U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO ERITREA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: ERITREA
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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.................      6,452       3,209      14,469*          0      10,516 |         0       2,256      -
   WHEAT.................................      6,407       3,209      10,207*          0       8,462 |         0       2,058      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0       4,262*          0       1,596 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................         45           0           0           0         458*|         0         198      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      1,170         649           0           0       1,534 |         0         146      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................         62           0           0           0         122 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....        893         441           0           0         717 |         0           0      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        209         208           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0           0           0          84*|         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          7           0           0           0         611*|         0         146      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          0           0           0           0          41*|         0           0      -
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............          0           0           0           0          41*|         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....          3         162*          0           4           5 |         5           0   -100.0
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0          27*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          3         135*          0           4           5 |         5           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    7,622       3,859      14,469*          0      12,091 |         0       2,402      -
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           7,625       4,021      14,469*          4      12,095 |         5       2,402    52331
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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