Table 16. The development of non-timber forest products and the production volumes of forests based foodstuffs (1990–2000)

Products	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Wild berries, tonnes	26321	28503	7690	2442	2094	624	806	560	780	657	856
Including cranberry and cowberry, tonnes	1081	2968	700	617	564	184	224	128	245	165	80
Nuts, tones	828	1149	139	244	451	218	132	154	74	357	304
Mushrooms, tonnes	1299	1328	221	383	173	133	52	110	213	216	202
Medical and technical raw materials, tonnes	3363	3380	2081	982	524	563	693	579	510	500	512
Birch syrup, tonnes	24774	19506	10093	4360	1032	1211	1125	475	374	444	667
Cans (fruits and vegetable)	33927	27339	30912	15413	7652	5015	3624	2701	3094	1437	1137
Merchantable honey, centners	4200	4400	3270	2994	1971	2845	2231	2290	2135	2195	2049
Bee families by the end of the year, number	55942	59625	51182	43133	36554	35802	31477	30594	28234	27923	н/д
Note: n/d – no data available