CARICOM S TRADE IN SELECTED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CARICOM CARICOM S TRADE IN SELECTED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 2000-2003 CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT

CARICOM S TRADE IN SELECTED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 2000-2003 STATISTICS SUB-PROGRAMME CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT SEPTEMBER 2007

Copyright 2007, The CARICOM Secretariat CARICOM S TRADE IN SELECTED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: 2000-2003 Prepared and Compiled by The Statistics Sub-Programme Information and Communication Technologies Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat P.O. Box 10827 Georgetown Guyana Telephone: (592) 222-0001-75 Fax: (592) 222-0098 E-mail: stats1@caricom.org Web site: www.caricom.org ISBN 978-976-600-189-6 (CD-Rom)

PREFACE This publication on CARICOM s Trade in Selected Agricultural Commodities 2000-2003, is the second publication of its kind, the first being published in 1998. The publication seeks to provide information to users on Trade in Agricultural Commodities by the Major Headings of the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) as well as information on selected commodity details. Unlike the 1998 publication that provided information for a standard set of selected agricultural commodities across Member States, the current publication focuses on the top five agricultural commodities by Member States for the latest year, 2003. The significance of this approach is that the utilization of a standard set of commodities that are considered to be important at the CARICOM level may mask those commodities that are of importance in the individual Member States. The publication is a useful source of information for historical analysis of the agricultural sector of the CARICOM Region. The publication is divided into four Sections. Section 1 provides information on CARICOM s Imports of Agricultural Commodities by the Major Headings of the SITC and on the value and the percentage distribution of the top five Agricultural Imports from all sources for each Member State. Section 2 provides information on the top five Agricultural Imports from all sources for each Member State by Country of Origin. Section 3 provides information on CARICOM s Domestic Exports of Agricultural Commodities by Major Headings of the SITC and on the value and the percentage distribution of the top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations for each Member State. Section 4 follows with similar information to Section 2 but on Agricultural Domestic Exports by Country of Destination. The data presented in this report were extracted from the Merchandise Trade Statistics submitted to the CARICOM Secretariat by the National Statistical Offices of Member States. It should be noted that data were not always available for all Member States for specific years of the period 2000 to 2003. The incomplete nature of the trade data therefore poses some limitations to the analysis and interpretation of the information presented as well as to the lack of timeliness in the production of this regional report. Further details or clarifications on this report are available from the Statistics Sub-Programme of the CARICOM Secretariat. The Secretariat welcomes comments on the data presented in this report as well as any suggestions for the improvement of future publications of this kind. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The CARICOM Secretariat expresses its sincere thanks to the National Statistical Offices in Member States for supplying the data used to compile this report. The Secretariat also thanks the staff of its Statistics Sub-Programme for compiling and preparing this report. iv

GENERAL NOTES 1. The CARICOM totals for each year exclude the countries for which data are not available which would affect the comparability of the data over the period 2000-2003. 2. For imports, data for Antigua and Barbuda is not available for the years 2001 to 2003. For Domestic Exports data are not available for Antigua and Barbuda for the years 2001 to 2003 and for Suriname for the entire period under review. 3. Over the period under review, Member State s agricultural domestic exports accounted for almost all of their agricultural exports, re-exports being minimal, except for Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat. For the year, 2000 Antigua and Barbuda s agricultural domestic exports accounted for 58.8 per cent of its agricultural exports while for Montserrat, agricultural domestic exports accounted for 76.2 per cent, 10.9 per cent and 59.2 per cent of its agricultural exports in 2000, 2001 and 2002 respectively. This report focuses on the Member States agricultural domestic exports instead of their total agricultural exports. 4. The top five commodities are based on the year, 2003. 5. Because of its all inclusiveness, the commodity, other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included generally constitutes the top category. The analysis focuses mainly on highlighting the contribution of commodities other than this all inclusive category. This approach applies to the analysis in all sections of this report. 6. In this report, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) excludes data for the Bahamas and refers only to countries of the Caribbean Common Market (now transformed to CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)). The Bahamas is not part of the Caribbean Common Market. 7. The term MDC, as stated in Article 4 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, refers to More Developed Countries namely Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The other Member States were designated as Less Developed Countries (LDC) according to the Revised Treaty. v

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS CC CARICOM AG Antigua and Barbuda BB Barbados BZ Belize DM Dominica GD Grenada GY Guyana JM Jamaica MS Montserrat KN St. Kitts and Nevis LC Saint Lucia VC St. Vincent and the Grenadines SR - Suriname TT Trinidad and Tobago MDCs - More Developed Countries LDCs Less Developed Countries OECS Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States S.I.T.C - Standard International Trade Classification - Means no Imports or Domestic Exports 0 Means less than EC$500 or 500 Kilograms Means data not available 1 Billion = 1,000,000,000 EC$2.7 = US$1.00 vi

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IMPORTS Overview of Total Agricultural Imports Over the period, 2000-2003, CARICOM s total agricultural imports moved from EC$4.4 Bn (US$1.6 Bn) in 2000 to EC$4.7 Bn (US$1.7 Bn) in 2003 contributing on average to 15.3 percent of total imports from all sources over the period. Food and live animals was the highest contributor to total agricultural imports with EC$3.5 Bn (US$1.3 Bn) in 2000 and EC$3.7 Bn (US$1.4 Bn) in 2003, accounting on average for 12.1 per cent of total imports from all sources over the period. Food accounted for almost all of the imports of this section and on average represented approximately 79.0 per cent of CARICOM s total agricultural imports over the period. Top five Agricultural Imports In 2003, the Region s top five agricultural commodities imported were other food preparations not elsewhere specified (EC$179.5 Mn); other cane and beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose etc (EC$141.4 Mn); other cheese (EC$ 100.2 Mn); durum wheat (EC$89.8 Mn) and other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled (EC$85.7 Mn). Percentage Contribution of Total Agricultural Imports to Total Imports of Respective Member States CARICOM s agricultural import as a percent of its total imports decreased from 15.2 per cent in 2000 to 15.0 per cent in 2003. The contribution of the MDCs increased from 13.9 per cent in 2000 to 14.1 per cent in 2003 while the contribution of the LDCs declined over the period from 21.5 per cent in 2000 to 21.0 per cent in 2003. Figure I shows that for both years 2000 and 2003, the percentage contribution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines agricultural imports to its total imports was the highest as compared to the other Member States (28.9 per cent in 2000 and 25.4 per cent in 2003). Saint Lucia followed with percentage contribution of 25.4 per cent and 24.7 per cent respectively in both years. 30.0 25.0 20.0 Figure I: CARICOM's Agricultural Imports as a Percent of its Total Imports, by Country: 2000 & 2003 Percent 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 CC AG BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC SR TT Country / Year 2000 2003 vii

Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports by Member States Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago with contributions of 33.1 per cent and 18.5 per cent respectively were the top contributors to CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports in 2000. OECS as a group accounted for 21.4 per cent, of which Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia represented 4.9 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports. In 2003, the trend continued with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago accounting for contributions of 33.6 per cent and 22.5 per cent respectively of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports. OECS as a group accounted for 15.3 per cent, of which Saint Lucia and Grenada represented 5.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent respectively. Figure II: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2000 Suriname 5.9% Trinidad and Tobago 18.5% Belize 3.9% Antigua and Barbuda 4.9% Jamaica 33.1% OECS 21.4% Saint Lucia 5.7% Other OECS 10.8% Guyana 4.9% Barbados 12.3% Figure III: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2003 Trinidad and Tobago 22.5% Suriname 6.8% Belize 3.8% Jamaica 33.6% OECS 15.3% Grenada 2.9% Saint Lucia 5.6% Other OECS 6.8% Guyana 5.2% Barbados 12.7% viii

Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Imports, of Respective Member States In 2003, the extra-regional market accounted for 81.7 per cent of CARICOM s total agricultural imports which represents a marginal increase over the contribution recorded in 2000, 81.0 per cent. The percentage contribution of the intra-regional market declined to 18.3 per cent in 2003 from 19.0 per cent in 2000. The contribution of the extra-regional market to Belize s total agricultural imports increased from 93.2 per cent in 2000 to 94.9 per cent in 2003 while for Trinidad and Tobago, the contribution of the extra-regional market to its total agricultural imports dropped slightly from 89.4 per cent in 2000 to 89.0 per cent in 2003. In 2000, the contribution of the intra-regional market to Dominica s total agricultural imports increased from 36.5 per cent to 36.7 per cent in 2003 while contribution of this market to St. Vincent and the Grenadines total agricultural imports declined from 30.5 per cent in 2000 to 27.4 per cent in 2003. Figure IV: Value of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra- Regional Sources: 2000-2003 5000 EC Million Dollars 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 Years Intra-Regional Extra-Regional ix

Figure V: Percentage Contribution of CARICOM's Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Imports, by Country: 2000 100 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 CC AG BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC SR TT Member States Intra-Regional Extra-Regional Figure VI: Percentage Contribution of CARICOM's Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Imports, by Country: 2003 100 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 CC BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC SR TT Member States Intra-Regional Extra-Regional Note: Data were not available for Antigua and Barbuda in 2003 x

DOMESTIC EXPORTS Overview of Total Agricultural Domestic Exports Over the period, 2000-2003, CARICOM s total agricultural domestic exports to all destinations experienced a marginal decline moving from EC$3.0 Bn (US$1.1 Bn) in 2000 to EC$2.9 Bn (US$1.1 Bn) in 2003, contributing an average of 17.3 per cent of total domestic exports to all destinations over the period. Food and live animals was the highest contributor to total agricultural domestic exports with EC$2.5 Bn (US$0.9 Bn) in 2000 and EC$2.3 Bn (US$0.9 Bn) in 2003, accounting on average for 14.1 per cent of CARICOM s total domestic exports to all destinations over the period. Food accounted for almost all of the domestic exports of this section and on average comprised approximately 80.0 per cent of CARICOM s total agricultural domestic exports to all destinations. Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports In 2003, the Region s top five agricultural commodities exported were cane sugar (EC$732.5 Mn); shrimps and prawns, frozen (EC$223.7 Mn); bananas, fresh (EC$194.4 Mn); other rum and tafia (EC$133.9 Mn) and concentrated orange juice (EC$91.6 Mn) Percentage Contribution of Total Agricultural Domestic Exports to Total Domestic Exports of Respective Member States CARICOM s agricultural domestic exports as a percent of its total domestic exports decreased over the period from 17.0 per cent in 2000 to 14.8 per cent in 2003. The contribution of the MDCs declined from 13.5 per cent in 2000 to 11.7 per cent in 2003 while the contribution of the LDCs increased from 68.5 per cent in 2000 to 74.1 per cent in 2003. Figure VII shows that for both years, 2000 and 2003, the percentage contribution of Belize s agricultural domestic exports to its total domestic exports was the highest as compared to the other Member States (88.8 per cent in 2000 and 91.0 per cent in 2003). St. Vincent and the Grenadines followed with percentage contribution of 86.8 per cent and 87.3 per cent respectively. The contribution of Trinidad and Tobago s agricultural domestic exports was the lowest for both years (5.5 per cent and 4.2 per cent respectively). 100.0 80.0 Figure VII: CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports as a Percent of its Total Domestic Exports, by Country: 2000 & 2003 Percent 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 CC AG BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC TT Country / Year 2000 2003 xi

Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Domestic Exports by Member States Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago with contributions of 25.8 per cent, 21.4 per cent and 20.7 per cent respectively, were the major contributors to CARICOM s Total Agricultural Domestic Exports in 2000. OECS as a group accounted for 11.2 per cent of which St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia and represented 3.3 per cent and 2.9 per cent respectively. In 2003, the trend was the same with Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago accounting for contributions of 25.1 per cent, 24.6 per cent and 19.6 per cent respectively of CARICOM s total agricultural domestic exports. The contribution of OECS as a group dropped to 8.9 per cent, of which Saint Lucia and Grenada accounted for 2.6 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively. Figure VIII: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2000 Trinidad and Tobago 20.7% Guyana 21.4% Belize 14.6% Barbados 6.4% OECS 11.2% Saint Lucia 2.9% St. Vincent and Grenadines 3.3% Other OECS 5.0% Jamaica 25.8% Figure IX: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2003 Trinidad and Tobago 19.6% Belize 16.0% Barbados 5.8% Saint Lucia 2.6% Guyana 24.6% OECS 8.9% Grenada 2.3% Other OECS 4.0% Jamaica 25.1% xii

Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Domestic Exports, of Respective Member States Over the period, 2000 2003, the percentage contribution of the extra-regional market to CARICOM s total agricultural domestic exports declined from 75.3 per cent in 2000 to 71.3 per cent in 2003. This implied that the percentage contribution of the intra-regional market increased from 24.7 per cent in 2000 to 28.7 per cent in 2003. The contribution of the extra-regional market to Belize s total agricultural domestic exports declined from 94.6 per cent in 2000 to 90.3 per cent in 2003 while for Jamaica, the contribution of this market decreased from 93.0 per cent in 2000 to 91.1 per cent in 2003. For St. Kitts and Nevis total agricultural domestic exports, the contribution of the extra-regional market increased from 83.6 per cent in 2000 to 94.5 per cent in 2003. For 2003, the intra-regional market accounted for 74.0 per cent of St. Vincent and the Grenadines total agricultural domestic exports from a contribution of 45.2 per cent in 2000. In 2003, this market accounted for 67.3 per cent of Trinidad and Tobago s agricultural domestic exports from a contribution of 57.0 per cent in 2000. 3000 Figure X: Value of CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003 EC Million Dollars 2000 1000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 Years Intra-Regional Extra-Regional xiii

Figure XI: Percentage Contribution of CARICOM's Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Domestic Exports, by Country: 2000 120 100 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 CC AG BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC TT Member States Intra-Regional Extra-Regional Note: Data were not available for Suriname Figure XII: Percentage Contribution of CARICOM's Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Domestic Exports, by Country: 2003 100 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 CC BB BZ DM GD GY JM MS KN LC VC TT Member States Intra-Regional Extra-Regional Note: Data were not available for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname. There were no agricultural domestic exports for Montserrat in 2003 xiv

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Page No. Preface... Acknowledgements... iii iv General Notes... v Executive Summary... vii SECTION 1 CARICOM s TOTAL AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS Data Highlights An Overview of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports... 3 List of Tables TABLE 1.1 CARICOM s Imports of Agricultural Commodities by Major SITC Heading: 2000-2003... 19 TABLE 1.2 Value and Percentage distribution of CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 20 TABLE 1.3 Value and Percentage distribution of Antigua and Barbuda s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000... 23 TABLE 1.4 Value and Percentage distribution of Barbados Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 24 TABLE 1.5 Value and Percentage distribution of Belize s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 25 TABLE 1.6 Value and Percentage distribution of Dominica s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 26 TABLE 1.7 Value and Percentage distribution of Grenada s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 27 TABLE 1.8 Value and Percentage distribution of Guyana s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 28 TABLE 1.9 Value and Percentage distribution of Jamaica s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 29 TABLE 1.10 Value and Percentage distribution of Montserrat s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 30 TABLE 1.11 Value and Percentage distribution of St. Kitts and Nevis Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 31 TABLE 1.12 Value and Percentage distribution of Saint Lucia s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 32 xv

TABLE 1.13 TABLE 1.14 TABLE 1.15 Value and Percentage distribution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 33 Value and Percentage distribution of Suriname s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 34 Value and Percentage distribution of Trinidad and Tobago s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources: 2000-2003... 35 SECTION 2 CARICOM s AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Data Highlights CARICOM s Agricultural Imports by Country of Origin... 39 List of Tables TABLE 2.1 CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 54 TABLE 2.2 Antigua and Barbuda s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000... 58 TABLE 2.3 Barbados Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 60 TABLE 2.4 Belize s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 64 TABLE 2.5 Dominica s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 68 TABLE 2.6 Grenada s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 72 TABLE 2.7 Guyana s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 76 TABLE 2.8 Jamaica s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 78 TABLE 2.9 Montserrat s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 82 TABLE 2.10 St. Kitts and Nevis Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 86 TABLE 2.11 Saint Lucia s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 90 TABLE 2.12 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 94 TABLE 2.13 Suriname s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 98 TABLE 2.14 Trinidad and Tobago s Top five Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 102 xvi

SECTION 3 CARICOM s TOTAL AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS Data Highlights An Overview of CARICOM s Total Agricultural Domestic Exports... 109 List of Tables TABLE 3.1 TABLE 3.2 TABLE 3.3 TABLE 3.4 TABLE 3.5 TABLE 3.6 TABLE 3.7 TABLE 3.8 TABLE 3.9 TABLE 3.10 TABLE 3.11 TABLE 3.12 TABLE 3.13 TABLE 3.14 CARICOM s Domestic Exports of Agricultural Commodities by Major SITC Heading: 2000-2003... 124 Value and Percentage distribution of CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 125 Value and Percentage distribution of Antigua and Barbuda s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000... 129 Value and Percentage distribution of Barbados Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 130 Value and Percentage distribution of Belize s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 131 Value and Percentage distribution of Dominica s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 132 Value and Percentage distribution of Grenada s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 133 Value and Percentage distribution of Guyana s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 134 Value and Percentage distribution of Jamaica s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 135 Value and Percentage distribution of Montserrat s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 136 Value and Percentage distribution of St. Kitts and Nevis Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 137 Value and Percentage distribution of Saint Lucia s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 138 Value and Percentage distribution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 139 Value and Percentage distribution of Trinidad and Tobago s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations: 2000-2003... 140 xvii

SECTION 4 CARICOM s TOTAL AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION Data Highlights CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports by country of destination... 143 List of Tables TABLE 4.1 TABLE 4.2 TABLE 4.3 TABLE 4.4 TABLE 4.5 TABLE 4.6 TABLE 4.7 TABLE 4.8 TABLE 4.9 TABLE 4.10 TABLE 4.11 TABLE 4.12 TABLE 4.13 CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 158 Antigua and Barbuda s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000... 164 Barbados Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 166 Belize s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 170 Dominica s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 174 Grenada s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 178 Guyana s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 182 Jamaica s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 188 Montserrat s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 192 St. Kitts and Nevis Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 194 Saint Lucia s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 198 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 202 Trinidad and Tobago s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 206 List of Graphs Figure I CARICOM s Agricultural Imports as a Percent of its Total Imports, by Country: 2000 & 2003... vii Figure II Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports: 2000... viii xviii

Figure III Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports: 2003... viii Figure IV Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... ix Figure V Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Imports, by Country: 2000... x Figure VI Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Imports, by Country: 2003... x Figure VII CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports as a Percent of its Total Domestic Exports, by Country: 2000 & 2003... xi Figure VIII Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2000... xii Figure IX Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2003... xii Figure X Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... xiii Figure XI Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Domestic Exports, by Country: 2000... xiv Figure XII Percentage Contribution of CARICOM s Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Markets to its Total Agricultural Domestic Exports, by Country: 2003... xiv Figure 1.1 Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports and Total Imports: 2000-2003... 3 Figure 1.2 Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2000... 4 Figure 1.3 Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2003... 4 Figure 1.4 CARICOM's Imports of Food as a percent of Total Imports: 2000... 4 Figure 1.5 CARICOM's Imports of Food as a percent of Total Imports: 2003... 4 Figure 1.6 CARICOM s Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003... 5 Figure 1.7 Antigua and Barbuda s Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2000... 5 Figure 1.8 Barbados Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003... 6 Figure 1.9 Belize s Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003... 7 Figure 1.10 Dominica s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 8 Figure 1.11 Grenada s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 9 Figure 1.12 Guyana s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 10 Figure 1.13 Jamaica s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 11 Figure 1.14 Montserrat s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 12 Figure 1.15 St. Kitts and Nevis Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 13 Figure 1.16 Saint Lucia s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 14 Figure 1.17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 15 Figure 1.18 Suriname s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 16 Figure 1.19 Trinidad and Tobago s Top Five Agricultural Imports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 17 Figure 1.20 CARICOM's Imports of Other Cane and Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, in solid form, by Country: 2003... 21 Figure 1.21 CARICOM's Imports of Other Cheese, by Country: 2003... 21 xix

Figure 1.22 CARICOM's Imports of Durum Wheat, by Country: 2003... 22 Figure 1.23 CARICOM's Imports of Other wheat and meslin, unmilled, by Country: 2003... 22 Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 2.3 Figure 2.4 Figure 2.5 Figure 2.6 Figure 2.7 Figure 2.8 Figure 2.9 Figure 2.10 Figure 2.11 Figure 2.12 Figure 2.13 Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 39 Value of Barbados Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 41 Value of Belize s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 42 Value of Dominica s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 43 Value of Grenada s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 44 Value of Guyana s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 45 Value of Jamaica s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 46 Value of Montserrat s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 47 Value of St. Kitts and Nevis Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 48 Value of Saint Lucia s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 49 Value of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 50 Value of Suriname s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 51 Value of Trinidad and Tobago s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Sources: 2000-2003... 52 Figure 3.1 Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports and Total Domestic Exports: 2000-2003... 109 Figure 3.2 Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2000... 110 Figure 3.3 Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Domestic Exports: 2003... 110 Figure 3.4 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Food as a percent of Total Domestic Exports: 2000... 110 Figure 3.5 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Food as a percent of Total Domestic Exports: 2003... 110 Figure 3.6 CARICOM s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 111 Figure 3.7 Antigua and Barbuda s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2000... 112 Figure 3.8 Barbados Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 113 Figure 3.9 Belize s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 114 xx

Figure 3.10 Dominica s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 115 Figure 3.11 Grenada s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 116 Figure 3.12 Guyana s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 117 Figure 3.13 Jamaica s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 118 Figure 3.14 Montserrat s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 119 Figure 3.15 St. Kitts and Nevis Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 120 Figure 3.16 Saint Lucia s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 121 Figure 3.17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 122 Figure 3.18 Trinidad and Tobago s Top Five Agricultural Domestic Exports EC Million Dollars: 2003... 123 Figure 3.19 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Cane Sugar, by Country: 2003... 126 Figure 3.20 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Shrimps and Prawns, frozen, by Country: 2003... 126 Figure 3.21 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Bananas, fresh, by Country: 2003... 127 Figure 3.22 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Other rum and tafia, by Country: 2003... 127 Figure 3.23 CARICOM's Domestic Exports of Concentrated orange juice, by Country: 2003... 128 Figure 4.1 Figure 4.2 Figure 4.3 Figure 4.4 Figure 4.5 Figure 4.6 Figure 4.7 Figure 4.8 Figure 4.9 Figure 4.10 Figure 4.11 Figure 4.12 Value of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 143 Value of Barbados Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 145 Value of Belize s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 146 Value of Dominica s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 147 Value of Grenada s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 148 Value of Guyana s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 149 Value of Jamaica s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 150 Value of Montserrat s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2002... 151 Value of St. Kitts and Nevis Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 152 Value of Saint Lucia s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 154 Value of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional And Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 155 Value of Trinidad and Tobago s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Destinations: 2000-2003... 156 xxi

ANNEX ANNEX I (a) Value and Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 215 ANNEX I (b) Value and Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 215 ANNEX I (c) CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from all sources as a percentage of its Total Imports, by country: 2000-2003... 216 ANNEX II (a) Value and Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 217 ANNEX II (b) Value and Percentage Distribution of CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 217 ANNEX II (c) CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations as a percentage of its Total Domestic Exports, by country: 2000-2003... 218 ANNEX III (a) CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Intra-regional sources as a percentage of its Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 219 ANNEX III (b) CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Extra-regional sources as a percentage of its Agricultural Imports from all sources, by country: 2000-2003... 219 ANNEX IV (a) CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional destinations as a percentage of its Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 220 ANNEX IV (b) CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Extra-Regional destinations as a percentage of its Agricultural Domestic Exports to all destinations, by country: 2000-2003... 220 ANNEX V (a) CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Intra-Regional sources, by country... 221 ANNEX V (b) CARICOM s Agricultural Imports from Extra-Regional sources, by country... 221 ANNEX VI (a) CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Intra-Regional destinations, by country... 222 ANNEX VI (b) CARICOM s Agricultural Domestic Exports to Extra-Regional destinations, by country... 222 ANNEX VII (a) CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Imports by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) description... 223 ANNEX VII (b) CARICOM s Top five Agricultural Domestic Exports by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) description... 225 ANNEX VIII (a) CARICOM s Imports of Agricultural Commodities by Major Heading and Importing country: 2003... 226 ANNEX VIII (b) CARICOM s Domestic Exports of Agricultural Commodities by Major Heading and Exporting country: 2003... 230 xxii

Section 1 CARICOM s Total Agricultural Imports

AN OVERVIEW OF CARICOM s TOTAL AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS 1 CARICOM Over the period, 2000-2003, CARICOM s total agricultural imports moved from EC$4.4 Bn (US$1.6 Bn) in 2000 to EC$4.7 Bn (US$1.7 Bn) in 2003 contributing on average to 15.3 percent of total imports from all sources over the period. Food and live animals was the highest contributor to total agricultural imports with EC$3.5 Bn (US$1.3 Bn) in 2000 and EC$3.7 Bn (US$1.4 Bn) in 2003, accounting on average for 12.1 per cent of total imports from all sources over the period. Food accounted for almost all of the imports of the section, food and live animals and on average represented approximately 79.0 per cent of CARICOM s total agricultural imports over the period. The section, Beverages and Tobacco was the next highest category with an average of 1.4 per cent of total imports over the period (Tobacco on average accounted for 1.2 per cent). In 2003, imports of Food (excluding live animals) and Beverages comprised EC$4.1 Bn (US$1.5 Bn) or 12.9 per cent of total imports from all sources. Some of the major imports at the division level in 2003 were cereals and cereal preparations (EC$777.4 Mn), vegetables and fruit (EC$572.7 Mn), dairy products and eggs (EC$508.4 Mn), meat and meat preparations (EC$431.4 Mn). These divisions collectively represented 7.3 per cent of CARICOM s total imports from all sources (Table 1.1). Figure 1.1: Value of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports and Total Imports: 2000-2003 35 30 EC Billion Dollars 25 20 15 10 5 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 Years Total Imports Agricultural Imports 1 Because of its all inclusiveness, the commodity, other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included generally constitutes the top category. The analysis focuses mainly on highlighting the contribution of commodities other than this all inclusive category. This approach applies to the analysis in all sections of this report. 3

Figure 1.2: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2000 Figure 1.3: Percentage Distribution of CARICOM's Agricultural Imports: 2003 Beverages 7.5% Other 13.5% Beverages 7.9% Other 14.1% Food 79.0% Food 77.9% Figure 1.4: CARICOM's Imports of Food as a percent of Total Imports: 2000 Figure 1.5: CARICOM's Imports of Food as a percent of Total Imports: 2003 Other Agri. 3.2% Other Agri. 3.3% Food 12.0% Non Agri Imports 84.8% Food 11.7% Non Agri Imports 85.0% In 2003, the Region s top five agricultural commodities imported were (Table 1.2): other food preparations not elsewhere specified (EC$179.5 Mn); other cane and beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose etc (EC$141.4 Mn); other cheese (EC$ 100.2 Mn); durum wheat (EC$89.8 Mn) and other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled (EC$85.7 Mn). The top five agricultural commodities represented 11.1 per cent of CARICOM s total agricultural imports from all sources in 2000 and 12.7 per cent of the corresponding total in 2003. Of these commodities, imports of other cane and beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose etc moved from EC$104.8 Mn in 2000 to EC$141.4 Mn in 2003 at an average annual growth rate of 10.5 per cent over the period while imports of other cheese decreased from EC$110.1 Mn in 2000 to EC$100.2 Mn in 2003 at an average annual growth rate of -3.1 per cent. Imports of durum wheat advanced from EC$59.3 Mn in 2000 to EC$89.8 Mn in 2003 while imports of other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled increased from EC$68.0 Mn in 2000 to EC$85.7 Mn in 2003. 4

Figure: 1.6: CARICOM's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars : 2003 Other wheat and meslin, unmilled Durum wheat, unmilled 85.7 89.8 Other cheese. 100.2 Other cane and beet sugar etc 141.4 Other food preparations n.e.s 179.5-50 100 150 200 EC Million Dollars ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Data for Antigua and Barbuda were available only for the year 2000 for the period under review. Total agricultural imports amounted to EC$215.9 Mn or 23.6 per cent of total imports from all sources for Antigua and Barbuda in 2000 (Annex I (a)-(c)). The top five agricultural imports for this Member State in 2000 were: other food preparations not elsewhere specified (EC$10.6 Mn); aerated beverages (EC$8.7 Mn); pitch-pine, sawn or chipped lengthwise, etc (EC$8.3 Mn); other cuts and offals of fowls, frozen (EC$7.5 Mn) and other wheat or meslin flour (EC$5.6 Mn) These top five agricultural imports from all sources for Antigua and Barbuda in 2000 amounted to EC$40.8 Mn or 18.9 per cent of its total agricultural imports. Aerated beverages; pitch-pine, sawn or chipped lengthwise etc, and other cuts and offals of fowls frozen accounted for EC$24.5 Mn or 11.4 per cent of Antigua and Barbuda s total agricultural imports from all sources (Table 1.3). Figure: 1.7: Antigua and Barbuda's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2000 Other wheat or meslin flour 5.6 Other cuts and offals of fowls frozen 7.5 Pitch-pine, sawn or chipped lengthwise, etc. Aerated beverages 8.3 8.7 Other food preparations n.e.s. 10.6 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 EC Million Dollars 5

BARBADOS Total agricultural imports amounted to EC$600.4 Mn or 18.6 per cent of total imports from all sources for Barbados in 2003, reflecting an increase over the figure registered at the beginning of the period, 2000, EC$542.0 Mn or 17.4 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)- (c)). Barbados top five agricultural commodities in 2003 were: other food preparations not elsewhere specified (EC$23.5 Mn); other coniferous wood (EC$20.8 Mn); other soya beans whether or not broken (EC$16.4 Mn); cigarettes containing tobacco (EC$15.6 Mn) and other cheese (EC$15.0 Mn) These top five commodities amounted to EC$91.3 Mn in 2003 as compared to EC$69.2 Mn in 2000. Over the period, 2000 2003, the percentage contribution of Barbados top five agricultural imports to its total agricultural imports moved from 12.8 per cent in 2000 to 15.2 per cent in 2003. Barbados imports of other coniferous woods increased from EC$16.5 Mn in 2000 to EC$20.8 Mn in 2003 while imports of other soya beans, whether or not broken increased from EC$14.4 Mn in 2000 to EC$16.4 Mn in 2003. Imports of cigarettes containing tobacco were EC$15.6 Mn in 2003 from EC$5.8 Mn in 2000 while imports of other cheese declined over the period moving from EC$17.3 Mn in 2000 to EC$15.0 Mn in 2003 (Table 1.4). Figure: 1.8: Barbados' Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003 Other cheese Cigarettes containing tobacco Other, soya beans, whether or not broken 15.0 15.6 16.4 Other coniferous wood 20.8 Other food preparations n.e.s. 23.5-5 10 15 20 25 30 EC Million Dollars BELIZE Total agricultural imports were EC$179.6 Mn or 16.8 per cent of total imports from all sources for Belize in 2003. This reflected an increase over the figure for 2000, EC$169.9 Mn or 14.1 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)-(c)). 6

The top five agricultural imports for Belize in 2003 were: other preparations of a kind used for animal feeding (EC$16.5 Mn); durum wheat (EC$12.4 Mn); other food preparations not elsewhere specified (EC$10.8 Mn); processed cheese etc (EC$5.7 Mn) and milk and cream in powder not containing added sugar etc (EC$5.2 Mn) Belize s top five agricultural imports accounted for 24.7 per cent in 2000 and 28.1 per cent in 2003 of its total agricultural imports from all sources. Imports of other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding was over 9.0 per cent of Belize s agricultural imports for the entire period 2000-2003, with the highest value being EC$19.9 Mn in 2001. Imports of durum wheat moved from EC$7.3 Mn in 2000 to EC$12.4 Mn in 2003 while imports of processed cheese etc decreased from EC$5.8 Mn in 2000 to EC$5.7 Mn in 2003. For milk and cream in powder not containing added sugar etc, imports increase from EC$4.1 Mn in 2000 to EC$5.2 Mn in 2003 (Table 1.5). Figure: 1.9: Belize's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003 Milk & cream in powder not containing etc. Processed cheese, not grated or powdered 5.2 5.7 Other food preparations n.e.s. 10.8 Durum wheat, unmilled 12.4 Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 16.5 0 5 10 15 20 EC Million Dollars DOMINICA For 2003, Dominica s agricultural imports were EC$81.5 Mn or 23.8 per cent of its total imports from all sources, reflecting a decrease over the value registered in 2000, EC$92.3 Mn or 23.5 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)-(c)). The top five agricultural imports for Dominica in 2003 were: other cuts and offals of fowls, frozen (EC$4.0 Mn); other mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures etc (EC$3.8 Mn); other wheat or meslin flour (EC$3.4 Mn); milk and cream, not containing added sugar etc (EC$2.7 Mn) and flour of durum wheat (EC$2.4 Mn) Dominica s top five agricultural imports as a percentage of its total agricultural imports from all sources increased from 19.8 per cent in 2000 to 20.1 per cent in 2003. 7

In 2003, Dominica s imports of other cuts and offals of fowls, frozen amounted to EC$4.0 Mn, which represented a decrease of 13.0 per cent over the value recorded in 2000 (EC$4.6 Mn). There was also a decrease in imports of other mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures etc, from EC$5.5 Mn in 2000 to the value imported in 2003 (EC$3.8 Mn), representing a decrease of 30.9 per cent. Imports of other wheat or meslin flour also declined moving from EC$4.3 Mn in 2000 to EC$3.4 Mn in 2003. Imports of milk and cream, not containing added sugar etc, increased from EC$2.1 Mn in 2000 to EC$2.7 Mn in 2003 while imports of flour of durum wheat rose from EC$2.0 Mn in 2000 to EC$2.4 Mn in 2003 (Table 1.6). Figure: 1.10: Dominica's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003 Flour of durum wheat 2.4 Milk and cream, not containing added sugar etc 2.7 Other wheat or meslin flour 3.4 Other mixtures of odoriferous substances etc. Other cuts and offals of fowls frozen 3.8 4.0 0 1 2 3 4 5 EC Million Dollars GRENADA Total agricultural imports amounted to EC$137.4 Mn or 20.1 per cent of total imports from all sources for Grenada in 2003 reflecting an increase over the value recorded in 2000, EC$132.2 Mn or 20.5 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)-(c)). The top five agricultural imports by Grenada in 2003 were: other cuts and offals of fowls, frozen (EC$5.8 Mn); fowl wings frozen (EC$5.0 Mn); other cheese (EC$4.5 Mn); other food preparations elsewhere specified (EC$3.9 Mn) and condensed milk (EC$3.9 Mn) Over the period 2000 2003, Grenada s top five agricultural imports as a percentage of its total agricultural imports declined from 17.5 per cent in 2000 to 16.8 per cent in 2003. Grenada s imports of other cuts and offals of fowls, frozen decreased from EC$6.3 Mn in 2000 to EC$5.8 Mn in 2003 while its imports of fowl wings frozen increased from EC$4.6 Mn in 2000 to EC$5.0 Mn in 2003. Imports of other cheese while showing some fluctuation remained at almost the same level in 2000 (EC$4.3 Mn) and in 2003 (EC$4.5 Mn) while imports of 8

condensed milk in 2003 recorded EC$3.9 Mn representing an increase of 18.2 per cent over the value registered in 2000 (EC$3.3 Mn) (Table 1.7). Figure: 1.11: Grenada's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003 Condensed milk 3.9 Other food preparations n.e.s. 3.9 Other cheese 4.5 Fowl wings frozen 5.0 Other cuts and offals of fowls frozen 5.8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 EC Million Dollars GUYANA Total agricultural imports were EC$247.4 Mn or 16.1 per cent of total imports from all sources for Guyana in 2003, representing an increase over the value recorded in 2000, EC$217.5 Mn or 14.1 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)-(c)). The top five agricultural imports by Guyana in 2003 were: other milk and cream, in powder granules or other solid forms, etc (EC$25.3 Mn); other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled (EC$20.2 Mn); hatching eggs, not for breeder flock (EC$14.5 Mn); flour and meals of soya beans (EC$13.4 Mn) and aerated beverages (EC$10.1 Mn) As a percentage of its total agricultural imports from all sources, the top five agricultural imports moved from 20.0 per cent in 2000 to 33.8 per cent in 2003, an increase of 13.8 per cent. In 2003, Guyana s imports of other milk and cream, in powder granules or other solid forms, etc, (EC$25.3 Mn) reflected an increase of 11.0 per cent over the value recorded in 2000 (EC$22.8 Mn) while its imports of other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled moved from EC$14.0 Mn in 2000 to EC$20.2 Mn in 2003, reflecting an increase of 44.3 per cent. Imports of hatching eggs, not for breeder flock, expanded by EC$9.0 Mn, from EC$5.5 Mn in 2000 to EC$14.5 Mn in 2003 while imports of flour and meals of soya beans, recorded an increase (EC$13.3 Mn) over the period moving from EC $0.1 Mn in 2000 to EC $13.4 Mn in 2003. Imports of aerated beverages also registered an increase moving from EC$1.2 Mn in 2000 to EC$10.1 Mn in 2003, an increase of EC$8.9 Mn (Table 1.8). 9

Figure: 1.12: Guyana's Top Five Agricultural Imports in EC Million Dollars: 2003 Aerated beverages 10.1 Flour & meals of soya beans Hatching eggs, not for breeder flock 13.4 14.5 Other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled 20.2 Other milk & cream, in powder, etc 25.3 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 EC Million Dollars JAMAICA Total agricultural imports were EC$1.6 Bn or 16.2 per cent of total imports from all sources for Jamaica in 2003, showing an increase over the value registered in 2000, EC$1.5 Bn or 16.9 per cent of total imports from all sources (Annex I (a)-(c)). Jamaica s top five agricultural imports in 2003 were: other cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, etc (EC$89.0 Mn); durum wheat (EC$72.0 Mn); other food preparations elsewhere specified (EC$48.1 Mn); oil-cake and other solid residues whether or not ground from soya beans (EC$46.3 Mn) and other wood of coniferous species, sawn or chipped lengthwise, etc (EC$46.0 Mn) Jamaica s top five agricultural imports to its total agricultural imports from all sources increased from 15.8 per cent in 2000 to 19.0 per cent in 2003. Jamaica s imports of other cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, etc moved from EC$71.1 Mn in 2000 to EC$89.0 Mn in 2003 while imports of durum wheat was EC$72.0 Mn in 2003 expanding by more than twice the value recorded in 2000 (EC$32.3 Mn). Imports of oilcake and other solid residues whether or not ground from soya beans etc increased from EC$33.2 Mn in 2000 to EC$46.3 Mn in 2003 while imports of other wood of coniferous species, sawn or chipped lengthwise, etc declined from EC$58.8 Mn in 2000 to EC$46.0 Mn in 2003 (Table 1.9). 10