U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO OMAN CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) EXPORT MARKET: OMAN ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH | COMPARISONS % PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 1,801 246 2,266 3,306* 27 | 27 15 -44.41 WHEAT................................. 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 - COARSE GRAINS......................... 1,585 0 2,238 3,011* 0 | 0 0 - RICE.................................. 0 0 9 0 0 | 0 0 - COTTON................................ 0 0 6 0 0 | 0 0 - PULSES................................ 121 115 11 0 0 | 0 0 - PEANUTS............................... 0 131* 0 0 0 | 0 0 - OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 95 0 3 295* 27 | 27 0 -100.0 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 5,818 6,511 10,424 10,438* 7,001 | 681 2,204 223.61 WHEAT FLOUR........................... 46* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 - SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 0 0 30 401* 14 | 0 0 - SOYBEAN OIL........................... 0 14 0 0 165*| 12 0 -100.0 VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 30 0 3,329 3,762* 1,125 | 0 688 - FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 0 0 5 3 6 | 3 0 -100.0 LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 48 0 0 0 | 0 0 - PLANTING SEEDS........................ 403 418 542 181 97 | 4 0 -100.0 SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 5,220 5,454 6,184* 5,071 5,064 | 563 1,191 111.52 OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 119 576 333 1,020* 530 | 98 325 230.90 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 5,941 4,765 5,034 4,397 5,534 | 1,420 1,256 -11.55 SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 295 511 342 671* 614 | 136 116 -14.73 BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 24 67 121* 99 66 | 0 84 - RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 91 68 65 143 207 | 10 0 -100.0 RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 11 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 - POULTRY MEAT.......................... 2,285 399 345 748 1,203 | 248 597 140.33 DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 309 292 374 417 488 | 322 0 -100.0 EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 126 191 107 0 418 | 77 11 -85.70 FRESH FRUIT........................... 0 0 91 137* 95 | 60 9 -85.64 FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 45* 24 0 | 0 0 - PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,192 1,776* 1,762 1,031 957 | 348 125 -64.25 FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 195 112 175 52 102 | 0 0 - TREE NUTS............................. 6 78 0 0 54 | 54 0 -100.0 WINE & BEER........................... 157 304 310* 247 274 | 33 82 146.60 NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 0 0 16 53 24 | 18 18 -3.42 PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 75* 16 45 9 6 | 3 0 -100.0 OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 1,175 943 1,228 765 1,026 | 109 215 97.21 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 443 445 410 542 349 | 89 124 40.25 LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 22 7 0 | 0 0 - HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 363 324 206 394* 235 | 38 104 174.17 SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 28 0 0 | 0 0 - PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 40 45 36 66* 14 | 14 0 -100.0 OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 41 75 119 75 99 | 37 21 -44.32 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 17 0 6 0 0 | 0 0 - ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS).............. 0 0 3* 0 0 | 0 0 - OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 17 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 - _____________________________________________________________________________________________ AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 13,560 11,521 17,724 18,141* 12,562 | 2,128 3,475 63.32 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 14,020 11,966 18,140 18,682* 12,911 | 2,216 3,599 62.39 ==================================================================================================================================== ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline" 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