U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BELIZE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BELIZE
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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................. 11,153 11,903 7,703 5,661 4,393 | 4,393 4,538 3.30
RICE.................................. 0 4* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 26 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 11,138 11,898 7,703 5,597 4,340 | 4,340 4,454 2.62
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 15 0 0 64* 53 | 53 58 10.13
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 7,348* 4,081 969 330 702 | 245 350 42.58
TROPICAL OILS......................... 10 12* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 6,665* 3,861 888 296 666 | 245 311 26.92
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 669 197 74 34 36 | 0 38 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 4 4 7 0 0 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 13,314 19,676 11,371 17,264 27,380*| 11,361 14,948 31.57
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 13 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 1,066 2,862 3,295 3,674 5,889*| 1,282 1,021 -20.36
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 67 282 148 177 215 | 38 109 191.15
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 202* 72 108 41 99 | 0 39 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 11,696 16,089 7,499 13,108 20,968*| 10,017 13,730 37.07
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 8 7 6 9 7 | 3 0 -100.0
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 114* 0 29 10 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 10 32 124* 106 22 | 4 6 48.31
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 138 332 163 140 179 | 19 43 131.82
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 875 1,758 1,619 1,539 1,163 | 171 376 119.58
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 18 37 33 33 14 | 0 9 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 736 1,347 1,486 1,394 1,080 | 156 337 115.31
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 30 152* 30 0 4 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 32 15 0 19 6 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 60 208 71 94 59 | 15 30 100.89
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 12,102 19,363 20,695 31,460 33,398*| 3,821 5,268 37.89
SHRIMP................................ 4,292 7,399 11,119 22,804* 22,111 | 1,563 3,822 144.59
TUNA.................................. 1,829* 0 12 150 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 3,834 7,606 5,859 6,943 8,599*| 1,850 857 -53.64
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,148 4,359* 3,706 1,563 2,688 | 408 588 44.12
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 31,815 35,660 20,043 23,255 32,475 | 16,000 19,836 23.98
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 44,793 56,781 42,357 56,254 67,037*| 19,992 25,480 27.45
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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 IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov