TALLOW AND GREASE IMPORTS
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Canada 24 29 38 47 50 55
Mexico 184 229 230 235 240 244
United States 25 25 25 27 22 25
Subtotal 233 283 293 309 312 324
CARIBBEAN
Dominican Republic 36 38 31 38 35 36
CENTRAL AMERICA
El Salvador 42 50 56 38 48 50
Guatemala 35 34 38 40 45 47
Nicaragua 21 17 17 13 17 16
Subtotal 98 101 111 91 110 113
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 15 11 1 1 11 15
Brazil 53 45 59 45 50 48
Colombia 58 66 64 33 55 31
Venezuela 71 82 60 50 50 50
Subtotal 197 204 184 129 166 144
EUROPEAN UNION
Belgium-Luxembourg 114 42 115 135 125 115
Denmark 17 2 0 2 0 0
France 9 3 7 10 2 2
Germany 34 37 21 26 26 28
Greece 1 1 1 2 2 2
Italy 73 67 79 67 65 65
Netherlands 138 139 127 99 91 93
Portugal 11 0 4 1 0 0
Spain 179 87 113 129 70 60
United Kingdom 2 10 11 23 28 22
Subtotal 578 388 478 494 409 387
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 5 5 0 3 2 2
Poland 0 7 2 1 1 1
Romania 1 1 1 0 0 0
Subtotal 6 13 3 4 3 3
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Russian Federation 38 0 3 12 17 20
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey 68 88 84 128 165 170
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 51 35 34 35 35 35
OTHER ASIA
China, Peoples Republic of 47 80 110 251 210 200
Japan 115 92 71 92 80 85
Korea, Republic of 134 107 111 123 99 120
Taiwan 88 81 93 91 105 97
Subtotal 384 360 385 557 494 502
TOTAL 1,689 1,510 1,606 1,797 1,746 1,734
SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research. Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity and Marketing Programs
(p)-preliminary (f)-forecast Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Division
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