U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO GERMANY
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: GERMANY
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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.................    683,748     639,972     568,287     432,001     424,556 |   151,562     142,621    -5.90
   WHEAT.................................         49         125         203         644         449 |         0         143      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     17,063         139       1,008         832       2,288 |       736          47   -93.64
   RICE..................................     21,223      26,605      27,972      26,572      18,733 |     4,282       3,685   -13.94
   SOYBEANS..............................    389,224     329,614     222,621     150,908     110,921 |    58,256      47,436   -18.57
   COTTON................................     21,457      13,041      12,955      10,775      13,734 |     4,349       5,551    27.65
   TOBACCO...............................    195,198     224,868     258,832     207,075     246,671 |    76,589      77,590     1.31
   PULSES................................      1,061         827       1,614       1,291         494 |       145         430   196.86
   PEANUTS...............................     10,272       8,411       5,366       2,408       3,659 |       158         491   210.74
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................     28,201      36,342      37,716      31,495      27,608 |     7,048       7,248     2.84
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........    228,353     210,538     195,857     160,406     152,280 |    43,553      46,587     6.97
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................        143         243          37         390           0 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     18,473      23,240       6,620         619          52 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      2,034       2,623       2,197       2,307       2,184 |       779         743    -4.57
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....     10,929      10,152      12,040      10,436       9,297 |     2,393       2,263    -5.43
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......     71,832      55,681      52,859      43,416      40,519 |    10,242      11,179     9.15
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................      1,851       1,117       2,068       1,341       1,236 |       190         431   126.97
   HIDES & SKINS.........................     10,811      12,078      21,800       8,917       9,169 |     4,121       4,953    20.20
   ANIMAL FATS...........................        994       6,705       3,497          75         326 |       266           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................     15,693       9,443      10,239      11,488       7,247 |     2,126       4,122    93.86
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      8,926       8,465      13,451      15,548      13,676 |     5,345       2,497   -53.29
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     86,668      80,792      71,049      65,868      68,574 |    18,091      20,399    12.76
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....    557,707*    467,255     452,366     331,214     331,261 |    72,733      71,959    -1.06
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      8,059       9,370      10,064      11,449       9,639 |     2,028       2,304    13.64
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        248         464         384         975         416 |       174          14   -92.07
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......      7,715       4,393       6,656       8,879       7,780 |     2,478       1,366   -44.90
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........        730         716         193         246         153 |         0         154      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     10,391       3,721       7,210       4,206       3,714 |       576         346   -39.96
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      1,683       1,895       2,843       1,750       3,447 |       694         934    34.72
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      5,119       7,222*      6,052       4,508       6,706 |     1,564       1,063   -32.03
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     11,866      10,183      12,887*     12,318       9,099 |     3,561       4,044    13.54
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      4,700       4,374       3,491       3,172       1,888 |       473         380   -19.69
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     78,912      66,702      64,641      46,320      50,916 |    12,677      18,017    42.13
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      4,805       5,902       5,284       3,502       5,047 |     1,142       1,104    -3.36
   TREE NUTS.............................    290,772*    216,161     203,427     144,893     152,569 |    25,911      22,044   -14.92
   WINE & BEER...........................     22,800      28,023*     22,540      18,763      18,128 |     3,694       4,615    24.94
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........     18,282      19,621      16,018      14,481      13,055 |     4,402       3,810   -13.45
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............     36,185      39,913*     32,890      20,967       7,017 |     2,250       1,159   -48.48
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     55,440      48,593      57,784*     34,786      41,687 |    11,109      10,604    -4.55
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....    300,293     367,823*    281,563     213,430     216,180 |    58,906      54,383    -7.68
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................     11,847      22,814      26,934      22,639      40,763 |    11,621      19,155    64.83
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................     86,439     109,780*     72,815      63,702      56,250 |    16,552      11,121   -32.81
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........     23,942      26,815      22,986      15,139      12,604 |     4,432       1,309   -70.47
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........    131,261     156,518*    104,596      80,194      78,094 |    19,110      16,336   -14.52
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     46,805      51,896      54,232*     31,756      28,470 |     7,191       6,463   -10.13
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........     25,857      21,786      42,679      24,112      46,122 |     6,248      12,648   102.41
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........      2,337       2,732       9,146       6,464      11,416*|     1,136       1,734    52.63
   SALMON, CANNED........................         59         280         153          78       1,090 |        42       1,200*  2748.7
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        116         255         273          96          79 |         0          73      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................          0           0          62           0       1,489*|         0         531      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............      1,473       2,096       2,266       3,286       4,122*|       804         685   -14.76
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........     21,872      16,423      30,779      14,189      27,926 |     4,266       8,425    97.48
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                1,469,808   1,317,765   1,216,510     923,621     908,097 |   267,848     261,167    -2.49
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL       1,795,958   1,707,374   1,540,751   1,161,163   1,170,399 |   333,003     328,198    -1.44
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