U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO NETHERLANDS
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: NETHERLANDS
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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.................  1,127,290   1,054,960     728,552     695,783     672,407 |   260,876     239,937    -8.03
   WHEAT.................................      7,320      14,280       2,051       9,431      14,070 |        37          33   -10.19
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     26,506         393         157          82       2,137 |         0          94      -
   RICE..................................     35,429      22,607      17,575      18,210      16,335 |     6,716       2,797   -58.35
   SOYBEANS..............................    896,683     855,374     515,978     400,005     507,339 |   206,999     195,789    -5.42
   COTTON................................        535         215       2,052       1,983         530 |       213         198    -7.31
   TOBACCO...............................    110,864      96,199     131,426     213,453*     58,161 |    29,546      31,303     5.95
   PULSES................................      3,032       3,647       3,138       3,602       2,737 |     1,190         540   -54.67
   PEANUTS...............................     31,747      48,402      36,036      35,326      58,195 |    13,679       6,145   -55.08
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................     15,174      13,844      20,138      13,689      12,905 |     2,496       3,039    21.75
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........    577,685     520,043     420,723     374,470     309,358 |    76,114      83,248     9.37
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................         27       1,214         739       1,722*        122 |        28           5   -81.45
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................     52,779      65,366      34,131      20,539       7,726 |     3,452      18,335   431.12
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      1,875         991       2,762       5,852*      2,638 |       687         793    15.41
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....     51,911      31,064      14,631      14,747      17,343 |     5,446       2,908   -46.61
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......    319,055     258,308     201,328     175,470     161,401 |    36,441      24,819   -31.89
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................      6,396       4,535       4,017       3,037       2,562 |       851         470   -44.85
   HIDES & SKINS.........................      2,972       2,409       2,314       3,070       1,574 |       333         642    92.48
   ANIMAL FATS...........................     21,336      22,268      18,631       7,370       7,583 |     2,907       3,667    26.14
   PLANTING SEEDS........................     30,633      40,319      60,566      65,687*     33,074 |     8,297      10,615    27.95
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..     12,126      10,754       6,760       5,658       5,769 |     1,598       2,592    62.17
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     78,574      82,815      74,845      71,319      69,568 |    16,072      18,403    14.50
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....    346,881     351,907     404,676     466,897*    461,570 |   120,187     115,177    -4.17
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      6,966       6,408       7,937       8,374       6,908 |     1,049       1,367    30.34
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        588         531         375         220         689 |        12         198   1509.6
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......     14,581      15,492      16,409      12,031       6,890 |     1,306       1,434     9.76
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........        717         926       1,775         818         568 |       104         155    48.94
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     17,542*      9,039       1,616       3,869       2,905 |       390         418     7.04
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      9,941       8,083      11,894       5,938       9,577 |     2,741       1,631   -40.49
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      8,902*      5,857       5,318       1,442       2,961 |       956         692   -27.66
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     31,320      27,116      24,211      23,684      20,012 |     7,637       7,778     1.86
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      1,843       3,867       2,999       2,681       2,164 |       437         402    -7.92
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     43,569      40,324      59,296      60,522*     46,145 |    16,544      10,148   -38.66
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............     32,190      50,816      47,451      58,718      84,815*|    24,265      25,579     5.41
   TREE NUTS.............................     96,495*     77,574      80,619      67,340      62,476 |    10,507      12,398    18.00
   WINE & BEER...........................     10,607      17,087      47,712      78,905*     77,527 |    20,245      16,898   -16.53
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........     37,951      42,851*     42,574      42,574      38,963 |    10,061      14,562    44.73
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............     13,338      17,428      12,465      16,546      25,005*|     3,650       6,570    79.99
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     20,331      28,509      42,024      83,234*     73,964 |    20,282      14,946   -26.31
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....     70,273      87,669      55,971      51,781      59,326 |    19,344      13,992   -27.67
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................      3,051       1,546         940       1,597       1,377 |       360         597    65.86
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................     24,699      26,751      19,023      22,731      24,181 |     8,464       4,481   -47.06
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........      6,270      10,532       8,094       5,865       7,944 |     1,708       1,681    -1.59
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........     30,071      41,479      19,303      12,671      11,399 |     5,650       3,778   -33.13
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      6,182       7,361       8,610       8,918      14,425*|     3,162       3,455     9.26
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........     22,446      21,533      27,130      28,034      26,105 |     6,807       6,883     1.13
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........      1,142       1,338       1,786       2,849       1,575 |       393         185   -52.83
   SALMON, CANNED........................     10,148      10,043       8,452       9,577       6,682 |     2,491       2,183   -12.36
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        150          40         105          36         197 |        52          17   -67.21
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................         44         165       1,224*      1,038         609 |       128         109   -15.13
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............        280          39         140         409         524*|        20          52   158.28
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........     10,682       9,906      15,424      14,126      16,518*|     3,722       4,338    16.53
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                2,051,856   1,926,911   1,553,951   1,537,149   1,443,335 |   457,177     438,362    -4.12
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL       2,144,575   2,036,112   1,637,051   1,616,965   1,528,766 |   483,327     459,238    -4.98
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