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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 8,782 9,248 9,294 9,498 9,385 9,231
China, Peoples Republic of 5,421 6,149 6,340 6,917 7,330 7,355
Argentina 5,128 5,998 6,424 6,773 7,215 7,174
Brazil 5,630 5,430 5,970 6,180 6,225 6,240
EU-27 2,575 2,460 2,640 2,672 2,393 2,485
India 900 1,070 1,180 1,426 1,405 1,410
Mexico 635 657 685 650 645 645
Other 3,535 3,600 3,790 3,744 4,062 3,872
 
 
Total 32,606 34,612 36,323 37,860 38,660 38,412
 
Imports
China, Peoples Republic of 1,728 1,516 2,404 2,750 3,000 2,600
India 2,026 1,727 1,403 700 900 900
EU-27 181 717 969 915 950 720
Iran 741 600 606 660 670 670
Morocco 318 372 382 420 425 425
Venezuela 247 285 364 325 370 370
Bangladesh 228 262 327 347 367 367
Egypt 173 242 114 375 350 350
Algeria 299 293 271 320 325 325
South Africa, Republic of 235 235 235 300 325 325
Other 2,731 2,770 2,623 2,852 2,993 2,993
 
 
Total 8,907 9,019 9,698 9,964 10,675 10,045
 
Exports
Argentina 4,757 5,597 5,970 5,867 6,040 6,000
Brazil 2,414 2,466 2,462 2,400 2,300 2,300
United States 600 523 851 1,361 1,202 1,066
Paraguay 112 195 258 262 425 265
EU-27 525 269 243 370 250 250
Bolivia 205 227 200 180 180 179
Malaysia 104 89 90 88 101 101
Other 402 455 497 477 472 472
 
 
Total 9,119 9,821 10,571 11,005 10,970 10,633
 
Domestic Consumption
China, Peoples Republic of 7,203 7,607 8,600 9,610 10,210 9,835
United States 7,911 8,147 8,426 8,368 8,346 8,324
Brazil 3,130 3,133 3,510 3,820 4,007 4,012
EU-27 2,210 2,915 3,360 3,217 3,100 2,962
India 2,627 2,938 2,598 2,236 2,300 2,300
Argentina 396 397 569 932 1,142 1,152
Mexico 781 779 820 828 845 845
Iran 801 800 706 790 812 812
Japan 639 573 577 565 588 588
Egypt 303 351 363 591 554 554
Morocco 429 449 458 497 513 513
Korea, Republic of 406 418 448 476 485 485
Bangladesh 275 276 342 374 393 394
Venezuela 249 295 368 330 375 375
Taiwan 405 396 404 374 369 369
Other 3,945 4,124 4,087 4,231 4,403 4,375
 
 
Total 31,710 33,598 35,636 37,239 38,442 37,895
 
Ending Stocks
United States 771 1,365 1,399 1,195 1,165 1,059
Argentina 486 490 375 349 333 371
Brazil 454 313 315 345 328 343
China, Peoples Republic of 247 200 250 227 260 277
EU-27 201 194 200 200 188 193
Other 928 737 574 377 361 379
 
 
Total 3,087 3,299 3,113 2,693 2,635 2,622