U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO MEXICO
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: MEXICO
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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.................  2,975,884*  2,266,051   2,834,183   2,310,173   2,580,167 |   605,040     780,956    29.08
   WHEAT.................................    324,998*    175,815     214,208     214,838     197,276 |    54,252      74,135    36.65
   COARSE GRAINS.........................  1,377,188*    594,695     964,221     929,152     972,753 |   208,042     326,594    56.98
   RICE..................................     94,952      93,336      91,416      88,069     102,314*|    19,975      20,048     0.36
   SOYBEANS..............................    762,776     906,659*    754,216     659,261     678,215 |   165,074     194,285    17.70
   COTTON................................    262,399     360,989     614,343*    285,559     476,300 |   128,561     139,950     8.86
   TOBACCO...............................        163         395         114          91         188 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................     72,067      42,154     113,672      48,855      35,107 |     6,636       4,405   -33.62
   PEANUTS...............................     23,979      26,878      22,968      26,671      33,118*|     6,070       4,051   -33.26
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................     57,362      65,130      59,026      57,678      84,895 |    16,428      17,488     6.45
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........  1,279,594   1,333,077   1,426,971*  1,289,619   1,278,896 |   309,474     316,631     2.31
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................     17,594*     14,700       7,807       9,398       3,230 |     1,159         820   -29.29
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     75,066      33,656      27,926      57,016      29,096 |     4,950      12,526   153.06
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................     31,614      50,950      65,187      47,896      39,460 |    15,468       8,236   -46.76
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....    132,434     144,125     192,400*    150,204     131,878 |    37,445      20,881   -44.24
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......     89,971      96,965     119,031     104,615     127,354*|    27,103      52,808    94.84
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................     80,438     205,454*    136,015     100,786     117,146 |    25,946      23,408    -9.78
   HIDES & SKINS.........................    122,564     149,861     165,006*    153,259     147,558 |    35,424      31,242   -11.81
   ANIMAL FATS...........................    138,404     157,211     179,946*    126,819     110,336 |    30,648      23,428   -23.56
   PLANTING SEEDS........................    205,580*    109,170     128,978     129,914     132,706 |    28,316      34,667    22.43
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..    115,439     103,640      89,247      77,473      76,031 |    14,953      16,043     7.29
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........    270,489     267,345     315,429     332,239     364,102*|    88,062      92,572     5.12
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....  1,191,588   1,582,966   1,895,864   2,028,935   2,686,008*|   583,025     757,418    29.91
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............     81,305      92,156     121,809     134,568     245,706*|    37,049      68,092    83.79
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......     37,191      40,269      44,739*     40,182      43,191 |    11,454       9,941   -13.21
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......    294,538     477,316     606,942     675,721     876,303*|   210,172     261,363    24.36
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........     32,142      37,595      43,000      41,023      62,558 |    14,177      17,664    24.60
   POULTRY MEAT..........................    208,256     227,130     230,830     200,095     249,401*|    55,617      56,087     0.84
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................    107,794     169,503     180,449     175,961     180,430 |    31,864      44,429    39.43
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................     23,284      30,556      44,476*     18,539      19,352 |     5,554       3,520   -36.63
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     81,913     102,908     109,447     163,577     219,721*|    49,580      71,552    44.32
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................     32,411      43,526      42,123      46,766      68,843*|     7,202       9,185    27.53
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     85,872     124,212     171,154     144,714     259,616*|    60,308      75,886    25.83
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............     10,072      10,187      18,287      21,414      37,938*|     8,049       6,956   -13.58
   TREE NUTS.............................     23,260      23,106      27,606      40,037      52,708*|     8,986       9,977    11.02
   WINE & BEER...........................     15,274      20,678      20,885      25,062      30,504*|     5,921       7,375    24.56
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........     24,846      27,155*     23,547      26,120      23,184 |     4,330       3,751   -13.39
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............     33,226      41,089      58,914      62,862     118,468*|    17,271      65,235   277.72
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......    100,204     115,580     151,655     212,293*    198,086 |    55,489      46,406   -16.37
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....    250,183     292,207     367,247     394,741     434,828 |   102,072      99,957    -2.07
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................      5,168      10,153      15,591*     12,857       5,559 |       981       1,008     2.79
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................     67,231      66,611      80,040      96,094*     94,085 |    20,733      18,182   -12.31
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........     35,015      39,422      43,619      50,248      56,555 |    14,237      13,621    -4.32
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........     73,769      96,614     100,031     123,511     159,299*|    36,911      40,503     9.73
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     68,999      79,407     127,966     112,031     119,329 |    29,209      26,643    -8.79
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........     21,866      32,921      42,583      38,378      50,957*|    12,830      22,555    75.79
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........        217       1,384*        842         193         526 |        40         116   189.94
   SALMON, CANNED........................         40         174         207         105         232 |        16         191   1106.9
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        311         700         565         917         672 |       357           5   -98.72
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................        138         105           0          40         166 |        40           8   -79.80
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............        627         320         137         162         733 |       243          99   -59.29
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........     20,533      30,238      40,832      36,962      48,628*|    12,135      22,136    82.42
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                5,447,066   5,182,094   6,157,019   5,628,727   6,545,071*| 1,497,538   1,855,004    23.87
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL       5,719,114   5,507,222   6,566,849   6,061,846   7,030,856*| 1,612,440   1,977,516    22.64
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov