Gains and losses among Maine's major export partners and commodities

Commodities
Maine is seeing a continued increase in aerospace exports, mostly for plane parts, although the new Kestrel facility in Brunswick could lead to more exports of whole planes, according to Janine Bisaillon-Cary, president of the Maine International Trade Center.
Growth in medical products remains strong, and biotechnology is growing as Maine companies export both chemical reagents and electronic equipment. In 2010, ...