U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CHILE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: CHILE
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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................. 23,405 14,930 13,925 5,835 5,769 | 2,625 1,056 -59.78
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 12,251 8,678 7,704 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 0 0 19*| 6 0 -100.0
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 0 0 32 | 32 0 -100.0
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 4,700* 2,010 4,469 2,735 2,098 | 148 254 71.85
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 6,454* 4,240 1,752 3,100 3,620 | 2,439 802 -67.13
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 69,303 77,817 118,247 111,688 142,500*| 28,268 43,693 54.57
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 100 50 15 114 100 | 10 46 367.76
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 148 77 53 15 36 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 1,047 1,067 2,165 4,923 5,589*| 1,121 874 -22.02
HIDES & SKINS......................... 35 166 47 17 117 | 0 19 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 53,052 61,697 91,087 86,490 121,570*| 23,635 39,314 66.34
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 6 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,274 921 1,686 1,664 1,853*| 617 367 -40.57
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 13,640 13,839 23,195* 18,467 13,235 | 2,885 3,073 6.51
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 658,674 652,153 651,337 791,963 876,851*| 415,831 398,695 -4.12
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 9,694 6,420 8,360 9,408 9,269 | 2,377 2,023 -14.88
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 0 31* 22 29 | 29 0 -100.0
CHEESE................................ 0 0 0 0 5 | 5 0 -100.0
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 196 2,512 4,200 4,704*| 2,857 3,444 20.56
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 0 0 0 41 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 420,702 395,013 429,503 502,037 596,743*| 348,247 337,405 -3.11
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 7,636 7,196 7,331 12,915* 12,313 | 6,106 5,318 -12.91
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 37,382 33,328 28,148 32,098 35,371 | 9,502 6,245 -34.28
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 70,772* 64,290 35,923 67,213 62,068 | 11,173 8,107 -27.44
TREE NUTS............................. 1,235 570 471 1,939* 529 | 221 37 -83.24
WINE AND BEER......................... 92,389 125,860 116,334 116,875 134,318*| 31,922 34,129 6.91
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 1,342 1,884 3,457 5,556* 5,474 | 1,168 1,244 6.52
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 11,248 11,376 12,321 10,826 13,275*| 1,837 194 -89.41
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 6,274 6,021 6,946 28,871* 2,714 | 389 549 41.09
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 173,361 252,533 280,094 418,785* 392,956 | 110,776 96,421 -12.96
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 13,458 7,692 1,058 670 589 | 67 246 268.01
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 2,090 1,565 4,501 7,570 8,004*| 2,584 1,373 -46.85
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 62,648 87,655 92,381 142,935* 136,095 | 44,687 30,717 -31.26
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 10,128 19,069 26,635 62,779 63,365*| 16,709 15,878 -4.97
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 85,037 136,553 155,519 204,832* 184,903 | 46,729 48,207 3.16
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 283,312 316,744 369,245 371,334 499,205*| 103,070 122,001 18.37
SHRIMP................................ 2,354 2,740 3,457 3,817 3,355 | 701 331 -52.84
TUNA.................................. 94 175 130 105 88 | 12 0 -100.0
LOBSTER............................... 2,766 2,736 4,563 6,677 7,900 | 1,413 826 -41.55
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 1,474 1,527 1,694 2,986 4,133 | 1,614 1,384 -14.26
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 87,299* 68,945 38,526 18,102 25,013 | 3,168 4,958 56.50
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 189,324 240,621 320,876 339,646 458,717*| 96,161 114,502 19.07
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 751,381 744,900 783,510 909,486 1,025,119*| 446,724 443,444 -0.73
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,208,054 1,314,177 1,432,849 1,699,605 1,917,280*| 660,570 661,865 0.20
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov