 2,492 -36.7%

Navy Bean 1,852 4,331 1,971 -54.5% 1,301 2,961 1,281 -56.7%

Lentil 1,887 2,796 2,636 -5.7% 792 1,397 1,170 -16.2%

Small Red Bean 469 1,233 1,340 8.7% 570 1,096 1,027 -6.3%

Vegetables 24,262 28,508 30,520 7.1% 127,264 138,950 151,063 8.7%

Sweet Corn 4,063 8,536 6,856 -19.7% 9,442 23,704 17,884 -24.6%

Tomato 820 902 1,147 27.2% 15,123 14,338 17,831 24.4%

Onion 1,100 719 959 33.4% 11,116 8,620 11,245 30.5%

Pepper 1,384 1,288 1,765 37.0% 7,678 6,815 9,358 37.3%

Watermelon 931 821 1,227 49.5% 6,728 6,455 8,556 32.5%

Cucumber 772 622 788 26.7% 7,090 5,511 8,276 50.2%

Squash 907 982 1,258 28.1% 5,510 6,304 7,912 25.5%

Mushroom Spawn 3,786 3,307 2,900 -12.3% 8,881 6,891 6,068 -11.9%

Cantaloupe 889 792 799 0.9% 4,473 4,737 4,671 -1.4%

Broccoli 327 392 783 99.7% 1,562 2,501 3,946 57.8%

Carrot 1,172 854 708 -17.1% 5,059 3,351 3,632 8.4%

Beet 428 320 599 87.2% 2,106 1,610 2,879 78.8%

Lettuce 272 255 359 40.8% 1,977 1,856 2,561 38.0%

Cabbage 194 196 317 61.7% 1,231 1,104 2,308 109.1%

Spinach 445 264 512 93.9% 1,872 926 2,000 116.0%

Field Crops 302,638 564,968 429,707 -23.9% 189,833 249,122 239,009 -4.1%

Field Corn 59,184 51,720 64,724 25.1% 104,307 92,223 130,239 41.2%

Soybean 70,942 243,180 121,267 -50.1% 24,547 80,018 44,969 -43.8%

Non-durum Wheat 76,632 221,199 202,879 -8.3% 11,561 40,944 33,358 -18.5%

Cotton 12,091 8,870 7,854 -11.5% 17,218 10,664 11,017 3.3%

Other Sunflower 10,005 6,062 4,789 -21.0% 9,587 8,501 8,389 -1.3%

Grain Sorghum 35,196 26,165 25,386 -3.0% 8,422 11,260 7,116 -36.8%

Oil Sunflower 16,543 3,384 1,722 -49.1% 6,841 3,861 3,364 -12.9%

Miscellaneous Kinds 3,008 2,902 1,935 -33.3% 30,176 38,192 40,885 7.1%

Flower 176 268 259 -3.4% 20,573 25,102 30,946 23.3%

Tree and Shrub 110 62 135 117.7% 1,871 2,269 2,665 17.5%

BY REGION

European Union 99,681 88,529 79,346 -10.4% 162,095 171,344 158,709 -7.4%

North America 156,232 351,567 174,338 -50.4% 122,333 183,301 150,907 -17.7%

South America 13,348 25,277 48,172 90.6% 36,679 56,483 95,225 68.6%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 109,710 261,878 134,121 -48.8% 79,724 134,200 102,258 -23.8%

Argentina 7,942 16,177 35,156 117.3% 20,445 37,545 73,888 96.8%

Canada 46,522 89,689 40,218 -55.2% 42,608 49,100 48,649 -0.9%

Italy 28,071 26,696 26,911 0.8% 60,918 61,557 47,792 -22.4%

Japan 32,710 146,928 68,808 -53.2% 37,629 59,878 43,412 -27.5%

Netherlands 26,500 12,465 14,708 18.0% 28,367 27,522 34,334 24.8%

Egypt 1,064 19,069 109,159 472.4% 3,440 5,319 20,618 287.6%

France 7,258 10,822 8,971 -17.1% 17,285 20,394 17,940 -12.0%

Greece 9,739 8,107 7,465 -7.9% 18,128 17,238 14,586 -15.4%

Spain 17,468 8,660 9,515 9.9% 14,878 12,786 13,782 7.8%

Saudi Arabia 2,468 3,566 4,792 34.4% 6,666 9,647 10,675 10.7%

United Kingdom 3,464 11,177 3,410 -69.5% 7,563 12,612 9,702 -23.1%

Australia 3,267 3,032 4,551 50.1% 5,757 7,392 8,170 10.5%

Germany 3,715 4,938 2,673 -45.9% 6,531 8,998 7,051 -21.6%

South Africa 618 2,189 2,399 9.6% 2,436 4,799 5,483 14.3%

Portugal 802 1,235 1,122 -9.1% 2,649 3,622 5,078 40.2%

South Korea 3,166 3,517 3,086 -12.3% 6,075 6,029 4,693 -22.2%

Chile 1,220 1,980 1,844 -6.9% 3,747 5,342 4,649 -13.0%

Brazil 610 3,132 1,465 -53.2% 3,906 4,200 4,397 4.7%

Austria 636 856 2,599 203.6% 2,185 2,089 4,379 109.6%

China 53,508 1,252 1,730 38.2% 8,967 2,515 4,161 65.4%

Turkey 1,329 1,600 1,534 -4.1% 3,860 3,198 3,951 23.5%

Morocco 355 326 21,017 6346.9% 807 705 3,807 440.0%

Colombia 1,271 1,179 5,432 360.7% 2,685 2,232 3,257 45.9%

Syria 326 812 694 -14.5% 2,390 1,562 3,184 103.8%

Nigeria 0 0 14,645 NA 0 0 2,897 NA 

Honduras 220 276 281 1.8% 875 935 2,448 161.8%

Venezuela 481 207 710 243.0% 1,982 1,761 2,405 36.6%

Pakistan 1,250 1,021 1,496 46.5% 2,501 1,832 2,332 27.3%

Hong Kong 680 914 853 -6.7% 1,717 1,802 2,234 24.0%

Paraguay 74 119 1,465 1131.1% 171 199 2,227 1019.1%

United Arab Emirates 338 145 178 22.8% 4,246 2,248 2,223 -1.1%

Taiwan 639 768 993 29.3% 1,500 1,709 2,099 22.8%

Guatemala 355 373 478 28.2% 1,708 1,369 2,087 52.4%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

March 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-January 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 76,253 78,251 78,866 0.8% 125,780 154,391 176,968 14.6%

BY KIND

Grasses 14,110 19,449 18,794 -3.4% 14,755 23,231 26,033 12.1%

Red Fescue 8,670 10,727 11,219 4.6% 7,597 11,543 11,663 1.0%

Other Wheatgrass 0 19 1,099 5684.2% 0 25 4,567 18168.0%

Perennial Ryegrass 281 3,225 1,131 -64.9% 1,223 4,653 1,736 -62.7%

Crested Wheatgrass 0 48 531 1006.3% 0 93 1,309 1307.5%

Timothy 2,198 1,831 2,194 19.8% 1,498 1,037 1,198 15.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 150 305 486 59.3% 64 102 812 696.1%

Other Bromegrass 0 246 360 46.3% 0 359 743 107.0%

Tall Fescue 207 316 460 45.6% 248 451 531 17.7%

Meadow Bromegrass 0 26 127 388.5% 0 42 307 631.0%

Wild Rye 0 0 85 NA 0 0 271 NA 

Annual Ryegrass 102 167 218 30.5% 71 192 225 17.2%

Kentucky Bluegrass 555 377 85 -77.5% 820 587 123 -79.0%

Other Forages 8,173 4,150 8,894 114.3% 13,397 7,604 17,122 125.2%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,369 1,228 2,732 122.5% 4,869 2,911 7,047 142.1%

Certified Alfalfa 558 429 1,076 150.8% 1,202 986 2,460 149.5%

White & Ladino Clover 491 369 499 35.2% 1,412 875 1,242 41.9%

Sweet Clover 1,237 442 629 42.3% 896 375 797 112.5%

Double Cut Red Clover 0 59 370 527.1% 0 124 717 478.2%

Other Red Clover 0 154 360 133.8% 0 234 708 202.6%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 189 41 158 285.4% 732 137 705 414.6%

Pulses 32,358 28,402 28,276 -0.4% 13,250 14,510 13,485 -7.1%

Gram Bean 5,256 5,794 4,406 -24.0% 2,862 4,205 3,595 -14.5%

Pea 7,004 10,444 8,395 -19.6% 2,055 3,388 2,786 -17.8%

Lentil 1,278 2,321 4,260 83.5% 690 1,029 1,505 46.3%

Other Kidney Bean 484 702 1,023 45.7% 273 575 758 31.8%

Small Red Bean 687 862 474 -45.0% 366 575 311 -45.9%

Vegetables 3,346 4,594 5,714 24.4% 41,797 51,426 67,634 31.5%

Tomato 154 174 255 46.6% 13,662 15,190 18,881 24.3%

Pepper 60 72 185 156.9% 5,141 8,181 10,473 28.0%

Watermelon 126 213 68 -68.1% 3,138 3,698 4,763 28.8%

Pumpkin 675 1,458 1,822 25.0% 1,405 3,220 4,739 47.2%

Cantaloupe 30 53 98 84.9% 2,114 3,287 4,640 41.2%

Onion 66 65 117 80.0% 3,498 2,872 3,751 30.6%

Cucumber 16 21 31 47.6% 1,237 1,611 2,688 66.9%

Cauliflower 13 10 28 180.0% 884 823 2,392 190.6%

Other Melons 103 93 137 47.3% 1,437 1,615 1,996 23.6%

Squash 47 27 137 407.4% 1,107 901 1,754 94.7%

Carrot 34 26 73 180.8% 785 451 1,370 203.8%

Broccoli 7 10 42 320.0% 722 381 1,363 257.7%

Spinach 174 377 413 9.5% 676 1,154 1,337 15.9%

Cabbage 8 18 20 11.1% 1,017 1,655 1,283 -22.5%

Mushroom Spawn 137 197 766 288.8% 276 281 1,073 281.9%

Field Crops 17,532 20,888 15,374 -26.4% 11,778 18,515 11,535 -37.7%

Field Corn 7,277 12,916 6,115 -52.7% 9,267 15,736 7,304 -53.6%

Rape and Colza 266 205 566 NA 133 691 1,575 NA 

Cotton 715 0 1,331 NA 147 0 1,007 NA 

Non-durum Wheat 4,593 5,619 3,017 -46.3% 818 1,286 601 -53.3%

Miscellaneous Kinds 735 768 1,813 136.1% 30,802 39,106 41,159 5.2%

Flower 285 359 465 29.5% 27,920 34,250 33,602 -1.9%

Tree and Shrub 168 152 111 -27.0% 1,063 2,411 3,717 54.2%

Sugar Beet 18 8 1,048 13000.0% 109 146 1,104 656.2%

BY REGION

North America 65,554 59,670 60,531 1.44% 51,165 54,816 66,835 21.9%

Other Asia \1 3,151 4,129 3,955 -4.2% 23,805 29,471 35,641 20.9%

European Union 2,109 2,153 3,324 54.4% 26,112 32,253 34,414 6.7%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 59,168 58,558 59,123 1.0% 42,016 45,607 51,617 13.2%

China 2,958 3,928 3,596 -8.5% 13,425 17,030 20,962 23.1%

Netherlands 969 648 781 20.5% 15,242 15,957 16,494 3.4%

Mexico 6,386 1,112 1,407 26.5% 9,150 9,209 15,217 65.2%

Japan 35 56 192 242.9% 8,117 8,817 9,246 4.9%

Chile 288 3,286 517 -84.3% 3,751 10,024 6,591 -34.2%

Australia 782 1,802 3,366 86.8% 2,229 3,622 4,951 36.7%

India 1,307 1,756 2,364 34.6% 3,343 3,892 4,862 24.9%

Germany 118 168 195 16.1% 3,426 4,275 4,823 12.8%

Taiwan 52 63 73 15.9% 1,453 2,884 4,538 57.4%

France 129 136 341 150.7% 1,996 2,358 4,407 86.9%

Israel 49 101 50 -50.5% 3,535 3,786 4,198 10.9%

Guatemala 14 13 34 161.5% 4,096 3,007 3,718 23.6%

New Zealand 1,338 2,782 1,966 -29.3% 2,802 4,426 3,675 -17.0%

Costa Rica 15 17 33 94.1% 283 2,005 3,196 59.4%

Denmark 293 838 392 -53.2% 2,157 4,238 3,163 -25.4%

Italy 325 226 1,112 392.0% 1,429 1,843 3,157 71.3%

Argentina 150 115 845 634.8% 153 195 2,448 1155.4%

United Kingdom 171 112 101 -9.8% 1,616 3,184 2,038 -36.0%

Thailand 228 411 380 -7.5% 773 1,777 1,496 -15.8%

South Africa 63 37 191 416.2% 529 273 788 188.6%

South Korea 8 11 20 81.8% 472 553 699 26.4%

Vietnam --- 4 20 400.0% 7 336 560 66.7%

Indonesia 1 --- --- NA 183 439 505 15.0% ---

Hungary 358 433 54 -87.5% 653 883 458 -48.1%

Peru 554 775 63 -91.9% 672 1,074 383 -64.3%

Burma 8 342 566 65.5% 11 222 328 47.7%

Brazil 21 6 11 83.3% 91 93 251 169.9%

Nicaragua 0 0 184 NA 0 0 225 NA 

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA 

Spain --- 1 308 30700.0% 49 34 200 488.2%

Hong Kong 97 71 74 4.2% 339 187 197 5.3%

Kenya 1 --- 48 NA 780 580 175 -69.8%

Turkey 37 60 22 -63.3% 124 198 141 -28.8%

Egypt 33 95 84 -11.6% 126 222 137 -38.3%

Russia --- --- 70 NA 4 1 125 12400.0%

\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.

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March 1998

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July 1997-June 1998 Highlights

General Trade Summary

At the close of the 1997/98 marketing year (MY), total U.S. planting seed exports are valued at $886

million, 1-percent lower than the previous marketing year. However, in terms of volume, the United Sates

exported about 24-percent less seed in MY 1997/98, down to 903 thousand metric tons from 1.18 million

metric tons in MY 1996/97. Still, the value of U.S. planting seed exports for MY 1997/98 remains

26-percent higher than exports for MY 1996/97, while the volume of U.S. seed exports are 36 percent

greater for the same period.

During MY 1997/98, exports of grass, forage, pulses, and vegetable seeds increased above the previous

marketing year, with the exception of field crop seeds. Field crop seeds, which accounted for over 40

percent of the sales value of all U.S. planting seed exports in each of the past three marketing years,

dropped to $376 million during MY 1997/98 from $411 million in the previous marketing year. Most

notably, field crop seeds for MY 1997/98 recorded significant decreases in export sales of soybean seed

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U.S. soybean seed exports dropped 57 percent in one year, from 375,000 metric tons to 159,000 metric

tons in MY 1997/98. The drop was primarily due to a fall in Mexico's purchases of U.S. soybean seed

from 307,000 metric tons in MY 1996/97 to 89,000 metric tons in MY 1997/98, overshadowing increased

soybean seed sales to Canada, Columbia, France and Italy.

U.S. exports of non-durum wheat seed fell 44 percent, from 437,000 metric tons in MY 1996/97 to

243,000 metric tons in MY 1997/98 due to smaller purchases by Japan and Canada. Japan purchased about

231,000 metric tons, while Canada purchased 117,000 metric tons of U.S. non-durum wheat seed in MY

1996/97, representing nearly 83 percent of all U.S. non-durum wheat seed sales. During MY 1997/98,

Japan and Canada's purchases fell 80 percent to 25,000 metric tons and 38,000 metric tons, respectively.

Of the top five importing nations of U.S. planting seeds for MY 1997/98, only Argentina and Canada's

purchases of U.S. seeds continue to climb above previous marketing years. Argentina imported $89

million of U.S. seeds in MY 1997/98, up 61 percent from $55 million in MY 1996/97.

This growth in seed imports is essentially due to Argentina's heightened purchases of U.S. corn seed.

Argentina increased U.S. corn seed imports from 9,000 metric tons to 25,000 metric tons during this

period. Despite a fall in Canada's importation of non-durum wheat, Canadian purchases of grass, pulses,

forage, and miscellaneous seeds grew, edging Canada's imports of U.S. seed upward to $110 million in

MY 1997/98 from $108 million in MY 1996/97.

Mexico, Italy, and Japan's purchases of U.S. planting seeds declined during MY 1997/98 after peaking in

MY 1996/97. Mexico's purchases of U.S. seed dropped 27 percent, from $201 million to $146 million for

MYs 1996/97 and 1997/98. Italy's purchases fell by 14 percent, from $95 million to $82 million, while

Japan's purchases dropped 39 percent from $108 million to $66 million, over the same period.

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U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-June 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 666,981 1,185,465 903,118 -23.8% 705,054 894,801 886,321 -0.9%

BY KIND

Grasses 48,185 58,583 62,698 7.0% 59,456 74,051 85,082 14.9%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 6,091 7,687 14,781 92.3% 7,854 9,361 18,491 97.5%

Kentucky Bluegrass 2,456 3,941 4,882 23.9% 6,438 8,087 10,198 26.1%

Tall Fescue 5,177 9,809 7,422 -24.3% 6,707 10,116 9,578 -5.3%

Annual Ryegrass 11,394 13,089 13,009 -0.6% 9,030 9,888 9,456 -4.4%

Perennial Ryegrass 6,320 7,220 6,125 -15.2% 7,942 9,301 8,339 -10.3%

Bentgrass 1,332 1,786 1,864 4.4% 4,477 5,955 6,984 17.3%

Other Fescue 2,738 3,338 3,631 8.8% 3,471 5,358 5,703 6.4%

Other Grass 489 1,172 2,396 104.4% 1,325 2,465 4,497 82.4%

Sudangrass 7,132 4,240 4,356 2.7% 3,394 3,279 3,733 13.8%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 1,231 1,276 1,271 -0.4% 2,431 2,789 3,239 16.1%

Orchardgrass 2,056 2,282 1,624 -28.8% 3,587 3,400 2,206 -35.1%

Hulled Bermudagrass 332 420 414 -1.4% 956 881 1,282 45.5%

Other Forages 24,827 30,681 32,280 5.2% 61,890 81,510 84,780 4.0%

Certified Alfalfa 9,373 13,689 12,353 -9.8% 32,161 47,042 44,254 -5.9%

Other Forages 10,346 10,134 12,582 24.2% 17,552 18,135 20,772 14.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,704 3,821 4,822 26.2% 6,788 9,855 13,302 35.0%

Red Clover 952 1,158 1,179 1.8% 2,195 2,778 2,635 -5.1%

Other Clover 257 422 565 33.9% 612 1,009 1,586 57.2%

White & Ladino Clover 454 425 495 16.5% 1,346 1,302 1,576 21.0%

Pulses 50,405 55,069 58,053 5.4% 41,820 49,441 50,545 2.2%

Pea 21,836 19,417 21,766 12.1% 16,172 14,275 16,201 13.5%

Other Bean 6,232 8,722 9,950 14.1% 7,545 10,401 12,194 17.2%

Other Kidney Bean 3,623 6,448 5,498 -14.7% 3,704 7,214 6,907 -4.3%

Navy Bean 5,897 5,319 6,349 19.4% 3,888 3,775 4,135 9.5%

Gram Bean 3,954 3,877 3,933 1.4% 4,290 4,926 3,970 -19.4%

Other Pulses 2,318 2,561 3,073 20.0% 2,156 2,674 2,742 2.5%

Lentil 3,733 3,765 3,656 -2.9% 1,671 1,926 1,656 -14.0%

Small Red Bean 846 1,653 1,817 9.9% 911 1,678 1,337 -20.3%

Chickpea 1,925 3,103 1,916 -38.3% 1,432 2,224 1,331 -40.2%

Vegetables 36,766 44,704 45,598 2.0% 191,694 221,400 230,621 4.2%

Other Vegetables 5,939 6,270 6,774 8.0% 41,478 38,747 40,874 5.5%

Sweet Corn 8,220 17,932 14,995 -16.4% 22,539 61,424 40,519 -34.0%

Tomato 1,236 1,463 1,827 24.9% 21,542 23,427 29,157 24.5%

Onion 1,678 1,002 1,368 36.5% 16,509 13,079 16,160 23.6%

Pepper 1,776 2,169 2,476 14.2% 9,781 11,425 13,636 19.4%

Cucumber 1,121 1,123 1,248 11.1% 10,456 10,473 13,469 28.6%

Watermelon 1,272 1,127 1,691 50.0% 9,293 8,787 12,106 37.8%

Squash 1,241 1,483 1,760 18.7% 8,169 9,508 11,321 19.1%

Mushroom Spawn 5,889 5,274 4,957 -6.0% 13,566 11,664 10,642 -8.8%

Broccoli 619 689 1,264 83.5% 3,258 4,004 6,481 61.9%

Carrot 1,829 1,437 1,380 -4.0% 8,124 5,843 6,304 7.9%

Cantaloupe 1,135 968 972 0.4% 5,708 5,584 5,866 5.1%

Field Crops 501,823 992,348 700,994 -29.4% 303,433 411,773 376,695 -8.5%

Field Corn 89,393 80,611 98,678 22.4% 145,441 145,328 186,629 28.4%

Soybean 182,714 375,209 159,101 -57.6% 66,587 131,968 64,382 -51.2%

Other Wheat 91,308 437,041 243,545 -44.3% 14,984 79,383 39,226 -50.6%

Oil Sunflower 18,705 4,817 111,360 2211.8% 9,026 5,333 37,074 595.2%

Cotton 18,109 14,539 17,078 17.5% 24,602 15,783 18,811 19.2%

Other Sunflower 13,139 10,257 12,943 26.2% 15,060 12,731 13,673 7.4%

Grain Sorghum 57,917 61,028 52,360 -14.2% 16,047 17,937 12,523 -30.2%

Rape and Colza 251 187 2,151 1050.3% 318 180 2,508 1293.3%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,976 4,079 3,494 -14.3% 46,761 56,626 58,599 3.5%

Flower 248 371 417 12.4% 28,505 36,386 40,333 10.8%

Other Seed 3,976 3,144 2,480 -21.1% 11,790 13,357 11,318 -15.3%

Tree and Shrub 172 113 158 39.8% 3,144 3,390 3,273 -3.5%

Sugar Beet 580 450 435 -3.3% 2,690 2,373 2,052 -13.5%

Tobacco 1 2 3 50.0% 630 1,121 1,622 44.7%

BY REGION

European Union 139,424 135,622 233,790 72.4% 222,287 255,950 277,031 8.2%

North America 317,165 566,283 279,232 -50.7% 236,287 310,091 256,923 -17.1%

South America 30,481 58,810 60,775 3.3% 63,861 92,426 125,189 35.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 238,193 403,527 192,723 -52.2% 143,422 201,313 146,592 -27.2%

Canada 78,972 162,756 86,510 -46.8% 92,865 108,777 110,331 1.4%

Argentina 16,330 24,524 42,479 73.2% 34,417 55,214 89,055 61.3%

Italy 40,990 48,832 56,005 14.7% 79,891 95,602 81,756 -14.5%

Japan 56,412 290,163 88,057 -69.7% 62,229 107,949 65,635 -39.2%

Netherlands 28,699 16,137 55,254 242.4% 34,133 35,974 55,427 54.1%

France 13,546 16,618 32,646 96.4% 27,733 31,088 37,224 19.7%

Spain 21,890 13,419 29,951 123.2% 21,198 20,602 27,603 34.0%

Egypt 1,245 29,480 138,892 371.1% 5,087 9,743 26,591 172.9%

Greece 12,191 11,377 9,951 -12.5% 23,268 27,164 20,590 -24.2%

United Kingdom 8,510 14,206 6,900 -51.4% 12,399 18,503 16,168 -12.6%

Saudi Arabia 2,994 6,621 6,298 -4.9% 9,042 16,121 14,562 -9.7%

Australia 5,415 4,928 6,613 34.2% 9,789 11,069 12,778 15.4%

Turkey 1,889 4,474 18,379 310.8% 5,170 8,129 11,874 46.1%

Portugal 1,228 1,971 16,097 716.7% 4,035 5,878 10,542 79.3%

Germany 8,178 6,540 3,668 -43.9% 11,421 11,812 9,913 -16.1%

China 53,968 2,824 4,208 49.0% 10,564 5,930 9,433 59.1%

Brazil 1,147 3,754 1,925 -48.7% 6,520 8,262 8,121 -1.7%

Chile 2,379 3,463 3,079 -11.1% 6,512 9,155 8,052 -12.0%

South Africa 973 4,340 2,816 -35.1% 3,700 9,598 7,263 -24.3%

South Korea 7,047 6,001 4,775 -20.4% 10,595 9,046 6,880 -23.9%

Austria 1,098 1,369 3,616 164.1% 3,317 2,814 6,415 128.0%

Belgium 634 2,407 15,888 560.1% 697 2,473 6,172 149.6%

Colombia 6,407 1,900 6,256 229.3% 5,314 4,577 5,066 10.7%

Syria 454 1,013 1,070 5.6% 2,995 2,331 4,923 111.2%

Morocco 541 528 21,277 3929.7% 1,109 1,079 4,477 314.9%

Hungary 828 1,353 1,094 -19.1% 1,217 1,553 4,081 162.8%

Venezuela 833 566 1,289 127.7% 3,868 3,006 4,061 35.1%

Hong Kong 1,184 1,537 1,479 -3.8% 2,557 3,103 3,823 23.2%

Peru 1,509 2,558 2,411 -5.7% 2,861 3,356 3,733 11.2%

Guatemala 501 607 989 62.9% 2,695 2,896 3,434 18.6%

United Arab Emirates 542 261 413 58.2% 5,558 2,518 3,331 32.3%

Ecuador 703 20,611 1,031 -95.0% 1,670 6,430 2,983 -53.6%

Honduras 424 349 446 27.8% 1,285 1,097 2,960 169.8%

Israel 1,726 650 779 19.8% 3,483 2,576 2,905 12.8%

Nigeria 0 4,500 14,645 225.4% 0 713 2,901 306.9%

Taiwan 1,114 949 1,418 49.4% 2,531 2,475 2,871 16.0%

Pakistan 1,595 1,148 1,609 40.2% 3,196 2,312 2,662 15.1%

Jordan 469 544 383 -29.6% 1,695 1,623 2,652 63.4%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

August 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-June 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 201,134 226,899 259,000 14.1% 288,530 357,887 427,575 19.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 25,838 39,997 35,891 -10.3% 28,213 49,289 47,586 -3.5%

Red Fescue 16,357 22,543 21,001 -6.8% 15,127 24,414 22,362 -8.4%

Wheatgrass 700 1,421 2,173 52.9% 1,189 2,706 7,990 195.3%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,004 8,439 4,055 -51.9% 2,102 11,751 5,049 -57.0%

Other Grasses 933 754 992 31.6% 2,209 2,253 3,532 56.8%

Timothy 3,021 2,709 4,274 57.8% 2,108 1,749 2,695 54.1%

Bromegrass 1,250 1,185 898 -24.2% 1,960 1,772 2,207 24.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 281 324 521 60.8% 152 135 844 525.2%

Tall Fescue 304 540 589 9.1% 397 803 729 -9.2%

Annual Ryegrass 286 338 545 61.2% 292 478 685 43.3%

Wild Rye 0 27 169 525.9% 0 137 459 235.0%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,241 708 221 -68.8% 2,058 1,294 342 -73.6%

Other Fescue 154 328 102 -68.9% 233 663 267 -59.7%

Hulled Bermudagrass 63 137 85 -38.0% 28 299 202 -32.4%

Meadow Fescue 20 500 107 -78.6% 38 724 126 -82.6%

Other Forages 12,637 9,349 15,557 66.4% 21,141 18,060 30,227 67.4%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,403 3,172 4,716 48.7% 7,243 7,494 12,500 66.8%

Other Forages 985 1,581 4,470 182.7% 1,767 1,918 3,957 106.3%

Red Clover 3,331 1,199 1,824 52.1% 4,404 1,986 3,530 77.7%

Certified Alfalfa 830 1,028 1,446 40.7% 1,816 2,429 3,387 39.4%

White & Ladino Clover 602 629 768 22.1% 1,780 1,720 1,956 13.7%

Sweet Clover 2,181 940 1,021 8.6% 1,582 895 1,370 53.1%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 364 144 246 70.8% 1,359 525 1,241 136.4%

Alsike Clover 717 461 562 21.9% 724 619 1,121 81.1%

Pulses 55,360 58,971 53,785 -8.8% 24,635 29,329 25,417 -13.3%

Pea 17,165 25,182 22,822 -9.4% 5,076 8,143 7,354 -9.7%

Gram Bean 12,091 15,146 8,797 -41.9% 7,334 10,302 7,278 -29.4%

Other Bean 16,747 7,870 10,859 38.0% 6,534 4,582 5,463 19.2%

Lentil 2,788 4,179 6,146 47.1% 1,402 1,865 2,184 17.1%

Other Kidney Bean 1,256 1,075 1,478 37.5% 966 968 1,160 19.8%

Navy Bean 1,830 2,001 1,221 -39.0% 994 1,010 602 -40.4%

Vegetables 7,112 12,697 15,879 25.1% 77,906 99,666 123,332 23.7%

Tomato 281 244 375 53.7% 23,300 23,507 30,523 29.8%

Pepper 94 121 231 90.9% 10,002 17,515 19,597 11.9%

Sweet Corn 44 332 5,204 1467.5% 200 478 8,351 1647.1%

Pumpkin 2,328 3,630 3,257 -10.3% 5,324 8,021 8,183 2.0%

Watermelon 219 354 118 -66.7% 6,797 8,480 7,897 -6.9%

Onion 167 353 291 -17.6% 5,154 5,061 6,876 35.9%

Cantaloupe 46 81 135 66.7% 3,344 4,897 6,616 35.1%

Other Vegetables 766 3,516 1,898 -46.0% 5,255 9,531 6,529 -31.5%

Other Melons 159 156 181 16.0% 2,261 3,322 4,041 21.6%

Cucumber 86 57 86 50.9% 2,398 2,761 3,907 41.5%

Squash 140 116 221 90.5% 3,336 3,449 3,737 8.4%

Cauliflower 15 21 31 47.6% 1,185 1,337 2,985 123.3%

Carrot 48 50 105 110.0% 1,092 1,075 2,499 132.5%

Broccoli 14 23 147 539.1% 1,394 1,171 2,267 93.6%

Field Crops 99,066 104,466 135,127 29.4% 81,761 99,001 141,659 43.1%

Field Corn 44,533 52,861 74,956 41.8% 57,550 76,471 114,281 49.4%

Soybean 8,667 14,137 19,759 39.8% 5,494 7,992 10,459 30.9%

Rape and Colza 5,455 1,102 2,705 145.5% 3,919 3,950 7,242 83.3%

Non-durum Wheat 21,323 16,808 12,749 -24.1% 4,751 3,757 2,433 -35.2%

Barley 8,764 9,122 9,835 7.8% 1,727 1,674 1,661 -0.8%

Confection Sunflower 2,802 976 1,261 29.2% 5,935 2,458 1,509 -38.6%

Cotton 887 200 1,555 677.5% 447 272 1,340 392.6%

Durum Wheat 4,272 4,913 4,687 -4.6% 1,047 952 1,147 20.5%

Oat 1,580 3,147 6,876 118.5% 312 633 1,104 74.4%

Miscellaneous Kinds 1,120 1,420 2,761 94.4% 54,875 62,543 59,355 -5.1%

Flower 852 1,069 1,131 5.8% 52,019 58,713 53,403 -9.0%

Tree and Shrub 246 241 193 -19.9% 2,466 3,404 4,559 33.9%

Sugar Beet 22 109 1,436 1217.4% 306 290 1,236 326.2%

BY REGION

South America 36,976 53,462 89,496 67.40% 68,176 89,119 140,786 58.0%

North America 142,611 141,722 136,703 -3.54% 94,394 110,666 120,296 8.7%

European Union 5,082 5,427 6,707 23.6% 43,914 55,246 54,691 -1.0%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 135,139 139,299 134,322 -3.6% 83,361 98,244 102,272 4.1%

Chile 25,060 32,494 45,332 39.5% 50,314 66,507 85,702 28.9%

Argentina 10,327 18,898 41,896 121.7% 15,133 19,065 50,698 165.9%

China 7,360 7,603 7,814 2.8% 19,865 23,763 30,756 29.4%

Netherlands 1,747 1,618 1,619 0.1% 24,363 25,492 24,040 -5.7%

Mexico 7,472 2,423 2,381 -1.7% 11,032 12,422 18,024 45.1%
Japan 86 201 449 123.4% 16,074 15,868 14,590 -8.1%

France 1,394 1,218 1,507 23.7% 5,863 9,058 11,023 21.7%

India 2,078 3,227 4,426 37.2% 7,089 7,957 9,211 15.8%

Australia 1,429 4,011 4,842 20.7% 4,218 7,244 8,512 17.5%

New Zealand 2,621 8,033 5,356 -33.3% 4,953 12,391 8,108 -34.6%

middle east 439 404 246 -39.1% 5,025 6,211 8,084 30.2%

Germany 238 302 360 19.2% 5,006 7,490 7,603 1.5%

Israel 85 156 108 -30.8% 4,385 5,555 7,536 35.7%

Thailand 616 651 611 -6.1% 6,889 9,028 7,410 -17.9%

Guatemala 16 14 42 200.0% 7,565 5,738 6,898 20.2%

Taiwan 115 121 109 -9.9% 2,247 4,996 6,515 30.4%

Italy 453 579 1,492 157.7% 2,219 2,932 4,386 49.6%

Denmark 879 1,321 702 -46.9% 3,970 6,018 4,385 -27.1%

Costa Rica 193 104 263 152.9% 1,341 2,501 3,857 54.2%

Brazil 533 1,167 2,034 74.3% 1,064 2,100 3,077 46.5%

United Kingdom 206 279 556 99.3% 2,104 3,713 2,659 -28.4%

South Africa 246 264 388 47.0% 1,068 704 2,477 251.8%

Korea 13 17 28 64.7% 687 752 881 17.2%

Peru 734 814 70 -91.4% 868 1,363 709 -48.0%

Hungary 368 566 109 -80.7% 686 1,124 692 -38.4%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

August 1998
United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FFVS 2-98

February 1998

July-December 1997 Highlights

July-December U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Region

Marketing Years 1988/89 Through 1997/98

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

COTSD/CMP/FAS/USDA

1988/89

1989/90

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

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Oceania

Middle

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Africa

Other

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South

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European

Union

North

America

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during JulyDecember 1997 totaled 453,799 metric tons

valued at $423.4 million, a decrease of 15

percent in volume but an increase of less than

1 percent in value over the same period in

1996. Imports for the period totaled 64,323

tons (1 percent below a year ago) valued at

$147.4 million (16 percent above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S.

Agricultural Attache reports recently

received in FAS/Washington. Copies of the

complete reports may be obtained by

contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco,

and Seeds Division at the address, telephone or Fax

number listed on the back cover.

Russia (Report number RS8008): The domestic

seed market improved slightly in 1997 in comparison

to the previous 4 years. Some domestic companies,

in addition to the large western seed companies

working in Russia, have started to broaden their use

of hybrids in most grain and sunflowerseed

producing areas. Due to lengthy and strict seed

registration procedures, large international seed

companies have been the most successful seed

importers and producers. Private companies in

many oblasts have become more active in trading

seeds and represent a slowly growing force in the

seed trade sector. The scope of their operations is

still greatly overshadowed by state seed institutes,

laboratories and former state companies like

Exportkhleb (in the grain seed trade) or Rossiyskiye

Semena and SortSemovosh (in the vegetable seed

trade). These companies still actively work with the

Ministry of Agriculture on seed policy, and are at

least nominally independent from the Ministry. The

Russian seed market remains unfavorable for

individual independent foreign seed exporters. 

Foreign companies face a long 2-3 year seed

certification process and the inability to protect

patented genetic material.

Trade Inquiries

The following trade inquiries were recently

submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for

publication as a “Trade Lead.” For more

information about Trade Leads call 202-690-3416.

SEEDS FOR SOWING, FLOWER -

COLOMBIA: QUANTITY: 5 grams of every seed

variety (list below). QUALITY: Best available. 

DELIVERY: April 30, 1998. PACKAGING:

Standard. OTHER: Flower type; viola pirnaer,

viola schw. riesen, futterrube rot, and dianthus barb. 

QUOTE: F.O.B. Miami. BANK: Banco Central

Hipotecario-Barrio Restrepo, Bogota. 

CONTACT: Mr. William Fernando Ramirez,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

1400 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, SW

STOP 1004

WASHINGTON, DC 20250-1004

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contact us at the address shown above.

For Further 

Information Contact:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds Division

1400 Independence Avenue S.W.

STOP 1051

Washington, D.C. 20250-1051

Telephone: 202-720-9491

FAX: 202-690-1171

e-mail: coonrod@fas.usda.gov

Larry Blum Director

Lynn Abbott Deputy Director/Marketing

Frank Coolidge Deputy Director/Analysis

Loyd G. Coonrod Seed Marketing and Analysis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national

origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all

programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,

large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or call 1-

800-245-6340 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Industria Marroquinera de Colombia, Calle 15 Sur 

No. 16-39, Piso 3-4, Bogota, Cundinamarca, 3

Colombia Phone: (571) 272-0571 FAX: (571) 366-

2957.

SEEDS FOR SOWING, TREE AND SHRUB -

COLOMBIA: Ornamental trees QUANTITY:

10,000 seeds of each variety (below list). 

QUALITY: Pine, araucaria, cheflera. DELIVERY:

Every 4 months. PACKAGING: Standard export

seed packaging. OTHER: Golden, book, lemon,

and Araucaria pines and scheflera. QUOTE: F.O.B.

Miami. BANK: Banco Central Hipotecario, Barrio

Restrepo office branch. CONTACT: Mr. William

Fernando Ramirez, Industria Marroquinera de

Colombia, Calle 15 Sur No. 16-39, Piso 3-4,

Bogota, Cundinamarca, 3 Colombia Phone: (571)

272-0571 FAX: (571) 366-2957.

SEEDS FOR SOWING, SORGHUM -

COLOMBIA: QUANTITY: 5 MT. QUALITY:

Good. DELIVERY: April 30, 1998. 

PACKAGING: Standard. OTHER: . QUOTE:

F.O.B. U.S. port. BANK: Las Villas-Corabastos,

Bogota. CONTACT: Miss Jeimmy Serrano,

Serrano, Calle 39A No. 92-20, Bogota, 1 Colombia

Phone: (571) 293-8920.

SEEDS FOR SOWING, GUAR -UNITED

ARAB EMIRATES: Botanical name cynopsis

tetragonoloba, variety manna ealagalactan. 

QUANTITY: 5,000 to 10,000 mt for 12 months. 

QUALITY: gum contents 78-84 percent, moisture 

11 percent max., protein content 3-5 percent, acid

residue 2-5 percent. DELIVERY: Monthly. 

PACKAGING: Cartons, standard export packing. 

OTHER: Labels in English. QUOTE: F.O.B. U.S.

ports and C&F Karachi, Pakistan. BANK: Habib

Bank AG Zurich P.O. Box 1166, Sharjah, U.A.E. 

CONTACT: Mr. F.K. Anklesaria, Goldsun

International Ltd., P.O. Box 19712, Sharjah, U.A.E

Phone: (9716) 725-450 FAX: (9716) 731-446.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

1400 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, SW

STOP 1004

WASHINGTON, DC 20250-1004

For questions concerning your subscription or change of address,

PRINT OR TYPE the new address, including ZIP code and return

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TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER

SPRINGFIELD, VA 22161

For questions or concerns on the data included in this publication,

contact us at the address shown above.

For Further 

Information Contact:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds Division

1400 Independence Avenue S.W.

STOP 1051

Washington, D.C. 20250-1051

Telephone: 202-720-9491

FAX: 202-690-1171

e-mail: coonrod@fas.usda.gov

Larry Blum Director

Lynn Abbott Deputy Director/Marketing

Frank Coolidge Deputy Director/Analysis

Loyd G. Coonrod Seed Marketing and Analysis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national

origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all

programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,

large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or call 1-

800-245-6340 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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General Trade Summary

July 1997-May 1998 Highlights

The U.S. Customs Service recently revised U.S. export statistics for planting seeds occurring over the past

three years. The revised field crop seed exports for marketing years 1995/96 and 1996/97 were reduced by

about 36 percent and 72 percent, respectively. Through May of marketing year 1997/98, revised field crop

exports are about 40-percent lower than originally reported.

The revisions primarily affect export data for field crop seeds, most notably soybean and non-durum wheat

seeds. Through May of this marketing year, soybean seed exports were revised downward to 82,803 metric

tons from 156,699 metric tons. Non-durum wheat seed exports were reduced to 45,108 metric tons from

about 225,180 metric tons.

The revised trade statistics significantly lowered U.S. seed exports to Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Egypt.

The U.S. Customs Service is reporting that Mexico imported 110,391 metric tons of U.S. seed through

May of marketing year 1997/98, down from 184,256 metric tons, as originally reported. Canada’s import

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revised downward to 46,945 metric tons from 85,545 metric tons. Exports of U.S. seed to Egypt is now

30,037 metric tons, revised downward from 138,884 metric tons. Total U.S. seed exports to these countries

for marketing years 1995/96 and 1996/97 were also revised downward by 16 percent and 38 percent,

respectively.

Attache Reports

Following is an excerpt from the U.S. Agricultural Attache report from Canada received in

FAS/Washington. A copy of the complete report may be found on the FAS homepage at

www.fas.usda.gov .

Canada (Report number CA8010): The United States is the dominant foreign supplier of planting seeds

to Canada. U.S. seed exports to Canada are generally 14 times greater than the Netherlands, the closest

foreign competitor to the United States. Domestic seed is the main competitor to U.S. seed in Canada

Domestic producers of planting seed in Canada range from farmers supplying common seed to large

multinationals offering a full line of pedigreed seed. The Canadian Seed Grower’s Association (CSGA)

represents Canada’s 4,700 seed producers, and acts as the national seed certifying agency. The CSGA

supports seed-related research, lobbies the government on behalf of its membership, and organizes seed

shows and promotions.

However, given the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), as incorporated into the North American

Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), many seed companies view the United States and Canada as a single

market.

Under CFTA/NAFTA, Canada eliminated tariffs on imports of U.S. planting seeds. With Canada’s

elimination of freight subsidies and most other support programs for grains and oilseeds, cropping patterns

as a whole are more flexible and responsive to market conditions. Relative crop prices and rotation

consideration will be major factors shaping demand for field crop seeds. For instance, the projected

expansion in livestock production is expected to generate higher demand for feed grains.

Canada prohibits access to seed imports that do not conform to standards prescribed in the Canadian Seed

Regulations. Exporters planning to market seed in Canada should refer directly to the regulations which

provide information on seed grading, certification, labeling, packaging and registration. The Seed

Regulations can be found on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency homepage at:

http://www.cfia-acia.agr.ca/english/actsregs/seeds/seedre.html .

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July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-May 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 472,663 448,058 595,491 32.9% 625,196 695,033 798,600 14.9%

BY KIND

Grasses 43,428 54,347 59,604 9.7% 54,146 68,770 80,171 16.6%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 5,211 6,974 13,941 99.9% 6,785 8,479 17,422 105.5%

Kentucky Bluegrass 2,210 3,570 4,519 26.6% 5,751 7,313 9,279 26.9%

Tall Fescue 4,887 9,359 7,206 -23.0% 6,276 9,700 9,240 -4.7%

Annual Ryegrass 10,372 11,588 12,558 8.4% 8,271 8,785 9,127 3.9%

Perennial Ryegrass 5,788 6,750 5,584 -17.3% 7,312 8,684 7,588 -12.6%

Bentgrass 1,267 1,669 1,761 5.5% 4,111 5,547 6,494 17.1%

Sudangrass 6,332 4,128 4,321 4.7% 3,159 3,198 3,692 15.4%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 1,139 1,184 1,239 4.6% 2,216 2,558 3,151 23.2%

Orchardgrass 1,806 2,198 1,584 -27.9% 3,324 3,311 2,154 -34.9%

Hulled Bermudagrass 304 420 407 -3.1% 931 881 1,254 42.3%

Other Forages 22,946 29,650 30,840 4.0% 59,039 79,707 82,411 3.4%

Certified Alfalfa 9,185 13,591 12,190 -10.3% 31,350 46,663 43,650 -6.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,497 3,719 4,778 28.5% 6,506 9,649 13,177 36.6%

Red Clover 939 1,116 1,173 5.1% 2,181 2,707 2,614 -3.4%

White & Ladino Clover 438 422 422 0.0% 1,293 1,291 1,406 8.9%

Pulses 47,414 53,214 52,327 -1.7% 39,892 48,074 46,901 -2.4%

Pea 21,489 18,978 20,931 10.3% 15,987 13,992 15,765 12.7%

Other Kidney Bean 3,548 6,358 4,892 -23.1% 3,595 7,156 6,552 -8.4%

Gram Bean 3,923 3,684 3,879 5.3% 4,236 4,792 3,900 -18.6%

Navy Bean 4,065 4,993 3,845 -23.0% 2,863 3,588 2,756 -23.2%

Lentil 3,627 3,744 3,391 -9.4% 1,625 1,917 1,466 -23.5%

Small Red Bean 725 1,479 1,714 15.9% 795 1,453 1,291 -11.1%

Chickpea 1,759 3,053 1,429 -53.2% 1,332 2,193 1,021 -53.4%

Vegetables 35,035 42,657 43,504 2.0% 181,991 209,428 218,304 4.2%

Sweet Corn 8,143 17,669 14,822 -16.1% 22,223 60,555 40,066 -33.8%

Tomato 1,147 1,353 1,745 29.0% 20,293 21,165 27,718 31.0%

Onion 1,637 962 1,312 36.4% 16,029 12,513 15,459 23.5%

Cucumber 1,033 997 1,180 18.4% 9,612 9,243 12,322 33.3%

Pepper 1,559 1,844 2,136 15.8% 8,757 9,853 11,767 19.4%

Watermelon 1,234 1,082 1,630 50.6% 8,995 8,447 11,626 37.6%

Squash 1,193 1,390 1,692 21.7% 7,664 8,990 10,875 21.0%

Mushroom Spawn 5,510 4,924 4,575 -7.1% 12,694 10,878 9,776 -10.1%

Carrot 1,737 1,391 1,322 -5.0% 7,776 5,610 6,079 8.4%

Broccoli 530 611 1,159 89.7% 2,829 3,625 5,953 64.2%

Cantaloupe 1,105 907 941 3.7% 5,555 5,294 5,691 7.5%

Field Crops 338,913 264,200 405,781 53.6% 250,274 235,106 314,655 33.8%

Field Corn 81,758 78,403 97,465 24.3% 139,563 141,671 185,246 30.8%

Soybean 48,134 65,401 82,803 26.6% 23,894 34,089 42,204 23.8%

Oil Sunflower 18,380 4,618 96,908 1998.5% 8,656 5,213 32,945 532.0%

Cotton 17,494 14,370 16,098 12.0% 24,450 15,356 18,489 20.4%

Other Sunflower 12,837 9,760 12,172 24.7% 14,848 12,416 13,122 5.7%

Grain Sorghum 51,561 56,818 50,102 -11.8% 14,274 17,340 12,057 -30.5%

Non-durum Wheat 59,531 26,010 45,108 73.4% 8,195 5,736 6,714 17.1%

Rape and Colza 251 187 2,139 1043.9% 318 180 2,494 1285.6%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,851 3,990 3,434 -13.9% 44,771 53,947 56,158 4.1%

Flower 240 353 407 15.3% 27,409 34,045 38,825 14.0%

Tree and Shrub 169 112 158 41.1% 3,081 3,368 3,264 -3.1%

Sugar Beet 572 443 424 -4.3% 2,652 2,277 2,005 -11.9%

Tobacco 1 2 3 50.0% 617 1,107 1,519 37.2%

BY REGION

European Union 133,903 133,313 217,729 63.3% 216,976 252,139 269,029 6.7%

North America 150,244 134,663 168,987 25.5% 165,643 180,734 219,377 21.4%

South America 26,031 57,802 59,504 2.9% 57,550 88,617 121,496 37.1%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 94,053 89,644 110,391 23.1% 80,156 98,681 117,403 19.0%

Canada 56,190 45,019 58,595 30.2% 85,487 82,053 101,974 24.3%

Argentina 12,805 24,199 42,346 75.0% 30,136 54,039 88,430 63.6%

Italy 39,662 47,446 55,664 17.3% 78,169 94,203 81,228 -13.8%

Japan 51,581 34,693 46,946 35.3% 57,645 64,824 55,853 -13.8%

Netherlands 28,494 15,759 54,936 248.6% 33,468 35,161 54,246 54.3%

France 13,504 16,545 32,535 96.6% 27,370 30,861 36,512 18.3%

Spain 21,599 13,212 29,651 124.4% 20,878 19,934 27,084 35.9%

Greece 12,191 11,351 9,898 -12.8% 23,268 27,128 20,509 -24.4%

United Kingdom 6,294 14,118 6,626 -53.1% 11,358 18,179 15,662 -13.8%

Saudi Arabia 2,875 6,547 6,264 -4.3% 8,696 15,773 14,290 -9.4%

Australia 5,161 4,714 6,446 36.7% 9,201 10,518 11,990 14.0%

Turkey 1,856 4,266 18,361 330.4% 5,029 7,946 11,785 48.3%

Germany 6,838 6,418 3,560 -44.5% 10,385 11,559 9,647 -16.5%

Egypt 435 7,038 30,037 326.8% 4,472 5,393 9,209 70.8%

China 53,913 2,463 3,887 57.8% 10,415 5,511 8,775 59.2%

Brazil 1,043 3,688 1,905 -48.3% 6,249 7,785 7,983 2.5%

Chile 2,204 3,302 2,834 -14.2% 5,849 8,047 6,981 -13.2%

South Africa 869 2,490 2,793 12.2% 3,219 6,191 6,958 12.4%

Portugal 1,228 1,970 1,645 -16.5% 4,035 5,872 6,414 9.2%

Austria 1,078 1,369 3,616 164.1% 3,267 2,814 6,412 127.9%

South Korea 6,422 5,680 4,091 -28.0% 9,684 8,517 6,380 -25.1%

Belgium 591 2,400 15,887 562.0% 644 2,459 6,165 150.7%

Syria 454 975 1,068 9.5% 2,995 2,209 4,633 109.7%

Colombia 6,041 1,803 6,042 235.1% 4,876 4,323 4,492 3.9%

Hungary 828 1,353 1,094 -19.1% 1,217 1,548 4,081 163.6%

Hong Kong 995 1,320 1,350 2.3% 2,383 2,749 3,425 24.6%

Venezuela 806 519 1,175 126.4% 3,675 2,736 3,393 24.0%

Peru 1,334 2,381 1,952 -18.0% 2,529 3,153 3,373 7.0%

Guatemala 476 565 854 51.2% 2,467 2,015 3,106 54.1%

United Arab Emirates 538 244 362 48.4% 5,216 2,458 3,076 25.1%

Taiwan 1,033 928 1,371 47.7% 2,326 2,372 2,838 19.6%

Ecuador 675 20,528 991 -95.2% 1,595 6,261 2,783 -55.6%

Honduras 338 346 388 12.1% 1,179 1,059 2,753 160.0%

Israel 1,682 612 723 18.1% 3,290 2,436 2,701 10.9%

Pakistan 1,541 1,148 1,593 38.8% 3,029 2,312 2,622 13.4%

Jordan 465 515 381 -26.0% 1,658 1,479 2,611 76.5%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

July 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-May 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 191,869 216,875 249,021 14.8% 270,065 334,937 403,614 20.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 23,777 37,578 34,567 -8.0% 25,810 46,073 45,869 -0.4%

Red Fescue 14,756 21,006 20,215 -3.8% 13,470 22,792 21,505 -5.6%

Wheatgrass 663 1,308 2,157 64.9% 1,126 2,521 7,947 215.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 779 8,106 3,897 -51.9% 1,817 11,289 4,886 -56.7%

Timothy 2,980 2,630 4,178 58.9% 2,079 1,698 2,572 51.5%

Bromegrass 1,192 1,104 883 -20.0% 1,869 1,667 2,157 29.4%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 281 324 521 60.8% 152 135 844 525.2%

Tall Fescue 304 517 585 13.2% 397 757 721 -4.8%

Annual Ryegrass 279 337 465 38.0% 283 476 590 23.9%

Wild Rye 0 16 152 850.0% 0 89 395 343.8%

Other Fescue 133 314 100 -68.2% 173 627 262 -58.2%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,235 616 163 -73.5% 2,047 1,146 235 -79.5%

Hulled Bermudagrass 63 122 84 -31.1% 28 265 199 -24.9%

Meadow Fescue 20 480 96 -80.0% 38 689 115 -83.3%

Other Forages 12,338 8,620 15,031 74.4% 20,539 16,827 29,103 73.0%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,353 3,034 4,529 49.3% 7,140 7,139 11,870 66.3%

Red Clover 3,293 1,145 1,805 57.6% 4,356 1,911 3,498 83.0%

Certified Alfalfa 808 1,019 1,388 36.2% 1,761 2,406 3,309 37.5%

White & Ladino Clover 570 532 743 39.7% 1,645 1,389 1,898 36.6%

Sweet Clover 2,159 863 1,020 18.2% 1,564 810 1,359 67.8%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 345 132 245 85.6% 1,267 504 1,231 144.2%

Alsike Clover 695 460 552 20.0% 701 617 1,094 77.3%

Pulses 52,207 54,229 51,963 -4.2% 22,677 26,475 24,190 -8.6%

Pea 16,459 24,520 22,340 -8.9% 4,884 7,909 7,197 -9.0%

Gram Bean 11,026 12,811 8,073 -37.0% 6,596 8,707 6,612 -24.1%

Lentil 2,730 3,963 6,004 51.5% 1,365 1,750 2,119 21.1%

Other Kidney Bean 1,065 900 1,342 49.1% 787 767 1,053 37.3%

Navy Bean 1,491 1,790 1,098 -38.7% 712 915 547 -40.2%

Vegetables 6,245 11,765 14,092 19.8% 70,104 89,511 111,501 24.6%

Tomato 254 229 349 52.4% 21,253 21,276 27,696 30.2%

Pepper 88 106 221 108.5% 9,201 14,673 17,566 19.7%

Pumpkin 1,995 3,181 3,028 -4.8% 4,593 6,974 7,629 9.4%

Watermelon 217 347 111 -68.0% 6,641 7,722 7,237 -6.3%

Sweet Corn 44 332 4,261 1183.4% 200 478 6,846 1332.2%

Onion 150 349 256 -26.6% 4,870 5,018 6,195 23.5%

Cantaloupe 39 72 123 70.8% 2,833 4,432 6,125 38.2%

Other Melons 153 146 178 21.9% 2,126 3,073 3,642 18.5%

Cucumber 72 40 50 25.0% 2,092 2,304 3,482 51.1%

Squash 107 91 192 111.0% 2,185 2,564 3,217 25.5%

Cauliflower 15 13 31 138.5% 1,165 1,157 2,934 153.6%

Carrot 47 38 98 157.9% 1,065 909 2,298 152.8%

Broccoli 13 21 92 338.1% 1,379 1,149 2,155 87.6%

Field Crops 96,254 103,325 130,684 26.5% 80,466 98,334 137,214 39.5%

Field Corn 44,120 52,535 72,119 37.3% 57,107 76,098 110,623 45.4%

Soybean 8,141 14,008 19,116 36.5% 5,216 7,898 10,131 28.3%

Rape and Colza 5,410 1,100 2,632 139.3% 3,902 3,937 7,196 82.8%

Non-durum Wheat 20,378 16,619 12,586 -24.3% 4,532 3,721 2,411 -35.2%

Barley 8,330 8,982 9,835 9.5% 1,650 1,653 1,661 0.5%

Confection Sunflower 2,657 914 1,188 30.0% 5,765 2,426 1,298 -46.5%

Cotton 887 200 1,520 660.0% 447 272 1,286 372.8%

Durum Wheat 4,023 4,894 4,687 -4.2% 992 948 1,147 21.0%

Oat 1,554 2,969 6,334 113.3% 305 597 1,032 72.9%

Miscellaneous Kinds 1,047 1,359 2,685 97.6% 50,469 57,716 55,738 -3.4%

Flower 434 605 790 30.6% 46,130 50,755 46,391 -8.6%

Tree and Shrub 211 219 167 -23.7% 1,735 3,314 4,415 33.2%

Sugar Beet 22 107 1,436 1242.1% 306 286 1,236 332.2%

BY REGION

South America 36,493 53,236 85,994 61.53% 64,986 86,037 133,096 54.7%

North America 135,581 134,520 132,578 -1.44% 89,704 105,005 117,033 11.5%

European Union 4,900 5,176 6,305 21.8% 41,007 51,695 51,661 -0.1%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 128,405 132,250 130,324 -1.5% 79,112 92,916 99,421 7.0%

Chile 24,648 32,325 44,071 36.3% 47,440 63,529 81,030 27.5%

Argentina 10,305 18,847 39,711 110.7% 14,903 18,997 47,974 152.5%

China 6,833 6,960 7,169 3.0% 18,987 22,681 29,459 29.9%

Netherlands 1,657 1,525 1,467 -3.8% 22,727 24,126 22,908 -5.0%

Mexico 7,176 2,270 2,253 -0.7% 10,593 12,089 17,612 45.7%

Japan 78 189 372 96.8% 15,041 14,245 13,469 -5.4%

France 1,372 1,202 1,462 21.6% 5,308 8,334 10,283 23.4%

India 1,859 2,800 4,269 52.5% 5,726 7,167 8,699 21.4%

New Zealand 2,325 7,524 5,006 -33.5% 4,382 11,434 7,453 -34.8%

Australia 1,213 3,388 4,264 25.9% 3,762 6,122 7,300 19.2%
Germany 212 281 354 26.0% 4,719 6,829 7,145 4.6%

Israel 74 155 107 -31.0% 4,167 4,636 6,303 36.0%

Guatemala 15 14 42 200.0% 6,895 5,030 6,118 21.6%

Taiwan 108 108 103 -4.6% 2,212 4,818 5,926 23.0%

Thailand 540 619 560 -9.5% 5,534 6,193 5,694 -8.1%

Italy 439 508 1,411 177.8% 2,069 2,752 4,198 52.5%

Denmark 868 1,301 607 -53.3% 3,762 5,539 3,963 -28.5%

Costa Rica 185 104 262 151.9% 681 2,490 3,853 54.7%

Brazil 532 1,167 1,998 71.2% 1,050 2,100 3,003 43.0%

United Kingdom 206 249 534 114.5% 2,045 3,586 2,569 -28.4%

South Africa 225 264 352 33.3% 1,033 699 1,947 178.5%

South Korea 11 17 27 58.8% 561 752 751 -0.1%

Hungary 360 565 109 -80.7% 684 1,123 692 -38.4%

Indonesia1 --- --- NA 339 497 618 24.3%

Vietnam34 21 425.0% 102 336 591 75.9%

Peru 695 814 64 -92.1% 813 1,335 553 -58.6%

Uruguay 55 --- 98 NA 2192 426 21200.0%

Hong Kong 136 194 124 -36.1% 497 488 359 -26.4%

Burma 188 360 608 68.9% 133 234 347 48.3%

Belgium 119 56 123 119.6% 119 119 315 164.7%

Turkey 340 135 81 -40.0% 581 456 234 -48.7%

Nicaragua00 184 NA 00 225 NA 

Syria00 27 NA 00 221 NA 

Spain4 45 313 595.6% 88 95 213 124.2%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

July 1998
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Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Circular Series

FFVS 1-98

January 1998

July-November 1997 Highlights

July-November U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Group

Marketing Years 1988/89 Through 1997/98

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

COTSD/C&MP/FAS/USDA

1988/89

1989/90

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

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Miscellaneous

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Field

Crops

Vegetables

Pulses

Other

Forages

Grasses

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during

July-November 1997 totaled 367,913

metric tons valued at $321.9 million,

a decrease of 2.5 percent in volume

but an increase of 6 percent in value

over the same period in 1996. 

Imports for the period totaled 50,058

tons (5 percent below a year ago)

valued at $114.5 million (9 percent

above last year).

By group, exports for the period were

up substantially in all cases except

pulses. Total grasses are up

substantially, 19 percent by volume to

21,463 tons and 17 percent by value

to $28 million. Two of the three

countries targeted for Market Access

Program funds show gains in volume and value over

last year. Grass seed exports to China reached

700,132 tons valued at $1.3 million, up 17 percent

and 89 percent, respectively. Results so far to

Mexico are not as dramatic, showing grass seed

volume up 8 percent to 5,749 tons and 16 percent in

value to $7.9 million. Despite positive program

results in Chile, grass seed exports are down 30

percent in volume and 14 percent in value due to

free trade concessions available to Canada but not

the United States.

The export value of seven seedkinds exceed $10

million as of this period compared to five in the

previous report (FFVS 12-97). Those seven

seedkinds (field corn, non-durum wheat, soybean,

flower, tomato, certified alfalfa, and sweet corn)

account for 56 percent of total exports for the

period.

Export results by country for the period roughly

mirror the results by seedkind: seven countries

exceeded the $10 million mark compared to five in

the previous report. However, exports by country

are much more concentrated than by seedkind as the

top seven country markets account for 69 percent of

total exports.

Trade Inquiries

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submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for

publication as a “Trade Lead.” For more

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Trees: QUANTITY: 10,000 seeds of each of the

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PACKAGING: Standard export seed packaging. 

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Top 7 Seedkinds Exported During July-November 1997

Compared to July-November 1988 Through 1996

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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1989/90

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

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Flower

Soybean

Non-durum

Wheat

Field

Corn

All

Others

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QUANTITY: five grams of each of the

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barb. QUALITY: Best available. 

DELIVERY: April 30, 1998. 

PACKAGING: Standard. QUOTE: FOB

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U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-November 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 246,165 377,389 367,913 -2.5% 234,944 302,281 321,881 6.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 15,107 17,994 21,463 19.3% 19,512 23,991 28,031 16.8%

Tall Fescue 2,104 3,172 3,644 14.9% 2,616 4,127 4,467 8.2%

Annual Ryegrass 5,261 5,204 5,444 4.6% 4,379 4,608 4,061 -11.9%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 867 2,202 3,256 47.9% 1,176 2,963 4,047 36.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 2,122 2,523 2,405 -4.7% 2,798 3,283 3,094 -5.8%

Kentucky Bluegrass 928 937 1,325 41.4% 2,280 1,878 2,912 55.1%

Bentgrass 305 431 597 38.5% 1,235 1,393 2,132 53.1%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 524 423 556 31.4% 903 828 1,541 86.1%

Other Forages 6,891 9,942 10,800 8.6% 14,196 23,931 26,143 9.2%

Certified Alfalfa 1,784 3,869 3,557 -8.1% 6,127 13,115 12,390 -5.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 933 1,663 2,397 44.1% 2,296 4,076 5,915 45.1%

White & Ladino Clover 72 139 148 6.5% 184 343 563 64.1%

Pulses 14,935 22,580 13,823 -38.8% 12,166 17,593 11,537 -34.4%

Pea 4,792 3,466 2,466 -28.9% 4,683 4,145 3,011 -27.4%

Gram Bean 1,071 1,001 1,151 15.0% 1,971 1,622 1,573 -3.0%

Other Kidney Bean 765 1,966 805 -59.1% 547 2,788 1,170 -58.0%

Lentil 693 1,229 2,048 66.6% 483 989 971 -1.8%

Small Red Bean 368 967 1,027 6.2% 375 690 864 25.2%

Navy Bean 1,543 3,537 1,376 -61.1% 1,075 2,324 832 -64.2%

Vegetables 15,012 17,145 19,041 11.1% 83,137 83,903 96,348 14.8%

Tomato 637 681 801 17.6% 12,213 10,636 12,484 17.4%

Sweet Corn 2,557 5,322 5,468 2.7% 4,749 12,699 12,135 -4.4%

Onion 881 613 789 28.7% 8,931 6,738 9,242 37.2%

Pepper 932 991 1,446 45.9% 5,011 5,082 7,554 48.6%

Watermelon 480 602 943 56.6% 3,573 4,753 6,388 34.4%

Squash 732 747 995 33.2% 4,380 4,691 5,840 24.5%

Cucumber 550 525 535 1.9% 4,503 4,476 5,198 16.1%

Mushroom Spawn 2,941 2,287 2,077 -9.2% 6,686 4,815 4,314 -10.4%

Cantaloupe 525 518 537 3.7% 2,739 3,068 3,262 6.3%

Carrot 791 434 569 31.1% 3,121 1,688 2,907 72.2%

Broccoli 168 240 434 80.8% 848 1,369 2,210 61.4%

Field Crops 191,825 307,566 301,494 -2.0% 87,105 127,929 134,720 5.3%

Field Corn 27,276 25,356 30,965 22.1% 46,420 43,996 69,631 58.3%

Non-durum Wheat 58,905 111,827 188,643 68.7% 7,915 22,893 31,217 36.4%

Soybean 31,273 142,759 64,524 -54.8% 9,350 45,682 22,457 -50.8%

Cotton 2,973 1,492 2,993 100.6% 2,539 1,463 4,353 197.5%

Other Sunflower 8,130 4,359 2,610 -40.1% 3,636 4,691 3,758 -19.9%

Grain Sorghum 26,470 15,193 10,377 -31.7% 4,450 4,790 2,426 -49.4%

Miscellaneous Kinds 2,396 2,161 1,291 -40.3% 18,827 24,935 25,102 0.7%

Flower 121 205 175 -14.6% 12,968 16,273 18,402 13.1%

Tree and Shrub 46 40 109 172.5% 723 1,772 2,377 34.1%

BY REGION

North America 81,348 239,959 107,063 -55.4% 75,065 124,402 96,221 -22.7%

South America 7,867 16,994 32,042 88.5% 19,798 32,243 66,157 105.2%

European Union 53,652 37,236 25,210 -32.3% 65,678 69,761 57,875 -17.0%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 58,476 174,300 78,320 -55.1% 53,468 96,112 72,071 -25.0%

Argentina 3,901 9,477 26,226 176.7% 7,281 17,805 52,164 193.0%

Japan 16,698 43,610 53,467 22.6% 17,917 28,251 24,745 -12.4%

Canada 22,872 65,659 28,743 -56.2% 21,597 28,290 24,149 -14.6%

Egypt 996 370 108,093 29114.3% 2,403 790 18,360 2224.1%

Italy 9,965 11,010 9,322 -15.3% 20,872 25,091 16,946 -32.5%

Netherlands 23,448 4,424 4,163 -5.9% 20,779 10,711 14,430 34.7%

France 2,185 4,959 3,620 -27.0% 5,504 11,205 8,542 -23.8%

Saudi Arabia 1,510 2,259 3,452 52.8% 4,738 7,715 8,209 6.4%

Australia 1,988 2,091 2,769 32.4% 3,739 5,709 5,800 1.6%

Spain 13,588 4,285 3,385 -21.0% 7,793 6,583 4,993 -24.2%

United Kingdom 1,337 6,747 1,050 -84.4% 4,589 6,632 4,753 -28.3%

South Africa 361 1,830 2,244 22.6% 1,365 3,149 4,494 42.7%

Chile 1,064 1,793 1,621 -9.6% 3,331 4,895 3,874 -20.9%

Germany 1,217 2,919 939 -67.8% 2,539 5,214 3,257 -37.5%

Syria 169 486 622 28.0% 1,293 1,102 3,058 177.5%

Morocco 177 30 20,646 68720.0% 485 217 2,830 1204.1%

South Korea 1,476 2,374 2,225 -6.3% 1,891 2,157 2,593 20.2%

China 53,447 714 1,101 54.2% 8,747 971 2,580 165.7%

Honduras 140 236 253 7.2% 528 862 2,263 162.5%

Paraguay 74 118 1,465 1141.5% 171 186 2,227 1097.3%

Brazil 316 2,817 609 -78.4% 2,410 3,124 2,078 -33.5%

Pakistan 886 824 1,080 31.1% 1,696 1,439 1,969 36.8%

Hong Kong 538 786 655 -16.7% 1,169 1,437 1,913 33.1%

Guatemala 228 292 384 31.5% 1,124 1,023 1,790 75.0%

United Arab Emirates 175 134 122 -9.0% 3,253 1,987 1,770 -10.9%

Taiwan 436 490 824 68.2% 1,130 1,208 1,699 40.6%

Costa Rica 249 121 222 83.5% 1,175 1,236 1,692 36.9%

Venezuela 425 165 287 73.9% 1,746 1,479 1,628 10.1%

Colombia 976 943 867 -8.1% 2,072 1,625 1,505 -7.4%

New Zealand 727 920 622 -32.4% 1,566 1,363 1,504 10.3%

Turkey 549 704 420 -40.3% 2,265 1,154 1,435 24.4%

Philippines 268 20,792 263 -98.7% 2,055 4,240 1,365 -67.8%

Austria 39 189 942 398.4% 107 324 1,297 300.3%

Thailand 580 184 272 47.8% 1,004 986 1,201 21.8%

Denmark 200 317 287 -9.5% 880 1,058 1,044 -1.3%

Dominican Republic 310 97 204 110.3% 1,148 711 995 39.9%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA 

Portugal 71 181 280 54.7% 151 206 896 335.0%

Israel 877 247 278 12.6% 1,268 859 886 3.1%

Ecuador 300 319 199 -37.6% 729 791 879 11.1%

Indonesia 35 24 10 -58.3% 350 1,311 864 -34.1%

Peru 278 476 440 -7.6% 940 1,135 856 -24.6%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

January 1998
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-November 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 54,189 52,636 50,058 -4.9% 85,339 105,092 114,459 8.9%

BY KIND

Grasses 10,587 13,787 13,860 0.5% 10,919 16,292 18,991 16.6%

Red Fescue 6,359 7,474 8,248 10.4% 5,418 8,060 8,465 5.0%

Wheatgrass 408 932 1,270 36.3% 640 1,670 4,553 172.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 238 2,193 718 -67.3% 1,109 3,163 1,289 -59.2%

Timothy 1,753 1,382 1,653 19.6% 1,126 688 846 23.0%

Bromegrass 590 284 356 25.4% 938 442 783 77.1%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 127 305 413 35.4% 40 102 732 617.6%

Tall Fescue 117 152 377 148.0% 107 244 427 75.0%

Annual Ryegrass 102 147 159 8.2% 71 160 169 5.6%

Wild Rye 0 0 73 NA 0 0 116 NA 

Other Forages 4,029 2,336 5,380 130.3% 6,855 4,230 9,725 129.9%

Uncertified Alfalfa 1,391 701 1,340 91.2% 2,775 1,673 3,517 110.2%

Certified Alfalfa 305 184 450 144.6% 557 428 1,065 148.8%

White & Ladino Clover 388 308 428 39.0% 1,108 705 1,060 50.4%

Sweet Clover 444 115 439 281.7% 278 78 549 603.8%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 86 14 103 635.7% 321 19 450 2268.4%

Red Clover 714 166 223 34.3% 835 253 446 76.3%

Alsike Clover 170 54 215 298.1% 155 55 365 563.6%

Pulses 26,194 21,545 19,673 -8.7% 10,339 10,943 9,336 -14.7%

Gram Bean 3,377 3,936 3,052 -22.5% 1,704 2,906 2,513 -13.5%

Pea 4,984 8,332 6,183 -25.8% 1,490 2,765 2,134 -22.8%

Lentil 626 1,437 2,890 101.1% 357 646 1,043 61.5%

Other Kidney Bean 333 488 243 -50.2% 183 421 342 -18.8%

Small Red Bean 583 599 368 -38.6% 309 353 251 -28.9%

Navy Bean 908 1,276 394 -69.1% 350 623 157 -74.8%

Broad Bean 403 671 510 -24.0% 111 201 147 -26.9%

Vegetables 2,576 3,230 3,906 20.9% 31,154 35,965 44,009 22.4%

Tomato 123 116 135 16.4% 11,375 10,946 11,346 3.7%

Pepper 46 41 158 285.4% 3,456 4,608 6,832 48.3%

Watermelon 57 172 59 -65.7% 2,277 3,384 3,680 8.7%

Cantaloupe 27 35 77 120.0% 1,920 2,335 3,358 43.8%

Pumpkin 543 1,005 1,251 24.5% 1,121 2,231 3,340 49.7%

Cucumber 11 14 26 85.7% 1,029 1,442 2,324 61.2%

Cauliflower 13 10 26 160.0% 775 674 1,681 149.4%

Other Melons 8 45 104 131.1% 853 959 1,620 68.9%

Squash 36 24 120 400.0% 862 833 1,443 73.2%

Broccoli 7 8 30 275.0% 705 329 1,198 264.1%

Onion 41 36 56 55.6% 1,520 1,394 1,197 -14.1%

Field Crops 10,316 11,243 5,761 -48.8% 5,460 9,054 2,819 -68.9%

Field Corn 2,631 6,061 1,922 -68.3% 3,752 7,666 1,619 -78.9%

Cotton 566 0 280 NA 118 0 269 NA 

Non-durum Wheat 3,344 3,672 1,304 -64.5% 497 819 248 -69.7%

Oat 275 427 1,350 216.2% 47 88 247 180.7%

Other Sunflower 437 38 263 592.1% 247 144 152 5.6%

Miscellaneous Kinds 487 494 1,479 199.4% 20,613 28,608 29,579 3.4%

Flower 137 189 233 23.3% 18,831 24,850 23,765 -4.4%

Tree and Shrub 158 128 89 -30.5% 615 1,960 3,069 56.6%

Sugar Beet 6 5 1,046 20820.0% 49 142 1,099 673.9%

BY REGION

North America 47,215 39,107 37,553 -4.0% 33,178 34,591 42,075 21.6%

European Union 1,214 1,294 2,294 77.3% 16,850 22,440 22,157 -1.3%

Other Asia \1 1,857 2,484 2,189 -11.9% 17,330 18,358 19,845 8.1%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 41,386 38,208 36,373 -4.8% 25,686 26,913 29,180 8.4%

Mexico 5,829 900 1,180 31.1% 7,492 7,678 12,895 67.9%

China 1,791 2,367 1,927 -18.6% 10,407 11,159 12,571 12.7%

Netherlands 596 383 411 7.3% 9,369 10,686 10,267 -3.9%

Japan 22 43 172 300.0% 5,919 6,046 5,774 -4.5%

Chile 167 3,078 472 -84.7% 1,944 8,971 5,041 -43.8%

Australia 630 1,415 2,177 53.9% 1,838 2,847 3,862 35.7%

India 1,093 1,289 1,593 23.6% 2,602 2,633 3,362 27.7%

New Zealand 1,126 1,785 1,467 -17.8% 2,312 2,861 3,013 5.3%

Germany 37 81 135 66.7% 1,951 2,646 2,993 13.1%

Israel 29 91 29 -68.1% 3,289 2,741 2,881 5.1%

Costa Rica 6 15 27 80.0% 82 1,812 2,793 54.1%

Guatemala 13 12 9 -25.0% 2,953 2,367 2,679 13.2%

France 78 94 221 135.1% 1,280 1,542 2,429 57.5%

Italy 233 160 894 458.8% 1,186 1,475 2,304 56.2%

Denmark 210 445 155 -65.2% 1,657 2,859 2,183 -23.6%

United Kingdom 39 107 79 -26.2% 1,233 2,837 1,664 -41.3%

Argentina 135 112 662 491.1% 130 189 1,466 675.7%

Thailand 145 337 215 -36.2% 555 1,667 1,335 -19.9%

Taiwan 17 25 23 -8.0% 734 666 1,055 58.4%

South Africa 57 31 167 438.7% 504 234 700 199.1%

Vietnam --- 4 20 400.0% 7 336 552 64.3%

Indonesia --- --- --- NA 93 299 442 47.8%

Burma 8 342 566 65.5% 11 222 328 47.7%

South Korea 4 5 4 -20.0% 174 395 285 -27.8%

Peru 276 680 63 -90.7% 418 953 270 -71.7%

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA 

Nicaragua 0 0 144 NA 0 0 212 NA 

Spain --- 1 308 30700.0% 49 34 195 473.5%

Hong Kong 22 45 63 40.0% 95 93 160 72.0%

Kenya --- --- 48 NA 580 300 159 -47.0%

Hungary 3 218 36 -83.5% 19 370 152 -58.9%

Russia --- --- 70 NA 4 1 125 12400.0%

Egypt 23 68 57 NA 121 125 110 -12.0%

\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

January 1998
July-November U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Group

Marketing Years 1988/89 Through 1997/98

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

COTSD/C&MP/FAS/USDA

1988/89

1989/90

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

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Miscellaneous

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Field

Crops

Vegetables

Pulses

Other

Forages

Grasses
Top 7 Seedkinds Exported During July-November 1997

Compared to July-November 1988 Through 1996

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

COTSD/C&MP/FAS/USDA

1988/89

1989/90

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

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Sweet

Corn

Certified

Alfalfa

Tomato

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Soybean

Non-durum

Wheat

Field

Corn

All

Others
U.S. Planting Seed Trade

December 1997

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July-October 1997 totaled 253,559 metric tons valued at $238.9 million,

a decrease of 3 percent in volume but an increase of 17 percent in value over the same period in 1996.

Imports for the period totaled 40,430 tons (6 percent below a year ago) valued at $89.8 million (10 percent

above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural Attache reports recently received in FAS/Washington.

Copies of the complete reports may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds

Division at the address, telephone or Fax number listed on the back cover.

India (Report number IN7116): In 1988 the government partially liberalized imports of seeds, mostly of

fruits and vegetables. Since then, imports of seeds have increased, albeit from a low base. Government

efforts to develop India's food processing sector and expand exports of processed food products are likely

to generate increased demand for seeds of vegetable and fruit varieties that meet the needs of processors

and foreign buyers.

Historically India has sought to be completely self-sufficient in seed production, like in most other

agricultural commodities. Self sufficiency would reinforce both the authority and the importance of pubic

sector research institutions which traditionally had a controlling voice in setting seed sector policy. The

belated recognition of the fact that average crop yields in India are among the lowest in the world for most

crops combined with the government's stated goal to aggressively pursue export opportunities for

horticultural and other agricultural products led the Ministry of Agriculture to announce a New Policy on

Seed Development in 1988.

The government was in the process of enacting a revised version of the Plant Variety Protection legislation

as required under the GATT agreement during the winter session of the Parliament. However, with the

collapse of the United Front government in late November, the enactment of the legislation will have to

wait until a new government comes into place in March 1998. Provided the Indian government moves in

the right direction as far as varietal protection is concerned, there is a vast potential for the supply of US

seeds to India.

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Biotechnology is introducing new opportunities and the Indian government has already begun approval

procedures for some products. Genetically modified crops must be approved by an interagency committee

under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, including representatives of several Ministries with the

lead taken by the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology. However,

there is a potential public relations problem if the issues are distorted in the press. At this stage, it's not

clear what if any new restrictions will arise from this debate.

Netherlands (Report number NL7152): The Netherlands is a producer and exporter of a wide variety of

planting seeds. Because the Dutch market itself is relatively small, the Dutch seed industry depends largely

on exports. After France and the United States, the Netherlands is the largest supplier of seeds to the world

market.

Grass seeds are the most important seed variety grown in the Netherlands. Estimates for the 1997 acreage

are substantially up from 1996. A moderate increase is expected for 1998, in order to meet demand and

rebuild stocks. This year, the growth is expected to be particularly apparent in acreage planted to turf

seeds. In the fall of 1996 and the spring of 1997, demand for forage seeds was strong and prices were

good, due to the fierce winter and dry summer which necessitated new sowing of fields. This resulted in an

increase in the acreage of forage seeds in 1997. The current situation is such that disappointing demand for

forage seed has caused prices to drop by roughly 10 percent compared to last year.

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July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-October 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 209,288 261,441 253,559 -3.0% 170,896 204,508 238,931 16.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 11,755 15,518 16,402 5.7% 15,479 19,518 21,604 10.7%

Annual Ryegrass 4,346 4,709 4,773 1.4% 3,607 3,372 3,480 3.2%

Tall Fescue 1,490 2,431 2,914 19.9% 1,883 3,192 3,463 8.5%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 732 2,021 1,881 -6.9% 1,005 2,560 2,720 6.3%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,824 2,253 1,919 -14.8% 2,446 2,877 2,501 -13.1%

Kentucky Bluegrass 735 798 1,039 30.2% 1,835 1,640 2,337 42.5%

Bentgrass 218 342 474 38.6% 996 1,141 1,742 52.7%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 476 335 508 51.6% 825 594 1,413 137.9%

Other Forages 5,677 7,659 8,579 12.0% 10,777 17,219 19,510 13.3%

Certified Alfalfa 1,272 2,548 2,301 -9.7% 4,503 8,654 8,093 -6.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 619 1,244 2,086 67.7% 1,387 3,051 5,039 65.2%

White & Ladino Clover 72 119 129 8.4% 184 267 491 83.9%

Crimson Clover 626 972 121 -87.6% 951 1,188 257 -78.4%

Red Clover 27 75 104 38.7% 62 186 244 31.2%

Pulses 10,828 15,385 9,649 -37.3% 8,571 11,935 7,642 -36.0%

Pea 4,792 3,466 2,466 -28.9% 3,463 2,715 2,140 -21.2%

Lentil 693 1,229 2,048 66.6% 293 567 931 64.2%

Gram Bean 1,071 1,001 1,151 15.0% 959 939 912 -2.9%

Other Kidney Bean 765 1,966 805 -59.1% 519 1,467 758 -48.3%

Navy Bean 1,286 3,219 1,068 -66.8% 895 2,111 616 -70.8%

Small Red Bean 171 253 770 204.3% 163 243 615 153.1%

Vegetables 11,154 11,192 14,607 30.5% 63,227 62,388 75,090 20.4%

Tomato 507 596 672 12.8% 10,206 9,341 10,607 13.6%

Onion 773 558 690 23.7% 7,933 6,060 8,100 33.7%

Sweet Corn 1,802 1,775 3,840 116.3% 2,428 3,937 7,832 98.9%

Pepper 792 907 1,362 50.2% 4,274 4,589 7,046 53.5%

Watermelon 351 422 756 79.1% 2,540 3,451 5,011 45.2%

Squash 558 608 832 36.8% 3,289 3,590 4,606 28.3%

Cucumber 479 390 442 13.3% 3,646 3,369 3,871 14.9%

Mushroom Spawn 2,234 1,762 1,699 -3.6% 5,309 3,817 3,559 -6.8%

Cantaloupe 421 444 475 7.0% 2,090 2,651 2,870 8.3%

Carrot 343 259 369 42.5% 1,489 1,054 2,139 102.9%

Broccoli 74 177 403 127.7% 383 1,062 2,040 92.1%

Cabbage 74 122 173 41.8% 556 627 1,446 130.6%

Lettuce 120 158 200 26.6% 907 1,112 1,260 13.3%

Field Crops 167,765 209,999 203,138 -3.3% 59,162 73,932 95,796 29.6%

Field Corn 17,237 17,843 19,321 8.3% 25,906 18,311 51,886 183.4%

Non-durum Wheat 55,217 95,782 132,937 38.8% 7,086 19,749 22,977 16.3%

Soybean 23,828 77,201 38,636 -50.0% 6,248 25,507 13,568 -46.8%

Cotton 1,850 1,001 2,584 158.1% 1,419 893 3,395 280.2%

Other Sunflower 7,715 3,029 1,805 -40.4% 2,599 2,652 1,835 -30.8%

Grain Sorghum 25,810 9,335 7,196 -22.9% 4,340 3,066 1,728 -43.6%

Oil Sunflower 16,178 2,135 358 -83.2% 5,768 2,461 269 -89.1%

Miscellaneous Kinds 2,109 1,687 1,183 -29.9% 13,680 19,516 19,290 -1.2%

Flower 94 146 158 8.2% 9,633 12,596 13,639 8.3%

Tree and Shrub 21 30 89 196.7% 309 1,511 1,998 32.2%

Tobacco --- --- --- NA 86 176 118 -33.0%

BY REGION

North America 69,894 160,891 76,621 -52.4% 56,306 87,962 74,933 -14.8%

South America 6,471 14,030 23,189 65.3% 15,585 26,370 55,829 111.7%

European Union 41,701 19,632 14,722 -25.0% 40,806 30,580 32,090 4.9%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 52,936 104,655 52,742 -49.6% 40,083 65,166 57,447 -11.8%

Argentina 3,386 7,941 18,434 132.1% 5,893 14,465 43,973 204.0%

Japan 7,650 29,907 46,600 55.8% 10,887 19,353 18,210 -5.9%

Canada 16,958 56,235 23,879 -57.5% 16,224 22,796 17,486 -23.3%

Egypt 962 355 54,525 15259.2% 2,010 755 10,316 1266.4%

Netherlands 19,395 1,743 2,098 20.4% 11,881 5,501 8,848 60.8%

Saudi Arabia 1,194 1,935 2,762 42.7% 3,764 6,834 7,411 8.4%

Italy 7,237 5,006 5,651 12.9% 14,919 6,252 7,255 16.0%

Australia 1,493 1,722 2,117 22.9% 2,954 4,027 4,733 17.5%

France 293 1,044 1,027 -1.6% 1,653 3,159 4,236 34.1%

South Africa 256 1,619 2,134 31.8% 986 2,449 4,174 70.4%

Spain 11,711 2,750 2,836 3.1% 5,086 4,174 3,566 -14.6%

United Kingdom 902 4,426 761 -82.8% 3,119 4,583 3,564 -22.2%

Chile 871 1,636 1,458 -10.9% 2,740 4,524 3,503 -22.6%

Morocco 105 21 20,625 98114.3% 346 113 2,728 2314.2%

South Korea 1,390 2,167 2,078 -4.1% 1,535 1,931 2,287 18.4%

Paraguay 74 118 1,465 1141.5% 171 186 2,227 1097.3%

Syria 92 98 504 414.3% 700 696 2,123 205.0%

Honduras 136 235 222 -5.5% 498 851 1,940 128.0%

Brazil 237 2,398 575 -76.0% 1,688 2,251 1,839 -18.3%

Germany 561 2,440 363 -85.1% 1,436 4,478 1,797 -59.9%

Hong Kong 471 715 602 -15.8% 931 1,217 1,740 43.0%

China 52,819 561 707 26.0% 7,369 771 1,615 109.5%

United Arab Emirates 162 115 115 0.0% 3,180 1,859 1,578 -15.1%

Guatemala 212 265 328 23.8% 1,011 904 1,568 73.5%

Taiwan 206 376 715 90.2% 559 1,011 1,546 52.9%

New Zealand 694 883 598 -32.3% 1,464 1,228 1,443 17.5%

Costa Rica 201 107 167 56.1% 1,017 1,142 1,300 13.8%

Venezuela 354 145 191 31.7% 1,547 1,353 1,283 -5.2%

Thailand 376 184 261 41.8% 931 986 1,160 17.6%

Philippines 243 20,773 221 -98.9% 1,975 4,200 1,123 -73.3%

Turkey 416 661 402 -39.2% 1,303 847 1,044 23.3%

Austria 2 76 817 975.0% 31 52 1,029 1878.8%

Colombia 763 550 359 -34.7% 1,534 1,322 966 -26.9%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA 

Indonesia 14 19 9 -52.6% 47 1,151 752 -34.7%

Dominican Republic 290 88 174 97.7% 1,069 630 732 16.2%

Uruguay 191 447 197 -55.9% 489 519 659 27.0%

Denmark 178 236 166 -29.7% 708 817 648 -20.7%

Israel 859 195 256 31.3% 1,052 473 629 33.0%

Peru 139 334 275 -17.7% 515 775 605 -21.9%

Ecuador 174 259 124 -52.1% 495 637 602 -5.5%

India 48 50 80 60.0% 350 338 535 58.3%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

December 1997
U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-October 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 209,288 261,441 253,559 -3.0% 170,896 204,508 238,931 16.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 11,755 15,518 16,402 5.7% 15,479 19,518 21,604 10.7%

Annual Ryegrass 4,346 4,709 4,773 1.4% 3,607 3,372 3,480 3.2%

Tall Fescue 1,490 2,431 2,914 19.9% 1,883 3,192 3,463 8.5%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 732 2,021 1,881 -6.9% 1,005 2,560 2,720 6.3%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,824 2,253 1,919 -14.8% 2,446 2,877 2,501 -13.1%

Kentucky Bluegrass 735 798 1,039 30.2% 1,835 1,640 2,337 42.5%

Bentgrass 218 342 474 38.6% 996 1,141 1,742 52.7%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 476 335 508 51.6% 825 594 1,413 137.9%

Other Forages 5,677 7,659 8,579 12.0% 10,777 17,219 19,510 13.3%

Certified Alfalfa 1,272 2,548 2,301 -9.7% 4,503 8,654 8,093 -6.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 619 1,244 2,086 67.7% 1,387 3,051 5,039 65.2%

White & Ladino Clover 72 119 129 8.4% 184 267 491 83.9%

Crimson Clover 626 972 121 -87.6% 951 1,188 257 -78.4%

Red Clover 27 75 104 38.7% 62 186 244 31.2%

Pulses 10,828 15,385 9,649 -37.3% 8,571 11,935 7,642 -36.0%

Pea 4,792 3,466 2,466 -28.9% 3,463 2,715 2,140 -21.2%

Lentil 693 1,229 2,048 66.6% 293 567 931 64.2%

Gram Bean 1,071 1,001 1,151 15.0% 959 939 912 -2.9%

Other Kidney Bean 765 1,966 805 -59.1% 519 1,467 758 -48.3%

Navy Bean 1,286 3,219 1,068 -66.8% 895 2,111 616 -70.8%

Small Red Bean 171 253 770 204.3% 163 243 615 153.1%

Vegetables 11,154 11,192 14,607 30.5% 63,227 62,388 75,090 20.4%

Tomato 507 596 672 12.8% 10,206 9,341 10,607 13.6%

Onion 773 558 690 23.7% 7,933 6,060 8,100 33.7%

Sweet Corn 1,802 1,775 3,840 116.3% 2,428 3,937 7,832 98.9%

Pepper 792 907 1,362 50.2% 4,274 4,589 7,046 53.5%

Watermelon 351 422 756 79.1% 2,540 3,451 5,011 45.2%

Squash 558 608 832 36.8% 3,289 3,590 4,606 28.3%

Cucumber 479 390 442 13.3% 3,646 3,369 3,871 14.9%

Mushroom Spawn 2,234 1,762 1,699 -3.6% 5,309 3,817 3,559 -6.8%

Cantaloupe 421 444 475 7.0% 2,090 2,651 2,870 8.3%

Carrot 343 259 369 42.5% 1,489 1,054 2,139 102.9%

Broccoli 74 177 403 127.7% 383 1,062 2,040 92.1%

Cabbage 74 122 173 41.8% 556 627 1,446 130.6%

Lettuce 120 158 200 26.6% 907 1,112 1,260 13.3%

Field Crops 167,765 209,999 203,138 -3.3% 59,162 73,932 95,796 29.6%

Field Corn 17,237 17,843 19,321 8.3% 25,906 18,311 51,886 183.4%

Non-durum Wheat 55,217 95,782 132,937 38.8% 7,086 19,749 22,977 16.3%

Soybean 23,828 77,201 38,636 -50.0% 6,248 25,507 13,568 -46.8%

Cotton 1,850 1,001 2,584 158.1% 1,419 893 3,395 280.2%

Other Sunflower 7,715 3,029 1,805 -40.4% 2,599 2,652 1,835 -30.8%

Grain Sorghum 25,810 9,335 7,196 -22.9% 4,340 3,066 1,728 -43.6%

Oil Sunflower 16,178 2,135 358 -83.2% 5,768 2,461 269 -89.1%

Miscellaneous Kinds 2,109 1,687 1,183 -29.9% 13,680 19,516 19,290 -1.2%

Flower 94 146 158 8.2% 9,633 12,596 13,639 8.3%

Tree and Shrub 21 30 89 196.7% 309 1,511 1,998 32.2%

Tobacco --- --- --- NA 86 176 118 -33.0%

BY REGION

North America 69,894 160,891 76,621 -52.4% 56,306 87,962 74,933 -14.8%

South America 6,471 14,030 23,189 65.3% 15,585 26,370 55,829 111.7%

European Union 41,701 19,632 14,722 -25.0% 40,806 30,580 32,090 4.9%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 52,936 104,655 52,742 -49.6% 40,083 65,166 57,447 -11.8%

Argentina 3,386 7,941 18,434 132.1% 5,893 14,465 43,973 204.0%

Japan 7,650 29,907 46,600 55.8% 10,887 19,353 18,210 -5.9%

Canada 16,958 56,235 23,879 -57.5% 16,224 22,796 17,486 -23.3%

Egypt 962 355 54,525 15259.2% 2,010 755 10,316 1266.4%

Netherlands 19,395 1,743 2,098 20.4% 11,881 5,501 8,848 60.8%

Saudi Arabia 1,194 1,935 2,762 42.7% 3,764 6,834 7,411 8.4%

Italy 7,237 5,006 5,651 12.9% 14,919 6,252 7,255 16.0%

Australia 1,493 1,722 2,117 22.9% 2,954 4,027 4,733 17.5%

France 293 1,044 1,027 -1.6% 1,653 3,159 4,236 34.1%

South Africa 256 1,619 2,134 31.8% 986 2,449 4,174 70.4%

Spain 11,711 2,750 2,836 3.1% 5,086 4,174 3,566 -14.6%

United Kingdom 902 4,426 761 -82.8% 3,119 4,583 3,564 -22.2%

Chile 871 1,636 1,458 -10.9% 2,740 4,524 3,503 -22.6%

Morocco 105 21 20,625 98114.3% 346 113 2,728 2314.2%

South Korea 1,390 2,167 2,078 -4.1% 1,535 1,931 2,287 18.4%

Paraguay 74 118 1,465 1141.5% 171 186 2,227 1097.3%

Syria 92 98 504 414.3% 700 696 2,123 205.0%

Honduras 136 235 222 -5.5% 498 851 1,940 128.0%

Brazil 237 2,398 575 -76.0% 1,688 2,251 1,839 -18.3%

Germany 561 2,440 363 -85.1% 1,436 4,478 1,797 -59.9%

Hong Kong 471 715 602 -15.8% 931 1,217 1,740 43.0%

China 52,819 561 707 26.0% 7,369 771 1,615 109.5%

United Arab Emirates 162 115 115 0.0% 3,180 1,859 1,578 -15.1%

Guatemala 212 265 328 23.8% 1,011 904 1,568 73.5%

Taiwan 206 376 715 90.2% 559 1,011 1,546 52.9%

New Zealand 694 883 598 -32.3% 1,464 1,228 1,443 17.5%

Costa Rica 201 107 167 56.1% 1,017 1,142 1,300 13.8%

Venezuela 354 145 191 31.7% 1,547 1,353 1,283 -5.2%

Thailand 376 184 261 41.8% 931 986 1,160 17.6%

Philippines 243 20,773 221 -98.9% 1,975 4,200 1,123 -73.3%

Turkey 416 661 402 -39.2% 1,303 847 1,044 23.3%

Austria 2 76 817 975.0% 31 52 1,029 1878.8%

Colombia 763 550 359 -34.7% 1,534 1,322 966 -26.9%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA 

Indonesia 14 19 9 -52.6% 47 1,151 752 -34.7%

Dominican Republic 290 88 174 97.7% 1,069 630 732 16.2%

Uruguay 191 447 197 -55.9% 489 519 659 27.0%

Denmark 178 236 166 -29.7% 708 817 648 -20.7%

Israel 859 195 256 31.3% 1,052 473 629 33.0%

Peru 139 334 275 -17.7% 515 775 605 -21.9%

Ecuador 174 259 124 -52.1% 495 637 602 -5.5%

India 48 50 80 60.0% 350 338 535 58.3%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

December 1997
General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during the July-May period totaled 1,128,129 metric tons valued at $857.6 million, increases of

84 and 29 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. Imports for the period reached 216,875 tons valued at

$334.9 million.

Two seedkinds, field corn and soybean seed, exceeded the $100 million level in exports and continue to dominate the

planting seed export trade.

Mexico continued as the best export market for planting seeds, having reached 391,765 tons and $193.5 million, up 91

and 49 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. Two other export markets, Canada and Japan reached the $100-million

level in May: Canada at $103.6 million and Japan at $100.8 million. Italy, at $94.2 million could still reach the same

level. With one month left to go in the marketing year, export values have already reached new levels for all four

countries.

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States, shipping 132,250 tons, valued at $92.9 million, increases of 3

and 17 percent, respectively. Although down from the nearly 40 percent market share enjoyed by Canada less than 10

years ago, it still has a comfortable margin over the next largest supplier, Chile.

The following paragraphs are excerpts from U.S.

Agricultural Attache reports recently received in FAS in

Washington. Copies of the complete reports may be

obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco

and Seeds Division at the address, telephone or Fax

number listed on the back cover.

Japan (Report number JA7035): Japan's own

agricultural sector, as a market for planting seeds,

continued to remain limited in scope and constrained by

an increasing influx of farm products from abroad. The

problem is compounded by the declining farm

population, increasing age of active farmers, lack of

economic incentives to attract young farm successors

and stagnation in agricultural production.

Following a consistent trend, Japanese seed production

fell 6 percent to 1,370 tons in 1996 while planted area

declined 7 percent to 1,420 hectares. Since 1988, important statistical markers for planting seeds have all declined:

planted area for seeds by 47 percent, seed production by 44 percent, and the number of seed farmers by 52 percent.

Ordinarily, the outlook for U.S. planting seed exports would be optimistic. However, the E. coli O:157 outbreak attributed

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Spain (Report number SP7037): The demand for U.S. planting seed in the next few years should remain at about last

year's level. Demand for field crop seeds, pulse and forage and pasture seeds should remain stable as most of these crops

are contingent upon acreage quotas. Demand for U.S. vegetable seeds, however, is likely to continue to grow, reflecting

the expected expansion in produce production. Increased marketing opportunities are being created for U.S. vegetable

seeds, especially tomato, pepper, lettuce, melon and watermelon. Spain's competitive position within the EU is leading to

growing exports of these products for the rest of the EU.

Trials for variety approval are conducted in the autonomous regions, who must inform the central government, which may

modify the trial program or request additional information. The results are reviewed by the National Biosafety

Committee, which reports to the Minister of Agriculture or to a newly created inter-ministerial committee for national

approval, before sending it to Brussels for EU approval. Several biotechnology products are currently going through the

approval process including two BT corn, one BT cotton, and two Roundup Ready soybean varieties. The BT corn

varieties are currently pending the Agriculture Minister's decision. The Agriculture Minister has withheld her signature so

far citing the need for caution and solidarity with other EU countries. The BT cotton varieties are currently under review

by the inter-ministerial committee. The two Roundup Ready soybean varieties are undergoing trials in the Estremadura

region.

U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-May 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons $1,000

ALL SEEDS 613,833 1,128,129 83.8% 665,937 857,577 28.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 43,428 54,347 25.1% 54,146 68,770 27.0%

Tall Fescue 4,887 9,359 91.5% 6,276 9,700 54.6%

Annual

Ryegrass 10,372 11,588 11.7% 8,271 8,785 6.2%

Perennial

Ryegrass 5,788 6,750 16.6% 7,312 8,684 18.8%

Sorghum-sudan

Crosses 5,211 6,974 33.8% 6,785 8,479 25.0%

Kentucky

bluegrass 2,210 3,570

61.5%

5,751 7,313

27.2%

Bentgrass 1,267 1,669 31.7% 4,111 5,547 34.9%

Other Forages 22,946 29,650 29.2% 59,039 79,707 35.0%

Certified Alfalfa 9,185 13,591 48.0% 31,350 46,663 48.8%

Uncertified

Alfalfa 2,497 3,719 48.9% 6,506 9,649 48.3%

Red Clover 939 1,116 18.8% 2,181 2,707 24.1%

White & Ladino

Clover 438 422 -3.7% 1,293 1,291 -0.2%

Crimson Clover 636 981 54.2% 974 1,210 24.2%

Pulses 47,414 53,214 12.2% 39,892 48,074 20.5%

Pea 21,489 18,978 -11.7% 15,987 13,992 -12.5%

Other Kidney

Bean 3,548 6,358 79.2% 3,595 7,156 99.1%

Gram Bean 3,923 3,684 -6.1% 4,236 4,792 13.1%

Navy Bean 4,065 4,993 22.8% 2,863 3,588 25.3%

Vegetables 35,035 42,657 21.8% 181,991 209,428 15.1%

Sweet Corn 8,143 17,669 117.0% 22,223 60,555 172.5%

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Tomato 1,147 1,353 18.0% 20,293 21,165 4.3%

Onion 1,637 962 -41.2% 16,029 12,513 -21.9%

Mushroom

Spawn 5,510 4,924 -10.6% 12,694 10,878 -14.3%

Pepper 1,559 1,844 18.3% 8,757 9,853 12.5%

Cucumber 1,033 997 -3.5% 9,612 9,243 -3.8%

Squash 1,193 1,390 16.5% 7,664 8,990 17.3%

Watermelon 1,234 1,082 -12.3% 8,995 8,447 -6.1%

Carrot 1,737 1,391 -19.9% 7,776 5,610 -27.9%

Cantaloupe 1,105 907 -17.9% 5,555 5,294 -4.7%

Field Crops 460,159 944,271 105.2% 286,099 397,650 39.0%

Field Corn 81,758 78,403 -4.1% 139,563 141,671 1.5%

Soybean 159,261 367,522 130.8% 58,609 128,865 119.9%

Non-durum

Wheat 89,564 403,959 351.0% 14,643 73,503 402.0%

Grain Sorghum 51,561 56,818 10.2% 14,274 17,340 21.5%

Cotton 17,494 14,370 -17.9% 24,450 15,356 -37.2%

Other Sunflower 12,837 9,760 -24.0% 14,848 12,416 -16.4%

Miscellaneous

Kinds 4,851 3,990 -17.7% 44,771 53,947 20.5%

Flower 240 353 47.1% 27,409 34,045 24.2%

Tree and Shrub 169 112 -33.7% 3,081 3,368 9.3%

Sugar Beet 572 443 -22.6% 2,652 2,277 -14.1%

Tobacco 1 2 100.0% 617 1,107 79.4%

BY REGION

North America 280,926 540,347 92.3% 219,216 297,044 35.5%

European Union 133,903 133,313 -0.4% 216,976 252,139 16.2%

Other Asia 1/ 113,971 276,483 142.6% 82,512 119,998 45.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 205,180 391,765 90.9% 129,560 193,458 49.3%

Canada 75,747 148,582 96.2% 89,656 103,586 15.5%

Japan 51,602 266,091 415.7% 57,657 100,849 74.9%

Italy 39,662 47,446 19.6% 78,169 94,203 20.5%

Argentina 12,805 24,199 89.0% 30,136 54,039 79.3%

Netherlands 28,494 15,759 -44.7% 33,468 35,161 5.1%

France 13,504 16,545 22.5% 27,370 30,861 12.8%

Greece 12,191 11,351 -6.9% 23,268 27,128 16.6%

Spain 21,599 13,212 -38.8% 20,878 19,934 -4.5%

United Kingdom 6,294 14,118 124.3% 11,358 18,179 60.1%

Saudi Arabia 2,875 6,547 127.7% 8,696 15,773 81.4%

Germany 6,838 6,418 -6.1% 10,385 11,559 11.3%

Australia 5,161 4,714 -8.7% 9,201 10,518 14.3%

Egypt 1,191 29,415 2369.8% 4,789 9,003 88.0%

South Korea 6,422 5,680 -11.6% 9,684 8,517 -12.1%

Chile 2,204 3,302 49.8% 5,849 8,047 37.6%

Turkey 1,856 4,266 129.8% 5,029 7,946 58.0%

Brazil 1,043 3,688 253.6% 6,249 7,785 24.6%

Philippines 937 39,800 4147.6% 2,406 7,690 219.6%

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Ecuador 675 20,528 2941.2% 1,595 6,261 292.5%

South Africa 869 2,490 186.5% 3,219 6,191 92.3%

Portugal 1,228 1,970 60.4% 4,035 5,872 45.5%

China 53,913 2,463 -95.4% 10,415 5,511 -47.1%

Colombia 6,041 1,803 -70.2% 4,876 4,323 -11.3%

Peru 1,334 2,381 78.5% 2,529 3,153 24.7%

Austria 1,078 1,369 27.0% 3,267 2,814 -13.9%

Hong Kong 995 1,320 32.7% 2,383 2,749 15.4%

Venezuela 806 519 -35.6% 3,675 2,736 -25.6%

Belgium 591 2,400 306.1% 644 2,459 281.8%

United Arab

Emirates 538 244 -54.6% 5,216 2,458 -52.9%

Israel 1,682 612 -63.6% 3,290 2,436 -26.0%

Taiwan 1,033 928 -10.2% 2,326 2,372 2.0%

Pakistan 1,541 1,148 -25.5% 3,029 2,312 -23.7%

Syria 454 975 114.8% 2,995 2,209 -26.2%

Denmark 583 878 50.6% 1,648 2,024 22.8%

Costa Rica 402 272 -32.3% 1,742 2,015 15.7%

Guatemala 476 565 18.7% 2,467 2,015 -18.3%

\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/COTSD

July 1997

U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-May

1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons $1,000

ALL SEEDS 191,862 216,875 13.0% 270,065 334,937 24.0%

BY KIND

Grasses 23,777 37,578 58.0% 25,810 46,073 78.5%

Red Fescue 14,756 21,006 42.4% 13,470 22,792 69.2%

Perennial

Ryegrass 779 8,106 940.6% 1,817 11,289 521.3%

Wheatgrass 663 1,308 97.3% 1,126 2,521 123.9%

Bromegrass 2,980 2,630 -11.7% 2,079 1,698 -18.3%

Timothy 1,192 1,104 -7.4% 1,869 1,667 -10.8%

Kentucky

Bluegrass 1,235 616 -50.1% 2,047 1,146 -44.0%

Other Forages 12,338 8,620 -30.1% 20,539 16,827 -18.1%

Uncertified

Alfalfa 3,353 3,034 -9.5% 7,140 7,139 -0.0%

Certified Alfalfa 808 1,019 26.1% 1,761 2,406 36.6%

Red Clover 3,293 1,145 -65.2% 4,356 1,911 -56.1%

White and

Ladino Clover 570 532 -6.7% 1,645 1,389 -15.6%

Pulses 52,207 54,229 3.9% 22,677 26,475 16.7%

Pea 11,026 12,811 16.2% 6,596 8,707 32.0%

Gram Bean 16,459 24,520 49.0% 4,884 7,909 61.9%

Lentil 2,730 3,963 45.2% 1,365 1,750 28.2%

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Vegetables 6,245 11,765 88.4% 70,104 89,511 27.7%

Tomato 254 229 -9.8% 21,253 21,276 0.1%

Pepper 88 106 20.5% 9,201 14,673 59.5%

Watermelon 217 347 59.9% 6,641 7,722 16.3%

Pumpkin 1,995 3,181 59.4% 4,593 6,974 51.8%

Onion 150 349 132.7% 4,870 5,018 3.0%

Cantaloupe 39 72 84.6% 2,833 4,432 56.4%

Other Melons 153 146 -4.6% 2,126 3,073 44.5%

Squash 107 91 -15.0% 2,185 2,564 17.3%

Cucumber 72 40 -44.4% 2,092 2,304 10.1%

Cabbage 15 22 46.7% 1,459 2,033 39.3%

Spinach 203 529 160.6% 955 1,812 89.7%

Celery 1,845 2,161 17.1% 1,438 1,629 13.3%

Lettuce 61 42 -31.1% 1,298 1,232 -5.1%

Cauliflower 15 13 -13.3% 1,165 1,157 -0.7%

Broccoli 13 21 61.5% 1,379 1,149 -16.7%

Field Crops 96,254 103,325 7.3% 80,466 98,334 22.2%

Field Corn 44,120 52,535 19.1% 57,107 76,098 33.3%

Soybean 8,141 14,008 72.1% 5,216 7,898 51.4%

Rape and Colza 5,410 1,100 -79.7% 3,902 3,937 0.9%

Non-durum

Wheat 20,378 16,619 -18.4% 4,532 3,721 -17.9%

Other Sunflower 2,657 914 -65.6% 5,765 2,426 -57.9%

Barley 8,330 8,982 7.8% 1,650 1,653 0.2%

Miscellaneous

Kinds 1,047 1,359 29.8% 50,469 57,716 14.4%

Flower 434 605 39.4% 46,130 50,755 10.0%

Tree and Shrub 211 219 3.8% 1,735 3,314 91.0%

BY REGION

North America 135,581 134,520 -0.8% 89,704 105,005 17.1%

South America 36,493 53,236 45.9% 64,986 86,037 32.4%

European Union 4,900 5,176 5.6% 41,007 51,695 26.1%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 128,405 132,250 3.0% 79,112 92,916 17.4%

Chile 24,648 32,325 31.1% 47,440 63,529 33.9%

Netherlands 1,657 1,525 -8.0% 22,727 24,126 6.2%

China 6,833 6,960 1.9% 18,987 22,681 19.5%

Argentina 10,305 18,847 82.9% 14,903 18,997 27.5%

Japan 78 189 142.3% 15,041 14,245 -5.3%

Mexico 7,176 2,270 -68.4% 10,593 12,089 14.1%

New Zealand 2,325 7,524 223.6% 4,382 11,434 160.9%

France 1,372 1,202 -12.4% 5,308 8,334 57.0%

India 1,859 2,800 50.6% 5,726 7,167 25.2%

Germany 212 281 32.5% 4,719 6,829 44.7%

Thailand 540 619 14.6% 5,534 6,193 11.9%

Australia 1,213 3,388 179.3% 3,762 6,122 62.7%

Denmark 868 1,301 49.9% 3,762 5,539 47.2%

Guatemala 15 14 -6.7% 6,895 5,030 -27.0%

Taiwan 108 108 0.0% 2,212 4,818 117.8%

Israel 74 155 109.5% 4,167 4,636 11.3%

United Kingdom 206 249 20.9% 2,045 3,586 75.4%

Italy 439 508 15.7% 2,069 2,752 33.0%

Costa Rica 185 104 -43.8% 681 2,490 265.6%

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Brazil 532 1,167 119.4% 1,050 2,100 100.0%

Peru 695 814 17.1% 813 1,335 64.2%

Hungary 360 565 56.9% 684 1,123 64.2%

Kenya 1 1 -10.1% 1,440 1,100 -23.6%

South Korea 11 17 54.5% 561 752 34.0%

South Africa 225 264 17.3% 1,033 699 -32.3%

Indonesia 1 --- -18.7% 339 497 46.6%

Hong Kong 136 194 42.6% 497 488 -1.8%

Turkey 340 135 -60.3% 581 456 -21.5%

Egypt 67 198 195.5% 233 447 91.8%

Vietnam 3 4 1030.6% 102 336 229.4%

Zimbabwe 7 2 -71.4% 110 264 140.0%

Burma 188 360 91.5% 133 234 75.9%

Honduras 0 1 NA 0 206 NA

--- indicates less than 500 kilograms

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

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July-September 1997 Highlights

Image: Top U.S. Planting Seed Export Markets

Image: Top U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Kind

Image: Top U.S. Planting Seed Imports by Kind

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July-September 1997 totaled 184,593 metric tons valued at $170.6

million, increases of 12 and 21 percent, respectively, over the same period in 1996. Imports for the period

totaled 30,322 tons (10 percent below a year ago) valued at $65.5 million (6 percent above last year).

Attache Reports

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural Attache reports recently received in FAS/Washington.

Copies of the complete reports may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds

Division at the address, telephone or Fax number listed on the back cover.

South Africa (Report number SF7039): The South African seed market was valued at $153 million in

1996. Of that, nearly 80 percent was domestically produced and marketed and 11 percent exported while 7

percent was imported. Imports from the United States reached nearly $6 million or about 51 percent of

total imports. The U.S. seed industry is well known in South Africa. Some U.S. firms have already

established subsidiaries in South Africa and others are planning to do so.

South Korea (Report number KS7072): Market opportunities for U.S. planting seed are best for vegetable

and flower seeds although growth in market share will be difficult at best. Korea is experiencing growth in

the horticultural production sector which translates into increased opportunities. However, imports

comprise only 10 percent of the vegetable and flower seed market and it is dominated by Japan. Thus,

while U.S. export sales of vegetable and flower seed may increase, improving on the current 20 percent

market share may be exceedingly difficult.

The Seed Industry Act, passed in 1996, is scheduled to go into effect on December 31, 1997 although the

necessary enacting Presidential and Ministerial decrees have not been issued as of mid-November. The act

accomplishes several things: it combines all previous seed laws into one; it establishes plant breeders

rights with protection for 20 years; it establishes a National Certified Seed List; it liberalizes production of

major staple crop seeds, allowing private sector production; it establishes a national seed certification

system; and, it liberalizes imports of all planting seeds except for seeds of the five major staple crops.

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Hungary (Report number HU7022): U.S. seed varieties have developed an excellent reputation in

Hungarian agriculture. Hungarian corn production has been dominated by American varieties for many

years. However, much potential remains for U.S. varieties in the oilseed, forage and horticulture sectors. In

particular, opportunities exist for U.S. freeze tolerant alfalfa varieties as Western European varieties do not

appear to be hardy enough for Hungarian winters.

China (Report number CH7053): Currently, the outlook for U.S. and other foreign seed sales to China is

guardedly good. There is no doubt that Chinese agricultural experts are looking to U.S. companies for

answers to improve crop yields. The main problem now is one of contradictions within China. Part China’s

growing pains seem to be in finding a balance between the old state companies and free enterprise as

illustrated by the active recruitment of high-tech germplasm from western companies and the new

regulations which severely limit the activities of foreign companies operating within China.

Trade Inquiries

The following trade inquiries were recently submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for publication as a

"Trade Lead." For more information about Trade Leads call 202-690-3416.

Seeds for Sowing, soybean [1201.00.00.20(0)]-Hong Kong (HK). QUANTITY: 100,000 MT. QUALITY:

USA # 2. DELIVERY: December, 1997 - January, 1998. PACKAGING: In bulk. OTHER: . QUOTE:

C&F to main port of China. BANK: Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Limited, Hong Kong Branch.

CONTACT: Mr. Kwok Tsim TSUI, Hong Kong Mutual Group Co. Ltd., Room 1514, 15/F., Argyle

Center, Phase 1, No. 688 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 2395-3999 FAX:

(852) 2305-3362. [Ref Num: 19971126-0127-Hong Kong(HK1)]

SEEDS FOR SOWING, GRASS SEED MIX (FOR SOCCER FIELD) [1209.21.00.00(0)]-Saudi Arabia

(SA). QUANTITY: minimum container. QUALITY: to be determined but must contain bermuda 40%,

fescue k-31 37%, manhattan rye 23%. DELIVERY: December, 1997. PACKAGING: to be determined.

OTHER: must come from crop year 1997; minimum germination of 90-95%; pertinent certifications

among them for viability period & freedom from seed-borne diseases; must meet Saudi Ministry of

Agriculture requirements. QUOTE: C&F. BANK: National Commercial Bank, Po Box 3555, Jeddah

21481, Saudi Arabia. CONTACT: Tarek Al Zuhhaibi, Afnan Business & Trading Co. Ltd., Po Box 2615,

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 21461. Phone: 966-2-660-4539 FAX: 966-2-665-8870. [Ref Num:

19971123-0182-Riyadh(SA2)]

For more information contact the author, Loyd Coonrod, of the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds

Division at 202-720-9491.

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General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during the July-April period totaled 1,023,652 metric tons (exceeding 1.0

million tons for the first time ever) valued at $801.0 million, increases of 76 and 27 percent, respectively,

over the same period last year. Imports for the period reached 193,444 tons valued at $305.8 million.

Two seedkinds exceeded the $100 million level in exports, field corn and soybean seed. These two

dominate the export trade, reaching $253.1 million or 32 percent of total exports. On the import side, one

seedkind is dominant, field corn seed at $74.8 or 24 percent of total imports. Flower seed comes in a

distant second in at $46.7 million.

Mexico continued as the best export market for planting seeds, having reached 345,776 tons and $175.2

million, up 83 and 48 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. Three other export markets, Japan, Canada,

and Italy are poised to possibly reach the $100 million level.

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States, shipping 114,958 tons, valued at $83.1 million,

increases of 3 and 16 percent, respectively. Once accounting for 40 to 60 percent of the U.S. import

market, Canada's dominance has been steadily eroded by off season suppliers such as Chile.

Trade Outlook with Japan

Exports by value to Japan may top $100 million this year but a problem has developed which has already

depressed U.S. exports of one seedkind. Japan's outbreaks of E. Coli illnesses and its inability to identify

the source of the outbreaks is depressing U.S. exports of radish seeds to that market.

In late summer 1996, an outbreak of E Coli O:157 occurred in Japan. A variety of domestic and foreign

agricultural products were scrutinized as possible origins of the deadly outbreak -- including fresh

vegetables, meat products and radish seed. The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW)

identified U.S. radish seeds as a possible source of the problem. Subsequent laboratory testing (both in

Japan and the United States) of samples from the U.S. radish seed lot revealed no contamination. No

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In February of this year, the first of several more scattered outbreaks occurred. Again, MHW strongly

implicated U.S. radish seed. Four official U.S. regulatory or research entities joined the MHW to carefully

test the radish seed. While the Japanese press continued to publish numerous articles quoting MHW

allegations and portraying U.S. radish seed as the source, U.S. authorities have concluded there is no basis

for attributing the outbreak to U.S. seed. MHW remains publicly committed to 100 percent testing of the

remaining several hundred kilograms of radish seed remaining in Japan.

U.S. radish seed exports to Japan have declined. Current data show radish seed is behind in volume from

the same period a year ago; 522 tons compared to 1,168. The cumulative data in this report marks the end

of major shipping season for 1997 crops. Contracts for seed for the 1998 crops are now being negotiated.

The U.S. seed trade is very concerned that the damage already experienced by radish seeds may be

extended to other seedkinds in the upcoming marketing year.

Following are excerpts from U.S. Agricultural Attache reports recently received in FAS/Washington.

Copies of the complete reports may be obtained by contacting the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds

Division at the address, telephone or Fax number listed above.

Bulgaria (Report number BU7025): Overall demand for planting seeds is expected to increase in 1997.

The liberalization of agricultural prices and the trade regime in July are expected to have a great impact on

seed consumption in the second half of 1997 while price stability and control of inflation are seen as the

primary factors in the first half of the year. Parliament approved the Law on the Protection of New Plant

Varieties and Animal Breeds (October 1996) and Regulations for the Licensing of Production and Trade

Entities of Seeds and Planting Materials (May 1997). The changes are expected to play an important role

in the seeds' sector and are especially favorable to foreign seed suppliers for protecting their copyrights

and legal interests.

Philippines (Report number RP7015): Under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Agreement of the World Trade Organization Agreement, the Philippines should have an effective Plant

Variety Protection System by January 1, 2000. According to industry sources, the Philippine Plant Variety

Protection Act (House Bill 7951; Senate Bill 1777) is tailored after the UPOV (Union for the Protection of

Varieties of Plants) Convention of 1978 with an added requirement covering genetically modified

organisms (GMO's). The bill requires an Environmental Impact Assessment for GMO varieties to be

eligible for protection under the law.

Data tables Exports Imports

For more information contact Loyd Coonrod, Cotton, Tobacco and Seeds Division, FAS at (202)

720-9491.

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U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-April 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 580,728 1,023,652 76.3% 631,997 800,986 26.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 40,005 49,239 23.1% 49,588 62,694 26.4%

Tall Fescue 4,601 8,938 94.3% 5,811 9,311 60.2%

Annual Ryegrass 9,872 10,337 4.7% 7,875 7,953 1.0%

Perennial Ryegrass 5,349 6,076 13.6% 6,871 7,873 14.6%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 4,535 6,433 41.9% 5,689 7,612 33.8%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,981 3,060 54.5% 5,078 6,385 25.7%

Bentgrass 1,169 1,539 31.7% 3,618 5,076 40.3%

Other Forages 21,733 28,406 30.7% 56,602 76,791 35.7%

Certified Alfalfa 8,995 13,244 47.2% 30,724 45,421 47.8%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,382 3,715 56.0% 6,321 9,631 52.4%

Red Clover 932 1,105 18.6% 2,167 2,676 23.5%

White & Ladino Clover 434 410 -5.5% 1,284 1,256 -2.2%

Crimson Clover 634 981 54.7% 968 1,210 25.0%

Pulses 42,755 49,983 16.9% 36,116 44,882 24.3%

Pea 20,494 18,123 -11.6% 15,267 13,481 -11.7%

Other Kidney Bean 2,865 6,036 110.7% 2,833 6,680 135.8%

Gram Bean 3,864 3,565 -7.7% 4,167 4,692 12.6%

Navy Bean 2,766 4,855 75.5% 2,130 3,426 60.8%

Vegetables 33,148 40,325 21.7% 172,664 195,861 13.4%

Sweet Corn 7,867 17,303 119.9% 21,571 59,725 176.9%

Tomato 1,060 1,212 14.3% 18,981 19,059 0.4%

Onion 1,478 917 -38.0% 14,928 11,938 -20.0%

Mushroom Spawn 5,197 4,552 -12.4% 11,974 9,500 -20.7%

Pepper 1,513 1,706 12.8% 8,518 9,101 6.8%

Watermelon 1,200 1,022 -14.8% 8,704 8,025 -7.8%

Squash 1,137 1,207 6.2% 7,276 8,009 10.1%

Cucumber 987 865 -12.4% 9,155 7,959 -13.1%

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Cantaloupe 1,079 900 -16.6% 5,426 5,259 -3.1%

Carrot 1,653 1,311 -20.7% 7,451 5,242 -29.6%

Field Crops 438,410 851,856 94.3% 274,132 369,166 34.7%

Field Corn 77,852 76,099 -2.3% 136,661 137,162 0.4%

Soybean 151,119 330,715 118.8% 53,423 115,913 117.0%

Non-durum Wheat 89,475 367,976 311.3% 14,606 66,818 357.5%

Cotton 17,227 13,713 -20.4% 24,330 15,219 -37.4%

Grain Sorghum 45,698 41,725 -8.7% 12,891 14,469 12.2%

Other Sunflower 12,650 9,016 -28.7% 14,586 11,593 -20.5%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,678 3,842 -17.9% 42,895 51,591 20.3%

Flower 233 346 48.5% 26,069 32,651 25.2%

Tree and Shrub 165 104 -37.0% 3,040 3,153 3.7%

Sugar Beet 572 443 -22.6% 2,647 2,277 -14.0%

Tobacco 1 2 100.0% 607 1,032 70.0%

BY REGION

North America 258,823 477,881 84.6% 200,874 268,597 33.7%

European Union 130,502 131,077 0.4% 212,736 246,341 15.8%

Other Asia 1/ 109,938 271,619 147.1% 77,750 114,902 47.8%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 188,863 345,776 83.1% 118,093 175,155 48.3%

Japan 48,111 262,321 445.2% 54,430 97,631 79.4%

Canada 69,960 132,105 88.8% 82,781 93,442 12.9%

Italy 39,233 46,513 18.6% 77,266 93,078 20.5%

Argentina 12,467 22,278 78.7% 29,510 51,505 74.5%

Netherlands 27,999 15,336 -45.2% 32,588 33,965 4.2%

France 13,344 16,302 22.2% 27,024 28,831 6.7%

Greece 12,183 11,327 -7.0% 23,224 27,099 16.7%

Spain 21,403 12,911 -39.7% 20,590 19,528 -5.2%

United Kingdom 5,363 13,998 161.0% 10,831 17,745 63.8%

Saudi Arabia 2,828 5,948 110.3% 8,513 14,647 72.1%

Germany 5,801 6,274 8.2% 9,345 11,270 20.6%

Australia 4,873 4,510 -7.4% 8,464 9,862 16.5%

South Korea 6,269 5,130 -18.2% 9,360 7,961 -14.9%

Egypt 1,138 29,309 2475.5% 4,308 7,884 83.0%

Philippines 935 39,793 4155.9% 2,391 7,672 220.9%

Turkey 1,811 3,854 112.8% 4,945 7,573 53.1%

Brazil 1,033 3,648 253.1% 6,158 7,392 20.0%

Chile 1,904 2,803 47.2% 5,180 6,972 34.6%

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South Africa 788 2,443 210.0% 2,996 5,939 98.2%

Portugal 1,212 1,953 61.1% 4,004 5,848 46.1%

China 53,818 2,116 -96.1% 9,775 4,776 -51.1%

Colombia 5,870 1,615 -72.5% 4,502 4,008 -11.0%

Peru 1,133 2,275 100.8% 2,163 2,943 36.1%

Austria 1,078 1,363 26.4% 3,260 2,727 -16.3%

Venezuela 683 485 -29.0% 3,198 2,490 -22.1%

United Arab Emirates 487 234 -52.0% 5,087 2,400 -52.8%

Belgium 508 2,381 368.7% 583 2,353 303.6%

Taiwan 858 893 4.1% 1,980 2,272 14.7%

Hong Kong 875 1,160 32.6% 2,159 2,261 4.7%

Israel 1,553 563 -63.7% 3,129 2,207 -29.5%

Pakistan 1,509 1,113 -26.2% 2,947 2,110 -28.4%

Ecuador 642 611 -4.8% 1,518 2,051 35.1%

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

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

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July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-April 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 168,892 193,444 14.5% 240,492 305,782 27.1%

BY

KIND

Grasses 21,580 33,553 55.5% 23,408 41,009 75.2%

Red Fescue 13,358 18,576 39.1% 12,102 20,221 67.1%

Perennial

Ryegrass

564 7,240 1183.7% 1,578 10,121 541.4%

Wheatgrass 658 997 51.5% 1,117 1,815 62.5%

Bromegrass 1,185 1,006 -15.1% 1,853 1,535 -17.2%

Timothy 2,917 2,415 -17.2% 2,037 1,479 -27.4%

Kentucky

Bluegrass

1,081 596 -44.9% 1,775 1,088 -38.7%

Other Forages 11,767 7,681 -34.7% 19,635 15,323 -22.0%

Uncertified

Alfalfa

3,256 2,622 -19.5% 6,928 6,341 -8.5%

Certified Alfalfa 796 970 21.9% 1,727 2,283 32.2%

Red Clover 3,268 1,085 -66.8% 4,325 1,820 -57.9%

White and

Ladino Clover

566 526 -7.1% 1,632 1,366 -16.3%

Pulses 47,764 48,171 0.9% 20,070 23,417 16.7%

Pea 15,242 22,227 45.8% 4,454 7,195 61.5%

Gram Bean 9,384 10,090 7.5% 5,459 7,029 28.8%

Lentil 2,564 3,567 39.1% 1,266 1,579 24.7%

Vegetables 5,278 10,718 103.1% 60,419 79,757 32.0%

Tomato 213 214 0.5% 18,811 19,477 3.5%

Pepper 78 95 21.8% 7,600 12,637 66.3%

Watermelon 196 320 63.3% 5,216 6,485 24.3%

Pumpkin 1,572 2,816 79.1% 3,650 6,094 67.0%

Onion 119 327 174.8% 4,462 4,735 6.1%

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Cantaloupe 35 68 94.3% 2,553 4,189 64.1%

Other Melons 144 139 -3.5% 2,014 2,337 16.0%

Cucumber 25 32 28.0% 1,460 2,020 38.4%

Cabbage 14 22 57.1% 1,403 1,989 41.8%

Squash 80 67 -16.2% 1,653 1,808 9.4%

Spinach 195 510 161.5% 893 1,733 94.1%

Celery 1,691 1,944 15.0% 1,329 1,494 12.4%

Cauliflower 15 12 -20.0% 1,154 1,136 -1.6%

Broccoli 13 21 61.5% 1,303 1,126 -13.6%

Lettuce 50 37 -26.0% 863 1,097 27.1%

Field Crops 81,511 92,052 12.9% 72,045 92,957 29.0%

Field Corn 41,350 51,848 25.4% 54,111 74,760 38.2%

Soybean 5,495 11,561 110.4% 3,132 6,499 107.5%

Rape and Colza 5,381 873 -83.8% 3,803 3,348 -12.0%

Non-durum

Wheat

14,034 12,120 -13.6% 2,989 2,829 -5.4%

Other Sunflower 2,304 800 -65.3% 4,927 2,115 -57.1%

Barley 7,155 7,486 4.6% 1,413 1,384 -2.1%

Miscellaneous Kinds 993 1,269 27.8% 44,915 53,319 18.7%

Flower 420 573 36.4% 40,867 46,693 14.3%

Tree and Shrub 191 206 7.9% 1,551 3,204 106.6%

BY REGION

North America 118,515 117,078 -1.2% 81,601 94,675 16.0%

South America 33,296 50,163 50.7% 56,239 78,937 40.4%

European Union 4,583 4,920 7.4% 38,378 49,313 28.5%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 111,462 114,958 3.1% 71,321 83,057 16.5%

Chile 22,064 31,435 42.5% 39,293 57,966 47.5%

Netherlands 1,564 1,447 -7.5% 20,996 23,064 9.8%

China 5,900 6,441 9.2% 17,728 21,722 22.5%

Argentina 9,796 16,665 70.1% 14,541 17,461 20.1%

Japan 54 157 190.7% 12,982 12,253 -5.6%

Mexico 7,053 2,121 -69.9% 10,280 11,618 13.0%

New Zealand 1,851 6,582 255.6% 3,687 10,042 172.4%

France 1,305 1,108 -15.1% 5,064 7,896 55.9%

Germany 209 268 28.2% 4,581 6,417 40.1%

India 1,642 2,476 50.8% 5,358 6,300 17.6%

Australia 1,001 2,805 180.2% 2,968 5,519 86.0%

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Denmark 740 1,292 74.6% 3,323 5,283 59.0%

Taiwan 106 92 -13.2% 2,110 4,604 118.2%

Guatemala 15 14 -6.7% 5,876 4,525 -23.0%

Israel 74 154 108.1% 4,164 4,474 7.4%

Thailand 463 576 24.4% 3,255 4,090 25.7%

United Kingdom 204 249 22.1% 2,024 3,550 75.4%

Italy 419 468 11.7% 2,039 2,596 27.3%

Costa Rica 121 62 -48.8% 507 2,408 375.0%

Brazil 532 1,167 119.4% 1,049 2,100 100.2%

Peru 655 814 24.3% 786 1,335 69.8%

Hungary 360 563 56.4% 684 1,118 63.5%

Kenya 1 1 -10.1% 1,260 1,000 -20.6%

South Korea 10 14 40.0% 550 713 29.6%

South Africa 71 225 216.9% 554 604 9.0%

Hong Kong 132 194 47.0% 484 486 0.4%

Indonesia 1 --- -18.7% 230 481 109.1%

Turkey 324 123 -62.0% 565 429 -24.1%

Egypt 55 157 185.5% 201 390 94.0%

Vietnam 1 4 1030.6% 25 336 1244.0%

Zimbabwe 7 2 -71.4% 110 260 136.4%

Burma 8 342 4175.0% 11 222 1918.2%

--- indicates less than 500 kilograms

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

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October 1997

Image: Top U.S. Planting Seed Export Markets

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Image: Top U.S. Planting Seed Export Markets

General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during July-August 1997 totaled 113,447 metric tons valued at $100.1 million,

increases of 3 and 10 percent, respectively, over the same period in 1996. Imports for the period totaled

18,694 tons (1 percent below a year ago) valued at $42.3 million (5 percent above last year).

Every major group registered increases in August except the pulse group and volume for the miscellaneous

kinds group. This contrasts sharply with July when every major group except vegetables declined.

Mexico slipped from the position as top-ranked market for U.S. planting seeds, allowing Argentina to

move into that position. Continued declines in exports to Mexico, led by sharply lower soybean seed

numbers, coupled with surging exports to Argentina accounted for Argentina's taking over the top spot.

Japan returned to the number three spot in the rankings, despite reduced vegetable seed sales, by virtue of

substantial wheat seed trade. Egypt and Morocco dropped in the rankings but continued in the top seven,

also by virtue of wheat seed trade. None of the three countries are traditional wheat producers or importers

of wheat seed.

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States during the July-August period, shipping 12,978

tons, valued at $8.8 million, increases of 5 and 11 percent, respectively. Mexico continued in the second

spot China climbed one notch.

The following trade inquiry was recently submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for publication as a "Trade

Lead." For more information about Trade Leads call 202-690-3416.

SEEDS FOR SOWING, CORN, FIELD [1209.91.00.00(1)]-Peru (PE). Quantity: 10 Kg. Quality: Hand

maize that can be used for grits. Delivery: Immediate. Packaging: Sacks. Other: Three of Four Varieties.

Quote: cif. Bank: Banco Credito, Office San Isidro, Contact: Mr. Macara. CONTACT: Jorge Pardo,

Corporacion Backus, Pardo Y Aliaga 666, San Isidro, Lima, Lima 27 Peru Phone: (511) 421-8562 FAX:

(511) 221-2644. [Ref Num:19971020-0048-Lima(PE1)].

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July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-August 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 %Change 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-

96/97

$1,000 97/98-

96/97

ALL SEEDS 83,453 110,074 113,447 3.1% 74,180 91,313 100,053 9.6%

BY KIND

Grasses 6,096 8,136 8,281 1.8% 8,331 10,612 11,041 4.0%

Annual Ryegrass 1,915 2,324 3,347 44.0% 1,353 1,760 2,360 34.1%

Tall Fescue 582 1,027 1,100 7.1% 749 1,431 1,467 2.5%

Kentucky Bluegrass 477 401 593 47.9% 1,268 993 1,452 46.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 990 901 874 -3.0% 1,289 1,235 1,153 -6.6%

Bentgrass 161 209 275 31.6% 648 716 1,129 57.7%

Other Forages 3,376 3,666 3,780 3.1% 4,454 5,730 6,169 7.7%

Certified Alfalfa 264 346 500 44.5% 833 1,167 1,610 38.0%

Uncertified Alfalfa 213 356 143 -59.8% 390 912 369 -59.5%

White & Ladino Clover 56 84 82 -2.4% 136 187 306 63.6%

Crimson Clover 626 944 119 -87.4% 951 1,141 252 -77.9%

Red Clover 15 45 48 6.7% 33 119 128 7.6%

Pulses 2,431 6,116 3,110 -49.1% 2,239 4,556 2,459 -46.0%

Small Red Bean 50 86 494 474.4% 77 64 427 567.2%

Pea 983 668 479 -28.3% 797 443 394 -11.1%

Gram Bean 107 164 461 181.1% 106 140 344 145.7%

Other Kidney Bean 464 854 384 -55.0% 271 569 343 -39.7%

Navy Bean 77 1,725 511 -70.4% 142 1,104 287 -74.0%

Chickpea 119 915 209 -77.2% 91 569 150 -73.6%

Lentil 105 193 308 59.6% 46 86 137 59.3%

Vegetables 5,984 4,729 7,623 61.2% 30,115 28,439 36,274 27.6%

Tomato 307 406 380 -6.4% 6,687 6,212 6,371 2.6%

Sweet Corn 1,428 447 2,685 500.7% 1,370 1,474 5,460 270.4%

Pepper 557 629 907 44.2% 2,851 3,195 4,741 48.4%

Onion 330 211 219 3.8% 3,691 2,165 2,277 5.2%

Cucumber 266 172 237 37.8% 2,096 1,396 1,949 39.6%

Squash 282 301 342 13.6% 1,637 1,561 1,936 24.0%

Watermelon 172 95 283 197.9% 1,152 711 1,850 160.2%

Mushroom Spawn 1,146 936 834 -10.9% 2,278 2,073 1,724 -16.8%

Cantaloupe 244 161 180 11.8% 1,213 843 1,063 26.1%

Broccoli 18 83 202 143.4% 109 577 1,054 82.7%

Field Crops 65,383 86,699 90,249 4.1% 23,095 35,370 36,596 3.5%

Field Corn 5,214 10,958 4,556 -58.4% 5,927 10,179 18,172 78.5%

Non-durum Wheat 1,088 6,898 80,562 1067.9% 428 1,613 13,820 756.8%

Cotton 1,257 516 1,793 247.5% 793 491 2,303 369.0%

Other Sunflower 6,985 626 760 21.4% 1,775 400 878 119.5%

Soybean 22,944 58,219 1,452 -97.5% 5,897 19,399 787 -95.9%

Grain Sorghum 6,603 6,032 957 -84.1% 1,413 1,730 511 -70.5%

Oil Sunflower 15,565 711 140 -80.3% 4,449 884 108 -87.8%

Miscellaneous Kinds 184 727 404 -44.4% 5,945 6,606 7,513 13.7%

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Flower 24 79 37 -53.2% 4,673 4,382 5,339 21.8%

Tree and Shrub 8 14 30 114.3% 138 964 687 -28.7%

Tobacco --- --- --- NA 42 40 21 -47.5%

BY REGION

South America 3,448 9,187 9,103 -0.9% 2,094 7,912 21,099 166.7%

North America 40,957 81,988 13,642 -83.4% 22,422 38,222 18,213 -52.3%

Other Asia \1 5,737 7,081 27,170 283.7% 15,333 11,077 9,900 -10.6%

BY COUNTRY

Argentina 1,476 4,392 6,074 38.3% 2,094 7,912 21,099 166.7%

Mexico 33,940 74,965 5,967 -92.0% 22,422 38,222 18,213 -52.3%

Japan 4,261 4,576 24,564 436.8% 4,566 6,813 8,220 20.7%

Canada 7,017 7,023 7,674 9.3% 7,304 5,710 7,057 23.6%

Egypt 125 335 32,516 9606.3% 680 721 6,989 869.3%

Morocco 11 --- 20,602 NA 76 5 2,628 52460.0%

Australia 641 949 820 -13.6% 1,600 2,255 2,547 12.9%

Italy 1,964 2,592 2,460 -5.1% 2,356 2,678 2,351 -12.2%

Paraguay 74 116 1,465 NA 171 179 2,227 NA

Chile 601 1,415 681 -51.9% 1,817 3,822 2,134 -44.2%

South Africa 131 773 959 24.1% 513 804 1,988 147.3%

France 142 174 293 68.4% 934 1,176 1,896 61.2%

United Kingdom 385 1,946 484 -75.1% 1,710 2,404 1,742 -27.5%

South Korea 1,092 1,838 1,716 -6.6% 1,090 1,267 1,555 22.7%

Spain 10,487 623 903 44.9% 3,843 1,293 1,521 17.6%

Netherlands 15,754 534 332 -37.8% 5,591 1,254 1,338 6.7%

United Arab Emirates 73 78 62 -20.5% 2,441 1,333 1,278 -4.1%

Saudi Arabia 150 379 312 -17.7% 561 1,206 1,237 2.6%

Brazil 121 2,265 326 -85.6% 1,013 1,329 1,087 -18.2%

New Zealand 419 604 311 -48.5% 901 826 981 18.8%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA

Taiwan 122 161 314 95.0% 352 568 840 47.9%

Guatemala 140 93 163 75.3% 637 279 729 161.3%

Hong Kong 154 350 293 -16.3% 420 455 642 41.1%

Philippines 32 259 58 -77.6% 462 441 639 44.9%

Uruguay 132 366 189 -48.4% 271 291 582 100.0%

Germany 143 501 135 -73.1% 488 1,455 557 -61.7%

China 108 157 282 79.6% 466 334 557 66.8%

Colombia 449 226 160 -29.2% 790 487 487 0.0%

Thailand 348 129 84 -34.9% 800 295 477 61.7%

Venezuela 220 56 51 -8.9% 1,019 338 424 25.4%

Turkey 155 127 215 69.3% 373 177 412 132.8%

Syria 16 9 110 1122.2% 99 59 349 491.5%

Dominican Republic 105 --- 21 NA 808 41 279 580.5%

Switzerland 120 39 68 74.4% 67 36 252 600.0%

Peru 100 232 85 -63.4% 268 338 251 -25.7%

Honduras 29 134 48 -64.2% 158 338 224 -33.7%

Costa Rica 150 49 48 -2.0% 660 117 223 90.6%

Pakistan 123 81 127 56.8% 561 41 221 439.0%

Ecuador 63 42 62 47.6% 219 155 211 36.1%

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Israel 69 51 102 100.0% 85 85 206 142.4%

Denmark 1 42 17 -59.5% 41 304 177 -41.8%

Panama 208 150 105 -30.0% 361 149 165 10.7%

India 42 37 27 -27.0% 294 156 158 1.3%

Algeria 6 0 12 NA 29 0 151 NA

Oman 4 17 18 5.9% 26 91 136 49.5%

Vietnam 14 1 15 1400.0% 55 14 128 814.3%

Guadeloupe 0 8 11 37.5% 0 27 126 366.7%

Jamaica 11 24 12 -50.0% 82 116 119 2.6%

Portugal 20 59 89 50.8% 13 92 102 10.9%

--- denotes less than 500 kilograms.

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

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

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U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-August 1995/96 1996/971997/98 % Change 1995/961996/971997/98 % Change

Metric Tons 97/98-96/97 $1,000 97/98-96/97

ALL SEEDS 17,046 18,872 18,694 -0.9% 28,954 40,355 42,297 4.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 4,567 5,528 5,839 5.6% 4,068 5,574 6,112 9.7%

Red Fescue 2,768 3,311 3,939 19.0% 2,330 3,595 3,928 9.3%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 103 170 279 64.1% 34 51 486 852.9%

Timothy 909 836 913 9.2% 529 340 401 17.9%

Wheatgrass 1 134 109 -18.7% 5 220 295 34.1%

Perennial Ryegrass 39 611 195 -68.1% 55 642 232 -63.9%

Other Forages 1,368 1,217 1,544 26.9% 2,209 2,072 2,783 34.3%

Uncertified Alfalfa 379 333 436 30.9% 691 789 1,150 45.8%

Sweet Clover 120 44 229 420.5% 57 26 257 888.5%

Certified Alfalfa 46 25 90 260.0% 101 68 238 250.0%

White & Ladino Clover 217 169 61 -63.9% 610 440 173 -60.7%

Pulses 7,348 8,112 7,083 -12.7% 3,036 4,068 3,592 -11.7%

Gram Bean 1,343 2,038 1,589 -22.0% 681 1,530 1,340 -12.4%

Pea 2,965 4,116 3,581 -13.0% 848 1,374 1,113 -19.0%

Vegetables 1,096 1,206 1,609 33.4% 9,244 13,024 18,029 38.4%

Tomato 27 14 30 114.3% 2,320 2,119 3,019 42.5%

Pepper 28 21 33 57.1% 1,012 2,021 2,979 47.4%

Pumpkin 349 316 624 97.5% 695 781 1,615 106.8%

Cucumber 3 13 13 0.0% 574 1,007 1,401 39.1%

Cantaloupe 3 15 21 40.0% 141 1,132 1,272 12.4%

Cauliflower 5 7 17 142.9% 124 493 1,054 113.8%

Watermelon 15 38 15 -60.5% 563 1,018 1,007 -1.1%

Field Crops 2,564 2,662 1,975 -25.8% 668 2,829 985 -65.2%

Field Corn 61 1,754 689 -60.7% 130 2,470 686 -72.2%

Miscellaneous Kinds 102 147 644 338.1% 9,730 12,787 10,795 -15.6%

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Flower 47 46 73 58.7% 9,114 11,342 9,129 -19.5%

Tree and Shrub 24 28 18 -35.7% 97 483 719 48.9%

Sugar Beet 2 5 505 10000.0% 34 142 347 144.4%

BY REGION

North America 13,675 12,720 13,626 7.1% 8,141 10,917 14,048 28.7%

European Union 432 331 727 119.6% 6,797 9,668 7,673 -20.6%

Other Asia \1 984 957 1,195 24.9% 4,872 4,608 5,890 27.8%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 13,409 12,312 12,978 5.4% 6,667 7,906 8,757 10.8%

Mexico 266 409 648 58.4% 1,474 3,011 5,292 75.8%

Chile 153 1,882 266 -85.9% 1,623 5,843 3,548 -39.3%

Netherlands 198 131 134 2.3% 3,689 4,256 3,067 -27.9%

Japan 9 17 151 788.2% 3068 2894 2793 -3.5%

China 961 913 1,014 11.1% 1,373 1,474 2,527 71.4%

Australia 372 674 1,069 58.6% 1,046 1,513 2,247 48.5%

Israel 8 26 18 -30.8% 976 795 1,538 93.5%

India 362 447 354 -20.8% 1,328 1,332 1,324 -0.6%

Germany 11 49 15 -69.4% 1042 1171 1124 -4.0%

France 47 6 98 1533.3% 331 608 1,070 76.0%

New Zealand 705 752 454 -39.6% 1,438 1,217 1,034 -15.0%

Guatemala 1 11 2 NA 1,233 1,010 1,026 1.6%

Thailand 49 82 82 0.0% 373 1,142 976 -14.5%

Denmark 34 52 3 -94.2% 834 859 784 -8.7%

United Kingdom 1 10 4 -60.0% 299 1,840 716 -61.1%

Costa Rica 4 4 7 75.0% 31 386 689 78.5%

Italy 120 78 97 24.4% 558 749 614 -18.0%

Vietnam --- 4 18 350.0% 7 336 401 19.3%

South Africa 42 3 56 1766.7% 301 55 390 609.1%

Taiwan 4 14 10 -28.6% 316 216 296 37.0%

Burma 0 342 400 17.0% 0 222 236 6.3%

Syria 0 0 27 NA 0 0 221 NA

South Korea 2 0 3 NA 73 0 209 NA

Indonesia --- --- --- NA 47 75 201 168.0%

Spain --- 1 306 30500.0% 2 14 193 1278.6%

Peru 59 399 42 -89.5% 110 547 176 -67.8%

Argentina 115 50 156 212.0% 114 70 161 130.0%

Kenya --- --- 33 NA 240 180 127 -29.4%

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

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Last modified: Wednesday, June 24, 1998

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U.S. planting seed exports during

the July-March period totaled

903,577 metric tons valued at

$736.9 million, increases of 73 and

27 percent, respectively, over the

same period last year. Imports for

the period reached 137,595 tons

valued at $238.4 million.

For the first time since the 1989/90

marketing year (MY) the 9-month

cumulative total export value

exceeds the previous year's full

12-month total. This year's

9-month cumulative value exceeds

last year's 12-month total by $32.8

million compared to the MY

1989/90 value of $34.3 million.

Virtually all major seed groups are

contributing to this year's export surge with current increases in volume ranging from a low of 21 percent

for pulse seed to a high of 90 percent for field crop seed and values ranging from 15 percent for vegetable

seed to 37 percent for pulse seed. On the import side, three groups are declining in volume and one in

value from last year.

Field corn seed takes top honors for both imports and exports, reaching $126 million in exports and $44.0

in imports leaving a balance of trade of $81.6 million. Cumulative totals show that two seedkinds have

exceeded $100 million in total exports and ten more in the $10 million to $100 million range. These 12

seedkinds accounted for 68 percent of total seed exports. On the import side, only five seedkinds have

exceeded the $10 million level. The five seedkinds accounted for 56 percent of total imports.

Mexico continued as the best export market for planting seeds, surging 105 percent to 321,375 tons and 56

percent by value at $162.9 million. Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States, shipping

92,934 tons, valued at $70.9 million, a decrease of 2 percent in volume but an increase of 14 percent in

value.

So far, Mexico is the only U.S. planting seed market to ever exceed the $100 million level. This year, for

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the first time, a second country may exceed that level. Italy is on track to become the second. At one time,

during MY's 1989/90 through 1991/92, there was a possibility that Italy would reach that level first, but

restrictive plant health restrictions imposed by the European Community on soybean seed prevented that

occurrence. 

U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Value

For the Top 5 Export Markets by Seed Group

July-March 1996/97

Million Dollars

Grasses Other

Forages

Pulses Vegetables Field

Crops

Misc.

Kinds

Total

Mexico $8.5 $10.2 $6.0 $37.9 $99.1 $1.2 $162.9

Italy $3.4 $3.1 $3.7 $26.3 $51.6 $3.8 $91.9

Japan $8.6 $5.8 $2.0 $13.1 $47.1 $5.6 $82.3

Canada $8.3 $6.6 $3.7 $17.1 $30.3 $10.1 $76.2

Argentina $5.2 $29.6 $0.2 $4.6 $11.0 $0.3 $50.8

U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 522,162 903,577 73.0% 579,669 736,851 27.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 35724 44263 23.9% 44260 56194 27.0%

Tall Fescue 4292 8464 97.2% 5367 8891 65.7%

Annual 9221 9391 1.8% 7255 7340 1.2%

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Ryegrass

Sorghum-sudan

Crosses

4015 5957 48.4% 4937 7177 45.4%

Perennial

Ryegrass

4660 5154 10.6% 6054 6670 10.2%

Kentucky

Bluegrass

1704 2523 48.1% 4383 5193 18.5%

Bentgrass 1053 1375 30.6% 3094 4412 42.6%

Other Fescue 1966 2611 32.8% 2547 4295 68.6%

Other Forages 20548 27085 31.8% 53454 73090 36.7%

Certified

Alfalfa

8844 13039 47.4% 30304 44693 47.5%

Uncertified

Alfalfa

2297 3665 59.6% 6157 9510 54.5%

Red Clover 871 1084 24.5% 1996 2614 31.0%

Crimson

Clover

634 981 54.7% 968 1210 25.0%

White &

Ladino Clover

341 374 9.7% 1076 1177 9.4%

Pulses 36947 44721 21.0% 30539 39905 30.7%

Pea 17561 15301 -12.9% 13203 11364 -13.9%

Other Kidney

Bean

2505 5609 123.9% 2327 5859 151.8%

Gram Bean 3769 3451 -8.4% 3999 4566 14.2%

Navy Bean 2346 4649 98.2% 1905 3182 67.0%

Vegetables 30957 37754 22.0% 159913 183728 14.9%

Sweet Corn 7737 16564 114.1% 21039 57928 175.3%

Tomato 987 1157 17.2% 17770 18236 2.6%

Onion 1401 867 -38.1% 14146 11062 -21.8%

Mushroom

Spawn

4771 4144 -13.1% 10916 8570 -21.5%

Pepper 1453 1523 4.8% 8114 8092 -0.3%

Squash 1056 1157 9.6% 6695 7580 13.2%

Watermelon 1100 929 -15.5% 8054 7320 -9.1%

Cucumber 892 735 -17.6% 8323 6790 -18.4%

Cantaloupe 1028 863 -16.1% 5177 5088 -1.7%

Field Crops 393445 746126 89.6% 250218 335204 34.0%

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Field Corn 71915 68839 -4.3% 127043 125640 -1.1%

Soybean 120018 311223 159.3% 42953 108258 152.0%

Non-durum

Wheat

86562 299052 245.5% 13762 54930 299.1%

Cotton 16731 12424 -25.7% 24047 14849 -38.3%

Grain Sorghum 44862 36865 -17.8% 12533 13542 8.1%

Other

Sunflower

12114 8474 -30.0% 13767 11179 -18.8%

Oil Sunflower 17083 4073 -76.2% 7533 4778 -36.6%

Miscellaneous

Kinds

4541 3629 -20.1% 41285 48730 18.0%

Flower 213 336 57.7% 25315 31237 23.4%

Tree and Shrub 164 80 -51.2% 2973 2862 -3.7%

Sugar Beet 562 400 -28.8% 2601 2070 -20.4%

BY REGION

European

Union

127821 127398 -0.3% 207894 240167 15.5%

North America 216566 435784 101.2% 173517 239100 37.8%

Other Asia 1/ 103663 204538 97.3% 70342 97418 38.5%

BY

COUNTRY

Mexico 157053 321375 104.6% 104552 162915 55.82%

Italy 38539 45258 17.4% 76768 91873 19.7%

Japan 43456 196615 352.4% 49180 82273 67.3%

Canada 59512 114409 92.2% 68965 76185 10.5%

Argentina 10586 22081 108.6% 28240 50819 80.0%

Netherlands 27624 14962 -45.8% 31453 32909 4.6%

France 12990 15495 19.3% 26376 27357 3.7%

Greece 12172 11276 -7.4% 23193 27038 16.6%

Spain 21047 12331 -41.4% 19514 18678 -4.3%

United

Kingdom

5096 13581 166.5% 10236 16692 63.1%

Saudi Arabia 2668 5643 111.5% 7833 14016 78.9%

Germany 5343 6259 17.1% 8806 11031 25.3%

Australia 4563 4090 -10.4% 7764 9069 16.8%

Philippines 389 39584 10075.8% 2210 7537 241.0%

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Egypt 1114 29218 2522.8% 4071 7393 81.6%

South Korea 4905 4065 -17.1% 7946 6939 -12.7%

Brazil 748 3603 381.7% 5274 6804 29.0%

Turkey 1684 3248 92.9% 4803 6497 35.3%

Chile 1688 2473 46.5% 4722 6216 31.6%

Portugal 1211 1915 58.1% 3995 5787 44.9%

South Africa 772 2289 196.5% 2891 5231 80.9%

China 53792 1918 -96.4% 9426 4095 -56.6%

Colombia 5614 1580 -71.9% 4109 3833 -6.7%

Austria 994 1363 37.1% 3205 2719 -15.2%

Peru 1012 1498 48.0% 1867 2478 32.7%

United Arab

Emirates

409 230 -43.8% 4636 2379 -48.7%

Belgium 498 2356 373.1% 562 2341 316.5%

Hong Kong 735 1093 48.7% 1919 2106 9.7%

Venezuela 655 247 -62.3% 2952 2051 -30.5%

Pakistan 1381 1100 -20.3% 2779 2038 -26.7%

Taiwan 769 848 10.3% 1826 2005 9.8%

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

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

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U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-March 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 135,578 137,595 1.5% 196,464 238,387 21.3%

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BY KIND

Grasses 19,270 27,870 44.6% 20,787 34,038 63.7%

Red Fescue 11,778 15,644 32.8% 10,545 16,998 61.2%

Perennial Ryegrass 341 5,243 1437.5% 1,315 7,461 467.4%

Wheatgrass 604 1,143 89.2% 1,019 2,134 109.4%

Bromegrass 1,114 956 -14.2% 1,742 1,463 -16.0%

Timothy 2,838 2,258 -20.4% 1,983 1,360 -31.4%

Other Forages 11,219 6,744 -39.9% 18,654 13,137 -29.6%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,118 2,272 -27.1% 6,602 5,476 -17.1%

Certified Alfalfa 781 867 11.0% 1,690 2,017 19.3%

Red Clover 3,143 965 -69.3% 4,127 1,617 -60.8%

White and Ladino

Clover

522 413 -20.9% 1,508 1,009 -33.1%

Pulses 42,595 39,806 -6.5% 17,795 19,457 9.3%

Pea 12,224 17,863 46.1% 3,566 5,851 64.1%

Gram Bean 8,402 7,582 -9.8% 4,832 5,448 12.7%

Lentil 2,343 2,856 21.9% 1,158 1,260 8.8%

Vegetables 4,461 8,539 91.4% 51,456 68,151 32.4%

Tomato 194 200 3.1% 17,006 17,924 5.4%

Pepper 68 81 19.1% 6,109 10,015 63.9%

Watermelon 182 296 62.6% 3,603 5,303 47.2%

Pumpkin 1,250 2,195 75.6% 2,725 4,822 77.0%

Onion 107 296 176.6% 4,206 4,242 0.9%

Cantaloupe 32 65 103.1% 2,290 3,932 71.7%

Other Melons 140 137 -2.1% 1,634 2,060 26.1%

Cabbage 13 21 61.5% 1,307 1,949 49.1%

Cucumber 18 27 50.0% 1,309 1,827 39.6%

Spinach 195 483 147.7% 893 1,604 79.6%

Celery 1,573 1,769 12.5% 1,243 1,358 9.3%

Squash 58 34 -41.4% 1,255 1,125 -10.4%

Cauliflower 14 12 -14.3% 1,000 1,067 6.7%

Field Crops 57,110 53,533 -6.3% 45,794 53,796 17.5%

Field Corn 27,943 31,787 13.8% 35,257 44,004 24.8%

Rape and Colza 5,184 682 -86.8% 3,028 2,780 -8.2%

Non-durum Wheat 10,556 8,866 -16.0% 2,197 2,104 -4.2%

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Other Sunflower 1,130 687 -39.2% 2,166 1,823 -15.8%

Soybean 3,639 2,598 -28.6% 1,277 1,330 4.2%

Barley 4,568 5,983 31.0% 883 1,089 23.3%

Miscellaneous

Kinds

925 1,103 19.2% 41,978 49,809 18.7%

Flower 394 532 35.0% 38,111 43,733 14.8%

Tree and Shrub 181 179 -1.1% 1,453 2,907 100.1%

BY REGION

North America 101,594 94,544 -6.9% 72,523 81,639 12.6%

European Union 4,050 4,177 3.1% 35,113 44,839 27.7%

South America 19,010 21,641 13.8% 31,118 40,288 29.5%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 94,663 92,934 -1.8% 62,491 70,915 13.5%

Chile 10,018 12,243 22.2% 18,148 26,578 46.5%

Netherlands 1,426 1,254 -12.1% 19,603 21,361 9.0%

China 5,059 5,601 10.7% 16,453 20,172 22.6%

Japan 46 68 47.8% 12,025 11,198 -6.9%

Mexico 6,930 1,610 -76.8% 10,032 10,724 6.9%

Argentina 7,892 7,390 -6.4% 11,462 10,257 -10.5%

New Zealand 1,574 4,481 184.7% 3,307 6,970 110.8%

France 1,156 937 -18.9% 4,084 6,457 58.1%

Germany 175 231 32.0% 4,219 5,873 39.2%

India 1,534 2,240 46.0% 4,870 5,357 10.0%

Denmark 618 1,189 92.4% 3,013 5,087 68.8%

Australia 878 2,380 171.1% 2,539 4,719 85.9%

Israel 73 154 111.0% 4,102 4,326 5.5%

Guatemala 14 13 -7.1% 5,233 4,167 -20.4%

Taiwan 91 89 -2.2% 1,628 3,587 120.3%

United Kingdom 181 158 -12.7% 1,983 3,394 71.2%

Thailand 401 485 20.9% 1,780 2,556 43.6%

Costa Rica 16 24 50.0% 424 2,270 435.4%

Italy 367 336 -8.4% 1,885 2,205 17.0%

Brazil 389 1,167 200.0% 600 2,100 250.0%

Peru 635 777 22.4% 771 1,303 69.0%

Hungary 359 563 56.8% 667 1,118 67.6%

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Kenya 1 1 -10.1% 1,080 880 -18.5%

South Korea 9 13 44.4% 530 708 33.6%

Indonesia 1 --- -18.7% 230 471 104.8%

Hong Kong 131 166 26.7% 480 420 -12.5%

South Africa 63 58 -7.9% 529 370 -30.1%

Egypt 55 143 160.0% 200 346 73.0%

Vietnam 1 4 1030.6% 25 336 1244.0%

Turkey 316 123 -61.1% 554 323 -41.7%

Zimbabwe 7 2 -71.4% 104 260 150.0%

Burma 8 342 4175.0% 11 222 1918.2%

--- indicates less than 500 kilograms

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

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For more information, you may contact Loyd Coonrod of the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds

Division, FAS.

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U.S. Planting Seed Trade

September 1997

General Trade Summary

Image: U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Group

Image: U.S. Planting Seed Imports by Group

U.S. planting seed exports during July 1997, the first month of the 1997/98 Marketing Year (MY) totaled

68,697 metric tons valued at $43.8 million, declines of 4 and 11 percent, respectively, over July 1996.

Imports for the month totaled 7,226 tons (9 percent below a year ago) valued at $22.3 million (2 percent

above last year).

Despite substantial declines in both volume and value, Mexico continued as the best export market for

planting seeds in July, taking 3,778 tons valued at $9.9 million, down 93 and 55 percent, respectively,

from a year earlier. Mexico accounted for 5 percent of total volume and 22 percent of total value shipped

during July.

Two of the top five markets have never reached the top 15 before: Egypt and Morocco. Together, Egypt

and Morocco accounted for 76 percent of total volume and 19 percent of total value.

The export data show only 55 tons of seeds other than wheat seed valued at $443,279 were shipped to

Egypt in July. The unit value for those 55 tons exceeds $8.00 per kilogram while the unit value for the

wheat seed portion is only $0.17 per kilogram; roughly half the usual unit value for wheat seed.

In the Morocco case, 60 tons valued at $46,641 were not wheat seed. The wheat seed was valued at $0.12

per kilogram, well below the usual value.

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States in July, shipping 4,895 tons, valued at $3.7

million, increases of 25 and 37 percent, respectively. The only surprises among the top five suppliers were

Mexico rising to the second spot from somewhere in the second five and China falling out of the top five.

A recent report from the Agricultural Minister-Counselor in Beijing, China indicates that a new regulation,

titled "Circular on Regulations for Approval and Registration of Establishment of Foreign Invested

Agricultural Plant Seed Enterprises," went into effect on September 15, 1997. The regulation requires that

seed sold by foreign companies must be handled by approved joint ventures or cooperative companies.

Wholly owned subsidiaries for foreign companies is prohibited. Controlling interest must be held by the

Chinese partner. In addition, if the company deals in grains, oilseeds and cotton the joint venture must be

approved by the provincial and central Governments and the U.S. company must invest at least $2.0

million. New companies dealing in all other seeds must be approved at the Provincial level with a

minimum investment by the U.S. partner of $500,000. This regulation places greater limits on foreign

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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 50,009 71,515 68,697 -3.9% 37,271 49,028 43,770 -10.7%

BY KIND

Grasses 2,822 4,215 3,550 -15.8% 4,414 5,499 4,905 -10.8%

Annual Ryegrass 548 1,033 1,490 44.2% 481 984 1,052 6.9%

Kentucky Bluegrass 306 125 370 196.0% 758 331 862 160.4%

Sorghum-sudan

Crosses 302 1,349 429 -68.2% 506 1,435 623 -56.6%

Bentgrass 96 148 112 -24.3% 362 516 567 9.9%

Perennial Ryegrass 474 356 370 3.9% 625 503 553 9.9%

Other Forages 2,447 2,223 2,018 -9.2% 2,761 3,242 2,522 -22.2%

Certified Alfalfa 84 138 130 -5.8% 316 488 362 -25.8%

Uncertified Alfalfa 152 92 50 -45.7% 233 272 144 -47.1%

White & Ladino

Clover 43 20 36 80.0% 100 33 137 315.2%

Red Clover 7 23 45 95.7% 14 56 119 112.5%

Pulses 1,197 3,260 2,084 -36.1% 1,084 2,509 1,449 -42.2%

Other Kidney Bean 259 204 354 73.5% 168 189 266 40.7%

Navy Bean 10 811 498 -38.6% 30 513 260 -49.3%

Small Red Bean 27 6 354 5800.0% 59 11 256 2227.3%

Pea 456 405 269 -33.6% 330 266 185 -30.5%

Other Bean 307 689 131 -81.0% 392 825 165 -80.0%

Chickpea 71 829 188 -77.3% 65 501 137 -72.7%

Vegetables 3,271 2,025 4,107 102.8% 13,061 12,572 18,387 46.3%

Pepper 265 291 679 133.3% 1,331 1,440 3,476 141.4%

Sweet Corn 1,219 189 1,581 736.5% 1,012 571 3,166 454.5%

Tomato 121 138 191 38.4% 2,176 2,361 2,976 26.0%

Watermelon 91 31 160 416.1% 609 271 1,055 289.3%

Onion 106 100 74 -26.0% 1,225 1,047 937 -10.5%

Mushroom Spawn 611 482 416 -13.7% 1,081 1,063 848 -20.2%

Squash 65 58 132 127.6% 476 290 752 159.3%

Cucumber 107 51 83 62.7% 854 408 703 72.3%

Cantaloupe 178 24 85 254.2% 875 116 578 398.3%

Field Crops 40,187 59,162 56,619 -4.3% 13,219 21,557 12,860 -40.3%

Non-durum Wheat 838 4,331 53,516 1135.6% 365 887 8,951 909.1%

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Field Corn 2,131 4,807 946 -80.3% 2,697 4,067 2,632 -35.3%

Soybean 12,531 44,804 873 -98.1% 3,132 14,648 468 -96.8%

Other Sunflower 6,657 255 280 9.8% 1,579 165 331 100.6%

Grain Sorghum 1,760 4,197 642 -84.7% 611 1,274 265 -79.2%

Cotton 517 247 322 30.4% 222 102 184 80.4%

Miscellaneous

Kinds 85 632 319 -49.5% 2,731 3,650 3,647 -0.1%

Flower 13 52 17 -67.3% 2,286 2,010 2,329 15.9%

Tree and Shrub 2 11 16 45.5% 40 846 333 -60.6%

Tobacco 0 --- --- NA 0 30 13 -56.7%

BY REGION

North America 18,542 56,266 5,046 -91.0% 12,393 24,937 13,094 -47.5%

North Africa 42 326 52,160 15900.0% 533 473 8,659 1730.7%

South America 1,861 5,758 2,586 -55.1% 4,036 7,082 7,209 1.8%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 16,598 52,805 3,778 -92.8% 9,770 22,087 9,852 -55.4%

Egypt 24 326 31,555 9579.4% 428 468 5,924 1165.8%

Argentina 933 2,062 1,623 -21.3% 1,089 3,718 4,211 13.3%

Canada 1,944 3,460 1,268 -63.4% 2,623 2,850 3,242 13.8%

Morocco 11 --- 20,593 NA 76 5 2,583 51560.0%

Japan 2,329 2,532 2,127 -16.0% 2,564 3,602 2,502 -30.5%

Chile 254 842 409 -51.4% 925 1,825 1,147 -37.2%

South Korea 753 1,107 1,162 5.0% 499 727 1,041 43.2%

Australia 289 256 377 47.3% 879 1,018 975 -4.2%

Italy 963 1,669 1,116 -33.1% 1,427 1,948 967 -50.4%

South Africa 92 184 261 41.8% 322 566 924 63.3%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA

Brazil 46 2,215 297 -86.6% 438 857 854 -0.4%

United Kingdom 270 538 291 -45.9% 977 1,256 768 -38.9%

Spain 7,340 309 370 19.7% 1,970 650 632 -2.8%

United Arab Emirates 65 17 27 58.8% 498 509 572 12.4%

Netherlands 15,620 407 107 -73.7% 5,073 777 553 -28.8%

Hong Kong 115 269 224 -16.7% 273 327 499 52.6%

New Zealand 114 378 110 -70.9% 414 316 470 48.7%

France 46 74 101 36.5% 199 543 458 -15.7%

China 31 55 187 240.0% 202 141 360 155.3%

Colombia 248 10 30 200.0% 482 91 300 229.7%

Philippines 15 51 27 -47.1% 156 271 294 8.5%

Taiwan 43 47 120 155.3% 136 160 283 76.9%

Guatemala 58 27 63 133.3% 412 91 267 193.4%

Germany 89 261 94 -64.0% 324 635 255 -59.8%

Saudi Arabia 27 153 26 -83.0% 185 435 199 -54.3%

Pakistan 117 43 86 100.0% 547 23 198 760.9%

Uruguay 131 361 53 -85.3% 255 234 181 -22.6%

Algeria 6 0 12 NA 29 0 151 NA

Venezuela 170 17 6 -64.7% 621 52 146 180.8%

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Ecuador 23 14 45 221.4% 93 80 140 75.0%

Paraguay 0 0 85 NA 0 0 130 NA

Oman 0 2 18 800.0% 7 81 128 58.0%

Costa Rica 108 12 33 175.0% 560 30 120 300.0%

India 27 16 21 31.3% 212 60 119 98.3%

Israel 28 30 77 156.7% 60 23 114 395.7%

Panama 118 28 73 160.7% 240 41 112 173.2%

Honduras 26 102 23 -77.5% 78 224 102 -54.5%

Peru 55 199 38 -80.9% 127 174 100 -42.5%

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

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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%

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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.

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March 1997

Image: U.S. Planting Seed Exports by Group

U.S. planting seed exports during the July-November period totaled 377,389 metric tons valued at $302.3

million, increases of 53 and 29 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. This is 17 percent

above the previous record for the period set in 1992. Imports reached 52,636 tons valued at $105.1

million, also a new record for imports by value.

Grass seed exports increased 19 percent in volume to 17,994 tons and 23 percent in value to $24.0

million. Annual ryegrass seed led in both volume and value despite a 1-percent decline in volume.

Imports of grass seed surged 30 percent in volume to 13,787 tons and 49 percent to $16.3 million. Red

fescue seed increased 18 percent in volume and 49 percent in value, accounting for just over half the

volume and just short of half the value of total grass seed imports.

Exports for species within the other forage seed group reached 9,942 tons valued at $23.9 million,

increases of 44 and 69 percent, respectively. Alfalfa seed, both certified and uncertified, made important

gains in both volume and value. Imports for the group as a whole and the major species were sharply

lower. Import volume was off 42 percent while value was just behind, off 38 percent. Both alfalfa types

recorded similar declines.

The pulse seed group continued its new export trend with shipments up 51 percent in volume to 22,580

tons and 44 percent in value to $17.6 million. Declines in pea seed and gram bean seed were more than

matched by surges in all kidney bean seed and chickpea seed. Imports in pulse were mixed with volume

down 18 percent while value increased 6 percent.

The vegetable seed groups reversed earlier trends reaching into last year by posting increases in both

volume (14 percent to 17,145 tons) and value (1 percent to $83.9 million). Results for individual

vegetable species were mixed. Vegetable seed imports continued to increase, reaching 3,230 tons (up 25

percent) and $36.0 million (up 15 percent).

Field crop seed exports continued to climb, fueled primarily by soybean seed and non-durum wheat seed.

Total volume surged 60 percent to 307,566 tons valued at $127.9 million. Soybean seed, still benefitting

by crushers in Mexico, reached 142,759 tons valued at $46.0 million, both increases nearing the 400

percent mark. Non-durum wheat seed exports are also climbing rapidly with volume up 90 percent to

111,827 tons and value up 189 percent to $22.9 million.

Three unexpected destinations account for this surge in wheat seed exports: Canada, 58,095 tons valued

at $12.5 million compared to 21,300 tons valued at $4.5 million for all of 1995/96; Philippines, 20,448

tons valued at $3.3 million compared to 230 tons valued at $63,301 last year; and Japan, 29,585 tons

valued at $5.7 million compared to 21 tons valued at $12,997 last year. Field crop seed imports were

increased 9 percent to 11,242 tons and 66 percent to $9.1 million primarily as a result of surging field

corn seed shipments which more than doubled in quantity and value.

Flower seed exports surged 69 percent in volume to 204 tons and 26 percent in value to $16.3 million.

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Mexico continued as the best export market for planting seeds, still driven by soybeans mis-registered as

seed, surging 198 percent to 174,299 tons and 80 percent valued at $96.1 million. After Mexico, the top

ten markets included (with data listed in million dollars): Canada (28.3), Japan (28.3), Italy (25.1),

Argentina (17.8), France (11.2), the Netherlands (7.7), Saudi Arabia (6.6), the United Kingdom (6.6) and

Spain (6.6).

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States, shipping 38,207 tons valued at $26.9 million,

a decrease of 8 percent in volume but an increase of 5 percent in value. After Canada, the top ten

suppliers included (with data listed in million dollars): China (11.2), the Netherlands (10.7), Chile (9.0),

Mexico (7.7), Japan (6.0), New Zealand (2.9), Australia (2.9), the United Kingdom (2.8) and Israel (2.7).

U.S. PLANTING SEED EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-November 1995/96 1996/97 % Chang 1995/96 1996/97 % Change

 Kilograms Dollars

ALL SEEDS 246,164,827 377,388,687 53.3%234,943,976 302,281,115 28.7%

By KInd

Grasses 15,106,711 17,994,428 19.1% 19,512,237 23,991,298 23.0%

Annual Ryegra 5,261,238 5,204,205 -1.1% 4,378,620 4,608,152 5.2%

Tall Fescue 2,104,065 3,172,266 50.8% 2,615,981 4,126,905 57.8%

Perennial Rye 2,122,075 2,522,570 18.9% 2,797,879 3,282,548 17.3%

Sorghum-sudan 866,920 2,201,561 154.0% 1,175,647 2,963,228 152.1%

Other Fescue 1,025,297 1,193,317 16.4% 1,296,367 1,939,857 49.6%

Kentucky Blue 927,709 937,495 1.1% 2,280,086 1,878,050 -17.6%

Bentgrass 305,361 430,827 41.1% 1,235,167 1,392,920 12.8%

Orchardgrass 489,665 700,790 43.1% 855,597 1,051,242 22.9%

Other Forages 6,890,610 9,942,175 44.3% 14,196,463 23,930,958 68.6%

Certified Alf 1,784,275 3,869,122 116.8% 6,126,859 13,114,836 114.1%

Uncertified A 933,126 1,663,113 78.2% 2,295,612 4,076,105 77.6%

Crimson Clove 634,093 972,080 53.3% 967,763 1,188,200 22.8%

Pulses 14,934,713 22,579,659 51.2% 12,165,676 17,592,524 44.6%

Pea 6,336,555 5,691,188 -10.2% 4,682,558 4,144,877 -11.5%

Other Kidney 808,560 3,451,509 326.9% 546,570 2,788,294 410.1%

Navy Bean 1,542,521 3,537,219 129.3% 1,074,675 2,323,693 116.2%

Gram Bean 1,992,431 1,589,222 -20.2% 1,970,772 1,622,198 -17.7%

Chickpea 484,062 1,872,634 286.9% 441,790 1,425,158 222.6%

Vegetables 15,011,689 17,145,431 14.2% 83,136,818 83,903,030 0.9%

Sweet Corn 2,556,762 5,321,788 108.1% 4,748,591 12,699,220 167.4%

Tomato 637,082 681,202 6.9% 12,212,548 10,636,408 -12.9%

Onion 880,922 613,436 -30.4% 8,930,765 6,738,387 -24.5%

Pepper 932,319 990,938 6.3% 5,010,748 5,081,629 1.4%

Mushroom Spaw 2,940,978 2,287,036 -22.2% 6,685,511 4,815,115 -28.0%

Watermelon 479,829 602,472 25.6% 3,573,008 4,752,636 33.0%

Squash 731,766 746,812 2.1% 4,379,563 4,691,273 7.1%

Cucumber 549,686 525,094 -4.5% 4,503,032 4,476,251 -0.6%

Cantaloupe 525,447 518,406 -1.3% 2,739,491 3,067,839 12.0%

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Field Crops 191,824,710 307,566,207 60.3% 87,105,336 127,928,778 46.9%

Soybean 31,273,233 142,758,886 356.5% 9,350,380 45,682,105 388.6%

Field Corn 27,275,915 25,355,675 -7.0% 46,419,635 43,996,369 -5.2%

Other Wheat 58,904,975 111,826,759 89.8% 7,914,781 22,893,114 189.2%

Grain Sorghum 26,469,505 15,192,732 -42.6% 4,450,461 4,790,439 7.6%

Other Sunflow 8,129,890 4,358,766 -46.4% 3,636,021 4,690,519 29.0%

Oil-type Sunf 16,460,721 2,674,871 -83.7% 6,571,910 2,986,764 -54.6%

Cotton 2,973,412 1,492,070 -49.8% 2,538,915 1,462,500 -42.4%

Miscellaneous 2,396,394 2,160,787 -9.8% 18,827,446 24,934,527 32.4%

Flower 121,209 204,571 68.8% 12,967,625 16,273,142 25.5%

BY REGION

North America 81,348,493 239,959,188 195.0% 75,065,143 124,402,009 65.7%

European Unio 53,652,443 37,236,078 -30.6% 65,677,979 69,761,275 6.2%

Other Asia 72,601,638 47,975,120 -33.9% 30,898,880 34,024,247 10.1%

South America 7,866,904 16,993,991 116.0% 19,798,086 32,243,232 62.9%

Middle East 3,744,512 4,405,536 17.7% 14,298,386 14,136,456 -1.1%

South America

Mexico 58,476,068 174,299,743 198.1% 53,467,849 96,111,845 79.76%

Canada 22,872,425 65,659,445 187.1% 21,597,294 28,290,164 31.0%

Japan 16,698,264 43,610,293 161.2% 17,916,878 28,251,126 57.7%

Italy 9,965,095 11,009,973 10.5% 20,872,135 25,091,148 20.2%

Argentina 3,901,106 9,477,363 142.9% 7,280,566 17,804,565 144.5%

France 2,185,421 4,958,556 126.9% 5,503,525 11,204,598 103.6%

Netherlands 23,448,250 4,424,229 -81.1% 20,778,808 10,711,179 -48.5%

Saudi Arabia 1,510,224 2,258,650 49.6% 4,738,007 7,715,445 62.8%

United Kingdo 1,336,669 6,746,589 404.7% 4,588,661 6,631,937 44.5%

Spain 13,587,812 4,285,307 -68.5% 7,793,095 6,583,458 -15.5%

Australia 1,988,358 2,091,335 5.2% 3,738,974 5,708,887 52.7%

Germany 1,217,439 2,918,615 139.7% 2,538,548 5,213,610 105.4%

Chile 1,064,234 1,793,075 68.5% 3,330,911 4,894,518 46.9%

Philippines 268,225 20,792,312 7651.8% 2,055,101 4,239,726 106.3%

South Africa 360,931 1,830,456 407.1% 1,364,655 3,149,370 130.8%

Brazil 316,407 2,817,055 790.3% 2,410,073 3,124,317 29.6%

South Korea 1,476,426 2,374,231 60.8% 1,890,811 2,157,443 14.1%

United Arab E 175,495 133,757 -23.8% 3,252,798 1,987,288 -38.9%

Greece 1,276,411 1,653,547 29.5% 1,239,752 1,867,661 50.6%

Colombia 975,556 942,613 -3.4% 2,071,518 1,625,446 -21.5%

Venezuela 425,216 165,463 -61.1% 1,745,928 1,478,924 -15.3%

Pakistan 885,613 823,801 -7.0% 1,695,822 1,438,980 -15.1%

Hong Kong 537,831 786,024 46.1% 1,168,707 1,437,077 23.0%

New Zealand 726,843 920,133 26.6% 1,565,659 1,362,537 -13.0%

Indonesia 34,785 24,062 -30.8% 350,426 1,311,001 274.1%

Costa Rica 248,515 120,783 -51.4% 1,174,625 1,236,339 5.3%

Taiwan 436,045 490,116 12.4% 1,129,605 1,207,927 6.9%

Turkey 548,981 704,462 28.3% 2,264,853 1,154,386 -49.0%

Peru 277,742 476,357 71.5% 939,550 1,135,310 20.8%

Syria 168,603 485,800 188.1% 1,293,436 1,102,448 -14.8%

Denmark 211,915 317,024 49.6% 921,327 1,057,959 14.8%

Guatemala 227,817 291,614 28.0% 1,123,822 1,023,475 -8.9%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/TCSD

February 1997

U.S. PLANTING SEED IMPORT HIGHLIGHTS

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-November 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

 Kilograms % Dollars %

ALL SEEDS 54,188,651 52,635,561 -2.9% 85,339,427 105,092,487 23.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 10,586,914 13,787,330 30.2% 10,919,347 16,292,419 49.2%

Red Fescue 6,359,244 7,473,599 17.5% 5,417,849 8,060,389 48.8%

Perennial Rye 237,659 2,192,528 822.6% 1,109,364 3,163,364 185.2%

Wheatgrass 407,591 931,810 128.6% 639,740 1,670,389 161.1%

Timothy 1,753,015 1,381,890 -21.2% 1,125,713 688,310 -38.9%

Bromegrass 589,838 283,704 -51.9% 937,703 441,968 -52.9%

Other Fescue 14,673 211,581 1342.0% 25,598 407,442 1491.7%

Other Forages 4,029,021 2,335,521 -42.0% 6,854,504 4,229,924 -38.3%

Uncertified A 1,390,718 700,529 -49.6% 2,775,346 1,672,796 -39.7%

White and Lad 387,768 308,313 -20.5% 1,107,533 704,879 -36.4%

Certified Alf 305,035 183,661 -39.8% 557,226 427,506 -23.3%

Pulses 26,193,956 21,545,447 -17.7% 10,338,993 10,943,107 5.8%

Gram Bean 3,376,634 3,936,003 16.6% 1,704,296 2,905,572 70.5%

Pea 4,984,285 8,332,295 67.2% 1,489,940 2,764,874 85.6%

Lentil 625,933 1,436,524 129.5% 356,770 645,821 81.0%

Navy Bean 908,140 1,276,055 40.5% 350,179 623,179 78.0%

Vegetables 2,575,866 3,229,899 25.4% 31,153,711 35,965,383 15.4%

Tomato 123,307 115,703 -6.2% 11,375,363 10,945,740 -3.8%

Pepper 46,168 40,757 -11.7% 3,455,680 4,608,432 33.4%

Watermelon 56,606 171,688 203.3% 2,277,125 3,383,794 48.6%

Cantaloupe 26,961 34,574 28.2% 1,919,966 2,335,390 21.6%

Pumpkin 543,007 1,004,793 85.0% 1,120,850 2,230,677 99.0%

Cucumber 10,854 14,323 32.0% 1,028,902 1,442,171 40.2%

Onion 41,235 36,129 -12.4% 1,519,774 1,394,468 -8.2%

Cabbage 5,312 13,352 151.4% 639,293 993,361 55.4%

Other Melons 7,982 45,359 468.3% 852,621 958,845 12.5%

Field Crops 10,316,314 11,242,992 9.0% 5,460,024 9,053,591 65.8%

Field Corn 2,630,854 6,060,588 130.4% 3,751,784 7,666,088 104.3%

Other Wheat 3,343,832 3,672,364 9.8% 496,882 819,086 64.8%

Other Sunflow 437,328 38,002 -91.3% 246,693 143,803 -41.7%

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Barley 876,568 726,919 -17.1% 81,454 131,619 61.6%

Miscellaneous 486,580 494,372 1.6% 20,612,848 28,608,063 38.8%

Flower 136,893 189,077 38.1% 18,830,533 24,850,392 32.0%

Tree and Shru 157,926 128,272 -18.8% 615,399 1,960,223 218.5%

BY REGION

North America 47,214,913 39,107,452 -17.2% 33,177,580 34,590,573 4.3%

European Unio 1,214,220 1,293,673 6.5% 16,849,579 22,439,775 33.2%

Other Asia 1,857,183 2,484,158 33.8% 17,330,160 18,358,221 5.9%

South America 646,520 3,917,083 505.9% 2,609,795 10,183,347 290.2%

Oceania 1,755,805 3,199,763 82.2% 4,149,778 5,714,115 37.7%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 41,386,187 38,207,716 -7.7% 25,685,950 26,912,502 4.8%

China 1,791,362 2,366,935 32.1% 10,407,478 11,159,096 7.2%

Netherlands 595,833 382,550 -35.8% 9,368,537 10,685,607 14.1%

Chile 166,887 3,077,619 1744.1% 1,943,855 8,971,432 361.5%

Mexico 5,828,726 899,736 -84.6% 7,491,630 7,678,071 2.5%

Japan 22,264 43,243 94.2% 5,919,423 6,046,080 2.1%

New Zealand 1,126,260 1,784,951 58.5% 2,311,806 2,861,443 23.8%

Denmark 210,335 444,797 111.5% 1,656,653 2,858,812 72.6%

Australia 629,545 1,414,723 124.7% 1,837,972 2,847,026 54.9%

United Kingdo 39,414 106,909 171.2% 1,233,176 2,836,510 130.0%

Israel 28,922 91,348 215.8% 3,288,702 2,741,391 -16.6%

Germany 36,912 80,795 118.9% 1,950,511 2,645,701 35.6%

India 1,092,758 1,288,712 17.9% 2,601,824 2,632,942 1.2%

Guatemala 12,627 12,164 -3.7% 2,952,873 2,366,804 -19.8%

Costa Rica 6,005 15,116 151.7% 81,565 1,812,153 2121.7%

Thailand 144,940 337,106 132.6% 554,536 1,666,907 200.6%

France 77,523 93,914 21.1% 1,279,778 1,542,336 20.5%

Italy 232,984 159,679 -31.5% 1,186,195 1,474,588 24.3%

Peru 276,008 680,448 146.5% 418,067 953,008 128.0%

Taiwan 16,936 24,758 46.2% 734,365 665,683 -9.4%

South Korea 4,256 4,670 9.7% 174,132 394,757 126.7%

Hungary 2,625 217,939 8202.4% 18,560 369,890 1892.9%

Vietnam 350 3,957 1030.6% 7,000 336,285 4704.1%

Kenya 362 283 -21.8% 580,316 300,000 -48.3%

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/TCSD February 1997

For more information you may contact Loyd Coonrod, Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds Division,

Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA at (202) 720-9491.

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General Trade Summary

U.S. planting seed exports during the July-June 1996/97 Marketing Year (MY) totaled 1,254,162 metric

tons valued at $938.6 million, increases of 70 and 25 percent, respectively, over last year. 1996/97 imports

totaled 234,126 tons valued at $380.2 million. New records were set for both exports and imports.

Mexico was the best export market for planting seeds in 1996/97, reaching 407,305 tons and $211.2

million, up 40 and 28 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. This marks the first year that planting seed

exports exceeded $200 million to any single country. Two other export markets, Canada and Japan reached

the $100-million level: Canada at $112.0 million and Japan at $110.5 million. Italy, which appeared to

have the potential to reach that level, fell just short at $96.6 million. The value levels for those four

countries (plus Argentina, the fifth-ranked market) set records for the marketing year.

Canada led suppliers of planting seeds to the United States, shipping 143,878 tons, valued at $101.9

million, increases of 4 and 18 percent, respectively. Although down from the nearly 40 percent market

share enjoyed by Canada less than 10 years ago, it still has a comfortable margin over the next largest

supplier, Chile.

Field corn seed led all seedkinds in exports by value at $148.0 million. After field corn seed, the top five

seedkinds included soybean seed at $132.4 million, non-durum (bread) wheat seed at $88.3 million, sweet

corn seed at $64.6 million, and certified alfalfa seed at $47.4 million.

Field crop seed also led imports by value at $77.0 million. Rounding out the top five imported seedkinds

by value were: flower seed at $60.4 million, red fescue seed at $26.3 million, tomato seed at $25.1 million,

and pepper seed at $19.5 million.

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U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-June 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 738,496 1,254,162 69.8% 754,082 938,572 24.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 52,399 62,134 18.6% 64,955 78,957 21.6%

Annual Ryegrass 12,427 14,578 17.3% 10,015 10,940 9.2%

Tall Fescue 5,410 10,107 86.8% 7,002 10,557 50.8%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 7,440 8,117 9.1% 9,290 9,984 7.5%

Perennial Ryegrass 6,676 7,589 13.7% 8,445 9,854 16.7%

Kentucky Bluegrass 2,582 4,311 67.0% 6,769 8,948 32.2%

Bentgrass 1,480 1,899 28.3% 4,994 6,522 30.6%

Other Forages 27,050 32,699 20.9% 65,132 84,032 29.0%

Certified Alfalfa 9,511 13,819 45.3% 32,649 47,404 45.2%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,795 3,872 38.5% 7,060 9,999 41.6%

Red Clover 975 1,203 23.4% 2,251 2,898 28.7%

White & Ladino Clover 474 461 -2.7% 1,379 1,439 4.4%

Crimson Clover 1,500 982 -34.5% 2,020 1,214 -39.9%

Pulses 53,664 57,153 6.5% 44,329 50,889 14.8%

Pea 22,241 19,686 -11.5% 16,438 14,460 -12.0%

Other Kidney Bean 3,827 6,802 77.7% 3,893 7,480 92.1%

Gram Bean 4,038 3,945 -2.3% 4,333 5,008 15.6%

Navy Bean 6,708 5,817 -13.3% 4,401 4,035 -8.3%

Vegetables 38,791 48,812 25.8% 204,265 239,787 17.4%

Sweet Corn 1,374 1,653 20.3% 23,109 64,590 179.5%

Tomato 2,066 2,849 37.9% 23,902 26,403 10.5%

Pepper 1,778 1,076 -39.5% 11,221 14,902 32.8%

Onion 6,371 5,691 -10.7% 17,555 14,016 -20.2%

Mushroom Spawn 1,172 1,205 2.8% 14,630 12,512 -14.5%

Cucumber 1,299 1,616 24.4% 10,864 11,176 2.9%

Squash 1,304 1,286 -1.4% 8,460 10,260 21.3%

Watermelon 1,159 1,053 -9.1% 9,564 9,842 2.9%

Cantaloupe 1,850 1,519 -17.9% 5,824 6,162 5.8%

Carrot 1,737 1,391 -19.9% 8,210 6,136 -25.3%

Field Crops 560,985 1,048,967 87.0% 324,990 424,633 30.7%

Field Corn 94,200 81,557 -13.4% 149,509 147,960 -1.0%

Soybean 227,519 376,082 65.3% 81,235 132,436 63.0%

Non-durum Wheat 95,639 490,556 412.9% 15,871 88,334 456.6%

Grain Sorghum 62,114 61,670 -0.7% 17,322 18,202 5.1%

Cotton 18,356 14,860 -19.0% 24,704 15,967 -35.4%

Other Sunflower 13,395 10,537 -21.3% 15,225 13,062 -14.2%

Miscellaneous Kinds 5,608 4,398 -21.6% 50,411 60,273 19.6%

Flower 299 388 29.8% 30,515 38,715 26.9%

Tree and Shrub 182 129 -29.1% 3,991 3,723 -6.7%

Sugar Beet 580 450 -22.4% 2,694 2,373 -11.9%

Tobacco 1 2 100.0% 660 1,133 71.7%

BY REGION

North America 373,431 571,329 53.0% 261,224 323,185 23.7%

European Union 142,795 137,802 -3.5% 228,297 259,756 13.8%

Other Asia 1/ 123,741 305,295 146.7% 93,479 133,188 42.5%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 290,999 407,305 40.0% 165,509 211,165 27.6% 77.285%

Canada 82,432 164,025 99.0% 95,715 112,019 17.0%

Japan 58,944 292,291 395.9% 65,831 110,451 67.8%

Italy 42,658 49,948 17.1% 81,838 96,569 18.0%

Argentina 18,393 26,147 42.2% 38,135 59,425 55.8%

Netherlands 29,106 16,244 -44.2% 34,909 36,527 4.6%

France 13,620 16,719 22.8% 28,276 31,546 11.6%

Greece 12,194 11,398 -6.5% 23,281 27,173 16.7%

Spain 22,199 13,789 -37.9% 21,848 21,234 -2.8%

United Kingdom 9,048 14,497 60.2% 13,655 19,271 41.1%

Saudi Arabia 3,146 6,647 111.3% 9,477 16,320 72.2%

Egypt 1,571 61,035 3785.1% 5,555 15,667 182.0%

Germany 8,439 6,634 -21.4% 12,056 12,067 0.1%

Australia 5,671 5,305 -6.5% 10,807 12,045 11.5%

South Africa 1,157 4,602 297.8% 4,265 10,522 146.7%

Chile 3,221 3,871 20.2% 8,336 10,302 23.6%

South Korea 8,154 7,163 -12.2% 11,322 10,087 -10.9%

Brazil 3,361 4,051 20.5% 7,377 9,116 23.6%

Turkey 1,935 4,514 133.3% 5,273 8,173 55.0%

Philippines 1,048 39,845 3702.0% 2,859 8,001 179.9%

Ecuador 718 20,656 2776.9% 1,750 6,570 275.4%

China 54,023 3,011 -94.4% 10,705 6,290 -41.2%

Portugal 1,244 2,031 63.3% 4,059 5,927 46.0%

Colombia 6,418 1,930 -69.9% 5,405 4,877 -9.8%

Morocco 541 21,121 3804.1% 1,114 3,662 228.7%

Hong Kong 1,453 1,761 21.2% 2,884 3,602 24.9%

Peru 1,707 2,596 52.1% 3,036 3,456 13.8%

Guatemala 527 670 27.1% 2,785 3,163 13.6%

Venezuela 851 572 -32.8% 3,921 3,152 -19.6%

United Arab Emirates 559 287 -48.7% 6,068 3,090 -49.1%

Austria 1,098 1,389 26.5% 3,320 2,866 -13.7%

Taiwan 1,161 1,069 -7.9% 2,690 2,758 2.5%

Israel 1,756 727 -58.6% 3,506 2,690 -23.3%

Pakistan 1,638 1,235 -24.6% 3,219 2,510 -22.0%

Belgium 688 2,407 249.9% 741 2,486 235.5%

Syria 457 1,028 124.9% 3,027 2,424 -19.9%

New Zealand 1,308 1,206 -7.8% 2,667 2,388 -10.5%

Costa Rica 458 309 -32.5% 1,907 2,201 15.4%

Denmark 638 900 41.1% 1,766 2,140 21.2%

\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/COTSD

October 1997
U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1996/97 Compared to 1995/96

July-June 1995/96 1996/97 Change 1995/96 1996/97 Change

Metric Tons % $1,000 %

ALL SEEDS 209,028 234,126 12.0% 310,306 380,201 22.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 27,766 42,381 52.6% 30,338 51,989 71.4%

Red Fescue 17,736 24,410 37.6% 16,587 26,291 58.5%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,342 8,548 537.0% 2,515 11,874 372.1%

Wheatgrass 703 1,421 102.1% 1,218 2,706 122.2%

Timothy 3,073 2,880 -6.3% 2,143 1,873 -12.6%

Bromegrass 1,289 1,186 -8.0% 2,007 1,774 -11.6%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,245 711 -42.9% 2,066 1,307 -36.7%

Other Forages 13,345 9,842 -26.2% 22,352 19,074 -14.7%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,611 3,347 -7.3% 7,736 7,942 2.7%

Certified Alfalfa 852 1,067 25.2% 1,876 2,535 35.1%

Red Clover 3,343 1,206 -63.9% 4,425 1,998 -54.8%

White and Ladino Clover 682 649 -4.8% 2,024 1,783 -11.9%

Sweet Clover 2,199 1,042 -52.6% 1,591 1,004 -36.9%

Pulses 57,596 61,129 6.1% 26,000 30,707 18.1%

Gram Bean 13,070 16,017 22.5% 8,077 11,044 36.7%

Pea 17,690 25,563 44.5% 5,282 8,300 57.1%

Lentil 2,890 4,389 51.9% 1,456 1,936 33.0%

Navy Bean 1,872 2,100 12.2% 1,016 1,052 3.5%

Other Kidney Bean 1,276 1,104 -13.5% 1,365 1,750 28.2%

Vegetables 7,758 13,606 75.4% 85,620 110,517 29.1%

Tomato 285 267 -6.3% 24,162 25,118 4.0%

Pepper 108 138 27.8% 11,129 19,506 75.3%

Pumpkin 2,506 4,063 62.1% 5,812 9,158 57.6%

Watermelon 255 367 43.9% 7,484 8,945 19.5%

Cantaloupe 57 92 61.4% 4,141 5,638 36.2%

Onion 182 388 113.2% 5,414 5,537 2.3%

Squash 148 133 -10.1% 3,504 3,856 10.0%

Cucumber 98 69 -29.6% 2,944 3,814 29.6%

Other Melons 174 176 1.1% 2,532 3,593 41.9%

Cabbage 19 25 31.6% 1,807 2,283 26.3%

Cauliflower 20 35 75.0% 1,556 2,237 43.8%

Spinach 228 547 139.9% 1,022 1,867 82.7%

Celery 2,199 2,500 13.7% 1,689 1,862 10.2%

Lettuce 105 75 -28.6% 1,812 1,690 -6.7%

Broccoli 20 25 25.0% 1,599 1,467 -8.3%

Carrot 60 68 13.3% 1,179 1,314 11.5%

Field Crops 101,360 105,558 4.1% 84,452 99,738 18.1%

Field Corn 46,285 53,436 15.4% 60,006 77,046 28.4%

Soybean 8,744 14,261 63.1% 5,578 8,045 44.2%

Rape and Colza 5,455 1,102 -79.8% 3,919 3,950 0.8%

Non-durum Wheat 21,339 16,831 -21.1% 4,761 3,759 -21.0%

Other Sunflower 2,835 1,038 -63.4% 5,984 2,485 -58.5%

Barley 9,038 9,175 1.5% 1,785 1,681 -5.8%

Miscellaneous Kinds 1,201 1,610 34.1% 61,542 68,175 10.8%

Flower 471 654 38.9% 55,563 60,412 8.7%

Tree and Shrub 264 241 -8.7% 2,565 3,482 35.8%

BY REGION

North America 146,374 146,618 0.2% 98,678 117,632 19.2%

South America 39,012 53,754 37.8% 73,396 91,561 24.7%

European Union 5,231 5,657 8.1% 49,015 59,401 21.2%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 138,803 143,878 3.7% 86,070 101,947 18.4%

Chile 26,927 32,645 21.2% 55,298 68,858 24.5%

Netherlands 1,785 1,690 -5.3% 26,955 26,955 0.0%

China 7,807 8,066 3.3% 20,584 24,724 20.1%

Argentina 10,377 19,018 83.3% 15,203 19,132 25.8%

Japan 101 305 202.0% 17,472 17,343 -0.7%

Mexico 7,571 2,740 -63.8% 12,607 15,685 24.4%

New Zealand 3,194 8,289 159.5% 5,822 12,956 122.5%

France 1,399 1,255 -10.3% 6,368 9,826 54.3%

Thailand 661 668 1.1% 7,801 9,763 25.2%

India 2,244 3,413 52.1% 7,380 8,983 21.7%

Australia 1,738 4,646 167.3% 5,205 8,434 62.0%

Germany 286 303 5.9% 5,734 8,224 43.4%

Israel 111 168 51.4% 4,899 6,462 31.9%

Denmark 891 1,323 48.5% 4,464 6,403 43.4%

Guatemala 16 15 -6.3% 8,244 6,188 -24.9%

Taiwan 129 123 -4.7% 2,413 5,162 113.9%

United Kingdom 209 280 34.0% 2,609 4,238 62.4%

Italy 493 636 29.0% 2,405 3,122 29.8%

Costa Rica 194 105 -45.9% 1,346 2,605 93.5%

Brazil 533 1,168 119.1% 1,064 2,109 98.2%

Peru 853 835 -2.1% 1,033 1,377 33.3%

Kenya 1 1 -10.1% 1,640 1,320 -19.5%

Hungary 368 566 53.8% 686 1,124 63.8%

South Africa 250 299 19.6% 1,118 1,027 -8.1%

South Korea 13 17 30.8% 687 858 24.9%

Indonesia 1 1 -18.7% 395 682 72.7% ---

Turkey 374 214 -42.8% 637 633 -0.6%

Hong Kong 166 216 30.1% 574 565 -1.6%

Egypt 67 227 238.8% 233 504 116.3%

Vietnam 4 5 1030.6% 180 408 126.7%

Zimbabwe 8 2 -75.0% 145 267 84.1%

Burma 405 360 -11.1% 272 234 -14.0%

Honduras 0 1 NA 0 225 NA

Syria 0 27 NA 0 221 NA

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

October 1997
U.S. PLANTING SEED TRADE

July-October 1996 Highlights

December 1996

TRADE SUMMARY

Graph: Exports by destination

U.S. planting seed exports during the July-October 1996 period totaled 261,441 metric tons valued at

$204.5 million, increases of 25 and 20 percent, respectively, over the same period in 1995. Imports

reached 42,930 tons valued at $81.9 million.

Mexico continued to be the best export market for U.S. planting seeds, reaching 104,655 tons valued at

$65.2 million. After Mexico, the top ten markets were Canada ($22.8 million), Japan ($19.4 million),

Argentina ($14.5 million), Saudi Arabia ($6.8 million), Italy ($6.3 million), the Netherlands ($5.5

million), the United Kingdom ($4.6 million), Chile ($4.5 million), and Germany ($4.5 million). The top

ten Markets comprise 75 percent of total U.S. planting seed exports. Already at this early stage of the

marketing year (MY), 26 countries have reached the million dollar market level combining for 92 percent

of total exports.

On the import side, Canada retained the top position as a source for planting seeds supplying 31,089 tons

valued at $20.4 million. Rounding out the top ten suppliers were Chile, ($8.8 million), the Netherlands

($8.4 million), Mexico ($6.4 million), Japan ($5.4 million), China ($5.3 million) Australia ($2.6 million),

the United Kingdom ($2.6 million), India ($2.3 million), and New Zealand ($2.3 million). These ten

countries supply 79 percent of total U.S. planting seed imports.

Graph: Exports by type.

Grass seed exports increased 32 percent in volume and 26 percent in value to 15,517 tons and $19.5

million, respectively. Annual ryegrass seed increased 8 percent in volume to 4,709 tons but declined 6

percent in value to $3.4 million, yet remained the top exported grass seed. Imports of grass seed continue

to climb reaching 11,732 tons valued at $13.2 million (up 31 and 49 percent, respectively).

Exports for the other forage seed group climbed 35 percent in volume 7,659 tons and 60 percent in value

to $17.2 million. Imports for the group continue to lose ground with volume and value off 24 percent and

23 percent, respectively. Alfalfa seed is setting the pace for this group with exports doubling in volume

while imports were down.

Exports for the pulse seed group were up in both volume and value, 42 percent to 15,385 tons and 40

percent to $11.9 million, respectively. Imports were mixed with volume off 22 percent to 17,797 tons

while value was up slightly to $9.0 million.

In the vegetable seed group, export export volume was up very slightly to 11,192 tons while declining 1

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$26.1 million, respectively.

Field crop seed exports also increased at virtually the same rate for volume and value -- 25 percent -- to

210,000 tons and $73.9 million. Imports of field crop seed also increased sharply, up 46 percent in

volume to 8,614 tons and 163 percent in value to $6.3 million.

(For further information on the GSM-102 program for horticultural commodities, contact Loyd Coonrod,

Seed Marketing and Analysis specialist, (202)729-9491, or via e-mail at coonrod@fas.usda.gov

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