U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO LATVIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: LATVIA
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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.................        477          97          60         273         668 |         0           0      -
   WHEAT.................................          0           0           0           0          33 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0           0           0         597 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................        364*          8           3           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0           8*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   PEANUTS...............................        106*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          7          89          49         273*         38 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         91         614       2,213         477       1,148 |        84         219   161.43
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0           0           0           0         605*|        80         131    63.71
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          0           0           0           3           4 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................          0           0       1,269*         20           0 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....         23           0           0           4          31 |         0          14      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0          26*          0           0           9 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          0           0           0          18           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         63           6          64          37           0 |         0           3      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0           0         141           0          42 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          5         582         739*        396         457 |         4          71   1782.7
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     90,977     117,854     108,378     145,032*     74,979 |    40,776       8,016   -80.34
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         34          26          81           0          16 |         0           0      -
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......          0           0           0          17          25 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......         80       2,558       4,830       4,890      10,504*|     2,551       2,224   -12.80
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........        472           0         920       1,067*        291 |        43          81    91.18
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     72,866      96,597      91,038     136,256*     61,908 |    37,735       5,025   -86.68
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................         75           0          43          47          92 |         0          25      -
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................          0         198*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   FRESH FRUIT...........................          0           0           0           0          11*|         0           0      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           0          25*|         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      1,663       3,339*        603          62         585 |        80         195   143.73
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        606       1,569         119          21           0 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................        311         341         618*        409         266 |        58         249   330.64
   WINE & BEER...........................     13,532*     11,751       8,264         613         177 |        85           0   -100.0
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0          16          49*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............        747*        366         299         207         147 |        12          97   740.59
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        590       1,092       1,514       1,443         932 |       213         119   -43.93
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....        185         324         510         581       1,075 |       251         249    -0.96
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          0           0           0           0          69 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0          15          82          76           0 |         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........         25*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........         83          93          47         293         789*|       230         249     8.12
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         77         215         381         212         216 |        21           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........        545         463         867*         41         153 |         0           0      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................          0          88         727*          0          22 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............        401*        375          60           0           4 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........        143*          0          80          41         127 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   91,545     118,565     110,652     145,782*     76,795 |    40,860       8,235   -79.85
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          92,274     119,352     112,028     146,405*     78,023 |    41,111       8,484   -79.36
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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