U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM EGYPT
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: EGYPT
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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................. 6,231 53 7,170 8,413 19,084*| 7,570 6 -99.92
WHEAT................................. 0 6 9 2 5 | 0 2 -
RICE.................................. 2 3 10 1,672* 51 | 12 0 -100.0
TOBACCO............................... 27 34 80* 62 26 | 26 0 -100.0
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 3 0 0 3 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 111 2 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 2 5 3 25 39*| 0 4 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 6,200 1 6,957 6,649 18,961*| 7,532 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 3,744 3,819 3,515 3,099 5,372*| 785 763 -2.76
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 0 5*| 5 0 -100.0
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 12 60* 4 5 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 284 386* 163 150 287 | 75 14 -80.96
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 7 13 14 26 2,475*| 14 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,643 1,715 1,989 1,641 1,452 | 295 535 81.59
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,810 1,693 1,289 1,279 1,147 | 396 214 -46.11
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 15,823 11,244 12,161 14,135 16,550*| 3,790 4,074 7.51
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 819 1,082 1,009 897 1,623*| 272 343 26.26
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 0 0 60* 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 21 106 119 189* 181 | 10 41 328.49
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 14 6 7 66 178 | 35 56 62.10
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 0 0 0 9 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 45 76 84* 53 61 | 4 8 115.31
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 3,230* 2,226 1,961 2,168 2,684 | 549 466 -15.15
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 330 936 1,708 3,215 3,934*| 878 736 -16.12
TREE NUTS............................. 80 65 0 39 112*| 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 85 89 82 49 50 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 15 16 74 116* 97 | 42 15 -63.63
SPICES................................ 11,085* 6,522 6,910 7,178 7,297 | 1,923 2,372 23.38
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 99 119 208 102 324*| 77 26 -66.93
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 203 300 535 312 663*| 97 301 210.08
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 8 21*| 6 2 -61.97
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 0 74 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 203 300 535 304 567*| 91 298 227.76
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 25,797 15,115 22,847 25,647 41,006*| 12,144 4,843 -60.12
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 26,000 15,415 23,386 25,959 41,669*| 12,241 5,144 -57.98
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SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov