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Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  9/12/2008 8:51:36 AM 
 
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  2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Aug
2008/09		 Sep
2008/09
Production
United States 36,936 37,416 39,058 39,022 39,086 38,496
China, Peoples Republic of 24,026 27,296 28,090 30,685 32,470 32,600
Argentina 21,601 25,012 26,061 27,660 29,250 29,438
Brazil 22,740 21,920 24,110 24,970 25,175 25,190
EU-27 11,300 10,760 11,550 11,685 10,470 10,870
India 4,015 4,782 5,280 6,385 6,282 6,305
Mexico 2,958 3,030 3,158 3,012 2,935 2,935
Other 15,380 15,609 16,502 16,336 17,566 16,812
 
 
Total 138,956 145,825 153,809 159,755 163,234 162,646
 
Imports
EU-27 21,910 22,829 22,176 23,900 23,000 23,000
Vietnam 1,152 1,722 2,190 2,400 2,200 2,600
Indonesia 1,849 2,071 2,237 2,400 2,450 2,450
Thailand 1,779 2,052 2,275 1,950 2,400 2,200
Korea, Republic of 1,462 1,773 1,870 1,835 1,850 1,850
Japan 1,503 1,601 1,737 1,770 1,740 1,760
Mexico 1,251 1,728 1,780 1,550 1,850 1,700
Canada 1,160 1,353 1,416 1,550 1,560 1,560
Philippines 1,377 1,374 1,357 1,390 1,600 1,500
Malaysia 677 779 899 980 1,035 1,035
Other 12,075 14,150 14,696 15,356 16,602 16,082
 
 
Total 46,195 51,432 52,633 55,081 56,287 55,737
 
Exports
Argentina 20,650 24,197 25,625 26,900 28,500 28,785
Brazil 14,256 12,895 12,715 12,400 13,200 12,800
United States 6,659 7,301 7,987 8,573 7,983 7,802
India 1,794 3,679 3,461 4,850 3,800 4,700
Paraguay 644 797 1,128 1,112 1,840 1,147
Other 2,832 2,855 3,084 2,371 2,496 2,395
 
 
Total 46,835 51,724 54,000 56,206 57,819 57,629
 
Domestic Consumption
EU-27 32,680 32,875 33,192 35,171 33,122 33,542
China, Peoples Republic of 23,437 27,776 27,255 30,215 32,070 32,200
United States 30,446 30,114 31,184 30,618 31,253 30,844
Brazil 8,960 9,328 11,118 11,995 12,300 12,750
Mexico 4,208 4,751 4,934 4,555 4,785 4,632
Japan 3,978 3,846 3,992 4,003 3,946 3,976
Thailand 2,985 3,196 3,352 3,150 3,563 3,310
Vietnam 1,152 1,722 2,190 2,400 2,200 2,600
Canada 2,318 2,400 2,479 2,521 2,590 2,590
Korea, Republic of 2,196 2,381 2,661 2,600 2,585 2,585
Indonesia 1,839 2,085 2,236 2,390 2,443 2,443
Iran 1,091 1,488 1,622 1,794 1,895 1,895
India 1,426 1,660 2,017 1,591 2,502 1,625
Philippines 1,407 1,500 1,503 1,505 1,708 1,608
Taiwan 1,705 1,800 1,750 1,580 1,689 1,600
Other 17,481 19,189 20,885 21,985 23,214 22,844
 
 
Total 137,309 146,111 152,370 158,073 161,865 161,044
 
Ending Stocks
Brazil 1,577 1,469 1,913 2,613 2,418 2,383
Argentina 1,423 1,672 1,517 1,647 1,544 1,630
EU-27 859 872 859 856 854 834
United States 156 285 314 272 272 272
Korea, Republic of 188 275 203 180 180 180
Other 2,293 1,345 1,184 979 984 958
 
 
Total 6,496 5,918 5,990 6,547 6,252 6,257