U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: JAPAN
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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................. 6,559 5,205 6,387 5,170 5,282 | 1,469 1,005 -31.60
COARSE GRAINS......................... 8 4 20 2 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 88 192 264* 221 169 | 50 29 -43.05
TOBACCO............................... 40 0 24 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 2,785* 469 1,805 404 354 | 97 87 -10.59
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 71 0 82 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 2,962 3,526 3,312 3,869 4,176*| 1,188 823 -30.75
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 675 1,014 892 674 501 | 133 66 -50.25
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 84,609 101,593 91,764 104,470* 102,582 | 24,828 25,673 3.41
TROPICAL OILS......................... 2 0 3 16 11 | 11 3 -75.43
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 16,931 16,804 15,933 21,760 24,059*| 5,767 6,112 5.99
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 2,864 8,012 10,008 11,145 13,838*| 4,203 3,255 -22.55
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 1,059 7,275* 2,901 4,904 2,256 | 0 150 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 40 28 1 2 2 | 1 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 16,463 16,114 13,517 17,298* 15,608 | 4,114 4,056 -1.41
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 3,167 1,412 2,542 2,324 2,604 | 1,378 530 -61.52
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 6,290 9,948 7,790 7,120 8,877 | 1,401 2,697 92.50
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 37,793 42,000* 39,069 39,901 35,327 | 7,954 8,870 11.53
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 196,902 195,367 202,324 238,844 260,965*| 61,619 60,407 -1.97
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 22,561 24,667 26,670 34,080* 32,684 | 7,926 7,863 -0.80
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 460 678 870 1,435 248 | 248 0 -100.0
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 8 37 33 0 5 | 0 18 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 2,185 1,461 1,627 2,034 1,685 | 270 335 24.12
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 1,757 1,638 2,502 3,006 1,583 | 162 157 -3.20
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 1,681 1,802* 1,618 1,623 1,549 | 352 270 -23.41
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 26,304 26,606 27,204 31,468 32,369 | 7,789 7,300 -6.27
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 1,804 396 379 493 193 | 107 46 -57.40
TREE NUTS............................. 322 362 260 486 413 | 112 80 -29.01
WINE AND BEER......................... 24,520 26,049 27,909 31,164 36,230*| 8,120 7,427 -8.54
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 1,274 1,432 1,253 1,297 1,492 | 486 511 5.09
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 483 235 729 173 1,993 | 75 41 -45.73
SPICES................................ 1,752 1,590 1,571 1,148 1,445 | 305 423 38.44
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 111,792 108,414 109,701 130,435 149,076*| 35,667 35,938 0.76
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 7,363 7,878 9,232 10,733 13,152 | 3,875 2,174 -43.91
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 11 1 0 0 50 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 72 514* 0 16 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 2,475 2,780 3,999 4,361 4,931 | 1,658 917 -44.71
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 4,804 4,584 5,232 6,355 8,150 | 2,217 1,257 -43.31
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 137,135 203,876 183,152 162,069 152,561 | 37,225 26,593 -28.56
SHRIMP................................ 1,122 772 751 513 508 | 131 135 3.48
TUNA.................................. 25,005 35,855 45,843 23,537 11,455 | 2,358 853 -63.84
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 193 430 498 820 1,216 | 484 0 -100.0
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 8 6,545* 253 17 3 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 110,807 160,274 135,806 137,181 139,374 | 34,253 25,605 -25.25
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 288,071 302,165 300,475 348,484 368,829*| 87,916 87,086 -0.94
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 432,568 513,920 492,859 521,286 534,541*| 129,017 115,852 -10.20
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov