U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO KUWAIT
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: KUWAIT
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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................. 1,438 1,065 864 6,878 1,227 | 368 313 -15.02
WHEAT................................. 0 49 0 5,958 112 | 44 39 -10.08
COARSE GRAINS......................... 44 15 16 20 277 | 56 48 -14.78
RICE.................................. 948 197 441 300 286 | 65 89 36.47
SOYBEANS.............................. 8 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PULSES................................ 188 241 119 73 71 | 19 30 56.55
PEANUTS............................... 7 12 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 243 552* 289 526 482 | 183 106 -42.10
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 15,012 15,062 17,905 19,277* 14,553 | 4,177 3,500 -16.19
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 0 7 7 15 0 | 0 0 -
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 57 33 163 22 24 | 24 0 -100.0
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 1,121 1,463 3,194* 1,691 1,720 | 515 431 -16.34
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 8,119 7,730 8,866 9,863* 6,168 | 2,285 1,339 -41.40
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 17 4 96 13 25 | 6 10 73.83
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 6 13 91 387 204 | 3 0 -100.0
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 147 177*| 27 28 5.86
ANIMAL FATS........................... 24 63 48 206 0 | 0 4 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 586 227 623 411 242 | 22 234 974.49
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 4,834 5,116 3,892 5,642 5,650*| 1,222 1,204 -1.47
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 248 405 924 880 343 | 74 250 240.54
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 25,706 29,319 31,383 30,881 32,281*| 8,116 9,527 17.39
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 2,210 3,988* 2,746 2,678 3,614 | 645 1,099 70.43
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 606 834 918 1,366* 1,209 | 324 354 9.40
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 1,772 1,788 2,916* 2,067 1,937 | 560 713 27.36
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 334 472 552 772 65 | 14 325 2253.1
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 3,201 4,751 4,904 4,231 3,053 | 690 1,507 118.42
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 2,872 3,004 3,373 4,592 2,905 | 1,718 549 -68.03
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 1,094 366 66 55 308 | 120 0 -100.0
FRESH FRUIT........................... 2,271 2,215 1,566 1,551 1,497 | 400 300 -25.16
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 720 778 818 1,234 2,159*| 461 324 -29.76
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 3,827 4,220 4,476 5,822 5,139 | 1,338 1,032 -22.85
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 123 81 80 72 206 | 13 87 592.94
TREE NUTS............................. 2,076 2,263 2,247 1,368 1,815 | 392 462 17.94
WINE & BEER........................... 0 9 0 15 3 | 3 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 13 37 14 20 130 | 74 0 -100.0
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 56 39 19 43 29 | 6 79 1243.7
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4,530 4,474 6,689 4,994 8,214*| 1,359 2,696 98.36
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 3,463 2,920 4,953* 4,545 2,304 | 605 515 -14.83
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 47 50 124 170 29 | 29 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 2,319* 2,096 2,199 2,301 1,387 | 350 503 43.93
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 42 730 3 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 736 188 99 61 23 | 11 0 -100.0
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 362 545 1,800 2,009* 866 | 216 12 -94.29
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 258 224 112 372 264 | 191 24 -87.46
SALMON, CANNED........................ 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 0 11 23 219* 188 | 188 11 -94.20
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 258 214 89 150 76 | 3 13 371.06
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 42,156 45,446 50,151 57,036 48,062 | 12,660 13,340 5.37
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 45,877 48,590 55,217 61,952 50,630 | 13,456 13,880 3.15
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov