U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PANAMA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PANAMA
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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................. 39,287 45,475 46,977 40,190 33,390 | 10,487 10,035 -4.31
TOBACCO............................... 0 22 11 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 13,032 14,770 20,030 18,735 14,531 | 8,393 3,964 -52.77
COCOA BEANS........................... 187 87 347 246 59 | 0 89 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 13 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 26,054 30,597 26,544 21,209 18,800 | 2,094 5,982 185.67
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 0 0 46* 0 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 692 514 690 257 695 | 194 47 -75.95
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 10 0 0 0 9 | 9 0 -100.0
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 95 175 271 46 34 | 6 3 -50.00
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 0 45 0 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 2 1 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 17 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 467 311 243 128 635 | 179 44 -75.67
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 119 2 131 81 17 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 80,436 71,711 16,985 44,219 15,928 | 6,218 3,605 -42.03
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 250 267 320 244 318 | 62 51 -16.87
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 66 100 51 64 343 | 253 376* 48.64
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 70,806 59,801 1,768 32,886 7,395 | 2,890 211 -92.70
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 5,194 7,646 9,910* 7,524 4,648 | 2,020 1,894 -6.25
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 2,521 2,842 2,877* 2,460 2,269 | 767 662 -13.72
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 79 31 8 171 65 | 31 65 112.70
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 0 522 0 0 | 0 51 -
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 23 24* 13 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 36 116 98 45 72 | 23 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 17 5 179 40 127 | 34 57 65.90
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 16 68 501 83 126 | 5 51 899.22
SPICES................................ 4 0 0 0 14 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 1,447* 835 728 680 537 | 133 186 40.16
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 1,029 768 459 637 1,642*| 114 408 257.72
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 7 29 17 189*| 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 133 20 110 38 526*| 0 264 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 12 85* 32 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 6 0 0 111 7 | 0 4 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 878 656 288 471 920 | 114 140 22.98
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 85,145 112,987 117,610 91,360 93,445 | 15,489 16,639 7.42
SHRIMP................................ 68,574 87,128 91,552* 68,929 64,648 | 8,311 8,859 6.60
TUNA.................................. 1,722 274 2,396 4,885 7,932 | 2,395 2,634 10.01
LOBSTER............................... 881 1,579 1,946 2,095 3,150 | 319 415 30.07
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 4 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 13,964 24,006 21,716 15,451 17,715 | 4,464 4,730 5.95
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 120,415 117,700 64,652 84,666 50,013 | 16,899 13,686 -19.01
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 206,590 231,455 182,721 176,663 145,099 | 32,502 30,734 -5.44
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov