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