U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO ARGENTINA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: ARGENTINA
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CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
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BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 2,183 128,854* 14,027 2,902 5,289 | 3,114 188 -93.95
WHEAT................................. 362 91 0 94 262 | 0 6 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 322 344 1,250* 0 228 | 14 0 -100.0
RICE.................................. 236 305 53 0 24 | 0 6 -
SOYBEANS.............................. 0 124,597* 10,087 193 48 | 0 0 -
COTTON................................ 75 1,538 556 1,375 2,927 | 2,700 0 -100.0
TOBACCO............................... 12 36 15 82 36 | 9 12 40.70
PULSES................................ 77 81 121 66 81 | 12 6 -52.15
PEANUTS............................... 95 158 15 0 735*| 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,003 1,704 1,930 1,091 948 | 378 158 -58.27
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 101,178 147,224* 122,405 81,603 79,555 | 24,922 19,006 -23.74
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 0 178* 40 46 127 | 84 0 -100.0
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 169 105 175* 47 60 | 25 35 43.76
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 1,594* 3 4 0 0 | 0 0 -
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 1,909 3,959 2,371 1,626 4,767*| 307 838 172.92
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 1,326 3,055 3,406* 1,942 2,011 | 499 1,108 122.01
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 1,728 2,716 2,730 2,716 3,136 | 884 686 -22.40
HIDES & SKINS......................... 618 2,071 3,953* 802 1,015 | 24 60 149.23
ANIMAL FATS........................... 984 1,694 14,519* 45 2,610 | 92 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 48,973 85,133* 50,053 28,432 28,601 | 15,266 7,144 -53.20
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 22,292* 21,339 13,567 16,486 7,874 | 2,037 2,476 21.57
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 21,585 26,969 31,587* 29,462 29,355 | 5,705 6,658 16.72
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 60,324 67,963* 67,301 60,743 66,875 | 10,629 12,702 19.50
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 7,860 9,060 9,418 10,093 8,110 | 1,023 1,951 90.70
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 4,567* 3,122 2,892 2,418 1,760 | 318 298 -6.32
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 3,682 4,199 6,958* 5,365 5,242 | 1,002 1,103 10.06
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 301 662* 487 597 89 | 5 3 -34.98
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 487 667 588 248 301 | 142 113 -20.14
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 6,976 6,708 8,158 8,027 16,777*| 1,308 1,396 6.74
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 139 157 395 402 331 | 71 48 -32.79
FRESH FRUIT........................... 2,003 420 642 321 109 | 0 65 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 121 335 463 428 974*| 80 22 -73.13
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 4,240 3,611 3,970 3,748 4,135 | 722 1,205 66.81
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 2,525 1,642 1,060 489 405 | 60 59 -1.69
TREE NUTS............................. 4,284 5,951 4,377 2,953 1,511 | 43 141 225.65
WINE & BEER........................... 3,308 3,173 3,700 2,393 2,022 | 887 114 -87.19
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 628 855* 544 751 348 | 197 139 -29.48
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 11,053 14,193* 10,069 7,207 11,396 | 1,735 2,805 61.66
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 8,150 13,210 13,579 15,302 13,366 | 3,035 3,241 6.76
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 6,662 7,981 11,121* 6,878 9,278 | 926 1,651 78.25
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 3 98 426 233 191 | 116 37 -68.39
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 401 700* 648 616 407 | 110 79 -28.19
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 98 20 37 47 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 727 1,285 1,534* 1,055 1,018 | 223 151 -32.46
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 5,434 5,879 8,476* 4,927 7,662 | 477 1,384 190.33
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 398 823 457 1,152* 723 | 204 233 14.59
SALMON, CANNED........................ 0 0 0 0 254*| 82 42 -49.25
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 23 0 28 0 0 | 0 0 -
SURIMI (FISH PASTE)................... 287 0 0 70 305*| 71 173 145.85
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 0 0 0 55 0 | 0 6 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 87 823 428 1,027* 164 | 51 12 -76.06
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 163,685 344,041* 203,733 145,248 151,719 | 38,665 31,896 -17.51
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 170,746 352,845* 215,311 153,278 161,721 | 39,795 33,780 -15.11
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov