U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: KOREA, 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................. 8,410 5,500 3,793 6,436 3,146 | 518 537 3.76
WHEAT................................. 0 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 73* 47 26 28 6 | 0 3 -
RICE.................................. 26 50 106 254 402*| 52 56 6.92
TOBACCO............................... 5,898 1,604 1,022 4,276 1,022 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 83 42 129 65 190 | 51 16 -68.27
RAW COFFEE............................ 33 92 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 2,208 3,523* 2,360 1,627 1,413 | 409 330 -19.39
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 0 4 4 0 4 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 89 133 146 187 109 | 5 133 2510.8
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 11,818 13,118 11,750 12,655 13,341*| 3,559 3,312 -6.95
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 403 171 219 154 1,137*| 48 43 -10.01
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 5 11 22 26 103 | 15 0 -100.0
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 2 0 0 7 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 58 22 130 40 43 | 11 10 -3.51
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 683 977 738 1,560* 1,133 | 566 464 -18.01
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 495 436 305 329 330 | 100 49 -51.57
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 10 66 19 684* 514 | 176 241 37.21
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 0 0 0 9*| 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 10,161 11,436* 10,316 9,855 10,070 | 2,644 2,505 -5.25
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 68,293 71,936 73,557 84,436 98,821*| 21,597 24,645 14.12
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 7,580 8,375 10,472 14,349* 12,797 | 2,659 2,962 11.40
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 7 53 50 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 913 781 1,446 1,678 1,725*| 192 317 64.68
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 2,924 3,807 3,594 7,935 10,039*| 298 2,552 757.70
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 3,754 2,870 3,841 1,057 2,493 | 1,419 775 -45.36
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 7,516 7,988 6,634 7,829 9,324 | 2,219 2,659 19.84
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 363 613 703 797 737 | 183 108 -41.03
TREE NUTS............................. 1,121 1,565 3,244* 2,711 2,706 | 244 242 -0.77
WINE AND BEER......................... 2,298 2,440 2,527 2,602 2,737*| 523 611 16.85
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 902 686 879 657 1,042*| 239 207 -13.65
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 249 233 126 119 2,645*| 59 50 -14.19
SPICES................................ 497 846 298 586 1,380*| 620 515 -16.97
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 40,169 41,680 39,743 44,118 51,196*| 12,943 13,648 5.45
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 5,161 3,516 4,412 6,836 5,257 | 963 1,298 34.87
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 7 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 14 25 | 12 20 70.80
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 7 131 521 810 1,017 | 86 425 393.33
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 5,155 3,385 3,884 6,012 4,215 | 864 852 -1.39
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 81,146 86,788 59,068 69,440 75,880 | 21,038 18,562 -11.77
SHRIMP................................ 806 215 219 235 124 | 39 17 -55.75
TUNA.................................. 5,887 5,918 1,079 2,414 2,030 | 719 968 34.67
LOBSTER............................... 19 0 0 0 0 | 0 8 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 947 1,501 190 1,755 1,956 | 29 147 415.29
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 0 206 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 73,487 79,154 57,580 65,036 71,565 | 20,252 17,421 -13.98
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 88,522 90,553 89,100 103,528 115,308*| 25,673 28,494 10.99
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 174,829 180,858 152,580 179,803 196,444 | 47,674 48,355 1.43
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov