required report public distribution date 9 7 2005 gain number ve5017 venezuela exporter guide annual approved by bonnie borris us embassy prepared jonathan martinez highlights remains a significant importer of agricultural products with total imports reaching 2 1 billion in 2004 the united states is still largest supplier product sales totaling 386 million due to currency devaluation recent years and some internal governmental policies has shifted from being rapidly growing purchaser high value food focusing more on basic grains items for further processing includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled caracas ve1 ve usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 09 page 11 unclassified i market overview