U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO COLOMBIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: COLOMBIA
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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.................    378,649*    296,169     309,496     272,642     278,551 |    73,385      63,331   -13.70
   WHEAT.................................     88,635      49,878      59,188      91,179      69,169 |    16,659      17,496     5.03
   COARSE GRAINS.........................    198,390*    148,313     120,447     152,151     159,178 |    44,175      32,040   -27.47
   RICE..................................      7,362       9,555      74,114*        376         640 |        74         435   489.04
   SOYBEANS..............................     62,411*     35,028      20,280       7,043      19,763 |     5,607       3,018   -46.17
   COTTON................................     18,204      48,867*     31,522      17,757      26,234 |     5,972       9,807    64.20
   TOBACCO...............................          7          29          10           0          40 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................      1,678       2,704       2,190       2,184       2,162 |       620         460   -25.71
   PEANUTS...............................        798*        677         741         516         771 |       125           7   -94.67
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      1,165       1,118       1,003       1,435         595 |       153          67   -56.42
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........    156,087     155,861     170,973*    103,168      79,759 |    16,599      23,931    44.17
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................      1,255       1,078         424         382         487 |        86         190   120.20
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     70,408      75,667*     53,515      15,788      12,296 |     2,368       1,356   -42.73
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................     10,105       1,039      29,373       7,074       4,188 |     1,427       3,383   137.12
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....      4,957       4,886      10,378*     10,080       2,783 |       398       1,223   207.57
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......      5,634       5,859       9,380      11,414      19,264*|     3,457       6,762    95.62
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................      3,650       4,103       3,261       3,032       2,628 |       704         321   -54.35
   HIDES & SKINS.........................      2,990       7,561*        149         133          73 |         3          94   2616.5
   ANIMAL FATS...........................     26,509      17,731      26,119      18,704       6,319 |     2,257       1,983   -12.12
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      4,870       5,599       4,652       5,356       5,744*|     1,508       2,212    46.70
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      2,030       2,100       2,911       6,443*      3,729 |       599       1,157    93.08
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     23,678      30,239      30,812*     24,761      22,249 |     3,792       5,249    38.41
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     85,280      86,141      95,320*     64,454      60,543 |    15,075      12,225   -18.91
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............     14,130      12,185      17,534*      9,294       6,658 |     1,576       1,132   -28.17
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......      2,987       4,156*      1,736       1,299       1,528 |       257         650   153.16
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......      7,046       2,848      11,095       8,198       6,434 |     1,534         687   -55.22
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      2,033*        956       1,850       1,400       1,068 |       191         419   118.99
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     13,612      13,470      13,732*      9,904      10,151 |     2,154       1,641   -23.81
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      6,814       9,427       8,788       5,710       4,998 |       899       1,587    76.61
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      1,867       3,117       1,734         519       1,042 |       149         411   176.59
   FRESH FRUIT...........................      6,552       8,382*      6,857       6,067       6,556 |     1,280       1,023   -20.08
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................        361         359         181          94          79 |        25          39    55.96
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      7,783*      7,205       6,095       4,485       3,734 |     1,043         934   -10.44
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      2,019       4,497       4,738*      3,518       2,439 |       617         246   -60.05
   TREE NUTS.............................      1,823*      1,219         703         671         735 |       161         189    17.23
   WINE & BEER...........................      2,066       2,336       2,473       1,466       1,353 |       215         263    22.50
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........      1,021         934       1,861       1,629       2,258*|     1,641         767   -53.28
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............      2,105       2,632       3,195*      2,256       2,440 |     1,307         740   -43.43
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     13,059      12,418      12,748       7,945       9,071 |     2,026       1,496   -26.15
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      5,142       4,584       8,192*      6,069       3,539 |     1,215         664   -45.36
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          0          10          81         479*         11 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0          57           0          43           0 |         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        211         202         137         185         185 |         9          57   504.31
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        824         853         522         424         492 |        87         183   109.98
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      4,107       3,462       7,452*      4,938       2,851 |     1,118         424   -62.09
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      2,058       1,872       3,308*      1,266       1,194 |       526         306   -41.75
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........         35          40          92*         17           0 |         0          16      -
   SALMON, CANNED........................        171          81         278*         44           0 |         0           0      -
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................         42          79         170*         49          31 |         0          83      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................          8           7          67          78*         36 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............         52          28         137*         93         101 |         7           4   -37.87
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      1,751       1,638       2,564*        986       1,025 |       519         204   -60.72
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  620,016*    538,171     575,789     440,264     418,854 |   105,059      99,487    -5.30
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         627,216*    544,628     587,290     447,599     423,587 |   106,800     100,457    -5.94
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov