U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights

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

July-March 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 522,162 903,577 692,355 -23.4% 579,669 736,851 742,748 0.8%

BY KIND

Grasses 35,724 44,263 50,689 14.5% 44,260 56,194 67,080 19.4%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 4,015 5,957 12,117 103.4% 4,937 7,177 15,302 113.2%

Tall Fescue 4,292 8,464 6,374 -24.7% 5,367 8,891 8,080 -9.1%

Annual Ryegrass 9,221 9,391 11,117 18.4% 7,255 7,340 8,022 9.3%

Kentucky Bluegrass 1,704 2,523 3,375 33.8% 4,383 5,193 6,993 34.7%

Perennial Ryegrass 4,660 5,154 4,388 -14.9% 6,054 6,670 6,044 -9.4%

Bentgrass 1,053 1,375 1,302 -5.3% 3,094 4,412 4,873 10.4%

Sudangrass 4,565 2,782 4,252 52.8% 2,707 2,362 3,625 53.5%

Unhulled Bermudagrass 1,012 968 1,138 17.6% 1,878 1,970 2,888 46.6%

Orchardgrass 1,443 1,870 1,154 -38.3% 2,738 2,854 1,582 -44.6%

Other Forages 20,548 27,085 27,940 3.2% 53,454 73,090 75,833 3.8%

Certified Alfalfa 8,844 13,039 11,675 15,091 30,304 44,693 41,764 -6.6%

Uncertified Alfalfa 2,297 3,665 4,592 2,764 6,157 9,510 12,722 33.8%

Red Clover 871 1,084 1,049 2,764 1,996 2,614 2,337 -10.6%

White & Ladino Clover 341 374 413 2,764 1,076 1,177 1,373 16.7%

Pulses 36,947 44,721 40,620 -9.2% 30,539 39,905 37,200 -6.8%

Pea 17,561 15,301 16,927 10.6% 13,203 11,364 13,022 14.6%

Other Kidney Bean 2,505 5,609 4,045 -27.9% 2,327 5,859 5,503 -6.1%

Gram Bean 3,769 3,451 3,458 0.2% 3,999 4,566 3,425 -25.0%

Navy Bean 2,346 4,649 2,835 -39.0% 1,905 3,182 2,006 -37.0%

Lentil 3,096 3,436 3,113 -9.4% 1,326 1,751 1,357 -22.5%

Small Red Bean 658 1,344 1,529 13.8% 719 1,271 1,169 -8.0%

Vegetables 30,957 37,754 38,700 2.5% 159,913 183,728 194,142 5.7%

Sweet Corn 7,737 16,564 13,842 -16.4% 21,039 57,928 37,917 -34.5%

Tomato 987 1,157 1,538 32.9% 17,770 18,236 23,830 30.7%

Onion 1,401 867 1,222 40.9% 14,146 11,062 14,283 29.1%

Cucumber 892 735 1,026 39.6% 8,323 6,790 10,922 60.9%

Pepper 1,453 1,523 1,921 26.1% 8,114 8,092 10,594 30.9%

Watermelon 1,100 929 1,422 53.1% 8,054 7,320 9,885 35.0%

Squash 1,056 1,157 1,545 33.5% 6,695 7,580 9,851 30.0%

Mushroom Spawn 4,771 4,144 3,798 -8.3% 10,916 8,570 8,184 -4.5%

Cantaloupe 1,028 863 892 3.4% 5,177 5,088 5,413 6.4%

Broccoli 460 456 1,014 122.4% 2,391 2,853 5,238 83.6%

Carrot 1,533 1,228 1,079 -12.1% 6,817 4,736 5,074 7.1%

Beet 543 487 723 48.5% 2,841 2,408 3,551 47.5%

Lettuce 345 327 428 30.9% 2,554 2,445 3,172 29.7%

Field Crops 393,445 746,126 531,337 -28.8% 250,218 335,204 317,673 -5.2%

Field Corn 71,915 68,839 89,879 30.6% 127,043 125,640 176,029 40.1%

Soybean 120,018 311,223 149,818 -51.9% 42,953 108,258 59,805 -44.8%

Non-durum Wheat 86,562 299,052 224,950 -24.8% 13,762 54,930 36,679 -33.2%

Cotton 16,731 12,424 15,231 22.6% 24,047 14,849 18,215 22.7%

Grain Sorghum 44,862 36,865 40,686 10.4% 12,533 13,542 10,407 -23.2%

Other Sunflower 12,114 8,474 6,596 -22.2% 13,767 11,179 9,951 -11.0%

Oil Sunflower 17,083 4,073 2,550 -37.4% 7,533 4,778 5,699 19.3%

Miscellaneous Kinds 4,541 3,629 3,070 -15.4% 41,285 48,730 50,821 4.3%

Flower 213 336 352 4.8% 25,315 31,237 35,953 15.1%

Tree and Shrub 164 80 152 90.0% 2,973 2,862 3,041 6.3%

BY REGION

European Union 127,821 127,398 130,898 2.7% 207,894 240,167 233,302 -2.9%

North America 216,566 435,784 223,221 -48.8% 173,517 239,100 203,044 -15.1%

South America 21,933 33,302 56,736 70.4% 50,842 76,119 114,688 50.7%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 157,053 321,375 166,989 -48.0% 104,552 162,915 124,381 -23.7%

Argentina 10,586 22,081 41,643 88.6% 28,240 50,819 86,655 70.5%

Italy 38,539 45,258 54,697 20.9% 76,768 91,873 79,782 -13.2%

Canada 59,512 114,409 56,232 -50.9% 68,965 76,185 78,663 3.3%

Japan 43,456 196,615 79,809 -59.4% 49,180 82,273 57,447 -30.2%

Netherlands 27,624 14,962 16,632 11.2% 31,453 32,909 39,219 19.2%

France 12,990 15,495 17,367 12.1% 26,376 27,357 30,622 11.9%

Egypt 1,114 29,218 126,609 333.3% 4,071 7,393 23,840 222.5%

Spain 21,047 12,331 13,840 12.2% 19,514 18,678 22,069 18.2%

Greece 12,172 11,276 9,761 -13.4% 23,193 27,038 20,163 -25.4%

United Kingdom 5,096 13,581 6,138 -54.8% 10,236 16,692 13,949 -16.4%

Saudi Arabia 2,668 5,643 6,018 6.6% 7,833 14,016 13,288 -5.2%

Australia 4,563 4,090 5,583 36.5% 7,764 9,069 10,154 12.0%

Germany 5,343 6,259 3,237 -48.3% 8,806 11,031 8,743 -20.7%

Turkey 1,684 3,248 2,638 -18.8% 4,803 6,497 6,811 4.8%

China 53,792 1,918 3,079 60.5% 9,426 4,095 6,796 66.0%

Brazil 748 3,603 1,743 -51.6% 5,274 6,804 6,652 -2.2%

South Africa 772 2,289 2,710 18.4% 2,891 5,231 6,374 21.9%

Portugal 1,211 1,915 1,556 -18.7% 3,995 5,787 6,301 8.9%

Austria 994 1,363 3,475 155.0% 3,205 2,719 6,041 122.2%

Chile 1,688 2,473 2,359 -4.6% 4,722 6,216 5,846 -6.0%

South Korea 4,905 4,065 3,470 -14.6% 7,946 6,939 5,473 -21.1%

Syria 376 812 1,045 28.7% 2,510 1,562 4,498 188.0%

Morocco 433 470 21,192 4408.9% 897 1,030 4,218 309.5%

Hungary 817 1,349 1,064 -21.1% 1,212 1,463 3,965 171.0%

Colombia 5,614 1,580 5,712 261.5% 4,109 3,833 3,781 -1.4%

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

Prepared by USDA/FAS/COTSD

Mayl 1998