U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM COTE D'IVOIRE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: COTE D'IVOIRE
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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................. 282,811 212,580 345,076 265,031 233,416 | 140,700 109,027 -22.51
TOBACCO............................... 114 101 0 0 156 | 0 96 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 19,677* 11,166 5,004 3,735 1,943 | 846 142 -83.18
RAW COFFEE............................ 2,463 13,171 25,961 3,351 11,486 | 74 702 846.63
COCOA BEANS........................... 260,519 185,180 314,097* 257,945 214,673 | 139,780 108,087 -22.67
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 14 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 0 2,962 0 0 5,159 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 37 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 27,184 23,790 39,754 30,806 25,270 | 4,934 2,500 -49.33
TROPICAL OILS......................... 153 78 34 45 76 | 4 13 215.00
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 820 421 554 254 829 | 0 77 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 271 17 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 196 121 124 101 226 | 36 0 -100.0
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 25,717 23,053 38,832 30,245 24,027 | 4,888 2,411 -50.68
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 26 100 210 160 112 | 6 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 268 1,603 1,705 1,574 2,666 | 923 262 -71.66
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 0 3* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 0 0 3* 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 2 33 13 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 4 30 20 185 15 | 0 25 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 25* 9 0 0 | 0 0 -
TREE NUTS............................. 12 1,162 1,578 1,303 2,452 | 914 171 -81.33
WINE AND BEER......................... 250 336 9 0 0 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2 0 17 0 11 | 0 5 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 0 85 | 0 37 -
SPICES................................ 0 0 0 0 11 | 0 4 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 48 40 66 92 | 9 20 114.11
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 7,612 5,687 6,612 5,969 12,615*| 3,302 1,550 -53.06
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 1,083* 131 14 47 0 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 988 2,524 3,520 2,321 7,866*| 1,523 999 -34.45
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 21 16 107 | 0 47 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 5,020* 2,513 1,831 3,173 4,287 | 1,637 463 -71.75
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 521 520 1,227 412 356 | 141 42 -70.10
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 5 2 0 2 40 | 0 0 -
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 0 0 0 0 36 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 5 2 0 0 5 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 310,262 237,973 386,535 297,411 261,352 | 146,557 111,789 -23.72
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 317,879 243,662 393,148 303,382 274,008 | 149,859 113,339 -24.37
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov