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