U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO JORDAN
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: JORDAN
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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.................    122,765     118,638      57,693      52,624      66,953 |    29,054      19,748   -32.03
   WHEAT.................................     51,881      57,132      36,283      26,826      56,930 |    23,457      14,350   -38.82
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     55,032      24,732       5,534      10,915       7,418 |     5,161           0   -100.0
   RICE..................................     15,436      36,703*     15,618      14,330         948 |       217       4,323   1894.7
   COTTON................................          0           0           0         266           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................        328           0           0          17          15 |         3           0   -100.0
   PULSES................................         61          70          58         113         345 |       217          34   -84.22
   PEANUTS...............................          4           0           7          12           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................         22           0         193         147       1,297*|         0       1,041      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     21,786      15,202      24,141      27,954      13,890 |     3,428       4,336    26.51
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................         10           8           6           0          22 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................          0       3,068         772           6           7 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................          9       1,658       4,648       5,738*        364 |         0       1,233      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....     19,254*      7,113      11,944      14,091       5,834 |       546       1,550   183.84
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......        210          50         119         158         239 |        10          64   563.20
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        102          98         179          55         212 |        70          94    33.75
   HIDES & SKINS.........................         28           0           4           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ANIMAL FATS...........................          0          16         925       2,983*      1,847 |       632           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      1,554       2,417       2,529       2,471       3,470 |     2,017         588   -70.83
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..        293         481       2,075         795       1,488 |       141         597   323.44
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        327         292         940       1,658         407 |        12         209   1658.5
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      6,018       8,517       5,839       8,314      10,934 |     1,737       2,059    18.48
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............        239         373         509         700       1,643*|       229         334    45.42
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......         72         315*        278         195         221 |         4          67   1489.4
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        630         770         353         663         715 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........         52           0           0           5           0 |         0          10      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................      1,246         519         506         747         200 |         0          63      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      1,623       1,641       1,325       2,161       2,237*|       521         439   -15.66
   FRESH FRUIT...........................         24           0           0           3          11 |         0           8      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0          67          46 |         0           9      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        505         550         450         509         867*|       126         116    -7.84
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        103           0          24           3          24 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................        447       2,691         828       2,068       3,101*|       269         641   138.49
   WINE & BEER...........................         16         103          13          14           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........         59          54          21          10          27 |         0           0      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............         13          73          68          25           6 |         0          72      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        988       1,430       1,463       1,144       1,836*|       588         300   -48.96
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....      1,928       1,938       1,146       1,282       2,034 |       472         345   -26.92
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................         17           0           0          37          35 |         0          13      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      1,800*      1,528       1,039       1,066       1,731 |       377         281   -25.59
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0          18          32           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........          0          34          23          75          90 |        57           0   -100.0
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......        110         358          52         104         179 |        37          51    37.23
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........         40         314          60         332*        134 |         0           0      -
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........          0         211*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0          60*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........         40         103           0         332*        134 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  150,568     142,357      87,672      88,892      91,777 |    34,220      26,143   -23.60
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         152,536     144,609      88,879      90,505      93,946 |    34,691      26,488   -23.65
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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