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Foreign Agricultural Trade
Agriculture
Economic of the United States
Research
Service
FATUS
Fiscal Year 1991 Supplement
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES, FISCAL YEAR 1991 SUPPLEMENT.
Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture;
ABSTRACT
This statistical reference summarizes current and historical data on U.S.
foreign trade in agricultural products. Tables highlight commodity and
country information, including values, quantities, principal markets for
agricultural exports, and import sources.
Washington, DC 20005-4788 May 1992
CONTENTS
Special Notice . 1
List of Abbreviations. 2
Country Groupings . 3
Historical Summaries
Table 1--Value of U.S. foreign trade and trade balance (agricultural,
nonagricultural), October-September 1983-91 . 5
Table 2--Export quantities of selected commodities, October-
September 1969-91 . 6
Table 3--U.S. agricultural exports: Value of selected commodities
and groups, October-September 1987-91 . 7
Table 4--U.S. agricultural exports: Quantity of selected commodities
and groups, October-September 1987-91 . 9
Table 5--Value of U.S. agricultural imports,
October-September 1968-91 .... . 11
Table 6--U.S. agricultural imports: Value of selected noncompetitive
commodities and groups, October-September 1987-91 . 12
Table 7--U.S. agricultural imports: Value of selected competitive
commodities and groups, October-September 1987-91 . 12
Table 8--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity of selected
noncompetitive commodities and groups, October-September 1987-91 ... 14
Table 9--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity of selected competitive
commodities and groups, October-September 1987-91 . 14
Exports
Table 10--U.S. agricultural exports: Quantity and value by commodity,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 16
Table 11--U.S. agricultural exports: Value by major commodity groups
and destinations, October-September 1987/88-1990/91 . 28
Table 12--U.S. agricultural exports: Quantity by major commodity
groups and destinations, October-September 1987/88-1990/91 34
Exports--continued
Table 13--U.S. agricultural exports: Value of selected commodities,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 40
Table 14--U.S. agricultural exports: Quantity, value, and unit value by
commodity and country, October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 43
Table 15--U.S. wheat exports: Quantity by destination,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 220
Table 16--U.S. coarse grain exports: Quantity by destination,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 222
Table 17--U.S. soybean exports: Quantity by destination,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 224
Table 18--U.S. agricultural exports: Value by destination,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 225
Imports
Table 19--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity and value by commodity,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 228
Table 20--U.S. agricultural imports: Value by major commodity groups
and origins, October-September 1987/88-1990/91 . 250
Table 21--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity by major commodity
groups and origins, October-September 1987/88-1990/91 . 256
Table 22--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity and value by commodity,
October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 . 262
Table 23--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity, value, and unit value
by commodity and country, October-September 1989/90 and 1990/91 .... 264
Indexes
Table 24--U.S. agricultural exports: Quantity indexes of selected
commodity groups, fiscal years 1977-91 . 375
Table 25--U.S. agricultural imports: Quantity indexes of selected
commodity groups, fiscal years 1977-91 . 375
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SPECIAL NOTICE
This statistical report presents tables showing current and historical data on
U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Commodity and country
information is for the most recent 2-year period. Statistics for fiscal year
1991 are preliminary.
U.S. foreign agricultural trade statistics in this report were derived from
official data released by the Bureau of the Census. Agricultural commodities
are defined as (1) nonmarine food products and (2) other products of
agriculture, including fibers, raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and beer
and wine, which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture.
Such manufactured products as textiles, leather, boots and shoes, cigarettes,
naval stores, forestry products, and distilled alcoholic beverages are not
considered agricultural.
The trade statistics exclude shipments between the 50 States and Puerto Rico,
between the 50 States and the island possessions, between Puerto Rico and the
island possessions, among the island possessions, and in-transit through the
United States from one foreign country to another when documented as such by
the U.S. Customs Service.
Trade statistics for selected nonagricultural products, including fertilizer,
fish, agricultural chemicals, farm machinery, and manufactured tobacco, are
presented at the end of the commodity group tables.
On January 1, 1989, the United States joined other countries in adopting a new
export and import commodity classification system based on the international
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The HS is intended
to serve as a universal product nomenclature superseding the Customs
Cooperation Council and the Brussels Tariff Nomenclatures previously used by
many other countries. The change to HS requires data users to link detailed
October-December 1988 statistics with those indicated in the January-September
1989 tables. Data reported in the commodity group by country tables have been
assigned to existing ERS commodity groups to the extent possible. Many HS
commodities are now reported in more detailed form than under the old Schedule
B system, while others have been combined into broader groups.
Exports
Export data include "exports of domestic merchandise," defined as commodities
grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States, and commodities of
foreign origin that have been changed from the form in which they were
imported. The export value is generally equivalent to a free-alongside-ship
(f.a.s.) value at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price and
including inland transportation, insurance, and other costs. Agricultural
exports have been adjusted for transshipments through Canada based on
information provided by the Federal Grain Inspection Service. More than 3,000
revisions have been incorporated into the 1989 and 1990 tables, and about 300
changes for 1991 data.
Imports
Import data are "imports for consumption," which include entries for immediate
consumption and withdrawals from bonded Customs warehouses. The import value
is defined as the "Customs value," based on the foreign market value, export
value, or constructed value, and excludes import duties, freight, insurance,
and other charges incurred in moving the commodity to the U.S. port.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Description Abbreviation Description
ADV Advanced L, LV Loaves
AG Agricultural MACH Machinery
ALC, ALCO Alcohol MED Medium
AM American MFG Manufactured
ANHYD Anhydrous MIDD Middlings
B/FAT Butterfat MISC Miscellaneous
BEV Beverage MLD Milled
BIND Binder MLT Thousand liters
BLK Black MNO Thousand number
BOUQ Bouquet MT Metric tons
BRKN Broken (2,204.622 lb.
C Cents MUST Mustard
CD/CND Canned N Not
CENT PLAN Centrally N/0 Not over
planned N/R Not for relief
CERT Certified NA Not available,
CHILL Chilled not applicable
CHOC Chocolate NAT Natural
CON, CONFECT Confectionery NEC Not elsewhere
CONC, CONCERN Concentrated classified
COND Condensed NECT Nectarines
CONN Connecticut NES Not elsewhere
CONT Container, specified
Containing NO Number
CRD Crude NONAG Nonagricultural
DEFM DEFAT Defatted NSPF Not specifically
DEVEL Developed provided for
DIA Diameter OC Ocean
DOL Dollars 0/Q Over quota
DOZ Dozen ORIG Original
DRM DRD Dried OV Over
EC European OZ Ounce
Community P, PREP Prepared
ED Edible PRES Preserved
EQ Equivalent PAC Pacific
EVAP Evaporated PARB Parboiled
EVIS Eviscerated PEN Peninsula
EX, EXCL Excluding PKLD Pickled
EXT Extracts POWD Powder
FERM Fermented PROD Products
FIB Fiber PROP Propelled
FL Flour PROT Protein
FLA Florida PUD Pudding
FLAV Flavored PT Platinum
FR, FRSH Fresh Q Quota
FROZ, FRZ, FZ Frozen R, REL Relief
GA Georgia RET Returned
GRAT Grating SP Special
GRN Grain SUB Substitute
HL Hectoliters SZ Size
INC, INCL Including TERR Territory
INED Inedible UNMFG Unmanufactured
IS Island(s) UNSH Unshelled
KER Kernel VAR Variety
LB Pound VEG Vegetable(s)
LF Leaf W/O Without
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