U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM COSTA RICA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: COSTA RICA
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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................. 108,435 151,244 160,646* 114,437 110,855 | 27,787 23,526 -15.34
TOBACCO............................... 0 1 65 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 73,899 126,013 138,158* 97,124 95,473 | 25,295 19,317 -23.63
COCOA BEANS........................... 198 284 256 81 65 | 34 31 -8.43
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 5 6 61 407* 212 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 34,255 24,923 22,072 16,457 14,712 | 2,456 4,178 70.08
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 78 16 34 368 393 | 2 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 14,978 13,038 8,832 5,224 4,239 | 1,365 2,039 49.35
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 0 0 13* 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 60 15 17 26 156*| 150 11 -92.67
HIDES & SKINS......................... 44 237 33 0 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 2,993 3,757 1,413 2,157 1,194 | 278 320 15.06
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 2,507* 1,233 1,227 1,959 1,386 | 557 1,373 146.28
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 406 528 439 371 1,050*| 174 190 9.05
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 6,064 6,198 5,020 394 193 | 101 89 -12.13
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 2,905 1,070 684 305 259 | 105 57 -45.58
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 558,306 583,444 603,432 709,674* 697,371 | 178,769 186,608 4.39
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 1,336 550 451 324 647 | 58 242 320.58
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 38,082 27,064 20,741 27,383 28,976 | 5,962 5,006 -16.04
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 139 211 321* 105 11 | 2 5 98.43
CHEESE................................ 477* 0 32 194 77 | 0 26 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 67 14 0 6 82 | 0 3 -
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 313,812 300,723 308,880 362,596* 326,385 | 79,908 66,565 -16.70
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 73,380 105,769 100,756 139,203 152,052*| 46,226 69,099 49.48
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 44,425 49,847 55,249* 44,318 45,118 | 10,739 12,749 18.71
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 24,816 25,025 26,652 31,748* 25,644 | 6,568 6,751 2.79
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 13,698 21,683 29,818 19,752 41,656*| 10,838 8,874 -18.12
TREE NUTS............................. 2,788 4,939* 2,255 2,233 3,018 | 811 340 -58.15
WINE AND BEER......................... 112 81 287* 187 95 | 34 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 29,136 31,270 33,851 36,257 39,904*| 11,883 12,046 1.36
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 5,869 8,642 17,234 35,920* 27,115 | 3,814 3,086 -19.07
SPICES................................ 6,235* 3,493 2,992 2,962 1,567 | 604 458 -24.25
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 3,933 4,133 3,913 6,485* 5,025 | 1,320 1,358 2.90
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 9,176 16,285 24,323 24,536* 19,380 | 5,639 5,860 3.92
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 7 671* 450 41 0 | 0 27 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 338 700* 355 220 152 | 50 19 -61.18
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 25 109* 16 9 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 814 860 915 185 151 | 62 0 -100.0
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 7,992 13,944 22,587 24,081* 19,077 | 5,527 5,814 5.20
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 56,899 73,591 56,889 60,547 78,466*| 19,496 21,304 9.27
SHRIMP................................ 15,511 15,870 10,832 15,179 14,176 | 4,994 4,036 -19.18
TUNA.................................. 4,155 8,956* 8,247 5,564 5,108 | 963 1,623 68.51
LOBSTER............................... 2,436 2,688 1,000 1,953 2,122 | 1,456 333 -77.11
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 34,797 46,077 36,805 37,847 57,060*| 12,083 15,312 26.72
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 681,719 747,726 772,909 829,335* 812,465 | 207,921 212,173 2.04
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 747,793 837,601 854,121 914,418* 910,310 | 233,056 239,337 2.70
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov