U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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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.................     61,023      29,731      10,041     257,059     116,251 |     8,377      14,608    74.38
   WHEAT.................................     28,501       8,879       4,063     140,190      36,451 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................      9,391       6,799         173      45,482      42,093 |     3,329           0   -100.0
   RICE..................................      7,342       2,861         838      33,452*      7,683 |       820         933    13.80
   SOYBEANS..............................          0           0           0      24,036*          0 |         0           0      -
   COTTON................................      9,283*      7,031           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................        164         422       3,035      12,475      17,370*|     2,474       7,811   215.71
   PULSES................................        443         300          41       1,248       8,954*|     1,567       3,498   123.22
   PEANUTS...............................      1,223         540         243          77         136 |        30           0   -100.0
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      4,677       2,900       1,649         100       3,565 |       157       2,366   1404.3
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     28,476      32,608      19,797      95,793      75,249 |    39,085       7,394   -81.08
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................      2,704       9,073*      5,838       1,255       7,149 |       193       1,836   853.25
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................      1,584       2,308           0      50,880      15,977 |     8,746          20   -99.78
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      3,585         952         684       1,142       3,512 |         0          15      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....      6,002       3,940       1,204      11,889      10,209 |     2,355       1,694   -28.07
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......        895       1,414*      1,034         162          48 |        44           0   -100.0
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        245         443         172           7         577 |        78         105    33.97
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        723          49         347          63         278 |        15          50   241.22
   ANIMAL FATS...........................      1,569       1,689       2,689      10,124       5,027 |     1,177       1,707    44.95
   PLANTING SEEDS........................      1,162         588         915      13,520      26,499*|    25,401         186   -99.27
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      1,268       2,191         753         228         671 |       147         237    61.51
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      8,740       9,961*      6,160       6,522       5,303 |       929       1,544    66.19
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....  1,236,798*  1,137,570     804,335     374,781     406,622 |   100,447     130,006    29.43
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............      7,930      12,139      29,421       3,107       2,677 |       712         552   -22.53
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......        413       1,832       1,126         155         148 |         0         208      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......    103,684     121,377     115,815     166,881*     46,703 |    23,945      16,820   -29.75
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........     83,119      92,381*     53,715      13,320       1,949 |     1,392         442   -68.23
   POULTRY MEAT..........................    912,573*    789,238     537,372     152,972     325,631 |    60,716     104,295    71.77
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................     18,847      14,219       8,308      30,251      19,601 |    11,991       3,843   -67.95
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................      1,900       4,205*        353          72         507 |        84          93     9.96
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     13,652      15,580*     10,409       1,679         635 |       110         235   112.53
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      4,011       3,767       3,494         729          21 |         0          49      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     21,149      32,615*     12,342       1,108       1,556 |       237         932   292.72
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      4,729       2,139       1,030          27          40 |        27          49    79.70
   TREE NUTS.............................      2,407       8,518*      3,397         202       1,489 |       240         779   224.77
   WINE & BEER...........................     13,788*      1,372         753         552         529 |        85         315   269.61
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........        159         163         368*          4           0 |         0         113      -
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............        608       1,296       1,416*        488         237 |       129         101   -21.78
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     47,828*     36,730      25,017       3,233       4,898 |       778       1,180    51.73
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....     16,064      29,625*     13,864       5,220       2,942 |       351         232   -33.91
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................         55           0          68           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0          81          50          93*|         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        103         390         525*        137         114 |        49           0   -100.0
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........      2,979*      1,578       1,267         560         392 |       112         114     1.30
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     12,927      27,658*     11,923       4,473       2,343 |       189         118   -37.77
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      5,353       7,911       4,942      10,172*      4,344 |     2,190       1,695   -22.62
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........        230         243         525*          3          53 |         3          40   1248.3
   SALMON, CANNED........................        149         181          13       6,173*      1,366 |     1,366           0   -100.0
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................        585       1,309*        952           0          61 |         0         110      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................        788       3,155*        639         984         877 |         0         718      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............        106       1,192       1,138       2,628*      1,244 |       471         526    11.60
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      3,495*      1,832       1,675         383         743 |       350         300   -14.13
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                1,326,297*  1,199,910     834,172     727,632     598,122 |   147,909     152,007     2.77
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL       1,347,714*  1,237,446     852,979     743,024     605,408 |   150,449     153,934     2.32
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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