U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO SAUDI ARABIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
EXPORT MARKET: SAUDI ARABIA
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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................. 255,171 256,405 177,652 173,667 212,975 | 43,263 49,584 14.61
WHEAT................................. 120 161 516 610 513 | 169 153 -9.29
COARSE GRAINS......................... 180,945 196,695 107,747 107,682 135,378 | 22,606 34,504 52.63
RICE.................................. 71,418 56,186 66,699 58,556 75,251 | 20,166 14,515 -28.03
SOYBEANS.............................. 0 0 0 4,530* 0 | 0 13 -
COTTON................................ 1,006 1,628 395 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 11 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PULSES................................ 871 617 1,014 849 814 | 214 34 -84.37
PEANUTS............................... 175 319 220 241 140 | 29 66 124.77
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 626 799 1,062 1,199 880 | 78 299 281.96
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 188,233 237,691* 199,872 146,425 145,774 | 39,704 37,678 -5.10
WHEAT FLOUR........................... 64 0 0 9 21 | 21 0 -100.0
SOYBEAN MEAL.......................... 99,793 130,764* 71,399 49,130 62,592 | 15,699 22,275 41.89
SOYBEAN OIL........................... 4 146 14 6 231 | 205 0 -100.0
VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL)..... 40,113 48,464 71,166* 42,815 35,582 | 13,591 4,862 -64.23
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)...... 946 1,049 968 1,688 1,961 | 383 545 42.29
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 2,273 2,546 6,015* 2,836 1,144 | 300 626 108.83
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 527* 12 26 26 | 8 0 -100.0
ANIMAL FATS........................... 1,455 3,413 3,779* 2,111 2,477 | 1,099 502 -54.34
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 12,153 17,101 12,049 16,422 13,967 | 3,260 3,730 14.41
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 23,901 28,060* 27,160 25,901 20,667 | 4,171 4,085 -2.07
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 7,531 5,622 7,312 5,483 7,105 | 968 1,054 8.89
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 111,255 120,372 127,000 126,701 119,369 | 24,376 26,034 6.80
SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)............... 11,926 15,542* 14,087 12,501 14,675 | 2,593 4,264 64.44
BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX....... 8,121 10,160 9,885 9,678 5,061 | 574 1,490 159.59
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 5,102 4,699 4,129 3,298 3,681 | 812 1,582 94.77
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 2,847 2,660 2,048 1,217 901 | 243 434 78.87
POULTRY MEAT.......................... 13,123 9,775 9,950 8,740 7,515 | 1,620 1,253 -22.65
DAIRY PRODUCTS........................ 10,400 10,033 9,572 13,855* 11,233 | 3,867 1,215 -68.59
EGGS & PRODUCTS....................... 7 70 63 157 244 | 104 0 -100.0
FRESH FRUIT........................... 10,148 14,399 18,585 15,834 9,455 | 2,106 1,935 -8.13
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 112 154 159 217 398 | 62 93 49.65
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 14,022 17,379 18,581 17,513 18,281 | 3,668 3,428 -6.53
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 1,565 1,434 1,563 1,664 1,627 | 364 430 18.17
TREE NUTS............................. 7,938 6,430 7,630 5,625 8,123 | 1,433 2,506 74.83
WINE & BEER........................... 21 5 31 558 48 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 168 187 838 145 124 | 0 35 -
PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............ 457 263 217 633* 319 | 74 144 96.36
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 25,299 27,183 29,663 35,066 37,682 | 6,856 7,224 5.37
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER)..... 24,191 24,230 31,078 20,930 29,205 | 6,308 6,413 1.67
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 1,369 1,403* 1,261 221 727 | 186 164 -11.96
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 14,377 10,163 11,562 14,149 19,132*| 4,818 3,987 -17.25
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 2,027 1,930 580 295 1,676 | 29 0 -100.0
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD)......... 3,350 3,042 10,072 1,764 1,495 | 469 280 -40.40
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 3,067 7,693 7,603 4,500 6,175 | 805 1,982 146.12
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 921 903 397 962 547 | 255 129 -49.29
SALMON, CANNED........................ 5 23 140 51 0 | 0 0 -
CRAB & CRABMEAT....................... 0 133 59 176* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 915 747 198 735 547 | 255 129 -49.29
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 554,659 614,468* 504,525 446,793 478,118 | 107,343 113,295 5.54
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 579,770 639,601* 535,999 468,685 507,870 | 113,906 119,838 5.21
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov