U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ARGENTINA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: ARGENTINA
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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................. 232,893 172,163 140,945 122,480 116,403 | 16,527 31,138 88.40
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 2,629 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 1,281* 1,136 9 14 32 | 20 0 -100.0
TOBACCO............................... 58,948 80,196* 18,187 32,876 33,554 | 7,177 11,268 56.99
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 325 0 14 0 58 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 606 98 292 22 | 22 0 -100.0
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 8,308* 4,723 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 21,232 26,143 36,491* 33,226 31,127 | 7,055 7,980 13.11
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 31,859 31,337 38,098 8,854 15,151 | 1,465 1,585 8.23
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 119,248* 30,117 39,739 42,496 36,460 | 789 10,306 1205.9
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 51,061 82,686 132,896* 109,139 113,218 | 47,989 28,274 -41.08
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 4,700* 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 3,710 18,394 37,455 15,443 16,190 | 2,648 5,094 92.34
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 878 1,326 0 79 2,177 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 2,829 6,065 3,714 5,819 5,109 | 1,230 2,289 86.09
HIDES & SKINS......................... 423 557 399 656 485 | 265 52 -80.50
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 13,773 20,311 51,441 55,432* 39,652 | 30,915 11,409 -63.10
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 243 112 235 417 143 | 25 12 -51.72
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 18,912 23,070 19,497 16,036 33,785*| 8,930 6,692 -25.07
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 10,293 12,851 15,456 15,256 15,678 | 3,976 2,727 -31.42
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 419,910 461,873* 366,341 445,190 442,765 | 126,436 121,019 -4.28
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 17,244 16,016 19,202 18,044 27,684*| 5,019 6,424 27.98
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 12,632 18,780 53,276* 47,437 | 17,678 10,237 -42.09
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 129,456 110,296 100,179 73,635 65,932 | 15,358 15,016 -2.23
CHEESE................................ 8,875 22,215 23,858 22,457 23,962*| 3,635 1,720 -52.69
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 760 893 108 538 673 | 101 131 28.90
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 12,013 22,465 25,167 38,018 49,626*| 36,239 31,787 -12.28
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 3,673 4,387 11,771 21,371* 5,736 | 3,350 8,047 140.19
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 8,069 7,020 5,446 9,781* 9,111 | 585 717 22.57
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 169,445* 164,160 86,247 132,355 120,415 | 24,904 21,633 -13.13
TREE NUTS............................. 18 5 0 10 0 | 0 16 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 7,183 13,268 23,588 22,008 32,757*| 7,519 9,028 20.07
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 22 12 25 105* 54 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 69 89 15 7 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 17 213 191 172 283 | 41 48 16.87
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 63,135 88,223* 51,691 53,406 59,087 | 12,006 16,216 35.06
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 10,773 19,684 20,627 25,325* 21,768 | 5,397 3,768 -30.19
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 30 81 0 0 273*| 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 22 109 311 791* 74 | 0 75 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 6,320 10,488* 7,550 8,801 9,817 | 2,865 1,885 -34.22
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 2,688 3,649 3,928 5,253* 4,726 | 1,012 1,122 10.86
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 1,712 5,358 8,838 10,481* 6,878 | 1,520 686 -54.88
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 75,017 88,785 87,492 90,220 94,443*| 25,999 24,913 -4.18
SHRIMP................................ 0 46 199 636 878 | 0 6,298 -
TUNA.................................. 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 0 234 27 | 0 39 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 8,582 7,300 11,537 6,644 6,200 | 1,180 1,137 -3.62
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 30 62* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 66,405 81,375 75,756 82,706 87,337*| 24,819 17,439 -29.73
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 703,864 716,722* 640,182 676,809 672,386 | 190,953 180,431 -5.51
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 789,654 825,192* 748,301 792,355 788,597 | 222,349 209,112 -5.95
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov