U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO CHILE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT 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................. 64,310 41,467 44,779 88,228 38,902 | 21,227 1,247 -94.13
WHEAT................................. 42 7,765 5,657 33,122 9,638 | 0 706 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 58,957* 23,294 30,652 50,715 22,481 | 17,951 3 -99.98
RICE.................................. 12 659 2,337 21 66 | 25 71 187.72
SOYBEANS.............................. 1,623 5,058* 1,007 2,308 0 | 0 0 -
COTTON................................ 540 1,369 1,616 47 5,600*| 2,936 171 -94.18
TOBACCO............................... 2,314 2,155 1,649 693 250 | 137 27 -80.17
PULSES................................ 177 520 400 231 186 | 26 0 -100.0
PEANUTS............................... 26 128 79 39 49 | 0 163* -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 620 519 1,381 1,051 633 | 153 105 -31.20
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 33,679 46,387 54,437 38,007 41,339 | 8,774 8,211 -6.42
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 21 0 3 1,154 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 63 10,492* 4,404 1,260 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 29 0 4 0 340 | 0 53 -
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 1,446 1,597 2,508 788 1,654 | 199 243 21.97
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 869 7,892 16,397 10,745 17,542*| 3,836 2,016 -47.44
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 820 1,356 1,105 912 691 | 152 122 -19.98
HIDES & SKINS......................... 110 197 303 185 252 | 209 0 -100.0
ANIMAL FATS........................... 3,649 247 5,333* 670 199 | 105 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 7,907 8,334* 6,648 6,305 7,393 | 1,070 829 -22.53
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 3,741 1,452 3,619 3,662 2,589 | 713 985 38.13
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 15,023* 14,819 14,112 12,326 10,681 | 2,489 3,963 59.23
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 29,698 38,442* 35,858 25,939 34,753 | 6,832 11,134 62.98
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 2,908 5,268 4,752 5,454 5,651*| 1,909 1,609 -15.72
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 1,307 2,439* 1,182 721 1,019 | 518 318 -38.53
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 630 549 327 168 95 | 41 116 184.76
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 72 473* 402 348 201 | 55 43 -22.19
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 675 603 347 562 876 | 256 358 39.66
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 1,859 4,232 6,522 3,674 7,120 | 725 433 -40.29
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 673* 635 358 399 434 | 82 60 -27.14
FRESH FRUIT........................... 6 344 598 310 438 | 236 181 -23.44
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 554 579 245 279 365 | 92 63 -31.46
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 6,983* 6,168 4,708 2,951 3,666 | 907 694 -23.43
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 619 631* 374 238 47 | 16 20 23.89
TREE NUTS............................. 724 1,023 1,176 475 2,216*| 49 271 451.86
WINE & BEER........................... 1,955 2,304* 2,057 1,789 105 | 35 220 536.19
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 101 90 235* 145 42 | 0 0 -
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 7,018* 6,936 6,944 5,006 4,517 | 992 1,357 36.81
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 3,614 6,168 5,631 3,419 7,963*| 918 5,391 487.32
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 9,545 11,953 10,108 11,005 17,666*| 5,793 5,544 -4.29
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 91 149 180 176 708 | 581 145 -75.06
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 707* 264 481 340 244 | 110 44 -60.29
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 349 514 794 320 344 | 153 0 -100.0
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 1,590 2,960* 1,134 1,320 2,454 | 398 90 -77.42
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 6,809 8,065 7,518 8,849 13,916*| 4,550 5,266 15.72
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 732 436 402 559 517 | 340 168 -50.69
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 16 114 161* 83 | 83 0 -100.0
SALMON, CANNED........................ 6 5 7 0 3 | 3 0 -100.0
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 24 0 100* 0 3 | 0 0 -
SURIMI (FISH PASTE)................... 10 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 89 24 0 5 0 | 0 28 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 603* 390 180 393 428 | 255 140 -45.10
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 127,687 126,296 135,074 152,174 114,994 | 36,833 20,591 -44.09
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 137,965 138,684 145,583 163,738 133,177 | 42,966 26,303 -38.78
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov