U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
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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.................     13,251*      7,595       7,416       6,462       6,322 |     2,176       2,447    12.42
   WHEAT.................................      3,054       1,606       1,183       1,815       1,335 |       729         583   -20.02
   COARSE GRAINS.........................      1,173          83          79         394         349 |       216         169   -21.58
   RICE..................................      6,930*      4,703       5,297       2,858       3,528 |       681       1,417   108.10
   SOYBEANS..............................         16           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................        946         149         131         401         273 |       265          59   -77.70
   PULSES................................        106         628*        240         402         228 |        48          72    49.12
   PEANUTS...............................        306         135         246         323         185 |        68          75    10.47
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        720         291         240         268         423 |       169          71   -58.26
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     11,278       8,869      10,265      10,015       8,926 |     2,529       2,716     7.38
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................        802       1,076       1,434*      1,433       1,327 |       315         447    41.85
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          0           0          90         196           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................        511         758       1,142         616         536 |       210         189    -9.98
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....      2,769*      1,654       1,466       1,834       1,393 |       419         473    13.01
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......      1,444       1,286       1,073       1,031         683 |       146         166    14.38
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................         51          50         122          73          57 |        18          13   -27.61
   HIDES & SKINS.........................         13         493*         73          26           0 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................      2,360*        186         194         161          47 |        18           8   -55.69
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         16          23         237         149          54 |        14          22    64.93
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      2,006       1,645       2,860       2,779       3,613 |       885         942     6.42
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      1,307       1,697       1,575       1,717       1,216 |       505         455    -9.92
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     86,760      92,578*     92,186      86,780      83,549 |    23,831      18,175   -23.73
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      6,003       5,916       6,687       8,253       9,796*|     2,634       2,465    -6.44
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......      2,358       1,824       1,322         860         626 |       167         337   102.00
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......      5,799       4,589       4,336       3,322       4,033 |     1,784         913   -48.84
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      3,443       3,030       2,385       1,315       1,623 |       482         334   -30.76
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     16,535      19,433      19,887      19,052      16,469 |     4,241       3,036   -28.42
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      2,219       3,477       5,382       6,025*      4,128 |     2,103         603   -71.32
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................        193         161         195         133         220 |         8          40   414.88
   FRESH FRUIT...........................      1,621       1,050       1,239       1,000       1,185 |       575         201   -65.13
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      3,605       3,729       3,451       4,053       4,762 |     1,247       1,413    13.39
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      7,151      13,071       8,152       6,711       6,869 |     1,552       1,755    13.11
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      6,594*      5,839       5,442       4,692       3,574 |       911         734   -19.47
   TREE NUTS.............................        550       1,031*        489         414         456 |       112          87   -21.68
   WINE & BEER...........................      4,851       4,890       5,179       5,352       4,505 |     1,141       1,518    33.05
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........        779         584         984         686         805 |       158         117   -25.82
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............      4,739*      4,472       4,725       4,414       4,675 |     1,154       1,167     1.20
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     20,319      19,482      22,330      20,499      19,823 |     5,563       3,455   -37.89
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....     23,619*     17,826      18,281      18,617      15,610 |     3,550       3,398    -4.30
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................        226          11          22          12          46 |         0          33      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................        431         126         113         877*        146 |        26          16   -40.85
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........     12,886*     11,299       9,654       9,354       8,497 |     1,714       2,248    31.15
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........      6,155       4,583       4,450       5,017       3,724 |       739         814    10.18
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      3,920       1,808       4,042       3,357       3,196 |     1,071         287   -73.19
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      2,485       3,375       2,759       2,021       3,101 |     1,186         824   -30.53
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........         51           7          18          10           0 |         0           0      -
   SALMON, CANNED........................         47          71          50         104          68 |        63          13   -79.81
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        244          66          78          67          74 |        14           0   -100.0
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          5          45          27           6          15 |         8           0   -100.0
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      2,138       3,185       2,585       1,834       2,945 |     1,101         811   -26.30
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  111,289*    109,042     109,867     103,257      98,798 |    28,537      23,337   -18.22
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         137,393*    130,243     130,908     123,895     117,509 |    33,273      27,559   -17.17
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov