***World        Horticultural Trade***

***and U.S. Export        Opportunities***

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- ** Statistical        tables in this circular can be viewed in Lotus 123 (.WK4)        or Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format. Click here to download        the Adobe Acrobat Viewer. 
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| - **On The Cover**
- **Staff Contacts** 
- **Export Summary** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
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| **Export        News**                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
|                                                          | - USDA announces                Lebanon and Uzbekistan GSM-102 Programs
- USDA Extends                Supplier Credit Guarantees to Bulgaria
- California                kiwifruit finds temporary market in New Zealand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                   |           |   |
| **World        Trade**                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
|                                                          | - Mexico cancels                preliminary antidumping duty against Greek canned                peach imports
- EU grants 5-year                derogation for U.S. wine-making practices
- Spain stops                mandatory aflatoxin testing on U.S. almond                shipments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                   |           |   |
| **Organic        Updates**                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
|                                                          | - Organics and trade                on Secretary’s list of priorities in 1999
- Organics in Chile                and Argentina                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                   |           |   |
| **Featured Articles**                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
|                                                          | Situation and Outlook for Frozen        French Fries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |   |
|                                                          | Avocado Situation in Selected        Countries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                   |           |   |
|                                                          | World Fresh Citrus Situation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                   |           |   |
|                                                          | Orange Juice Outlook for Selected        Countries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                   |           |   |
|                                                          | Processed Tomato Products        Situation and Outlook in Selected Countries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                   |           |   |
| **Statistics**                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                   |           |
|                                                          | U.S. Horticultural Product and Market        Export Summaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                   |           | .PDF |
|                                                          | U.S. Horticultural Export Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | .TXT                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | U.S. Horticultural Import Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | .TXT                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | - FY 1999 GSM-102                Credit Guarantee Coverage
- FY 1999: Supplier                Credit Coverage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | .WK4                   | or             | - .PDF
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|                                                          | - Frozen French                Fries: Production, Supply and Distribution in                Selected Countries 
- U.S. Exports of                Frozen French Fries to Principal Destinations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | - .WK4
- .WK4          | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | - Avocados:                Production, Supply, and Distribution 
- U.S. Exports of                Avocados 
- U.S. Imports of                Avocados                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | - . WK4
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|                                                          | - Fresh Citrus:                Supply and Utilization, Selected Countries 
- U.S. Exports of                Fresh Oranges and Temples 
- U.S. Exports of                Grapefruit 
- U.S. Exports of                Lemons                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | .WK4                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | - Orange Juice:                Supply and Utilization, Major Producing Countries                in Northern Hemisphere 
- Orange Juice:                Supply and Utilization, Major Producing Countries                in Southern Hemisphere 
- Brazil: Supply and                Distribution of Oranges and FCOJ 
- U.S. Exports of                Orange Juice 
- U.S. Imports of                Orange Juice                                                                                                                                                 | .WK4                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | - Production of                Processing Tomatoes in Selected Countries 
- Canned Tomatoes:                Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected                Countries 
- Tomato Paste                Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected                Countries 
- United States                Exports of Canned Tomatoes, Paste, Ketchup, and                Tomato Sauce 
- United States                Imports of Canned Tomatoes and Tomato Sauce 
- United States                Imports of Tomato Paste and Puree and Ketchup | .TXT                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | November U.S. Exports of Horticultural        Products by Country of Destination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | .TXT                   | or             | .PDF |
|                                                          | November U.S. Imports of Horticultural        Products by Country of Origin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | .TXT                   | or             | .PDF |

**Export Summary**

U.S. exports of horticulturalproducts to all countries in November totaled $917 million, down6 percent from the same month a year earlier. Nine out of 15categories registered decreases. Categories with the mostsignificant decreases in November were miscellaneous products(down $20.3 million or 9 percent), non-citrus fruit (down $15.0million or 12 percent) and dried fruit (down $11.0 million or 25percent). The category with the most significant increase waswine (up $9.5 million or 26 percent). For FY 1999 to date(October-November), the total value of U.S. horticultural exportswas $1.9 billion–3 percent below FY 1998.

| - All measures not                otherwise noted are metric. One kilogram                (kg.)=2.2046 pounds, 1 metric ton = 2,204.62                pounds, 1 liter = 0.2642 gallon, 1 hectoliter                (hl.) = 26.42 gallons, and 1 hectare (ha.) =                2.471 acres. |
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| *Last modified: Tuesday, February 02, 1999* |