U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO SINGAPORE
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: SINGAPORE
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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.................     39,092      27,621      21,289      18,402      16,522 |     5,578       5,852     4.92
   WHEAT.................................      8,785       4,001       5,796       6,945      10,922 |     4,437       2,295   -48.28
   COARSE GRAINS.........................         29       6,957         105          44          24 |        24           0   -100.0
   RICE..................................      2,114       1,851       1,917       1,999       2,007 |       488       2,825   478.95
   SOYBEANS..............................        381         211           0       6,302          80 |         0          10      -
   COTTON................................        460         161       4,515         457         682 |       309           0   -100.0
   TOBACCO...............................     25,881      13,240       7,679       1,542       1,436 |         8         147   1797.9
   PULSES................................        180         156         102         173         102 |        19          84   333.57
   PEANUTS...............................         98         126         131          53          11 |         6           0   -100.0
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      1,164         917       1,044         887       1,257 |       287         492    71.27
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     48,975      57,957*     52,487      46,690      43,791 |     8,271       9,715    17.47
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          6          28          35          44          43 |        26           0   -100.0
   SOYBEAN MEAL..........................         19          19          50           9          24 |         0           0      -
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................      1,039       1,756       5,798       1,255           9 |         6           0   -100.0
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....     11,895      16,411*     11,833       9,169       9,210 |     1,428         630   -55.87
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......      7,400       8,867       8,061       7,980       5,099 |     1,556         397   -74.52
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        214         363         128          87         200 |        30          25   -16.67
   HIDES & SKINS.........................      4,447       2,820       3,066       3,160       3,716 |       199         904   353.21
   ANIMAL FATS...........................         46         357          54          71          24 |         0          13      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        325         942       1,925*      1,043         435 |        68         198   193.39
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..      9,712      13,273*     11,267      10,751       8,562 |     1,387       3,826   175.85
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........     13,873      13,123      10,269      13,122      16,469*|     3,570       3,722     4.26
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....    195,881     192,686     138,909     144,721     172,664 |    35,823      36,973     3.21
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............     12,637      12,902      15,307      15,036      19,195*|     4,237       4,019    -5.13
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......      5,830       5,152       4,403       3,057       2,416 |       607         432   -28.93
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......      8,887       8,325       6,144       5,919       7,835 |     2,078       1,983    -4.57
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      1,812       2,083       1,323         904         626 |       121         285   134.52
   POULTRY MEAT..........................     38,053      29,278      12,149      13,443      24,227 |     5,740       4,680   -18.46
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................      8,612      11,102*      5,702       6,681       9,898 |     2,521       2,746     8.94
   EGGS & PRODUCTS.......................        628         681         896         697       1,007*|       368         333    -9.45
   FRESH FRUIT...........................     26,382      27,578      24,593      16,763      25,694 |     3,184       5,917    85.84
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      5,624       5,956       4,592       5,727       6,998*|     1,582       1,419   -10.26
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     38,734      43,897*     31,817      30,474      32,398 |     5,782       5,557    -3.89
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      4,328       5,632       3,219       7,845*      4,467 |       641         663     3.53
   TREE NUTS.............................      7,934       6,415       4,007       5,615       5,378 |       940         715   -23.93
   WINE & BEER...........................      3,348       4,865*      3,149       4,080       3,884 |     1,139       1,088    -4.44
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........        272         239          94          68          71 |         8           0   -100.0
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............      1,892       2,012       1,509       2,029       3,472*|       861         974    13.17
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......     30,907      26,569      20,004      26,383      25,100 |     6,015       6,160     2.41
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....     21,065*     15,790       9,611      13,301      12,399 |     2,825       1,866   -33.96
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................        204       1,077         545       1,310         793 |       180         372   105.88
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      6,479       6,767       4,332       5,385       3,068 |     1,058         506   -52.13
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        176          79         128          93           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........      3,946       2,499       1,807       1,915       4,537 |     1,003         530   -47.15
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     10,260*      5,367       2,798       4,599       4,000 |       585         458   -21.61
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      5,028       7,144*      5,698       2,872       5,120 |     1,142       1,347    17.97
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........        203*         28         140           6          25 |         3           0   -100.0
   SALMON, CANNED........................         25         115          54           9           3 |         0           0      -
   CRAB & CRABMEAT.......................         97         291           3         112         203 |         0           7      -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................      1,100*        680           0           3          30 |        30           0   -100.0
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............         14           4       2,462*          0         150 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........      3,589       6,026       3,039       2,742       4,708 |     1,108       1,340    20.92
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  283,948     278,264     212,685     209,812     232,977 |    49,671      52,541     5.78
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         310,042     301,198     227,993     225,986     250,495 |    53,639      55,753     3.94
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov