U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BAHAMAS, THE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: BAHAMAS, THE
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 5,624 5,665 9,022 11,460* 11,113 | 2,446 2,170 -11.28
WHEAT................................. 700 670 481 506 512 | 132 145 9.66
COARSE GRAINS......................... 98 138 122 131 159 | 80 73 -9.07
RICE.................................. 4,534 4,457 4,615 5,226* 4,862 | 1,131 943 -16.63
SOYBEANS.............................. 0 10 0 0 38*| 0 0 -
COTTON................................ 0 15 0 29 20 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 6 37 63 79 29 | 10 0 -100.0
PULSES................................ 20 8 55 27 45 | 8 23 205.86
PEANUTS............................... 178 198 235 215 212 | 74 11 -85.37
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 87 132 3,451 5,249* 5,238 | 1,012 976 -3.56
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 17,806 16,166 15,430 14,668 18,343*| 4,173 3,341 -19.93
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 206 189 311 163 495 | 34 129 285.36
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 1,143 1,186 1,329 1,626 1,673*| 414 242 -41.55
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 964 852 791 757 653 | 206 207 0.38
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 8,822 8,966* 7,565 5,520 4,481 | 1,994 1,109 -44.36
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 822 456 674 285 4,090*| 111 318 185.26
HIDES & SKINS......................... 13 42 36 83* 26 | 0 3 -
ANIMAL FATS........................... 69 60 47 3 108 | 74 46 -38.19
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 106 98 200 255 578*| 58 103 77.86
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 4,131 2,855 3,128 4,442 3,569 | 726 674 -7.24
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,532 1,461 1,345 1,535 2,671*| 556 511 -8.17
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 111,741* 92,280 84,938 88,877 97,774 | 18,700 24,119 28.98
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 10,979 7,105 8,502 10,343 12,778*| 2,763 3,521 27.41
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 2,096 2,284 3,001* 1,378 508 | 113 183 61.27
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 4,532 10,393 12,881 10,732 7,315 | 1,019 3,411 234.85
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 1,442 1,912 1,723 1,446 3,935 | 180 1,359 655.40
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 5,446 7,786 8,252 10,772* 6,124 | 1,478 1,357 -8.16
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 5,001 4,759 5,227* 4,626 3,668 | 943 1,395 47.95
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 695 1,004* 946 803 221 | 113 43 -61.68
FRESH FRUIT........................... 365 1,018 1,424* 874 1,209 | 99 184 85.48
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 5,723 3,746 2,322 1,393 6,190 | 283 792 180.03
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 8,463 4,510 4,489 4,909 6,094 | 1,727 1,413 -18.19
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 6,412 7,171 8,208 6,681 8,478*| 1,677 1,900 13.31
TREE NUTS............................. 151 263 160 117 122 | 29 98 235.47
WINE & BEER........................... 4,688 4,331 4,532 5,964 6,571*| 1,420 1,539 8.43
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 967 1,197 3,191 6,242* 5,027 | 947 539 -43.10
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 1,657 1,372 1,098 1,592 1,778 | 493 442 -10.28
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 53,126* 33,428 18,982 21,004 27,759 | 5,416 5,943 9.73
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 29,543 45,172 53,286 56,434 57,068*| 16,014 11,345 -29.16
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 1,717 2,457* 1,789 813 1,671 | 366 280 -23.67
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 2,040* 894 492 644 634 | 148 330 123.12
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 10,861 12,667 13,700 16,064* 15,158 | 4,245 3,619 -14.75
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 5,170 6,568* 4,976 5,830 5,507 | 1,505 1,291 -14.20
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 9,755 22,586 32,330 33,083 34,098*| 9,749 5,825 -40.25
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,768 2,019 2,536 2,658* 1,817 | 757 726 -4.12
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 16 0 0 26 | 0 0 -
SALMON, CANNED........................ 41 31 4 0 9 | 0 7 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 4 48 24 33 19 | 0 19 -
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 0 19 63* 40 3 | 0 24 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 1,723 1,904 2,446 2,586* 1,761 | 757 676 -10.75
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 135,171* 114,111 109,390 115,005 127,230 | 25,318 29,630 17.03
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 166,482 161,302 165,213 174,097 186,116*| 42,089 41,700 -0.92
====================================================================================================================================
ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov