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Foreign Agricultural Service Circular Series
FG 08-07
August 2007                   
                                                         

Low carryin stocks and lower wheat production (down nearly 4 million tons year-to-year) in Canada have reduced exportable supplies and enhanced trade opportunities for U.S. Hard Red Spring and Hard Red Winter. With domestic use currently forecast as little changed, stocks could be driven down to unprecedented low levels.

On the other hand, the coarse grains situation is rebounding. Barley production is recovering to more normal levels, despite less than optimal growing conditions and competition from oilseeds. Even so, exports are still forecast to fall due to tight carryin stocks, strong domestic demand for feed grains, and debate over the future of the Canadian Wheat Board’s authority covering barley exports.

For corn, record production spurred by high U.S. prices is expected to reduce imports to the lowest level in 8 years, despite record consumption. Feed use is slowly growing once again but industrial use—primarily for ethanol—is soaring. The largest oats crop in 11 years will allow Canada to dominate global trade and U.S. imports.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                           


Grain World Markets and Trade Commodity Data [Data is for current month only)                 
                                                                                                                   
All Grains Summary: Global snapshot of grains production, consumption, stocks and trade

Wheat

 Monthly Commentary: Wheat: World Markets and Trade

Table 1:  World Wheat, Flour, and Products Trade

 Table 2:  World Wheat Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 3:  Regional Wheat Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Rice

 Monthly Commentary: Rice: World Markets and Trade

Table 1:  World Rice Trade

 Table 2:  World Rice Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 3:  Regional Rice Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Coarse Grains

 Monthly Commentary: Coarse Grains: World Markets and Trade

 Table 1:  World Coarse Grain Trade

 Table 2:  World Coarse Grains Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 3:  Regional Coarse Grain Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 4:  World Corn Trade

 Table 5:  World Corn Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 6:  Regional Corn Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 7:  World Barley Trade

 Table 8:  World Barley Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 9:  Regional Barley Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 10: World Sorghum Trade

 Table 11: World Sorghum Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 12: Regional Sorghum Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Table 13: World Oats Trade

 Table 14: World Oats Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 15: Regional Oats Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Table 16: World Rye Trade

 Table 17: World Rye Production, Consumption, and Stocks

 Table 18: Regional Rye Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Historical Data Series

 Table 1:  European Union: Grain Supply and Demand

 Table 2:  China: Grain Supply and Demand

 Table 3:  Other Europe: Grain Supply and Demand

 Table 4:  Former Soviet Union: Grain Supply and Demand (Wheat and Coarse Grains)

 Table 5:  Former Soviet Union: Grain Supply and Demand (Wheat)

 Table 6:  Former Soviet Union: Grain Supply and Demand (Corn)

 Table 7:  Former Soviet Union: Grain Supply and Demand (Barley)

 Table 8:  Wheat Supply and Disappearance: Selected Exporters

 Table 9:  Corn Supply and Disappearance: Selected Exporters

 Table 10: Barley Supply and Disappearance: Selected Exporters

 Table 11: Sorghum Supply and Disappearance: Selected Exporters

 Table 12: U.S. Grains Supply and Distribution: Wheat, Corn, Sorghum, Barley, Oats, Rye, and Rice

 Table 13: Total Wheat and Coarse Grains: Supply and Demand

 Table 14: World Wheat and Coarse Grains: Supply and Demand

 Table 15: World Corn and Barley: Supply and Demand

 Table 16: World Rice: Supply and Demand

Endnotes: Regional Table Definitions and other notes.

Additional Resources

 Production, Supply and Demand Database Online (PSD Online)

 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)

 Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees (ICEC)




 

 

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