U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM NICARAGUA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: NICARAGUA
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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................. 38,258 49,470 53,416 43,302 78,102*| 26,195 11,144 -57.46
TOBACCO............................... 436 927 1,019 1,373 1,668 | 498 58 -88.31
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 27 18 0 0 60 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 5,454 16,683 27,688 24,816 58,829*| 21,984 9,322 -57.60
COCOA BEANS........................... 205 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 28,133 30,583 22,582 15,120 14,349 | 3,694 1,764 -52.26
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 4,003* 1,259 2,126 1,993 3,195 | 19 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 4,842 3,819 3,477 1,599 165 | 20 1,390 6848.6
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 632 1,665 2,621* 1,476 0 | 0 793 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 16 15 28 50 45 | 0 37 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 34 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 212* 13 8 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 3,778 1,685 601 0 0 | 0 500 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 383 241 215 65 120 | 20 60 200.00
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 36,093 41,227 35,455 28,591 30,863 | 9,838 11,756 19.49
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 6 0 5 105 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 22,595 26,038 13,640 14,402 21,998 | 5,893 8,126 37.90
CHEESE................................ 9 159 259 285 467*| 8 201 2353.2
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 41 44 176* 153 | 0 27 -
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 4,392 5,014 13,541 8,134 460 | 144 403 178.95
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 3,094 4,234* 3,241 1,639 3,207 | 2,202 1,374 -37.63
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 772 1,870 2,706* 2,263 2,486 | 702 1,259 79.37
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 253 242 265 223 221 | 83 62 -25.79
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 11 0 0 24*| 0 11 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 360* 159 10 0 4 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 230 133 348 147 420 | 22 85 287.52
SPICES................................ 4,388* 3,321 1,400 1,130 1,009 | 700 101 -85.58
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 0 0 186 309*| 83 108 29.84
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 2,867 5,499* 1,788 1,807 1,232 | 274 412 50.32
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 48 181* 43 0 5 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 2,406 4,228* 1,079 1,074 813 | 152 359 137.24
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 314 562* 197 54 112 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 0 48 0 0 0 | 0 3 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 98 480 471 678* 301 | 123 50 -59.25
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 63,918 71,390 68,059 81,858 107,081*| 27,961 21,812 -21.99
SHRIMP................................ 25,298 28,663 31,298 37,184 44,137*| 9,327 8,647 -7.29
TUNA.................................. 90 176 25 133 12 | 10 24 138.77
LOBSTER............................... 32,149 31,679 26,652 36,586 54,292*| 16,635 10,810 -35.01
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 59* 0 6 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 6,323 10,871* 10,078 7,954 8,639 | 1,989 2,330 17.13
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 79,193 94,516 92,348 73,493 109,130 | 36,053 24,290 -32.63
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 145,978 171,405 162,196 157,157 217,443*| 64,288 46,514 -27.65
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov