**U.S. Planting Seed Trade*****October 1997***

 

***Image: TopU.S. Planting Seed Export Markets************Image:Top U.S. Planting Seed Export Mark*****ets*********Image:Top U.S. Planting Seed Export Markets***

**GeneralTrade Summary**

U.S. planting seed exports duringJuly-August 1997 totaled 113,447 metric tons valued at $100.1million, increases of 3 and 10 percent, respectively, over thesame period in 1996. Imports for the period totaled 18,694 tons(1 percent below a year ago) valued at $42.3 million (5 percentabove last year).

Every major group registeredincreases in August except the pulse group and volume for themiscellaneous kinds group. This contrasts sharply with July whenevery major group except vegetables declined.

Mexico slipped from the positionas top-ranked market for U.S. planting seeds, allowing Argentinato move into that position. Continued declines in exports toMexico, led by sharply lower soybean seed numbers, coupled withsurging exports to Argentina accounted for Argentina's takingover the top spot. 

Japan returned to the numberthree spot in the rankings, despite reduced vegetable seed sales,by virtue of substantial wheat seed trade. Egypt and Moroccodropped in the rankings but continued in the top seven, also byvirtue of wheat seed trade. None of the three countries aretraditional wheat producers or importers of wheat seed.

Canada led suppliers of plantingseeds to the United States during the July-August period,shipping 12,978 tons, valued at $8.8 million, increases of 5 and11 percent, respectively. Mexico continued in the second spotChina climbed one notch.

----

The following trade inquiry wasrecently submitted by a U.S. agricultural office for publicationas a "Trade Lead." For more information about TradeLeads call 202-690-3416.

**SEEDS FOR SOWING, CORN,FIELD [1209.91.00.00(1)]-Peru (PE).** Quantity: 10 Kg.Quality: Hand maize that can be used for grits. Delivery:Immediate. Packaging: Sacks. Other: Three of Four Varieties.Quote: cif. Bank: Banco Credito, Office San Isidro, Contact: Mr.Macara. **CONTACT**: Jorge Pardo, CorporacionBackus, Pardo Y Aliaga 666, San Isidro, Lima, Lima 27 Peru Phone:(511) 421-8562 FAX: (511) 221-2644. [RefNum:19971020-0048-Lima(PE1)].

 

| U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to        1995/96 and 1996/97                        |
|                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| July-August                                                                                    |   | 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                                                                                      |   | 83,453 | 110,074 | 113,447 | 3.1% | 74,180 | 91,313 | 100,053 | 9.6% |
| BY KIND                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                           | Grasses |   | 6,096 | 8,136 | 8,281 | 1.8% | 8,331 | 10,612 | 11,041 | 4.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Annual Ryegrass |   | 1,915 | 2,324 | 3,347 | 44.0% | 1,353 | 1,760 | 2,360 | 34.1% |
|                                                                                           |   | Tall Fescue |   | 582 | 1,027 | 1,100 | 7.1% | 749 | 1,431 | 1,467 | 2.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | Kentucky        Bluegrass | 477 | 401 | 593 | 47.9% | 1,268 | 993 | 1,452 | 46.2% |
|                                                                                           |   | Perennial        Ryegrass | 990 | 901 | 874 | -3.0% | 1,289 | 1,235 | 1,153 | -6.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Bentgrass |   | 161 | 209 | 275 | 31.6% | 648 | 716 | 1,129 | 57.7% |
|                                                                                           | Other        Forages |   | 3,376 | 3,666 | 3,780 | 3.1% | 4,454 | 5,730 | 6,169 | 7.7% |
|                                                                                           |   | Certified        Alfalfa | 264 | 346 | 500 | 44.5% | 833 | 1,167 | 1,610 | 38.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Uncertified        Alfalfa | 213 | 356 | 143 | -59.8% | 390 | 912 | 369 | -59.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | White        & Ladino Clover | 56 | 84 | 82 | -2.4% | 136 | 187 | 306 | 63.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Crimson Clover |   | 626 | 944 | 119 | -87.4% | 951 | 1,141 | 252 | -77.9% |
|                                                                                           |   | Red Clover |   | 15 | 45 | 48 | 6.7% | 33 | 119 | 128 | 7.6% |
|                                                                                           | Pulses |   | 2,431 | 6,116 | 3,110 | -49.1% | 2,239 | 4,556 | 2,459 | -46.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Small Red Bean |   | 50 | 86 | 494 | 474.4% | 77 | 64 | 427 | 567.2% |
|                                                                                           |   | Pea |   | 983 | 668 | 479 | -28.3% | 797 | 443 | 394 | -11.1% |
|                                                                                           |   | Gram Bean |   | 107 | 164 | 461 | 181.1% | 106 | 140 | 344 | 145.7% |
|                                                                                           |   | Other        Kidney Bean | 464 | 854 | 384 | -55.0% | 271 | 569 | 343 | -39.7% |
|                                                                                           |   | Navy Bean |   | 77 | 1,725 | 511 | -70.4% | 142 | 1,104 | 287 | -74.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Chickpea |   | 119 | 915 | 209 | -77.2% | 91 | 569 | 150 | -73.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Lentil |   | 105 | 193 | 308 | 59.6% | 46 | 86 | 137 | 59.3% |
|                                                                                           | Vegetables |   | 5,984 | 4,729 | 7,623 | 61.2% | 30,115 | 28,439 | 36,274 | 27.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Tomato |   | 307 | 406 | 380 | -6.4% | 6,687 | 6,212 | 6,371 | 2.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Sweet Corn |   | 1,428 | 447 | 2,685 | 500.7% | 1,370 | 1,474 | 5,460 | 270.4% |
|                                                                                           |   | Pepper |   | 557 | 629 | 907 | 44.2% | 2,851 | 3,195 | 4,741 | 48.4% |
|                                                                                           |   | Onion |   | 330 | 211 | 219 | 3.8% | 3,691 | 2,165 | 2,277 | 5.2% |
|                                                                                           |   | Cucumber |   | 266 | 172 | 237 | 37.8% | 2,096 | 1,396 | 1,949 | 39.6% |
|                                                                                           |   | Squash |   | 282 | 301 | 342 | 13.6% | 1,637 | 1,561 | 1,936 | 24.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Watermelon |   | 172 | 95 | 283 | 197.9% | 1,152 | 711 | 1,850 | 160.2% |
|                                                                                           |   | Mushroom Spawn |   | 1,146 | 936 | 834 | -10.9% | 2,278 | 2,073 | 1,724 | -16.8% |
|                                                                                           |   | Cantaloupe |   | 244 | 161 | 180 | 11.8% | 1,213 | 843 | 1,063 | 26.1% |
|                                                                                           |   | Broccoli |   | 18 | 83 | 202 | 143.4% | 109 | 577 | 1,054 | 82.7% |
|                                                                                           | Field        Crops |   | 65,383 | 86,699 | 90,249 | 4.1% | 23,095 | 35,370 | 36,596 | 3.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | Field Corn |   | 5,214 | 10,958 | 4,556 | -58.4% | 5,927 | 10,179 | 18,172 | 78.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | Non-durum Wheat |   | 1,088 | 6,898 | 80,562 | 1067.9% | 428 | 1,613 | 13,820 | 756.8% |
|                                                                                           |   | Cotton |   | 1,257 | 516 | 1,793 | 247.5% | 793 | 491 | 2,303 | 369.0% |
|                                                                                           |   | Other Sunflower |   | 6,985 | 626 | 760 | 21.4% | 1,775 | 400 | 878 | 119.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | Soybean |   | 22,944 | 58,219 | 1,452 | -97.5% | 5,897 | 19,399 | 787 | -95.9% |
|                                                                                           |   | Grain Sorghum |   | 6,603 | 6,032 | 957 | -84.1% | 1,413 | 1,730 | 511 | -70.5% |
|                                                                                           |   | Oil Sunflower |   | 15,565 | 711 | 140 | -80.3% | 4,449 | 884 | 108 | -87.8% |
|                                                                                           | Miscellaneous        Kinds |   | 184 | 727 | 404 | -44.4% | 5,945 | 6,606 | 7,513 | 13.7% |
|                                                                                           |   | Flower |   | 24 | 79 | 37 | -53.2% | 4,673 | 4,382 | 5,339 | 21.8% |
|                                                                                           |   | Tree and Shrub |   | 8 | 14 | 30 | 114.3% | 138 | 964 | 687 | -28.7% |
|                                                                                           |   | Tobacco |   | --- | --- | --- | NA | 42 | 40 | 21 | -47.5% |
| BY REGION                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                           | South        America |   | 3,448 | 9,187 | 9,103 | -0.9% | 2,094 | 7,912 | 21,099 | 166.7% |
|                                                                                           | North        America |   | 40,957 | 81,988 | 13,642 | -83.4% | 22,422 | 38,222 | 18,213 | -52.3% |
|                                                                                           | Other        Asia \1 |   | 5,737 | 7,081 | 27,170 | 283.7% | 15,333 | 11,077 | 9,900 | -10.6% |
| BY        COUNTRY                                                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                           | Argentina |   | 1,476 | 4,392 | 6,074 | 38.3% | 2,094 | 7,912 | 21,099 | 166.7% |
|                                                                                           | Mexico |   | 33,940 | 74,965 | 5,967 | -92.0% | 22,422 | 38,222 | 18,213 | -52.3% |
|                                                                                           | Japan |   | 4,261 | 4,576 | 24,564 | 436.8% | 4,566 | 6,813 | 8,220 | 20.7% |
|                                                                                           | Canada |   | 7,017 | 7,023 | 7,674 | 9.3% | 7,304 | 5,710 | 7,057 | 23.6% |
|                                                                                           | Egypt |   | 125 | 335 | 32,516 | 9606.3% | 680 | 721 | 6,989 | 869.3% |
|                                                                                           | Morocco |   | 11 | --- | 20,602 | NA | 76 | 5 | 2,628 | 52460.0% |
|                                                                                           | Australia |   | 641 | 949 | 820 | -13.6% | 1,600 | 2,255 | 2,547 | 12.9% |
|                                                                                           | Italy |   | 1,964 | 2,592 | 2,460 | -5.1% | 2,356 | 2,678 | 2,351 | -12.2% |
|                                                                                           | Paraguay |   | 74 | 116 | 1,465 | NA | 171 | 179 | 2,227 | NA |
|                                                                                           | Chile |   | 601 | 1,415 | 681 | -51.9% | 1,817 | 3,822 | 2,134 | -44.2% |
|                                                                                           | South        Africa |   | 131 | 773 | 959 | 24.1% | 513 | 804 | 1,988 | 147.3% |
|                                                                                           | France |   | 142 | 174 | 293 | 68.4% | 934 | 1,176 | 1,896 | 61.2% |
|                                                                                           | United        Kingdom |   | 385 | 1,946 | 484 | -75.1% | 1,710 | 2,404 | 1,742 | -27.5% |
|                                                                                           | South        Korea |   | 1,092 | 1,838 | 1,716 | -6.6% | 1,090 | 1,267 | 1,555 | 22.7% |
|                                                                                           | Spain |   | 10,487 | 623 | 903 | 44.9% | 3,843 | 1,293 | 1,521 | 17.6% |
|                                                                                           | Netherlands |   | 15,754 | 534 | 332 | -37.8% | 5,591 | 1,254 | 1,338 | 6.7% |
|                                                                                           | United        Arab Emirates | 73 | 78 | 62 | -20.5% | 2,441 | 1,333 | 1,278 | -4.1% |
|                                                                                           | Saudi        Arabia |   | 150 | 379 | 312 | -17.7% | 561 | 1,206 | 1,237 | 2.6% |
|                                                                                           | Brazil |   | 121 | 2,265 | 326 | -85.6% | 1,013 | 1,329 | 1,087 | -18.2% |
|                                                                                           | New        Zealand |   | 419 | 604 | 311 | -48.5% | 901 | 826 | 981 | 18.8% |
|                                                                                           | Nigeria |   | 0 | 0 | 1,445 | NA | 0 | 0 | 920 | NA |
|                                                                                           | Taiwan |   | 122 | 161 | 314 | 95.0% | 352 | 568 | 840 | 47.9% |
|                                                                                           | Guatemala |   | 140 | 93 | 163 | 75.3% | 637 | 279 | 729 | 161.3% |
|                                                                                           | Hong Kong |   | 154 | 350 | 293 | -16.3% | 420 | 455 | 642 | 41.1% |
|                                                                                           | Philippines |   | 32 | 259 | 58 | -77.6% | 462 | 441 | 639 | 44.9% |
|                                                                                           | Uruguay |   | 132 | 366 | 189 | -48.4% | 271 | 291 | 582 | 100.0% |
|                                                                                           | Germany |   | 143 | 501 | 135 | -73.1% | 488 | 1,455 | 557 | -61.7% |
|                                                                                           | China |   | 108 | 157 | 282 | 79.6% | 466 | 334 | 557 | 66.8% |
|                                                                                           | Colombia |   | 449 | 226 | 160 | -29.2% | 790 | 487 | 487 | 0.0% |
|                                                                                           | Thailand |   | 348 | 129 | 84 | -34.9% | 800 | 295 | 477 | 61.7% |
|                                                                                           | Venezuela |   | 220 | 56 | 51 | -8.9% | 1,019 | 338 | 424 | 25.4% |
|                                                                                           | Turkey |   | 155 | 127 | 215 | 69.3% | 373 | 177 | 412 | 132.8% |
|                                                                                           | Syria |   | 16 | 9 | 110 | 1122.2% | 99 | 59 | 349 | 491.5% |
|                                                                                           | Dominican        Republic |   | 105 | --- | 21 | NA | 808 | 41 | 279 | 580.5% |
|                                                                                           | Switzerland |   | 120 | 39 | 68 | 74.4% | 67 | 36 | 252 | 600.0% |
|                                                                                           | Peru |   | 100 | 232 | 85 | -63.4% | 268 | 338 | 251 | -25.7% |
|                                                                                           | Honduras |   | 29 | 134 | 48 | -64.2% | 158 | 338 | 224 | -33.7% |
|                                                                                           | Costa        Rica |   | 150 | 49 | 48 | -2.0% | 660 | 117 | 223 | 90.6% |
|                                                                                           | Pakistan |   | 123 | 81 | 127 | 56.8% | 561 | 41 | 221 | 439.0% |
|                                                                                           | Ecuador |   | 63 | 42 | 62 | 47.6% | 219 | 155 | 211 | 36.1% |
|                                                                                           | Israel |   | 69 | 51 | 102 | 100.0% | 85 | 85 | 206 | 142.4% |
|                                                                                           | Denmark |   | 1 | 42 | 17 | -59.5% | 41 | 304 | 177 | -41.8% |
|                                                                                           | Panama |   | 208 | 150 | 105 | -30.0% | 361 | 149 | 165 | 10.7% |
|                                                                                           | India |   | 42 | 37 | 27 | -27.0% | 294 | 156 | 158 | 1.3% |
|                                                                                           | Algeria |   | 6 | 0 | 12 | NA | 29 | 0 | 151 | NA |
|                                                                                           | Oman |   | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5.9% | 26 | 91 | 136 | 49.5% |
|                                                                                           | Vietnam |   | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1400.0% | 55 | 14 | 128 | 814.3% |
|                                                                                           | Guadeloupe |   | 0 | 8 | 11 | 37.5% | 0 | 27 | 126 | 366.7% |
|                                                                                           | Jamaica |   | 11 | 24 | 12 | -50.0% | 82 | 116 | 119 | 2.6% |
|                                                                                           | Portugal |   | 20 | 59 | 89 | 50.8% | 13 | 92 | 102 | 10.9% |
|                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| ---        denotes less than 500 kilograms.                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| \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                                                                            |

| U.S. Planting Seed Import Highlights                                                          |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| July-June Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to        1995/96 and 1996/97                       |
|                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| July-August                                                                                   |   | 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                                                                                     |   | 17,046 | 18,872 | 18,694 | -0.9% | 28,954 | 40,355 | 42,297 | 4.8% |
| BY KIND                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Grasses                                                                                       |   | 4,567 | 5,528 | 5,839 | 5.6% | 4,068 | 5,574 | 6,112 | 9.7% |
|                                                                                          | Red Fescue | 2,768 | 3,311 | 3,939 | 19.0% | 2,330 | 3,595 | 3,928 | 9.3% |
|                                                                                          | Unhulled Bermudagrass | 103 | 170 | 279 | 64.1% | 34 | 51 | 486 | 852.9% |
|                                                                                          | Timothy | 909 | 836 | 913 | 9.2% | 529 | 340 | 401 | 17.9% |
|                                                                                          | Wheatgrass | 1 | 134 | 109 | -18.7% | 5 | 220 | 295 | 34.1% |
|                                                                                          | Perennial Ryegrass | 39 | 611 | 195 | -68.1% | 55 | 642 | 232 | -63.9% |
| Other Forages                                                                                 |   | 1,368 | 1,217 | 1,544 | 26.9% | 2,209 | 2,072 | 2,783 | 34.3% |
|                                                                                          | Uncertified Alfalfa | 379 | 333 | 436 | 30.9% | 691 | 789 | 1,150 | 45.8% |
|                                                                                          | Sweet Clover | 120 | 44 | 229 | 420.5% | 57 | 26 | 257 | 888.5% |
|                                                                                          | Certified Alfalfa | 46 | 25 | 90 | 260.0% | 101 | 68 | 238 | 250.0% |
|                                                                                          | White & Ladino Clover | 217 | 169 | 61 | -63.9% | 610 | 440 | 173 | -60.7% |
| Pulses                                                                                        |   | 7,348 | 8,112 | 7,083 | -12.7% | 3,036 | 4,068 | 3,592 | -11.7% |
|                                                                                          | Gram Bean | 1,343 | 2,038 | 1,589 | -22.0% | 681 | 1,530 | 1,340 | -12.4% |
|                                                                                          | Pea | 2,965 | 4,116 | 3,581 | -13.0% | 848 | 1,374 | 1,113 | -19.0% |
| Vegetables                                                                                    |   | 1,096 | 1,206 | 1,609 | 33.4% | 9,244 | 13,024 | 18,029 | 38.4% |
|                                                                                          | Tomato | 27 | 14 | 30 | 114.3% | 2,320 | 2,119 | 3,019 | 42.5% |
|                                                                                          | Pepper | 28 | 21 | 33 | 57.1% | 1,012 | 2,021 | 2,979 | 47.4% |
|                                                                                          | Pumpkin | 349 | 316 | 624 | 97.5% | 695 | 781 | 1,615 | 106.8% |
|                                                                                          | Cucumber | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0.0% | 574 | 1,007 | 1,401 | 39.1% |
|                                                                                          | Cantaloupe | 3 | 15 | 21 | 40.0% | 141 | 1,132 | 1,272 | 12.4% |
|                                                                                          | Cauliflower | 5 | 7 | 17 | 142.9% | 124 | 493 | 1,054 | 113.8% |
|                                                                                          | Watermelon | 15 | 38 | 15 | -60.5% | 563 | 1,018 | 1,007 | -1.1% |
| Field Crops                                                                                   |   | 2,564 | 2,662 | 1,975 | -25.8% | 668 | 2,829 | 985 | -65.2% |
|                                                                                          | Field Corn | 61 | 1,754 | 689 | -60.7% | 130 | 2,470 | 686 | -72.2% |
| Miscellaneous Kinds                                                                           |   | 102 | 147 | 644 | 338.1% | 9,730 | 12,787 | 10,795 | -15.6% |
|                                                                                          | Flower | 47 | 46 | 73 | 58.7% | 9,114 | 11,342 | 9,129 | -19.5% |
|                                                                                          | Tree and Shrub | 24 | 28 | 18 | -35.7% | 97 | 483 | 719 | 48.9% |
|                                                                                          | Sugar Beet | 2 | 5 | 505 | 10000.0% | 34 | 142 | 347 | 144.4% |
| BY REGION                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                          | North America | 13,675 | 12,720 | 13,626 | 7.1% | 8,141 | 10,917 | 14,048 | 28.7% |
|                                                                                          | European Union | 432 | 331 | 727 | 119.6% | 6,797 | 9,668 | 7,673 | -20.6% |
|                                                                                          | Other Asia \1 | 984 | 957 | 1,195 | 24.9% | 4,872 | 4,608 | 5,890 | 27.8% |
| BY COUNTRY                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                          | Canada | 13,409 | 12,312 | 12,978 | 5.4% | 6,667 | 7,906 | 8,757 | 10.8% |
|                                                                                          | Mexico | 266 | 409 | 648 | 58.4% | 1,474 | 3,011 | 5,292 | 75.8% |
|                                                                                          | Chile | 153 | 1,882 | 266 | -85.9% | 1,623 | 5,843 | 3,548 | -39.3% |
|                                                                                          | Netherlands | 198 | 131 | 134 | 2.3% | 3,689 | 4,256 | 3,067 | -27.9% |
|                                                                                          | Japan | 9 | 17 | 151 | 788.2% | 3068 | 2894 | 2793 | -3.5% |
|                                                                                          | China | 961 | 913 | 1,014 | 11.1% | 1,373 | 1,474 | 2,527 | 71.4% |
|                                                                                          | Australia | 372 | 674 | 1,069 | 58.6% | 1,046 | 1,513 | 2,247 | 48.5% |
|                                                                                          | Israel | 8 | 26 | 18 | -30.8% | 976 | 795 | 1,538 | 93.5% |
|                                                                                          | India | 362 | 447 | 354 | -20.8% | 1,328 | 1,332 | 1,324 | -0.6% |
|                                                                                          | Germany | 11 | 49 | 15 | -69.4% | 1042 | 1171 | 1124 | -4.0% |
|                                                                                          | France | 47 | 6 | 98 | 1533.3% | 331 | 608 | 1,070 | 76.0% |
|                                                                                          | New Zealand | 705 | 752 | 454 | -39.6% | 1,438 | 1,217 | 1,034 | -15.0% |
|                                                                                          | Guatemala | 1 | 11 | 2 | NA | 1,233 | 1,010 | 1,026 | 1.6% |
|                                                                                          | Thailand | 49 | 82 | 82 | 0.0% | 373 | 1,142 | 976 | -14.5% |
|                                                                                          | Denmark | 34 | 52 | 3 | -94.2% | 834 | 859 | 784 | -8.7% |
|                                                                                          | United Kingdom | 1 | 10 | 4 | -60.0% | 299 | 1,840 | 716 | -61.1% |
|                                                                                          | Costa Rica | 4 | 4 | 7 | 75.0% | 31 | 386 | 689 | 78.5% |
|                                                                                          | Italy | 120 | 78 | 97 | 24.4% | 558 | 749 | 614 | -18.0% |
|                                                                                          | Vietnam | --- | 4 | 18 | 350.0% | 7 | 336 | 401 | 19.3% |
|                                                                                          | South Africa | 42 | 3 | 56 | 1766.7% | 301 | 55 | 390 | 609.1% |
|                                                                                          | Taiwan | 4 | 14 | 10 | -28.6% | 316 | 216 | 296 | 37.0% |
|                                                                                          | Burma | 0 | 342 | 400 | 17.0% | 0 | 222 | 236 | 6.3% |
|                                                                                          | Syria | 0 | 0 | 27 | NA | 0 | 0 | 221 | NA |
|                                                                                          | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 3 | NA | 73 | 0 | 209 | NA |
|                                                                                          | Indonesia | --- | --- | --- | NA | 47 | 75 | 201 | 168.0% |
|                                                                                          | Spain | --- | 1 | 306 | 30500.0% | 2 | 14 | 193 | 1278.6% |
|                                                                                          | Peru | 59 | 399 | 42 | -89.5% | 110 | 547 | 176 | -67.8% |
|                                                                                          | Argentina | 115 | 50 | 156 | 212.0% | 114 | 70 | 161 | 130.0% |
|                                                                                          | Kenya | --- | --- | 33 | NA | 240 | 180 | 127 | -29.4% |
|                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 Other Asia        region includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau,        and Taiwan. |
| --- denotes        less than 500 kilograms.                                                   |
| Source:        Compiled from U.S. Bureau of Census records.                                   |
| Prepared by        USDA/FAS/COTSD                                                             |
| October 1997                                                                                  |

|                                      |
|-------------------------------------------|
| *Last modified: Wednesday, June 24, 1998* |