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Production, Market and Trade Feature Reports--1999

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1999 Reports

Dec. 29, 1999 U.S. Frozen Potato Fry Exports Finish Decade With Record High Trends
Dec. 29, 1999 U.S. and EU: Final Year Volume Limits Under the Uruguay Round For Subsidized Exports of Dairy Products
Dec. 29, 1999 Oriental Leaf Imports in 1999 Projected To Fall Below Historical Levels
Dec. 27, 1999 Russia and Ukraine: Update on Winter Grain Conditions, Dec. 23, 1999
Dec. 27, 1999 China's Winter Wheat Eludes Cold Weather Damage
Dec. 27, 1999 Housing Shortage in Mexico (Forest Products)
Dec. 27, 1999 Southeast Asia: Declining Production and Increasing Demand May Widen the Door to Market Access in 2000 (Forest Products)
Dec. 23, 1999 Rains Alleviate Dryness in Brazil's Soybean Area
Dec. 23, 1999 Korea Bounces Back
Dec. 21, 1999 Insatiable U.S. Demand Propels Imports of Oriented Strand Board to New Record
Dec. 17, 1999 Ukraine Winter Wheat Loses Protective Snow Cover
Dec. 17, 1999 Friday Global Crop Condition Brief
Dec. 17, 1999 Mexico's Antidumping Duties on U.S. Beef and Beef Offals
Dec. 16, 1999 Iran's Grain Imports to Rise as Drought Threatens Crops
Dec. 13, 1999 Share of World Cotton Consumption Shared Between Top 8 Producers
Dec. 13, 1999 EU Grain Product Export Licenses Off 35 Percent From Last Year's Pace
Dec. 13, 1999 Competition from South America Cuts U.S. Share of Soybean Exports to the EU in 1988/99
Dec. 13, 1999 World Cotton Production Up Despite Lower Prices
Dec. 13, 1999 Oilseed Prices and Indicators--December 1999
Dec. 13, 1999 Y2K Situation and U.S. Agricultural Trade
Dec. 10, 1999 Oilseed Prices and Indicators (December 1999)
Dec. 10, 1999 Dryness in Brazil Threatens Soybean Crop
Dec. 10, 1999 Foreign Production Highlights
Dec. 8, 1999 Temperatures Plunge in Western FSU, But No Damage to Winter Wheat
Dec. 3, 1999 Soil Moisture Remains Low in Argentina's Cotton Region
Dec. 3, 1999 Friday Global Crop Condition Brief featuring Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the United States.
Dec. 2, 1999 FY2000 U.S. Export Forecasts
Nov. 30, 1999 Middle East and North Africa Exhibit Strong Growth in Soybean Trade
Nov. 30, 1999 U.S. Cotton Situation
Nov. 24, 1999 World Sugar Production Reaches Record for Sixth Straight Year
Nov. 24, 1999 Oilseeds Prices and Indicators
Nov. 19, 1999 West Virginia - Drought Continues
Nov. 18, 1999 Central and East African Grain Production
Nov. 18, 1999 Drought Intensifies in South-Central Ukraine
Nov. 12, 1999 United States' Share of World Consumption Falling
Nov. 12, 1999 EU Wheat Exports Down
Nov. 12, 1999 India: Imports of Edible Oils Expected to Slow
Nov. 12, 1999 Competitor Countries Wheat Crop Rises Approach Last Year's Level
Nov. 10, 1999 Soil Moisture for Winter Grains Improves in Russia, Remains Too Dry in Ukraine
Nov. 10, 1999 Foreign Production Highlights
Nov. 9, 1999 International Kosher Markets: Opportunities for U.S. Exporters
Nov. 9, 1999 China 2000/01 Winter Wheat Prospects
Nov. 8, 1999 Almond Situation and Outlook
Nov. 8, 1999 Mexican Flood Update
Oct. 26, 1999 North Carolina Floods Update, 10-25-99
Oct. 21, 1999 Dryness in Brazil Beneficial for Wheat Harvest, But May Result in Late Soybean Planting
Oct. 21, 1999 U.S. Exports of Cocoa and Products Forecast to Decline in 1998/99, but Some Key Markets Show Growth
Oct. 19, 1999 Mexican Flooding: Early Crop Assessment
Oct. 14, 1999 Mexico Announces Emergency Cotton Support Program to Stabilize Production Next Season
Oct. 13, 1999 Vietnam Cold Chain Association Formed - USDA Cold Chain Efforts Supported
Oct. 13, 1999 Update: Hurricane Floyd Analysis
Oct. 13, 1999 Prices and Economic Indicators - August 1999 Summary
Oct. 12, 1999 U.S. Cotton Production Forecast Down From Previous Month
Oct. 12, 1999 Southern Hemisphere Wheat Export Availability and Competition Rebound
Oct. 12, 1999 U.S. Soybean Exports by Region Show Shift
Oct. 12, 1999 Near Record Planted Area Forecast for Argentina
Oct. 12, 1999 Russian Winter-Grain Sowing Ahead of Last Year
Oct. 12, 1999 EU Release of Private Storage Aid Pork Adds to Export Pressure
Oct. 8, 1999 Foreign Production Highlights--October 8, 1999
Oct. 4, 1999 Soybean and Products Demand for Southeast Asia In 1999/2000
Sep. 30, 1999 Venezuela Leaf Production Projected to Increase
Sep. 29, 1999 U.S. Wheat Exports Get No Help From Southern Hemisphere Competitors
Sep. 24, 1999 Hurricane Floyd Analysis  (see update)
Sep. 21, 1999 Update: Chinese Grain Situation
Sep. 20, 1999 China's Demand for U.S. Wood Products
Sep. 20, 1999 U.S. & Australia Cotton Trends to Southeast Asia
Sep. 20, 1999 Status of Progress on China Cotton Reforms
Sep. 13, 1999 World Consumption Gap Increases: Production Down in United States, India, Uzbekistan
Sep. 13, 1999 China's Grain Export Surge
Sep. 13, 1999 U.S. Soybean Exports & Ending Stock Revised Down
Sep. 13, 1999 China's High Internal Support Prices Help Produce 4th Consecutive Bumper Harvest
Sep. 1, 1999 U.S. Wine Exports Continue to Climb
Aug. 24, 1999 EU Pork Export Subsidies
Aug. 24, 1999 The Mounting Threat of Ukrainian Wheat Exports
Aug. 19, 1999 Mid-Atlantic States - 1999 Drought
Aug. 18, 1999 Durum Wheat Prospects for 1999/2000
Aug. 17, 1999 Iran’s Grain Imports To Surge as Drought Hammers Crops
Aug. 13, 1999 United States 1999/2000 Cotton Export Share to Increase; Others to Remain Steady
Aug 13, 1999 Lower Exportable Suppliers Lead to Changing Barley Export Dynamics
Aug 13, 1999 Smallest EU Sunflowerseed Crop Since 1985/86
Aug13, 1999 Record Oilseed and Palm Oil Production in Asia & Oceania Fueled by Continued Growth in Palm Oil
Aug. 6, 1999 China’s Cotton Policy Leads to Bearish World Outlook
Aug. 2, 1999 Strawberry Trade in Selected Countries
Jul. 30, 1999 Top Tobacco Producing Countries
Jul. 29, 1999 Soybean and Products Outlook for 1999/2000
Jul. 15, 1999 India Is Faced With Burdonsome Wheat Stocks
Jul. 14, 1999 Horticultural Success Stories: The Benefits of the Market Access Program
Jul. 13, 1999 World Consumption for 1999/2000 Recovering
Jul. 13, 1999 Global Rice Trade in 2000 Forecast Higher, Still Below 1998 Record
Jul. 13, 1999 Record 1999/2000 U.S. Soybean Stocks Push Soybean Prices Lower
Jul. 13, 1999 1999/2000 World Cotton Production Forecast To Rebound
Jun. 30, 1999 U.S. Leaf Export Value, 1997 through 1999
Jun. 30, 1999 Minor Trade Impact Expected as Mexican Drought Remains Restricted to Northern Areas
Jun. 28, 1999 Brazil Leads Surge in World Sugar Production
Jun. 28, 1999 Prolonged Mexican Drought Conditions and Effects on U.S.-Mexican Cattle Trade
Jun. 25, 1999 U.K. Consumers Indicate Preference for Natural Character
Jun. 25, 1999 Shifting Composition of U.S. Hardwood Lumber Exports to the European Union
Jun. 25, 1999 Japan's Housing Stimulus Programs
Jun. 25, 1999 Agenda 2000 Continues Reform of EU Grain Sector
Jun. 23, 1999 Palm Oil Supplies Lead Price Declines...(cover story)
Jun. 23, 1999 Palm Oil Supplies Lead Price Decline Amid Other Bearish Factors (circular cover)
Jun. 23, 1999 Horticultural Success Stories: The Benefits of the Market Access Program
Jun. 23, 1999 Foreign Rice Crop Outlook
Jun. 14, 1999 Former Soviet Union Cotton Production and Trade
Jun. 14, 1999 Wheat & Barley Exports by Canada Set 20-Year Lows in 1998/99
Jun. 14, 1999 1999/2000 Foreign Rice Production at Record Level
Jun. 14, 1999 U.S. Wine Exports Uncorked -- 14 Record Breaking Years
Jun. 8, 1999 FY 1999 U.S. Exports Forecast
Jun. 1, 1999 U.S. Stone Fruit Exports Expected to Rebound in 1999
May 13, 1999 World Grains, Oilseeds and Cotton Production: Estimates for 1990/91-1999/00
May 13, 1999 Grain Outlook for 1999/2000: Exporter* Availabilities Remain High, Import Demand Lackluster
May 13, 1999 Record U.S. Soybean Production Expected in 1999
May 13, 1999 1999/2000 World Cotton Outlook: Production, Supply and Distribution
Apr. 20, 1999 U.S./Mexican Bilateral Horticultural Trade Trends Under NAFTA
Apr. 19, 1999 Effects of Hurricane Mitch
Apr. 15, 1999 U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Imports, CY 1998
Apr. 15, 1999 1999/2000 Winter Grain Prospects in the Northern Hemisphere Outside the United States
Apr. 14, 1999 China To Restrict Soybean Meal Imports
Apr. 13, 1999 World Pear Situation
Apr. 12, 1999 Foreign Total Winter Grain Area and Production
Apr. 12, 1999 EU's Agenda 2000 Reforms Affect Grain Trade
Apr. 12, 1999 U.S. Cotton Exports to GSM-102 Recipient Countries
Apr. 12, 1999 Soybean Meal Trade in China Will Slow With 13 Percent Value Added Tax
Apr. 6, 1999 Agriculture and U.S. Goods and Services Trade Balance
Mar. 31, 1999 Domestic and Trade Trends in the U.S. Potato Industry
Mar. 25, 1999 Status of U.S. Meat Product Exports in 1998
Mar. 24, 1999 Soybean and Products into the Next Millennium
Mar. 23, 1999 North Korean Agricultural Situation
Mar. 17, 1999 Assessment of Hurricane Mitch on Nicaraguan Agriculture
Mar. 1, 1999 U.S. Poultry and Red Meat Exports Held Steady in 1998, But Value Declined
Mar. 1, 1999 Strong Recovery Forecast for U.S. Apple Export Volume in 1998/99 (image)
World Apple Situation (analysis and data)
Feb 19, 1999 Impact of Asian Crisis on U.S. Hort. Exports
Feb. 11, 1999 Market Shares of World's Top Cotton Exporters
Feb. 11, 1999 U.S. and EU Wheat Exports Hit by Reduced Global Import Demand
Feb. 11, 1999 Growth in Brazil's Soybean Exports Expected to Result in Lower U.S. Soybean Exports in 1998/99
Feb. 11, 1999 1999/00 Foreign Cotton Area Forecast Lower
Feb. 1, 1999 Calfornia Freeze Reduces U.S. Fresh Orange Exports/World Citrus Situation
Jan. 29, 1999 Chinese Tobacco Production (pdf format)
Jan. 27, 1999 Slight FY 1998 Decline in U.S. Horticultural Exports Is Only First in 13 Years
Jan. 22, 1999 Fiscal 1999 Outlook for U.S. Forest Products Trade
Jan. 22, 1999 Brazil and Argentina Grain and Oilseed Update
Jan. 14, 1999 U.S. Soybean Ending Stocks Revised Upward
Jan. 13, 1999 Key Countries Push World Sunflowerseed Production To Reach Record Levels
Jan. 13, 1999 Turkish Grain Exports Grow as TMO Moves to Reduce Huge Stockpiles
Jan. 13, 1999 Southeast Asia's Share of World Cotton Imports Reaches 10-Year High (.pdf format)
Jan. 5, 1999 FY 99 Fishery and Forest Product Export Forecasts
Jan. 4, 1999 U.S. Exports of Frozen French Fries Continue to Rise

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