U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF
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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................. 42,878 15,799 27,701 10,475 22,003 | 569 1,990 249.59
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 173 300 695 934 847 | 333 0 -100.0
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 45 12 13 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 242 2,798* 2,249 204 72 | 61 33 -46.58
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 0 396 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 535 617 835 543 768 | 161 166 2.89
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 41,103 9,354 22,115 7,416 17,787 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 824 2,683 1,796 968 2,530 | 14 1,792 12698
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 13,713 13,097 13,465 13,862 19,447 | 1,559 5,183 232.48
TROPICAL OILS......................... 57 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 293 288 278 403 427 | 106 135 27.40
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 222 142 303 110 547*| 0 220 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 321 279 93 1,717 118 | 46 1,441 3058.4
HIDES & SKINS......................... 1,961 168 457 742 325 | 78 282 263.17
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 572 981 2,107 4,510* 4,028 | 104 660 531.35
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 2,644 2,611 1,425 541 7,587 | 0 667 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,327 1,427 1,191 1,898 2,353*| 422 1,061 151.44
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 6,316 7,198 7,611 3,942 4,062 | 803 718 -10.67
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 51,873 72,999 67,846 81,629 91,690*| 20,823 9,740 -53.22
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 299 1,066 820 810 407 | 259 39 -84.97
CHEESE................................ 0 0 0 111 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 2 0 3,406* 917 190 | 187 0 -100.0
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 9,799 18,346 26,705 36,075* 28,990 | 11,411 1,155 -89.88
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 27 62 358* 313 350 | 58 141 141.56
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 9,306 17,823 12,274 7,977 11,462 | 1,519 2,176 43.22
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 17,257 17,637 5,814 14,424 24,504*| 3,485 1,214 -65.17
TREE NUTS............................. 2,848 3,418 3,778 6,300 8,169*| 1,034 1,311 26.82
WINE AND BEER......................... 6,027 7,037 7,270 8,339 11,027*| 1,749 2,147 22.73
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2,783 3,417 3,926* 3,609 3,867 | 534 750 40.45
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 40 219 8 3 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 506 1,019 935 651 1,096*| 225 92 -59.11
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 2,979 2,954 2,552 2,099 1,628 | 361 715 98.31
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 6,611 5,185 6,174 8,787 14,270*| 2,512 4,139 64.78
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 61 185 44 55 2,348*| 237 24 -89.74
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 125 168 158 385* 281 | 116 199 71.08
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 1,535* 968 304 1,028 807 | 167 1,235 640.72
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 1,198 956 1,253 1,378 569 | 149 160 7.57
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 3,692 2,908 4,414 5,940 10,265*| 1,844 2,521 36.75
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 27,174 31,059 38,624 44,028 47,817 | 13,033 7,591 -41.76
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 0 168 35 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 11,759 7,635 6,688 8,513 8,308 | 3,014 1,433 -52.45
LOBSTER............................... 6,894 8,323 16,132 18,882 19,301 | 6,510 2,558 -60.71
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 4,315 4,652 3,060 214 1,033 | 155 32 -79.20
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 0 68*| 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 4,206 10,448 12,744 16,251 19,071*| 3,354 3,567 6.36
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 108,464 101,894 109,012 105,966 133,140*| 22,951 16,913 -26.31
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 142,249 138,138 153,810 158,782 195,227*| 38,496 28,642 -25.60
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov