U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO ALGERIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: ALGERIA
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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.................    188,109     161,925     137,044     156,792     199,648 |    43,652      38,079   -12.77
   WHEAT.................................     92,815      49,161      48,671      71,302      86,722 |    19,105           0   -100.0
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     76,312     108,529      84,237      79,252     101,366 |    21,438      33,541    56.46
   RICE..................................          0         922       1,158         834         854 |       404           0   -100.0
   SOYBEANS..............................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0         407*     -
   COTTON................................     17,396         787           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................      1,478       2,517       2,966       5,404      10,698 |     2,705       4,078    50.76
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        108           9          11           0           8 |         0          53      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     91,641     136,769     103,895      67,158      43,531 |    14,425      30,983   114.79
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0           0         336           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     57,265      73,471      53,519      36,367      39,879 |    13,923      16,867    21.15
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................          0           0       1,721       1,731           0 |         0       1,683      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....     16,727      52,094      31,852      26,839           0 |         0      10,743      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0           0           0           5*          4 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        645           0          33           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................     16,548      10,376      14,782           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        443         626       1,598       1,864       2,480 |       349       1,151   229.31
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         14          21          28         351         180 |       152           0   -100.0
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0         182          25           0         988 |         0         540      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     12,274      16,513      15,329         631      14,193 |        25       1,122   4353.1
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         77           0           0           3           0 |         0           0      -
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        114*          0           0           0          12 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......         38           0         100           0           0 |         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................     11,745      16,139      14,945           0      12,641 |         0       1,108      -
   FRESH FRUIT...........................          0           0          21           0         112*|        18           0   -100.0
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............         14           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0          59           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          7           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0           0           7 |         7           0   -100.0
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............          0           0           0           0           3 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        280         374         263         570       1,418*|         0          14      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      4,200          51         308          14         170 |         0         662      -
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................      1,635           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0          15*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........          0           0           0           4           0 |         0         512*     -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      2,565          36         308          11         170 |         0         150      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  292,024     315,207     256,268     224,581     257,373 |    58,102      70,184    20.79
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         296,224     315,258     256,575     224,595     257,543 |    58,102      70,846    21.93
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 SOURCE:       U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA                           AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov