U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

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

July-November 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 246,165 377,389 367,913 -2.5% 234,944 302,281 321,881 6.5%

BY KIND

Grasses 15,107 17,994 21,463 19.3% 19,512 23,991 28,031 16.8%

Tall Fescue 2,104 3,172 3,644 14.9% 2,616 4,127 4,467 8.2%

Annual Ryegrass 5,261 5,204 5,444 4.6% 4,379 4,608 4,061 -11.9%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 867 2,202 3,256 47.9% 1,176 2,963 4,047 36.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 2,122 2,523 2,405 -4.7% 2,798 3,283 3,094 -5.8%

Kentucky Bluegrass 928 937 1,325 41.4% 2,280 1,878 2,912 55.1%

Bentgrass 305 431 597 38.5% 1,235 1,393 2,132 53.1%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 524 423 556 31.4% 903 828 1,541 86.1%

Other Forages 6,891 9,942 10,800 8.6% 14,196 23,931 26,143 9.2%

Certified Alfalfa 1,784 3,869 3,557 -8.1% 6,127 13,115 12,390 -5.5%

Uncertified Alfalfa 933 1,663 2,397 44.1% 2,296 4,076 5,915 45.1%

White & Ladino Clover 72 139 148 6.5% 184 343 563 64.1%

Pulses 14,935 22,580 13,823 -38.8% 12,166 17,593 11,537 -34.4%

Pea 4,792 3,466 2,466 -28.9% 4,683 4,145 3,011 -27.4%

Gram Bean 1,071 1,001 1,151 15.0% 1,971 1,622 1,573 -3.0%

Other Kidney Bean 765 1,966 805 -59.1% 547 2,788 1,170 -58.0%

Lentil 693 1,229 2,048 66.6% 483 989 971 -1.8%

Small Red Bean 368 967 1,027 6.2% 375 690 864 25.2%

Navy Bean 1,543 3,537 1,376 -61.1% 1,075 2,324 832 -64.2%

Vegetables 15,012 17,145 19,041 11.1% 83,137 83,903 96,348 14.8%

Tomato 637 681 801 17.6% 12,213 10,636 12,484 17.4%

Sweet Corn 2,557 5,322 5,468 2.7% 4,749 12,699 12,135 -4.4%

Onion 881 613 789 28.7% 8,931 6,738 9,242 37.2%

Pepper 932 991 1,446 45.9% 5,011 5,082 7,554 48.6%

Watermelon 480 602 943 56.6% 3,573 4,753 6,388 34.4%

Squash 732 747 995 33.2% 4,380 4,691 5,840 24.5%

Cucumber 550 525 535 1.9% 4,503 4,476 5,198 16.1%

Mushroom Spawn 2,941 2,287 2,077 -9.2% 6,686 4,815 4,314 -10.4%

Cantaloupe 525 518 537 3.7% 2,739 3,068 3,262 6.3%

Carrot 791 434 569 31.1% 3,121 1,688 2,907 72.2%

Broccoli 168 240 434 80.8% 848 1,369 2,210 61.4%

Field Crops 191,825 307,566 301,494 -2.0% 87,105 127,929 134,720 5.3%

Field Corn 27,276 25,356 30,965 22.1% 46,420 43,996 69,631 58.3%

Non-durum Wheat 58,905 111,827 188,643 68.7% 7,915 22,893 31,217 36.4%

Soybean 31,273 142,759 64,524 -54.8% 9,350 45,682 22,457 -50.8%

Cotton 2,973 1,492 2,993 100.6% 2,539 1,463 4,353 197.5%

Other Sunflower 8,130 4,359 2,610 -40.1% 3,636 4,691 3,758 -19.9%

Grain Sorghum 26,470 15,193 10,377 -31.7% 4,450 4,790 2,426 -49.4%

Miscellaneous Kinds 2,396 2,161 1,291 -40.3% 18,827 24,935 25,102 0.7%

Flower 121 205 175 -14.6% 12,968 16,273 18,402 13.1%

Tree and Shrub 46 40 109 172.5% 723 1,772 2,377 34.1%

BY REGION

North America 81,348 239,959 107,063 -55.4% 75,065 124,402 96,221 -22.7%

South America 7,867 16,994 32,042 88.5% 19,798 32,243 66,157 105.2%

European Union 53,652 37,236 25,210 -32.3% 65,678 69,761 57,875 -17.0%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 58,476 174,300 78,320 -55.1% 53,468 96,112 72,071 -25.0%

Argentina 3,901 9,477 26,226 176.7% 7,281 17,805 52,164 193.0%

Japan 16,698 43,610 53,467 22.6% 17,917 28,251 24,745 -12.4%

Canada 22,872 65,659 28,743 -56.2% 21,597 28,290 24,149 -14.6%

Egypt 996 370 108,093 29114.3% 2,403 790 18,360 2224.1%

Italy 9,965 11,010 9,322 -15.3% 20,872 25,091 16,946 -32.5%

Netherlands 23,448 4,424 4,163 -5.9% 20,779 10,711 14,430 34.7%

France 2,185 4,959 3,620 -27.0% 5,504 11,205 8,542 -23.8%

Saudi Arabia 1,510 2,259 3,452 52.8% 4,738 7,715 8,209 6.4%

Australia 1,988 2,091 2,769 32.4% 3,739 5,709 5,800 1.6%

Spain 13,588 4,285 3,385 -21.0% 7,793 6,583 4,993 -24.2%

United Kingdom 1,337 6,747 1,050 -84.4% 4,589 6,632 4,753 -28.3%

South Africa 361 1,830 2,244 22.6% 1,365 3,149 4,494 42.7%

Chile 1,064 1,793 1,621 -9.6% 3,331 4,895 3,874 -20.9%

Germany 1,217 2,919 939 -67.8% 2,539 5,214 3,257 -37.5%

Syria 169 486 622 28.0% 1,293 1,102 3,058 177.5%

Morocco 177 30 20,646 68720.0% 485 217 2,830 1204.1%

South Korea 1,476 2,374 2,225 -6.3% 1,891 2,157 2,593 20.2%

China 53,447 714 1,101 54.2% 8,747 971 2,580 165.7%

Honduras 140 236 253 7.2% 528 862 2,263 162.5%

Paraguay 74 118 1,465 1141.5% 171 186 2,227 1097.3%

Brazil 316 2,817 609 -78.4% 2,410 3,124 2,078 -33.5%

Pakistan 886 824 1,080 31.1% 1,696 1,439 1,969 36.8%

Hong Kong 538 786 655 -16.7% 1,169 1,437 1,913 33.1%

Guatemala 228 292 384 31.5% 1,124 1,023 1,790 75.0%

United Arab Emirates 175 134 122 -9.0% 3,253 1,987 1,770 -10.9%

Taiwan 436 490 824 68.2% 1,130 1,208 1,699 40.6%

Costa Rica 249 121 222 83.5% 1,175 1,236 1,692 36.9%

Venezuela 425 165 287 73.9% 1,746 1,479 1,628 10.1%

Colombia 976 943 867 -8.1% 2,072 1,625 1,505 -7.4%

New Zealand 727 920 622 -32.4% 1,566 1,363 1,504 10.3%

Turkey 549 704 420 -40.3% 2,265 1,154 1,435 24.4%

Philippines 268 20,792 263 -98.7% 2,055 4,240 1,365 -67.8%

Austria 39 189 942 398.4% 107 324 1,297 300.3%

Thailand 580 184 272 47.8% 1,004 986 1,201 21.8%

Denmark 200 317 287 -9.5% 880 1,058 1,044 -1.3%

Dominican Republic 310 97 204 110.3% 1,148 711 995 39.9%

Nigeria 0 0 1,445 NA 0 0 920 NA 

Portugal 71 181 280 54.7% 151 206 896 335.0%

Israel 877 247 278 12.6% 1,268 859 886 3.1%

Ecuador 300 319 199 -37.6% 729 791 879 11.1%

Indonesia 35 24 10 -58.3% 350 1,311 864 -34.1%

Peru 278 476 440 -7.6% 940 1,135 856 -24.6%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

January 1998