U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ISRAEL
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: ISRAEL
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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................. 948 1,042 1,234 1,218 1,120 | 150 302 101.40
RICE.................................. 0 3 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 21 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 21 82 103 285 70 | 0 0 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 38 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 140 364 195 515* 505 | 78 89 14.95
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 749 571 932 419 543 | 72 213 194.30
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 15,595 12,715 18,492 22,642* 18,904 | 4,075 4,533 11.25
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 2,068* 706 667 363 1,025 | 240 519 116.06
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 0 335* 172 34 | 0 11 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 42 24 12 12 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 0 41 | 0 5 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 4,345 5,599 9,336* 9,202 6,101 | 1,328 923 -30.48
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 77 50 46 315* 259 | 43 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 6,435* 1,688 2,262 5,283 5,620 | 1,182 1,360 15.01
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 3 2 3 3 6 | 0 9 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 2,666 4,628 5,820 7,292* 5,807 | 1,282 1,706 33.12
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 79,112 87,384 98,957 101,303* 101,288 | 38,680 46,499 20.22
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 13,124 15,286 16,050 16,950* 16,793 | 6,954 10,509 51.13
CHEESE................................ 3,568 2,240 2,149 1,131 1,451 | 306 432 41.09
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 104 508 1,510 1,547* 516 | 143 229 60.05
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 1,413 1,482 2,516 4,279 5,059 | 2,716 1,812 -33.28
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 6,875 12,502 15,790 17,921 19,631*| 12,230 16,150 32.06
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 23,308 25,621 23,567 20,006 15,289 | 4,133 4,716 14.10
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 723 509 482 1,049 1,504 | 644 265 -58.78
TREE NUTS............................. 65 31 160 394 773*| 159 169 5.95
WINE AND BEER......................... 2,649 2,323 2,660 3,187* 2,833 | 1,949 1,795 -7.86
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 10,881 11,706 12,370 13,398 16,440*| 3,779 3,856 2.01
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 241 268 267 213 1,100*| 362 468 29.48
SPICES................................ 6,229 6,534 8,246 8,626 10,399*| 2,700 2,110 -21.85
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 9,931 8,373 13,191 12,603 9,500 | 2,606 3,988 53.02
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 1,083 1,360 1,562 1,220 992 | 205 198 -3.39
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 22 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 507 320 473 469 407 | 137 24 -82.72
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 576 1,017 1,089 751 585 | 67 174 157.96
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 313 513 297 111 38 | 5 28 436.34
SHRIMP................................ 49 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 0 5 0 36 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 13 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 23* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 264 472 297 75 38 | 5 28 436.34
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 95,654 101,141 118,684 125,163* 121,311 | 42,905 51,334 19.65
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 97,051 103,013 120,543 126,494* 122,341 | 43,114 51,560 19.59
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov