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