U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO NIGER
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: NIGER
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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.................        609         339          43           0         564 |         0         699      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................        422         339           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................         13           0          15           0         551 |         0         562      -
   COTTON................................        174           0           0           0           0 |         0          29      -
   PULSES................................          0           0          28*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0           0           0           0          14 |         0         109*     -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          3       1,577       1,871         267         977 |         0         258      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0       1,574*        105         177         938 |         0          16      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          3           3           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0         451*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0       1,315          90          39 |         0         242      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....         38          24          40         166         743 |        88         931   958.12
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............          0           0           0           0           8 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................          0           0           0           0         303*|         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          0           0           0           0          88 |        88           0   -100.0
   FRESH FRUIT...........................          0           0           0           0          82*|         0           0      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0          48*          0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         13           0           0          40           4 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0          78         246*|         0           0      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          0          24*          0           0           0 |         0          12      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0          44*     -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         25           0          40           0          12 |         0         875      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....        144          96           0          94         414*|       355          58   -83.77
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0          94         396*|       352          58   -83.61
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........         50          12           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         94*         84           0           0          18 |         4           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      650       1,940       1,954         432       2,285 |        88       1,889   2046.3
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             794       2,036       1,954         526       2,699 |       443       1,946   339.34
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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