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