U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM NETHERLANDS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: NETHERLANDS
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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................. 4,840 8,885 5,582 9,294 2,797 | 465 1,032 122.18
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 8 8 3 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 2 0 0 0 7 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 175 932 113 73 240 | 43 199 363.91
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 25 50 21 25 117 | 22 8 -65.59
RAW COFFEE............................ 1,191 1,487 2,022 406 344 | 0 355 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 1,591 4,422 247 6,836* 48 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 1,341 1,536 1,834 1,033 1,096 | 137 216 57.79
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 516 457 1,336* 910 942 | 262 254 -2.99
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 188,223 201,593 206,368 202,454 229,271*| 54,321 66,856 23.07
TROPICAL OILS......................... 44 69 585 357 99 | 0 35 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 5,616 5,130 6,470 4,862 9,196 | 1,729 1,749 1.15
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 3,077 3,151 3,922 4,453 3,293 | 366 122 -66.65
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 12,525 19,793 22,344 42,498 56,583*| 12,137 15,770 29.93
HIDES & SKINS......................... 6,487 6,680 4,658 1,996 2,200 | 1,726 3,608 109.01
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 24,232 25,996* 23,797 25,570 25,132 | 8,489 9,970 17.44
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 1,161 1,653 1,227 2,022 2,045 | 538 446 -17.15
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 8,448 9,965 10,103 7,913 8,659 | 2,279 2,165 -4.99
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 61,833 68,333 69,328 64,010 70,319 | 17,261 21,708 25.77
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 64,800* 60,825 63,934 48,773 51,743 | 9,795 11,282 15.18
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 981,566 1,041,792 1,132,870 1,194,410 1,326,900*| 301,257 314,049 4.25
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 46,321 44,797 45,511 51,493 57,140*| 10,739 10,664 -0.70
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 2,871 3,180* 0 153 156 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 12,224 14,458 14,504 12,633 17,636 | 4,371 4,437 1.50
CHEESE................................ 33,475 27,540 36,854 35,663 40,484*| 8,134 6,335 -22.12
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 40,264 34,829 36,229 40,659 50,928*| 9,895 11,683 18.07
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 84* 27 42 8 60 | 19 11 -44.73
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 89,637 98,361 121,643* 106,361 98,460 | 6,140 10,068 63.97
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 12,708 13,492 18,586 26,646 33,658*| 8,379 5,399 -35.56
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 5,253 6,709 3,862 3,110 1,063 | 222 35 -84.32
TREE NUTS............................. 15 88 74 310 802 | 678 0 -100.0
WINE AND BEER......................... 479,135 529,882 569,090 626,398 732,663*| 166,813 178,360 6.92
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 212,951 210,049 226,762 229,521 230,189*| 67,400 70,550 4.67
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 29,408 35,950* 34,365 33,735 34,886 | 8,586 9,156 6.65
SPICES................................ 3,043 4,694 4,745 4,825 4,859 | 1,696 1,024 -39.63
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 14,177 17,735 20,605 22,894 23,917*| 8,186 6,327 -22.71
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 4,420 5,214 7,639 9,568 10,440*| 2,445 3,032 24.01
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 61 19 41 | 29 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 454 171 194 395 246 | 12 36 190.61
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 48 2 334 147 287 | 41 158 289.40
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 1,577 2,114 2,974 3,793* 3,444 | 908 805 -11.34
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 2,340 2,926 4,076 5,213 6,421*| 1,454 2,033 39.77
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 21,605 25,137 24,772 22,078 19,799 | 5,120 4,357 -14.90
SHRIMP................................ 48 29 99 9 126 | 65 7 -88.75
TUNA.................................. 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 101 -
LOBSTER............................... 6 43 0 7 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 384 1,143 16 51 31 | 0 115 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 380 0 231 184 28 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 20,785 23,922 24,426 21,826 19,615 | 5,055 4,133 -18.23
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,174,629 1,252,270 1,344,820 1,406,158 1,558,968*| 356,043 381,937 7.27
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,200,655 1,282,621 1,377,232 1,437,804 1,589,208*| 363,608 389,326 7.07
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov