U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM POLAND
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: POLAND
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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................. 285 3,563 2,983 446 415 | 167 134 -19.58
COARSE GRAINS......................... 18 3,236 2,591 23 26 | 6 0 -100.0
RICE.................................. 0 2 17* 0 2 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 0 0 64 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 5 35 28 | 12 33 188.59
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 184 183 259* 228 204 | 82 64 -22.31
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 82 143 112 95 155 | 68 37 -45.06
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 7,424 11,354 17,729* 14,673 17,673 | 5,650 5,280 -6.54
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 5* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 2 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 402 76 374 61 511 | 107 33 -69.18
HIDES & SKINS......................... 589 359 84 143 29 | 4 9 127.70
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 26 0 2 0 5 | 3 6 77.96
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 2,800 5,187 10,554* 6,574 4,639 | 2,449 3,448 40.79
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 597 723 671 167 1,225*| 72 0 -100.0
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 9 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 3,000 5,003 6,042 7,726 11,263*| 3,014 1,784 -40.81
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 67,288 55,717 59,880 70,211 81,958 | 17,722 21,911 23.64
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 5,201 5,514 6,307 7,717 9,221*| 2,087 2,442 17.03
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 0 0 8 0 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 15,806 21,129 25,042 27,965 31,077 | 6,931 8,845 27.62
CHEESE................................ 13,164 8,655 7,859 8,305 10,824 | 1,658 1,191 -28.16
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 17,344* 7,890 8,963 4,816 4,334 | 357 3,285 819.59
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 20 0 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 67 19 32 36 10 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 3,799 3,768 4,049 5,214 6,638*| 1,649 1,637 -0.72
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 9,354 5,955 3,642 11,450 13,344*| 3,880 2,946 -24.07
TREE NUTS............................. 0 70* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 1,329 1,764 2,697 3,031 3,751*| 331 760 129.82
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 68 46 117 367 529*| 185 113 -38.73
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 202 241 221 131 346 | 43 182 324.07
SPICES................................ 25 83 85 106 111 | 61 35 -41.88
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 907 585 862 1,067 1,772*| 541 474 -12.35
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 4,488 7,557 5,461 6,225 7,861 | 1,739 1,570 -9.72
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 0 138*| 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 5 84* 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 1,689 2,654 2,135 2,520 2,732 | 888 722 -18.72
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 2,798 4,903 3,321 3,617 4,992*| 851 848 -0.32
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,092 3,139 4,970 2,950 3,243 | 991 839 -15.33
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 12 1,733 2,774 1,852 1,624 | 569 0 -100.0
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 1,080 1,406 2,197 1,099 1,619 | 422 839 98.96
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 74,997 70,635 80,592 85,330 100,046 | 23,539 27,326 16.09
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 80,577 81,331 91,023 94,506 111,151 | 26,269 29,735 13.20
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov