U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BANGLADESH
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: BANGLADESH
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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.................     77,875      94,565     141,813      92,759      69,308 |    15,373      22,790    48.25
   WHEAT.................................     40,253      29,644      68,672      63,337      15,696 |         0       7,507      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0         808           0       1,818 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................         18          12           3           4           0 |         0           0      -
   COTTON................................     35,947      62,746      70,871*     27,888      49,241 |    14,775      14,408    -2.48
   TOBACCO...............................      1,656       2,153       1,392       1,427       2,468 |       595         827    38.97
   PULSES................................          0           0          50          92          83 |         0          48      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0          12          17          12           3 |         3           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      8,084      23,541      15,540      21,749       8,539 |       572       2,147   275.42
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0           0       8,225      17,126*      4,767 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          0           0         176*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      1,332      11,590           0           0          83 |        83           0   -100.0
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....        674       1,939         429       2,491*      1,199 |         0           8      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......        303         324          28         200         161 |        31         458*  1364.2
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................         62          45          22          40         102*|        29          25   -14.13
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        175*         78           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         28          16          64          86         162 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         19         150         276           8         756*|       154         281    82.46
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      5,490       9,400*      6,320       1,798       1,310 |       274       1,374   401.20
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      2,008       2,428       2,336       3,923       3,400 |     1,649         813   -50.70
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         21          12          73         309         103 |        21          42   103.03
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......          0          14           0          15           0 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......          0           0           0           0           3 |         0           3      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........         39*         34           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................          0           0           0          11          75*|         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................        289          84          25           7       1,085 |     1,085           0   -100.0
   FRESH FRUIT...........................        586         538         705       1,311*        671 |       143         758   431.52
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        199         217         324         456         821*|       322           0   -100.0
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        349       1,035         646       1,339*        337 |        39           0   -100.0
   TREE NUTS.............................          0          76          84         179*         63 |         0           0      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          8           6          13           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............          0           0           0           3*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        517         412         466         292         243 |        41          11   -72.53
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      6,248          75          87          85         109 |         4          13   229.53
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         15          11           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........          0          20          55*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      6,233          44          32          85         109 |         4          13   229.53
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          6          17         561*         74          59 |        45          38   -16.36
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0           7*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          6          17         555*         74          59 |        45          38   -16.36
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   87,967     120,535     159,688     118,431      81,247 |    17,594      25,750    46.36
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          94,220     120,626     160,337     118,591      81,416 |    17,643      25,801    46.24
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 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