U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM COLOMBIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: COLOMBIA
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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................. 468,787 704,853 585,455 464,670 410,269 | 103,029 68,619 -33.40
COARSE GRAINS......................... 1 9 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 28 6 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 4,225 3,695 3,495 1,682 1,206 | 0 11 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 492* 6 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 420,780 656,539 565,511 435,192 381,975 | 102,631 68,255 -33.49
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 0 43 112 | 77 0 -100.0
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 33 16 0 0 47 | 45 0 -100.0
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 43,606 43,997 16,352 27,724 26,795 | 254 329 29.25
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 115 99 89 30 134 | 22 24 7.89
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 28,270 33,219 23,655 34,192 35,131*| 5,885 16,424 179.06
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 725* 0 56 376 | 56 33 -42.09
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 662 0 30 61 85 | 14 51 270.96
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 133 52 40 36 81 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 69 75 208 3,956* 2,367 | 385 1,859 383.23
HIDES & SKINS......................... 391 352 875 1,187 1,657 | 503 34 -93.33
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 35 2 0 123* 21 | 0 15 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 3,616 6,962 4,991 2,447 12,834*| 119 6,991 5790.5
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 347* 116 86 324 19 | 0 24 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 5,116 10,308 4,952 7,386 2,259 | 632 740 17.07
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 17,902 14,625 12,473 18,617 15,431 | 4,177 6,679 59.89
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 631,473 693,869* 689,704 690,216 678,931 | 189,088 167,167 -11.59
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 14,544 15,173 17,278 18,111 20,128*| 4,060 4,945 21.81
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 53* 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 113 137 118 0 4 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 494* 131 165 101 138 | 0 45 -
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 140,464 176,075 171,600 223,665* 219,686 | 51,482 46,042 -10.57
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 783 121 28 283 262 | 60 46 -24.10
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 4,698 5,466 5,686* 4,831 3,797 | 1,048 849 -19.03
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 7,094 4,357 6,865 11,035* 10,769 | 2,378 4,031 69.49
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 1,847 1,161 591 1,333 1,508 | 376 295 -21.51
TREE NUTS............................. 6 10 0 28 223*| 3 72 2190.5
WINE AND BEER......................... 301 198 143 164 511*| 40 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 367,579* 360,881 362,589 344,619 349,690 | 108,212 95,553 -11.70
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 88,459 128,203* 122,726 83,614 69,299 | 20,935 14,323 -31.58
SPICES................................ 480 378 792* 544 486 | 80 87 8.97
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4,557 1,575 1,124 1,887 2,429 | 414 879 112.15
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 2,804 1,898 3,483 9,904 11,644*| 3,487 2,150 -38.33
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 16* 6 | 6 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 85 65 0 38 56 | 9 16 82.29
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 437* 79 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 2,029 938 3,044 8,599 10,643*| 3,286 1,953 -40.56
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 690 458 360 1,251 940 | 186 181 -2.58
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 39,775 37,021 30,625 48,329 52,632 | 12,765 8,502 -33.40
SHRIMP................................ 26,506 28,539 20,978 27,268 32,815 | 2,864 3,115 8.74
TUNA.................................. 6,107 1,907 2,754 8,897 6,502 | 6,055 959 -84.16
LOBSTER............................... 2,595 3,731 4,816 7,527* 7,052 | 1,672 2,226 33.17
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 37 0 0 47*| 42 0 -100.0
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 4,567 2,806 2,077 4,638 6,215 | 2,132 2,202 3.27
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,128,530 1,431,941* 1,298,814 1,189,078 1,124,331 | 298,003 252,209 -15.37
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,171,108 1,470,860* 1,332,922 1,247,311 1,188,607 | 314,255 262,861 -16.35
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov