U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO INDIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: INDIA
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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.................      3,858       9,375      13,995      16,945      36,444 |    11,939       7,112   -40.43
   WHEAT.................................        911       1,013           3          49         569 |        37         225   514.60
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0           0       7,988           0 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................         10           0           4           0         738 |         0          15      -
   COTTON................................      1,542       6,139       9,897       6,927      29,429 |    11,071       6,138   -44.56
   TOBACCO...............................        386         163       1,290           4         461 |       186         438   134.64
   PULSES................................        819       1,415       2,155       1,765       5,038 |       631         258   -59.09
   PEANUTS...............................          0         455*        318           0           0 |         0           4      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        191         190         327         212         208 |        13          34   162.24
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     74,280      95,031     139,157      82,210      95,204 |    21,896      22,550     2.98
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................      1,779       6,193       6,083       4,944       5,360 |     3,754       1,666   -55.61
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................     15,257      20,972      52,321      23,844      25,456 |     5,276       5,727     8.55
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....        320         526      21,140       6,085       2,640 |       106       1,511   1325.2
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......        655         943         582         448         800 |       294         551    87.64
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................      1,442       1,748*        824       1,216         551 |       207           0   -100.0
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        380         368         374         421       1,057 |        67         137   104.43
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          0           3           0           7          12 |         0           5      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      1,096       1,952       2,366       2,917       3,563*|       949       1,385    45.90
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         63         148         407         168         116 |        24          39    63.25
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     53,288      62,177*     55,060      42,159      55,648 |    11,220      11,529     2.75
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     34,372      50,045      57,216      46,442      79,722 |    15,532       9,841   -36.64
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............        345         675         130         868       1,158*|       196         334    70.62
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......         28          16         243          94          99 |         0           9      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        310         354          24           0          76 |         0          88      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........         77         109*         30           0           4 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................         19          13         117          34         518*|       169          89   -47.45
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................        938         671         798         656         401 |       174         144   -17.24
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................        129         416*        246         233         343 |       148          16   -89.08
   FRESH FRUIT...........................        361         204          69         390         525 |        70         826*  1085.6
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          5          16         178         201          80 |        72           3   -96.08
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        135         405         585         713       1,247*|       245         790   222.36
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        100         111         148         609*        404 |       202           0   -100.0
   TREE NUTS.............................     25,946      44,246      52,282      40,205      71,063*|    13,793       6,576   -52.32
   WINE & BEER...........................         71         139*         31         100          71 |         0           7      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          7          59          52         152         194 |         0          69      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............          0           6           0          13          21 |         0          16      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......      5,902       2,602       2,280       2,174       3,518 |       463         872    88.23
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....        907       6,282*      1,324       2,664       4,819 |       823       1,989   141.78
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................        132       5,245*        151         221       2,226 |       191       1,076   462.81
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................        421         233         334         889*        570 |        55          81    48.69
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0          29          21         156           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        165         577         600         498         669*|       293         493    67.99
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......        188         197         219         900       1,354*|       283         339    19.59
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........        985*        181         217         201         731 |       659          41   -93.72
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........          0          28*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        185*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0          43*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........        800*        153         174         201         731 |       659          41   -93.72
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  112,511     154,451     210,368     145,596     211,370 |    49,367      39,502   -19.98
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         114,403     160,913     211,909     148,462     216,920 |    50,849      41,533   -18.32
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov