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MAY 13, 1997
GRAINS: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART TWO 05/13/97 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 WASDE 326 May 12 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 June 13 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 May 12 May 12 All Foreign Countries Production 494.1 461.4 479.0 519.1 516.9 Consumption 528.6 512.2 521.0 541.8 538.1 Ending Stocks 125.9 105.0 94.9 96.6 100.2 USA Production 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1 61.5 Imports 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 2.5 Consumption 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.3 34.3 Exports 33.1 32.2 33.6 26.5 27.5 Ending Stocks 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.7 15.2 World Total, Trade 100.2 98.0 93.7 94.8 98.4 RICE All Foreign Countries Production 350.3 358.2 365.8 371.8 372.0 Consumption 355.5 363.8 367.1 372.4 374.0 USA Production 5.2 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 Imports 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 NA Consumption 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 Exports 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 NA World Total, Trade 16.5 21.0 19.4 17.2 NA TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 610.8 586.2 588.8 632.4 620.5 Consumption 651.1 651.3 658.8 670.8 683.2 USA Production 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6 278.4 Imports 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.2 2.9 Consumption 185.9 207.9 180.1 204.7 211.5 Exports 40.0 65.7 58.7 52.8 58.3 Ending Stocks 27.4 45.3 14.4 27.6 39.5 World Total, Trade 85.6 97.0 88.2 87.8 90.9 WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,455.2 1,405.8 1,433.7 1,523.3 1,509.4 Consumption 1,535.2 1,527.3 1,546.8 1,585.0 1,595.3 USA Production 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3 345.3 Imports 8.0 5.8 4.4 5.9 NA Exports 75.9 101.0 94.9 81.7 NA World Total, Trade 202.3 216.0 201.3 199.8 NA 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 May 12 May 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,492 7,844 4,907 10,500 10,000 Australia 12,751 7,784 12,029 18,000 15,000 Canada 18,728 21,476 16,850 17,000 20,000 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 16,000 Eastern Europe 328 2,851 5,081 650 2,650 Others 2,015 1,662 3,130 2,650 3,250 Subtotal 67,117 65,785 60,127 68,285 70,900 United States 33,084 32,208 33,594 26,500 27,500 WORLD TOTAL 100,201 97,993 93,721 94,785 98,400 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 3,500 Colombia 920 829 950 900 950 Cuba 1,083 1,059 700 800 800 Ecuador 404 420 400 400 400 Egypt 5,866 5,856 6,000 6,300 6,300 Ethiopia 710 600 650 700 800 Georgia 850 700 600 600 550 India 83 29 55 1,800 3,000 Indonesia 2,925 3,818 3,525 4,000 4,500 Iran 3,537 3,192 3,000 6,500 5,500 Iraq 737 700 600 1,500 3,000 Israel 1,369 981 751 800 850 Japan 5,993 6,310 6,101 6,000 6,100 Jordan 734 740 875 600 600 Korea, North 105 125 240 200 200 Korea, South 5,647 4,293 2,554 3,750 2,800 Lebanon 419 381 440 400 400 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 1,750 1,700 Morocco 2,403 1,221 2,350 1,500 2,000 Nigeria 816 560 650 850 850 Pakistan 2,085 2,123 1,900 2,700 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 2,000 South Africa 598 759 750 850 700 Sri Lanka 825 942 1,000 900 750 Taiwan 916 896 975 950 950 Thailand 719 686 765 800 800 Tunisia 806 1,511 800 600 1,400 Turkey 644 444 2,100 2,000 2,000 UAE 359 325 375 400 425 Ukraine 100 275 10 200 50 Uzbekistan 3,500 2,000 1,500 1,200 1,400 Venezuela 1,037 1,144 1,020 1,050 1,100 Vietnam 371 450 325 425 500 Yemen 1,784 2,073 2,000 2,000 2,000 EU 1,343 2,095 2,300 2,000 2,000 O.W. Europe 508 560 500 650 680 Eastern Europe 2,466 1,771 1,447 3,425 1,100 United States 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,450 2,500 Subtotal 85,827 86,374 83,401 82,150 85,755 Other Countries 12,275 10,598 9,174 9,350 9,810 Unaccounted 2,099 1,021 1,146 3,285 2,835 WORLD TOTAL 100,201 97,993 93,721 94,785 98,400 WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 800 Argentina 9,700 11,300 9,200 15,900 14,000 Australia 16,479 8,903 16,975 23,500 18,500 Brazil 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200 2,500 Canada 27,232 23,122 25,037 30,500 26,000 China 106,390 99,300 102,215 109,000 114,000 India 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620 64,500 Japan 638 565 444 478 500 Kazakstan 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700 8,500 Mexico 3,596 4,151 3,460 3,200 3,400 Morocco 1,573 5,523 1,100 5,900 2,500 Pakistan 16,157 15,212 17,002 16,907 16,000 Russia 43,500 32,100 30,100 34,900 35,000 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 17,500 EU 82,930 84,541 86,161 99,003 97,850 Eastern Europe 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,219 33,200 Others 39,888 39,159 43,275 45,216 43,739 Subtotal 494,110 461,401 478,992 519,143 516,889 United States 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099 61,547 WORLD TOTAL 559,330 524,568 538,392 581,242 578,436 CONSUMPTION Algeria 5,700 5,900 5,240 5,300 5,250 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 8,208 9,175 8,700 China 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000 114,000 Egypt 10,516 9,956 11,700 12,035 12,200 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 19,900 19,900 Russia 48,945 42,647 39,420 36,850 36,000 Turkey 15,200 15,183 16,450 17,000 16,000 Ukraine 19,211 15,845 16,000 16,200 16,200 EU 72,178 73,291 77,193 81,451 83,060 Eastern Europe 31,008 31,382 31,538 30,285 31,380 Others 108,015 100,023 98,380 110,815 103,895 Subtotal 528,566 512,151 520,996 541,831 538,085 United States 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,312 34,291 WORLD TOTAL 562,304 547,165 552,020 577,143 572,376 ENDING STOCKS Australia 3,711 2,367 2,446 2,466 2,596 Canada 11,117 5,679 6,633 10,258 8,958 EU 16,218 12,208 10,596 14,913 15,888 Others 94,883 84,763 75,267 68,975 72,741 Subtotal 125,929 105,017 94,942 96,612 100,183 United States 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,663 15,152 WORLD TOTAL 141,401 118,804 105,176 109,275 115,335 REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 5,121 3,889 3,441 4,500 4,600 Latin America 2/ 13,877 14,314 12,606 12,560 13,510 EU 1,343 2,095 2,300 2,000 2,000 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 508 560 500 650 680 Former USSR 13,620 7,842 8,900 6,045 6,390 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,466 1,771 1,447 3,425 1,100 Middle East 5/ 10,578 9,563 10,650 14,925 15,585 North Africa 6/ 15,011 15,441 12,900 12,350 14,750 Other Africa 7/ 5,703 5,306 4,903 5,200 5,175 South Asia 8/ 4,151 4,881 4,161 6,575 8,025 Other Asia 9/ 25,261 30,880 30,412 22,855 23,290 Oceania 10/ 463 430 355 415 460 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,799 90,947 Latin America 2/ 14,244 16,027 12,772 22,128 19,106 EU 82,930 84,541 86,161 99,003 97,850 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 901 818 959 936 940 Former USSR 83,477 60,698 60,282 64,326 69,290 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,620 33,962 34,970 26,219 33,200 Middle East 5/ 36,578 34,398 34,997 34,274 33,670 North Africa 6/ 9,003 11,033 8,730 15,965 10,260 Other Africa 7/ 3,937 4,215 4,420 5,611 5,143 South Asia 8/ 77,118 78,867 86,862 83,347 84,370 Other Asia 9/ 107,776 100,476 103,157 109,934 114,960 Oceania 10/ 16,698 9,093 17,185 23,700 18,700 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 48,502 48,173 44,132 49,312 47,991 Latin America 2/ 22,532 22,649 21,567 22,622 23,105 EU 72,178 73,291 77,193 81,451 83,060 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,489 1,553 1,543 1,565 1,620 Former USSR 89,385 76,734 73,448 70,386 69,650 Eastern Europe 4/ 31,008 31,382 31,538 30,285 31,380 Middle East 5/ 41,135 42,272 44,280 47,066 47,475 North Africa 6/ 24,701 24,748 24,296 25,715 26,110 Other Africa 7/ 9,253 9,523 9,435 10,211 10,258 South Asia 8/ 80,264 82,082 88,891 91,715 93,095 Other Asia 9/ 132,361 131,274 130,968 133,150 134,185 Oceania 10/ 4,761 4,529 4,161 5,110 5,030 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 27,039 20,033 17,312 23,491 24,780 Latin America 2/ 2,200 2,467 1,278 1,794 1,805 EU 16,218 12,208 10,596 14,913 15,888 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 730 555 471 492 492 Former USSR 31,976 19,830 11,244 7,779 8,959 Eastern Europe 4/ 5,626 6,776 7,132 5,841 6,111 Middle East 5/ 12,072 10,351 10,060 10,693 10,973 North Africa 6/ 2,317 4,043 1,377 3,977 2,877 Other Africa 7/ 806 805 743 693 653 South Asia 8/ 13,108 14,547 16,079 11,874 11,674 Other Asia 9/ 25,478 24,707 26,323 25,162 28,427 Oceania 10/ 3,831 2,482 2,561 2,566 2,696 WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 May 12 EXPORTS Argentina 276 215 342 365 550 Australia 540 570 519 475 800 Burma 223 619 645 265 25 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 3,556 1,200 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 5,280 5,000 Uruguay 451 396 470 596 600 Vietnam 1,765 2,222 2,308 3,100 2,750 EU 153 185 325 175 350 Others 304 421 1,019 532 740 Subtotal 12,271 13,671 17,926 16,757 14,840 United States 2,644 2,794 3,073 2,624 2,400 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 20,999 19,381 17,240 IMPORTS Bangladesh 0 175 1,566 700 100 Brazil 831 1,098 987 800 1,200 Canada 182 190 214 220 220 China 112 700 1,964 850 800 Cuba 397 252 316 400 350 Cote d'Ivoire 384 187 387 300 300 Ghana 121 90 106 154 100 Guinea 160 255 291 250 200 Haiti 147 140 204 175 175 Indonesia 22 1,120 3,011 1,233 1,000 Iran 1,161 645 1,633 1,350 1,000 Iraq 647 64 92 236 750 Jamaica & Dep 75 75 74 75 75 Japan 107 2,473 29 445 600 Jordan 86 127 76 90 75 Korea, North 112 53 683 350 250 Korea, South 1 4 13 110 77 Liberia 73 75 20 18 25 Malaysia 385 317 402 572 500 Mexico 275 242 245 310 300 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 25 300 150 Syria 137 136 203 125 150 Turkey 309 235 445 350 250 UAE 75 80 85 85 85 Yemen 131 172 68 143 100 EU 444 725 820 800 650 O.W. Europe 60 60 30 60 65 Eastern Europe 213 127 185 135 150 United States 199 244 221 268 325 Subtotal 9,859 12,020 17,156 15,104 13,622 Other Countries 3,117 2,789 3,008 2,862 2,611 Unaccounted 1,939 1,656 835 1,415 1,007 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 20,999 19,381 17,240 WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 May 12 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 17,000 16,034 China 186,220 177,700 175,930 185,214 191,000 Egypt 3,908 4,198 4,565 4,798 4,919 India 109,313 120,462 121,752 119,202 120,762 Indonesia 48,182 46,638 49,743 50,462 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 1,753 Thailand 19,917 19,200 21,400 21,800 21,061 Vietnam 22,195 24,302 24,632 26,667 25,758 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,520 Others 38,290 37,364 38,665 39,445 39,591 Subtotal 518,701 519,907 531,570 543,072 551,324 United States 8,149 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771 WORLD TOTAL 526,850 526,988 540,542 550,959 559,095 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 9,300 China 127,000 128,000 129,000 130,000 132,000 Egypt 2,291 2,378 2,500 2,750 2,800 India 75,368 76,045 77,106 78,000 79,500 Indonesia 31,344 32,277 34,011 33,350 35,000 Iran 2,600 2,550 2,650 2,700 2,800 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 34,227 33,897 33,884 Subtotal 354,937 355,467 363,777 367,071 372,387 United States 2,964 3,323 3,344 3,418 3,403 WORLD TOTAL 357,901 358,790 367,121 370,489 375,790 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 820 1,095 1,277 986 486 Burma 856 687 622 617 592 China 29,602 25,173 21,256 21,456 23,206 India 10,600 14,230 14,083 12,043 11,543 Indonesia 1,592 525 1,858 2,541 2,041 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 976 410 203 711 1,011 Others 4,905 4,537 6,281 8,278 8,806 Subtotal 53,485 50,648 48,238 49,439 51,049 United States 1,252 865 1,051 811 789 WORLD TOTAL 54,737 51,513 49,289 50,250 51,838 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 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 656 676 680 798 845 Latin America 2/ 1,992 2,250 2,394 2,295 2,676 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/ 213 127 185 135 150 Middle East 5/ 3,599 2,370 3,425 3,305 3,325 North Africa 6/ 172 176 80 115 125 Other Africa 7/ 3,282 2,640 3,320 3,619 2,860 South Asia 8/ 457 281 1,783 1,068 330 Other Asia 9/ 1,649 5,241 7,042 5,136 4,612 Oceania 10/ 186 192 190 195 200 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 8,449 7,291 9,357 8,236 8,147 Latin America 2/ 17,516 18,358 19,592 18,776 18,188 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,979 2,520 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 2,858 2,973 3,102 North Africa 6/ 3,955 4,237 4,628 4,830 4,982 Other Africa 7/ 12,505 10,849 10,721 10,926 10,575 South Asia 8/ 147,055 159,652 158,613 157,805 161,053 Other Asia 9/ 329,587 318,519 329,980 342,978 347,637 Oceania 10/ 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,469 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,626 3,998 4,058 4,163 4,158 Latin America 2/ 13,064 13,003 13,310 13,678 13,660 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/ 269 219 227 181 187 Middle East 5/ 5,056 4,643 4,799 4,912 5,480 North Africa 6/ 2,494 2,551 2,649 2,886 2,966 Other Africa 7/ 10,810 10,019 9,553 10,350 9,818 South Asia 8/ 100,269 101,035 101,733 103,299 105,038 Other Asia 9/ 216,621 219,424 224,095 226,566 229,916 Oceania 10/ 425 441 435 435 440 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,418 936 1,124 892 886 Latin America 2/ 1,545 1,779 2,260 1,913 1,402 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/ 483 360 942 1,175 1,040 North Africa 6/ 203 133 283 433 533 Other Africa 7/ 961 713 631 850 736 South Asia 8/ 12,273 16,257 15,257 13,833 13,493 Other Asia 9/ 37,380 30,994 28,459 30,824 33,351 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 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,855 6,363 7,860 9,100 8,200 Australia 4,954 1,489 4,285 4,060 4,010 Canada 5,588 4,331 4,244 5,425 5,400 China 12,041 1,601 258 2,550 2,025 South Africa 3,006 2,576 1,665 1,500 500 Russia 475 1,778 400 700 550 Turkey 793 817 133 505 505 EU 10,080 8,108 4,950 7,850 8,200 Others 3,778 4,294 5,706 3,320 3,225 Subtotal 45,570 31,357 29,501 35,010 32,615 United States 40,041 65,671 58,656 52,776 58,276 WORLD TOTAL 85,611 97,028 88,157 87,786 90,891 IMPORTS Australia 6 433 30 10 10 Algeria 1,973 1,321 636 925 1,300 Brazil 1,411 1,535 505 725 1,725 Belarus 450 386 270 150 250 Canada 587 1,114 751 760 710 Chile 478 557 436 635 740 China 1,318 6,381 2,989 2,100 2,350 Colombia 1,164 1,374 1,446 1,740 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 1,650 1,700 Israel 1,076 1,234 1,072 1,000 950 Japan 21,213 21,174 20,363 20,520 20,770 Jordan 799 1,047 913 1,000 1,000 Korea, North 258 120 76 350 200 Korea, South 5,778 8,966 10,150 9,050 9,600 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 2,700 Mexico 4,872 5,832 8,493 5,460 6,860 Morocco 488 885 549 475 575 Peru 764 1,017 885 1,010 960 Poland 332 884 490 725 450 Romania 863 80 10 60 60 Russia 3,160 809 1,050 600 450 Saudi Arabia 5,579 3,935 3,824 6,100 6,100 South Africa 54 457 560 325 225 Taiwan 5,885 6,623 6,031 5,830 4,850 Tunisia 665 611 612 551 601 Turkey 168 578 889 575 425 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 2,875 3,125 O.W. Europe 596 524 527 605 610 United States 4,640 3,144 2,390 3,150 2,900 Subtotal 75,049 84,327 78,678 77,107 80,037 Other Countries 8,006 8,226 6,710 8,312 8,327 Unaccounted 2,556 4,475 2,769 2,367 2,527 WORLD TOTAL 85,611 97,028 88,157 87,786 90,891 WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 PRODUCTION Australia 9,842 5,406 9,362 9,065 8,555 Argentina 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,792 15,835 Brazil 33,760 38,216 33,236 37,830 35,805 Canada 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,357 26,825 China 117,178 114,291 124,504 140,630 135,150 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 6,800 Mexico 22,709 20,605 23,848 25,500 26,000 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,045 11,055 South Africa 13,990 5,400 10,986 8,828 9,148 Ukraine 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,500 13,300 Yugoslavia 6,755 8,253 9,153 9,003 8,903 EU 92,429 86,455 88,377 103,689 101,996 Others 193,675 187,648 170,886 173,802 170,639 Subtotal 610,808 586,180 588,843 632,351 620,461 United States 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,582 278,408 WORLD TOTAL 797,261 871,066 798,279 899,933 898,869 CONSUMPTION Argentina 8,519 7,661 7,020 8,162 7,695 Brazil 34,361 37,054 37,831 39,635 38,030 Canada 19,428 21,395 21,154 21,808 22,925 China 108,703 117,078 122,283 131,670 139,675 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 7,800 Japan 21,914 21,658 20,700 20,843 21,072 Korea, South 6,282 9,148 10,739 9,557 10,030 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 2,750 Mexico 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,085 33,660 Romania 10,826 10,695 10,864 10,605 11,165 Russia 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200 30,900 Saudi Arabia 7,231 7,012 6,128 6,704 6,804 South Africa 8,871 7,357 8,671 8,283 8,473 Yugoslavia 7,061 7,799 7,953 8,293 8,453 Others 287,873 285,514 290,321 288,925 291,534 Subtotal 651,137 651,334 658,751 670,800 683,211 United States 185,862 207,900 180,121 204,669 211,505 WORLD TOTAL 836,999 859,234 838,872 875,469 894,716 ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,071 3,296 2,971 4,855 4,065 China 26,759 28,752 33,704 42,214 38,014 Russia 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,037 937 EU 18,008 11,884 9,614 13,196 13,931 Others 40,497 40,026 32,677 30,535 27,136 Subtotal 96,320 90,197 80,503 91,837 84,083 United States 27,383 45,338 14,439 27,569 39,476 WORLD TOTAL 123,703 135,535 94,942 119,406 123,559 REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 10,099 10,090 11,634 9,370 10,470 Latin America 2/ 6,766 8,173 6,926 8,146 9,486 EU 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875 3,125 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 1,300 690 Middle East 5/ 9,243 9,288 9,138 11,400 11,100 North Africa 6/ 6,159 5,771 4,354 5,201 6,051 Other Africa 7/ 1,954 1,728 1,622 2,137 1,957 South Asia 8/ 0 0 5 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 37,625 47,963 43,714 42,350 42,970 Oceania 10/ 39 488 106 65 65 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 233,203 328,885 257,406 321,439 331,233 Latin America 2/ 57,824 62,970 58,675 67,338 63,294 EU 92,429 86,455 88,377 103,689 101,996 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,847 3,859 3,730 4,183 4,322 Former USSR 95,587 81,832 59,411 54,908 57,817 Eastern Europe 4/ 44,465 46,852 52,037 49,746 50,809 Middle East 5/ 20,119 18,940 18,422 17,668 17,544 North Africa 6/ 7,743 11,026 7,711 12,773 9,043 Other Africa 7/ 63,137 58,120 67,455 64,316 64,420 South Asia 8/ 34,960 34,467 33,822 37,227 36,939 Other Asia 9/ 135,195 133,650 143,120 159,094 154,536 Oceania 10/ 10,473 6,036 9,897 9,670 9,175 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 232,716 255,911 232,132 258,562 268,090 Latin America 2/ 58,754 61,701 62,834 66,588 65,040 EU 88,000 88,564 89,796 95,064 96,143 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,502 2,513 2,641 2,691 2,554 Former USSR 97,054 83,120 66,438 57,622 57,064 Eastern Europe 4/ 45,677 47,690 48,889 49,196 51,319 Middle East 5/ 27,816 28,150 27,471 27,803 27,489 North Africa 6/ 14,560 15,217 13,291 16,334 16,499 Other Africa 7/ 61,068 61,466 65,364 65,723 65,627 South Asia 8/ 35,954 34,602 33,818 36,987 37,019 Other Asia 9/ 163,258 176,050 182,449 190,483 199,738 Oceania 10/ 6,042 5,392 5,532 5,475 5,425 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 34,732 50,662 20,841 34,680 44,997 Latin America 2/ 7,223 9,917 4,808 3,919 3,259 EU 18,008 11,884 9,614 13,196 13,931 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,027 990 811 686 666 Former USSR 13,634 12,457 6,380 4,496 5,609 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,327 2,727 3,916 4,161 3,171 Middle East 5/ 6,265 4,571 3,707 3,867 4,017 North Africa 6/ 549 2,070 543 2,183 778 Other Africa 7/ 4,520 3,145 3,395 2,655 2,355 South Asia 8/ 620 420 420 620 520 Other Asia 9/ 31,909 35,434 39,310 47,521 43,089 Oceania 10/ 951 553 724 894 694 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 May 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,230 6,046 6,949 8,500 7,500 China 11,796 1,413 227 2,500 2,000 Hungary 18 370 500 100 300 Romania 1 47 750 400 100 South Africa 3,006 2,525 1,640 1,500 500 Thailand 88 160 71 100 75 EU 1,722 347 350 400 400 Others 2,365 1,636 2,703 2,045 2,170 Subtotal 23,226 12,544 13,190 15,545 13,045 United States 33,148 58,645 52,681 46,500 52,000 WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,871 62,045 65,045 IMPORTS Algeria 1,326 1,000 586 900 1,000 Belarus 100 50 70 50 50 Brazil 1,134 1,435 160 500 1,500 Canada 585 1,108 735 750 700 Chile 439 551 386 600 700 China 0 4,287 1,476 50 50 Colombia 939 1,072 1,182 1,500 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 1,250 1,300 Israel 290 673 624 450 450 Japan 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,500 15,500 Jordan 378 366 270 500 500 Korea, North 258 120 76 350 200 Korea, South 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,250 8,750 Malaysia 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 2,700 Mexico 1,691 3,166 6,379 3,000 4,500 Peru 750 977 815 950 900 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 1,100 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 275 224 301 300 300 Turkey 9 525 739 400 400 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 2,500 O.W. Europe 209 249 260 285 280 United States 519 245 399 250 250 Subtotal 50,568 62,909 59,931 55,460 58,850 Other Countries 4,514 4,465 3,979 4,835 4,845 Unaccounted 1,292 3,815 1,961 1,750 1,350 WORLD TOTAL 56,374 71,189 65,871 62,045 65,045 WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,500 13,000 Brazil 32,934 37,440 32,480 37,000 35,000 Canada 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,200 8,000 China 102,700 99,280 112,000 127,000 122,000 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 6,800 Mexico 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,000 19,500 Philippines 5,030 4,534 4,324 4,250 4,200 Romania 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,600 9,000 South Africa 13,275 4,845 10,200 8,300 8,500 Thailand 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,000 4,000 Ukraine 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900 3,500 Yugoslavia 5,912 7,500 8,300 8,000 8,000 EU 30,487 28,298 29,113 34,586 34,725 Others 49,704 48,470 53,552 49,354 51,372 Subtotal 314,362 304,782 328,528 352,730 348,547 United States 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064 249,948 WORLD TOTAL 475,316 561,403 515,833 588,794 598,495 CONSUMPTION Brazil 33,250 36,158 36,780 38,550 37,000 Canada 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,550 8,200 China 92,904 99,654 108,049 116,250 124,050 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 7,800 Japan 16,450 16,450 16,076 15,649 15,500 Korea, South 5,795 8,010 9,146 8,352 8,775 Malaysia 2,030 2,315 2,536 2,600 2,750 Mexico 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,300 24,500 Romania 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,100 9,100 Russia 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300 1,800 South Africa 8,132 6,820 7,900 7,680 7,800 Yugoslavia 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,400 7,600 Others 117,312 113,554 126,258 123,779 125,555 Subtotal 350,064 356,524 383,863 392,550 404,380 United States 159,819 183,577 159,887 177,681 186,953 WORLD TOTAL 509,883 540,101 543,750 570,231 591,333 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 4,586 7,275 3,165 1,915 1,390 China 25,000 27,500 32,700 41,000 37,000 South Africa 2,400 900 1,200 850 800 EU 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 5,137 Others 19,102 18,739 18,184 17,767 18,327 Subtotal 51,088 54,414 55,249 61,532 57,517 United States 21,595 39,571 10,819 23,099 34,276 WORLD TOTAL 72,683 93,985 66,068 84,631 91,793 REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,795 4,519 7,513 4,000 5,450 Latin America 2/ 6,132 7,616 6,049 7,485 8,795 EU 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 2,500 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 4,475 4,725 North Africa 6/ 4,246 4,481 3,756 4,450 4,925 Other Africa 7/ 1,725 1,536 1,528 1,995 1,865 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 30,608 40,062 36,319 34,150 34,200 Oceania 10/ 13 109 30 40 40 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,264 277,448 Latin America 2/ 51,186 57,440 52,445 60,778 57,206 EU 30,487 28,298 29,113 34,586 34,725 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 249 225 215 220 Former USSR 8,927 4,037 7,010 4,535 7,335 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,174 22,716 25,371 25,705 24,800 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 34,133 33,913 South Asia 8/ 12,498 12,423 12,500 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 119,617 117,565 129,582 144,418 140,368 Oceania 10/ 419 402 477 455 445 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 187,396 211,477 190,676 208,531 219,653 Latin America 2/ 51,976 55,751 56,638 59,983 58,936 EU 32,299 32,474 32,577 34,741 35,393 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 396 488 495 505 500 Former USSR 12,262 6,366 6,632 5,617 6,240 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,823 22,175 22,952 24,375 24,895 Middle East 5/ 5,945 6,502 7,063 7,132 7,877 North Africa 6/ 9,024 10,142 9,230 10,163 10,578 Other Africa 7/ 33,632 33,146 36,326 35,558 35,088 South Asia 8/ 12,448 12,423 12,496 13,235 13,135 Other Asia 9/ 140,522 151,409 161,284 167,928 176,525 Oceania 10/ 436 488 502 480 470 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 24,075 41,873 14,117 25,047 35,724 Latin America 2/ 6,586 9,502 4,407 3,527 2,917 EU 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 5,137 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 2,791 1,966 Middle East 5/ 312 519 461 501 476 North Africa 6/ 335 630 378 318 318 Other Africa 7/ 3,950 2,145 2,770 1,920 1,610 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 28,793 33,161 37,300 45,240 41,108 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 May 12 EXPORTS Australia 4,232 1,356 3,375 3,700 3,500 Canada 3,789 2,556 2,603 3,350 3,350 Russia 185 1,500 300 500 500 Syria 227 745 551 600 500 Turkey 705 812 3 500 500 EU 6,793 5,061 2,850 5,500 6,000 Eastern Europe 26 433 410 55 80 Others 1,029 876 900 200 275 Subtotal 16,986 13,339 10,992 14,405 14,705 United States 1,553 1,355 1,181 750 750 WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,694 12,173 15,155 15,455 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 35 35 Iran 388 384 190 400 400 Israel 720 347 90 200 200 Japan 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,750 1,750 Jordan 421 681 643 500 500 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 5,000 4,800 Taiwan 539 306 215 300 300 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 1,527 806 242 450 235 United States 2,042 1,125 810 900 750 Subtotal 16,558 12,755 10,909 13,790 13,800 Other Countries 1,546 1,522 1,098 1,186 1,096 Unaccounted 435 417 166 179 559 WORLD TOTAL 18,539 14,694 12,173 15,155 15,455 WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 410 240 540 1,300 600 Argentina 455 350 385 390 450 Australia 6,956 2,913 5,498 6,080 5,500 Canada 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,900 14,000 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 2,500 Mexico 450 500 400 400 400 Morocco 1,019 3,720 600 3,800 1,500 Russia 26,900 27,000 15,800 15,900 16,500 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 51,842 49,770 Eastern Europe 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,698 11,530 Others 32,687 32,325 26,231 22,290 23,230 Subtotal 161,575 153,307 133,823 144,533 139,530 United States 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640 8,600 WORLD TOTAL 170,241 161,469 141,652 153,173 148,130 CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,112 536 590 1,325 900 Australia 3,034 2,142 2,000 2,200 2,200 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 2,023 1,950 Morocco 1,900 2,656 1,906 2,650 2,650 Russia 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,900 16,100 Saudi Arabia 5,900 5,800 4,950 5,400 5,300 Turkey 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,650 6,800 EU 42,198 41,917 42,225 44,421 44,591 Eastern Europe 12,007 11,748 11,227 10,068 11,650 Others 44,764 44,765 36,165 32,432 32,116 Subtotal 161,057 158,751 141,748 140,219 142,007 United States 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,861 9,079 WORLD TOTAL 170,110 167,477 149,388 149,080 151,086 ENDING STOCKS Australia 518 211 354 534 334 Canada 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217 2,377 EU 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,043 6,422 Others 15,954 15,836 9,660 10,338 9,413 Subtotal 29,707 24,271 16,818 21,132 18,546 United States 3,023 2,451 2,168 1,947 1,577 WORLD TOTAL 32,730 26,722 18,986 23,079 20,123 REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 2,130 1,240 1,145 1,260 1,110 Latin America 2/ 525 433 678 536 541 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/ 1,527 806 242 450 235 Middle East 5/ 6,447 4,709 4,217 6,425 6,075 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 4,150 4,400 Oceania 10/ 26 97 76 25 25 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,940 23,000 Latin America 2/ 1,161 1,108 1,190 1,325 1,405 EU 47,039 43,687 43,713 51,842 49,770 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,174 947 1,010 1,129 1,102 Former USSR 55,014 53,096 32,864 29,838 31,625 Eastern Europe 4/ 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,698 11,530 Middle East 5/ 15,469 15,115 14,494 13,577 13,023 North Africa 6/ 1,829 4,365 1,450 6,220 2,505 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 5,798 6,465 5,900 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 18,894 19,653 18,809 20,786 21,329 Latin America 2/ 1,606 1,504 1,813 1,856 1,896 EU 42,198 41,917 42,225 44,421 44,591 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,447 1,378 1,474 1,539 1,402 Former USSR 53,488 51,458 36,937 31,055 31,595 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,007 11,748 11,227 10,068 11,650 Middle East 5/ 20,252 19,933 18,694 18,782 17,923 North Africa 6/ 4,615 4,242 3,135 5,270 5,030 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 8,823 9,000 Oceania 10/ 3,392 2,567 2,330 2,595 2,625 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,474 4,346 4,075 5,239 4,029 Latin America 2/ 104 80 85 40 40 EU 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,043 6,422 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 680 720 576 471 451 Former USSR 5,567 6,597 2,924 1,982 2,267 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,431 1,052 908 933 968 Middle East 5/ 5,915 4,039 3,233 3,353 3,528 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/ 574 268 412 582 382 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 May 12 EXPORTS Argentina 426 192 811 500 600 Australia 513 50 600 100 250 China 245 188 31 50 25 Sudan 263 235 100 50 50 Others 303 91 25 45 25 Subtotal 1,750 756 1,567 745 950 United States 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,500 5,500 WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,324 6,245 6,450 IMPORTS Australia 0 282 0 0 0 Colombia 43 31 50 25 50 Israel 66 214 358 350 300 Japan 2,852 2,407 2,298 2,750 3,000 Korea, South 15 0 175 100 150 Mexico 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 2,000 Sudan 47 12 25 10 10 Taiwan 30 29 89 30 50 Turkey 14 0 0 150 0 EU 211 585 925 500 500 Subtotal 6,367 6,104 5,685 6,015 6,060 Other Countries 153 260 219 88 88 Unaccounted 548 45 420 142 302 WORLD TOTAL 7,068 6,409 6,324 6,245 6,450 WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,500 2,000 Australia 931 1,272 1,555 1,000 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 6,000 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 745 554 470 548 545 Others 5,016 4,836 5,132 5,071 5,025 Subtotal 42,322 41,464 43,516 47,169 46,985 United States 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396 16,892 WORLD TOTAL 55,891 57,955 55,210 67,565 63,877 CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,950 1,450 Australia 653 1,266 955 900 950 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 2,650 3,100 Mexico 6,307 5,644 6,900 7,900 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 1,058 1,055 Others 7,754 7,615 9,023 7,852 7,580 Subtotal 49,521 47,700 48,640 51,770 52,810 United States 11,687 10,223 8,021 13,971 10,770 WORLD TOTAL 61,208 57,923 56,661 65,741 63,580 ENDING STOCKS China 550 325 125 325 125 Mexico 391 291 724 924 624 Sudan 62 42 22 22 22 Others 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,784 1,539 Subtotal 2,873 2,294 2,195 3,055 2,310 United States 1,208 1,819 467 1,431 2,473 WORLD TOTAL 4,081 4,113 2,662 4,486 4,783 REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 May 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 2,000 Latin America 2/ 54 69 130 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/ 89 214 358 500 300 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 2,880 3,200 Oceania 10/ 0 282 0 0 0 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,396 22,892 Latin America 2/ 4,353 3,354 3,980 4,260 3,740 EU 745 554 470 548 545 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 1,000 1,200 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 17,994 15,867 14,921 21,871 19,070 Latin America 2/ 4,012 3,365 3,322 3,740 3,245 EU 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,058 1,055 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 1,175 975 North Africa 6/ 815 778 856 771 786 Other Africa 7/ 15,061 15,142 15,898 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 8,476 9,241 Oceania 10/ 653 1,266 955 900 950 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,599 2,110 1,191 2,355 3,097 Latin America 2/ 462 297 260 310 260 EU 62 42 22 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/ 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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