| **U.S. Planting Seed Export Highlights**                                    |
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| **July-June        Marketing Year 1997/98 Compared to 1995/96 and 1996/97** |
|                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **July**                                                                    | **1995/96** | **1996/97** | **1997/98** | **% Change** | **1995/96** | **1996/97** | **1997/98** | **% Change** |
|                                                                        | **Metric Tons** |
| **ALL SEEDS**                                                               | **50,009** | **71,515** | **68,697** | **-3.9%** | **37,271** | **49,028** | **43,770** | **-10.7%** |
| **BY KIND**                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Grasses**                                                                 | **2,822** | **4,215** | **3,550** | **-15.8%** | **4,414** | **5,499** | **4,905** | **-10.8%** |
| Annual Ryegrass                                                             | 548 | 1,033 | 1,490 | 44.2% | 481 | 984 | 1,052 | 6.9% |
| Kentucky Bluegrass                                                          | 306 | 125 | 370 | 196.0% | 758 | 331 | 862 | 160.4% |
| Sorghum-sudan Crosses                                                       | 302 | 1,349 | 429 | -68.2% | 506 | 1,435 | 623 | -56.6% |
| Bentgrass                                                                   | 96 | 148 | 112 | -24.3% | 362 | 516 | 567 | 9.9% |
| Perennial Ryegrass                                                          | 474 | 356 | 370 | 3.9% | 625 | 503 | 553 | 9.9% |
| **Other Forages**                                                           | **2,447** | **2,223** | **2,018** | **-9.2%** | **2,761** | **3,242** | **2,522** | **-22.2%** |
| Certified Alfalfa                                                           | 84 | 138 | 130 | -5.8% | 316 | 488 | 362 | -25.8% |
| Uncertified Alfalfa                                                         | 152 | 92 | 50 | -45.7% | 233 | 272 | 144 | -47.1% |
| White & Ladino Clover                                                   | 43 | 20 | 36 | 80.0% | 100 | 33 | 137 | 315.2% |
| Red Clover                                                                  | 7 | 23 | 45 | 95.7% | 14 | 56 | 119 | 112.5% |
| **Pulses**                                                                  | **1,197** | **3,260** | **2,084** | **-36.1%** | **1,084** | **2,509** | **1,449** | **-42.2%** |
| Other Kidney Bean                                                           | 259 | 204 | 354 | 73.5% | 168 | 189 | 266 | 40.7% |
| Navy Bean                                                                   | 10 | 811 | 498 | -38.6% | 30 | 513 | 260 | -49.3% |
| Small Red Bean                                                              | 27 | 6 | 354 | 5800.0% | 59 | 11 | 256 | 2227.3% |
| Pea                                                                         | 456 | 405 | 269 | -33.6% | 330 | 266 | 185 | -30.5% |
| Other Bean                                                                  | 307 | 689 | 131 | -81.0% | 392 | 825 | 165 | -80.0% |
| Chickpea                                                                    | 71 | 829 | 188 | -77.3% | 65 | 501 | 137 | -72.7% |
| **Vegetables**                                                              | **3,271** | **2,025** | **4,107** | **102.8%** | **13,061** | **12,572** | **18,387** | **46.3%** |
| Pepper                                                                      | 265 | 291 | 679 | 133.3% | 1,331 | 1,440 | 3,476 | 141.4% |
| Sweet Corn                                                                  | 1,219 | 189 | 1,581 | 736.5% | 1,012 | 571 | 3,166 | 454.5% |
| Tomato                                                                      | 121 | 138 | 191 | 38.4% | 2,176 | 2,361 | 2,976 | 26.0% |
| Watermelon                                                                  | 91 | 31 | 160 | 416.1% | 609 | 271 | 1,055 | 289.3% |
| Onion                                                                       | 106 | 100 | 74 | -26.0% | 1,225 | 1,047 | 937 | -10.5% |
| Mushroom Spawn                                                              | 611 | 482 | 416 | -13.7% | 1,081 | 1,063 | 848 | -20.2% |
| Squash                                                                      | 65 | 58 | 132 | 127.6% | 476 | 290 | 752 | 159.3% |
| Cucumber                                                                    | 107 | 51 | 83 | 62.7% | 854 | 408 | 703 | 72.3% |
| Cantaloupe                                                                  | 178 | 24 | 85 | 254.2% | 875 | 116 | 578 | 398.3% |
| **Field Crops**                                                             | **40,187** | **59,162** | **56,619** | **-4.3%** | **13,219** | **21,557** | **12,860** | **-40.3%** |
| Non-durum Wheat                                                             | 838 | 4,331 | 53,516 | 1135.6% | 365 | 887 | 8,951 | 909.1% |
| Field Corn                                                                  | 2,131 | 4,807 | 946 | -80.3% | 2,697 | 4,067 | 2,632 | -35.3% |
| Soybean                                                                     | 12,531 | 44,804 | 873 | -98.1% | 3,132 | 14,648 | 468 | -96.8% |
| Other Sunflower                                                             | 6,657 | 255 | 280 | 9.8% | 1,579 | 165 | 331 | 100.6% |
| Grain Sorghum                                                               | 1,760 | 4,197 | 642 | -84.7% | 611 | 1,274 | 265 | -79.2% |
| Cotton                                                                      | 517 | 247 | 322 | 30.4% | 222 | 102 | 184 | 80.4% |
| **Miscellaneous        Kinds**                                              | **85** | **632** | **319** | **-49.5%** | **2,731** | **3,650** | **3,647** | **-0.1%** |
| Flower                                                                      | 13 | 52 | 17 | -67.3% | 2,286 | 2,010 | 2,329 | 15.9% |
| Tree and Shrub                                                              | 2 | 11 | 16 | 45.5% | 40 | 846 | 333 | -60.6% |
| Tobacco                                                                     | 0 | --- | --- | NA | 0 | 30 | 13 | -56.7% |
| **BY REGION**                                                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| North America                                                               | 18,542 | 56,266 | 5,046 | -91.0% | 12,393 | 24,937 | 13,094 | -47.5% |
| North Africa                                                                | 42 | 326 | 52,160 | 15900.0% | 533 | 473 | 8,659 | 1730.7% |
| South America                                                               | 1,861 | 5,758 | 2,586 | -55.1% | 4,036 | 7,082 | 7,209 | 1.8% |
| **BY COUNTRY**                                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Mexico                                                                      | 16,598 | 52,805 | 3,778 | -92.8% | 9,770 | 22,087 | 9,852 | -55.4% |
| Egypt                                                                       | 24 | 326 | 31,555 | 9579.4% | 428 | 468 | 5,924 | 1165.8% |
| Argentina                                                                   | 933 | 2,062 | 1,623 | -21.3% | 1,089 | 3,718 | 4,211 | 13.3% |
| Canada                                                                      | 1,944 | 3,460 | 1,268 | -63.4% | 2,623 | 2,850 | 3,242 | 13.8% |
| Morocco                                                                     | 11 | --- | 20,593 | NA | 76 | 5 | 2,583 | 51560.0% |
| Japan                                                                       | 2,329 | 2,532 | 2,127 | -16.0% | 2,564 | 3,602 | 2,502 | -30.5% |
| Chile                                                                       | 254 | 842 | 409 | -51.4% | 925 | 1,825 | 1,147 | -37.2% |
| South Korea                                                                 | 753 | 1,107 | 1,162 | 5.0% | 499 | 727 | 1,041 | 43.2% |
| Australia                                                                   | 289 | 256 | 377 | 47.3% | 879 | 1,018 | 975 | -4.2% |
| Italy                                                                       | 963 | 1,669 | 1,116 | -33.1% | 1,427 | 1,948 | 967 | -50.4% |
| South Africa                                                                | 92 | 184 | 261 | 41.8% | 322 | 566 | 924 | 63.3% |
| Nigeria                                                                     | 0 | 0 | 1,445 | NA | 0 | 0 | 920 | NA |
| Brazil                                                                      | 46 | 2,215 | 297 | -86.6% | 438 | 857 | 854 | -0.4% |
| United Kingdom                                                              | 270 | 538 | 291 | -45.9% | 977 | 1,256 | 768 | -38.9% |
| Spain                                                                       | 7,340 | 309 | 370 | 19.7% | 1,970 | 650 | 632 | -2.8% |
| United Arab Emirates                                                        | 65 | 17 | 27 | 58.8% | 498 | 509 | 572 | 12.4% |
| Netherlands                                                                 | 15,620 | 407 | 107 | -73.7% | 5,073 | 777 | 553 | -28.8% |
| Hong Kong                                                                   | 115 | 269 | 224 | -16.7% | 273 | 327 | 499 | 52.6% |
| New Zealand                                                                 | 114 | 378 | 110 | -70.9% | 414 | 316 | 470 | 48.7% |
| France                                                                      | 46 | 74 | 101 | 36.5% | 199 | 543 | 458 | -15.7% |
| China                                                                       | 31 | 55 | 187 | 240.0% | 202 | 141 | 360 | 155.3% |
| Colombia                                                                    | 248 | 10 | 30 | 200.0% | 482 | 91 | 300 | 229.7% |
| Philippines                                                                 | 15 | 51 | 27 | -47.1% | 156 | 271 | 294 | 8.5% |
| Taiwan                                                                      | 43 | 47 | 120 | 155.3% | 136 | 160 | 283 | 76.9% |
| Guatemala                                                                   | 58 | 27 | 63 | 133.3% | 412 | 91 | 267 | 193.4% |
| Germany                                                                     | 89 | 261 | 94 | -64.0% | 324 | 635 | 255 | -59.8% |
| Saudi Arabia                                                                | 27 | 153 | 26 | -83.0% | 185 | 435 | 199 | -54.3% |
| Pakistan                                                                    | 117 | 43 | 86 | 100.0% | 547 | 23 | 198 | 760.9% |
| Uruguay                                                                     | 131 | 361 | 53 | -85.3% | 255 | 234 | 181 | -22.6% |
| Algeria                                                                     | 6 | 0 | 12 | NA | 29 | 0 | 151 | NA |
| Venezuela                                                                   | 170 | 17 | 6 | -64.7% | 621 | 52 | 146 | 180.8% |
| Ecuador                                                                     | 23 | 14 | 45 | 221.4% | 93 | 80 | 140 | 75.0% |
| Paraguay                                                                    | 0 | 0 | 85 | NA | 0 | 0 | 130 | NA |
| Oman                                                                        | 0 | 2 | 18 | 800.0% | 7 | 81 | 128 | 58.0% |
| Costa Rica                                                                  | 108 | 12 | 33 | 175.0% | 560 | 30 | 120 | 300.0% |
| India                                                                       | 27 | 16 | 21 | 31.3% | 212 | 60 | 119 | 98.3% |
| Israel                                                                      | 28 | 30 | 77 | 156.7% | 60 | 23 | 114 | 395.7% |
| Panama                                                                      | 118 | 28 | 73 | 160.7% | 240 | 41 | 112 | 173.2% |
| Honduras                                                                    | 26 | 102 | 23 | -77.5% | 78 | 224 | 102 | -54.5% |
| Peru                                                                        | 55 | 199 | 38 | -80.9% | 127 | 174 | 100 | -42.5% |
| --- denotes less        than 500 kilograms.                                 |
| Source: Compiled        from U.S. Bureau of Census records.                 |
| Prepared by        USDA/FAS/COTSD                                           |
| October 1997                                                                |

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