U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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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................. 225 465 345 193 351 | 120 68 -43.16
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 33* 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 0 0 2* 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 81 17 0 10 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 1 22 31 29 10 | 5 29 456.06
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 143 426* 281 152 340 | 115 39 -66.17
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 13,536* 10,005 5,610 3,885 5,274 | 2,167 2,077 -4.17
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 66 23 41 118* 23 | 4 3 -21.57
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 92* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 20 87 161* 46 121 | 59 13 -77.42
HIDES & SKINS......................... 6,263 6,709 4,204 2,235 3,600 | 1,820 1,740 -4.39
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 19 161 1 0 10 | 10 13 28.93
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 1,003 926 3 3 29 | 3 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,776* 432 299 308 500 | 148 106 -28.29
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 7* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 4,296 1,660 900 1,176 991 | 124 202 62.34
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 21,776* 20,009 20,854 13,719 20,295 | 2,444 2,691 10.12
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 445 486 821 968 1,344*| 178 418 135.10
CHEESE................................ 0 0 0 4* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 19,576* 19,130 18,392 11,526 17,756 | 2,001 1,671 -16.53
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 7* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 344 0 550* 164 124 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 85 118 135 150 153*| 15 80 430.80
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 1,244* 174 18 158 304 | 151 40 -73.57
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 0 0 6 | 0 5 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 16 69 113 440* 139 | 56 76 35.47
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 4 13* 0 4 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 15 6 14 0 11 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 43 22 798* 309 453 | 42 402 851.49
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 42,096 47,659 64,569 81,981 98,926*| 21,652 22,514 3.98
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 32 53 129 215 309*| 92 137 48.57
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 8 2 42 10 239*| 3 92 2719.7
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 477 973 514 2,866 4,971*| 1,016 1,347 32.57
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 40,946 45,211 61,988 75,441 88,935*| 19,528 20,222 3.55
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 632 1,421 1,897 3,448 4,472*| 1,012 716 -29.22
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 178,208 230,124 253,794 306,486* 256,037 | 95,636 54,411 -43.11
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 395* 0 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 0 0 0 8* 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 61,260 71,759 83,822 119,873* 74,654 | 32,992 8,031 -75.66
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 120 479 18 406 899*| 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 116,827 157,885 169,559 186,199* 180,484 | 62,644 46,380 -25.96
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 35,537* 30,480 26,809 17,797 25,919 | 4,731 4,836 2.23
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 255,840 308,263 345,172 406,264* 380,882 | 122,019 81,761 -32.99
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov