U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO SIERRA LEONE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: SIERRA LEONE
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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................. 3,605 4,037 3,420 2,081 2,235 | 1,174 2,341 99.46
WHEAT................................. 2,259 2,556 1,388 1,095 1,294 | 492 1,076 118.76
RICE.................................. 33 112 23 8 9 | 0 0 -
PULSES................................ 1,314 1,370 2,010* 978 928 | 682 1,265 85.53
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 0 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 8,636* 4,337 8,208 2,054 2,055 | 1,103 1,375 24.70
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 5,787* 2,124 2,487 526 880 | 282 761 169.35
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 1,670 1,152 1,162 781 388 | 388 550 41.87
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 0 567 2,162* 296 362 | 324 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 0 0 14 265 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,179 494 2,397* 437 160 | 108 64 -40.67
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 2,881 933 3,957* 623 1,288 | 816 393 -51.85
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 45 21 42 0 48 | 14 4 -68.44
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 2,526 357 3,598* 0 96 | 0 0 -
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 3 0 0 0 21 | 0 29 -
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 0 0 0 130 50 | 15 3 -80.00
FRESH FRUIT........................... 0 0 76* 0 9 | 9 0 -100.0
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 0 0 7 5 5 | 0 0 -
WINE & BEER........................... 110* 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 0 0 0 23* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 198 553 235 465 1,059 | 778 356 -54.22
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 52 0 0 69 0 | 0 47 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 69* 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 32* -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 52* 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 15,123 9,307 15,586* 4,758 5,577 | 3,093 4,109 32.86
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 15,175 9,307 15,586* 4,827 5,577 | 3,093 4,156 34.38
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
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