ALFALFA (LUCERNE) SEED, EXCEPT CERTIFIED
2002 EXPORTS BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION
(January 1 - December 31)
Destination	Month of December					Cumulative, January to Date
			Value In					Value In
	Pounds		Dollars	$/lb.		Pounds		Dollars	$/lb.
SO. AMERICA
Peru	8,818		10,600	$1.20		299,768		387,956	$1.29
Costa Rica	37,941		41,733	$1.10		223,363		420,346	$1.88
Ecuador	0		0	$0.00		76,187		66,540	$0.87
Bolivia	0		0	$0.00		60,627		78,750	$1.30
Chile	52,910		63,600	$1.20		52,910		63,600	$1.20
Colombia	0		0	$0.00		51,581		57,988	$1.12
Guatemala	3,907		4,296	$1.10		44,976		49,471	$1.10
Venezuela	0		0	$0.00		27,782		30,470	$1.10
Brazil	0		0	$0.00		2,343		2,576	$1.10
Total for So. America	103,577		120,229	$1.16		839,538		1,157,697	$1.38
NO. AMERICA
Mexico	526,342		519,109	$0.99		2,850,191		3,135,209	$1.10
Total for No. America	526,342		519,109	$0.99		2,850,191		3,135,209	$1.10
MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia	0		0	$0.00		157,567		200,769	$1.27
Kuwait	0		0	$0.00		72,029		81,930	$1.14
Total for M. East	0		0	$0.00		229,596		282,699	$1.23
ASIA
Japan	20,333		130,213	$6.40		565,442		864,226	$1.53
Taiwan	0		0	$0.00		534,525		408,000	$0.76
China	44,101		65,268	$1.48		479,095		486,232	$1.01
Korea, Rep of	0		0	$0.00		123,691		151,650	$1.23
Australia	0		0	$0.00		19,676		21,640	$1.10
New Zealand	0		0	$0.00		3,069		3,375	$1.10
Total for Asia	64,434		195,481	$3.03		1,725,499		1,935,123	$1.12
EUROPE
Netherlands	0		0	$0.00		68,340		140,639	$2.06
France	0		0	$0.00		34,059		39,056	$1.15
Sweden	0		0	$0.00		13,452		18,366	$1.37
Total for Europe	0		0	$0.00		115,852		198,061	$1.71
Total World	694,352		834,819	$1.20		5,760,675		6,708,789	$1.16
Source: Department of Commerce