U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO HONG KONG
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: HONG KONG
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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................. 83,073 80,531 110,671 39,251 75,486 | 23,340 31,859 36.50
WHEAT................................. 4,299 2,727 2,778 3,972 2,514 | 359 164 -54.38
COARSE GRAINS......................... 340 634 381 111 425 | 0 184 -
RICE.................................. 1,743 1,726 1,093 1,132 1,275 | 268 399 48.79
SOYBEANS.............................. 14 76 0 460 323 | 177 21 -88.26
COTTON................................ 42,186 51,256 91,368 26,189 65,608 | 21,443 29,525 37.69
TOBACCO............................... 18,894 16,655 2,633 155 43 | 0 22 -
PULSES................................ 1,003 1,163 818 683 450 | 54 129 138.31
PEANUTS............................... 802 980 1,234* 997 461 | 126 13 -89.87
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 13,792 5,314 10,366 5,552 4,387 | 912 1,401 53.71
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 186,351 287,737 307,170* 147,276 173,828 | 38,715 54,472 40.70
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 2,362* 28 22 107 32 | 7 10 45.80
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 316 0 23 142 87 | 32 14 -55.12
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 7,111 116,985 144,019* 2,150 310 | 22 3,896 17247
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 22,110 17,546 25,078 16,052 11,659 | 4,439 884 -80.09
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 11,056 9,528 7,868 5,092 5,027 | 1,075 1,262 17.43
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 6,674 6,578 9,228* 5,939 8,047 | 712 529 -25.62
HIDES & SKINS......................... 58,138 49,744 48,262 50,631 88,041*| 19,377 34,776 79.47
ANIMAL FATS........................... 1,553 2,491 5,810 10,037* 5,623 | 1,959 192 -90.21
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 2,507 3,701 3,538 3,898 3,850 | 763 165 -78.34
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 18,188 16,598 16,321 11,098 6,319 | 1,419 2,415 70.27
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 56,335 64,539* 47,001 42,130 44,835 | 8,910 10,329 15.93
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 1,221,063 1,346,871* 1,072,648 1,022,358 1,023,006 | 223,204 208,501 -6.59
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 29,259 35,144 39,446 40,498 39,479 | 9,861 6,460 -34.49
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 7,078 10,432 12,463* 5,683 7,090 | 945 1,460 54.57
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 107,399 115,355* 97,427 83,209 110,061 | 23,066 20,747 -10.05
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 7,071 9,561 13,029 11,375 13,328*| 3,862 2,572 -33.42
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 419,779 435,956* 369,979 406,992 388,104 | 98,574 87,915 -10.81
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 40,370 46,103* 39,818 41,926 26,568 | 5,744 3,672 -36.07
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 34,264* 18,018 14,582 14,792 11,651 | 2,616 2,982 13.97
FRESH FRUIT........................... 180,038 229,034* 195,157 114,417 155,561 | 27,909 31,180 11.72
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 27,753 29,419* 27,088 20,435 16,559 | 2,162 1,963 -9.19
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 85,900* 85,084 72,020 64,217 57,654 | 12,181 13,905 14.15
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 14,775* 9,290 7,543 12,167 8,075 | 1,373 2,105 53.28
TREE NUTS............................. 49,356 60,025 41,948 44,446 63,893*| 10,721 9,206 -14.13
WINE & BEER........................... 39,897 40,507 29,777 17,740 11,573 | 2,222 3,630 63.36
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 449 11,244 15,676 23,820* 16,661 | 1,588 108 -93.18
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 5,358 5,926 4,678 6,426 7,828*| 1,741 2,102 20.78
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 172,317 205,772* 92,016 114,215 88,922 | 18,641 18,496 -0.78
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 80,012 101,792 88,503 104,953 122,851*| 24,831 27,129 9.25
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 2,276 6,486 7,704 7,886 13,783 | 2,114 3,799 79.68
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 42,245 56,590 52,690 64,013 69,189*| 14,235 17,010 19.50
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 3,350 6,124 3,859 5,957 6,314*| 1,842 352 -80.88
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 23,883 24,732 18,131 21,777 27,365*| 5,265 4,977 -5.47
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 8,259 7,860 6,119 5,319 6,201 | 1,375 990 -27.96
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 47,950* 43,351 28,233 26,524 34,370 | 6,670 5,741 -13.94
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 1,079 653 740 420 222 | 74 168 126.81
SALMON, CANNED........................ 289 77 258 189 108 | 0 5 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 532 877 760 734 995 | 284 37 -87.11
SURIMI (FISH PASTE)................... 458 185 0 0 72 | 0 0 -
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 1,039 1,495 1,856 4,299* 3,640 | 34 1,007 2819.3
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 44,553* 40,064 24,619 20,880 29,334 | 6,278 4,525 -27.92
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,490,486 1,715,139* 1,490,488 1,208,884 1,272,320 | 285,260 294,833 3.36
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,618,448 1,860,282* 1,607,224 1,340,361 1,429,541 | 316,761 327,702 3.45
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