U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GHANA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: GHANA
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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................. 30,302 8,519 20,425 34,987 55,564 | 4,001 14,831 270.66
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 2* 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 1,490 1,677* 123 454 66 | 40 0 -100.0
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 70 217 166 0 | 0 0 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 28,792 6,654 20,084 34,362 55,495 | 3,958 14,827 274.60
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 5 118* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 15 0 0 5 3 | 3 4 5.78
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 225 2,428 3,573 5,608 13,103 | 5,781 1,763 -69.51
TROPICAL OILS......................... 187 88 211 105 233*| 19 143 651.33
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 7 0 59 85*| 22 0 -100.0
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 68 662* 0 144 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 0 6*| 0 1 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 7 34 14 0 42 | 0 0 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 26 1,828 1,833 5,338 12,434 | 5,722 1,566 -72.63
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 5 403 852* 106 160 | 19 52 174.82
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 1,148 1,447 1,651 1,922 1,983*| 301 515 70.92
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 10 0 105* 5 | 0 10 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 0 0 3* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 12 0 0 18*| 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 503 859 721 873 1,036*| 117 239 104.77
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 159 106 304 298 279 | 37 55 47.76
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 0 52 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 11 5 53 36 97 | 33 25 -23.62
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 475 455 572* 555 543 | 115 186 62.23
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 10,644 16,158 21,372 22,897 28,564*| 6,269 7,032 12.17
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 14 50 60 150 75 | 4 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 5,951 8,236 9,413* 8,616 8,137 | 1,885 1,648 -12.57
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 28 25 86 21 | 0 26 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 4,029 6,109 9,076 11,813 16,342*| 3,594 4,784 33.11
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 652 1,734 2,799 2,232 3,989*| 785 573 -27.03
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 9,904 4,955 2,151 12 50 | 0 11 -
SHRIMP................................ 2 6 9 5 10 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 9,860 4,929 2,107 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 42 19 35 6 40 | 0 11 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 31,675 12,395 25,649 42,518 70,651 | 10,084 17,108 69.66
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 52,223 33,507 49,172 65,426 99,265*| 16,352 24,151 47.69
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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