U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO HONDURAS
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: HONDURAS
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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.................     55,738      65,061      70,509      65,117      74,934*|    15,690      17,904    14.11
   WHEAT.................................     28,152      23,334      23,433      23,284      31,110*|     4,557       5,821    27.75
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     10,070      21,396*     11,603       8,397      16,155 |     2,321       5,234   125.51
   RICE..................................     12,409      13,269      19,810      20,376*     17,595 |     5,284       3,618   -31.51
   SOYBEANS..............................          0           0           0           0           7 |         0           0      -
   COTTON................................      1,362       1,370*      1,139         364         865 |        66         132   101.61
   TOBACCO...............................      2,186       4,770      11,351*      5,436       8,361 |     3,222       2,800   -13.11
   PULSES................................      1,288           0       2,866       6,088*        623 |       206         189    -7.87
   PEANUTS...............................          3           0         110          54           8 |         8           4   -57.97
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        268         921         196       1,117*        211 |        27         106   288.75
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     48,804      56,270      60,546      64,778      65,514*|    14,833      19,743    33.10
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................         66           0          69          27         107 |         0          27      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     12,191      15,172*     14,705      12,841      13,776 |     4,447       3,310   -25.57
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................        412         338       1,733       2,609*      2,298 |       777         562   -27.56
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....        524         688         938       2,719       1,269 |       101         215   112.82
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......      1,900       3,124       3,455*      2,412       2,238 |       747         446   -40.31
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        854         859       2,178       1,560       1,331 |       355         334    -5.84
   HIDES & SKINS.........................      6,057       6,805*         42          59          65 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................      8,169       7,729      11,098*      9,113       6,340 |     1,801       1,108   -38.50
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      1,560       2,536*      1,956       1,386       2,205 |       746         277   -62.87
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..     12,617      14,027      20,520      27,761      28,312*|     5,127       8,661    68.93
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      4,454       4,993       3,853       4,291       7,573*|       732       4,803   555.69
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     20,221      31,923      44,208      53,456      54,736*|    13,324      14,403     8.09
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      2,954       3,949       5,415*      5,109       4,460 |     1,152       1,590    37.97
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        687         587       1,250       1,180       2,011*|       254         894   251.95
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        497         872       2,293       3,664       4,011*|       976       1,480    51.54
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........        727       1,277       2,216       3,189*      1,956 |       516         548     6.31
   POULTRY MEAT..........................        845       1,139       1,433       2,729       3,247*|       525         684    30.22
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      1,706       7,783      10,065*      7,530       6,361 |     2,634       2,471    -6.20
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................        175         435         843*        300         428 |        40         107   165.79
   FRESH FRUIT...........................      2,047       2,640       2,672       2,836*      2,836 |       128         214    66.76
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................        569         296         274         397       1,354*|       497          89   -82.18
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      1,833       2,809       5,158       5,313       5,541*|     1,301       1,062   -18.37
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      3,098       2,003       1,313       1,199       1,612 |       334         428    28.24
   TREE NUTS.............................        208*         71         107         149         150 |        26           7   -71.68
   WINE & BEER...........................        770       1,165       1,379       3,018*      2,627 |       579         835    44.23
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........         35          89           9          97           7 |         7           0   -100.0
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............        164         298         757         985       1,229*|       195         482   147.74
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......      3,907       6,510       9,023      15,759      16,904*|     4,161       3,513   -15.57
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      2,416       3,493       5,479       5,838*      4,616 |     1,157       1,284    11.00
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          5          15           6          31          65*|         0          44      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         25           0         458*        168         426 |        75         135    80.58
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          4          22         161*         49           3 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        769         849       1,111       1,484       1,709*|       638         501   -21.44
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      1,614       2,608       3,744       4,106       2,412 |       444         605    36.09
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      5,052       4,878       3,009       4,701       5,708 |     1,864       1,224   -34.33
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........         16*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SALMON, CANNED........................          0           7           5          11           3 |         3           3    14.77
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................          0           3          44          48           6 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0           0          10           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      5,036       4,868       2,959       4,631       5,699 |     1,862       1,221   -34.40
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  124,764     153,254     175,263     183,350     195,184*|    43,848      52,050    18.71
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         132,232     161,625     183,751     193,889     205,508*|    46,869      54,558    16.41
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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