August 1997
This report draws on information from USDA's global network of agricultural attaches and counselors, official statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials, and results of office analysis. Estimates of U.S. acreage, yield and production are from the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board, except where noted. This report is based on unrounded data; numbers may not add to totals because of rounding. The report reflects official USDA estimates released in the World Agricultural Supply Estimates (WASDE-329) August 12, 1997.
The report was prepared by the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, AGSTOP 1045, 14th and Independence Ave., Washington, DC 20250-1045. Further information may be obtained by writing to the division, or by calling (202) 720-0888, 9516, or by FAX (202) 720-8880.
The report was prepared by the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, AGBOX 1045, 14th and Independence Ave., Washington, DC 20250-1000. Further information may be obtained by writing to the division, or by calling (202) 720-0888, 9516, or by FAX (202) 720-8880.
The next issue of World Agricultural Production, Part 1, will be available electronically after 3:30 pm local time on September 15, 1997.
UNITED STATES: Below-normal precipitation in the central Corn Belt aided winter grain harvesting but caused declines in corn and soybean conditions. Persistent dryness along with periodic heat in the mid-Atlantic region negatively affected crops. Recent rain from Texas eastward through the Delta followed mostly dry weather in July, easing irrigation requirements and benefitting crops. Although torrential rain from the remains of Hurricane "Danny" may have caused some localized crop damage in Alabama and the Carolinas, most crops benefitted from the much-needed rain. Monsoonal moisture caused flash-flooding in the Southwest, southern Rockies, and central High Plains.
CANADA: A drying trend enveloped the Prairies beginning in early July. By August, many crop areas of the south and east had experienced some degree of heat stress during reproductive and filling stages of development. However, the dryness was generally welcomed in previously wet grain and oilseed areas from northwestern Saskatchewan to Alberta's Peace River Valley.
SOUTH AMERICA: Abundant rainfall boosted soil moisture but slowed wheat planting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dryness is still delaying wheat planting in Cordoba and Santa Fe, Argentina. In southern Brazil, near to above normal July rainfall continued to favor vegetative to reproductive winter wheat.
EUROPE: Periodic heavy rain in July in southern Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary caused widespread flooding and some crop damage. The wet weather delayed winter grain harvesting and threatened crop quality. Widespread rain in southeastern Europe since late July delayed winter grain harvesting and caused some crop lodging. Intermittent rain in England and western Germany slowed harvesting.
FSU-WESTERN: Well-above-normal rainfall in July in Ukraine and southern Russia delayed winter grain harvesting and threatened crop quality. However, the precipitation provided abundant moisture for summer crop development.
FSU-NEWLANDS: Near- to above-normal precipitation in July in most of Russia and Kazakstan favored spring grains, advancing through reproduction. Recently, light to moderate precipitation benefited spring grains in the filling stage. Hot weather in eastern Kazakstan and the Altay Kray region in Russia hastened maturity in spring grains.
SOUTH ASIA: In mid-July, the monsoon increased in intensity, resulting in broad areas of widespread, locally heavy rain. The persistence of the rainfall has become a problem for soybeans and rice in central and eastern India. Seasonal rainfall continues to trend below normal in oilseed, coarse grain, cotton, and sugarcane areas of western India and the southern interior, but timely late-July showers improved prospects somewhat.
EASTERN ASIA: Below normal rainfall and hot weather continued into early August across the North China Plain and North Korea, reducing corn yield prospects. Near normal July rainfall favored corn and soybeans in Manchuria. Much above normal July rainfall maintained rice irrigation supplies across southern China, but caused some local flooding.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Seasonable showers during July eased dryness across most of Thailand, but dryness continued across south-central Thailand. Near normal July rainfall benefitted main-season crops in Vietnam and the Philippines. Below normal July rainfall limited moisture supplies for oil palm in eastern peninsular Malaysia and rainfed second-season corn across Java.
AUSTRALIA: In early August, highly beneficial rain swept across the western and southeastern winter grain belts. Much of the area from South Australia to southern New South Wales received stabilizing rains totaling over 1 inch. Most crops remain in a semi-dormant state, except for the most northerly grains which typically enter reproduction in late August.
(More details are available in the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. USDA/Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.
August 1997 --------------1997/98------------- CHANGE CURRENT MONTHLY MONTHLY FROM COUNTRY ESTIMATE CHANGE CHANGE 1996/97 (MMT) (MMT) (PERCENT) (PERCENT)
World 596.4 +9.6 +2 +2 Production is forecast higher this month due to increases in the United States and the total foreign category. United States 68.9 +2.7 +4 +11 Production is estimated higher due to an increase in yields for winter and spring wheat. Total Foreign 527.5 +6.9 +1 +1 Production is forecast higher as increases in China and FSU-12 more than offset decreases in Australia, Canada, and Argentina. China 121.0 +7.0 +6 +10 Production is forecast at a record level based on a State Statistics Bureau report announcing a record summer grain harvest. Russia 38.0 +2.0 +6 +9 Production is forecast higher due to reports of higher projected winter wheat yields in the North Caucasus and Volga Valley. Ukraine 19.0 +1.5 +9 +41 Production is forecast higher based on harvest-progress reports indicating an increase in winter wheat yield. Kazakstan 10.0 +1.5 +18 +30 Production is forecast higher due to favorable growing conditions in July which increased yield potential. Bulgaria 3.3 +0.5 +18 +83 Production is forecast higher due to harvest progress reports indicating increased harvested area. Australia 16.0 -2.5 -14 -32 Production is forecast lower as dryness in the southern and eastern growing regions reduced area and yield prospects. Canada 23.5 -2.0 -8 -23 Production is forecast lower as hot, dry weather across parts of the Prairie Provinces reduced yield potential. Argentina 12.7 -0.8 -6 -21 Production is forecast lower based on a decrease in harvested area. Continued dryness and relatively lower international wheat prices reduced planting intentions. Romania 6.5 -0.5 -7 +105 Production is forecast lower based on harvest progress reports indicating reduced yield prospects. Algeria 0.7 -0.2 -19 -70 Production is forecast lower based on announced official total-grain harvest results.
World 875.5 -22.6 -3 -3 Production is forecast lower due to output reductions in both the United States and the total foreign category. United States 262.8 -10.9 -4 -2 Production is forecast lower due to reductions in yield for corn and sorghum. Total Foreign 612.7 -11.8 -2 -4 Production is projected lower mainly due to decreases in China, Australia, and Canada that more than offset increases in the FSU-12 and EU-15. China 123.2 -12.0 -9 -13 Production is forecast lower as hot, dry weather across the northern corn growing areas reduced yield prospects. Australia 7.1 -1.5 -18 -28 Production is forecast lower due to unfavorably dry conditions in the south and southeast that negatively affected barley yield prospects. Canada 25.5 -0.8 -3 -10 Production is forecast lower based on hot, dry conditions in the parts of the Prairie Provinces which reduced barley yield potential. North Korea 1.3 -0.5 -28 +30 Production is forecast lower as drought and input shortages reduced corn yield. Thailand 3.9 -0.3 -7 -7 Production is forecast lower as unfavorable hot, dry weather in the south- central and northern corn growing areas reduced yields. Romania 11.0 -0.2 -2 -1 Production is forecast lower due to a reduction in barley harvested area. Algeria 0.5 -0.2 -30 -66 Production is forecast lower based on an official report lowering total- grain production. Iraq 1.1 -0.2 -16 -27 Production is forecast to decline due to a reduction in barley yield. Russia 34.4 +2.0 +6 +8 Production is forecast higher due to favorable weather that improved barley, oat, and rye yield prospects. Ukraine 14.2 +0.9 +7 +49 Production is forecast higher as favorable growing conditions increased yield prospects for barley and rye. Kazakstan 3.6 +0.5 +16 +12 Production is forecast higher as favorable rainfall improved barley yield potential. EU-15 104.9 +0.4 +0 +1 Production is forecast higher as corn yield prospects increase for Spain.
World 379.3 -0.1 -0 -0 Production is forecast lower due to a reduction in the total foreign category which more than offset an increase in the United States. United States 5.9 +0.2 +3 +6 Production is forecast higher due to an increase in projected yield. Total Foreign 373.3 -0.3 -0 -0 Production is forecast lower due to reductions in Thailand and North Korea. Thailand 14.0 -0.2 -1 +2 Production is forecast lower based on a reduction in harvested area due to a downward revision of last season's area and below-normal rainfall in the north-central growing area. North Korea 1.3 -0.1 -8 -4 Production is forecast lower as hot, dry conditions reduced yield prospects.
World 275.0 -0.2 -0 +7 Production is forecast lower due to a reduction in the total foreign category which more than offset an increase in the United States. United States 84.6 +1.4 +2 +13 Production is forecast higher due to increases in projected soybean and peanut yields which more than offset a decline in cottonseed. Total Foreign 190.4 -1.7 -1 +4 Production is estimated lower primarily due to a reduction in China which more than offset increases in India and Uzbekistan. China 39.9 -1.8 -4 -4 Production is estimated lower based on drought in the North China Plain. Especially hard hit are the peanut and soybean crops. India 25.6 +0.2 +1 -1 Production of cottonseed is estimated higher resulting from increased cotton production estimates for 1996/97 and favorable rainfall for the current season's crop. Uzbekistan 2.5 +0.1 +4 +21 Production of cottonseed is estimated higher because of improved cotton- yield prospects resulting from favorable weather during the reproductive stage.
World 17.4 NC NC +3 The production estimate for 1997/98 is unchanged from last month. The estimate for 1996/97 is up 100,000 tons because of higher-than-expected output in Malaysia.
------------1997/98--------- CHANGE CURRENT MONTHLY MONTHLY FROM COUNTRY ESTIMATE CHANGE CHANGE 1996/97 (MBALES) (MBALES) (PERCENT) (PERCENT) World Total 87.3 +0.4 +0 -1 Production is forecast higher due to an increase in the total foreign category which more than offset a decline in the United States. United States 17.8 -0.2 -1 -6 Production is estimated lower reflecting the results of USDA's first 1997/98 cotton survey indicating a reduction in yield prospects. Total Foreign 69.6 +0.7 +1 +0 Production is forecast up due to increases in India, Uzbekistan, and Egypt which more than offset declines in Iran and Syria. India 12.5 +0.5 +4 -5 Production is estimated higher due to an expansion in area, and favorable weather to date. Uzbekistan 5.8 +0.2 +4 +22 Production is forecast up due to increased yield potential resulting from favorable weather during early crop development. Egypt 1.6 +0.2 +10 +2 Production is estimated higher as estimated area increased. In addition, yield potential improved due to favorable weather.
1995/96 - 1996/97 and Forecast 1997/98 Production, Area, and Yield for Selected Producers ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | |PRELIMINARY |1997/98 FORECAST PRODUCER | UNIT | 1995/96 | 1996/97 |Jul. 11 Aug. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD Production MIL. MT 537.935 582.963 586.828 596.394 Area MIL. HA 219.633 230.923 229.509 228.309 Yield MT/HA 2.449 2.524 2.557 2.612 UNITED STATES Production MIL. MT 59.400 62.099 66.154 68.870 Area MIL. HA 24.664 25.435 25.696 25.696 Yield MT/HA 2.408 2.441 2.574 2.680 TOTAL FOREIGN Production MIL. MT 478.535 520.864 520.674 527.524 Area MIL. HA 194.969 205.488 203.813 202.613 Yield MT/HA 2.454 2.535 2.555 2.604 ARGENTINA Production MIL. MT 9.200 16.100 13.500 12.700 Area MIL. HA 4.781 7.000 6.200 5.800 Yield MT/HA 1.924 2.300 2.177 2.190 AUSTRALIA Production MIL. MT 16.504 23.586 18.500 16.000 Area MIL. HA 9.721 11.327 11.000 10.800 Yield MT/HA 1.698 2.082 1.682 1.481 CANADA Production MIL. MT 25.037 30.500 25.500 23.500 Area MIL. HA 11.141 12.650 11.400 11.400 Yield MT/HA 2.247 2.411 2.237 2.061 EU-15 Production MIL. MT 86.161 99.000 98.550 98.550 Area MIL. HA 16.161 16.802 17.255 17.255 Yield MT/HA 5.331 5.892 5.711 5.711 FSU-12 Production MIL. MT 59.320 62.944 69.720 74.720 Area MIL. HA 45.358 47.790 48.305 47.605 Yield MT/HA 1.308 1.317 1.443 1.570 EASTERN EUROPE Production MIL. MT 34.970 26.300 33.400 33.700 Area MIL. HA 9.710 8.689 9.710 9.810 Yield MT/HA 3.601 3.027 3.440 3.435 CHINA Production MIL. MT 102.215 110.300 114.000 121.000 Area MIL. HA 28.860 29.558 30.000 30.000 Yield MT/HA 3.542 3.732 3.800 4.033 INDIA Production MIL. MT 65.470 62.620 67.000 67.000 Area MIL. HA 25.600 25.100 25.400 25.400 Yield MT/HA 2.557 2.495 2.638 2.638 PAKISTAN Production MIL. MT 17.002 16.907 17.000 17.000 Area MIL. HA 8.170 8.376 8.100 8.100 Yield MT/HA 2.081 2.019 2.099 2.099 TURKEY Production MIL. MT 15.500 16.000 16.000 16.000 Area MIL. HA 8.550 8.450 8.500 8.500 Yield MT/HA 1.813 1.893 1.882 1.882 MEXICO Production MIL. MT 3.460 3.200 3.400 3.400 Area MIL. HA 0.870 0.800 0.850 0.850 Yield MT/HA 3.977 4.000 4.000 4.000 OTHER W. EUROPE Production MIL. MT 0.960 0.995 1.000 1.000 Area MIL. HA 0.168 0.168 0.163 0.163 Yield MT/HA 5.714 5.923 6.135 6.135 ================================================================= August 12, 1997 Timothy Rocke, Grains Chairperson, PECAD
1995/96 - 1996/97 and Forecast 1997/98 Production, Area, and Yield for Selected Producers ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | |PRELIMINARY |1997/98 FORECAST PRODUCER | UNIT | 1995/96 | 1996/97 |Jul. 11 Aug. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD Production MIL. MT 515.944 590.653 595.263 572.090 Area MIL. HA 134.371 141.372 141.505 141.517 Yield MT/HA 3.840 4.178 4.207 4.043 UNITED STATES Production MIL. MT 187.305 236.064 246.391 235.618 Area MIL. HA 26.303 29.602 29.955 29.967 Yield MT/HA 7.121 7.975 8.225 7.863 TOTAL FOREIGN Production MIL. MT 328.639 354.589 348.872 336.472 Area MIL. HA 108.068 111.770 111.550 111.550 Yield MT/HA 3.041 3.172 3.127 3.016 ARGENTINA Production MIL. MT 11.100 14.700 13.000 13.000 Area MIL. HA 2.700 3.225 3.000 3.000 Yield MT/HA 4.111 4.558 4.333 4.333 SOUTH AFRICA Production MIL. MT 10.200 8.600 8.500 8.500 Area MIL. HA 3.300 3.360 3.200 3.200 Yield MT/HA 3.091 2.560 2.656 2.656 THAILAND Production MIL. MT 3.700 4.000 4.000 3.700 Area MIL. HA 1.140 1.200 1.150 1.150 Yield MT/HA 3.246 3.333 3.478 3.217 EASTERN EUROPE Production MIL. MT 25.371 25.715 24.825 24.825 Area MIL. HA 6.949 7.023 6.830 6.830 Yield MT/HA 3.651 3.662 3.635 3.635 EU-15 Production MIL. MT 29.224 34.625 35.225 35.625 Area MIL. HA 3.732 4.091 4.230 4.230 Yield MT/HA 7.831 8.464 8.327 8.422 FSU-12 Production MIL. MT 7.010 4.824 7.335 7.335 Area MIL. HA 2.465 2.136 2.753 2.753 Yield MT/HA 2.844 2.258 2.664 2.664 MEXICO Production MIL. MT 17.780 19.500 19.500 19.500 Area MIL. HA 7.800 8.200 8.500 8.500 Yield MT/HA 2.279 2.378 2.294 2.294 CHINA Production MIL. MT 112.000 127.460 122.000 110.000 Area MIL. HA 22.767 24.495 23.500 23.500 Yield MT/HA 4.919 5.204 5.191 4.681 BRAZIL Production MIL. MT 32.480 37.000 35.000 35.000 Area MIL. HA 13.767 14.200 14.000 14.000 Yield MT/HA 2.359 2.606 2.500 2.500 PHILIPPINES Production MIL. MT 4.324 4.250 4.200 4.200 Area MIL. HA 2.760 2.730 2.700 2.700 Yield MT/HA 1.567 1.557 1.556 1.556 INDONESIA Production MIL. MT 6.000 6.600 7.000 7.000 Area MIL. HA 3.531 3.550 3.580 3.580 Yield MT/HA 1.699 1.859 1.955 1.955 CANADA Production MIL. MT 7.271 7.200 7.500 7.500 Area MIL. HA 1.003 1.040 1.050 1.050 Yield MT/HA 7.249 6.923 7.143 7.143 ================================================================= August 12, 1997 Timothy Rocke, Grains Chairperson, PECAD
1995/96 - 1996/97 and Forecast 1997/98 Production, Area, and Yield for Selected Producers ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | |PRELIMINARY |1997/98 FORECAST PRODUCER | UNIT | 1995/96 | 1996/97 |Jul. 11 Aug. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD Production MIL. MT 124.440 131.645 146.705 147.107 Area MIL. HA 61.278 63.051 67.895 67.669 Yield MT/HA 2.031 2.088 2.161 2.174 UNITED STATES Production MIL. MT 59.243 64.837 73.210 74.692 Area MIL. HA 24.938 25.661 28.260 28.254 Yield MT/HA 2.376 2.527 2.591 2.644 TOTAL FOREIGN Production MIL. MT 65.197 66.808 73.495 72.415 Area MIL. HA 36.340 37.390 39.635 39.415 Yield MT/HA 1.794 1.787 1.854 1.837 ARGENTINA Production MIL. MT 12.430 11.500 13.900 13.900 Area MIL. HA 5.980 6.200 6.300 6.400 Yield MT/HA 2.079 1.855 2.206 2.172 BRAZIL Production MIL. MT 23.700 26.500 28.000 28.000 Area MIL. HA 10.950 11.800 12.600 12.600 Yield MT/HA 2.164 2.246 2.222 2.222 PARAGUAY Production MIL. MT 2.400 2.600 2.700 2.700 Area MIL. HA 1.100 1.200 1.250 1.250 Yield MT/HA 2.182 2.167 2.160 2.160 CHINA Production MIL. MT 13.500 13.500 14.500 13.500 Area MIL. HA 8.127 7.800 8.500 8.200 Yield MT/HA 1.661 1.731 1.706 1.646 INDONESIA Production MIL. MT 1.560 1.500 1.500 1.500 Area MIL. HA 1.346 1.300 1.300 1.300 Yield MT/HA 1.159 1.154 1.154 1.154 EASTERN EUROPE Production MIL. MT 0.304 0.358 0.306 0.306 Area MIL. HA 0.179 0.213 0.189 0.189 Yield MT/HA 1.698 1.681 1.619 1.619 EU-15 Production MIL. MT 0.939 1.153 1.412 1.412 Area MIL. HA 0.291 0.335 0.418 0.418 Yield MT/HA 3.227 3.442 3.378 3.378 CANADA Production MIL. MT 2.293 2.170 2.700 2.700 Area MIL. HA 0.824 0.860 1.050 1.050 Yield MT/HA 2.783 2.523 2.571 2.571 ================================================================= August 12, 1997 Rod Paschal, Oilseeds Chairperson, PECAD
1995/96 - 1996/97 and Forecast 1997/98 Production, Area, and Yield for Selected Producers ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | |PRELIMINARY |1997/98 FORECAST PRODUCER | UNIT | 1995/96 | 1996/97 |Jul. 11 Aug. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD Production MIL. BALES 92.409 88.493 86.911 87.344 Area MIL. HA 35.944 33.705 33.506 33.857 Yield KG/HA 559.757 571.644 564.760 561.689 UNITED STATES Production MIL. BALES 17.900 18.942 18.000 17.783 Area MIL. HA 6.478 5.208 5.221 5.427 Yield KG/HA 602.000 792.000 751.000 713.000 TOTAL FOREIGN Production MIL. BALES 74.509 69.551 68.911 69.561 Area MIL. HA 29.466 28.497 28.285 28.430 Yield KG/HA 551.000 531.000 530.000 533.000 AUSTRALIA Production MIL. BALES 1.970 2.790 2.800 2.800 Area MIL. HA 0.301 0.409 0.420 0.420 Yield KG/HA 1425.000 1485.000 1452.000 1452.000 CENTRAL AMERICA Production MIL. BALES 0.065 0.029 0.024 0.024 Area MIL. HA 0.019 0.011 0.010 0.010 Yield KG/HA 745.000 574.000 523.000 523.000 EGYPT Production MIL. BALES 1.088 1.568 1.450 1.600 Area MIL. HA 0.306 0.387 0.340 0.370 Yield KG/HA 774.000 882.000 929.000 942.000 MEXICO Production MIL. BALES 0.974 1.077 0.860 0.860 Area MIL. HA 0.318 0.246 0.200 0.200 Yield KG/HA 667.000 953.000 936.000 936.000 PAKISTAN Production MIL. BALES 8.200 7.300 7.700 7.700 Area MIL. HA 3.048 3.200 3.200 3.200 Yield KG/HA 586.000 497.000 524.000 524.000 SUDAN Production MIL. BALES 0.490 0.450 0.500 0.500 Area MIL. HA 0.220 0.230 0.260 0.260 Yield KG/HA 485.000 426.000 419.000 419.000 TURKEY Production MIL. BALES 3.911 3.600 3.500 3.500 Area MIL. HA 0.757 0.750 0.750 0.750 Yield KG/HA 1125.000 1045.000 1016.000 1016.000 FSU-12 Production MIL. BALES 8.260 6.500 7.500 7.700 Area MIL. HA 2.573 2.545 2.630 2.630 Yield KG/HA 699.000 556.000 621.000 637.000 ARGENTINA Production MIL. BALES 1.929 1.425 1.850 1.850 Area MIL. HA 0.960 0.870 0.900 0.900 Yield KG/HA 437.000 357.000 448.000 448.000 BRAZIL Production MIL. BALES 1.791 1.300 1.600 1.600 Area MIL. HA 1.130 0.695 0.775 0.775 Yield KG/HA 345.000 407.000 450.000 450.000 CHINA Production MIL. BALES 21.900 19.300 17.000 17.000 Area MIL. HA 5.422 4.722 4.500 4.500 Yield KG/HA 879.000 890.000 823.000 823.000 INDIA Production MIL. BALES 12.649 13.117 12.000 12.500 Area MIL. HA 9.063 9.044 8.800 9.000 Yield KG/HA 304.000 316.000 297.000 302.000 ================================================================= August 12, 1997 Ron Roberson, Cotton Chairperson, PECAD
1995/96 - 1996/97 and Forecast 1997/98 Production, Area, and Yield for Selected Producers ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | |PRELIMINARY |1997/98 FORECAST PRODUCER | UNIT | 1995/96 | 1996/97 |Jul. 11 Aug. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD Production MIL. MT 371.968 380.650 379.385 379.272 Area MIL. HA 148.579 149.143 149.105 148.955 Yield MT/HA 2.504 2.552 2.544 2.546 UNITED STATES Production MIL. MT 5.631 5.595 5.748 5.945 Area MIL. HA 1.252 1.133 1.229 1.229 Yield MT/HA 4.498 4.938 4.677 4.837 TOTAL FOREIGN Production MIL. MT 366.337 375.055 373.637 373.327 Area MIL. HA 147.327 148.010 147.876 147.726 Yield MT/HA 2.487 2.534 2.527 2.527 PAKISTAN Production MIL. MT 3.936 4.260 4.300 4.300 Area MIL. HA 2.162 2.230 2.200 2.200 Yield MT/HA 1.821 1.910 1.955 1.955 BURMA Production MIL. MT 9.860 9.000 9.600 9.600 Area MIL. HA 5.666 5.600 5.650 5.650 Yield MT/HA 1.740 1.607 1.699 1.699 THAILAND Production MIL. MT 14.388 13.700 14.200 14.000 Area MIL. HA 9.032 9.175 9.350 9.200 Yield MT/HA 1.593 1.493 1.519 1.522 CHINA Production MIL. MT 129.650 136.500 134.000 134.000 Area MIL. HA 30.745 31.406 30.700 30.700 Yield MT/HA 4.217 4.346 4.365 4.365 INDONESIA Production MIL. MT 33.215 33.200 33.500 33.500 Area MIL. HA 11.570 11.500 11.500 11.500 Yield MT/HA 2.871 2.887 2.913 2.913 REP. OF KOREA Production MIL. MT 4.694 5.320 4.870 4.870 Area MIL. HA 1.056 1.050 1.045 1.045 Yield MT/HA 4.445 5.067 4.660 4.660 JAPAN Production MIL. MT 9.781 9.413 9.000 9.000 Area MIL. HA 2.118 1.977 1.960 1.960 Yield MT/HA 4.618 4.761 4.592 4.592 BRAZIL Production MIL. MT 6.834 6.500 6.350 6.350 Area MIL. HA 3.880 3.500 3.550 3.550 Yield MT/HA 1.761 1.857 1.789 1.789 AUSTRALIA Production MIL. MT 0.680 1.006 1.000 1.000 Area MIL. HA 0.149 0.166 0.160 0.160 Yield MT/HA 4.564 6.060 6.250 6.250 PHILIPPINES Production MIL. MT 7.263 7.500 7.550 7.550 Area MIL. HA 3.924 4.000 4.025 4.025 Yield MT/HA 1.851 1.875 1.876 1.876 INDIA Production MIL. MT 79.620 80.540 81.000 81.000 Area MIL. HA 42.300 42.700 42.800 42.800 Yield MT/HA 1.882 1.886 1.893 1.893 BANGLADESH Production MIL. MT 17.687 18.500 18.500 18.500 Area MIL. HA 9.941 10.000 10.000 10.000 Yield MT/HA 1.779 1.850 1.850 1.850 ================================================================= August 12, 1997 Timothy Rocke, Grains Chairperson, PECAD
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