U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO BARBADOS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: BARBADOS
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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................. 17,977 18,054* 14,853 14,095 13,217 | 2,287 2,789 21.91
WHEAT................................. 5,383* 4,076 3,847 3,074 3,115 | 213 620 190.72
COARSE GRAINS......................... 5,736* 5,007 3,878 4,042 2,551 | 475 1,178 147.89
RICE.................................. 2,692 2,000 1,742 1,905 1,769 | 556 158 -71.57
SOYBEANS.............................. 3,812 6,424* 4,794 4,616 5,230 | 902 604 -32.99
COTTON................................ 0 5 30 11 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 17 0 50 0 5 | 5 14 200.33
PULSES................................ 86 150 107 38 59 | 33 25 -26.13
PEANUTS............................... 208 287 350 360 393 | 74 104 39.28
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 43 104 55 50 93 | 29 86 199.48
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 20,275* 15,301 7,398 8,018 7,924 | 1,780 5,918 232.39
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 93 62 0 3 6 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 1,269 1,537 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 114 18 43 15 14 | 0 40 -
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 601 942 1,179* 1,026 996 | 239 304 27.20
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 257 552 480 612 870 | 212 279 31.86
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 77 5 35 22 9 | 9 0 -100.0
ANIMAL FATS........................... 292 318* 199 218 183 | 33 17 -49.80
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 66 60 69 146 304*| 49 0 -100.0
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 4,968* 3,349 1,675 1,838 1,738 | 281 3,134 1016.9
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 12,539* 8,458 3,718 4,139 3,805 | 957 2,144 124.05
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 13,608 15,535 19,835 22,727* 19,682 | 6,910 4,688 -32.15
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 781 774 879 1,835* 1,796 | 324 517 59.60
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 1,424 1,478 1,439 938 845 | 159 139 -12.65
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 1,778 1,317 2,528 4,543* 2,780 | 1,747 528 -69.80
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 364 446 598 352 204 | 87 69 -20.81
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 1,537 2,257 1,968 1,055 1,552 | 347 416 19.75
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 445 1,344 1,309 1,190 1,782*| 341 422 23.79
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 969 1,414 1,663 1,678* 1,531 | 405 514 26.80
FRESH FRUIT........................... 189 391 756 1,037 659 | 161 239 48.21
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 595 510 1,018 974 1,319 | 478 32 -93.29
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 692 781 1,173 1,715 1,069 | 330 362 9.77
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 487 781 891 1,134* 762 | 164 178 8.62
TREE NUTS............................. 152 282* 90 110 57 | 21 36 75.64
WINE & BEER........................... 487 621 887 1,045* 599 | 255 93 -63.70
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 23 8 6 112* 16 | 4 4 0.74
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 147 196 336 245 429 | 94 109 15.56
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 3,538 2,934 4,294 4,765 4,281 | 1,994 1,032 -48.23
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 10,768 18,023 15,925 23,195* 19,878 | 5,867 3,106 -47.06
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 27 74 356 50 92 | 71 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 114 866 1,021 1,551* 628 | 108 115 5.90
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 7,544 12,737* 9,918 12,628 10,456 | 2,888 1,683 -41.75
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 1,470 2,143 2,720 2,893 2,974*| 757 581 -23.25
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 1,614 2,203 1,910 6,073* 5,728 | 2,043 728 -64.37
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 639 670 1,338 1,064 1,428*| 649 449 -30.81
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 3 4 0 0 6 | 0 0 -
SALMON, CANNED........................ 0 3 7 19 3 | 0 17 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 0 0 25 17 0 | 0 3 -
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 9 4 7 14 16 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 627 659 1,298 1,015 1,403*| 649 429 -33.84
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 51,860* 48,890 42,086 44,841 40,822 | 10,978 13,395 22.02
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 63,267 67,583 59,349 69,101* 62,128 | 17,494 16,950 -3.11
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov