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1000 Metric Tons Date Created  9/12/2008 9:00:00 AM

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Country/Region Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) Production (Million metric tons) Change in Production   2008/09 Proj.   2008/09 Proj.   2008/09 Proj. From last month From last year 2006/07 Prel. 2007/08 Aug Sep 2006/07 Prel. 2007/08 Aug Sep 2006/07 Prel. 2007/08 Aug Sep MMT Percent MMT Percent World 39.41 40.30 39.53 39.54 1.45 1.57 1.55 1.57 56.96 63.37 61.43 62.06 0.64 1.04 -1.31 -2.07 United States 2.00 2.75 2.61 2.61 3.53 4.66 4.00 4.15 7.05 12.83 10.42 10.81 0.39 3.76 -2.02 -15.72 Total Foreign 37.42 37.54 36.92 36.93 1.33 1.35 1.38 1.39 49.91 50.55 51.01 51.25 0.25 0.48 0.71 1.39   Sub-Saharan Africa     Nigeria 7.40 7.40 7.40 7.40 1.42 1.35 1.42 1.42 10.50 10.00 10.50 10.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 5.00   Sudan 6.75 6.60 6.60 6.60 0.77 0.68 0.71 0.71 5.20 4.50 4.70 4.70 0.00 0.00 0.20 4.44   Ethiopia 1.88 1.84 1.88 1.88 1.77 1.76 1.76 1.76 3.33 3.23 3.30 3.30 0.00 0.00 0.07 2.17   Burkina 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Tanzania, United Republic of 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.96 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.85 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Niger 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Uganda 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.58 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Mozambique 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Ghana 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 1.18 1.03 1.03 1.03 0.40 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   South Africa, Republic of 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.09 2.51 2.89 2.56 2.56 0.18 0.26 0.23 0.23 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -11.54   South Asia     India 8.51 8.40 7.50 7.50 0.84 0.93 0.87 0.87 7.15 7.78 6.50 6.50 0.00 0.00 -1.28 -16.45   Pakistan 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.61 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -3.97   Mexico 1.60 1.86 1.75 1.75 3.64 3.29 3.54 3.54 5.81 6.10 6.20 6.20 0.00 0.00 0.10 1.64   China, Peoples Republic of 0.57 0.55 0.50 0.50 3.53 3.45 3.60 4.00 2.00 1.90 1.80 2.00 0.20 11.11 0.10 5.26   Australia 0.61 0.80 0.80 0.80 2.09 3.36 2.50 2.50 1.28 2.69 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 -0.69 -25.68   Egypt 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   EU-27     France 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 5.56 5.88 4.81 4.81 0.31 0.29 0.26 0.26 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -11.56   Italy 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 5.67 5.74 5.83 5.83 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -10.26   Others 4.54 4.51 4.92 4.93 1.80 1.74 1.95 1.96 8.19 7.86 9.61 9.65 0.05 0.47 1.80 22.86