U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BENIN
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: BENIN
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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................. 726 3,133 869 260 120 | 18 27 50.58
WHEAT................................. 726 2,451 222 239 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 0 59 516 0 0 | 0 27 -
COTTON................................ 0 0 0 20 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 624 0 0 51 | 0 0 -
PULSES................................ 0 0 132 0 69 | 18 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 996 1,405 5,179* 1,219 2,961 | 1,503 23 -98.47
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 44 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 391 458 1,622 407 1,971*| 1,149 0 -100.0
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 0 178 2,826* 0 3 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 0 0 0 0 110*| 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 0 308* 0 | 0 23 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 560 769 732 505 878 | 353 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 125 604 425 912 884 | 243 854 250.91
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 24 64 54 7 14 | 0 0 -
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 22 0 0 92* 0 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 58* 0 0 | 0 0 -
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 0 50 0 0 306 | 12 778* 6382.8
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 -
FRESH FRUIT........................... 0 0 34* 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 14* -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 0 350* 61 0 29 | 0 36 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 0 0 0 16*| 0 0 -
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 3 63* 0 | 0 0 -
WINE & BEER........................... 24 61 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 55 78 216 750* 520 | 231 11 -95.07
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 0 15 0 0 61*| 0 15 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 0 15 0 0 61*| 0 15 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,847 5,143 6,473 2,391 3,966 | 1,764 904 -48.76
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,847 5,158 6,473 2,391 4,028 | 1,764 919 -47.90
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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