Table SP-1--Sweet potatoes: Production, area, and yield, major States, 1998 to date
State 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2/ 2008p Change
Area planted (1,000 acres) Alabama 3.7 California 9.7 Louisiana 21.0 Mississippi 9.8 New Jersey 1.1 North Carolina 33.0 South Carolina 1.1 Texas 6.4 Virginia 0.5 UNITED STATES 87.1
3.2 10.0 24.0 10.5 1.0 37.0 1.2 5.6 0.5 93.7
3.2 10.5 25.0 12.7 1.2 38.0 0.7 5.5 0.5 97.9
2.9 10.0 24.0 16.7 1.2 37.0 2.0 3.5 0.5 98.3
2.8 10.4 21.0 16.0 1.2 40.0 1.7 2.8 0.5 96.4
2.7 10.7 19.0 14.0 1.1 43.0 1.4 3.4 0.5 95.8
2.8 11.5 16.0 16.0 1.2 45.0 1.0 3.0 0.4 96.9
2.7 11.7 18.0 17.4 1.2 36.0 0.9 2.7 0.4 91.0
2.4 12.2 18.0 18.0 1.2 40.0 0.7 2.2 0.5 95.2
2.5 13.5 16.0 20.5 1.2 44.0 0.6 1.9 0.4 100.6 103.8
4.2% 10.7% -11.1% 13.9% 0.0% 10.0% -14.3% -13.6% -20.0% 3.2%
Area harvested (1,000 acres): Alabama 3.6 California 9.7 Louisiana 20.0 Mississippi 9.7 New Jersey 1.0 North Carolina 32.0 South Carolina 0.9 Texas 5.6 Virginia 0.5 UNITED STATES Yield per acre (cwt): Alabama California Louisiana Mississippi New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Texas Virginia UNITED STATES 83.7
3.1 10.0 23.0 10.3 1.0 29.0 0.5 5.0 0.5 83.0
3.1 10.5 24.0 12.3 1.2 37.0 0.6 5.1 0.5 94.8
2.8 10.0 22.0 16.0 1.2 36.0 1.6 3.1 0.5 93.6
2.6 10.4 15.0 12.3 1.2 37.0 0.8 2.5 0.5 82.3
2.5 10.7 18.0 13.6 1.1 42.0 1.0 3.2 0.5 92.6
2.3 11.5 15.5 15.3 1.2 43.0 0.8 2.8 0.4 92.8
2.5 11.7 17.0 17.3 1.2 35.0 0.8 2.6 0.3 88.4
2.3 12.2 13.5 15.5 1.2 39.0 0.6 2.1 0.4 86.8
2.4 13.3 15.0 20.0 1.2 43.0 0.5 1.8 0.3 97.5
4.3% 9.0% 11.1% 29.0% 0.0% 10.3% -16.7% -14.3% -25.0% 12.3%
170 220 110 140 105 170 90 45 225 148
130 240 150 150 100 130 95 70 190 147
145 250 130 120 100 150 85 45 175 145
170 230 140 150 105 155 80 100 150 155
185 280 125 160 125 130 85 180 170 156
190 300 175 175 125 140 150 140 120 172
165 280 150 170 140 160 120 140 125 174
150 285 145 180 130 170 160 65 125 178
160 305 165 160 135 180 140 65 120 187
120 320 200 175 100 155 110 90 120 185
-25.0% 4.9% 21.2% 9.4% -25.9% -13.9% -21.4% 38.5% 0.0% -1.1%
Production (1,000 cwt): Alabama 612 California 2,134 Louisiana 2,200 Mississippi 1,358 New Jersey 105 North Carolina 5,440 South Carolina 81 Texas 252 Virginia 113 UNITED STATES 1/ 12,365
403 2,400 3,450 1,545 100 3,770 48 350 95 12,221
450 2,625 3,120 1,476 120 5,550 51 230 88 13,780
476 2,300 3,080 2,400 126 5,580 128 310 75 14,515
481 2,912 1,875 1,968 150 4,810 68 450 85 12,799
475 3,210 3,150 2,380 138 5,880 150 448 60 15,891
380 3,220 2,325 2,601 168 6,880 96 392 50 16,112
375 3,335 2,465 3,114 156 5,950 128 169 38 15,730
368 3,721 2,228 2,480 162 7,020 84 137 48 16,248
288 4,256 3,000 3,500 120 6,665 55 162 36 18,082
-21.7% 14.4% 34.6% 41.1% -25.9% -5.1% -34.5% 18.2% -25.0% 11.3%
p = intended plantings as indicated by farmers, or projected amounts. 1/ U.S. total includes production in Georgia through 2001, and Maryland through 1994. 2/ Revised. Sources: USDA, NASS, Crop Production; Prospective Plantings.
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Table SP-2--Sweet potatoes: Price and value of production, major States, 1998 to date
States 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Change
-- Dollars per cwt-Price per cwt 1/ Alabama California Louisiana Mississippi New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Texas Virginia UNITED STATES Change 15.10 25.80 14.40 17.50 21.50 11.00 12.50 16.40 12.30 15.30 -3.2% 17.40 28.80 14.30 21.70 23.40 12.00 16.20 16.40 8.65 17.60 15.0% 15.20 24.10 13.20 14.60 21.50 12.30 14.20 16.50 13.30 15.30 -13.1% 18.20 26.90 13.30 13.60 19.60 12.00 13.00 18.70 14.80 15.30 0.0% 14.80 23.10 14.50 16.50 23.20 14.00 15.20 16.80 14.00 16.80 9.8% 25.50 25.20 20.00 20.80 25.80 14.50 12.50 19.00 12.20 19.20 14.3% 20.80 25.00 17.70 17.70 26.30 13.50 15.00 16.80 12.80 17.50 -8.9% 21.40 25.30 16.20 18.30 26.80 14.20 17.30 20.50 11.40 18.10 2.9% 25.70 20.10 17.30 19.80 27.70 16.20 18.30 22.70 11.60 18.20 0.6% 31.90 19.00 20.30 19.30 28.10 20.90 17.40 21.10 12.50 20.30 11.5% 24.1% -5.5% 17.3% -2.5% 1.4% 29.0% -4.9% -7.0% 7.8%
-- 1,000 dollars -Value of production Alabama California Louisiana Mississippi New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Texas Virginia UNITED STATES 2/ 9,241 55,057 31,680 23,765 2,258 59,840 1,013 4,133 1,390 7,012 69,120 49,335 33,527 2,340 45,240 778 5,740 822 6,840 63,263 41,184 21,550 2,580 68,265 724 3,795 1,170 8,663 61,870 40,964 32,640 2,470 66,960 1,664 5,797 1,110 7,119 67,267 27,188 32,472 3,480 67,340 1,034 7,560 1,190 12,113 80,892 63,000 49,504 3,560 85,260 1,875 8,512 732 7,904 80,500 41,153 46,038 4,418 92,880 1,440 6,586 640 8,025 84,376 39,933 56,986 4,181 84,490 2,214 1,910 433 9,458 9,187 74,792 80,864 38,544 59,378 49,104 67,550 4,487 3,372 113,724 148,286 1,537 1,218 3,110 3,418 557 450 -2.9% 8.1% 54.1% 37.6% -24.8% 30.4% -20.8% 9.9% -19.2% 26.6%
189,532 214,754 210,351 222,658 214,650 305,448 281,558 282,548 295,313 373,723
p = preliminary; f = forecast. 1/ Average prices received by marketing year in each State. Sweet potato marketing year for U.S. is July-June; July1- June 30 for AL and CA; July 1-May 31 for GA, LA, NC and TX; Aug 1-May 31 for SC and VA; Aug 1-July 31 for NJ. 2/ Includes undisclosed production values in other States. Source: USDA, NASS, Agricultural Prices Summary; Crop Values, www.NASS.USDA.gov.
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Table SP-3--Sweet potatoes: Supply and use from farm weight, 1977 to date
SUPPLY Crop year Production 1/ Imports 2/ Total 3/ Exports 2/ --- Million pounds --1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 % change 1,188.5 1,311.5 1,337.0 1,095.3 1,279.9 1,483.3 1,208.3 1,290.2 1,457.3 1,236.8 1,161.1 1,094.5 1,135.8 1,259.4 1,120.3 1,200.5 1,102.7 1,338.0 1,282.1 1,321.6 1,332.7 1,236.5 1,222.1 1,378.0 1,451.5 1,279.9 1,589.1 1,611.2 1,573.0 1,624.8 1,845.2 13.6 -14.2 13.1 2.5 7.9 10.3 16.7 17.4 21.6 17.0 18.3 18.4 20.1 23.9 14.3 17.9 16.1 17.0 20.7 20.5 20.5 16.5 17.4 16.9 13.8 14.2 13.6 10.2 12.6 13.1 16.5 25.9 1,317.6 1,418.1 1,481.3 1,245.7 1,357.0 1,585.1 1,337.9 1,395.0 1,538.9 1,343.2 1,315.6 1,210.0 1,238.0 1,283.3 1,134.6 1,218.4 1,118.8 1,355.0 1,302.8 1,342.1 1,353.2 1,253.0 1,239.5 1,394.9 1,465.3 1,294.1 1,602.7 1,621.4 1,585.6 1,637.9 1,861.7 13.7 -17.5 19.4 17.4 19.8 13.6 14.7 16.7 18.2 19.4 17.1 14.7 13.9 6.3 15.0 17.6 21.5 22.2 25.2 24.7 28.6 33.8 38.8 39.2 44.2 49.4 56.9 61.3 96.2 82.5 82.1 -0.6 91.6 101.7 92.5 92.4 110.8 98.9 104.7 105.0 103.9 100.2 98.8 95.3 96.7 100.5 85.3 91.6 88.1 91.2 92.4 93.5 92.5 99.5 103.9 104.4 102.3 101.7 102.9 96.9 91.0 95.2 100.6 5.7 95.1 76.4 81.2 67.8 60.6 107.6 80.2 71.3 72.9 61.8 58.1 54.7 56.8 63.0 56.0 60.0 55.1 66.9 64.1 66.1 66.6 61.8 61.1 68.9 72.6 64.0 79.5 80.6 78.7 81.2 92.3 13.6 1,038.5 1,091.3 1,140.3 998.9 1,074.3 1,252.1 1,050.9 1,142.0 1,254.5 1,025.6 1,044.6 963.2 970.7 1,113.6 978.3 1,049.2 954.1 1,174.6 1,121.1 1,157.8 1,165.5 1,057.8 1,035.7 1,182.5 1,246.2 1,079.0 1,363.4 1,382.9 1,319.8 1,379.0 1,586.8 15.1 Seed use 4/ USE Feed, shrink, loss 5/ Domestic use 3/ Per capita use Pounds 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.5 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.7 4.2 4.4 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 5.2 13.7
f = forecast. 1/ See Table SP-1. 2/ July to June trade data correspond to the marketing year. Excludes yams. 3/ Canned stocks estimates were discontinued after 1989, but are accounted for through 1989. 4/ Estimated from acres planted multiplied by the average seeding amount per acre. 5/ Estimated at 5 percent of production. Sources: USDA, NASS, Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Final Estimates, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade.
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Table SP-4--Sweet potatoes: Value of supply and use, 1978 to date
SUPPLY Crop year Crop value
1977/78 1978/79 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07f % change 139.226 119.093 148.359 174.748 118.864 163.265 181.006 127.836 134.436 133.512 141.202 186.279 121.962 149.367 146.499 166.506 187.206 203.799 190.529 211.177 189.532 214.754 210.351 222.658 214.650 305.448 281.559 282.548 295.313 373.723 26.6
Imports 1/
--1.26 1.79 0.34 0.63 1.40 2.34 1.53 2.38 1.96 2.36 1.03 2.26 1.49 1.72 1.62 1.67 2.14 3.62 5.05 4.59 6.17 4.02 4.31 4.16 3.06 2.52 4.56 4.74 5.25 10.7
Supply
Exports 1/ million $
Seed 2/
9.1 12.6 12.6 8.9 13.5 14.7 9.3 11.4 11.5 12.7 15.6 9.4 13.4 10.4 13.8 12.3 14.5 13.3 14.8 14.2 17.5 14.3 15.0 16.5 18.5 16.8 17.4 16.5 17.3 20.3 17.3
USE Feed, loss 2/
6.8 11.0 9.2 4.9 14.6 11.2 6.3 8.0 7.1 7.5 9.0 5.5 8.4 6.8 9.1 7.7 10.6 9.2 10.4 10.2 10.9 9.3 10.5 12.2 12.3 13.9 14.5 14.2 14.8 18.6 26.0
Domestic use
123.3 95.2 125.7 159.0 89.8 136.9 165.8 108.5 116.2 113.0 116.8 170.0 100.4 130.6 120.8 143.3 157.2 175.6 161.4 183.5 155.4 187.1 177.0 186.3 173.2 260.4 229.9 224.4 237.2 308.7 30.1
Per capita use dollars
0.55 0.42 0.55 0.69 0.39 0.58 0.70 0.45 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.69 0.40 0.52 0.47 0.55 0.60 0.66 0.60 0.67 0.56 0.67 0.63 0.65 0.60 0.90 0.78 0.76 0.80 1.02 26.9
139.2 120.4 150.1 175.1 119.5 164.7 183.3 129.4 136.8 135.5 143.6 187.3 124.2 150.9 148.2 168.1 188.9 205.9 194.2 216.2 194.1 220.9 214.4 227.0 218.8 308.5 284.1 287.1 300.1 379.0 26.3
--1.56 2.64 2.37 1.59 1.85 2.06 1.47 2.01 2.23 2.20 2.40 2.09 3.05 4.50 4.78 6.54 7.78 7.51 8.33 10.29 10.19 11.83 11.94 14.79 17.47 22.24 32.03 30.72 31.30 1.9
f = forecast. 1/ Trade data are from July to June. Dried or frozen sweet potatoes comprise a minimal fraction of trade. Yams are not included. Sources: USDA, NASS, Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Final Estimates, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade.
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Table SP-5--Sweet potatoes: Wholesale price index, marketing year 1991 to date 1/
Mkt. year United States 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08p 122.5 72.8 123.5 64.4 190.7 125.1 154.2 139.7 141.5 114.7 150.3 --121.3 190.0 --77.0 72.0 77.5 107.5 125.8 113.4 84.8 158.7 127.0 146.5 145.3 152.0 114.7 153.2 128.2 121.3 241.0 81.3 77.0 71.2 78.9 81.8 104.3 93.5 105.4 105.0 121.3 102.8 135.3 114.1 109.1 126.3 148.9 115.1 201.5 81.8 77.0 70.6 90.0 73.3 85.8 78.9 94.8 77.9 100.6 110.0 106.6 149.0 115.5 125.6 135.1 123.2 170.7 82.1 78.8 76.0 94.9 60.8 85.0 73.1 100.9 110.7 110.2 108.4 106.6 107.1 132.7 138.0 118.7 123.4 177.4 80.8 67.0 72.1 79.2 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Dec 1991 = 100 65.5 100.0 67.6 119.1 105.9 108.4 107.7 109.0 143.0 86.9 134.3 124.0 127.5 154.4 78.0 70.3 74.1 75.1 65.3 98.1 65.1 119.1 104.1 106.0 107.3 109.5 132.0 134.7 137.3 124.7 124.9 --77.0 70.3 74.1 74.9 65.3 96.6 63.5 115.1 104.1 107.7 107.3 109.3 132.0 134.7 123.0 115.9 126.8 --77.0 70.3 74.8 72.7 64.4 98.5 64.8 118.4 104.1 97.5 107.3 109.3 132.0 143.9 123.0 124.4 127.5 --77.0 70.3 78.0 72.7 64.4 100.7 62.9 125.6 103.3 102.8 111.7 106.6 144.6 143.9 126.7 112.7 127.8 --77.0 70.3 77.7 73.0 67.5 101.1 63.5 133.5 103.3 102.8 112.8 110.1 125.4 143.9 131.1 131.9 138.1 --77.0 72.0 78.2 71.7 68.6 103.0 62.3 170.9 106.1 118.2 131.6 120.5 114.7 143.9 133.3 125.7 141.7 --69.8 72.0 79.8 75.6 97.6 77.7 112.7 114.5 110.6 117.3 117.3 132.3 126.6 133.5 126.4 126.6 --78.1 72.7 71.8 79.9 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Year 2/
p = preliminary; - - - = not available. 1/ From producer prices in selected States; not seasonally adjusted. (Series ID: WPU01130301). 2/ Unweighted average of prices from July to June, corresponding with the marketing year. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov.
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Table SP-6--Sweet potatoes: Domestic shipments from surveyed States, 2002/03 to date 1/
Mkt. year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Year 2/ Annualized 91 102 88 84 78 78 108 107 142 84 143 131 126 144 94 149 65 67 79 95 80 78 66 90 47 77 68 51 51 1,299 1,377 1,355 1,236 1,285 1,069
- - 1,000 cwt - Louisiana 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 p North Carolina 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2006/07 2007/08 p Mississippi 2006/07 2007/08 p 67 15 85 47 59 18 96 58 85 43 73 17 88 84 97 70 133 67 83 119 130 131 93 80 317 326 264 285 289 294 127 139 124 145 159 155 70 111 98 69 77 71
160 145 161 197 247
177 148 139 194 253
186 140 171 241 246
254 194 255 261 272
585 407 473 574 620
268 235 257 324 322
219 199 229 261 254
196 201 269 285 266
200 229 291 360 351
258 193 328 274 264
187 173 232 274 258
148 159 193 268
2,838 2,423 2,997 3,514 3,354
85 60
88 73
112 86
92 97
176 198
119 99
86 80
84 84
103 126
78 91
75 90
66
1,165 1,082
Total shipments 3/ 2002/03 227 2003/04 160 2004/05 246 2005/06 209 2006/07 341 2007/08 p 325
273 206 224 255 355 342
274 224 268 285 486 399
337 313 385 364 446 449
902 733 737 759 1,039 1,113
395 374 381 512 602 576
289 310 276 298 424 405
287 303 293 353 447 428
308 336 437 375 606 607
384 337 315 477 417 422
266 268 281 310 416 439
195 236 287 244 385
4,137 3,800 4,130 4,440 5,964 5,505
Year-to-date shipments 4/ Louisiana 2002/03 67 163 2003/04 15 73 2004/05 85 170 2005/06 47 90 2006/07 59 132 2007/08 p 18 35 North Carolina 2002/03 160 2003/04 145 2004/05 161 2005/06 161 2006/07 197 2007/08 p 247 Mississippi 2006/07 2007/08 p Total 5/ 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 p 85 60 227 160 246 209 341 325 337 293 300 300 391 500 88 73 500 366 470 464 696 667
251 157 267 160 265 102 523 433 471 471 632 746 112 86 774 590 738 749 1,182 1,067
334 276 397 291 358 182 777 627 726 726 893 1,018 204 183 1,111 903 1,123 1,113 1,628 1,515
651 602 661 576 647 476 1,362 1,034 1,199 1,199 1,467 1,638 380 381 2,013 1,636 1,860 1,872 2,667 2,628
778 741 785 721 806 631 1,630 1,269 1,456 1,456 1,791 1,961 499 480 2,408 2,010 2,241 2,384 3,269 3,204
848 852 883 790 882 703 1,849 1,468 1,634 1,685 2,053 2,214 585 559 2,697 2,320 2,517 2,682 3,693 3,609
939 954 971 875 960 781 2,045 1,669 1,839 1,953 2,338 2,481 669 643 2,984 2,623 2,810 3,035 4,140 4,037
1,047 1,061 1,113 959 1,103 911 2,245 1,898 2,134 2,244 2,698 2,832 772 769 3,292 2,959 3,247 3,410 4,747 4,644
1,173 1,205 1,207 1,108 1,168 978 2,503 2,091 2,355 2,572 2,972 3,096 851 860 3,676 3,296 3,562 3,887 5,163 5,066
1,252 1,300 1,287 1,185 1,234 1,069 2,690 2,264 2,556 2,804 3,246 3,354 926 950 3,942 3,564 3,843 4,196 5,579 5,505
1,299 1,377 1,355 1,236 1,285
2,838 2,423 2,775 2,997 3,514
991
4,137 3,800 4,130 4,440 5,964
- - - = not available; p = preliminary data are in italics. 1/ Shipments are only for fresh-market and from selected shippers, and thus amount to less than reported production in Table SP-1. 2/ Sum of shipments corresponds to the marketing year, which is from July to June. 3/ Includes new (current year) and old season (preceding year) crops. 4/ Total shipments in the current crop season starting in July up through the end of each month. 5/ Mostly shipped by truck. Does not include shipments from other States. Source: USDA, AMS, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Shipments.
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Table SP-7--Sweet potatoes: Monthly exports and imports, by value and volume, 2003/04 to date
Mkt. year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Year 1/
-- 1,000 dollars -EXPORT VALUE 2003-04 1,182 2004-05 1,437 2005-06 1,293 2006-07 2,169 p 2007-08 2,647 Exports to Canada 2006-07 1,049 p 2007-08 979 Year-to-date value 2005-06 1,293 2006-07 2,169 p 2007-08 2,647 EXPORT VOLUME 2003-04 2,811 2004-05 3,775 2005-06 3,527 2006-07 4,986 p 2007-08 6,017 Exports to Canada 2006-07 2,562 p 2007-08 2,178 Year-to-date volume 2005-06 3,527 2006-07 4,986 p 2007-08 6,017 Export unit values 2006-07 0.43 p 2007-08 0.44
977 1,027 1,264 1,518 2,343 1,298 1,983 2,262 2,612 3,094 2,502 2,083 1,986 2,304 2,746 1,806 1,382 1,842 2,301 3,112 2,478 2,338 2,964 2,459 3,735 1,546 1,875 1,705 2,056 3,713 1,680 1,884 2,369 3,025 4,326 2,611 2,749 3,862 3,709 5,257 2,829 1,817 4,931 3,359 4,424 1,732 2,811 3,665 2,990 1,594 1,641 2,578 2,793 22,236 23,026 30,721 31,295
1,311 1,184
2,500 2,690
1,827 1,893
1,735 1,739
2,225 2,463
1,400 1,592
1,481 1,598
2,120 2,138
1,557 1,383
1,479
1,407
20,091
2,557 3,687 4,990
4,819 6,299 8,084
6,805 8,603 10,830
8,647 10,904 13,942
11,611 13,363 17,677
13,315 15,419 21,390
15,684 18,444 25,716
19,546 22,153 30,973
24,478 25,512 35,396
28,143 28,502
30,721 31,295
-- 1,000 pounds -2,298 3,034 3,388 3,604 5,345 3,692 5,555 6,351 3,083 7,103 7,179 6,107 5,938 6,880 6,709 4,935 4,452 5,127 6,547 7,602 7,562 7,802 8,843 7,494 9,097 4,396 5,397 4,802 5,649 9,135 4,521 5,376 6,747 7,997 10,975 7,159 8,869 10,048 9,825 13,652 7,454 5,167 12,343 8,042 10,462 4,812 8,547 9,042 7,432 4,498 4,782 6,374 6,635 61,318 68,864 82,530 78,173
3,071 2,657
6,577 6,141
5,186 4,736
4,753 3,995
6,602 5,995
3,708 3,983
3,600 3,818
5,253 5,708
3,669 3,100
3,416
3,019
51,417
6,915 8,591 11,362
13,267 11,673 18,465
19,204 18,553 25,173
24,331 25,100 32,775
33,174 32,593 41,873
37,976 38,243 51,008
44,723 46,240 61,983
54,771 56,064 75,634
67,114 64,106 86,097
76,156 71,538
82,530 78,173
-- dollars per pound -0.43 0.44 0.54 0.44 0.46 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.41 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.40 $0.43 $0.43
p = preliminary. Annualized estimates are in italics . 1/ Sum of monthly trade data from July to June, which corresponds with the marketing year. 2/ Import data exclude yams. Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS database).
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Table SP-8--Sweet potatoes: U.S. exports and imports, marketing year 1997 to date 1/
July - June EXPORTS Value: Canada Mexico United Kingdom Netherlands Other countries WORLD 2/ Export / production Volume: Canada Mexico United Kingdom Netherlands Other countries WORLD 2/ Export / production Export price per lb. IMPORTS Value: Dominican Rep. Mexico China Other countries WORLD 2/ U.S. net exports % of total trade Volume: Dominican Rep. Mexico China Other countries WORLD 2/ Net export volume Import price per lb. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Change
- - 1,000 dollars - 8,224 3 44 0 65 8,336 3.9% 8,968 0 1,284 0 38 10,290 5.4% 8,852 23 995 7 309 10,186 4.7% 10,041 154 913 19 706 11,833 5.6% 9,479 93 2,024 85 255 11,936 5.4% 10,279 118 3,923 237 230 14,787 6.9% 11,266 183 5,293 332 392 17,466 5.7% 15,253 215 5,812 567 389 22,236 7.9% 24,017 278 6,345 673 713 32,026 11.3% 18,341 252 9,597 1,258 1,272 30,720 10.5% -23.6% -9.4% 51.3% 86.9% 78.4% -4.1%
- - 1,000 pounds - 28,401 20 69 0 135 28,626 2.1% $0.29 31,879 0 1,787 0 152 33,818 2.7% $0.30 34,068 117 2,646 38 1,916 38,785 3.2% $0.26 34,258 506 2,391 41 1,975 39,170 2.8% $0.30 37,889 50 5,330 251 658 44,178 3.0% $0.27 37,995 1,205 15,603 766 -6,182 49,386 3.9% $0.30 40,254 1,570 13,401 628 1,085 56,938 3.6% $0.31 44,110 1,547 13,200 1,405 1,056 61,318 3.8% $0.36 74,486 1,637 16,030 2,106 1,913 96,173 6.1% $0.33 50,388 1,684 24,066 3,559 2,834 82,530 5.1% $0.37 11.8% -32.4% 2.8% 50.1% 69.0% 48.1% -14.2%
- - 1,000 dollars - 4,363 0 80 146 4,590 3,746 11.3% 5,822 12 196 144 6,174 4,116 10.3% 3,842 0 77 105 4,024 6,162 14.4% 4,130 0 85 93 4,307 7,526 17.3% 3,798 0 245 113 4,156 7,780 16.1% 2,820 50 95 96 3,060 11,727 22.4% 2,125 125 212 53 2,515 14,951 25.1% 4,070 183 119 191 4,563 17,673 26.8% 3,996 86 327 334 4,743 27,283 27.0% 3,822 21 378 1,030 5,251 25,469 29.0% -4.4% -75.6% 15.6% 208.0% 10.7% -6.6%
- - 1,000 pounds - 16,048 0 156 254 16,458 12,168 $0.23 16,711 44 343 253 17,350 16,468 $0.24 16,592 0 176 166 16,934 21,850 $0.36 13,375 0 145 284 13,803 25,367 $0.55 13,623 0 413 190 14,226 29,952 $0.55 13,104 63 178 232 13,576 35,810 $0.86 9,656 188 311 83 10,238 46,700 $1.46 11,628 301 189 466 12,584 48,735 $1.40 11,987 159 477 510 13,133 83,040 $2.08 14,453 44 625 1,411 16,533 65,997 $1.54 20.6% -72.4% 31.1% 176.8% 25.9% -20.5% -25.8%
1/ Trade data are from July to June. Exports and imports are largely fresh or dried. 2/ Forecasts of trade volumes and values, if any, are annualized estimates of monthly data from Table SP-9. The U.S. has no recorded exports of fresh yams. Preliminary or projected estimates are in italics . Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS).
Vegetables and Melons Outlook /VGS-327/June 26, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA