U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM NEW ZEALAND
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: NEW ZEALAND
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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................. 564 264 169 1,013 1,484 | 172 532 209.28
RICE.................................. 0 0 0 9 13*| 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 0 99 0 | 0 0 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 0 40 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 564 244 167 866 1,472*| 172 532 209.28
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 76,161 91,502 81,473 70,343 101,908 | 20,335 19,635 -3.44
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 5 15 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 7 87 0 25 20 | 0 19 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 1,680 3,506 1,862 1,408 812 | 237 604 154.27
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 1,808 1,931 9,999 4,284 29,982*| 712 1,446 102.96
HIDES & SKINS......................... 2,768 2,339 2,547 3,344 2,824 | 796 998 25.41
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 5,954 12,227* 8,072 9,515 8,785 | 1,905 822 -56.87
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 305 481 370 218 378 | 113 130 14.79
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 0 0 0 5 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 63,639 70,930 58,617 51,533 59,103 | 16,570 15,616 -5.76
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 684,677 759,813 876,464 879,532 1,029,707*| 282,347 304,681 7.91
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 3,612* 2,206 1,334 887 732 | 212 231 9.20
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 337,960 404,982 415,202 427,965 526,249 | 156,053 183,621 17.67
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 3,226 4,081 1,528 2,085 2,558 | 523 524 0.19
CHEESE................................ 50,091 45,903 76,522 84,763* 67,268 | 16,406 17,535 6.88
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 184,815 208,250 283,297* 226,427 269,761 | 86,743 74,657 -13.93
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 67,126 43,743 50,388 82,802* 79,912 | 3,288 2,552 -22.38
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 419 501 373 434 206 | 100 125 25.42
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,325 1,114 1,042 1,020 1,074 | 382 182 -52.36
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 5,332 11,685* 3,984 1,445 6,058 | 420 2,519 499.98
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 94 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 8,705 10,900 12,686 17,481 22,517*| 4,231 4,924 16.39
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2,159 2,666 3,121 3,687 4,617*| 868 1,271 46.41
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 8 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 0 0 0 16 11 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 19,898 23,783 26,893 30,521 48,745*| 13,122 16,539 26.04
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 66,623 83,426 101,947 140,775 146,607*| 32,203 35,672 10.77
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 6,916 6,893 4,778 3,058 2,347 | 15 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 15 37 14 0 64 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 46,368 63,010 68,658 96,275* 90,997 | 21,001 24,654 17.39
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 190 227 710 2,643 10,002*| 1,736 2,694 55.21
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 13,133 13,260 27,786 38,799 43,197*| 9,451 8,324 -11.92
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 152,933 133,294 132,208 152,004 131,648 | 32,690 28,893 -11.62
SHRIMP................................ 396 130 160 233 200 | 15 70 361.38
TUNA.................................. 472 481 143 108 15 | 5 10 114.20
LOBSTER............................... 4,159 3,307 3,576 5,329 4,344 | 920 866 -5.85
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 1,098 3,204 2,296 4,198* 1,082 | 521 113 -78.24
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 510 295 254 21 183 | 21 236 1012.9
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 146,298 125,877 125,779 142,115 125,823 | 31,207 27,596 -11.57
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 761,401 851,579 958,106 950,888 1,133,099*| 302,854 324,848 7.26
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 980,957 1,068,299 1,192,261 1,243,667 1,411,355*| 367,746 389,412 5.89
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov