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U.S. Lettuce Exports by

U.S. Lettuce Exports by Value by Region, 1998-2004 ($1,000)

Region*	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
North America	74,170	73,597	96,570	99,575	126,197	135,805	149,914
Caribbean	471	146	705	187	233	574	587
Central America	88	131	11	0	20	20	20
South America	204	127	0	4	0	0	0
European Union - 25	146	372	483	1,108	945	1,252	819
Other Europe	9	22	15	0	74	23	59
East Asia	2,744	2,961	5,907	8,559	5,503	5,760	10,972
Middle East	0	273	1,090	999	1,039	806	943
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	74	112	724	529	194	23	36
Oceania	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
World Total	77,906	77,752	105,504	110,973	134,207	144,263	163,350

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Lettuce Exports by Value by Region, 1991-1997 ($1,000)

Region*	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
North America	31,711	40,907	52,913	51,125	62,432	54,033	65,841
Caribbean	688	573	747	196	161	34	429
Central America	0	0	0	0	3	18	49
South America	0	0	0	15	102	292	40
European Union - 25	1,336	1,670	290	277	259	188	401
Other Europe	26	264	147	114	134	11	24
East Asia	2,300	1,964	2,905	4,434	3,525	2,940	2,939
Middle East	0	0	0	350	92	0	0
Southeast Asia	206	139	278	471	459	123	200
Oceania	4	0	0	0	6	0	0
World Total	36,272	45,518	57,280	56,983	67,173	57,638	69,924

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Lettuce Exports by Weight by Region, 1998-2004 (MT)

Region*	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
North America	123,469	130,480	154,966	166,105	202,973	189,113	211,109
Caribbean	613	169	1,330	243	190	439	542
Central America	189	381	11	0	23	16	63
South America	571	310	0	5	0	0	0
European Union - 25	124	330	416	762	1,344	1,117	585
Other Europe	7	18	51	0	169	20	42
East Asia	3,002	4,609	8,019	8,605	6,314	5,630	9,436
Middle East	0	127	528	442	482	328	361
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	0	14	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	105	190	1,314	927	331	20	31
Oceania	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
World Total	128,078	136,630	166,634	177,103	211,826	196,682	222,169

*List of countries in each region

U.S. Lettuce Exports by Weight by Region, 1991-1997 (MT)

Region*	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
North America	61,939	81,783	97,768	93,088	96,837	96,533	108,038
Caribbean	1,331	1,381	1,032	262	213	48	828
Central America	0	0	0	0	5	30	99
South America	0	0	0	10	61	170	20
European Union - 25	1,594	2,170	525	247	434	158	353
Other Europe	28	326	168	72	118	12	15
East Asia	4,918	2,978	4,624	6,464	5,001	4,251	5,176
Middle East	0	0	0	476	269	0	0
Southeast Asia	232	150	305	571	436	128	223
Oceania	3	0	0	0	21	0	0
World Total	70,043	88,787	104,421	101,190	103,394	101,329	114,752

*List of countries in each region

Source: Foreign Agricultural Service