U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BRAZIL
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BRAZIL
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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................. 666,365 862,568 546,487 702,993 448,726 | 147,624 83,426 -43.49
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 7 5 2 0 5 | 5 2 -58.74
TOBACCO............................... 237,306 226,867 77,201 164,661 139,602 | 23,752 27,348 15.14
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 3,682* 285 408 842 410 | 52 10 -81.19
RAW COFFEE............................ 245,346 450,081 366,747 463,708 247,321 | 96,979 26,730 -72.44
COCOA BEANS........................... 36,300 6,960 3,475 70 643 | 37 22 -40.71
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 2,739 2,174 3,629 3,923 2,927 | 928 816 -12.05
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 139,791 116,933 94,546 68,607 56,048 | 25,710 27,161 5.65
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,194 59,264* 475 1,181 1,770 | 162 1,336 727.15
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 122,500 140,675 183,437 179,737 150,621 | 45,585 36,160 -20.68
TROPICAL OILS......................... 23 3,672 73 13 26 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 2,628 6,575 5,673 4,733 6,480 | 625 2,008 221.38
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 424 301 36 10,861* 7 | 0 1,164 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 191 573 412 1,952* 1,210 | 141 114 -19.32
HIDES & SKINS......................... 371 995 430 794 403 | 106 88 -17.42
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 1,082 2,183 3,091* 1,471 860 | 154 500 223.73
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 1,096 5,435 33,540 47,302* 17,713 | 9,792 501 -94.88
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 31,434 28,930 26,190 19,779 24,705 | 7,025 4,664 -33.61
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 45,587 27,096 33,380 19,595 33,527 | 10,251 10,624 3.64
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 39,665 64,915 80,612* 73,237 65,691 | 17,490 16,497 -5.68
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 556,982 467,937 494,416 599,530 544,422 | 137,596 99,512 -27.68
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 16,078 18,094 16,093 26,911 31,980 | 4,140 6,469 56.28
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 60,402 66,960 102,512 125,141* 93,660 | 24,582 16,129 -34.39
CHEESE................................ 7 0 6 8 114 | 12 39 217.15
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 2 0 143 57 253 | 19 24 24.82
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 0 0 5 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 7,373 7,129 7,569 14,497 18,210*| 1,624 1,842 13.41
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 565 1,517 1,643 2,466* 1,980 | 150 162 8.05
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 8,628 7,735 7,642 8,695 8,408 | 1,689 2,024 19.85
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 205,198 126,228 144,266 203,027 136,515 | 44,811 20,057 -55.24
TREE NUTS............................. 134,513 135,371 112,973 114,890 150,812*| 34,932 24,725 -29.22
WINE AND BEER......................... 10,424 13,262* 1,460 235 579 | 77 50 -35.74
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 542 514 555 722 784 | 107 165 54.57
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 76,200 45,751 45,936 48,577 45,321 | 9,891 9,846 -0.45
SPICES................................ 15,611 20,738 33,230 37,164 40,712 | 11,553 12,681 9.77
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 21,439 24,638 20,389 17,134 15,095 | 4,010 5,299 32.16
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 344,468 407,145 403,359 543,234 564,117*| 136,955 149,160 8.91
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 1,060 1,155 3,474 587 2,691 | 233 1,410 504.66
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 44,727 41,441 59,242 63,896 71,136 | 14,907 19,882 33.37
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 68,188 104,240 112,503 153,635* 133,072 | 37,537 29,671 -20.96
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 155,438 158,793 111,701 148,388 152,656 | 37,427 36,143 -3.43
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 75,055 101,516 116,439 176,728 204,562*| 46,851 62,053 32.45
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 59,980 69,577 61,560 83,989 137,135 | 17,273 28,970 67.72
SHRIMP................................ 6,528 4,856 7,382 14,889 53,131 | 5,009 15,286 205.14
TUNA.................................. 186 1,716 608 1,908 4,147 | 866 2,617 202.17
LOBSTER............................... 36,615 35,055 32,799 46,871 58,607 | 7,009 6,574 -6.21
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 0 27 93 | 0 0 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 22* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 16,651 27,951* 20,770 20,272 21,157 | 4,388 4,493 2.37
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,345,848 1,471,180 1,224,339 1,482,259 1,143,769 | 330,805 219,097 -33.77
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,750,296 1,947,902 1,689,258 2,109,483 1,845,021 | 485,033 397,227 -18.10
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