Agricultural trade, facts and figures

Agricultural Products Share In Trade, 2000
Share in Total Merchandise, Percent

                       Exports       Imports

World                       9.0           9.0
North America              10.0           5.9
Latin America              18.4           9.0
Western Europe              9.4          10.0
Central/Eastern Europe/
  Baltics/
Former Soviet Union         8.9          10.7
Africa                     12.9          15.1
Middle East                 2.4          13.1
Asia                        6.5           9.4

Source: WTO Trade Statistics 2001.