U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO NORWAY
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: NORWAY
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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.................     73,823      22,454      21,914      13,426       9,096 |     2,202       2,964    34.65
   WHEAT.................................     17,675       5,420       7,120       1,697          36 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................      4,934       3,657         193          12          22 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................      2,310       2,651       2,702       1,213         256 |       114          35   -69.54
   SOYBEANS..............................     39,356           0           0           0          37 |         0           0      -
   COTTON................................         65          12           0           0          13 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................      7,445       6,726       8,006       5,187       5,400 |     1,333       1,786    33.97
   PULSES................................        107          99          84         116          61 |        23          17   -24.44
   PEANUTS...............................      1,326       3,081       3,058       4,390*      2,756 |       596         907    52.17
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        604         808         751         811*        515 |       135         219    61.94
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      4,949       6,275       2,610       5,858       5,656 |     1,359       1,769    30.20
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          4          29          11           0           0 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....        120         176         140         117          38 |         4           6    48.72
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......      2,469       2,891         228       4,119*        428 |         0          63      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................          6           0          45          60          60 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................         55           7           5           4         967*|       967         133   -86.27
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          4           0          10          44          36 |         5           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        143         109          79          80         132 |        99         149    50.43
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..        268         414         564         427         442 |        80         106    32.43
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      1,878       2,649       1,530       1,007       3,553*|       203       1,312   545.19
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     49,461      52,391*     49,343      46,081      45,275 |     8,621       7,178   -16.74
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      3,316       4,596*      4,286       2,450       1,567 |       257       1,017   295.44
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......      1,017       1,154         190         776       2,888*|       843         207   -75.49
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        682         488         145       3,913*          0 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........         40         323           0          73           0 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................         39           6          25           0           0 |         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................        179         346         404         113         796*|       143          70   -50.60
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      1,224*        722          57          89           0 |         0           0      -
   FRESH FRUIT...........................      1,071       1,784       1,844       1,402       1,947 |        91          65   -29.02
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................        659       1,111         673         595         304 |       196          29   -85.13
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     15,232      16,317      15,633      17,379*     16,748 |     2,763       2,526    -8.58
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      2,143       1,827         655       2,749       2,924 |       740         511   -30.91
   TREE NUTS.............................     11,469*     10,229       9,955       4,621       7,224 |       852         624   -26.75
   WINE & BEER...........................      2,687       2,453       3,722       3,422       3,840*|       940         753   -19.85
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........        217         134          70          18           3 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............      3,754       3,845       4,743*      2,835       1,417 |       419          85   -79.82
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......      5,732       7,058*      6,939       5,647       5,618 |     1,377       1,291    -6.24
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      8,439      12,445*      9,198      10,562      11,301 |     2,501       3,169    26.72
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................        125         128          56         179         370 |       209          79   -62.01
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      5,824       8,107*      5,970       6,626       7,962 |     1,895       2,518    32.89
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        777       1,162         610         287         337 |        70          16   -77.15
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        284         554         517         914         499 |       108         343   217.04
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      1,430       2,493       2,045       2,556*      2,133 |       219         213    -2.77
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........     10,031      13,473      23,422      18,165      23,841 |     5,132       6,960    35.64
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........        109          84         123         990       1,740*|         0         103      -
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................         63           0         122           8           0 |         0           0      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................         37          86       2,315*      1,069         621 |        40         188   374.94
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0         193          14         400*|         0          96      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      9,821      13,303      20,670      16,084      21,080 |     5,092       6,573    29.09
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  128,232      81,120      73,867      65,365      60,026 |    12,182      11,912    -2.22
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         146,703     107,038     106,488      94,092      95,168 |    19,814      22,041    11.24
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov