U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO ECUADOR
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: ECUADOR
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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................. 95,406 94,395 103,505* 52,610 65,127 | 18,104 20,426 12.83
WHEAT................................. 53,868 40,171 21,097 22,541 26,857 | 7,615 4,331 -43.13
COARSE GRAINS......................... 21,382* 9,719 16,396 20,443 12,300 | 3,915 9,018 130.33
RICE.................................. 128 8,522 27,946* 323 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEANS.............................. 0 10,863* 3,515 0 0 | 0 0 -
COTTON................................ 19,556 24,422 33,813* 8,667 25,641 | 6,564 7,019 6.94
TOBACCO............................... 0 147 4 8 3 | 0 0 -
PULSES................................ 47 201 106 58 131 | 0 4 -
PEANUTS............................... 7 17 82* 60 8 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 418 333 546 510 189 | 10 53 433.08
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 40,678 65,689* 51,000 31,997 22,607 | 7,334 15,131 106.32
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 124 190 155 694 10 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 21,809 36,358* 21,442 16,260 6,339 | 4,832 11,650 141.09
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 2,280 4,121 4,892 1,633 3,128 | 0 0 -
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 1,180 1,342 2,126 651 723 | 48 213 343.60
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 2,616 4,832* 3,861 3,434 3,194 | 326 437 34.12
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 2,339 2,930 3,716 1,516 2,005 | 412 532 29.17
HIDES & SKINS......................... 13 0 12 26 6 | 0 0 -
ANIMAL FATS........................... 2,068 1,289 1,993 134 55 | 25 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 1,517 6,898* 3,573 2,108 2,180 | 339 632 86.59
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 798 720 1,735 1,081 584 | 104 456 339.06
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 5,934 7,009 7,496* 4,459 4,382 | 1,247 1,209 -3.05
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 21,153 30,327* 25,388 11,765 13,197 | 1,536 3,103 102.08
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 3,693 4,271* 2,849 1,593 1,834 | 194 355 82.35
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 275 469 432 159 91 | 23 87 279.36
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 200 250 125 44 991*| 7 64 770.04
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 309 566 669* 309 628 | 17 211 1133.2
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 833 2,723* 2,304 974 682 | 77 131 71.58
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 2,632 3,244 4,656* 1,553 1,904 | 230 379 64.60
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 816* 542 96 530 33 | 0 48 -
FRESH FRUIT........................... 2,010 4,657 2,653 870 1,436 | 32 326 925.88
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 50 13 173 10 22 | 3 3 -5.15
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,592 1,994 2,207 1,141 1,446 | 125 467 272.77
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 634 1,075 1,158 516 162 | 11 149 1207.4
TREE NUTS............................. 689 1,125* 700 401 325 | 27 11 -59.92
WINE & BEER........................... 1,241 1,423 1,319 595 325 | 0 100 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2,270 2,525* 807 540 420 | 128 113 -11.53
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 998 1,274 1,555* 519 414 | 79 97 22.39
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 2,912 4,174 3,685 2,011 2,484 | 582 563 -3.21
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 745 2,447 2,689* 2,605 1,582 | 669 451 -32.61
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 667 1,651 1,895* 772 | 359 210 -41.68
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 5 0 30 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 19 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 132 370 437* 128 25 | 13 5 -63.37
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 608 1,410 571 563 785 | 296 236 -20.22
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 4,014 1,579 4,214 4,779 3,253 | 770 527 -31.57
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 0 14*| 0 14* -
SALMON, CANNED........................ 7 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SURIMI (FISH PASTE)................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 6* -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 4,008 1,579 4,214 4,779 3,239 | 770 507 -34.15
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 157,236 190,411* 179,892 96,372 100,930 | 26,973 38,660 43.33
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 161,995 194,437* 186,796 103,756 105,766 | 28,412 39,637 39.51
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov