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GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO 08/13/97
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 329 AUG 12
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ALL GRAIN SUMMARY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, STOCKS AND TRADE TOTAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES, USA, AND TOTAL WORLD (MILLION METRIC TONS)
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 WHEAT Aug 12 All Foreign Countries Production 494.1 461.4 478.5 520.9 527.5 Consumption 528.6 512.2 520.9 543.1 546.3 Ending Stocks 125.9 104.9 94.5 97.0 105.6 USA Production 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1 68.9 Imports 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 2.6 Consumption 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.5 34.7 Exports 33.1 32.2 33.6 26.5 29.5 Ending Stocks 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.1 18.9 World Total, Trade 100.2 98.0 93.7 95.3 96.4
RICE All Foreign Countries Production 350.3 358.2 366.3 375.1 373.3 Consumption 355.4 363.8 367.3 373.1 376.9 USA Production 5.2 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 Imports 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 Consumption 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Exports 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.7 World Total, Trade 16.5 21.0 19.4 17.9 18.4
TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 610.9 586.3 589.2 635.4 612.7 Consumption 651.2 651.5 659.0 671.6 681.6 USA Production 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6 262.8 Imports 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.3 2.9 Consumption 185.9 207.9 180.1 204.7 210.7 Exports 40.0 65.7 58.7 52.2 58.2 Ending Stocks 27.4 45.3 14.4 28.6 25.6 World Total, Trade 85.6 97.0 88.3 88.7 90.3
WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,455.2 1,406.0 1,434.1 1,531.3 1,513.5 Consumption 1,535.2 1,527.5 1,547.3 1,587.8 1,604.8 USA Production 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3 337.7 Imports 8.0 5.8 4.4 6.1 5.9 Exports 75.9 101.0 94.9 81.2 90.4 World Total, Trade 202.3 216.0 201.3 201.9 205.0
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
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,492 7,844 4,907 10,000 9,700 Australia 12,751 7,784 12,029 18,000 13,000 Canada 18,728 21,476 16,850 18,000 19,000 India 28 77 1,472 735 0 Kazakstan 5,500 3,500 3,000 2,250 3,000 Saudi Arabia 2,015 1,651 200 0 0 Turkey 1,194 1,830 958 1,000 1,000 EU 20,066 17,110 12,500 15,500 15,500 Eastern Europe 328 2,851 5,023 650 2,500 Others 2,015 1,662 3,130 2,650 3,150 Subtotal 67,117 65,785 60,069 68,785 66,850
United States 33,084 32,208 33,594 26,500 29,500
WORLD TOTAL 100,201 97,993 93,663 95,285 96,350
IMPORTS Algeria 4,813 5,653 3,000 3,200 4,300 Bangladesh 1,065 1,732 1,100 1,100 1,200 Bolivia 424 435 400 400 400 Brazil 5,769 6,545 5,600 5,200 5,700 Chile 790 632 750 500 750 China 4,310 10,235 12,100 3,000 2,500 Colombia 920 829 950 900 950 Cuba 1,083 1,059 700 800 900 Ecuador 404 420 400 500 450 Egypt 5,866 5,856 6,000 7,000 7,200 Ethiopia 710 600 650 400 500 Georgia 850 700 600 600 500 India 83 29 55 1,800 1,000 Indonesia 2,925 3,818 3,525 4,000 4,500 Iran 3,537 3,192 3,000 7,000 5,500 Iraq 737 700 600 1,200 3,000 Israel 1,369 981 751 800 1,000 Japan 5,993 6,310 6,101 6,000 6,100 Jordan 734 740 875 600 700 Korea, North 105 125 240 200 200 Korea, South 5,647 4,293 2,554 3,300 2,500 Lebanon 419 381 440 450 450 Libya 1,123 1,200 750 750 750 Malaysia 1,327 1,154 977 1,000 1,100 Mexico 1,828 1,374 1,568 1,900 1,700 Morocco 2,403 1,221 2,350 1,500 2,400 Nigeria 816 560 650 1,025 900 Pakistan 2,085 2,123 1,900 3,000 3,000 Peru 1,338 1,205 900 1,300 1,300 Philippines 2,217 2,051 2,100 2,000 2,100 Russia 5,000 1,900 4,200 1,750 1,500 South Africa 598 759 750 950 700 Sri Lanka 825 942 1,000 900 1,000 Taiwan 916 896 975 1,100 1,100 Thailand 719 686 765 800 800 Tunisia 806 1,511 800 750 1,400 Turkey 644 444 2,100 2,100 1,500 UAE 359 325 375 550 550 Ukraine 100 275 10 200 50 Uzbekistan 3,500 2,000 1,500 1,200 1,200 Venezuela 1,037 1,144 1,020 1,125 1,150 Vietnam 371 450 325 425 500 Yemen 1,784 2,073 2,000 2,000 2,000 EU 1,343 2,095 2,300 2,200 2,200 O.W. Europe 508 560 500 650 680 Eastern Europe 2,466 1,771 1,406 3,525 1,450 United States 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,450 2,600
Subtotal 85,827 86,374 83,360 84,100 83,930
Other Countries 12,275 10,598 9,125 9,200 9,810 Unaccounted 2,099 1,021 1,178 1,985 2,610
WORLD TOTAL 100,201 97,993 93,663 95,285 96,350
WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 650 Argentina 9,700 11,300 9,200 16,100 12,700 Australia 16,479 8,903 16,504 23,586 16,000 Brazil 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200 2,500 Canada 27,232 23,122 25,037 30,500 23,500 China 106,390 99,300 102,215 110,300 121,000 India 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620 67,000 Japan 638 565 444 478 500 Kazakstan 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700 10,000 Mexico 3,596 4,151 3,460 3,200 3,400 Morocco 1,573 5,523 1,100 5,900 2,100 Pakistan 16,157 15,212 17,002 16,907 17,000 Russia 43,500 32,100 30,100 34,900 38,000 Saudi Arabia 3,600 2,679 2,000 1,200 1,500 Tunisia 1,400 500 530 2,000 900 Turkey 16,500 14,700 15,500 16,000 16,000 Ukraine 21,831 13,857 16,273 13,500 19,000 EU 82,930 84,541 86,161 99,000 98,550 Eastern Europe 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,300 33,700 Others 39,888 39,159 43,289 45,273 43,524 Subtotal 494,110 461,401 478,535 520,864 527,524
United States 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099 68,870
WORLD TOTAL 559,330 524,568 537,935 582,963 596,394
CONSUMPTION Algeria 5,700 5,900 5,240 5,300 5,100 Australia 4,100 3,907 3,616 4,500 4,400 Brazil 8,000 8,100 8,100 8,100 8,200 Canada 9,340 7,835 8,159 9,675 8,200 China 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000 114,000 Egypt 10,516 9,956 11,700 12,735 13,100 India 56,482 57,695 63,300 65,920 67,300 Japan 6,369 6,400 6,145 6,100 6,200 Morocco 4,956 5,321 4,806 5,200 5,400 Pakistan 17,900 18,141 18,900 20,100 20,000 Russia 48,945 42,647 39,420 36,850 37,500 Turkey 15,200 15,183 16,450 17,100 16,600 Ukraine 19,211 15,845 16,000 16,200 16,700 EU 72,178 73,291 77,193 82,068 84,660 Eastern Europe 31,008 31,803 30,926 30,501 33,130 Others 108,015 99,673 98,970 109,723 105,830 Subtotal 528,566 512,222 520,925 543,072 546,320
United States 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,502 34,700
WORLD TOTAL 562,304 547,236 551,949 578,574 581,020
ENDING STOCKS Australia 3,711 2,367 1,975 2,081 1,711 Canada 11,117 5,679 6,633 8,608 6,108 EU 16,218 12,208 10,596 14,968 15,643 Others 94,883 84,692 75,281 71,361 82,112 Subtotal 125,929 104,946 94,485 97,018 105,574
United States 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,090 18,908
WORLD TOTAL 141,401 118,733 104,719 109,108 124,482
REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 5,121 3,889 3,392 4,500 4,500 Latin America 2/ 13,877 14,314 12,606 12,735 13,710 EU 1,343 2,095 2,300 2,200 2,200 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 508 560 500 650 680 Former USSR 13,620 7,842 8,900 6,045 5,640 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,466 1,771 1,406 3,525 1,450 Middle East 5/ 10,578 9,563 10,650 15,425 15,710 North Africa 6/ 15,011 15,441 12,900 13,200 16,050 Other Africa 7/ 5,703 5,306 4,903 5,175 4,925 South Asia 8/ 4,151 4,881 4,161 6,875 6,275 Other Asia 9/ 25,261 30,880 30,412 22,555 22,140 Oceania 10/ 463 430 355 415 460
PRODUCTION North America 1/ 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,799 95,770 Latin America 2/ 14,244 16,027 12,772 22,328 17,806 EU 82,930 84,541 86,161 99,000 98,550 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 901 818 973 1,010 1,015 Former USSR 83,477 60,698 60,282 64,309 75,940 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,300 33,700 Middle East 5/ 36,578 34,398 34,997 34,274 32,730 North Africa 6/ 9,003 11,033 8,730 15,965 9,710 Other Africa 7/ 3,937 4,215 4,420 5,611 5,143 South Asia 8/ 77,118 78,867 86,862 83,347 87,870 Other Asia 9/ 107,776 100,476 103,157 111,234 121,960 Oceania 10/ 16,698 9,093 16,714 23,786 16,200
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 48,502 48,173 44,083 50,127 47,900 Latin America 2/ 22,532 22,649 21,567 22,972 23,305 EU 72,178 73,291 77,193 82,068 84,660 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,489 1,553 1,543 1,565 1,620 Former USSR 89,385 76,734 73,448 70,386 73,250 Eastern Europe 4/ 31,008 31,803 30,926 30,501 33,130 Middle East 5/ 41,135 42,272 44,280 47,566 48,400 North Africa 6/ 24,701 24,748 24,296 26,415 26,860 Other Africa 7/ 9,253 9,523 9,435 10,286 10,208 South Asia 8/ 80,264 82,082 88,891 91,915 93,445 Other Asia 9/ 132,361 131,274 130,968 132,800 134,035 Oceania 10/ 4,761 4,529 4,161 5,110 5,030
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 27,039 20,033 17,312 21,293 25,711 Latin America 2/ 2,200 2,467 1,278 2,319 1,830 EU 16,218 12,208 10,596 14,968 15,643 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 730 555 485 580 655 Former USSR 31,976 19,830 11,244 7,762 11,242 Eastern Europe 4/ 5,626 6,705 7,132 5,806 5,326 Middle East 5/ 12,072 10,351 10,060 10,693 9,333 North Africa 6/ 2,317 4,043 1,377 4,127 3,027 Other Africa 7/ 806 805 743 893 653 South Asia 8/ 13,108 14,547 16,079 11,974 13,474 Other Asia 9/ 25,478 24,707 26,323 26,512 35,777 Oceania 10/ 3,831 2,482 2,090 2,181 1,811
WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug 12 EXPORTS Argentina 215 342 365 600 600 Australia 570 519 475 700 650 Burma 619 645 265 25 100 China 1,519 32 300 750 500 Guyana 183 203 225 225 200 India 600 4,201 3,556 1,500 1,500 Pakistan 1,399 1,592 1,663 1,650 1,700 Thailand 4,738 5,931 5,280 4,800 5,250 Uruguay 396 470 596 650 675 Vietnam 2,222 2,308 3,100 3,250 3,500 EU 185 325 175 350 350 Others 1,025 1,358 757 880 630 Subtotal 13,671 17,926 16,757 15,380 15,655
United States 2,794 3,073 2,624 2,500 2,700
WORLD TOTAL 16,465 20,999 19,381 17,880 18,355
IMPORTS Bangladesh 175 1,566 700 100 100 Brazil 1,098 987 800 1,000 1,250 Canada 190 214 220 220 225 China 700 1,964 850 600 1,000 Colombia 195 114 100 150 150 Costa Rica 40 58 85 75 80 Cote d'Ivoire 187 387 300 300 350 Cuba 252 316 400 350 350 Ghana 90 106 154 100 125 Guinea 255 291 250 200 200 Haiti 140 204 175 175 175 Indonesia 1,120 3,011 1,233 750 1,000 Iran 645 1,633 1,350 1,000 1,250 Iraq 64 92 236 600 600 Jamaica & Dep 75 74 75 75 75 Japan 2,473 29 445 600 650 Jordan 127 76 90 90 90 Korea, North 53 683 350 300 250 Korea, South 4 13 110 77 90 Malaysia 317 402 572 550 600 Mexico 242 245 310 300 275 Nigeria 300 450 500 700 600 Peru 220 258 400 200 350 Philippines 0 277 900 1,000 1,000 Russia 48 125 350 300 200 Saudi Arabia 698 615 750 750 700 Senegal 252 402 700 400 500 Singapore 251 293 312 325 350 South Africa 402 634 600 500 500 Sri Lanka 39 25 300 150 150 Syria 136 203 125 150 150 Turkey 235 445 350 250 250 UAE 80 85 85 85 90 Yemen 172 68 143 100 100 EU 725 820 800 650 700 O.W. Europe 60 30 34 37 37 Eastern Europe 127 185 135 150 145 United States 244 221 268 350 350
Subtotal 12,431 17,601 15,557 13,709 15,057
Other Countries 2,453 2,638 2,472 2,261 2,199 Unaccounted 1,581 760 1,352 1,910 1,099
WORLD TOTAL 16,465 20,999 19,381 17,880 18,355
WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Australia 1,083 1,137 951 1,407 1,399 Bangladesh 27,064 25,252 26,533 27,753 27,753 Brazil 10,515 10,885 10,050 9,559 9,338 Burma 15,086 16,000 17,000 15,517 16,552 China 177,700 175,930 185,214 195,000 191,429 Egypt 4,198 4,565 4,798 4,919 4,919 India 120,462 121,752 119,442 120,822 121,512 Indonesia 46,638 49,743 51,100 51,077 51,538 Japan 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,930 12,363 Korea, South 6,404 6,882 6,386 7,189 6,581 Pakistan 5,993 5,171 5,905 6,391 6,451 Philippines 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,538 11,615 Taiwan 2,211 2,061 2,071 1,753 1,778 Thailand 19,200 21,400 21,800 20,758 21,212 Vietnam 24,317 24,615 26,792 27,273 27,273 EU 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,520 2,464 Others 37,248 38,655 39,227 39,544 39,609 Subtotal 519,806 531,543 543,857 555,950 553,786
United States 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771 8,257
WORLD TOTAL 526,887 540,515 551,744 563,721 562,043
CONSUMPTION Bangladesh 18,300 17,780 18,337 18,600 18,700 Brazil 7,850 7,900 7,925 7,950 8,000 Burma 8,300 8,700 9,600 9,000 9,500 China 128,000 129,000 130,000 132,000 134,000 Egypt 2,378 2,500 2,750 2,800 2,900 India 76,045 77,307 78,000 79,500 80,000 Indonesia 32,277 34,011 33,691 34,500 35,500 Iran 2,550 2,650 2,700 2,800 2,900 Japan 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250 9,200 Korea, North 1,153 2,083 1,650 1,600 1,500 Korea, South 5,300 5,300 5,200 5,100 5,100 Philippines 6,725 7,142 7,500 7,950 8,500 South Africa 396 400 500 600 550 Taiwan 1,475 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 Thailand 8,500 8,400 8,600 8,800 8,600 Vietnam 13,827 13,948 14,583 14,750 14,500 EU 1,786 1,819 1,762 1,823 1,828 Others 31,139 34,021 33,790 34,665 34,147 Subtotal 355,401 363,761 367,338 373,138 376,875
United States 3,323 3,344 3,418 3,463 3,580
WORLD TOTAL 358,724 367,105 370,756 376,601 380,455
ENDING STOCKS Brazil 1,095 1,277 986 536 386 Burma 687 622 617 592 592 China 25,173 21,256 21,456 25,806 26,306 India 14,230 14,083 12,203 11,743 11,243 Indonesia 525 1,858 2,615 2,065 1,065 Korea, South 1,393 1,006 615 912 772 Pakistan 1,324 711 513 523 548 Philippines 1,274 941 1,679 1,929 1,979 Thailand 410 203 711 811 961 Others 4,537 6,281 8,295 8,854 8,731 Subtotal 50,648 48,238 49,690 53,771 52,583
United States 865 1,051 811 779 784
WORLD TOTAL 51,513 49,289 50,501 54,550 53,367
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
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 676 680 798 870 850 Latin America 2/ 2,250 2,394 2,295 2,361 2,717 EU 725 820 800 650 700 Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 30 34 37 37 Former USSR 71 215 440 395 280 Eastern Europe 4/ 127 185 135 150 145 Middle East 5/ 2,370 3,425 3,320 3,210 3,415 North Africa 6/ 176 80 115 125 120 Other Africa 7/ 2,640 3,320 3,619 2,980 3,077 South Asia 8/ 281 1,783 1,068 345 325 Other Asia 9/ 5,316 7,117 5,210 4,647 5,390 Oceania 10/ 192 190 195 200 200
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 7,291 9,357 8,236 8,147 8,662 Latin America 2/ 18,358 19,592 18,793 18,855 18,883 EU 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,520 2,464 Other West. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 1,831 1,527 1,198 1,083 1,102 Eastern Europe 4/ 78 76 72 66 66 Middle East 5/ 3,003 2,858 2,973 3,102 3,148 North Africa 6/ 4,237 4,628 4,830 4,982 4,982 Other Africa 7/ 10,849 10,721 10,926 10,575 10,307 South Asia 8/ 159,652 158,613 158,045 161,113 161,907 Other Asia 9/ 318,534 329,963 343,741 351,871 349,123 Oceania 10/ 1,083 1,137 951 1,407 1,399
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,998 4,058 4,163 4,218 4,355 Latin America 2/ 13,003 13,310 13,678 13,745 13,896 EU 1,786 1,819 1,762 1,823 1,828 Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 35 36 37 37 Former USSR 1,167 1,117 1,093 1,045 1,000 Eastern Europe 4/ 219 227 181 187 187 Middle East 5/ 4,643 4,799 4,932 5,415 5,615 North Africa 6/ 2,551 2,649 2,886 2,966 3,061 Other Africa 7/ 10,019 9,553 10,350 9,788 9,701 South Asia 8/ 101,035 101,934 103,299 105,038 105,645 Other Asia 9/ 219,509 224,159 227,064 229,951 233,594 Oceania 10/ 441 435 435 440 450
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 936 1,124 892 876 876 Latin America 2/ 1,779 2,260 1,925 1,487 1,284 EU 201 230 183 242 267 Other West. Eur. 3/ 17 12 11 8 8 Former USSR 0 0 90 93 43 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 360 942 1,170 985 900 North Africa 6/ 133 283 433 533 608 Other Africa 7/ 713 631 850 736 691 South Asia 8/ 16,257 15,257 13,993 13,693 13,068 Other Asia 9/ 30,994 28,459 30,898 35,775 35,450 Oceania 10/ 123 91 56 122 172
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
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,855 6,363 7,860 9,550 8,800 Australia 4,954 1,489 4,279 4,360 2,010 Canada 5,588 4,331 4,244 5,525 5,400 China 12,041 1,601 258 2,800 1,025 South Africa 3,006 2,576 1,791 1,800 500 Russia 475 1,778 400 700 1,050 Turkey 793 817 133 505 505 EU 10,080 8,108 4,950 7,850 9,000 Others 3,778 4,294 5,727 3,420 3,800 Subtotal 45,570 31,357 29,642 36,510 32,090
United States 40,041 65,671 58,656 52,226 58,176
WORLD TOTAL 85,611 97,028 88,298 88,736 90,266
IMPORTS Australia 6 433 30 10 10 Algeria 1,973 1,321 636 925 1,300 Brazil 1,411 1,535 505 525 1,475 Belarus 450 386 270 150 250 Canada 587 1,114 751 910 810 Chile 478 557 436 735 740 China 1,318 6,381 2,989 2,125 2,550 Colombia 1,164 1,374 1,442 1,790 1,865 Costa Rica 376 409 340 350 370 Dominican Republic 658 684 649 675 675 Egypt 2,211 2,613 2,267 2,800 3,075 Iran 891 1,476 1,471 1,700 1,700 Israel 1,076 1,234 1,072 1,350 900 Japan 21,213 21,174 20,363 20,270 20,520 Jordan 799 1,047 913 1,125 1,250 Korea, North 258 120 76 350 350 Korea, South 5,778 8,966 10,150 8,750 8,800 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 2,700 Mexico 4,872 5,832 8,493 5,160 6,360 Morocco 488 885 549 475 575 Peru 764 1,017 885 960 910 Poland 332 884 490 725 550 Romania 863 80 10 60 60 Russia 3,160 809 1,050 600 450 Saudi Arabia 5,579 3,935 3,824 6,700 6,600 South Africa 54 457 560 325 225 Taiwan 5,885 6,623 6,031 5,790 4,750 Tunisia 665 611 612 601 601 Turkey 168 578 889 925 625 Uzbekistan 305 222 255 255 255 Venezuela 963 1,170 1,243 1,401 1,501 Yugoslavia 135 190 25 0 0 Zimbabwe 0 25 93 70 100 EU 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,575 2,875 O.W. Europe 596 524 527 605 610 United States 4,640 3,144 2,390 3,275 2,900
Subtotal 75,049 84,327 78,674 77,642 79,287
Other Countries 8,006 8,226 6,710 8,577 8,327 Unaccounted 2,556 4,475 2,914 2,517 2,652
WORLD TOTAL 85,611 97,028 88,298 88,736 90,266
WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Australia 9,842 5,406 9,625 9,830 7,055 Argentina 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,992 15,910 Brazil 33,760 38,216 33,236 37,830 35,805 Canada 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,357 25,475 China 117,178 114,291 124,504 141,090 123,150 Egypt 5,885 6,580 6,278 6,370 6,385 Hungary 5,352 6,200 6,308 7,040 7,165 India 31,020 30,080 29,690 33,050 32,700 Indonesia 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 7,000 Mexico 22,709 20,605 23,848 26,500 26,000 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,065 10,955 South Africa 13,990 5,400 10,986 9,128 9,148 Ukraine 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,540 14,200 Yugoslavia 6,755 8,253 9,153 9,003 8,903 EU 92,499 86,621 88,488 103,730 104,935 Others 193,675 187,648 170,886 174,011 173,694 Subtotal 610,878 586,346 589,217 635,386 612,680
United States 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,582 262,839
WORLD TOTAL 797,331 871,232 798,653 902,968 875,519
CONSUMPTION Argentina 8,519 7,661 7,020 7,808 7,470 Brazil 34,361 37,054 37,831 39,435 37,780 Canada 19,428 21,395 21,154 21,858 22,575 China 108,703 117,078 122,283 131,905 138,375 Egypt 7,951 8,893 8,757 9,220 9,465 India 32,014 30,215 29,681 32,810 32,780 Indonesia 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 8,000 Japan 21,914 21,658 20,700 20,593 20,822 Korea, South 6,282 9,148 10,739 9,257 9,230 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 2,750 Mexico 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,285 33,160 Romania 10,826 10,695 10,864 10,625 10,865 Russia 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200 32,150 Saudi Arabia 7,231 7,012 6,128 6,804 7,604 South Africa 8,871 7,357 8,545 8,583 8,473 Yugoslavia 7,061 7,799 7,953 8,293 8,453 Others 287,943 285,680 290,721 289,960 291,679 Subtotal 651,207 651,500 659,025 671,636 681,631
United States 185,862 207,900 180,120 204,685 210,725
WORLD TOTAL 837,069 859,400 839,145 876,321 892,356
ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,071 3,296 2,971 4,855 3,265 China 26,759 28,752 33,704 42,214 28,514 Russia 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,037 2,687 EU 18,008 11,884 9,614 13,396 16,371 Others 40,497 40,026 32,777 31,591 28,392 Subtotal 96,320 90,197 80,603 93,093 79,229
United States 27,383 45,338 14,440 28,597 25,624
WORLD TOTAL 123,703 135,535 95,043 121,690 104,853
REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 10,099 10,090 11,634 9,345 10,070 Latin America 2/ 6,766 8,173 6,922 8,081 9,186 EU 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,575 2,875 Other West. Eur. 3/ 596 524 527 605 610 Former USSR 5,559 2,794 2,380 1,830 1,735 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,962 1,242 662 1,380 790 Middle East 5/ 9,243 9,288 9,138 12,875 12,000 North Africa 6/ 6,159 5,771 4,354 5,251 6,051 Other Africa 7/ 1,954 1,728 1,622 2,287 1,957 South Asia 8/ 0 0 5 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 37,625 47,963 43,714 41,785 42,170 Oceania 10/ 39 488 106 65 65
PRODUCTION North America 1/ 233,203 328,885 257,406 322,439 314,314 Latin America 2/ 57,824 62,970 58,675 67,538 63,369 EU 92,499 86,621 88,488 103,730 104,935 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,847 3,859 3,730 4,183 4,322 Former USSR 95,587 81,832 59,411 55,157 62,717 Eastern Europe 4/ 44,465 46,852 52,037 49,766 50,784 Middle East 5/ 20,119 18,940 18,422 17,668 17,624 North Africa 6/ 7,743 11,026 7,711 12,773 8,643 Other Africa 7/ 63,137 58,120 67,455 64,616 64,520 South Asia 8/ 34,960 34,467 33,822 37,227 36,939 Other Asia 9/ 135,195 133,650 143,120 159,554 141,936 Oceania 10/ 10,473 6,036 10,160 10,435 7,675
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 232,716 255,911 232,131 258,828 266,460 Latin America 2/ 58,754 61,701 62,809 65,978 64,540 EU 88,070 88,730 89,907 94,905 95,942 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,502 2,513 2,641 2,691 2,554 Former USSR 97,054 83,120 66,438 57,671 59,064 Eastern Europe 4/ 45,677 47,690 48,889 49,296 51,069 Middle East 5/ 27,816 28,150 27,490 28,603 28,794 North Africa 6/ 14,560 15,217 13,291 16,384 16,099 Other Africa 7/ 61,068 61,466 65,138 65,923 65,777 South Asia 8/ 35,954 34,602 33,818 36,987 37,019 Other Asia 9/ 163,258 176,050 182,449 190,128 196,838 Oceania 10/ 6,042 5,392 5,858 6,240 5,725
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 34,732 50,662 20,842 36,208 30,845 Latin America 2/ 7,223 9,917 4,808 3,950 3,265 EU 18,008 11,884 9,614 13,396 16,371 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,027 990 811 686 666 Former USSR 13,634 12,457 6,380 4,496 7,759 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,327 2,727 3,916 4,061 3,071 Middle East 5/ 6,265 4,571 3,707 4,442 4,267 North Africa 6/ 549 2,070 543 2,183 778 Other Africa 7/ 4,520 3,145 3,495 3,005 2,655 South Asia 8/ 620 420 420 620 520 Other Asia 9/ 31,909 35,434 39,310 47,521 33,589 Oceania 10/ 951 553 724 594 594
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
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,230 6,046 6,949 8,700 8,000 China 11,796 1,413 227 2,750 1,000 Hungary 18 370 500 100 300 Romania 1 47 750 500 100 South Africa 3,006 2,525 1,640 1,800 500 Thailand 88 160 71 100 75 EU 1,722 347 350 400 400 Others 2,365 1,636 2,703 2,045 2,070 Subtotal 23,226 12,544 13,190 16,395 12,445
United States 33,148 58,645 52,681 46,000 52,000
WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,871 62,395 64,445
IMPORTS Algeria 1,326 1,000 586 900 1,000 Belarus 100 50 70 50 50 Brazil 1,134 1,435 160 300 1,250 Canada 585 1,108 735 900 800 Chile 439 551 386 700 700 China 0 4,287 1,476 75 250 Colombia 939 1,072 1,182 1,550 1,600 Costa Rica 376 409 340 350 370 Dominican Republic 658 684 649 675 675 Egypt 2,135 2,589 2,224 2,700 3,000 Guatemala 143 207 190 330 325 Indonesia 962 1,738 734 750 1,000 Iran 503 1,092 1,281 1,300 1,300 Israel 290 673 624 600 300 Japan 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,500 15,500 Jordan 378 366 270 525 650 Korea, North 258 120 76 350 350 Korea, South 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,250 8,250 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 2,700 Mexico 1,691 3,166 6,379 2,800 4,000 Peru 750 977 815 900 850 Philippines 1 138 515 500 750 Poland 153 185 325 400 250 Russia 2,760 218 100 200 100 Saudi Arabia 1,073 933 924 1,200 1,300 South Africa 30 424 550 250 200 Taiwan 5,316 6,288 5,727 5,500 4,500 Thailand 8 222 259 400 500 Tunisia 275 224 301 350 300 Turkey 9 525 739 750 600 Uzbekistan 150 20 150 150 150 Venezuela 945 1,170 1,205 1,400 1,500 Zimbabwe 0 25 93 70 100 EU 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 2,250 O.W. Europe 209 249 260 285 280 United States 519 245 399 275 250
Subtotal 50,568 62,909 59,931 56,085 57,950
Other Countries 4,514 4,465 3,979 5,035 4,860 Unaccounted 1,292 3,815 1,961 1,275 1,635
WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,871 62,395 64,445
WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,700 13,000 Brazil 32,934 37,440 32,480 37,000 35,000 Canada 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,200 7,500 China 102,700 99,280 112,000 127,460 110,000 Egypt 4,980 5,650 5,353 5,440 5,450 Hungary 4,012 4,300 4,600 5,900 5,500 India 9,600 9,120 9,440 10,100 10,000 Indonesia 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 7,000 Mexico 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,500 19,500 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,610 9,000 South Africa 13,275 4,845 10,200 8,600 8,500 Thailand 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,000 3,700 Ukraine 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900 3,500 Yugoslavia 5,912 7,500 8,300 8,000 8,000 EU 30,557 28,464 29,224 34,625 35,625 Others 49,704 48,470 53,552 49,704 50,997 Subtotal 314,432 304,948 328,639 354,589 336,472
United States 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064 235,618
WORLD TOTAL 475,386 561,569 515,944 590,653 572,090
CONSUMPTION Brazil 33,250 36,158 36,780 38,350 36,750 Canada 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,700 7,900 China 92,904 99,654 108,049 116,485 122,750 Egypt 6,915 7,939 7,789 8,190 8,450 Hungary 4,030 4,000 4,100 5,350 5,500 India 9,550 9,120 9,436 10,100 10,000 Indonesia 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 8,000 Japan 16,450 16,450 16,076 15,649 15,500 Korea, South 5,795 8,010 9,146 8,352 8,275 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 2,750 Mexico 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,100 24,000 Romania 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,110 9,100 Russia 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300 1,800 South Africa 8,132 6,820 7,900 7,980 7,800 Yugoslavia 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,400 7,600 Others 117,382 113,720 126,269 123,901 125,230 Subtotal 350,134 356,690 383,874 392,967 401,405
United States 159,819 183,577 159,887 177,554 186,191
WORLD TOTAL 509,953 540,267 543,761 570,521 587,596
ENDING STOCKS Brazil 4,586 7,275 3,165 1,915 1,390 China 25,000 27,500 32,700 41,000 27,500 South Africa 2,400 900 1,200 850 800 EU 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 5,637 Others 19,102 18,739 18,284 18,623 19,583 Subtotal 51,088 54,414 55,349 62,388 49,273
United States 21,595 39,571 10,819 23,912 21,521
WORLD TOTAL 72,683 93,985 66,168 86,300 70,794
REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,795 4,519 7,513 3,975 5,050 Latin America 2/ 6,132 7,616 6,049 7,435 8,510 EU 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 2,250 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 209 249 260 285 280 Former USSR 3,655 609 490 600 490 Eastern Europe 4/ 363 369 410 535 395 Middle East 5/ 2,707 4,365 4,563 5,150 4,925 North Africa 6/ 4,246 4,481 3,756 4,500 4,925 Other Africa 7/ 1,725 1,536 1,528 2,145 1,865 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 30,608 40,062 36,319 34,175 34,050 Oceania 10/ 13 109 30 40 40
PRODUCTION North America 1/ 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,764 262,618 Latin America 2/ 51,186 57,440 52,445 60,978 57,206 EU 30,557 28,464 29,224 34,625 35,625 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 249 225 215 220 Former USSR 8,927 4,037 7,010 4,824 7,335 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,174 22,716 25,371 25,715 24,825 Middle East 5/ 3,162 2,347 2,447 2,702 3,132 North Africa 6/ 5,075 5,856 5,406 5,653 5,653 Other Africa 7/ 36,854 29,276 38,761 34,433 34,013 South Asia 8/ 12,498 12,423 12,500 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 119,617 117,565 129,582 144,878 127,768 Oceania 10/ 419 402 477 516 445
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 187,396 211,477 190,676 208,354 218,091 Latin America 2/ 51,976 55,751 56,638 59,692 58,476 EU 32,369 32,640 32,688 34,780 35,893 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 396 488 495 505 500 Former USSR 12,262 6,366 6,632 5,706 6,240 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,823 22,175 22,952 24,385 24,920 Middle East 5/ 5,945 6,502 7,063 7,732 8,102 North Africa 6/ 9,024 10,142 9,230 10,213 10,578 Other Africa 7/ 33,632 33,146 36,226 35,758 35,238 South Asia 8/ 12,448 12,423 12,496 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 140,522 151,409 161,284 168,163 174,275 Oceania 10/ 436 488 502 541 470
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 24,075 41,873 14,117 26,360 23,469 Latin America 2/ 6,586 9,502 4,407 3,558 2,923 EU 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 5,637 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 100 110 100 95 95 Former USSR 2,867 1,106 1,719 1,187 2,322 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,724 1,890 2,401 2,691 1,866 Middle East 5/ 312 519 461 576 526 North Africa 6/ 335 630 378 318 318 Other Africa 7/ 3,950 2,145 2,870 2,270 1,910 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 28,793 33,161 37,300 45,240 31,608 Oceania 10/ 17 15 20 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
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 EXPORTS Australia 4,232 1,356 3,375 4,000 1,500 Canada 3,789 2,556 2,603 3,350 3,400 Russia 185 1,500 300 500 1,000 Syria 227 745 551 600 500 Turkey 705 812 3 500 500 EU 6,793 5,061 2,850 5,800 6,800 Eastern Europe 26 433 410 55 405 Others 1,029 876 900 300 625 Subtotal 16,986 13,339 10,992 15,105 14,730
United States 1,553 1,355 1,181 900 900
WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,694 12,173 16,005 15,630
IMPORTS Algeria 622 296 50 25 300 Brazil 262 85 320 200 200 China 1,318 1,345 1,413 2,000 2,250 Colombia 172 261 200 200 200 Ecuador 12 25 30 20 20 Iran 388 384 190 400 400 Israel 720 347 90 300 200 Japan 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,600 1,750 Jordan 421 681 643 600 600 Korea, South 67 121 60 100 100 Libya 685 216 70 300 300 Mexico 87 110 325 350 350 Morocco 115 342 72 75 150 Russia 400 584 800 300 250 Saudi Arabia 4,497 3,002 2,900 5,500 5,300 Taiwan 539 306 215 200 200 Tunisia 390 386 310 250 300 Turkey 145 53 150 25 25 EU 53 60 170 100 100 O.W. Europe 377 469 320 330 305 Eastern Europe 1,527 806 242 530 235 United States 2,042 1,125 810 1,000 750
Subtotal 16,558 12,755 10,909 14,405 14,285
Other Countries 1,546 1,522 1,098 1,186 1,096 Unaccounted 435 417 166 414 249
WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,694 12,173 16,005 15,630
WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 410 240 540 1,300 400 Argentina 455 350 385 390 525 Australia 6,956 2,913 5,823 6,632 4,000 Canada 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,900 13,500 China 4,327 4,411 4,089 4,000 4,000 Japan 271 225 218 233 200 Kazakstan 7,149 5,100 2,178 2,700 3,000 Mexico 450 500 400 400 400 Morocco 1,019 3,720 600 3,800 1,300 Russia 26,900 27,000 15,800 15,900 18,000 Saudi Arabia 1,100 2,025 1,200 450 800 Syria 1,550 1,480 1,705 1,500 1,200 Tunisia 160 145 80 850 150 Turkey 7,300 6,500 6,900 7,200 7,200 EU 47,039 43,687 43,713 51,862 51,470 Eastern Europe 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,708 11,430 Others 32,687 32,325 26,231 22,217 23,810 Subtotal 161,575 153,307 134,148 145,042 141,385
United States 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640 8,274
WORLD TOTAL 170,241 161,469 141,977 153,682 149,659
CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,112 536 590 1,325 700 Australia 3,034 2,142 2,325 2,752 2,500 Canada 9,304 10,317 10,494 11,150 11,500 China 5,743 5,845 5,550 6,000 6,250 Japan 1,981 2,025 1,864 1,873 1,950 Morocco 1,900 2,656 1,906 2,650 2,450 Russia 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,900 16,150 Saudi Arabia 5,900 5,800 4,950 5,400 6,100 Turkey 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,650 6,800 EU 42,198 41,917 42,225 44,441 43,641 Eastern Europe 12,007 11,748 11,227 10,158 11,225 Others 44,764 44,765 36,165 32,099 32,464 Subtotal 161,057 158,751 142,073 140,398 141,730
United States 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,544 8,970
WORLD TOTAL 170,110 167,477 149,713 148,942 150,700
ENDING STOCKS Australia 518 211 354 234 234 Canada 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217 1,927 EU 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,043 8,122 Others 15,954 15,836 9,660 10,838 10,813 Subtotal 29,707 24,271 16,818 21,332 21,096
United States 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,394 1,589
WORLD TOTAL 32,730 26,722 18,986 23,726 22,685
REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,130 1,240 1,145 1,360 1,110 Latin America 2/ 525 433 678 521 526 EU 53 60 170 100 100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 377 469 320 330 305 Former USSR 1,464 1,656 1,400 875 955 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,527 806 242 530 235 Middle East 5/ 6,447 4,709 4,217 7,125 6,675 North Africa 6/ 1,888 1,264 527 750 1,125 Other Africa 7/ 24 20 10 75 25 South Asia 8/ 0 0 5 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 3,643 3,523 3,217 3,900 4,300 Oceania 10/ 26 97 76 25 25
PRODUCTION North America 1/ 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,940 22,174 Latin America 2/ 1,161 1,108 1,190 1,325 1,480 EU 47,039 43,687 43,713 51,862 51,470 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,174 947 1,010 1,129 1,102 Former USSR 55,014 53,096 32,864 29,765 34,125 Eastern Europe 4/ 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,708 11,430 Middle East 5/ 15,469 15,115 14,494 13,577 13,103 North Africa 6/ 1,829 4,365 1,450 6,220 2,105 Other Africa 7/ 1,340 1,746 1,796 1,481 1,555 South Asia 8/ 1,953 1,723 2,115 2,025 2,115 Other Asia 9/ 4,998 5,026 4,707 4,633 4,600 Oceania 10/ 7,346 3,308 6,123 7,017 4,400
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 18,894 19,653 18,809 20,469 21,220 Latin America 2/ 1,606 1,504 1,813 1,741 1,856 EU 42,198 41,917 42,225 44,441 43,641 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,447 1,378 1,474 1,539 1,402 Former USSR 53,488 51,458 36,937 30,982 32,145 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,007 11,748 11,227 10,158 11,225 Middle East 5/ 20,252 19,933 18,713 18,882 18,903 North Africa 6/ 4,615 4,242 3,135 5,270 4,630 Other Africa 7/ 1,364 1,715 1,781 1,556 1,580 South Asia 8/ 1,953 1,723 2,120 2,025 2,115 Other Asia 9/ 8,730 8,687 8,089 8,573 8,900 Oceania 10/ 3,392 2,567 2,655 3,147 2,925
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,474 4,346 4,075 5,686 3,591 Latin America 2/ 104 80 85 40 40 EU 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,043 8,122 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 680 720 576 471 451 Former USSR 5,567 6,597 2,924 1,982 3,467 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,431 1,052 908 933 968 Middle East 5/ 5,915 4,039 3,233 3,853 3,728 North Africa 6/ 167 1,395 120 1,820 420 Other Africa 7/ 0 0 0 0 0 South Asia 8/ 20 20 20 20 20 Other Asia 9/ 1,939 1,801 1,636 1,596 1,596 Oceania 10/ 574 268 412 282 282
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
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 EXPORTS Argentina 426 192 811 650 600 Australia 513 50 594 100 250 China 245 188 31 50 25 Sudan 263 235 100 50 50 Others 303 91 172 45 25 Subtotal 1,750 756 1,708 895 950
United States 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,300 5,250
WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,465 6,195 6,200
IMPORTS Australia 0 282 0 0 0 Colombia 43 31 46 25 50 Israel 66 214 358 450 400 Japan 2,852 2,407 2,298 2,650 2,750 Korea, South 15 0 175 100 150 Mexico 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,000 2,000 Sudan 47 12 25 10 10 Taiwan 30 29 89 90 50 Turkey 14 0 0 150 0 EU 211 585 925 200 500
Subtotal 6,367 6,104 5,681 5,675 5,910
Other Countries 153 260 219 88 88 Unaccounted 548 45 565 432 202
WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,465 6,195 6,200
WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,500 2,000 Australia 931 1,272 1,555 1,100 1,200 Burkina 1,310 1,232 1,270 1,250 1,300 China 5,511 6,300 4,755 5,680 5,500 Colombia 649 560 551 410 400 Egypt 745 760 775 760 765 Ethiopia 1,150 1,250 1,700 2,000 2,000 India 11,410 9,200 9,550 10,500 10,500 Mexico 3,018 3,000 5,568 6,500 6,000 Nigeria 6,175 6,500 6,500 6,600 6,800 Sudan 2,400 3,700 2,450 4,000 4,000 Tanzania, United Repu 625 450 840 600 700 Venezuela 367 200 300 250 250 EU 745 554 470 548 705 Others 5,016 4,836 5,132 5,071 5,025 Subtotal 42,322 41,464 43,516 47,769 47,145
United States 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396 15,985
WORLD TOTAL 55,891 57,955 55,210 68,165 63,130
CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,746 1,450 Australia 653 1,266 1,018 1,000 950 Burkina 1,310 1,232 1,270 1,250 1,300 China 5,416 6,355 4,924 5,430 5,675 Ethiopia 1,233 1,319 1,750 2,050 2,050 India 11,659 9,340 9,550 10,280 10,600 Japan 3,000 2,650 2,198 2,550 2,850 Mexico 6,307 5,644 6,900 8,300 8,300 Nigeria 6,175 6,500 6,500 6,600 6,800 Sudan 3,088 3,027 2,750 3,850 3,950 Venezuela 1,041 1,144 1,470 758 1,125 Others 7,754 7,615 8,960 8,301 7,753 Subtotal 49,521 47,700 48,640 52,115 52,803
United States 11,687 10,223 8,021 14,352 10,796
WORLD TOTAL 61,208 57,923 56,661 66,467 63,599
ENDING STOCKS China 550 325 125 325 125 Mexico 391 291 724 924 624 Sudan 62 42 22 22 62 Others 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,784 1,539 Subtotal 2,873 2,294 2,195 3,055 2,350
United States 1,208 1,819 467 1,305 1,541
WORLD TOTAL 4,081 4,113 2,662 4,360 3,891
REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Aug 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,000 2,000 Latin America 2/ 54 69 126 55 80 EU 14 0 0 150 0 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 5 0 0 Former USSR 0 7 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 89 214 358 600 400 North Africa 6/ 0 1 71 1 1 Other Africa 7/ 180 172 84 67 67 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 2,897 2,490 2,566 2,840 2,950 Oceania 10/ 0 282 0 0 0
PRODUCTION North America 1/ 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,896 21,985 Latin America 2/ 4,353 3,354 3,980 4,260 3,740 EU 745 554 470 548 705 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 4 5 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 739 719 737 675 675 North Africa 6/ 760 775 785 770 780 Other Africa 7/ 14,238 15,655 15,539 17,165 17,474 South Asia 8/ 11,622 9,434 9,780 10,730 10,730 Other Asia 9/ 5,802 6,611 5,022 5,946 5,766 Oceania 10/ 931 1,272 1,555 1,100 1,200
CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 17,994 15,867 14,921 22,652 19,096 Latin America 2/ 4,012 3,365 3,297 3,536 3,245 EU 1,041 1,144 1,470 758 1,125 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 5 0 0 Former USSR 0 7 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 4 5 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 847 958 1,095 1,275 1,075 North Africa 6/ 815 778 856 771 786 Other Africa 7/ 15,061 15,142 15,772 17,072 17,481 South Asia 8/ 11,871 9,574 9,780 10,510 10,830 Other Asia 9/ 8,748 9,430 7,657 8,436 8,991 Oceania 10/ 653 1,266 1,018 1,000 950
ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,599 2,110 1,191 2,229 2,165 Latin America 2/ 462 297 260 310 260 EU 62 42 22 22 62 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/ 38 13 13 13 13 North Africa 6/ 47 45 45 45 40 Other Africa 7/ 550 1,000 625 735 745 South Asia 8/ 300 100 100 300 200 Other Asia 9/ 923 406 306 606 306 Oceania 10/ 100 100 100 100 100
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 Guinea
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