U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO LEEWARD-WINDWARD ISLANDS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: LEEWARD-WINDWARD ISLANDS
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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................. 17,684* 15,686 14,482 11,114 10,717 | 2,263 3,685 62.85
WHEAT................................. 8,170* 7,526 6,378 6,486 6,128 | 1,768 1,992 12.67
COARSE GRAINS......................... 2,211 1,017 679 636 647 | 137 1,427 938.60
RICE.................................. 6,957* 6,571 6,265 3,480 3,067 | 267 170 -36.29
COTTON................................ 0 0 4 4 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 56 66 732 32 392 | 23 0 -100.0
PULSES................................ 183 301 237 235 224 | 42 56 33.85
PEANUTS............................... 50 15 128 101 187*| 26 32 26.16
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 57 189 59 140 72 | 0 7 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 9,687 7,406 7,774 4,984 6,006 | 1,001 1,372 37.05
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 78 241 158 62 69 | 9 25 177.40
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 235 498 318 274 696 | 109 153 40.27
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 311 279 231 282 177 | 66 50 -24.11
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 431 756 513 498 495 | 216 127 -41.09
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 265 343 685 164 138 | 52 61 15.93
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 80 32 201 27 36 | 8 6 -25.66
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 46 62* 0 43 | 38 0 -100.0
ANIMAL FATS........................... 5,898* 3,239 3,495 2,121 1,822 | 0 405 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 153 187 552 144 485 | 41 73 76.79
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 884 432 440 429 611 | 144 133 -7.70
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,353 1,351 1,118 985 1,434 | 317 339 6.84
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 53,649 55,006 52,296 48,524 49,863 | 12,497 11,374 -8.99
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 1,673 1,847 1,488 1,524 2,474*| 603 558 -7.48
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 1,417 944 693 1,000 534 | 199 144 -27.75
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 2,379 1,910 1,572 2,118 2,662 | 881 630 -28.45
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 1,010 909 583 724 771 | 49 56 14.87
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 28,495* 28,134 25,846 21,922 19,066 | 4,665 4,277 -8.31
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 1,251 1,164 995 877 933 | 167 225 34.66
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 3 14 119 27 15 | 0 7 -
FRESH FRUIT........................... 440 369 233 189 132 | 23 374 1538.1
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 2,710 4,329* 3,189 3,142 4,169 | 1,219 785 -35.62
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,009 1,223 1,534 1,157 1,408 | 308 456 48.09
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 2,432 2,640 2,556 2,586 2,314 | 667 376 -43.59
TREE NUTS............................. 101 121 65 152 70 | 0 30 -
WINE & BEER........................... 2,347 2,480 2,514 2,421 2,187 | 479 468 -2.16
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 431 459 2,425* 703 563 | 132 50 -61.89
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 406 500 327 1,896* 524 | 59 71 20.68
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 7,545 7,963 8,157 8,087 12,040 | 3,047 2,867 -5.92
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 26,584 26,497 29,908 32,701* 28,320 | 6,255 6,504 3.97
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 79 128 188 104 56 | 25 86 245.75
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 328 368 495 831 398 | 239 111 -53.31
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 12,998 13,546 14,217* 13,964 10,604 | 2,084 2,545 22.13
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 9,156 8,620 10,431 11,651* 10,227 | 2,598 2,067 -20.47
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 4,022 3,834 4,578 6,152 7,034 | 1,309 1,694 29.39
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,430 1,387 1,315 718 1,203 | 477 279 -41.56
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 3 5 3 9 6 | 3 3 -4.82
SALMON, CANNED........................ 4 6 8 10 8 | 5 8 69.31
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 91 42 3 9 49 | 28 11 -59.98
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 0 0 0 8 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 1,331 1,334 1,301 683 1,140 | 441 256 -41.89
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 81,019 78,097 74,551 64,623 66,587 | 15,760 16,430 4.25
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 109,032 105,981 105,774 98,042 96,109 | 22,492 23,212 3.20
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