U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM HONDURAS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: HONDURAS
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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................. 48,793 83,681 137,636* 60,853 113,599 | 38,741 21,958 -43.32
TOBACCO............................... 6,735 4,123 5,826 7,001 13,973 | 448 919 105.19
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 138 181 270 162 69 | 19 18 -5.42
RAW COFFEE............................ 36,689 67,772 123,107* 48,865 97,218 | 38,275 17,020 -55.53
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 95 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 5,224 11,592 8,318 4,792 2,340 | 0 4,000 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 7 14 21 33 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 3,642 4,666 5,048 3,351 5,371*| 1,268 1,737 36.99
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 54 140* 51 46 110 | 37 69 83.74
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 4 231 165 35 380*| 70 28 -59.48
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 2,976 2,146 2,272 1,019 3,066 | 725 1,143 57.58
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 137 103 216 83 108 | 27 0 -100.0
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 203 1,806 2,165* 1,987 1,608 | 383 467 21.89
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 270* 239 179 181 99 | 26 30 17.62
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 227,098 207,204 158,836 69,409 131,793 | 34,851 54,223 55.58
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 174* 71 45 32 | 11 54 366.67
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 12,033 10,380 1,969 874 532 | 0 303 -
CHEESE................................ 244 253 330 352 463*| 84 65 -23.21
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 84 112 183 238*| 47 43 -7.23
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 167,004 145,973 103,012 20,074 76,132 | 11,315 26,950 138.19
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 27,509 32,457 33,856* 29,497 32,357 | 15,822 20,040 26.66
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 2,453 2,224 2,647 2,925 2,679 | 1,570 1,470 -6.37
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 6,573 8,904 11,031 11,027 11,046*| 3,733 3,907 4.66
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 7,636* 4,196 3,885 1,806 5,573 | 1,882 1,005 -46.60
TREE NUTS............................. 118 38 29 8 8 | 0 4 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 215 106 111 144 257*| 84 26 -68.64
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 1,132 750 723 592 661 | 115 134 16.95
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 846 468 496 480 184 | 0 2 -
SPICES................................ 1,300 1,146 460 1,197 1,189 | 110 117 6.21
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 36 51 104 204 442 | 78 102 31.28
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 17,900 18,584 21,626 26,321* 22,046 | 5,853 5,453 -6.84
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 106 87 64 62 131 | 49 39 -21.06
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 186 81 96 157 359 | 88 46 -48.06
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 2,695 2,160 5,014* 4,717 2,862 | 750 743 -0.96
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 63 61 11 75 38 | 8 154 1760.6
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 14,849 16,194 16,441 21,309* 18,656 | 4,958 4,472 -9.82
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 101,343 99,394 100,655 109,044 129,215*| 17,653 20,654 17.00
SHRIMP................................ 69,564 70,177 67,152 67,261 84,179*| 5,537 6,122 10.56
TUNA.................................. 0 0 11 0 419 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 26,361 21,714 25,983 31,476 27,096 | 7,951 8,636 8.62
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 17* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 5,401 7,503 7,509 10,306 17,522*| 4,165 5,896 41.58
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 279,533 295,550 301,520 133,614 250,763 | 74,861 77,917 4.08
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 398,776 413,529 423,801* 268,979 402,024 | 98,367 104,024 5.75
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov