The genus Cinnamomum

Table 12.14 US exports of cassia and cinnamon by country of destination
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 Avg. qty % in total
(1996–99) imports
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Australia 816 5058 0 0 904 5319 13,430 61,418 4778 0.7
Canada 253,199 814,638 217,623 676,996 168,331 4,696,640 120,557 325,407 126,628 18.8
Colombia 1880 7952 0 0 0 0 0 0 1880 0.3
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 660 3758 0 0 660 0.1
France – – 10,096 35,573 0 0 0 10,096 1.5
Germany – – 293,236 567,963 91,714 184,035 3147 3757 129,366 19.2
Haiti – – 0 0 0 – 16,244 41,385 16,244 2.4
Honduras – – 0 0 0 – 22,161 22,881 22,161 3.3
Jamaica – – 0 0 0 – 13,545 31,723 13,545 2.0
Korea, Republic of 1526 7970 0 0 24,715 68,107 0 0 12,358 1.8
Mexico 225,172 903,243 265,423 981,003 302,988 1,342,268 272,880 872,330 210,323 31.2
Netherlands, the 0 0 0 0 0 0 846 12,852 846 0.1
Panama 1814 5240 5991 17,113 3755 10,018 4535 9000 3570 0.5
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 – 33,834 42,867 33,834 5.0
Sweden 1713 4719 0 0 0 – 14,479 21,336 7240 1.1
Switzerland 5292 47,784 0 0 0 – 0 0 47,784 7.1
Thailand 0 0 17,005 29,622 0 – 0 0 4251 0.6
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 1000 2750 0 – 0 0 1000 0.1
United Kingdom 8957 3,515,210 27,626 84,225 15,909 45,483 10,274 24,530 13,452 2.0
Venezuela 7347 34,571 10,808 42,056 748 2739 0 0 3852 0.6
Other 24,534 133,282 8731 31,213 15,872 37,663 16,809 42,050 10,353 1.5
Total 532,250 1,999,609 857,639 2,468,514 625,596 2,196,030 542,741 1,511,536 674,220 100.0
Source: USDA/FAS, Tropical Products – World Markets and Trade, various issues of Circular Series.
Note
Qty in kilograms, value in US$.