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U.S. Tomato Imports by OR

Trend of U.S. Tomato Imports from

U.S. Tomato Imports by Value by Region, 1998-2004 ($Million)

Region*	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
North America	667,950	609,323	572,692	651,779	724,346	992,288	1,006,999
Caribbean	35	2	8	0	2	10	538
Central America	0	0	0	0	0	4	14
South America	77	66	353	89	402	57	304
European Union - 25	81,128	71,450	59,152	61,848	60,758	43,051	37,732
Other Europe	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
Middle East	8,625	8,124	7,812	7,716	9,237	12,212	7,937
North Africa	26	408	203	200	0	0	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	54	0	20	0	0	0	0
South Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
Oceania	0	10	0	0	0	0	13
World Total	757,895	689,392	640,240	721,633	794,745	1,047,630	1,053,538

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Tomato Imports by Value by Region, 1991-1997 ($Million)

Region*	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
North America	254,340	138,728	310,463	325,718	423,489	617,757	576,014
Caribbean	270	615	467	7	34	51	48
Central America	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
South America	24	87	8	6	7	29	4
European Union - 25	5,034	5,271	13,598	17,392	25,883	50,662	65,896
Other Europe	5	10	0	0	0	0	0
Middle East	532	847	1,023	803	1,100	3,929	6,689
North Africa	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	7	0	0	0	0	18	11
South Asia	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Oceania	0	8	0	5	0	22	6
World Total	260,213	145,608	325,559	343,933	450,518	672,468	648,668

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Tomato Imports by Weight by Region, 1998-2004 (MT)

Region*	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
North America	795,782	694,699	691,272	784,899	823,924	915,324	912,364
Caribbean	29	2	15	0	3	21	809
Central America	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
South America	120	105	192	65	281	40	231
European Union - 25	46,620	41,905	34,711	34,798	31,000	19,244	15,437
Other Europe	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Middle East	4,734	3,833	3,728	3,723	4,294	4,821	2,916
North Africa	17	190	82	75	0	0	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	18	0	6	0	0	0	0
South Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Oceania	0	5	0	0	0	0	4
World Total	847,320	740,742	730,006	823,562	859,502	939,457	931,771

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Tomato Imports by Weight by Region, 1991-1997 (MT)

Region*	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
North America	356,249	188,330	405,228	383,705	604,718	707,447	698,113
Caribbean	418	2,651	1,221	16	59	103	49
Central America	0	75	0	0	0	0	0
South America	17	125	6	0	5	10	5
European Union - 25	3,025	2,916	9,677	10,426	14,822	27,270	41,020
Other Europe	3	10	0	0	0	0	0
Middle East	1,107	1,918	2,262	1,822	1,320	2,302	3,264
North Africa	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	10	0	0	0	0	12	5
South Asia	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Oceania	0	3	0	3	0	6	3
World Total	360,829	196,028	418,394	395,975	620,927	737,150	742,459

*List of countries in each region

Source: Foreign Agricultural Service