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GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO NOVEMBER 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 332 NOV 10 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 December 12 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 Nov 10 All Foreign Countries Production 494.1 461.4 478.0 520.8 534.3 Consumption 528.7 512.6 519.3 544.0 547.0 Ending Stocks 126.0 104.6 95.2 96.7 110.7 USA Production 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.2 68.8 Imports 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.6 2.6 Consumption 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.6 36.3 Exports 33.1 32.5 33.7 27.0 29.0 Ending Stocks 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.1 17.8 World Total, Trade 100.2 98.2 95.5 96.9 97.1 RICE All Foreign Countries Production 349.9 357.9 365.9 373.4 376.1 Consumption 355.2 363.6 367.1 371.9 377.7 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 3.3 3.5 Exports 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.8 World Total, Trade 16.5 21.0 19.5 18.0 19.2 TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 613.0 588.8 592.4 637.2 617.4 Consumption 652.8 653.4 662.5 674.7 687.4 USA Production 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6 265.4 Imports 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.3 2.9 Consumption 185.9 207.9 180.1 206.4 211.6 Exports 40.0 65.7 58.7 53.0 55.1 Ending Stocks 27.4 45.3 14.4 27.0 27.8 World Total, Trade 85.7 97.1 87.9 92.6 91.8 WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,457.0 1,408.1 1,436.3 1,531.4 1,527.7 Consumption 1,536.7 1,529.6 1,548.9 1,590.5 1,612.1 USA Production 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3 340.0 Imports 8.0 5.7 4.4 6.2 5.9 Exports 75.9 101.3 95.0 82.5 86.9 World Total, Trade 202.4 216.3 202.9 207.5 208.1 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 Nov 10 EXPORTS Argentina 4,492 7,844 4,416 9,700 9,200 Australia 12,751 7,784 12,086 18,000 14,000 Canada 18,728 21,509 16,850 18,135 19,000 India 28 77 1,506 735 0 Kazakstan 5,500 3,500 4,356 2,250 2,100 Saudi Arabia 2,015 1,651 181 0 0 Turkey 1,194 1,830 963 1,000 1,000 EU 20,066 17,110 13,250 16,500 15,500 Eastern Europe 328 2,606 4,900 654 2,900 Others 2,055 1,712 3,334 2,850 4,400 Subtotal 67,157 65,623 61,842 69,824 68,100 United States 33,084 32,533 33,695 27,039 29,000 WORLD TOTAL 100,241 98,156 95,537 96,863 97,100 IMPORTS Algeria 4,812 5,653 3,401 3,107 4,300 Bangladesh 1,065 1,732 1,210 1,100 1,200 Bolivia 424 435 320 400 400 Brazil 5,769 6,545 5,470 5,178 5,400 Chile 790 632 783 408 750 China 4,310 10,241 12,522 2,800 2,000 Colombia 920 829 994 907 950 Cuba 1,083 1,059 726 847 900 Ecuador 404 420 381 441 450 Egypt 5,866 5,856 5,919 7,000 7,200 Ethiopia 710 556 521 250 400 Georgia 799 680 456 600 500 India 83 29 50 1,500 1,000 Indonesia 2,925 3,818 3,612 4,195 4,500 Iran 3,537 3,192 2,744 7,000 5,750 Iraq 737 688 509 1,200 2,600 Israel 1,369 981 838 871 1,100 Japan 5,993 6,310 6,101 6,264 6,200 Jordan 734 740 859 572 700 Korea, North 105 124 235 200 200 Korea, South 5,647 4,293 2,554 3,465 3,800 Lebanon 419 381 479 450 450 Libya 1,123 1,191 941 1,125 950 Malaysia 1,327 1,157 1,065 1,139 1,200 Mexico 1,828 1,374 1,581 1,936 1,500 Morocco 2,403 1,221 2,431 1,464 2,400 Nigeria 816 560 673 947 900 Pakistan 2,085 2,123 1,903 3,012 3,500 Peru 1,338 1,205 943 1,237 1,300 Philippines 2,217 2,051 1,964 2,156 2,200 Russia 5,000 1,879 4,991 1,980 750 South Africa 598 759 702 951 700 Sri Lanka 825 942 937 890 1,000 Taiwan 916 895 1,092 1,016 1,100 Thailand 719 686 785 664 800 Tunisia 806 1,511 938 869 1,400 Turkey 644 444 2,080 2,326 1,500 UAE 359 285 378 576 550 Ukraine 100 274 200 200 50 Uzbekistan 3,500 2,000 1,500 1,200 1,200 Venezuela 1,037 1,144 1,022 1,176 1,200 Vietnam 371 437 325 425 500 Yemen 1,784 2,085 2,026 2,275 2,300 EU 1,707 2,085 2,545 2,400 3,000 O.W. Europe 506 540 380 475 555 Eastern Europe 2,426 1,928 1,563 3,679 1,400 United States 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,577 2,600 Subtotal 86,097 86,360 85,397 85,450 85,305 Other Countries 12,203 10,643 8,695 9,826 10,120 Unaccounted 1,941 1,153 1,445 1,587 1,675 WORLD TOTAL 100,241 98,156 95,537 96,863 97,100 WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 650 Argentina 9,700 11,300 8,600 16,100 12,700 Australia 16,479 8,903 16,504 23,586 17,500 Brazil 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200 2,800 Canada 27,232 23,122 25,037 29,801 23,500 China 106,390 99,300 102,215 110,570 121,000 India 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620 68,700 Japan 638 565 444 478 573 Kazakstan 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700 8,000 Mexico 3,596 4,151 3,460 3,375 3,800 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 44,000 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 99,042 95,750 Eastern Europe 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,300 34,550 Others 39,888 39,159 43,340 45,437 44,257 Subtotal 494,110 461,401 477,986 520,816 534,280 United States 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,191 68,761 WORLD TOTAL 559,330 524,568 537,386 583,007 603,041 CONSUMPTION Algeria 5,700 5,900 5,600 5,200 5,100 Australia 4,100 3,900 3,654 4,500 4,400 Brazil 8,000 8,100 8,100 8,100 8,200 Canada 9,340 7,821 7,778 8,218 8,200 China 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000 114,000 Egypt 10,516 9,956 11,614 12,735 13,100 India 56,482 57,695 63,300 65,920 67,300 Japan 6,369 6,400 6,061 6,342 6,373 Morocco 4,956 5,321 4,887 5,200 5,400 Pakistan 17,900 18,137 18,905 20,119 19,600 Russia 48,945 42,616 39,420 37,814 37,814 Turkey 15,200 15,183 16,420 17,326 16,600 Ukraine 19,469 15,844 16,100 16,400 16,975 EU 72,178 73,780 76,649 81,159 83,535 Eastern Europe 30,968 32,226 31,221 30,800 32,925 Others 107,936 99,226 97,636 111,172 107,443 Subtotal 528,705 512,630 519,345 544,005 546,965 United States 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,611 36,331 WORLD TOTAL 562,443 547,644 550,369 579,616 583,296 ENDING STOCKS Australia 3,710 2,405 1,975 2,081 2,211 Canada 11,117 5,679 6,728 9,086 6,586 EU 16,218 11,706 10,720 14,493 14,093 Others 94,942 84,806 75,743 71,058 87,815 Subtotal 125,987 104,596 95,166 96,718 110,705 United States 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,073 17,831 WORLD TOTAL 141,459 118,383 105,400 108,791 128,536 REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 5,121 3,875 3,460 4,788 4,300 Latin America 2/ 13,877 14,310 12,456 12,564 13,375 EU 1,707 2,085 2,545 2,400 3,000 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 506 540 380 475 555 Former USSR 13,500 7,674 9,448 6,275 4,890 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,426 1,928 1,563 3,679 1,400 Middle East 5/ 10,578 9,523 10,390 16,031 15,760 North Africa 6/ 15,010 15,432 13,630 13,565 16,250 Other Africa 7/ 5,701 5,359 4,677 5,438 5,020 South Asia 8/ 4,151 4,861 4,220 6,577 7,175 Other Asia 9/ 25,261 30,953 30,967 23,054 23,240 Oceania 10/ 462 463 356 430 460 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,367 96,061 Latin America 2/ 14,244 16,027 12,172 22,283 18,181 EU 82,930 84,541 86,161 99,042 95,750 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 901 818 959 943 883 Former USSR 83,477 60,698 60,282 64,309 80,660 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,300 34,550 Middle East 5/ 36,578 34,398 35,000 34,245 32,125 North Africa 6/ 9,003 11,033 8,730 15,965 9,710 Other Africa 7/ 3,937 4,215 4,482 5,916 5,818 South Asia 8/ 77,118 78,867 86,862 83,347 89,570 Other Asia 9/ 107,776 100,476 103,157 111,504 122,033 Oceania 10/ 16,698 9,093 16,714 23,786 17,700 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 48,502 48,159 43,663 48,829 49,731 Latin America 2/ 22,532 22,643 21,411 22,967 23,165 EU 72,178 73,780 76,649 81,159 83,535 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,487 1,533 1,419 1,418 1,438 Former USSR 89,362 76,545 72,650 71,543 73,149 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,968 32,226 31,221 30,800 32,925 Middle East 5/ 41,135 42,232 44,265 48,427 48,585 North Africa 6/ 24,701 24,739 24,960 26,765 27,010 Other Africa 7/ 9,251 9,578 9,332 10,693 10,613 South Asia 8/ 80,264 82,058 88,920 92,024 93,445 Other Asia 9/ 132,361 131,244 130,850 133,483 135,608 Oceania 10/ 4,761 4,523 4,200 5,125 5,030 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 27,039 20,033 17,407 21,915 25,273 Latin America 2/ 2,200 2,468 1,150 2,380 1,971 EU 16,218 11,706 10,720 14,493 14,093 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 730 555 475 475 475 Former USSR 32,036 19,941 11,257 6,848 14,649 Eastern Europe 4/ 5,626 6,684 7,096 5,621 5,746 Middle East 5/ 12,072 10,351 9,980 10,329 8,229 North Africa 6/ 2,316 4,042 1,432 4,197 3,147 Other Africa 7/ 806 803 668 928 1,003 South Asia 8/ 13,108 14,545 16,175 12,124 15,524 Other Asia 9/ 25,478 24,735 26,950 27,300 36,115 Oceania 10/ 3,830 2,520 2,090 2,181 2,311 WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Nov 10 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 1,000 Guyana 183 203 225 225 200 India 600 4,201 3,556 1,750 1,750 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 185 323 301 350 350 Others 1,025 1,358 757 880 630 Subtotal 13,671 17,924 16,883 15,630 16,405 United States 2,794 3,073 2,624 2,400 2,800 WORLD TOTAL 16,465 20,997 19,507 18,030 19,205 IMPORTS Bangladesh 175 1,566 700 100 100 Brazil 1,098 987 800 1,000 1,000 Canada 190 214 220 220 225 China 700 1,964 850 600 1,000 Colombia 195 114 100 200 200 Costa Rica 40 58 85 90 100 Cote d'Ivoire 187 387 300 300 350 Cuba 252 316 400 350 350 Ghana 90 106 185 100 125 Guinea 255 291 250 200 200 Haiti 140 204 175 175 175 Indonesia 1,120 3,011 1,233 600 1,500 Iran 645 1,633 1,294 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 90 110 100 Korea, North 53 683 350 300 250 Korea, South 4 13 110 77 90 Malaysia 317 402 572 600 600 Mexico 242 245 310 275 275 Nigeria 300 450 500 700 600 Peru 220 258 400 200 350 Philippines 0 277 900 750 1,000 Russia 48 125 350 300 200 Saudi Arabia 698 615 750 750 700 Senegal 252 402 623 400 500 Singapore 251 293 312 325 350 South Africa 402 634 686 500 500 Sri Lanka 39 25 256 200 150 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 725 762 895 650 700 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 17,543 15,592 13,469 15,387 Other Countries 2,443 2,637 2,486 2,377 2,384 Unaccounted 1,591 817 1,429 2,184 1,434 WORLD TOTAL 16,465 20,997 19,507 18,030 19,205 WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 PRODUCTION Australia 1,083 1,137 951 1,407 1,189 Bangladesh 27,064 25,252 26,533 27,633 27,753 Brazil 10,515 10,885 10,050 9,747 9,559 Burma 15,086 16,000 17,000 15,517 16,552 China 177,700 175,930 185,214 195,100 195,714 Egypt 4,198 4,565 4,798 4,919 4,919 India 120,462 121,752 119,442 120,822 122,262 Indonesia 46,638 49,743 51,100 49,231 51,231 Japan 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,930 12,363 Korea, South 6,404 6,882 6,386 7,189 6,622 Pakistan 5,993 5,171 5,905 6,391 6,451 Philippines 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,231 11,231 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 36,827 38,389 38,746 39,173 39,286 Subtotal 519,385 531,277 543,376 553,594 557,859 United States 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771 8,164 WORLD TOTAL 526,466 540,249 551,263 561,365 566,023 CONSUMPTION Bangladesh 18,300 17,780 18,337 18,520 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 128,000 129,000 130,000 132,070 135,000 Egypt 2,378 2,500 2,750 2,800 2,900 India 76,045 77,307 78,000 79,250 80,250 Indonesia 32,277 34,011 33,691 33,250 35,450 Iran 2,550 2,650 2,700 2,750 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 5,400 5,426 5,244 5,037 4,998 Philippines 6,725 7,142 7,700 8,000 8,400 South Africa 396 400 500 686 550 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 14,633 14,750 14,500 EU 1,786 1,819 1,910 1,960 1,905 Others 30,825 33,717 33,073 34,745 33,880 Subtotal 355,187 363,583 367,063 371,868 377,683 United States 3,323 3,344 3,420 3,343 3,516 WORLD TOTAL 358,510 366,927 370,483 375,211 381,199 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 1,095 1,277 986 664 664 Burma 687 622 617 592 592 China 25,173 21,256 21,456 25,806 27,806 India 14,230 14,083 12,203 11,743 11,243 Indonesia 525 1,858 2,615 1,965 1,315 Korea, South 1,193 680 245 605 597 Pakistan 1,324 711 513 523 548 Philippines 1,274 941 1,479 1,479 1,479 Thailand 410 203 711 811 961 Others 4,637 6,377 8,461 8,802 8,627 Subtotal 50,548 48,008 49,286 52,990 53,832 United States 865 1,051 811 885 789 WORLD TOTAL 51,413 49,059 50,097 53,875 54,621 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 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 676 680 798 845 850 Latin America 2/ 2,250 2,394 2,295 2,477 2,712 EU 725 762 895 650 700 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 3,424 3,267 3,230 3,425 North Africa 6/ 176 80 115 135 120 Other Africa 7/ 2,630 3,320 3,670 3,040 3,087 South Asia 8/ 281 1,783 1,024 395 325 Other Asia 9/ 5,316 7,117 5,210 4,297 5,890 Oceania 10/ 192 190 195 195 200 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 7,291 9,357 8,236 8,147 8,614 Latin America 2/ 17,936 19,280 18,428 18,786 18,663 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/ 10,850 10,767 10,810 10,667 10,539 South Asia 8/ 159,652 158,613 158,045 160,993 162,657 Other Asia 9/ 318,534 329,963 343,741 349,612 352,599 Oceania 10/ 1,083 1,137 951 1,407 1,189 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,998 4,058 4,165 4,088 4,276 Latin America 2/ 12,752 13,092 13,423 13,613 13,806 EU 1,786 1,819 1,910 1,960 1,905 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 4,798 4,935 5,375 5,625 North Africa 6/ 2,551 2,649 2,886 2,976 3,061 Other Africa 7/ 9,956 9,517 9,903 9,915 9,823 South Asia 8/ 101,035 101,934 103,299 104,708 105,895 Other Asia 9/ 219,609 224,285 227,323 228,628 234,292 Oceania 10/ 441 435 435 440 450 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 936 1,124 892 967 886 Latin America 2/ 1,879 2,306 1,925 1,540 1,497 EU 201 280 378 319 304 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 1,114 989 904 North Africa 6/ 133 283 433 533 608 Other Africa 7/ 713 631 877 742 705 South Asia 8/ 16,257 15,257 13,993 13,649 13,074 Other Asia 9/ 30,794 28,133 30,328 34,918 36,525 Oceania 10/ 123 91 56 117 67 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 Nov 10 EXPORTS Argentina 4,855 6,313 7,821 11,200 8,800 Australia 4,954 1,489 4,279 4,390 2,860 Canada 5,638 4,361 4,244 5,625 5,250 China 12,041 1,601 255 3,997 4,025 South Africa 3,006 2,576 1,809 2,200 500 Russia 475 1,831 463 700 1,050 Turkey 793 817 161 505 805 EU 10,080 8,108 4,440 7,400 8,100 Others 3,778 4,342 5,755 3,583 5,300 Subtotal 45,620 31,438 29,227 39,600 36,690 United States 40,041 65,671 58,656 53,026 55,126 WORLD TOTAL 85,661 97,109 87,883 92,626 91,816 IMPORTS Australia 6 433 21 0 0 Algeria 1,973 1,321 587 965 1,300 Brazil 1,417 1,762 511 600 1,475 Belarus 450 386 270 150 250 Canada 587 1,114 751 866 1,010 Chile 478 557 433 865 750 China 1,318 6,366 2,962 2,075 2,500 Colombia 1,273 1,373 1,483 1,740 1,815 Costa Rica 382 410 340 350 370 Dominican Republic 658 685 649 750 750 Egypt 2,211 2,613 2,245 3,101 3,075 Iran 891 1,476 1,471 2,100 2,000 Israel 1,076 1,234 1,044 1,425 1,000 Japan 21,197 21,101 20,279 20,565 20,840 Jordan 799 1,047 912 1,050 1,350 Korea, North 258 115 76 650 650 Korea, South 5,778 8,966 10,139 8,944 7,800 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,400 2,400 Mexico 4,872 5,832 8,491 5,360 6,560 Morocco 488 885 536 725 750 Peru 764 1,100 885 760 810 Poland 352 933 544 800 550 Romania 863 80 1 75 50 Russia 3,160 809 860 600 450 Saudi Arabia 5,579 3,934 3,889 7,050 7,300 South Africa 54 457 410 450 225 Taiwan 5,885 6,622 6,033 5,940 5,200 Tunisia 665 611 576 551 601 Turkey 178 516 799 1,013 625 Uzbekistan 305 222 255 255 255 Venezuela 1,087 1,221 1,243 1,361 1,401 Yugoslavia 329 187 43 110 50 Zimbabwe 0 25 93 75 100 EU 2,729 4,653 4,257 2,825 2,675 O.W. Europe 596 543 547 707 675 United States 4,604 3,115 2,390 3,293 2,910 Subtotal 75,239 85,119 78,368 80,546 80,522 Other Countries 8,070 8,027 5,929 9,674 8,477 Unaccounted 2,352 3,963 3,586 2,406 2,817 WORLD TOTAL 85,661 97,109 87,883 92,626 91,816 WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 PRODUCTION Australia 9,842 5,406 9,625 9,830 7,955 Argentina 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,992 15,910 Brazil 33,760 38,216 33,236 36,990 33,805 Canada 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,194 24,840 China 117,178 114,291 124,504 141,368 118,150 Egypt 5,885 6,580 6,278 6,370 6,385 Hungary 5,352 6,200 6,308 7,040 7,865 India 31,020 30,080 29,690 33,050 31,200 Indonesia 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,500 6,500 Mexico 22,709 20,605 23,848 26,200 25,500 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,065 12,885 South Africa 13,990 5,400 10,986 9,525 9,128 Ukraine 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,540 13,700 Yugoslavia 6,755 8,253 8,553 8,603 10,403 EU 92,499 86,621 88,488 103,912 107,392 Others 195,790 190,099 174,677 176,754 181,545 Subtotal 612,993 588,797 592,408 637,183 617,363 United States 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,558 265,404 WORLD TOTAL 799,446 873,683 801,844 904,741 882,767 CONSUMPTION Argentina 8,519 7,889 6,451 6,498 7,420 Brazil 34,361 37,036 37,837 38,570 35,830 Canada 19,428 21,320 21,224 21,311 21,897 China 108,703 117,053 122,273 130,942 137,825 Egypt 7,951 8,893 8,735 9,521 9,465 India 32,014 30,215 29,681 32,810 31,280 Indonesia 6,151 7,047 7,244 7,350 7,350 Japan 21,898 21,585 20,616 20,889 21,117 Korea, South 6,282 9,148 10,728 9,451 8,230 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,436 2,500 2,500 Mexico 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,085 32,560 Romania 10,826 10,695 10,855 10,610 11,385 Russia 54,496 43,827 35,802 32,200 34,550 Saudi Arabia 7,231 7,011 6,177 7,154 8,304 South Africa 8,871 7,357 8,705 8,675 8,553 Yugoslavia 7,261 7,858 7,889 8,178 8,753 Others 289,394 287,528 294,995 295,911 300,427 Subtotal 652,842 653,393 662,505 674,655 687,446 United States 185,862 207,900 180,120 206,374 211,631 WORLD TOTAL 838,704 861,293 842,625 881,029 899,077 ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,021 3,296 2,901 5,272 4,075 China 26,759 28,762 33,700 42,204 21,004 Russia 5,985 6,236 1,531 1,031 5,781 EU 18,021 12,397 9,859 12,632 15,318 Others 40,666 40,196 33,013 30,986 28,868 Subtotal 96,452 90,887 81,004 92,125 75,046 United States 27,383 45,338 14,440 27,031 27,800 WORLD TOTAL 123,835 136,225 95,444 119,156 102,846 REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 10,063 10,061 11,632 9,519 10,480 Latin America 2/ 7,010 8,343 6,904 8,330 9,291 EU 2,729 4,653 4,257 2,825 2,675 Other West. Eur. 3/ 596 543 547 707 675 Former USSR 5,555 2,819 2,064 1,880 1,775 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,210 1,265 762 1,801 780 Middle East 5/ 9,307 9,306 9,057 13,938 13,425 North Africa 6/ 6,159 5,731 4,206 6,042 6,276 Other Africa 7/ 1,949 1,772 1,096 2,467 1,922 South Asia 8/ 0 0 4 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 37,609 47,790 43,464 42,455 41,540 Oceania 10/ 39 488 91 55 55 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 233,203 328,885 257,406 321,952 315,744 Latin America 2/ 57,849 62,996 58,551 66,295 60,858 EU 92,499 86,621 88,488 103,912 107,392 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,847 3,859 3,729 4,178 4,315 Former USSR 95,587 81,832 59,411 55,157 68,297 Eastern Europe 4/ 44,465 46,852 51,437 49,366 55,239 Middle East 5/ 20,119 18,940 18,432 17,663 17,524 North Africa 6/ 7,743 11,026 8,466 12,773 8,683 Other Africa 7/ 65,145 60,301 70,322 67,691 66,918 South Asia 8/ 34,960 34,467 33,822 37,227 35,439 Other Asia 9/ 135,277 133,894 143,404 160,132 136,011 Oceania 10/ 10,473 6,036 10,160 10,435 8,575 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 232,716 255,836 232,201 259,770 266,088 Latin America 2/ 58,864 61,866 62,184 63,479 62,129 EU 87,670 88,530 91,472 96,456 99,035 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,483 2,519 2,606 2,838 2,677 Former USSR 97,040 83,057 66,005 58,011 61,819 Eastern Europe 4/ 45,974 47,791 48,850 49,463 52,244 Middle East 5/ 27,880 28,171 27,551 29,747 30,369 North Africa 6/ 14,560 15,177 13,788 17,460 16,294 Other Africa 7/ 63,071 63,691 68,028 68,735 68,240 South Asia 8/ 35,954 34,602 33,817 36,987 35,519 Other Asia 9/ 163,324 176,110 182,297 190,084 195,033 Oceania 10/ 6,042 5,392 5,837 6,200 5,750 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 34,682 50,662 20,771 35,158 33,730 Latin America 2/ 7,384 10,128 5,041 3,903 3,223 EU 18,021 12,397 9,859 12,632 15,318 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,027 988 801 755 666 Former USSR 13,634 12,444 6,373 4,099 10,227 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,320 2,678 3,450 3,428 4,613 Middle East 5/ 6,265 4,568 3,969 4,664 4,089 North Africa 6/ 549 2,070 723 2,078 743 Other Africa 7/ 4,520 3,145 3,345 2,905 2,555 South Asia 8/ 620 420 420 620 520 Other Asia 9/ 31,909 35,464 39,485 47,791 26,109 Oceania 10/ 951 553 724 594 584 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 Nov 10 EXPORTS Argentina 4,230 6,046 6,949 10,300 8,000 China 11,796 1,413 227 3,892 4,000 Hungary 18 370 500 100 500 Romania 1 47 750 530 700 South Africa 3,006 2,525 1,640 2,200 500 Thailand 90 162 72 100 75 EU 1,722 347 344 200 400 Others 2,363 1,634 2,747 2,148 2,720 Subtotal 23,226 12,544 13,229 19,470 16,895 United States 33,148 58,645 52,681 46,500 48,500 WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,910 65,970 65,395 IMPORTS Algeria 1,326 1,000 586 900 1,000 Belarus 100 50 70 50 50 Brazil 1,134 1,686 160 400 1,250 Canada 585 1,108 735 850 1,000 Chile 439 551 385 800 700 China 0 4,287 1,476 75 250 Colombia 1,048 1,071 1,180 1,550 1,600 Costa Rica 382 410 340 350 370 Dominican Republic 658 685 649 750 750 Egypt 2,135 2,589 2,225 3,000 3,000 Guatemala 143 207 190 330 500 Indonesia 962 1,738 774 950 750 Iran 503 1,092 1,281 1,550 1,500 Israel 290 673 625 650 300 Japan 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,900 15,900 Jordan 378 366 269 450 650 Korea, North 258 115 76 650 650 Korea, South 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,500 7,500 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,400 2,400 Mexico 1,691 3,166 6,379 3,100 4,200 Peru 750 1,060 815 700 750 Philippines 1 138 515 450 500 Poland 153 226 325 400 250 Russia 2,760 218 100 200 100 Saudi Arabia 1,073 932 923 1,300 1,300 South Africa 30 424 402 350 200 Taiwan 5,316 6,287 5,733 5,700 5,000 Thailand 8 223 260 300 750 Tunisia 275 224 301 350 300 Turkey 9 462 739 850 600 Uzbekistan 150 20 150 150 150 Venezuela 1,069 1,221 1,205 1,350 1,400 Zimbabwe 0 25 93 70 100 EU 2,343 3,831 2,966 2,600 2,250 O.W. Europe 209 268 270 321 290 United States 483 216 399 275 250 Subtotal 50,499 63,688 59,878 58,571 58,510 Other Countries 4,747 4,172 3,237 5,811 5,025 Unaccounted 1,128 3,329 2,795 1,588 1,860 WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,910 65,970 65,395 WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,700 13,000 Brazil 32,934 37,440 32,480 36,160 33,000 Canada 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,380 6,900 China 102,700 99,280 112,000 127,470 105,000 Egypt 4,980 5,650 5,353 5,440 5,450 Hungary 4,012 4,300 4,600 5,900 6,200 India 9,600 9,120 9,440 10,100 10,000 Indonesia 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,500 6,500 Mexico 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,500 19,000 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,610 10,500 South Africa 13,275 4,845 10,200 9,012 8,500 Thailand 2,900 3,800 3,700 3,900 3,300 Ukraine 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900 3,000 Yugoslavia 5,912 7,500 7,700 7,600 9,500 EU 30,557 28,464 29,224 34,754 36,425 Others 49,811 48,740 53,697 49,851 50,821 Subtotal 314,539 305,218 328,184 354,027 331,296 United States 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064 237,742 WORLD TOTAL 475,493 561,839 515,489 590,091 569,038 CONSUMPTION Brazil 33,250 36,158 36,780 37,510 34,800 Canada 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,650 7,700 China 92,904 99,654 108,049 115,353 122,250 Egypt 6,915 7,939 7,790 8,490 8,450 Hungary 4,032 4,000 4,100 5,350 5,600 India 9,550 9,120 9,436 10,100 10,000 Indonesia 6,151 7,047 7,244 7,350 7,350 Japan 16,450 16,450 16,076 16,050 15,900 Korea, South 5,795 8,010 9,146 8,602 7,525 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,436 2,500 2,500 Mexico 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,400 23,400 Romania 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,080 9,300 Russia 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300 1,600 South Africa 8,132 6,820 8,080 8,062 7,900 Yugoslavia 6,300 6,900 7,000 7,200 7,850 Others 116,840 113,402 126,257 124,541 127,921 Subtotal 349,794 356,372 383,883 392,538 400,046 United States 159,819 183,577 159,887 179,168 187,969 WORLD TOTAL 509,613 539,949 543,770 571,706 588,015 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 4,586 7,275 3,265 2,065 1,490 China 25,000 27,500 32,700 41,000 20,000 South Africa 2,400 900 1,200 850 800 EU 3,224 2,934 2,331 3,662 4,577 Others 18,649 18,874 17,855 17,854 19,372 Subtotal 50,635 54,549 55,020 61,769 41,662 United States 21,595 39,571 10,819 22,455 23,585 WORLD TOTAL 72,230 94,120 65,839 84,224 65,247 REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,759 4,490 7,513 4,225 5,450 Latin America 2/ 6,370 7,810 5,993 7,640 8,645 EU 2,343 3,831 2,966 2,600 2,250 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 209 268 270 321 290 Former USSR 3,651 609 440 635 515 Eastern Europe 4/ 557 304 394 561 345 Middle East 5/ 2,761 4,382 4,531 5,725 5,175 North Africa 6/ 4,246 4,441 3,703 5,200 5,100 Other Africa 7/ 1,715 1,580 1,028 2,314 1,855 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 30,608 39,977 36,195 35,101 33,850 Oceania 10/ 13 109 15 30 30 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,944 263,642 Latin America 2/ 51,211 57,466 52,366 59,820 54,805 EU 30,557 28,464 29,224 34,754 36,425 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 249 225 215 220 Former USSR 8,927 4,037 7,010 4,824 7,065 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,174 22,716 24,771 25,315 28,675 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 38,701 34,790 33,828 South Asia 8/ 12,498 12,423 12,500 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 119,699 117,809 129,866 145,188 121,868 Oceania 10/ 419 402 477 516 445 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 187,396 211,477 190,676 210,218 219,069 Latin America 2/ 52,086 55,924 55,993 57,358 56,205 EU 32,069 32,340 32,768 35,643 37,180 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 396 509 509 536 510 Former USSR 12,258 6,366 6,582 5,941 6,145 Eastern Europe 4/ 21,025 22,187 22,845 24,155 25,570 Middle East 5/ 5,999 6,512 7,037 8,207 8,402 North Africa 6/ 9,024 10,102 9,177 10,893 10,753 Other Africa 7/ 33,622 33,190 36,219 35,796 35,143 South Asia 8/ 12,448 12,423 12,496 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 140,604 151,567 161,241 168,156 172,925 Oceania 10/ 436 488 481 531 470 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 24,075 41,873 14,117 25,230 25,560 Latin America 2/ 6,741 9,673 4,588 3,479 2,849 EU 3,224 2,934 2,331 3,662 4,577 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 100 108 94 94 94 Former USSR 2,867 1,106 1,719 987 1,972 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,716 1,829 1,831 1,947 3,222 Middle East 5/ 312 526 462 677 577 North Africa 6/ 335 630 378 338 338 Other Africa 7/ 3,950 2,145 2,720 2,170 1,810 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 28,793 33,181 37,479 45,520 24,138 Oceania 10/ 17 15 20 20 10 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 Nov 10 EXPORTS Australia 4,232 1,356 3,375 4,000 2,400 Canada 3,789 2,556 2,603 3,450 3,400 Russia 185 1,500 300 500 1,000 Syria 227 745 551 600 400 Turkey 705 812 3 500 800 EU 6,793 5,061 2,480 5,800 6,300 Eastern Europe 26 433 447 55 455 Others 1,029 851 905 331 625 Subtotal 16,986 13,314 10,664 15,236 15,380 United States 1,553 1,355 1,181 1,300 1,350 WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,669 11,845 16,536 16,730 IMPORTS Algeria 622 296 1 65 300 Brazil 268 61 326 175 200 China 1,318 1,365 1,399 2,000 2,250 Colombia 172 261 199 150 150 Ecuador 12 25 28 20 20 Iran 388 384 190 550 500 Israel 720 347 62 300 300 Japan 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,600 1,750 Jordan 421 681 643 600 700 Korea, South 67 121 52 100 100 Libya 685 216 43 400 350 Mexico 87 110 324 150 150 Morocco 115 342 112 75 150 Russia 400 584 600 300 250 Saudi Arabia 4,497 3,002 2,966 5,750 6,000 Taiwan 539 306 213 150 150 Tunisia 390 386 274 200 300 Turkey 145 54 60 25 25 EU 98 180 269 100 100 O.W. Europe 377 469 305 440 380 Eastern Europe 1,527 868 282 820 235 United States 2,042 1,125 810 950 750 Subtotal 16,609 12,934 10,687 14,920 15,110 Other Countries 1,546 1,522 1,071 1,387 1,281 Unaccounted 384 213 87 229 339 WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,669 11,845 16,536 16,730 WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 PRODUCTION Algeria 410 240 540 1,300 400 Argentina 455 350 385 390 525 Australia 6,956 2,913 5,823 6,632 5,200 Canada 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,562 13,500 China 4,327 4,411 4,089 4,000 4,000 Japan 271 225 218 233 175 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 22,000 Saudi Arabia 1,100 2,025 1,200 450 800 Syria 1,550 1,480 1,705 1,500 1,100 Tunisia 160 145 835 850 190 Turkey 7,300 6,500 6,900 7,200 7,200 EU 47,039 43,687 43,713 51,905 52,825 Eastern Europe 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,708 12,205 Others 32,687 32,325 26,246 22,597 24,180 Subtotal 161,575 153,307 134,918 145,127 149,000 United States 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,616 8,153 WORLD TOTAL 170,241 161,469 142,747 153,743 157,153 CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,112 536 541 1,365 700 Australia 3,034 2,142 2,325 2,752 2,800 Canada 9,304 10,317 10,552 10,618 11,050 China 5,743 5,855 5,550 6,000 6,250 Japan 1,981 2,025 1,864 1,873 1,925 Morocco 1,900 2,656 1,955 2,650 2,450 Russia 27,041 24,711 18,002 15,900 18,150 Saudi Arabia 5,900 5,800 5,000 5,650 6,800 Turkey 6,073 6,300 6,500 6,600 6,700 EU 42,198 42,017 43,298 45,026 45,362 Eastern Europe 12,007 11,798 11,255 10,440 11,875 Others 44,758 44,648 35,678 32,812 33,929 Subtotal 161,051 158,805 142,520 141,686 147,991 United States 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,520 7,446 WORLD TOTAL 170,104 167,531 150,160 150,206 155,437 ENDING STOCKS Australia 518 211 354 234 234 Canada 3,376 1,820 1,749 3,359 2,519 EU 10,472 6,917 5,455 6,694 7,887 Others 15,960 15,888 10,148 10,730 12,475 Subtotal 30,326 24,836 17,706 21,017 23,115 United States 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,394 2,012 WORLD TOTAL 33,349 27,287 19,874 23,411 25,127 REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,130 1,240 1,144 1,116 910 Latin America 2/ 531 409 672 536 486 EU 98 180 269 100 100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 377 469 305 440 380 Former USSR 1,464 1,656 1,204 875 955 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,527 868 282 820 235 Middle East 5/ 6,447 4,710 4,169 7,600 7,850 North Africa 6/ 1,888 1,264 432 840 1,175 Other Africa 7/ 24 20 8 105 25 South Asia 8/ 0 0 4 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 3,643 3,543 3,193 3,850 4,250 Oceania 10/ 26 97 76 25 25 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,578 22,053 Latin America 2/ 1,161 1,108 1,145 1,285 1,420 EU 47,039 43,687 43,713 51,905 52,825 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,174 947 1,010 1,154 1,112 Former USSR 55,014 53,096 32,864 29,765 38,265 Eastern Europe 4/ 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,708 12,205 Middle East 5/ 15,469 15,115 14,504 13,572 13,003 North Africa 6/ 1,829 4,365 2,205 6,220 2,145 Other Africa 7/ 1,340 1,746 1,846 1,881 1,835 South Asia 8/ 1,953 1,723 2,115 2,025 2,115 Other Asia 9/ 4,998 5,026 4,707 4,633 4,575 Oceania 10/ 7,346 3,308 6,123 7,017 5,600 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 18,894 19,653 18,867 19,713 19,046 Latin America 2/ 1,606 1,496 1,789 1,686 1,756 EU 42,198 42,017 43,298 45,026 45,362 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,447 1,378 1,461 1,632 1,557 Former USSR 53,488 51,433 36,701 31,082 34,265 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,007 11,798 11,255 10,440 11,875 Middle East 5/ 20,252 19,944 18,829 19,538 20,178 North Africa 6/ 4,615 4,242 3,685 5,665 4,650 Other Africa 7/ 1,364 1,715 1,811 1,986 1,860 South Asia 8/ 1,953 1,723 2,119 2,025 2,115 Other Asia 9/ 8,730 8,697 8,079 8,523 8,825 Oceania 10/ 3,392 2,567 2,655 3,147 3,200 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,474 4,346 4,017 5,828 4,606 Latin America 2/ 110 120 137 72 72 EU 10,472 6,917 5,455 6,694 7,887 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 680 720 574 536 471 Former USSR 5,567 6,597 2,938 1,796 5,301 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,431 1,064 895 928 1,038 Middle East 5/ 5,915 4,029 3,494 3,974 3,499 North Africa 6/ 167 1,395 300 1,695 365 Other Africa 7/ 0 0 0 0 0 South Asia 8/ 20 20 20 20 20 Other Asia 9/ 1,939 1,811 1,632 1,586 1,586 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 Nov 10 EXPORTS Argentina 426 192 811 650 600 Australia 513 50 594 130 250 China 245 188 28 99 25 Sudan 263 235 86 5 50 Others 303 91 172 45 25 Subtotal 1,750 756 1,691 929 950 United States 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,200 5,250 WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,448 6,129 6,200 IMPORTS Australia 0 282 0 0 0 Colombia 43 31 90 25 50 Israel 66 214 357 475 400 Japan 2,852 2,334 2,298 2,600 2,700 Korea, South 15 0 172 100 150 Mexico 3,089 2,544 1,764 2,100 2,200 Sudan 47 12 25 10 10 Taiwan 30 29 87 90 50 Turkey 14 0 0 138 0 EU 211 585 976 100 300 Subtotal 6,367 6,031 5,769 5,638 5,860 Other Countries 158 260 195 154 73 Unaccounted 543 118 484 337 267 WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,448 6,129 6,200 WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 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 5,676 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 9,000 Mexico 3,018 3,000 5,568 6,200 6,000 Nigeria 6,175 6,500 6,500 6,600 7,000 Sudan 2,400 3,700 2,450 4,000 4,200 Tanzania, United Repu 625 450 840 600 500 Venezuela 367 200 300 250 250 EU 745 554 470 548 705 Others 5,024 4,867 5,174 5,166 5,163 Subtotal 42,330 41,495 43,558 47,560 45,983 United States 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396 16,727 WORLD TOTAL 55,899 57,986 55,252 67,956 62,710 CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,656 1,450 Australia 653 1,266 1,018 970 950 Burkina 1,310 1,232 1,270 1,250 1,300 China 5,416 6,355 4,927 5,377 5,675 Ethiopia 1,233 1,319 1,726 2,025 2,025 India 11,659 9,340 9,550 10,280 9,100 Japan 3,000 2,577 2,198 2,500 2,800 Mexico 6,307 5,644 6,900 8,000 8,500 Nigeria 6,175 6,500 6,500 6,600 7,000 Sudan 3,088 3,027 2,764 3,895 4,150 Venezuela 1,041 1,144 1,514 683 950 Others 7,762 7,719 8,967 8,580 7,868 Subtotal 49,529 47,731 48,684 51,816 51,768 United States 11,687 10,223 8,021 14,452 11,685 WORLD TOTAL 61,216 57,954 56,705 66,268 63,453 ENDING STOCKS China 550 325 125 325 125 Mexico 391 291 723 1,023 723 Sudan 62 42 21 21 61 Others 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,784 1,539 Subtotal 2,873 2,294 2,193 3,153 2,448 United States 1,208 1,819 467 1,195 1,157 WORLD TOTAL 4,081 4,113 2,660 4,348 3,605 REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Nov 10 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,089 2,544 1,764 2,100 2,200 Latin America 2/ 54 69 170 84 90 EU 211 585 976 100 300 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 5 50 0 Former USSR 0 7 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 89 214 357 613 400 North Africa 6/ 0 1 71 2 1 Other Africa 7/ 185 172 60 48 42 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 2,897 2,417 2,561 2,795 2,900 Oceania 10/ 0 282 0 0 0 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,596 22,727 Latin America 2/ 4,353 3,354 3,980 4,215 3,690 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/ 14,246 15,686 15,581 17,290 17,832 South Asia 8/ 11,622 9,434 9,780 10,730 9,230 Other Asia 9/ 5,802 6,611 5,022 5,942 5,766 Oceania 10/ 931 1,272 1,555 1,100 1,200 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 17,994 15,867 14,921 22,452 20,185 Latin America 2/ 4,012 3,365 3,341 3,426 3,205 EU 1,041 1,144 1,514 683 950 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 5 50 0 Former USSR 0 7 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 4 5 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 847 958 1,094 1,288 1,075 North Africa 6/ 815 778 856 772 786 Other Africa 7/ 15,074 15,173 15,804 17,223 17,814 South Asia 8/ 11,871 9,574 9,780 10,510 9,330 Other Asia 9/ 8,748 9,357 7,655 8,338 8,941 Oceania 10/ 653 1,266 1,018 970 950 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,599 2,110 1,190 2,218 1,880 Latin America 2/ 462 297 260 310 260 EU 62 42 21 21 61 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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