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Grains: World Markets and Trade

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.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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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