U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ECUADOR
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: ECUADOR
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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.................    153,118     100,270      54,395      83,343      34,546 |    11,846       7,366   -37.82
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          5          16           2          14           5 |         3           7   123.82
   RICE..................................          0           2           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................      2,666       4,100       6,162       6,511*      5,796 |       529       2,519   375.78
   RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS..............          4           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   RAW COFFEE............................     70,896      60,157      34,869      34,727      12,045 |     3,457         624   -81.94
   COCOA BEANS...........................     56,469      29,298       3,018      34,840      10,723 |     3,318       3,809    14.82
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................        583         670         830         654         548 |       198         178    -9.99
   RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR.................     18,490       2,040       7,597       4,841       3,910 |     3,910           0   -100.0
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      4,006       3,987       1,916       1,755       1,518 |       430         229   -46.86
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     34,290      43,740      21,288      21,308      25,346 |     4,950       3,353   -32.26
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................          0           0           0         363          23 |         2           0   -100.0
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....          0           0           0          44           2 |         2           4    81.67
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................         20          11          20          22           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................         13          17           0           9           2 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        268*         11           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..        670           4           9           5           5 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................        164*         35          46           8          40 |        40          17   -56.73
   COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............     28,523      39,681      17,366      17,864      21,769 |     4,172       2,466   -40.88
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      4,632*      3,980       3,847       2,993       3,505 |       733         865    18.01
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....    351,568     405,337     443,948     464,141*    391,174 |   113,501     120,887     6.51
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........      4,112       3,972       3,094       3,685       6,731*|     1,658       1,742     5.03
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          0           0           7          31*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................          9           8          19           3          40*|         3          28   745.15
   BANANAS AND PLANTAINS.................    249,860     287,160     320,006*    319,256     248,977 |    69,834      70,526     0.99
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................      5,926       2,524       5,709      10,613      12,800*|     4,584       3,034   -33.81
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................      1,413       1,503       1,491       1,082       1,958*|       186         511   175.46
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........     12,078      14,029       9,521      21,790      22,635*|     4,062       6,061    49.21
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      4,709       7,256*      5,832       5,891       4,310 |     1,398       1,362    -2.64
   TREE NUTS.............................        105*          0           0           4           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................        118         112         132         156         267*|        40          40    -0.37
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........     68,250      83,519      90,153      92,224*     89,373 |    29,673      36,846    24.17
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............      4,044       3,816       7,082       8,413       2,955 |     1,755         400   -77.19
   SPICES................................        365*        190          97         120         233 |        55          83    50.99
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        579       1,247         806         873         895 |       252         254     0.74
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....     30,194      33,078      31,110      36,845*     34,095 |     8,602       7,075   -17.75
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................         11           0           0          36         102 |        17           0   -100.0
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      5,074       5,169       5,969*      5,630       4,700 |     1,025         965    -5.78
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        165          91         447         492         322 |       116         112    -3.07
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........     13,059      12,770       9,237      14,916      15,187*|     3,466       2,875   -17.05
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......     11,885      15,048      15,455      15,771*     13,783 |     3,979       3,123   -21.51
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........    499,460     714,872*    697,214     548,638     362,234 |    97,534      99,255     1.76
   SHRIMP................................    369,817     583,262*    572,047     402,932     190,393 |    45,542      56,942    25.03
   TUNA..................................     96,084      86,206      84,795     102,018*     94,987 |    26,698      13,005   -51.29
   LOBSTER...............................      1,073       1,170         670       2,229       3,309 |     1,003         751   -25.15
   GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK..............         13           0           0          10           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........     32,474      44,233      39,701      41,449      73,546*|    24,291      28,557    17.56
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                  538,976     549,347     519,631     568,791*    451,065 |   130,296     131,605     1.00
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL       1,068,630   1,297,296*  1,247,955   1,154,274     847,395 |   236,432     237,935     0.64
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov