U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CANADA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: CANADA
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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................. 856,499 1,004,984* 806,254 719,250 666,587 | 164,839 180,090 9.25
WHEAT................................. 240,780 354,840* 278,247 271,983 226,802 | 51,900 54,715 5.42
COARSE GRAINS......................... 369,352* 360,005 226,450 209,734 216,243 | 46,353 48,745 5.16
RICE.................................. 256 616 913 1,048 785 | 155 386 149.36
TOBACCO............................... 12,331 23,965 23,849 28,653 19,852 | 11,344 20,559 81.23
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 1,166 3,853 1,464 1,412 1,820 | 545 394 -27.66
RAW COFFEE............................ 73 90 276 671 384 | 30 98 225.10
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 0 41 97 | 36 6 -82.03
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 18,541 27,297 28,911 39,004 47,380*| 11,025 13,582 23.20
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 223 2,603 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 213,776 231,716 246,143* 166,701 153,224 | 43,451 41,605 -4.25
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 2,678,160 2,681,939* 2,655,178 2,293,603 2,392,394 | 597,796 672,860 12.56
TROPICAL OILS......................... 243 227 238 250 4 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 382,488 350,108 400,178* 353,833 284,829 | 72,658 61,376 -15.53
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 226,373* 219,809 198,618 180,818 182,957 | 44,182 44,543 0.82
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 1,320,631* 1,309,232 1,267,476 986,276 1,100,917 | 246,285 339,729 37.94
HIDES & SKINS......................... 134,481 141,478* 121,021 107,346 118,178 | 42,561 39,270 -7.73
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 82,337 97,841 97,984 93,373 102,044*| 39,591 31,945 -19.31
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 122,101 122,782 129,420 131,578 123,263 | 36,252 34,624 -4.49
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 18,711 17,426 19,097 17,598 21,662 | 4,407 3,860 -12.42
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 6,431 8,074 14,526* 12,740 13,337 | 2,936 2,766 -5.79
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 384,365 414,961 406,619 409,792 445,203*| 108,925 114,747 5.34
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 3,256,293 3,762,385 4,331,945 4,981,380 5,601,496*| 1,259,452 1,360,245 8.00
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 646,339 748,318 830,084 922,907 1,071,953*| 249,081 263,033 5.60
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 902,502 1,051,546 1,113,402 1,396,363 1,627,630*| 386,607 437,796 13.24
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 98,118 103,779 100,136 115,096 129,904*| 29,865 30,427 1.88
CHEESE................................ 17,149 17,925 25,342 27,890* 20,597 | 4,332 6,504 50.13
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 28,600 42,855 67,384 89,427* 73,219 | 19,443 20,882 7.40
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 65,260 57,471 76,789* 71,312 71,357 | 7,208 6,029 -16.36
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 199,424 217,518 321,898 348,866 412,864*| 64,239 60,639 -5.60
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 246,156 321,045 399,317 476,747 552,765*| 132,588 135,685 2.34
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 26,662 47,723* 18,442 25,944 22,542 | 5,361 6,129 14.33
TREE NUTS............................. 2,158 3,126 2,473 3,240 3,384 | 764 749 -1.94
WINE AND BEER......................... 199,224 186,525 181,021 202,690 256,184*| 47,911 65,225 36.14
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 155,681 188,917 229,310 249,751 282,595*| 47,043 49,680 5.60
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 70,115 77,733 136,824* 129,635 125,315 | 30,857 25,849 -16.23
SPICES................................ 34,365 38,649* 34,240 30,799 30,226 | 7,946 7,431 -6.49
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 564,540 659,254 795,284 890,713 920,959*| 226,205 244,188 7.95
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 8,632,951 9,468,470 9,659,567 11,770,941* 10,898,165 | 2,913,743 2,199,654 -24.51
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 79,349 88,102 104,876 134,907 196,432*| 59,408 44,618 -24.90
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 126,338 169,997 198,537 236,749 256,779*| 69,061 57,332 -16.98
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 6,251,623 6,598,640 5,922,863 6,799,939* 5,974,838 | 1,634,150 1,142,741 -30.07
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 1,169,486 1,262,602 1,794,254 2,437,145* 2,303,222 | 629,503 481,903 -23.45
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 1,006,155 1,349,129 1,639,036 2,162,201 2,166,894*| 521,620 473,060 -9.31
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,152,722 1,305,918 1,405,169 1,712,184 1,914,170*| 341,139 331,184 -2.92
SHRIMP................................ 26,906 27,119 46,642 45,070 58,728*| 6,867 5,874 -14.47
TUNA.................................. 5,401 4,607 4,065 4,624 8,398*| 196 289 47.10
LOBSTER............................... 277,671 308,660 315,770 422,408 510,962*| 76,078 72,845 -4.25
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 88,192 95,193 102,635 109,836 98,869 | 30,482 22,637 -25.74
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 192,082 244,328 242,438 256,935* 247,102 | 64,721 67,807 4.77
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 562,470 626,010 693,618 873,311 990,111*| 162,794 161,732 -0.65
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 6,790,951 7,449,308 7,793,377 7,994,233 8,660,477*| 2,022,088 2,213,195 9.45
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 16,576,624 18,223,696 18,858,113 21,477,359* 21,472,812 | 5,276,969 4,744,033 -10.10
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov