U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights

July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97

July-June 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 201,134 226,899 259,000 14.1% 288,530 357,887 427,575 19.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 25,838 39,997 35,891 -10.3% 28,213 49,289 47,586 -3.5%

Red Fescue 16,357 22,543 21,001 -6.8% 15,127 24,414 22,362 -8.4%

Wheatgrass 700 1,421 2,173 52.9% 1,189 2,706 7,990 195.3%

Perennial Ryegrass 1,004 8,439 4,055 -51.9% 2,102 11,751 5,049 -57.0%

Other Grasses 933 754 992 31.6% 2,209 2,253 3,532 56.8%

Timothy 3,021 2,709 4,274 57.8% 2,108 1,749 2,695 54.1%

Bromegrass 1,250 1,185 898 -24.2% 1,960 1,772 2,207 24.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 281 324 521 60.8% 152 135 844 525.2%

Tall Fescue 304 540 589 9.1% 397 803 729 -9.2%

Annual Ryegrass 286 338 545 61.2% 292 478 685 43.3%

Wild Rye 0 27 169 525.9% 0 137 459 235.0%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,241 708 221 -68.8% 2,058 1,294 342 -73.6%

Other Fescue 154 328 102 -68.9% 233 663 267 -59.7%

Hulled Bermudagrass 63 137 85 -38.0% 28 299 202 -32.4%

Meadow Fescue 20 500 107 -78.6% 38 724 126 -82.6%

Other Forages 12,637 9,349 15,557 66.4% 21,141 18,060 30,227 67.4%

Uncertified Alfalfa 3,403 3,172 4,716 48.7% 7,243 7,494 12,500 66.8%

Other Forages 985 1,581 4,470 182.7% 1,767 1,918 3,957 106.3%

Red Clover 3,331 1,199 1,824 52.1% 4,404 1,986 3,530 77.7%

Certified Alfalfa 830 1,028 1,446 40.7% 1,816 2,429 3,387 39.4%

White & Ladino Clover 602 629 768 22.1% 1,780 1,720 1,956 13.7%

Sweet Clover 2,181 940 1,021 8.6% 1,582 895 1,370 53.1%

Birdsfoot Trefoil 364 144 246 70.8% 1,359 525 1,241 136.4%

Alsike Clover 717 461 562 21.9% 724 619 1,121 81.1%

Pulses 55,360 58,971 53,785 -8.8% 24,635 29,329 25,417 -13.3%

Pea 17,165 25,182 22,822 -9.4% 5,076 8,143 7,354 -9.7%

Gram Bean 12,091 15,146 8,797 -41.9% 7,334 10,302 7,278 -29.4%

Other Bean 16,747 7,870 10,859 38.0% 6,534 4,582 5,463 19.2%

Lentil 2,788 4,179 6,146 47.1% 1,402 1,865 2,184 17.1%

Other Kidney Bean 1,256 1,075 1,478 37.5% 966 968 1,160 19.8%

Navy Bean 1,830 2,001 1,221 -39.0% 994 1,010 602 -40.4%

Vegetables 7,112 12,697 15,879 25.1% 77,906 99,666 123,332 23.7%

Tomato 281 244 375 53.7% 23,300 23,507 30,523 29.8%

Pepper 94 121 231 90.9% 10,002 17,515 19,597 11.9%

Sweet Corn 44 332 5,204 1467.5% 200 478 8,351 1647.1%

Pumpkin 2,328 3,630 3,257 -10.3% 5,324 8,021 8,183 2.0%

Watermelon 219 354 118 -66.7% 6,797 8,480 7,897 -6.9%

Onion 167 353 291 -17.6% 5,154 5,061 6,876 35.9%

Cantaloupe 46 81 135 66.7% 3,344 4,897 6,616 35.1%

Other Vegetables 766 3,516 1,898 -46.0% 5,255 9,531 6,529 -31.5%

Other Melons 159 156 181 16.0% 2,261 3,322 4,041 21.6%

Cucumber 86 57 86 50.9% 2,398 2,761 3,907 41.5%

Squash 140 116 221 90.5% 3,336 3,449 3,737 8.4%

Cauliflower 15 21 31 47.6% 1,185 1,337 2,985 123.3%

Carrot 48 50 105 110.0% 1,092 1,075 2,499 132.5%

Broccoli 14 23 147 539.1% 1,394 1,171 2,267 93.6%

Field Crops 99,066 104,466 135,127 29.4% 81,761 99,001 141,659 43.1%

Field Corn 44,533 52,861 74,956 41.8% 57,550 76,471 114,281 49.4%

Soybean 8,667 14,137 19,759 39.8% 5,494 7,992 10,459 30.9%

Rape and Colza 5,455 1,102 2,705 145.5% 3,919 3,950 7,242 83.3%

Non-durum Wheat 21,323 16,808 12,749 -24.1% 4,751 3,757 2,433 -35.2%

Barley 8,764 9,122 9,835 7.8% 1,727 1,674 1,661 -0.8%

Confection Sunflower 2,802 976 1,261 29.2% 5,935 2,458 1,509 -38.6%

Cotton 887 200 1,555 677.5% 447 272 1,340 392.6%

Durum Wheat 4,272 4,913 4,687 -4.6% 1,047 952 1,147 20.5%

Oat 1,580 3,147 6,876 118.5% 312 633 1,104 74.4%

Miscellaneous Kinds 1,120 1,420 2,761 94.4% 54,875 62,543 59,355 -5.1%

Flower 852 1,069 1,131 5.8% 52,019 58,713 53,403 -9.0%

Tree and Shrub 246 241 193 -19.9% 2,466 3,404 4,559 33.9%

Sugar Beet 22 109 1,436 1217.4% 306 290 1,236 326.2%

BY REGION

South America 36,976 53,462 89,496 67.40% 68,176 89,119 140,786 58.0%

North America 142,611 141,722 136,703 -3.54% 94,394 110,666 120,296 8.7%

European Union 5,082 5,427 6,707 23.6% 43,914 55,246 54,691 -1.0%

BY COUNTRY

Canada 135,139 139,299 134,322 -3.6% 83,361 98,244 102,272 4.1%

Chile 25,060 32,494 45,332 39.5% 50,314 66,507 85,702 28.9%

Argentina 10,327 18,898 41,896 121.7% 15,133 19,065 50,698 165.9%

China 7,360 7,603 7,814 2.8% 19,865 23,763 30,756 29.4%

Netherlands 1,747 1,618 1,619 0.1% 24,363 25,492 24,040 -5.7%

Mexico 7,472 2,423 2,381 -1.7% 11,032 12,422 18,024 45.1%
Japan 86 201 449 123.4% 16,074 15,868 14,590 -8.1%

France 1,394 1,218 1,507 23.7% 5,863 9,058 11,023 21.7%

India 2,078 3,227 4,426 37.2% 7,089 7,957 9,211 15.8%

Australia 1,429 4,011 4,842 20.7% 4,218 7,244 8,512 17.5%

New Zealand 2,621 8,033 5,356 -33.3% 4,953 12,391 8,108 -34.6%

middle east 439 404 246 -39.1% 5,025 6,211 8,084 30.2%

Germany 238 302 360 19.2% 5,006 7,490 7,603 1.5%

Israel 85 156 108 -30.8% 4,385 5,555 7,536 35.7%

Thailand 616 651 611 -6.1% 6,889 9,028 7,410 -17.9%

Guatemala 16 14 42 200.0% 7,565 5,738 6,898 20.2%

Taiwan 115 121 109 -9.9% 2,247 4,996 6,515 30.4%

Italy 453 579 1,492 157.7% 2,219 2,932 4,386 49.6%

Denmark 879 1,321 702 -46.9% 3,970 6,018 4,385 -27.1%

Costa Rica 193 104 263 152.9% 1,341 2,501 3,857 54.2%

Brazil 533 1,167 2,034 74.3% 1,064 2,100 3,077 46.5%

United Kingdom 206 279 556 99.3% 2,104 3,713 2,659 -28.4%

South Africa 246 264 388 47.0% 1,068 704 2,477 251.8%

Korea 13 17 28 64.7% 687 752 881 17.2%

Peru 734 814 70 -91.4% 868 1,363 709 -48.0%

Hungary 368 566 109 -80.7% 686 1,124 692 -38.4%

Source: Compiled from U.S. Bureau of Census records.

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

August 1998