U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO PHILIPPINES
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: PHILIPPINES
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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.................    519,340*    433,001     336,800     340,160     415,832 |   122,745     125,349     2.12
   WHEAT.................................    325,443*    311,471     223,437     234,921     246,127 |    66,643      71,072     6.65
   COARSE GRAINS.........................     68,512*     11,251      33,413      10,964      26,281 |    16,017       5,327   -66.74
   RICE..................................     10,070       5,026         186          97      25,350 |    18,842      23,504    24.74
   SOYBEANS..............................     48,500      38,517      33,842      54,832      68,915*|    11,939      20,032    67.79
   COTTON................................     41,899      29,868      21,051       9,379      13,189 |     5,616       3,522   -37.29
   TOBACCO...............................     19,662      29,151      18,172      24,475      31,060 |     2,514           0   -100.0
   PULSES................................      4,051       5,988       3,932       3,293       2,983 |       945       1,483    56.99
   PEANUTS...............................        148         135          55         128          68 |        16           0   -100.0
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      1,055       1,595       2,712       2,071       1,857 |       212         408    92.55
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........    192,037     220,741     241,972     232,929     267,386*|    51,813      70,894    36.83
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................        378          15          70          15       4,782 |     1,857           0   -100.0
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................    120,072     143,795     145,283     136,941     166,340*|    34,386      43,607    26.82
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................        103          64      13,664*         31          24 |         4          24   506.68
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....      2,479*      2,249       1,541       2,158       2,345 |       592         613     3.54
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......     10,800      11,213       8,250      12,224      15,848*|     3,452       3,125    -9.46
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................      7,122*      6,835       4,646       3,515       2,220 |       453         993   118.96
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        885       2,038*        466         534         811 |        39          52    34.48
   ANIMAL FATS...........................      3,636       4,483       3,619       2,939         272 |       206          27   -86.92
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      4,791*      1,893       1,510       1,797       2,346 |       423         313   -25.88
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      4,369       6,029       5,919       4,834       7,084 |     1,284       1,786    39.10
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     37,403      42,127      57,003      67,940*     65,314 |     9,118      20,354   123.23
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....    181,942     219,751*    139,440     210,680     218,667 |    42,070      39,819    -5.35
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............     33,445      48,786*     26,149      45,700      48,581 |     7,060       5,413   -23.32
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......      1,007       1,519         686       1,140       1,323 |       263         183   -30.20
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......      4,863       8,386*      3,727       4,452       4,225 |       893         994    11.34
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      8,119*      7,557       5,927       7,415       5,581 |     1,522       1,118   -26.53
   POULTRY MEAT..........................        762       3,088       2,743      20,536*     14,156 |     6,673       2,423   -63.69
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................     16,906      34,770      23,465      31,870      48,843*|     9,693      10,900    12.46
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      1,032*        862         456         414         332 |        82         205   149.03
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     32,481      36,296*     17,318      25,947      21,596 |     1,155       1,703    47.40
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................        697         556       1,698*      1,105       1,401 |       262         249    -5.09
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     40,546*     38,313      34,296      33,137      35,515 |     7,036       9,306    32.26
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      2,726       2,305       2,366       8,235*      3,133 |       522         721    38.17
   TREE NUTS.............................      1,669       1,206       1,203       1,188       1,737 |       295         403    36.58
   WINE & BEER...........................      1,587       1,325         971       1,641       2,570*|       699         461   -33.99
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........        801         366          72       1,055*         37 |        29           3   -88.21
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............      3,263       3,428       2,818       4,097       5,587*|     1,191       1,391    16.81
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     32,038*     30,990      15,544      22,749      24,049 |     4,694       4,342    -7.50
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....     39,523*     33,154      24,562      37,666      28,877 |     5,134       5,347     4.16
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................      2,498         592         666         335         218 |        65         122    88.23
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      1,892       3,334       1,743       4,265*      2,541 |       553         431   -21.96
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........     17,292      13,069      13,365      24,457*     16,958 |     2,781       3,787    36.19
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........        977       1,295         754         905       1,627 |       335         365     9.04
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     16,864      14,865       8,035       7,704       7,533 |     1,400         641   -54.20
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      5,613       5,525       2,116       6,072      14,314*|     4,145       3,657   -11.78
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........         34          85         152           6         398*|         0           0      -
   SALMON, CANNED........................        196*        142          56         110          82 |        11          15    43.50
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        164          43           5          34           0 |         0          14      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0           0          84*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      5,219       5,255       1,902       5,839      13,834*|     4,135       3,628   -12.26
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  893,318     873,493     718,211     783,769     901,885*|   216,628     236,061     8.97
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         938,454     912,172     744,889     827,508     945,076*|   225,907     245,066     8.48
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov