U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BULGARIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: BULGARIA
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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.................     27,353       1,072       4,596       1,231         653 |         0           3      -
   WHEAT.................................     16,218*          0       3,330           0           0 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................      8,057           0           0           0           0 |         0           3      -
   RICE..................................      1,548           0          70         563         610 |         0           0      -
   COTTON................................          0           0         207*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................      1,271         630         293         429           0 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................        259         442         697         227          43 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0           0           0          13           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      1,385       2,837       2,875       4,414       1,396 |       221         187   -15.52
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0       1,589       1,040         923           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          0          18           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................          0         350           0         445*          0 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0           3         562*          0          20 |         5           8    61.42
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0          34           0           5           7 |         7           0   -100.0
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................         94         119         153          46           0 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          0           0           0           0         238*|         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         52          26          34         444           9 |         0           6      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0           0           0       2,040*        966 |       183           0   -100.0
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      1,239*        698       1,087         511         155 |        27         173   546.85
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,425       1,876       2,945       3,683       4,839*|       438       3,098   607.40
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         52          58          67         338         207 |         7         269   3525.8
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......          0          51          26          21          10 |         6           0   -100.0
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        670         592         829*        231         436 |         5         468   9461.6
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          0           0           0         428*          0 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................        291         723         970       1,903       3,456*|       318       1,941   510.30
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          0           0          99           0         104 |         0          85      -
   FRESH FRUIT...........................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           8*     -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0         104*          0          15 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          6         245*         38          94          21 |         0          23      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............         16           0          88          32           6 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................        188          11         331*        164          52 |         0          51      -
   WINE & BEER...........................         21           0           0          75           0 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............        173         134          71          36           0 |         0           9      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          8          62         323         360         531 |       101         245   141.46
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....         60         140         311         789*        434 |       214          58   -72.69
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................         15          82         134         269*         14 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0          26           0           0 |         0          55*     -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           3      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........         32          15          53*          0          22 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         14          43          99         520*        398 |       214           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0          24           0 |         0          33*     -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0           0          24           0 |         0          33*     -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   30,163       5,785      10,417       9,328       6,888 |       659       3,288   398.71
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          30,223       5,925      10,728      10,140       7,322 |       873       3,379   287.02
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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