U.S. Exports of Planting Seed 

for JULY-AUGUST (July is the first month of the July-June marketing year)

MARKETING YEARS 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 '98/99 vs '97/98 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 '98/99 vs '97/98

metric tons % change $U.S. in thousands % change

ALL SEEDS 110,074 113,447 77,720 -31.5% $91,313 $100,053 $75,965 -24.1%

BY KIND

Grasses 8,136 8,281 7,161 -13.5% $10,612 $11,041 $9,433 -14.6%

Perennial Ryegrass 901 874 1,389 58.9% $1,235 $1,153 $1,743 51.2%

Kentucky Bluegrass 401 593 696 17.4% $993 $1,452 $1,451 -0.1%

Tall Fescue 1,027 1,100 935 -15.0% $1,431 $1,467 $1,124 -23.4%

Sorghum-sudan Crosses 1,669 638 1,094 71.5% $1,935 $977 $1,090 11.6%

Annual Ryegrass 2,324 3,347 1,529 -54.3% $1,760 $2,360 $920 -61.0%

Other Forages 3,666 3,780 4,156 9.9% $5,730 $6,169 $4,364 -29.3%

Uncertified Alfalfa 356 143 272 90.2% $912 $369 $660 78.9%

Certified Alfalfa 346 500 65 -87.0% $1,167 $1,610 $245 -84.8%

Pulses 6,116 3,110 3,886 25.0% $4,556 $2,459 $2,830 15.1%

Pea 668 479 736 53.7% $443 $394 $506 28.4%

Navy Bean 1,725 511 714 39.7% $1,104 $287 $420 46.3%

Gram Bean 164 461 275 -40.3% $140 $344 $372 8.1%

Chickpea 915 209 427 104.3% $569 $150 $249 66.0%

Lentil 193 308 577 87.3% $86 $137 $193 40.9%

Vegetables 4,729 7,623 6,207 -18.6% $28,439 $36,274 $37,770 4.1%

Tomato 406 380 407 7.1% $6,212 $6,371 $6,739 5.8%

Pepper 629 907 990 9.2% $3,195 $4,741 $5,016 5.8%

Watermelon 95 283 399 41.0% $711 $1,850 $2,563 38.5%

Cucumber 172 237 275 16.0% $1,396 $1,949 $2,504 28.5%

Onion 211 219 215 -1.8% $2,165 $2,277 $2,453 7.7%

Squash 301 342 275 -19.6% $1,561 $1,936 $1,743 -10.0%

Broccoli 83 202 228 12.9% $577 $1,054 $1,719 63.1%

Mushroom Spawn 936 834 808 -3.1% $2,073 $1,724 $1,671 -3.1%

Sweet Corn 447 2,685 622 -76.8% $1,474 $5,460 $1,500 -72.5%

Field Crops 86,699 90,249 56,056 -37.9% $35,370 $36,596 $15,296 -58.2%

Non-durum Wheat 6,898 80,562 42,484 -47.3% $1,613 $13,820 $5,167 -62.6%

Field Corn 10,958 4,556 3,194 -29.9% $10,179 $18,172 $4,987 -72.6%

Soybean 58,219 1,452 3,842 164.6% $19,399 $787 $1,560 98.2%

Grain Sorghum 6,032 957 1,695 77.1% $1,730 $511 $1,142 123.5%

Barley 18 0 2,835 NA $8 $0 $956 NA 

Miscellaneous Kinds 727 404 254 -37.1% $6,606 $7,513 $6,272 -16.5%

Flower 79 37 87 135.1% $4,382 $5,339 $4,699 -12.0%

Tree & Schrub 14 30 36 20.0% $964 $687 $568 -17.3%

BY REGION

North America 81,988 13,642 15,591 14.3% $43,932 $25,270 $28,133 11.3%

Other Asia \1 7,081 27,170 8,871 -67.4% $9,438 $11,815 $10,074 -14.7%

South America 9,187 9,103 3,967 -56.4% $14,979 $28,526 $9,681 -66.1%

European Union 6,959 4,893 3,101 -36.6% $11,077 $9,900 $8,603 -13.1%

North Africa 341 53,151 41,725 -21.5% $738 $9,779 $5,930 -39.4%

BY COUNTRY

Mexico 74,965 5,967 6,727 12.7% $38,222 $18,213 $20,156 10.7%

Canada 7,023 7,674 8,864 15.5% $5,710 $7,057 $7,977 13.0%

Egypt 335 32,516 41,681 28.2% $721 $6,989 $5,668 -18.9%

Japan 4,576 24,564 4,272 -82.6% $6,813 $8,220 $5,662 -31.1%

Argentina 4,392 6,074 1,897 -68.8% $7,912 $21,099 $3,772 -82.1%

Netherlands 534 332 399 20.2% $1,254 $1,338 $2,702 101.9%

Australia 949 820 613 -25.2% $2,255 $2,547 $2,237 -12.2%

Korea; Republic of 1,838 1,716 3,081 79.5% $1,267 $1,555 $2,139 37.6%

South Africa; Republic of 773 959 919 -4.2% $804 $1,988 $2,022 1.7%

Chile 1,415 681 734 7.8% $3,822 $2,134 $1,854 -13.1%

Colombia 226 160 341 113.1% $487 $487 $1,430 193.6%

China 157 282 869 208.2% $334 $557 $1,327 138.2%

United Kingdom 1,946 484 178 -63.2% $2,404 $1,742 $1,224 -29.7%

France 174 293 149 -49.1% $1,176 $1,896 $1,215 -35.9%

United Arab Emirates 78 62 121 95.2% $1,333 $1,278 $1,215 -4.9%

Spain 623 903 821 -9.1% $1,293 $1,521 $1,104 -27.4%

Saudi Arabia 379 312 346 10.9% $1,206 $1,237 $1,005 -18.8%

Guatemala 93 163 303 85.9% $279 $729 $838 15.0%

Venezuela 56 51 207 305.9% $338 $424 $676 59.4%

Austria 0 20 458 2190.0% $3 $52 $665 1178.8%

Indonesia 13 0 8 NA $783 $8 $662 8175.0%

Brazil 2,265 326 102 -68.7% $1,329 $1,087 $640 -41.1%

Germany 501 135 574 325.2% $1,455 $557 $629 12.9%

Philippines 259 58 92 58.6% $441 $639 $604 -5.5%

Caribbean 112 162 116 -28.4% $513 $800 $590 -26.3%

Ecuador 42 62 57 -8.1% $155 $211 $574 172.0%

Taiwan 161 314 219 -30.3% $568 $840 $553 -34.2%

South Asia 176 155 170 9.7% $356 $399 $529 32.6%

Jordan 75 24 54 125.0% $272 $89 $522 486.5%

Peru 232 85 565 564.7% $338 $251 $512 104.0%

New Zealand 604 311 300 -3.5% $826 $981 $491 -49.9%

Dominican Republic 0 21 60 185.7% $41 $279 $465 66.7%

Italy 2,592 2,460 176 -92.8% $2,678 $2,351 $411 -82.5%

Hong Kong 350 293 430 46.8% $455 $642 $393 -38.8%

Panama 150 105 194 84.8% $149 $165 $379 129.7%

Honduras 134 48 76 58.3% $338 $224 $339 51.3%

Thailand 129 84 186 121.4% $295 $477 $326 -31.7%

Nicaragua 28 46 199 332.6% $99 $83 $300 261.4%

India 37 27 61 125.9% $156 $158 $292 84.8%

\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 1998