U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM JAMAICA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: JAMAICA
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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................. 13,436 13,007 9,265 7,348 2,212 | 483 510 5.55
WHEAT................................. 143* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 56 68 62 79* 57 | 5 28 470.27
TOBACCO............................... 208 351* 313 99 95 | 39 0 -100.0
RAW COFFEE............................ 1,623 2,872* 1,156 1,568 1,975 | 435 417 -4.08
COCOA BEANS........................... 184 262 165 0 0 | 0 21 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 20 43 27 73 74 | 4 42 845.22
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 11,201 9,293 7,540 5,518 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 0 119 3 10 10 | 0 2 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 5,324* 4,322 4,379 3,921 4,767 | 1,343 1,335 -0.58
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 15 35 16 58 17 | 3 3 26.04
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 890* 413 86 139 0 | 0 163 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 0 20 0 40 | 40 0 -100.0
HIDES & SKINS......................... 134 139 140 84 204*| 35 70 100.00
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 59 56 62 52 46 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 464 534 627 663 848 | 136 367 169.46
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,558 1,479 1,477 803 1,279 | 275 217 -21.02
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 279 374 416 381 94 | 52 39 -25.11
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,925 1,292 1,534 1,741 2,238*| 802 475 -40.76
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 31,253 31,148 36,993 38,783 41,717*| 11,048 10,230 -7.40
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 3,515 4,241* 3,681 4,041 4,062 | 1,384 993 -28.30
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 0 0 3*| 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 1,541 1,239 1,566 1,749* 1,615 | 1,036 835 -19.40
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 17 122 218* 96 168 | 69 35 -49.60
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 4,469* 3,600 3,879 4,321 4,387 | 1,689 1,336 -20.88
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 8,153 8,510 11,131* 10,740 8,417 | 2,551 2,778 8.92
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 800 837 788 722 1,374*| 59 521 779.57
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 567 101 186 362 950 | 527 92 -82.45
TREE NUTS............................. 95 104 69 126 249*| 53 0 -100.0
WINE AND BEER......................... 5,610 6,794 8,397 8,692 10,937*| 2,208 1,768 -19.91
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 302 105 24 115 97 | 14 10 -31.09
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 580 341 255 686 689 | 79 138 74.26
SPICES................................ 1,386 1,036 1,956 1,885 2,313*| 312 173 -44.67
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4,218 4,117 4,843 5,248 6,457*| 1,067 1,551 45.34
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 703 171 615 820 978 | 220 191 -13.38
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 40 0 17 31 0 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 0 15 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 663 171 598 790 962 | 220 191 -13.38
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 10,512 8,216 11,002 12,686* 8,159 | 2,055 1,532 -25.49
SHRIMP................................ 13 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 6 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 3,532 1,960 2,438 6,361 6,678*| 1,727 1,091 -36.82
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 6,960 6,256 8,564* 6,325 1,481 | 329 441 34.00
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 50,013 48,478 50,636* 50,052 48,695 | 12,874 12,075 -6.20
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 61,228 56,865 62,253 63,558* 57,833 | 15,150 13,797 -8.92
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