U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BAHRAIN
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: BAHRAIN
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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.................      1,878         375         274       4,717*        722 |       116       2,742   2267.6
   WHEAT.................................          5           5           0       3,937*         22 |        22          51   130.95
   COARSE GRAINS.........................      1,517           0           0         462          65 |         0          22      -
   RICE..................................        130         185         101          91         141 |        34          14   -57.66
   COTTON................................          0           0           0           0         299 |         0       1,628*     -
   PULSES................................        115          51          64         103          50 |        13          31   148.47
   PEANUTS...............................         17           9          11           0           4 |         4           0   -100.0
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................         95         125          98         124         140 |        43         995*  2205.3
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      9,594       1,084      14,809*     12,475       1,273 |       455         342   -24.88
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      1,401*         42           0           0          25 |        12           0   -100.0
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....      7,272           0      13,871*     11,363         102 |        26          23   -12.24
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0           3           3           0           5 |         5          17   273.33
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................          3           0           0           0          20 |        20           0   -100.0
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0          10           5           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          5           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         44          47          26          26          25 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..        849         936         772       1,007*        962 |       284         269    -5.29
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         20          46         132          80         136 |       108          33   -69.11
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      6,950       7,739       7,169       9,607      10,471*|     2,183       2,468    13.08
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............        556         471         295         720       1,083*|       197         182    -7.70
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        454         317         660         774*        755 |        82          79    -4.54
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        196          88         243         557         642 |       204         388    90.33
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........        167         185          55         109           3 |         0         150      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................        880       1,176         957       1,330       1,161 |       193         330    71.23
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................        180         175          70         559         307 |       126          31   -75.22
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................         67          15         131          54          55 |        27           0   -100.0
   FRESH FRUIT...........................        258         491         555         590       1,119 |       301          91   -69.86
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................         36         146          17          20          13 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      1,211       1,038       1,202       1,283       1,834*|       329         247   -24.93
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        136          84          50         213          96 |        17          10   -40.10
   TREE NUTS.............................        353         629         559         385         493 |        62         138   121.93
   WINE & BEER...........................      1,121       1,552       1,415       1,840       1,554 |       300         276    -8.00
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           5           6           3           0 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............          7          12           3          40          22 |         3           0   -100.0
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......      1,327       1,355         949       1,129       1,334 |       340         546    60.46
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....        521         649         186         240         628 |       101         280   177.89
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................        349*        103         118         163         345 |        73          41   -43.14
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0          63           0           6           4 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        100          41           0          15           7 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         72         443          68          56         272 |        28         238   758.43
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0          29           0           4          18 |        13           8   -35.00
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................          0           0           0           4           5 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0          29           0           0          13 |        13           8   -35.00
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   18,423       9,198      22,252      26,799*     12,466 |     2,754       5,552   101.62
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          18,944       9,877      22,438      27,044*     13,112 |     2,867       5,840   103.68
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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