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March 12, 1997
This report provides the data and tables from the current GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO.
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 324-March 11.
This report was prepared by the Grain and Feed Division, FAS. Agbox 1048, 14th and Independence Ave. Washington DC 20250. Further information may be obtained by writing to the division, by calling (202) 720-6219, or by FAX (202) 720-0340
The next issue of the Grains circular will be available electronically after 3:30 pm local time on April 14.
GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO 03/12/97 This report provides the data and tables from the current GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO. 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 324 March 11 This report was prepared by the Grain and Feed Division, FAS. Agbox 1048, 14th and Independence Ave. Washington DC 20250. Further information may be obtained by writing to the division, by calling (202) 720-6219, or by FAX (202) 720-0340 The next issue of the Grains circular will be available electronically after 3:30 pm local time on April 14, 1997
ALL GRAIN SUMMARY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, STOCKS AND TRADE TOTAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES, USA, AND TOTAL WORLD (MILLION METRIC TONS) 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 WHEAT Mar 11 All Foreign Countries Production 494.7 494.1 461.4 477.5 519.4 Consumption 519.2 528.2 513.7 520.1 537.3 Ending Stocks 130.3 126.6 104.2 93.5 99.3 USA Production 67.1 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1 Imports 1.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.2 Consumption 30.7 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.8 Exports 37.1 33.1 32.2 33.6 25.5 Ending Stocks 14.4 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.9 World Total, Trade 112.7 100.2 96.5 93.0 91.9 RICE All Foreign Countries Production 350.1 350.3 358.6 365.1 369.3 Consumption 354.9 355.5 363.9 366.5 372.5 USA Production 5.7 5.2 6.6 5.6 5.6 Imports 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Consumption 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 Exports 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.3 World Total, Trade 14.9 16.5 21.0 19.0 17.4 TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 592.4 610.9 586.1 589.9 620.2 Consumption 643.1 651.2 651.2 661.8 670.8 USA Production 277.4 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6 Imports 1.5 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.3 Consumption 198.7 185.9 207.9 180.1 200.8 Exports 50.1 40.0 65.7 58.7 55.0 Ending Stocks 63.1 27.4 45.3 14.4 29.4 World Total, Trade 91.7 85.6 97.0 88.2 88.2 WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,437.2 1,455.3 1,406.1 1,432.5 1,508.8 Consumption 1,517.2 1,535.0 1,528.9 1,548.4 1,580.6 USA Production 350.3 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3 Imports 3.6 8.0 5.8 4.4 5.7 Exports 89.9 75.9 101.0 94.9 82.8 World Total, Trade 219.3 202.3 214.5 200.3 197.5 Trade data are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. Rice production data is on a milled basis. WORLD WHEAT, FLOUR AND PRODUCTS TRADE JULY/JUNE YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 EXPORTS Argentina 7,326 4,492 7,830 4,907 10,500 Australia 9,532 12,751 7,774 12,029 16,500 Canada 21,735 18,728 20,850 16,850 16,000 India 31 28 77 1,600 500 Kazakstan 5,800 5,500 3,500 3,000 3,000 Saudi Arabia 2,490 2,019 1,700 200 0 Turkey 1,636 1,194 1,804 800 1,000 EU 23,687 20,066 16,800 12,500 15,500 Eastern Europe 1,300 328 2,314 4,585 810 Others 2,038 2,015 1,632 2,950 2,550 Subtotal 75,575 67,121 64,281 59,421 66,360 United States 37,136 33,084 32,208 33,594 25,500 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,015 91,860 IMPORTS Algeria 3,800 4,813 4,500 3,000 3,200 Bangladesh 1,040 1,065 1,718 1,100 1,100 Bolivia 432 424 430 400 400 Brazil 5,831 5,769 6,600 5,600 5,200 Belarus 950 900 550 450 150 Chile 536 790 615 750 750 China 6,719 4,310 10,235 12,000 4,000 Colombia 883 920 850 950 900 Cuba 898 1,083 950 700 800 Ecuador 398 404 400 400 400 Egypt 6,004 5,866 5,850 6,000 6,000 Georgia 700 850 700 600 600 India 2,980 83 28 55 2,000 Indonesia 2,651 2,925 3,818 3,450 4,000 Iran 2,982 3,537 3,182 3,000 6,000 Iraq 420 737 650 600 1,500 Israel 730 1,369 950 750 800 Japan 5,919 6,095 6,309 6,100 6,300 Jordan 576 734 730 750 600 Korea, North 333 105 100 240 200 Korea, South 3,994 5,647 4,293 2,554 4,000 Lebanon 311 419 375 440 400 Libya 998 1,123 1,167 750 750 Malaysia 942 1,327 1,153 900 1,250 Mexico 1,350 1,828 1,370 1,444 1,750 Morocco 2,811 2,403 1,215 2,350 1,300 Nigeria 875 816 550 675 700 Pakistan 2,785 2,085 2,107 1,900 2,300 Peru 1,057 1,338 1,200 1,000 1,300 Philippines 1,992 2,217 2,050 2,100 2,000 Russia 14,470 5,000 1,560 4,100 2,500 South Africa 957 598 751 750 700 Sri Lanka 858 825 942 1,050 900 Syria 732 520 240 100 100 Taiwan 929 916 895 975 950 Thailand 630 691 700 761 800 Tunisia 615 806 1,510 900 500 Turkey 977 644 474 1,350 1,500 Ukraine 1,225 100 265 100 200 Uzbekistan 3,200 3,500 2,250 1,500 1,500 Venezuela 1,126 1,037 1,141 1,000 1,050 Vietnam 382 371 400 325 425 Yemen 1,621 1,784 1,926 2,000 2,000 EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 1,500 O.W. Europe 640 508 560 500 650 Eastern Europe 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 2,275 United States 1,857 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,150 Subtotal 97,053 86,302 84,329 81,406 80,350 Other Countries 11,481 11,821 10,682 10,023 10,040 Unaccounted 4,177 2,082 1,478 1,586 1,470 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,015 91,860 WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,750 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 Argentina 9,800 9,700 11,300 9,200 15,500 Australia 16,184 16,479 8,903 16,975 23,500 Brazil 2,739 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200 Canada 29,871 27,232 23,122 25,037 30,500 China 101,590 106,390 99,300 102,215 109,000 India 55,690 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620 Japan 759 638 565 444 478 Kazakstan 18,285 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700 Mexico 3,127 3,596 4,151 3,460 3,200 Morocco 1,562 1,573 5,523 1,100 5,900 Pakistan 15,684 16,157 15,212 17,002 16,907 Russia 46,170 43,500 32,100 30,100 34,900 Saudi Arabia 4,070 3,600 2,679 2,000 1,200 Syria 2,800 3,400 3,700 4,184 4,255 Tunisia 1,584 1,400 500 530 2,000 Turkey 15,500 16,500 14,700 15,500 16,500 EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,168 99,305 Eastern Europe 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470 Others 53,358 58,269 49,328 53,869 54,025 Subtotal 494,672 494,060 461,413 477,524 519,360 United States 67,135 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099 WORLD TOTAL 561,807 559,280 524,580 536,924 581,459 CONSUMPTION Algeria 5,400 5,313 5,500 5,100 5,200 Australia 4,200 4,100 3,907 3,616 4,500 Brazil 7,839 8,000 8,100 8,100 8,100 Canada 8,135 9,340 7,835 8,208 9,175 China 109,054 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000 Egypt 10,421 10,516 9,950 11,100 11,200 India 55,559 56,482 57,695 63,300 65,920 Japan 6,400 6,471 6,509 6,450 6,390 Morocco 5,100 4,956 5,315 4,806 5,000 Pakistan 17,405 17,900 18,125 18,900 19,700 Russia 56,617 48,945 42,626 39,420 37,100 Turkey 15,000 15,200 15,213 15,700 16,800 Ukraine 21,820 19,211 15,835 16,700 16,735 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856 Eastern Europe 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,620 Others 100,000 107,929 102,036 97,947 107,006 Subtotal 519,175 528,245 513,696 520,088 537,302 United States 30,688 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,761 WORLD TOTAL 549,863 561,983 548,710 551,112 573,063 ENDING STOCKS Australia 5,017 3,711 2,367 2,446 4,466 Canada 12,193 11,117 5,679 6,633 12,258 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,603 15,047 Others 88,998 95,563 83,910 73,847 67,494 Subtotal 130,342 126,609 104,164 93,529 99,265 United States 14,442 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,894 WORLD TOTAL 144,784 142,081 117,951 103,763 112,159 REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,307 5,121 3,885 3,317 4,200 Latin America 2/ 13,050 13,877 14,198 12,800 12,745 EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 1,500 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 640 508 560 500 650 Former USSR 24,103 13,520 7,687 8,890 7,045 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 2,275 Middle East 5/ 9,312 10,578 9,428 9,899 13,935 North Africa 6/ 14,228 15,011 14,242 13,000 11,750 Other Africa 7/ 5,640 5,700 5,253 5,035 4,865 South Asia 8/ 7,685 4,151 4,825 4,211 6,325 Other Asia 9/ 25,240 25,335 30,815 30,155 24,655 Oceania 10/ 392 463 438 383 445 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 100,133 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,799 Latin America 2/ 14,869 14,244 16,027 12,806 21,771 EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,168 99,305 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 751 901 818 959 936 Former USSR 89,714 83,427 60,710 59,795 64,121 Eastern Europe 4/ 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470 Middle East 5/ 34,500 36,578 34,398 35,005 35,106 North Africa 6/ 9,663 9,003 11,033 8,130 15,630 Other Africa 7/ 3,542 3,937 4,215 4,470 5,441 South Asia 8/ 74,999 77,118 78,867 86,362 83,247 Other Asia 9/ 103,107 107,776 100,476 103,157 109,933 Oceania 10/ 16,380 16,698 9,093 17,185 23,700 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 43,225 48,502 48,169 44,001 49,761 Latin America 2/ 21,560 22,532 22,510 21,790 22,750 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,491 1,489 1,553 1,543 1,565 Former USSR 102,024 89,167 76,910 74,024 71,101 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,620 Middle East 5/ 38,862 41,431 42,598 43,525 47,676 North Africa 6/ 24,268 24,314 24,302 23,706 24,480 Other Africa 7/ 9,148 9,060 9,478 9,617 9,906 South Asia 8/ 78,534 80,264 82,027 88,391 91,365 Other Asia 9/ 128,243 132,509 131,589 130,722 133,940 Oceania 10/ 4,763 4,761 4,537 4,189 5,140 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 27,085 27,039 20,033 17,319 25,729 Latin America 2/ 1,842 2,200 2,507 1,323 2,039 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,603 15,047 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 810 730 555 471 492 Former USSR 30,568 31,848 19,383 9,944 5,909 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,504 5,252 6,751 7,072 4,387 Middle East 5/ 9,864 12,572 10,351 10,230 10,095 North Africa 6/ 3,373 3,073 4,046 1,520 4,420 Other Africa 7/ 661 806 835 773 723 South Asia 8/ 12,134 13,108 14,547 16,054 13,061 Other Asia 9/ 25,678 25,404 24,253 25,893 25,691 Oceania 10/ 5,131 3,831 2,482 2,561 4,566 WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Mar 11 EXPORTS Argentina 276 215 342 395 550 Australia 540 570 519 475 800 Burma 223 619 645 265 150 China 1,374 1,519 32 300 750 Egypt 133 262 150 75 150 Guyana 122 183 203 225 225 India 625 600 4,201 3,250 1,500 Indonesia 469 225 0 0 0 Pakistan 937 1,399 1,592 1,663 1,650 Taiwan 101 117 189 150 50 Thailand 4,798 4,738 5,931 5,251 5,000 Uruguay 451 396 470 550 550 Vietnam 1,765 2,222 2,308 3,100 2,750 EU 153 185 325 175 350 Others 304 421 1,044 507 655 Subtotal 12,271 13,671 17,951 16,381 15,130 United States 2,644 2,794 3,073 2,624 2,300 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,005 17,430 IMPORTS Bangladesh 0 175 1,566 800 100 Brazil 831 1,098 987 800 1,200 Canada 182 190 214 210 215 China 112 700 1,964 850 800 Cuba 397 252 316 400 350 Cote d'Ivoire 384 187 387 300 300 Ghana 121 90 106 175 100 Guinea 160 255 291 250 200 Haiti 147 140 204 175 175 Indonesia 22 1,120 3,000 1,250 1,000 Iran 1,161 645 1,633 1,400 1,000 Iraq 647 64 92 250 750 Jamaica & Dep 75 75 74 75 75 Japan 107 2,473 29 450 600 Jordan 86 127 76 90 75 Korea, North 112 53 683 350 250 Korea, South 1 4 13 110 77 Liberia 73 75 20 20 25 Malaysia 385 317 402 550 450 Mexico 275 242 245 315 350 Nigeria 382 300 450 500 550 Peru 336 220 258 400 400 Philippines 215 0 277 900 700 Russia 127 48 125 350 300 Saudi Arabia 859 698 615 750 750 Senegal 396 252 402 700 400 South Africa 431 402 634 600 500 Sri Lanka 267 39 25 300 100 Syria 137 136 203 125 150 Turkey 309 235 445 350 250 UAE 75 80 85 85 85 Yemen 131 172 68 100 100 EU 444 725 820 800 650 O.W. Europe 60 60 30 60 65 Eastern Europe 213 127 185 140 150 United States 199 244 221 268 285 Subtotal 9,859 12,020 17,145 15,248 13,527 Other Countries 3,117 2,789 3,008 2,747 2,646 Unaccounted 1,939 1,656 871 1,010 1,257 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,005 17,430 WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Australia 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,469 Bangladesh 27,513 27,064 25,252 26,533 27,753 Brazil 9,901 10,515 10,885 10,050 9,118 Burma 13,400 15,086 16,000 17,241 16,034 China 186,220 177,700 175,930 185,214 188,571 Egypt 3,908 4,198 4,565 3,387 4,032 India 109,313 120,462 121,752 119,202 120,012 Indonesia 48,182 46,638 49,743 50,308 51,538 Japan 13,216 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,930 Korea, South 7,257 6,404 6,882 6,386 7,189 Pakistan 4,674 5,993 5,171 5,905 6,391 Philippines 9,523 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,538 Taiwan 2,060 2,211 2,061 2,071 1,911 Thailand 19,917 19,200 21,400 21,818 21,061 Vietnam 22,195 24,302 24,632 26,667 25,758 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,495 Others 38,290 37,364 39,256 39,634 40,001 Subtotal 518,701 519,907 532,161 541,955 547,801 United States 8,149 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771 WORLD TOTAL 526,850 526,988 541,133 549,842 555,572 CONSUMPTION Bangladesh 18,586 18,300 17,780 18,337 18,600 Brazil 7,750 7,850 7,900 7,925 7,900 Burma 8,050 8,300 8,700 9,600 9,400 China 127,000 128,000 129,000 130,000 132,000 Egypt 2,291 2,378 2,500 2,075 2,300 India 75,368 76,045 77,106 78,210 79,500 Indonesia 31,344 32,277 34,000 33,250 35,000 Iran 2,600 2,550 2,750 3,100 3,100 Japan 9,500 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250 Korea, North 1,512 1,153 2,083 1,650 1,550 Korea, South 5,400 5,300 5,300 5,200 5,100 Philippines 6,350 6,725 7,142 7,500 7,950 South Africa 360 396 400 500 600 Taiwan 1,500 1,475 1,450 1,450 1,450 Thailand 8,500 8,500 8,400 8,600 8,600 Vietnam 12,884 13,817 13,959 14,500 14,250 EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,853 Others 34,174 31,215 34,301 33,453 34,090 Subtotal 354,937 355,467 363,940 366,462 372,493 United States 2,964 3,323 3,344 3,418 3,408 WORLD TOTAL 357,901 358,790 367,284 369,880 375,901 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 820 1,095 1,277 986 486 Burma 856 687 622 757 507 China 29,602 25,173 21,256 21,456 21,506 India 10,600 14,230 14,083 12,083 11,083 Indonesia 1,592 525 1,858 2,558 2,058 Korea, South 1,939 1,393 1,006 615 912 Pakistan 861 1,324 711 513 523 Philippines 1,334 1,274 941 1,679 1,929 Thailand 976 410 203 752 1,052 Others 4,905 4,537 6,502 8,176 8,501 Subtotal 53,485 50,648 48,459 49,575 48,557 United States 1,252 865 1,051 811 802 WORLD TOTAL 54,737 51,513 49,510 50,386 49,359 NOTES: Production is on a rough basis; all other data are reported on a milled basis. REGIONAL RICE IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 656 676 680 793 850 Latin America 2/ 1,992 2,250 2,394 2,322 2,701 EU 444 725 820 800 650 Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 60 30 60 65 Former USSR 266 71 215 440 395 Eastern Europe 4/ 213 127 185 140 150 Middle East 5/ 3,599 2,370 3,425 3,275 3,325 North Africa 6/ 172 176 80 110 125 Other Africa 7/ 3,282 2,640 3,320 3,620 2,870 South Asia 8/ 457 281 1,783 1,165 280 Other Asia 9/ 1,649 5,241 7,031 5,080 4,562 Oceania 10/ 186 192 190 190 200 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 8,449 7,291 9,357 8,157 8,041 Latin America 2/ 17,516 18,358 19,732 18,754 18,062 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,495 Other West. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 1,885 1,947 1,537 1,433 1,356 Eastern Europe 4/ 96 78 76 72 66 Middle East 5/ 2,670 3,003 3,309 3,349 3,659 North Africa 6/ 3,955 4,237 4,628 3,419 4,095 Other Africa 7/ 12,505 10,849 10,721 10,912 10,586 South Asia 8/ 147,055 159,652 158,613 157,733 160,377 Other Asia 9/ 329,587 318,519 329,980 343,083 345,366 Oceania 10/ 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,469 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,626 3,998 4,058 4,118 4,148 Latin America 2/ 13,064 13,003 13,343 13,732 13,745 EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,853 Other West. Eur. 3/ 54 60 35 60 65 Former USSR 1,466 1,243 1,122 1,245 1,225 Eastern Europe 4/ 269 219 227 186 187 Middle East 5/ 5,056 4,643 4,899 5,232 5,830 North Africa 6/ 2,494 2,551 2,649 2,206 2,466 Other Africa 7/ 10,810 10,019 9,553 10,341 9,845 South Asia 8/ 100,269 101,035 101,733 103,509 105,035 Other Asia 9/ 216,621 219,424 224,084 226,412 230,014 Oceania 10/ 425 441 435 430 440 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,418 936 1,124 874 870 Latin America 2/ 1,545 1,779 2,281 1,964 1,403 EU 259 201 230 172 229 Other West. Eur. 3/ 17 17 12 12 12 Former USSR 0 0 0 90 90 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 483 360 1,142 1,275 1,160 North Africa 6/ 203 133 283 233 283 Other Africa 7/ 961 713 631 865 731 South Asia 8/ 12,273 16,257 15,257 13,824 13,034 Other Asia 9/ 37,380 30,994 28,459 31,021 31,481 Oceania 10/ 198 123 91 56 66 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Production is on a rough basis; all other data reported on a milled basis. WORLD COARSE GRAIN TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 EXPORTS Argentina 6,029 4,855 6,363 7,860 9,300 Australia 2,887 4,954 1,489 4,285 3,760 Canada 4,122 5,588 4,331 4,280 5,575 China 13,014 12,041 1,601 258 1,050 South Africa 0 3,006 2,576 1,665 1,500 Russia 400 475 1,778 400 700 Turkey 531 793 817 155 755 EU 9,068 10,080 8,108 4,950 6,850 Others 5,566 3,778 4,294 5,735 3,720 Subtotal 41,617 45,570 31,357 29,588 33,210 United States 50,101 40,041 65,671 58,656 55,026 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,244 88,236 IMPORTS Australia 5 6 433 30 10 Algeria 1,603 1,973 1,321 636 925 Brazil 1,346 1,411 1,535 505 725 Belarus 1,060 450 386 270 150 Canada 1,195 587 1,114 751 760 Chile 405 478 557 436 610 China 647 1,318 6,381 2,989 1,600 Colombia 506 1,164 1,374 1,446 1,740 Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675 Egypt 1,757 2,211 2,613 2,267 2,900 Iran 1,334 891 1,476 1,471 1,650 Israel 1,420 1,076 1,234 1,072 1,200 Japan 22,103 21,213 21,174 20,363 21,020 Jordan 634 799 1,047 913 1,000 Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350 Korea, South 6,716 5,778 8,966 10,150 8,950 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 Mexico 4,511 4,872 5,832 8,493 5,960 Morocco 935 488 885 549 475 Peru 633 764 1,017 885 1,010 Poland 2,332 332 884 490 600 Romania 851 863 80 10 60 Russia 6,162 3,160 809 1,050 600 Saudi Arabia 4,761 5,579 3,935 3,824 6,100 South Africa 2,230 54 457 560 170 Taiwan 5,883 5,885 6,623 6,031 6,330 Tunisia 320 665 611 612 551 Turkey 683 168 578 889 500 Uzbekistan 510 305 222 255 255 Venezuela 1,139 963 1,170 1,243 1,401 Yugoslavia 170 135 190 25 0 Zimbabwe 1,360 0 25 93 70 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875 O.W. Europe 654 596 524 527 635 United States 1,515 4,640 3,144 2,390 3,300 Subtotal 80,816 75,049 84,327 78,678 78,107 Other Countries 8,579 8,006 8,226 6,710 8,037 Unaccounted 2,323 2,556 4,475 2,856 2,092 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,244 88,236 WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Australia 8,251 9,842 5,406 9,362 9,065 Argentina 14,079 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,855 Brazil 29,856 33,760 38,216 33,236 34,830 Canada 19,626 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,357 China 109,305 117,178 114,291 124,504 130,350 Egypt 5,285 5,885 6,580 6,663 6,720 Hungary 6,273 5,352 6,200 6,308 6,710 India 36,779 31,020 30,080 29,690 32,250 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 Mexico 22,269 22,709 20,605 23,848 25,500 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,300 Romania 9,049 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,045 South Africa 10,731 13,990 5,400 10,986 9,088 Ukraine 15,585 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,500 Yugoslavia 7,228 6,755 8,253 9,153 9,003 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,218 104,014 Others 197,216 193,780 187,532 171,671 174,971 Subtotal 592,435 610,913 586,064 589,854 620,158 United States 277,416 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,582 WORLD TOTAL 869,851 797,366 870,950 799,290 887,740 CONSUMPTION Argentina 7,687 8,519 7,661 7,020 8,125 Brazil 31,023 34,361 37,054 37,831 37,635 Canada 16,838 19,428 21,395 21,154 21,658 China 100,617 108,703 117,078 124,283 131,090 Egypt 7,042 7,951 8,893 9,142 9,670 India 35,391 32,014 30,215 29,681 32,010 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 Japan 22,468 21,914 21,658 20,700 21,343 Korea, South 7,276 6,282 9,148 10,743 9,455 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 Mexico 26,530 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,585 Romania 11,209 10,826 10,695 10,864 10,605 Russia 60,680 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200 Saudi Arabia 7,094 7,231 7,012 6,128 6,604 South Africa 8,350 8,871 7,357 8,671 8,488 Yugoslavia 7,890 7,061 7,799 7,953 8,293 Others 285,163 287,978 285,398 290,995 290,995 Subtotal 643,118 651,242 651,218 661,814 670,756 United States 198,650 185,862 207,900 180,121 200,756 WORLD TOTAL 841,768 837,104 859,118 841,935 871,512 ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,291 5,071 3,296 2,971 4,855 China 29,007 26,759 28,752 31,704 31,514 Russia 6,034 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,037 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,735 Others 60,017 58,505 51,910 42,239 42,280 Subtotal 100,349 96,320 90,197 78,451 79,686 United States 63,092 27,383 45,338 14,439 29,432 WORLD TOTAL 163,441 123,703 135,535 92,890 109,118 REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 7,221 10,099 10,090 11,634 10,020 Latin America 2/ 5,881 6,766 8,173 6,926 8,051 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875 Other West. Eur. 3/ 654 596 524 527 635 Former USSR 11,201 5,559 2,794 2,380 1,805 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,812 1,962 1,242 662 830 Middle East 5/ 9,751 9,243 9,288 9,138 11,485 North Africa 6/ 5,407 6,159 5,771 4,354 5,301 Other Africa 7/ 4,893 1,954 1,728 1,622 1,972 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 38,371 37,625 47,963 43,714 43,000 Oceania 10/ 28 39 488 106 65 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 319,311 233,203 328,885 257,406 321,439 Latin America 2/ 55,034 57,929 63,005 58,558 64,528 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,218 104,014 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,472 3,847 3,859 3,730 4,129 Former USSR 95,286 95,587 81,827 59,687 55,303 Eastern Europe 4/ 43,234 44,465 46,852 52,037 49,381 Middle East 5/ 17,555 20,119 18,940 18,824 18,672 North Africa 6/ 8,874 7,743 11,026 8,396 13,263 Other Africa 7/ 60,549 63,137 57,999 67,148 63,916 South Asia 8/ 40,901 34,960 34,467 33,972 36,527 Other Asia 9/ 127,905 135,195 133,650 143,101 148,912 Oceania 10/ 8,818 10,473 6,011 9,997 9,685 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 242,018 232,716 255,911 232,132 254,999 Latin America 2/ 54,090 58,859 61,736 62,717 64,568 EU 82,365 88,000 88,564 89,687 95,345 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,645 2,502 2,513 2,641 2,681 Former USSR 101,941 97,054 83,115 66,714 57,992 Eastern Europe 4/ 48,935 45,677 47,690 48,889 48,321 Middle East 5/ 27,724 27,816 28,150 27,873 28,617 North Africa 6/ 14,403 14,560 15,217 13,976 17,224 Other Africa 7/ 57,785 61,068 61,345 65,057 65,643 South Asia 8/ 39,513 35,954 34,602 33,968 36,287 Other Asia 9/ 156,504 163,258 176,050 184,430 191,124 Oceania 10/ 5,964 6,042 5,367 5,632 5,790 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 70,619 34,732 50,662 20,841 36,543 Latin America 2/ 6,200 7,223 9,917 4,808 2,839 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,735 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,015 1,027 990 811 691 Former USSR 10,493 13,634 12,457 6,380 4,496 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,968 3,327 2,727 3,916 3,856 Middle East 5/ 5,555 6,265 4,571 3,685 3,870 North Africa 6/ 1,127 549 2,070 543 1,883 Other Africa 7/ 5,779 4,520 3,145 3,395 2,370 South Asia 8/ 1,919 620 420 420 620 Other Asia 9/ 34,699 31,909 35,434 37,310 36,848 Oceania 10/ 1,426 951 553 724 894 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD CORN TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 EXPORTS Argentina 4,779 4,230 6,046 6,949 8,500 China 12,623 11,796 1,413 227 1,000 Hungary 222 18 370 500 500 Romania 1 1 47 750 400 South Africa 0 3,006 2,525 1,640 1,500 Thailand 198 88 160 100 100 EU 1,256 1,722 347 350 400 Others 1,381 2,365 1,636 2,739 2,045 Subtotal 20,460 23,226 12,544 13,255 14,445 United States 41,766 33,148 58,645 52,681 48,500 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 62,945 IMPORTS Algeria 1,251 1,326 1,000 586 900 Belarus 520 100 50 70 50 Brazil 1,170 1,134 1,435 160 500 Canada 1,190 585 1,108 735 750 Chile 395 439 551 386 600 China 0 0 4,287 1,476 50 Colombia 429 939 1,072 1,182 1,500 Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675 Egypt 1,742 2,135 2,589 2,224 2,850 Guatemala 163 143 207 190 330 Indonesia 357 962 1,738 734 750 Iran 1,160 503 1,092 1,281 1,250 Israel 626 290 673 624 450 Japan 16,760 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,500 Jordan 295 378 366 270 500 Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350 Korea, South 6,544 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,250 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 Mexico 396 1,691 3,166 6,379 3,500 Peru 582 750 977 815 950 Philippines 0 1 138 515 750 Poland 1,041 153 185 325 400 Russia 4,268 2,760 218 100 200 Saudi Arabia 844 1,073 933 924 1,100 South Africa 2,102 30 424 550 150 Taiwan 5,629 5,316 6,288 5,727 6,000 Thailand 80 8 222 259 400 Tunisia 315 275 224 301 300 Turkey 159 9 525 739 400 Uzbekistan 200 150 20 150 150 Venezuela 1,126 945 1,170 1,205 1,400 Zimbabwe 1,300 0 25 93 70 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 O.W. Europe 218 209 249 260 225 United States 166 519 245 399 250 Subtotal 55,946 50,568 62,909 59,931 56,700 Other Countries 5,165 4,514 4,465 3,979 4,735 Unaccounted 1,115 1,292 3,815 2,026 1,510 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 62,945 WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,200 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,500 Brazil 29,200 32,934 37,440 32,480 34,000 Canada 4,883 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,200 China 95,380 102,700 99,280 112,000 117,000 Egypt 4,500 4,980 5,650 5,738 5,800 Hungary 4,301 4,012 4,300 4,600 5,600 India 9,992 9,600 9,120 9,440 9,600 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 Mexico 18,631 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,000 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,300 Romania 6,829 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,600 South Africa 9,990 13,275 4,845 10,200 8,500 Thailand 3,400 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,000 Ukraine 2,851 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900 Yugoslavia 6,650 5,912 7,500 8,300 8,000 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,960 34,782 Others 50,324 49,839 48,152 52,933 49,184 Subtotal 297,833 314,497 304,464 328,141 339,566 United States 240,719 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064 WORLD TOTAL 538,552 475,451 561,085 515,446 575,630 CONSUMPTION Brazil 30,200 33,250 36,158 36,780 36,550 Canada 6,209 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,550 China 85,757 92,904 99,654 110,049 116,250 Egypt 6,242 6,915 7,939 8,174 8,700 Hungary 4,899 4,030 4,000 4,100 5,050 India 9,983 9,550 9,120 9,436 9,600 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 Japan 16,850 16,450 16,450 16,076 15,649 Korea, South 6,630 5,795 8,010 9,150 8,350 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 Mexico 18,463 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,800 Romania 8,336 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,100 Russia 6,214 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300 South Africa 7,603 8,132 6,820 7,900 7,880 Yugoslavia 7,238 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,400 Others 117,656 117,447 113,236 125,482 124,065 Subtotal 340,140 350,199 356,206 385,476 391,244 United States 172,927 159,819 183,577 159,887 174,506 WORLD TOTAL 513,067 510,018 539,783 545,363 565,750 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 3,598 4,586 7,275 3,165 915 China 27,000 25,000 27,500 30,700 30,500 South Africa 1,687 2,400 900 1,200 850 EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 Others 21,293 19,102 18,739 18,184 17,314 Subtotal 53,578 51,088 54,414 53,249 49,579 United States 53,672 21,595 39,571 10,819 24,369 WORLD TOTAL 107,250 72,683 93,985 64,068 73,948 REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 1,752 2,795 4,519 7,513 4,500 Latin America 2/ 5,483 6,132 7,616 6,049 7,435 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 218 209 249 260 225 Former USSR 6,205 3,655 609 490 575 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,610 363 369 410 535 Middle East 5/ 3,779 2,707 4,365 4,563 4,475 North Africa 6/ 3,841 4,246 4,481 3,756 4,600 Other Africa 7/ 4,630 1,725 1,536 1,528 1,870 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 31,955 30,608 40,062 36,319 34,900 Oceania 10/ 23 13 109 30 40 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 264,233 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,264 Latin America 2/ 47,629 51,291 57,495 52,379 57,825 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,960 34,782 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 187 249 225 215 Former USSR 7,109 8,957 4,032 6,990 4,505 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,708 20,174 22,716 25,371 25,355 Middle East 5/ 2,907 3,162 2,347 2,447 2,902 North Africa 6/ 4,719 5,075 5,856 6,091 6,153 Other Africa 7/ 34,374 36,854 28,908 37,797 33,688 South Asia 8/ 13,034 12,498 12,423 12,650 12,835 Other Asia 9/ 112,866 119,617 117,565 129,563 134,516 Oceania 10/ 375 419 402 477 455 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 197,599 187,396 211,477 190,676 205,856 Latin America 2/ 47,647 52,081 55,806 56,572 57,965 EU 28,355 32,299 32,474 32,424 34,937 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 423 396 488 495 445 Former USSR 13,314 12,292 6,361 6,612 5,562 Eastern Europe 4/ 24,706 20,823 22,175 22,952 24,025 Middle East 5/ 6,386 5,945 6,502 7,063 7,332 North Africa 6/ 8,376 9,024 10,142 9,915 10,813 Other Africa 7/ 32,468 33,632 32,778 35,362 35,188 South Asia 8/ 13,025 12,448 12,423 12,646 12,835 Other Asia 9/ 134,730 140,522 151,409 163,265 168,749 Oceania 10/ 363 436 488 502 480 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 56,480 24,075 41,873 14,117 26,317 Latin America 2/ 5,399 6,586 9,502 4,407 2,447 EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 100 100 110 100 95 Former USSR 2,157 2,867 1,106 1,719 1,187 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,239 1,724 1,890 2,401 2,391 Middle East 5/ 475 312 519 461 501 North Africa 6/ 137 335 630 378 318 Other Africa 7/ 4,022 3,950 2,145 2,770 1,920 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 31,187 28,793 33,161 35,300 34,767 Oceania 10/ 17 17 15 20 20 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD BARLEY TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 EXPORTS Australia 2,600 4,232 1,356 3,375 3,400 Canada 2,859 3,789 2,556 2,603 3,500 Russia 100 185 1,500 300 500 Syria 100 227 745 551 600 Turkey 523 705 812 25 750 EU 5,816 6,793 5,061 2,850 5,000 Eastern Europe 827 26 433 410 55 Others 2,259 1,029 876 900 200 Subtotal 15,084 16,986 13,339 11,014 14,005 United States 1,611 1,553 1,355 1,181 750 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,195 14,755 IMPORTS Algeria 352 622 296 50 25 Brazil 145 262 85 320 200 China 647 1,318 1,345 1,413 1,500 Colombia 50 172 261 200 200 Ecuador 25 12 25 30 35 Iran 174 388 384 190 400 Israel 571 720 347 90 450 Japan 1,663 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,750 Jordan 339 421 681 643 500 Korea, South 55 67 121 60 100 Libya 603 685 216 70 300 Mexico 89 87 110 325 350 Morocco 591 115 342 72 75 Russia 1,554 400 584 800 300 Saudi Arabia 3,917 4,497 3,002 2,900 5,000 Taiwan 242 539 306 215 300 Tunisia 5 390 386 310 250 Turkey 87 145 53 150 100 EU 38 53 60 170 100 O.W. Europe 398 377 469 320 385 Eastern Europe 1,531 1,527 806 242 285 United States 195 2,042 1,125 810 1,050 Subtotal 13,271 16,558 12,755 10,909 13,655 Other Countries 2,617 1,546 1,522 1,098 1,016 Unaccounted 807 435 417 188 84 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,195 14,755 WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,500 410 240 540 1,300 Argentina 500 455 350 385 390 Australia 5,460 6,956 2,913 5,498 6,080 Canada 11,032 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,900 China 4,665 4,327 4,411 4,089 4,000 Japan 286 271 225 218 233 Kazakstan 8,511 7,149 5,100 2,407 2,700 Mexico 450 450 500 400 400 Morocco 1,081 1,019 3,720 600 3,800 Russia 26,989 26,900 27,000 15,800 15,900 Saudi Arabia 406 1,100 2,025 1,200 450 Syria 1,090 1,550 1,480 1,705 1,500 Tunisia 570 160 145 80 850 Turkey 6,500 7,300 6,500 6,900 7,500 EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,696 52,169 Eastern Europe 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700 Others 28,684 32,657 32,175 26,780 23,349 Subtotal 156,617 161,545 153,157 134,584 146,221 United States 9,908 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640 WORLD TOTAL 166,525 170,211 161,319 142,413 154,861 CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,900 1,112 536 590 1,325 Australia 2,834 3,034 2,142 2,000 2,500 Canada 7,925 9,304 10,317 10,494 11,000 China 5,673 5,743 5,845 5,550 5,500 Japan 1,929 1,981 2,025 1,864 2,023 Morocco 1,900 1,900 2,656 1,906 2,650 Russia 28,368 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,900 Saudi Arabia 6,011 5,900 5,800 4,950 5,300 Turkey 5,800 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,850 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,208 44,648 Eastern Europe 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,910 Others 43,108 44,734 44,615 36,965 34,217 Subtotal 159,192 161,027 158,601 142,531 141,823 United States 7,916 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,730 WORLD TOTAL 167,108 170,080 167,327 150,171 150,553 ENDING STOCKS Australia 1,032 518 211 354 534 Canada 3,271 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,293 Others 13,512 15,954 15,836 9,638 10,041 Subtotal 29,307 29,707 24,271 16,796 21,085 United States 3,292 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,187 WORLD TOTAL 32,599 32,730 26,722 18,964 23,272 REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 287 2,130 1,240 1,145 1,410 Latin America 2/ 274 525 433 678 511 EU 38 53 60 170 100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 398 377 469 320 385 Former USSR 3,876 1,464 1,656 1,400 875 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,531 1,527 806 242 285 Middle East 5/ 5,312 6,447 4,709 4,217 6,710 North Africa 6/ 1,555 1,888 1,264 527 700 Other Africa 7/ 10 24 20 10 20 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 2,607 3,643 3,523 3,217 3,650 Oceania 10/ 0 26 97 76 25 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 21,390 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,940 Latin America 2/ 1,349 1,161 1,088 1,165 1,250 EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,696 52,169 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 989 1,174 947 1,010 1,129 Former USSR 52,406 54,984 53,096 33,065 29,903 Eastern Europe 4/ 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700 Middle East 5/ 13,175 15,469 15,115 14,896 14,381 North Africa 6/ 3,401 1,829 4,365 1,450 6,220 Other Africa 7/ 1,679 1,340 1,641 1,896 2,031 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 2,115 2,025 Other Asia 9/ 5,379 4,998 5,026 4,707 4,633 Oceania 10/ 5,789 7,346 3,283 5,898 6,480 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 16,394 18,894 19,653 18,809 20,505 Latin America 2/ 1,514 1,606 1,484 1,788 1,756 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,208 44,648 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,467 1,447 1,378 1,474 1,589 Former USSR 53,228 53,458 51,458 37,138 31,120 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,910 Middle East 5/ 19,221 20,252 19,933 19,096 19,596 North Africa 6/ 5,262 4,615 4,242 3,135 5,520 Other Africa 7/ 1,689 1,364 1,610 1,881 2,051 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 2,120 2,025 Other Asia 9/ 8,327 8,730 8,687 8,089 8,323 Oceania 10/ 3,198 3,392 2,542 2,430 2,910 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,638 6,474 4,346 4,075 5,479 Latin America 2/ 124 104 80 85 40 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,293 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 619 680 720 576 476 Former USSR 3,608 5,567 6,597 2,924 1,982 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,107 1,431 1,052 908 928 Middle East 5/ 5,000 5,915 4,039 3,211 3,356 North Africa 6/ 886 167 1,395 120 1,520 Other Africa 7/ 0 0 0 0 0 South Asia 8/ 20 20 20 20 20 Other Asia 9/ 2,028 1,939 1,801 1,636 1,596 Oceania 10/ 1,077 574 268 412 582 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD SORGHUM TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 EXPORTS Argentina 1,023 426 192 811 700 Australia 62 513 50 600 100 China 391 245 188 31 50 Sudan 520 263 235 100 50 Others 248 303 91 25 45 Subtotal 2,244 1,750 756 1,567 945 United States 6,634 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,750 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,324 6,695 IMPORTS Australia 0 0 282 0 0 Colombia 17 43 31 50 25 Israel 223 66 214 358 300 Japan 3,221 2,852 2,407 2,298 3,250 Korea, South 117 15 0 175 100 Mexico 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 Sudan 15 47 12 25 25 Taiwan 12 30 29 89 30 Turkey 411 14 0 0 0 EU 399 211 585 925 500 Subtotal 8,436 6,367 6,104 5,685 6,330 Other Countries 308 153 260 219 68 Unaccounted 134 548 45 420 297 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,324 6,695 WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 PRODUCTION Argentina 2,830 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,500 Australia 557 931 1,272 1,555 1,000 Burkina 1,292 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,740 5,511 6,300 4,755 5,000 Colombia 622 649 560 543 575 Egypt 615 745 760 775 750 Ethiopia 1,300 1,150 1,350 1,550 1,800 India 12,806 11,410 9,200 9,550 10,500 Mexico 3,088 3,018 3,000 5,568 6,000 Nigeria 4,437 6,175 6,500 6,800 6,800 Sudan 4,050 2,400 3,700 2,800 3,000 Tanzania, United Repu 600 625 450 840 800 Venezuela 528 367 200 230 230 EU 834 745 554 470 545 Others 4,861 5,016 4,963 5,080 5,091 Subtotal 43,160 42,322 41,691 43,766 45,791 United States 22,227 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396 WORLD TOTAL 65,387 55,891 58,182 55,460 66,187 CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,754 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,850 Australia 495 653 1,266 955 900 Burkina 1,293 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,585 5,416 6,355 4,924 4,950 Ethiopia 1,300 1,233 1,419 1,600 1,850 India 12,227 11,659 9,340 9,550 10,280 Japan 3,210 3,000 2,650 2,198 3,150 Mexico 7,409 6,307 5,644 6,900 7,900 Nigeria 4,437 6,175 6,500 6,800 6,800 Sudan 3,091 3,088 3,027 3,100 3,150 Venezuela 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,055 Others 8,794 7,754 7,742 8,893 8,046 Subtotal 49,718 49,521 47,927 48,890 51,131 United States 12,091 11,687 10,223 8,021 13,437 WORLD TOTAL 61,809 61,208 58,150 56,911 64,568 ENDING STOCKS China 700 550 325 125 125 Mexico 591 391 291 724 924 Sudan 105 62 42 22 22 Others 3,556 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,499 Subtotal 4,952 2,873 2,294 2,195 2,570 United States 4,446 1,208 1,819 467 1,711 WORLD TOTAL 9,398 4,081 4,113 2,662 4,281 REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Mar 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 Latin America 2/ 62 54 69 130 35 EU 411 14 0 0 0 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 39 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 634 89 214 358 300 North Africa 6/ 11 0 1 71 1 Other Africa 7/ 228 180 172 84 82 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 3,350 2,897 2,490 2,566 3,380 Oceania 10/ 0 0 282 0 0 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 25,315 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,396 Latin America 2/ 5,013 4,353 3,354 3,954 4,415 EU 834 745 554 470 545 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 4 4 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 714 739 719 737 675 North Africa 6/ 630 760 775 785 760 Other Africa 7/ 14,120 14,238 15,882 15,815 16,310 South Asia 8/ 13,044 11,622 9,434 9,780 10,730 Other Asia 9/ 5,002 5,802 6,611 5,022 5,266 Oceania 10/ 557 931 1,272 1,555 1,000 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 19,500 17,994 15,867 14,921 21,337 Latin America 2/ 3,971 4,012 3,365 3,296 3,775 EU 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,055 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 43 4 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 1,328 847 958 1,095 975 North Africa 6/ 641 815 778 856 761 Other Africa 7/ 13,200 15,061 15,369 16,174 16,517 South Asia 8/ 12,465 11,871 9,574 9,780 10,510 Other Asia 9/ 8,231 8,748 9,430 7,657 8,496 Oceania 10/ 495 653 1,266 955 900 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 5,037 1,599 2,110 1,191 2,635 Latin America 2/ 525 462 297 260 310 EU 105 62 42 22 22 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 57 38 13 13 13 North Africa 6/ 102 47 45 45 45 Other Africa 7/ 1,456 550 1,000 625 450 South Asia 8/ 799 300 100 100 300 Other Asia 9/ 1,227 923 406 306 406 Oceania 10/ 90 100 100 100 100 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years.
1/ Includes Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
2/ Includes Central America, Carribean, and South America.
3/ Includes Azores, Cyprus, Iceland, Malta & Gozo, Norway, and Switzerland.
4/ Includes Albania, Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Former Yugoslavia.
5/ Includes Bahrian, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.
6/ Includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
7/ Includes all other African countries except North Africa.
8/ Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
9/ Includes all other Asian countries except South Asia.
10/ Includes Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guin
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