U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO ISRAEL
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: ISRAEL
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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................. 426,039* 390,356 207,380 262,118 293,213 | 66,816 68,513 2.54
WHEAT................................. 135,108* 116,354 103,996 86,299 101,932 | 23,756 17,822 -24.98
COARSE GRAINS......................... 157,698* 94,742 21,758 64,306 81,942 | 19,245 22,317 15.96
RICE.................................. 500 446 639 390 465 | 162 115 -28.67
SOYBEANS.............................. 125,509 171,589* 75,168 102,054 95,052 | 20,133 24,796 23.16
COTTON................................ 1,804 1,760 807 2,908 3,464 | 1,307 1,152 -11.86
TOBACCO............................... 2,860 2,989 2,386 2,784 2,079 | 161 486 202.00
PULSES................................ 237 170 305 433 723 | 201 349 73.46
PEANUTS............................... 593 873* 780 540 843 | 229 83 -63.62
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,728 1,434 1,541 2,405 6,714*| 1,623 1,393 -14.19
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 63,902 39,707 45,888 59,801 82,252*| 12,473 20,176 61.76
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 12 4 5 10,979* 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 22,401* 2,848 2,046 6,726 13,146 | 1,699 1,355 -20.23
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 302 452 3,173 2,197 744 | 17 457 2626.1
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 6,974 6,486 7,044 4,767 5,511 | 1,775 1,080 -39.14
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 19,463 13,463 14,818 12,480 21,768*| 4,920 4,478 -8.98
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 817 971 1,126 1,819* 759 | 339 60 -82.21
HIDES & SKINS......................... 1,255 1,722 1,275 1,271 720 | 65 607 840.02
ANIMAL FATS........................... 10 0 2,115 3,183 297 | 4 57 1329.2
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 3,018 2,713 3,407 3,652 2,965 | 863 2,372 174.94
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 3,123 3,432 2,387 2,764 27,549*| 674 7,649 1034.2
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 6,527 7,616 8,491 9,962* 8,792 | 2,118 2,060 -2.73
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 127,005* 107,360 111,305 101,357 106,345 | 29,100 30,561 5.02
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 5,189 8,641 13,486* 10,266 8,332 | 2,085 2,255 8.19
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 6,882 9,973* 8,769 6,339 8,017 | 936 2,435 160.30
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 1,152 587 1,806 1,034 1,327 | 607 248 -59.22
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 40 10 7 87 | 0 0 -
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 218 154 263 33 1,042 | 70 0 -100.0
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 2,423 4,367 5,433 3,807 7,681*| 1,849 1,126 -39.09
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 198 120 102 218 1,121*| 115 922 705.38
FRESH FRUIT........................... 5,661 4,815 3,176 6,722* 2,301 | 916 1,702 85.80
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 470 356 82 235 221 | 79 73 -8.26
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 15,833 15,590 16,527 15,710 18,713*| 4,795 4,535 -5.42
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 3,126 1,891 2,069 5,480 4,642 | 1,623 925 -42.99
TREE NUTS............................. 27,019 29,052 29,446* 24,806 27,480 | 8,691 8,762 0.82
WINE & BEER........................... 520 400 464 331 813*| 197 237 20.61
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 134 140 51 84 11 | 8 3 -61.40
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 2,099 3,530 7,043* 4,898 5,525 | 1,347 2,544 88.92
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 56,080* 27,705 22,577 21,387 19,031 | 5,784 4,792 -17.15
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 16,400 20,236 17,446 13,987 14,929 | 3,780 2,578 -31.80
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 342 339 592 651 | 124 90 -27.62
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 4,210 4,599 4,590 5,409 7,498*| 1,861 1,165 -37.37
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 1,556 988 1,013 918 1,230 | 746 54 -92.76
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 5,581 9,386 5,914 3,323 1,929 | 393 537 36.75
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 5,052 4,921 5,591 3,744 3,621 | 657 732 11.41
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 12,678 14,913 16,605* 11,387 9,406 | 2,845 1,387 -51.24
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 780 861 952* 494 662 | 115 136 18.12
SALMON, CANNED........................ 259 199 71 227 1,584*| 65 45 -30.77
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 66 84* 0 7 4 | 4 14 256.40
ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 663 1,611 1,770* 1,740 765 | 94 463 393.56
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 10,911 12,157 13,813* 8,920 6,390 | 2,567 729 -71.60
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 616,945* 537,422 364,572 423,276 481,810 | 108,389 119,250 10.02
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 646,023* 572,571 398,623 448,650 506,144 | 115,014 123,216 7.13
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