U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO JAMAICA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: JAMAICA
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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................. 95,190* 69,324 59,253 58,841 54,438 | 12,272 12,017 -2.07
WHEAT................................. 33,744* 29,867 25,699 21,997 21,675 | 5,084 5,474 7.67
COARSE GRAINS......................... 31,852* 26,961 23,284 23,391 21,277 | 5,825 6,101 4.74
RICE.................................. 24,338* 5,890 5,284 7,953 7,945 | 77 153 99.33
SOYBEANS.............................. 0 0 0 71 16 | 4 29 676.28
COTTON................................ 54 48 111 49 33 | 7 10 35.67
TOBACCO............................... 2,443 4,627* 3,110 1,970 1,040 | 568 0 -100.0
PULSES................................ 370 440 507 1,022* 414 | 186 45 -75.75
PEANUTS............................... 36 141 196 153 123 | 17 39 124.88
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 2,354* 1,350 1,062 2,237 1,915 | 504 167 -66.84
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 57,776 63,087* 59,152 54,260 48,854 | 11,993 10,163 -15.26
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 29 30 6 3 6 | 3 0 -100.0
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 16,409 19,504* 17,759 14,718 12,196 | 2,837 2,917 2.80
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 6,214 8,651 10,185* 8,972 8,187 | 2,713 707 -73.94
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 3,934 3,731 2,964 3,226 2,767 | 545 766 40.62
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 2,770 3,499 3,965 3,543 3,177 | 721 374 -48.21
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 281 267 195 375 536 | 98 386 293.31
HIDES & SKINS......................... 42 45 23 16 183 | 29 33 13.83
ANIMAL FATS........................... 5,230 3,592 3,725 3,089 2,094 | 518 497 -4.06
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 703 564 403 467 879 | 122 198 62.29
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 16,521 17,363 14,147 13,989 13,531 | 2,784 3,235 16.20
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 5,643 5,842 5,778 5,861 5,296 | 1,622 1,050 -35.25
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 49,773 67,604 72,714* 70,990 67,621 | 14,158 18,048 27.48
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 3,589 5,007* 3,694 4,735 4,498 | 934 1,191 27.54
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 1,509 1,996* 1,577 1,735 1,360 | 213 645 203.09
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 4,302 5,303 5,515 5,558 3,603 | 709 1,169 64.90
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 113 144 267 221 236 | 27 84 207.53
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 16,758 17,973 25,219* 15,154 13,504 | 3,066 3,752 22.38
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 5,044 8,250 7,063 7,286 6,325 | 1,266 2,108 66.52
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 6,102 6,829 5,892 7,202 8,798*| 1,880 2,637 40.26
FRESH FRUIT........................... 301 288 351 351 948*| 169 200 18.52
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 1,009 2,041 3,021 2,469 3,419*| 439 307 -30.11
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 2,492 4,404 5,896* 4,445 3,810 | 858 1,214 41.53
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 2,213 2,827 3,653 5,162 5,465*| 997 1,554 55.96
TREE NUTS............................. 373* 319 183 306 221 | 76 34 -55.11
WINE & BEER........................... 638 600 540 771* 590 | 72 97 34.99
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 44 47 155 105 31 | 18 38 103.69
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 489 508 840 2,048* 1,237 | 232 298 28.49
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4,796 11,069 8,850 13,443 13,576*| 3,201 2,718 -15.09
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 38,687 48,442* 41,969 40,432 36,096 | 8,684 6,789 -21.81
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 358 491 629 351 198 | 94 72 -23.27
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 1,183 1,169 1,043 1,086 1,506*| 321 261 -18.80
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 24,138 31,323* 26,198 25,674 24,457 | 6,123 4,436 -27.56
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 5,836 7,676 7,773* 5,003 3,874 | 720 795 10.41
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 7,172 7,784 6,326 8,318 6,062 | 1,425 1,226 -13.99
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 2,352 2,574 2,926* 2,351 739 | 228 495 117.57
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 3 12 27 11 5 | 0 24 -
SALMON, CANNED........................ 12 19 3 0 0 | 0 12 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 5 13 9 4 168*| 0 0 -
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 0 25 83* 21 0 | 0 19 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,331 2,504 2,804* 2,315 566 | 228 439 92.86
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 202,738* 200,016 191,118 184,091 170,913 | 38,422 40,228 4.70
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 243,777 251,032* 236,013 226,875 207,748 | 47,333 47,513 0.38
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