Agriculture Trade Facilitation Workship July 28th - July 31st, Barbados

5. REGIONAL FOOD DEMAND Source: CARICOM Secretariat, Industry Associations, author's estimates; *excludes Antigua, Suriname, Haiti 17% 29% 88% % of Total Consmp . 100% 4088 681 1,169 3600 TOTAL 3% 135 59 144 50 Misc.. 5% 199 20 69 150 Animal feed 19% 769 64 33 800 Beverages 8% 323 163 86 500 Sugars, & conf. 16% 651 231 182 700 Fruit &Veg. Staple 19% 789 65 254 600 Cereals & Snacks 7% 284 60 94 250 Fish & prep. 6% 258 12 170 100 Dairy & Eggs. 14% 580 7 137 450 Meat & Prep. % CONSMP. EXPORTS IMPORTS PROD. CATEGORY CARICOM* CONSUMPTION US$ MILLION (Est. 2000 )

7. CARICOM OPPORTUNITIES FROM A SHARE OF 25% OF IMPORTS 145 GRAND TOTAL 53 158 630 FEED 93 149.5 253.0 598 1012 TOTAL 2 8.2 22.4 33 90 Vegetables, fresh, frozen 6 7.5 5.6 30 23 Fruit juices, (all types) 8 12.8 33.8 51 135 Rice (all types) 24 13.5 71.9 54 288 Corn, (all types) 31 56.0 78.4 224 314 Wheat (all types) 3 10.5 23.0 42 92 Potatoes, fresh and frozen 5 14.8 5.1 59 20 Cheese (excl.blue cheese) 10 20.6 10.3 82 41 Milk( exc.condensed milk) 3 5.7 2.5 23 10 Small Ruminants meats 000 ACRES Million USD 000 Tonnes Million USD 000 Tonnes ESTIMATED ACRES REQUIRED Production takes 25% of imports Production takes 25% of imports If regional If regional IMPORT CIF Value IMPORT Quantity PRODUCTS

8. AVE. CARICOM EXPORTS OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS TO DIFFERENT TRADE BLOCKS AND REGIONAL TRADE CLUSTERS (TONNES) 2000-2004.

9. Rice, Seafood, livestock products, animal feed, fruits SURINAME Asian Vegetables, fruits TRINIDAD Root crops, banana, plantains breadfruit, exotic fruits. ST.VINCENT Banana, plantain, breadfruit, exotic fruits ST. LUCIA Onions, white potatoes ST.KITTS-NEVIS Herbs MONSERRAT Yams, poultry, herbs, spices, Aqua-culture JAMAICA Mangoes, yams, tannias, pigeon peas HAITI Exotic fruits and medicinal herbs and spices GRENADA Rice, livestock products, eddoes, plantain, seafood, aquaculture, animal feed, fruits. GUYANA Yams, dasheen, citrus, herbs, ornamentals DOMINICA Citrus, fish and shrimp, red beans, livestock products, animal feed BELIZE Sweet potatoes, paw-paw, onions BARBADOS Seafood, mushrooms, seamoss. BAHAMAS cucurbits, pineapples, paw-paw, onions ANTIGUA AREAS OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COUNTRY

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