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Figure
5.15.
Map
of
sweet-potato-producing
countries.
(Data
abstracted
from
http:
//
faostat.fao.org
/
faostat.)
T A B L E 5.4. Major Exporters of Sweet Potatoes (metric tons)
Exports
(E)
Imports
(I )
Difference
(E 2 I )
Country
United States
29,155
5,141
24,014
China
27,218
26
27,192
Israel
13,368
0
13,368
Indonesia
11,822
3
11,819
Dominican Republic
7,576
0
7,576
Source: FAOSTAT data (archives), 2005, http://faostat.fao.org/.
T A B L E 5.5. Major Importers of Sweet Potatoes (metric tons)
Imports
(I )
Exports
(E)
Difference
(I 2 E)
Country
Canada
35,373
62
35,11
United Kingdom
15,426
134
15,292
Malaysia
9,113
2,382
6,731
Japan
9,002
139
8,863
France
7,704
1,497
6,207
Source: FAOSTAT data (archives), 2005, http://faostat.fao.org/.
