U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM EL SALVADOR
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: EL SALVADOR
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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................. 83,107 136,989 115,740 87,227 152,260 | 51,248 28,942 -43.53
COARSE GRAINS......................... 25* 23 7 4 3 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 3 4 8 16* 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 280 601 496 299 49 | 0 23 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 52,890 100,433 87,580 66,791 135,010 | 50,665 17,997 -64.48
COCOA BEANS........................... 12 3 6 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 7* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 29,150 34,041 26,076 18,694 15,254 | 3 10,415 403597
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 742 1,884 1,568 1,424 1,945*| 581 507 -12.74
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 7,304* 6,056 6,809 5,963 3,352 | 1,889 1,096 -41.99
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 0 10*| 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 0 70 73 52 | 22 14 -35.83
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 6* -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 75 64 45 37 7 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 6,622* 5,336 6,220 5,156 2,817 | 1,781 932 -47.67
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 81 162* 83 65 43 | 0 36 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 28 6 9 4 11 | 0 3 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 497 487 382 627 411 | 86 105 21.55
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 10,101 10,595 8,718 7,985 11,988 | 2,541 3,422 34.64
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 542 714 1,090 1,446 1,684*| 437 483 10.61
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 6 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 12 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 24 166 130 95 129 | 23 10 -54.20
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 7 32 19 26 42*| 18 0 -100.0
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 8 0 0 6 | 6 0 -100.0
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 2,379 2,338 1,175 165 542 | 198 377 90.31
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 171 156 33 17 89 | 17 36 110.69
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 2,974 3,221* 2,196 2,008 1,934 | 629 390 -38.02
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 5 0 18 87 193*| 0 61 -
TREE NUTS............................. 203 489 237 200 282 | 51 0 -100.0
WINE AND BEER......................... 460 497 695 1,017 3,341*| 201 647 221.77
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 771 817 698 710 818*| 267 413 54.79
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 314 837 714 170 505 | 8 224 2839.5
SPICES................................ 1,872 785 1,131 1,389 1,382 | 462 390 -15.51
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 375 522 580 654 1,042 | 226 390 72.82
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 1,393 1,426 1,777 2,130 2,348*| 338 77 -77.25
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 1,393 1,426 1,777 2,130 2,348*| 338 77 -77.25
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 39,179* 30,459 33,804 26,654 18,828 | 4,717 5,093 7.98
SHRIMP................................ 38,624* 29,974 30,906 24,984 14,758 | 3,529 4,549 28.91
TUNA.................................. 1 4 2,108* 69 724 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 178 54 0 111 782 | 173 165 -4.73
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 375 427 787 1,491 2,564*| 1,015 379 -62.66
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 100,512 153,641 131,268 101,175 167,599 | 55,678 33,460 -39.91
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 141,084 185,526 166,849 129,959 188,775 | 60,734 38,630 -36.39
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov