| U.S.        Planting Seed Import Highlights                 |
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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% |
|                                                        |   | 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% |
|                                                        | 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% |
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| --- indicates less than 500        kilograms                |   |   |   |   |   |
| Source: Compiled from U.S.        Bureau of Census records. |   |   |   |   |
| Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD                                  |   | July 1997 |

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| *Last modified: Wednesday, June 24, 1998* |