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February 13, 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 323 FEB 12
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ALL GRAIN SUMMARY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, STOCKS AND TRADE TOTAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES, USA, AND TOTAL WORLD (MILLION METRIC TONS) 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 WHEAT Feb 12 All Foreign Countries Production 494.7 494.0 461.4 477.4 518.9 Consumption 519.2 528.2 513.7 520.0 537.1 Ending Stocks 130.3 126.6 104.2 93.5 99.0 USA Production 67.1 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1 Imports 1.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.2 Consumption 30.7 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.8 Exports 37.1 33.1 32.2 33.6 25.5 Ending Stocks 14.4 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.9 World Total, Trade 112.7 100.2 96.5 93.2 90.9 RICE All Foreign Countries Production 350.1 350.3 358.7 365.3 371.7 Consumption 355.0 355.5 364.0 366.5 373.0 USA Production 5.7 5.2 6.6 5.6 5.6 Imports 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Consumption 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 Exports 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.3 World Total, Trade 14.9 16.5 21.0 19.0 18.1 TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 591.8 611.6 585.4 589.1 620.8 Consumption 642.2 651.7 650.7 661.1 670.6 USA Production 277.4 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6 Imports 1.5 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.3 Consumption 198.7 185.9 207.9 180.1 200.8 Exports 50.1 40.0 65.7 58.7 55.0 Ending Stocks 63.1 27.4 45.3 14.4 29.4 World Total, Trade 91.7 85.6 97.0 88.5 89.3 WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,436.6 1,455.9 1,405.5 1,431.7 1,511.4 Consumption 1,516.3 1,535.4 1,528.4 1,547.5 1,580.7 USA Production 350.3 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3 Imports 3.6 8.0 5.8 4.4 5.7 Exports 89.9 75.9 101.0 94.9 82.8 World Total, Trade 219.3 202.3 214.5 200.6 198.3 Trade data are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. Rice production data is on a milled basis. WORLD WHEAT, FLOUR AND PRODUCTS TRADE JULY/JUNE YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 EXPORTS Argentina 7,326 4,492 7,830 5,000 10,500 Australia 9,532 12,751 7,774 12,100 16,500 Canada 21,735 18,728 20,850 16,850 16,000 India 31 28 77 1,600 500 Kazakstan 5,800 5,500 3,500 3,000 3,000 Saudi Arabia 2,490 2,019 1,700 200 0 Turkey 1,636 1,194 1,804 800 1,000 EU 23,687 20,066 16,800 12,500 14,500 Eastern Europe 1,300 328 2,314 4,585 810 Others 2,038 2,015 1,632 2,950 2,550 Subtotal 75,575 67,121 64,281 59,585 65,360 United States 37,136 33,084 32,208 33,594 25,500 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,179 90,860 IMPORTS Algeria 3,800 4,813 4,500 3,000 3,500 Bangladesh 1,040 1,065 1,718 1,100 1,100 Bolivia 432 424 430 400 400 Brazil 5,831 5,769 6,600 5,600 5,200 Belarus 950 900 550 450 150 Chile 536 790 615 750 750 China 6,719 4,310 10,235 12,000 4,000 Colombia 883 920 850 950 900 Cuba 898 1,083 950 700 900 Ecuador 398 404 400 400 400 Egypt 6,004 5,866 5,850 6,000 6,000 Georgia 700 850 700 600 600 India 2,980 83 28 55 2,000 Indonesia 2,651 2,925 3,818 3,450 4,000 Iran 2,982 3,537 3,182 3,000 5,000 Iraq 420 737 650 600 1,500 Israel 730 1,369 950 750 800 Japan 5,919 6,095 6,309 6,100 6,300 Jordan 576 734 730 750 600 Korea, North 333 105 100 240 200 Korea, South 3,994 5,647 4,293 2,554 4,000 Lebanon 311 419 375 440 400 Libya 998 1,123 1,167 750 750 Malaysia 942 1,327 1,153 900 1,250 Mexico 1,350 1,828 1,370 1,444 1,750 Morocco 2,811 2,403 1,215 2,350 1,300 Nigeria 875 816 550 675 700 Pakistan 2,785 2,085 2,107 1,900 2,300 Peru 1,057 1,338 1,200 1,000 1,300 Philippines 1,992 2,217 2,050 2,100 2,000 Russia 14,470 5,000 1,560 4,100 2,500 South Africa 957 598 751 750 700 Sri Lanka 858 825 942 1,050 900 Syria 732 520 240 100 100 Taiwan 929 916 895 975 950 Thailand 630 691 700 761 800 Tunisia 615 806 1,510 900 500 Turkey 977 644 474 1,350 1,500 Ukraine 1,225 100 265 100 200 Uzbekistan 3,200 3,500 2,250 1,500 1,500 Venezuela 1,126 1,037 1,141 1,000 1,050 Vietnam 382 371 400 325 425 Yemen 1,621 1,784 1,926 2,000 2,000 EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 1,500 O.W. Europe 640 508 560 500 650 Eastern Europe 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 1,915 United States 1,857 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,150 Subtotal 97,053 86,302 84,329 81,406 79,390 Other Countries 11,481 11,821 10,682 10,023 10,040 Unaccounted 4,177 2,082 1,478 1,750 1,430 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,179 90,860 WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,750 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 Argentina 9,800 9,700 11,300 9,200 15,500 Australia 16,184 16,479 8,903 16,975 23,100 Brazil 2,739 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200 Canada 29,871 27,232 23,122 25,037 30,500 China 101,590 106,390 99,300 102,215 109,000 India 55,690 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620 Japan 759 638 565 444 478 Kazakstan 18,285 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700 Mexico 3,127 3,596 4,151 3,460 3,200 Morocco 1,562 1,573 5,523 1,100 5,900 Pakistan 15,684 16,157 15,212 17,002 16,907 Russia 46,170 43,500 32,100 30,100 34,900 Saudi Arabia 4,070 3,600 2,679 2,000 1,200 Syria 2,800 3,400 3,700 4,000 4,300 Tunisia 1,584 1,400 500 530 2,000 Turkey 15,500 16,500 14,700 15,500 16,500 EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,167 99,460 Eastern Europe 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470 Others 53,358 58,205 49,328 53,899 53,805 Subtotal 494,672 493,996 461,413 477,369 518,940 United States 67,135 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099 WORLD TOTAL 561,807 559,216 524,580 536,769 581,039 CONSUMPTION Algeria 5,400 5,313 5,500 5,100 5,500 Australia 4,200 4,100 3,907 3,616 4,500 Brazil 7,839 8,000 8,100 8,100 8,100 Canada 8,135 9,340 7,835 8,208 9,175 China 109,054 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000 Egypt 10,421 10,516 9,950 11,100 11,200 India 55,559 56,482 57,695 63,300 65,920 Japan 6,400 6,471 6,509 6,450 6,390 Morocco 5,100 4,956 5,315 4,806 6,000 Pakistan 17,405 17,900 18,125 18,900 19,700 Russia 56,617 48,945 42,626 39,420 37,100 Turkey 15,000 15,200 15,213 15,700 16,800 Ukraine 21,820 19,211 15,835 16,700 16,735 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856 Eastern Europe 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,260 Others 100,000 107,865 102,036 97,827 105,836 Subtotal 519,175 528,181 513,696 519,968 537,072 United States 30,688 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,761 WORLD TOTAL 549,863 561,919 548,710 550,992 572,833 ENDING STOCKS Australia 5,017 3,711 2,367 2,446 4,566 Canada 12,193 11,117 5,679 6,633 12,258 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,602 16,251 Others 88,998 95,563 83,910 73,813 65,965 Subtotal 130,342 126,609 104,164 93,494 99,040 United States 14,442 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,894 WORLD TOTAL 144,784 142,081 117,951 103,728 111,934 REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,307 5,121 3,885 3,317 4,200 Latin America 2/ 13,050 13,877 14,198 12,800 12,845 EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 1,500 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 640 508 560 500 650 Former USSR 24,103 13,520 7,687 8,890 7,045 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 1,915 Middle East 5/ 9,312 10,578 9,428 9,899 12,935 North Africa 6/ 14,228 15,011 14,242 13,000 12,050 Other Africa 7/ 5,640 5,700 5,253 5,035 4,865 South Asia 8/ 7,685 4,151 4,825 4,211 6,325 Other Asia 9/ 25,240 25,335 30,815 30,155 24,655 Oceania 10/ 392 463 438 383 445 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 100,133 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,799 Latin America 2/ 14,869 14,244 16,027 12,836 21,501 EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,167 99,460 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 751 901 818 959 936 Former USSR 89,714 83,363 60,710 59,795 64,121 Eastern Europe 4/ 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470 Middle East 5/ 34,500 36,578 34,398 34,821 35,151 North Africa 6/ 9,663 9,003 11,033 8,130 15,630 Other Africa 7/ 3,542 3,937 4,215 4,470 5,491 South Asia 8/ 74,999 77,118 78,867 86,362 83,247 Other Asia 9/ 103,107 107,776 100,476 103,157 109,933 Oceania 10/ 16,380 16,698 9,093 17,185 23,300 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 43,225 48,502 48,169 44,001 49,761 Latin America 2/ 21,560 22,532 22,510 21,820 22,620 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,491 1,489 1,553 1,543 1,565 Former USSR 102,024 89,103 76,910 74,024 71,101 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,260 Middle East 5/ 38,862 41,431 42,598 43,375 47,176 North Africa 6/ 24,268 24,314 24,302 23,706 25,780 Other Africa 7/ 9,148 9,060 9,478 9,517 9,956 South Asia 8/ 78,534 80,264 82,027 88,391 91,365 Other Asia 9/ 128,243 132,509 131,589 130,722 133,940 Oceania 10/ 4,763 4,761 4,537 4,189 5,140 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 27,085 27,039 20,033 17,319 25,729 Latin America 2/ 1,842 2,200 2,507 1,323 1,999 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,602 16,251 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 810 730 555 471 492 Former USSR 30,568 31,848 19,383 9,944 5,909 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,504 5,252 6,751 7,072 4,387 Middle East 5/ 9,864 12,572 10,351 10,196 9,606 North Africa 6/ 3,373 3,073 4,046 1,520 3,420 Other Africa 7/ 661 806 835 773 723 South Asia 8/ 12,134 13,108 14,547 16,054 13,061 Other Asia 9/ 25,678 25,404 24,253 25,893 25,691 Oceania 10/ 5,131 3,831 2,482 2,561 4,666 WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Feb 12 EXPORTS Argentina 276 215 342 395 550 Australia 540 570 519 475 800 Burma 223 619 645 265 500 China 1,374 1,519 32 300 250 Egypt 133 262 150 75 75 Guyana 122 183 203 225 225 India 625 600 4,201 3,250 2,000 Indonesia 469 225 0 0 0 Pakistan 937 1,399 1,592 1,663 1,650 Taiwan 101 117 189 150 50 Thailand 4,798 4,738 5,931 5,251 5,500 Uruguay 451 396 470 550 475 Vietnam 1,765 2,222 2,308 3,100 2,750 EU 153 185 325 175 350 Others 304 421 1,044 537 655 Subtotal 12,271 13,671 17,951 16,411 15,830 United States 2,644 2,794 3,073 2,600 2,300 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,011 18,130 IMPORTS Bangladesh 0 175 1,566 800 100 Brazil 831 1,098 987 800 1,200 Canada 182 190 214 210 215 China 112 700 1,964 850 1,000 Cuba 397 252 316 400 400 Cote d'Ivoire 384 187 387 300 300 Ghana 121 90 106 175 100 Guinea 160 255 291 250 200 Haiti 147 140 204 175 175 Indonesia 22 1,120 3,000 1,250 1,500 Iran 1,161 645 1,633 1,400 1,200 Iraq 647 64 92 250 750 Jamaica & Dep 75 75 74 75 75 Japan 107 2,473 29 450 600 Jordan 86 127 76 90 75 Korea, North 112 53 683 350 400 Korea, South 1 4 13 110 77 Liberia 73 75 20 20 25 Malaysia 385 317 402 550 450 Mexico 275 242 245 315 350 Nigeria 382 300 450 500 750 Peru 336 220 258 400 400 Philippines 215 0 277 900 300 Russia 127 48 125 350 300 Saudi Arabia 859 698 615 750 750 Senegal 396 252 402 750 400 South Africa 431 402 634 600 500 Sri Lanka 267 39 25 300 50 Syria 137 136 203 125 150 Turkey 309 235 445 350 250 UAE 75 80 85 85 85 Yemen 131 172 68 100 100 EU 444 725 820 800 650 O.W. Europe 60 60 30 60 65 Eastern Europe 213 127 185 140 150 United States 199 244 221 250 260 Subtotal 9,859 12,020 17,145 15,280 14,352 Other Countries 3,117 2,789 3,008 2,747 2,771 Unaccounted 1,939 1,656 871 984 1,007 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,011 18,130 WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Australia 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,455 Bangladesh 27,513 27,064 25,252 26,533 27,753 Brazil 9,901 10,515 10,885 10,050 9,118 Burma 13,400 15,086 16,000 17,241 18,000 China 186,220 177,700 175,930 185,214 188,571 Egypt 3,908 4,198 4,565 3,387 4,032 India 109,313 120,462 121,752 119,202 121,512 Indonesia 48,182 46,638 49,743 50,308 51,538 Japan 13,216 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,930 Korea, South 7,257 6,404 6,882 6,386 7,189 Pakistan 4,674 5,993 5,171 5,905 6,391 Philippines 9,523 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,231 Taiwan 2,060 2,211 2,061 2,071 1,911 Thailand 19,917 19,200 21,400 21,818 21,818 Vietnam 22,195 24,302 24,632 26,667 25,758 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,492 Others 38,328 37,338 39,371 39,815 39,943 Subtotal 518,739 519,881 532,276 542,151 551,642 United States 8,149 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771 WORLD TOTAL 526,888 526,962 541,248 550,038 559,413 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 9,800 China 127,000 128,000 129,000 130,000 132,000 Egypt 2,291 2,378 2,500 2,075 2,400 India 75,368 76,045 77,106 78,210 79,500 Indonesia 31,344 32,277 34,000 33,250 35,000 Iran 2,600 2,550 2,750 3,100 3,200 Japan 9,500 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250 Korea, North 1,512 1,153 2,083 1,650 1,700 Korea, South 5,400 5,300 5,300 5,200 5,100 Philippines 6,350 6,725 7,142 7,500 7,700 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 8,500 8,500 Vietnam 12,884 13,817 13,959 14,500 14,250 EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,848 Others 34,199 31,227 34,381 33,547 34,229 Subtotal 354,962 355,479 364,020 366,456 373,027 United States 2,964 3,323 3,344 3,418 3,410 WORLD TOTAL 357,926 358,802 367,364 369,874 376,437 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 820 1,095 1,277 986 486 Burma 856 687 622 757 897 China 29,602 25,173 21,256 21,456 22,206 India 10,600 14,230 14,083 12,083 11,583 Indonesia 1,592 525 1,858 2,558 2,558 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 1,579 Thailand 976 410 203 852 1,252 Others 4,948 4,550 6,510 8,217 8,560 Subtotal 53,528 50,661 48,467 49,716 50,556 United States 1,252 865 1,051 811 793 WORLD TOTAL 54,780 51,526 49,518 50,527 51,349 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 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 656 676 680 775 825 Latin America 2/ 1,992 2,250 2,394 2,322 2,711 EU 444 725 820 800 650 Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 60 30 60 65 Former USSR 266 71 215 440 395 Eastern Europe 4/ 213 127 185 140 150 Middle East 5/ 3,599 2,370 3,425 3,275 3,545 North Africa 6/ 172 176 80 110 125 Other Africa 7/ 3,282 2,640 3,320 3,670 3,115 South Asia 8/ 457 281 1,783 1,165 230 Other Asia 9/ 1,649 5,241 7,031 5,080 5,112 Oceania 10/ 186 192 190 190 200 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 8,449 7,291 9,357 8,157 8,041 Latin America 2/ 17,554 18,332 19,847 18,935 17,997 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,492 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 61 Middle East 5/ 2,670 3,003 3,309 3,349 3,659 North Africa 6/ 3,955 4,237 4,628 3,419 4,095 Other Africa 7/ 12,505 10,849 10,721 10,912 10,586 South Asia 8/ 147,055 159,652 158,613 157,733 161,877 Other Asia 9/ 329,587 318,519 329,980 343,083 347,794 Oceania 10/ 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,455 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,626 3,998 4,058 4,118 4,150 Latin America 2/ 13,079 13,015 13,423 13,850 13,865 EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,848 Other West. Eur. 3/ 54 60 35 60 65 Former USSR 1,466 1,243 1,122 1,220 1,225 Eastern Europe 4/ 269 219 227 186 184 Middle East 5/ 5,056 4,643 4,899 5,232 5,950 North Africa 6/ 2,494 2,551 2,649 2,206 2,566 Other Africa 7/ 10,810 10,019 9,553 10,326 10,165 South Asia 8/ 100,269 101,035 101,733 103,509 105,035 Other Asia 9/ 216,621 219,424 224,084 226,312 230,339 Oceania 10/ 425 441 435 430 440 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,418 936 1,124 874 861 Latin America 2/ 1,588 1,792 2,289 1,996 1,400 EU 259 201 230 171 231 Other West. Eur. 3/ 17 17 12 12 12 Former USSR 0 0 0 100 100 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 483 360 1,142 1,275 1,260 North Africa 6/ 203 133 283 233 258 Other Africa 7/ 961 713 631 865 731 South Asia 8/ 12,273 16,257 15,257 13,824 13,534 Other Asia 9/ 37,380 30,994 28,459 31,121 32,906 Oceania 10/ 198 123 91 56 56 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Production is on a rough basis; all other data reported on a milled basis. WORLD COARSE GRAIN TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 EXPORTS Argentina 6,029 4,855 6,363 7,860 9,100 Australia 2,887 4,954 1,489 4,285 3,760 Canada 4,122 5,588 4,331 4,362 5,575 China 13,014 12,041 1,601 258 1,050 South Africa 0 3,006 2,576 1,665 2,000 Russia 400 475 1,778 400 700 Turkey 531 793 817 155 755 EU 9,068 10,080 8,108 5,050 7,650 Others 5,566 3,778 4,294 5,760 3,700 Subtotal 41,617 45,570 31,357 29,795 34,290 United States 50,101 40,041 65,671 58,656 55,026 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,451 89,316 IMPORTS Australia 5 6 433 30 10 Algeria 1,603 1,973 1,321 636 925 Brazil 1,346 1,411 1,535 505 1,225 Belarus 1,060 450 386 270 150 Canada 1,195 587 1,114 751 760 Chile 405 478 557 436 610 China 647 1,318 6,381 3,089 1,750 Colombia 506 1,164 1,374 1,446 1,740 Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675 Egypt 1,757 2,211 2,613 2,267 2,900 Iran 1,334 891 1,476 1,471 1,650 Israel 1,420 1,076 1,234 1,072 1,200 Japan 22,103 21,213 21,174 20,363 21,020 Jordan 634 799 1,047 913 850 Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350 Korea, South 6,716 5,778 8,966 10,150 9,450 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 Mexico 4,511 4,872 5,832 8,493 5,960 Morocco 935 488 885 549 475 Peru 633 764 1,017 885 1,010 Poland 2,332 332 884 490 600 Romania 851 863 80 10 10 Russia 6,162 3,160 809 1,050 600 Saudi Arabia 4,761 5,579 3,935 3,824 6,100 South Africa 2,230 54 457 560 170 Taiwan 5,883 5,885 6,623 6,031 6,330 Tunisia 320 665 611 612 551 Turkey 683 168 578 889 500 Uzbekistan 510 305 222 255 255 Venezuela 1,139 963 1,170 1,243 1,401 Yugoslavia 170 135 190 25 0 Zimbabwe 1,360 0 25 93 70 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875 O.W. Europe 654 596 524 527 635 United States 1,515 4,640 3,144 2,390 3,300 Subtotal 80,816 75,049 84,327 78,778 79,057 Other Countries 8,562 8,006 8,226 6,710 8,002 Unaccounted 2,340 2,556 4,475 2,963 2,257 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,451 89,316 WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Australia 8,251 9,842 5,406 9,362 8,885 Argentina 14,079 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,455 Brazil 29,856 33,760 38,216 33,236 34,830 Canada 19,626 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,357 China 108,640 117,840 113,680 124,415 130,350 Egypt 5,285 5,885 6,580 6,663 6,720 Hungary 6,273 5,352 6,200 6,308 6,710 India 36,779 31,020 30,080 29,680 33,600 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 Mexico 22,269 22,709 20,605 23,848 25,500 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300 Romania 9,049 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,045 South Africa 10,731 13,990 5,400 10,986 10,088 Ukraine 15,585 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,500 Yugoslavia 7,228 6,755 8,253 9,153 9,203 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 102,839 Others 197,225 193,815 187,456 170,997 174,773 Subtotal 591,779 611,610 585,377 589,103 620,755 United States 277,416 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,582 WORLD TOTAL 869,195 798,063 870,263 798,539 888,337 CONSUMPTION Argentina 7,687 8,519 7,661 7,020 7,925 Brazil 31,023 34,361 37,054 37,831 38,135 Canada 16,838 19,428 21,395 21,276 21,658 China 99,667 109,167 116,628 124,296 131,240 Egypt 7,042 7,951 8,893 9,142 9,670 India 35,391 32,014 30,215 29,646 33,280 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 Japan 22,468 21,914 21,658 20,700 21,343 Korea, South 7,276 6,282 9,148 10,743 9,955 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,533 2,600 Mexico 26,530 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,585 Romania 11,209 10,826 10,695 10,864 10,555 Russia 60,680 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200 Saudi Arabia 7,094 7,231 7,012 6,128 6,604 South Africa 8,350 8,871 7,357 8,671 8,488 Yugoslavia 7,890 7,061 7,799 7,953 8,493 Others 285,189 288,013 285,322 290,149 288,451 Subtotal 642,194 651,741 650,692 661,065 670,582 United States 198,650 185,862 207,900 180,121 200,756 WORLD TOTAL 840,844 837,603 858,592 841,186 871,338 ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,291 5,071 3,296 2,971 4,855 China 28,331 26,281 28,113 31,063 30,873 Russia 6,034 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,037 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,486 Others 60,000 58,488 51,893 42,222 43,034 Subtotal 99,656 95,825 89,541 77,793 79,799 United States 63,092 27,383 45,338 14,439 29,432 WORLD TOTAL 162,748 123,208 134,879 92,232 109,231 REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 7,221 10,099 10,090 11,634 10,020 Latin America 2/ 5,881 6,766 8,173 6,926 8,551 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875 Other West. Eur. 3/ 654 596 524 527 635 Former USSR 11,184 5,559 2,794 2,380 1,805 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,812 1,962 1,242 662 745 Middle East 5/ 9,751 9,243 9,288 9,138 11,335 North Africa 6/ 5,407 6,159 5,771 4,354 5,301 Other Africa 7/ 4,893 1,954 1,728 1,622 1,972 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 38,371 37,625 47,963 43,814 43,650 Oceania 10/ 28 39 488 106 65 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 319,311 233,203 328,885 257,406 321,439 Latin America 2/ 55,043 57,964 62,929 58,392 63,718 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 102,839 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,472 3,847 3,859 3,730 4,129 Former USSR 95,286 95,587 81,827 59,687 55,303 Eastern Europe 4/ 43,234 44,465 46,852 52,037 49,593 Middle East 5/ 17,555 20,119 18,940 18,319 18,872 North Africa 6/ 8,874 7,743 11,026 8,396 13,263 Other Africa 7/ 60,549 63,137 57,999 67,148 64,916 South Asia 8/ 40,901 34,960 34,467 33,962 37,877 Other Asia 9/ 127,240 135,857 133,039 142,985 148,912 Oceania 10/ 8,818 10,473 6,011 9,997 9,505 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 242,018 232,716 255,911 232,254 254,999 Latin America 2/ 54,099 58,894 61,660 62,551 64,458 EU 82,365 88,000 88,564 89,658 93,619 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,645 2,502 2,513 2,641 2,681 Former USSR 101,941 97,054 83,115 66,714 57,992 Eastern Europe 4/ 48,935 45,677 47,690 48,889 48,448 Middle East 5/ 27,724 27,816 28,150 27,368 28,667 North Africa 6/ 14,403 14,560 15,217 13,976 17,224 Other Africa 7/ 57,785 61,068 61,345 65,057 65,643 South Asia 8/ 39,513 35,954 34,602 33,933 37,557 Other Asia 9/ 155,554 163,722 175,600 184,416 191,774 Oceania 10/ 5,964 6,042 5,367 5,632 5,690 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 70,619 34,732 50,662 20,841 36,543 Latin America 2/ 6,200 7,223 9,917 4,808 2,839 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,486 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,015 1,027 990 811 691 Former USSR 10,476 13,617 12,440 6,363 4,479 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,968 3,327 2,727 3,916 3,856 Middle East 5/ 5,555 6,265 4,571 3,685 3,870 North Africa 6/ 1,127 549 2,070 543 1,883 Other Africa 7/ 5,779 4,520 3,145 3,395 3,370 South Asia 8/ 1,919 620 420 420 720 Other Asia 9/ 34,023 31,431 34,795 36,669 36,207 Oceania 10/ 1,426 951 553 724 814 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. \ All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD CORN TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 EXPORTS Argentina 4,779 4,230 6,046 6,949 8,500 China 12,623 11,796 1,413 227 1,000 Hungary 222 18 370 500 500 Romania 1 1 47 750 400 South Africa 0 3,006 2,525 1,640 2,000 Thailand 198 88 160 100 100 EU 1,256 1,722 347 350 400 Others 1,381 2,365 1,636 2,739 2,045 Subtotal 20,460 23,226 12,544 13,255 14,945 United States 41,766 33,148 58,645 52,681 48,500 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 63,445 IMPORTS Algeria 1,251 1,326 1,000 586 900 Belarus 520 100 50 70 50 Brazil 1,170 1,134 1,435 160 1,000 Canada 1,190 585 1,108 735 750 Chile 395 439 551 386 600 China 0 0 4,287 1,476 50 Colombia 429 939 1,072 1,182 1,500 Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675 Egypt 1,742 2,135 2,589 2,224 2,850 Guatemala 163 143 207 190 330 Indonesia 357 962 1,738 734 750 Iran 1,160 503 1,092 1,281 1,250 Israel 626 290 673 624 450 Japan 16,760 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,750 Jordan 295 378 366 270 350 Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350 Korea, South 6,544 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,250 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600 Mexico 396 1,691 3,166 6,379 3,500 Peru 582 750 977 815 950 Philippines 0 1 138 515 750 Poland 1,041 153 185 325 400 Russia 4,268 2,760 218 100 200 Saudi Arabia 844 1,073 933 924 1,100 South Africa 2,102 30 424 550 150 Taiwan 5,629 5,316 6,288 5,727 6,000 Thailand 80 8 222 259 400 Tunisia 315 275 224 301 300 Turkey 159 9 525 739 400 Uzbekistan 200 150 20 150 150 Venezuela 1,126 945 1,170 1,205 1,400 Zimbabwe 1,300 0 25 93 70 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 O.W. Europe 218 209 249 260 225 United States 166 519 245 399 250 Subtotal 55,946 50,568 62,909 59,931 57,300 Other Countries 5,148 4,514 4,465 3,979 4,735 Unaccounted 1,132 1,292 3,815 2,026 1,410 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 63,445 WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,200 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,500 Brazil 29,200 32,934 37,440 32,480 34,000 Canada 4,883 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,200 China 95,380 102,700 99,280 112,000 117,000 Egypt 4,500 4,980 5,650 5,738 5,800 Hungary 4,301 4,012 4,300 4,600 5,600 India 9,992 9,600 9,120 9,800 10,000 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600 Mexico 18,631 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,000 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300 Romania 6,829 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,600 South Africa 9,990 13,275 4,845 10,200 9,500 Thailand 3,400 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,000 Ukraine 2,851 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900 Yugoslavia 6,650 5,912 7,500 8,300 8,200 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,830 Others 50,324 49,859 48,152 52,925 48,949 Subtotal 297,833 314,517 304,464 328,461 339,979 United States 240,719 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064 WORLD TOTAL 538,552 475,471 561,085 515,766 576,043 CONSUMPTION Brazil 30,200 33,250 36,158 36,780 37,050 Canada 6,209 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,550 China 85,757 92,904 99,654 110,049 116,250 Egypt 6,242 6,915 7,939 8,174 8,700 Hungary 4,899 4,030 4,000 4,100 5,050 India 9,983 9,550 9,120 9,796 10,000 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400 Japan 16,850 16,450 16,450 16,076 15,899 Korea, South 6,630 5,795 8,010 9,150 8,350 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,533 2,600 Mexico 18,463 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,800 Romania 8,336 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,100 Russia 6,214 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300 South Africa 7,603 8,132 6,820 7,900 7,880 Yugoslavia 7,238 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,600 Others 117,673 117,467 113,236 125,445 122,128 Subtotal 340,157 350,219 356,206 385,796 390,657 United States 172,927 159,819 183,577 159,887 174,506 WORLD TOTAL 513,084 510,038 539,783 545,683 565,163 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 3,598 4,586 7,275 3,165 915 China 27,000 25,000 27,500 30,700 30,500 South Africa 1,687 2,400 900 1,200 1,850 EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 Others 21,276 19,085 18,722 18,167 17,297 Subtotal 53,561 51,071 54,397 53,232 50,562 United States 53,672 21,595 39,571 10,819 24,369 WORLD TOTAL 107,233 72,666 93,968 64,051 74,931 REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 1,752 2,795 4,519 7,513 4,500 Latin America 2/ 5,483 6,132 7,616 6,049 7,935 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 218 209 249 260 225 Former USSR 6,188 3,655 609 490 575 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,610 363 369 410 535 Middle East 5/ 3,779 2,707 4,365 4,563 4,325 North Africa 6/ 3,841 4,246 4,481 3,756 4,600 Other Africa 7/ 4,630 1,725 1,536 1,528 1,870 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 31,955 30,608 40,062 36,319 35,150 Oceania 10/ 23 13 109 30 40 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 264,233 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,264 Latin America 2/ 47,629 51,311 57,495 52,374 57,555 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,830 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 187 249 225 215 Former USSR 7,109 8,957 4,032 6,990 4,505 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,708 20,174 22,716 25,371 25,570 Middle East 5/ 2,907 3,162 2,347 2,447 2,902 North Africa 6/ 4,719 5,075 5,856 6,091 6,153 Other Africa 7/ 34,374 36,854 28,908 37,797 34,688 South Asia 8/ 13,034 12,498 12,423 13,010 13,235 Other Asia 9/ 112,866 119,617 117,565 129,536 134,516 Oceania 10/ 375 419 402 477 475 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 197,599 187,396 211,477 190,676 205,856 Latin America 2/ 47,647 52,101 55,806 56,567 58,195 EU 28,355 32,299 32,474 32,416 33,985 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 423 396 488 495 445 Former USSR 13,314 12,292 6,361 6,612 5,562 Eastern Europe 4/ 24,706 20,823 22,175 22,952 24,240 Middle East 5/ 6,386 5,945 6,502 7,063 7,182 North Africa 6/ 8,376 9,024 10,142 9,915 10,813 Other Africa 7/ 32,468 33,632 32,778 35,362 35,188 South Asia 8/ 13,025 12,448 12,423 13,006 13,235 Other Asia 9/ 134,730 140,522 151,409 163,238 168,999 Oceania 10/ 363 436 488 502 500 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 56,480 24,075 41,873 14,117 26,317 Latin America 2/ 5,399 6,586 9,502 4,407 2,447 EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 100 100 110 100 95 Former USSR 2,140 2,850 1,089 1,702 1,170 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,239 1,724 1,890 2,401 2,391 Middle East 5/ 475 312 519 461 501 North Africa 6/ 137 335 630 378 318 Other Africa 7/ 4,022 3,950 2,145 2,770 2,920 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 31,187 28,793 33,161 35,300 34,767 Oceania 10/ 17 17 15 20 20 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD BARLEY TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 EXPORTS Australia 2,600 4,232 1,356 3,375 3,400 Canada 2,859 3,789 2,556 2,685 3,500 Russia 100 185 1,500 300 500 Syria 100 227 745 551 600 Turkey 523 705 812 25 750 EU 5,816 6,793 5,061 2,850 5,000 Eastern Europe 827 26 433 410 55 Others 2,259 1,029 876 900 200 Subtotal 15,084 16,986 13,339 11,096 14,005 United States 1,611 1,553 1,355 1,181 750 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,277 14,755 IMPORTS Algeria 352 622 296 50 25 Brazil 145 262 85 320 200 China 647 1,318 1,345 1,413 1,500 Colombia 50 172 261 200 200 Ecuador 25 12 25 30 35 Iran 174 388 384 190 400 Israel 571 720 347 90 450 Japan 1,663 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,750 Jordan 339 421 681 643 500 Korea, South 55 67 121 60 100 Libya 603 685 216 70 300 Mexico 89 87 110 325 350 Morocco 591 115 342 72 75 Russia 1,554 400 584 800 300 Saudi Arabia 3,917 4,497 3,002 2,900 5,000 Taiwan 242 539 306 215 300 Tunisia 5 390 386 310 250 Turkey 87 145 53 150 100 EU 38 53 60 170 100 O.W. Europe 398 377 469 320 385 Eastern Europe 1,531 1,527 806 242 200 United States 195 2,042 1,125 810 1,050 Subtotal 13,271 16,558 12,755 10,909 13,570 Other Countries 2,617 1,546 1,522 1,098 1,016 Unaccounted 807 435 417 270 169 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,277 14,755 WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,500 410 240 540 1,300 Argentina 500 455 350 385 390 Australia 5,460 6,956 2,913 5,498 6,000 Canada 11,032 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,900 China 4,000 4,200 3,800 4,000 4,000 Japan 286 271 225 218 233 Kazakstan 8,511 7,149 5,100 2,407 2,700 Mexico 450 450 500 400 400 Morocco 1,081 1,019 3,720 600 3,800 Russia 26,989 26,900 27,000 15,800 15,900 Saudi Arabia 406 1,100 2,025 1,200 450 Syria 1,090 1,550 1,480 1,200 1,700 Tunisia 570 160 145 80 850 Turkey 6,500 7,300 6,500 6,900 7,500 EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,735 52,280 Eastern Europe 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700 Others 28,684 32,667 32,110 26,450 23,149 Subtotal 155,952 161,428 152,481 133,699 146,252 United States 9,908 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640 WORLD TOTAL 165,860 170,094 160,643 141,528 154,892 CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,900 1,112 536 590 1,325 Australia 2,834 3,034 2,142 2,000 2,500 Canada 7,925 9,304 10,317 10,616 11,000 China 4,723 5,418 5,395 5,463 5,500 Japan 1,929 1,981 2,025 1,864 2,023 Morocco 1,900 1,900 2,656 1,906 2,650 Russia 28,368 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,900 Saudi Arabia 6,011 5,900 5,800 4,950 5,300 Turkey 5,800 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,850 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,247 44,559 Eastern Europe 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,825 Others 43,108 44,744 44,550 36,008 34,302 Subtotal 158,242 160,712 158,086 141,648 141,734 United States 7,916 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,730 WORLD TOTAL 166,158 169,765 166,812 149,288 150,464 ENDING STOCKS Australia 1,032 518 211 354 454 Canada 3,271 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,493 Others 12,836 15,476 15,197 8,997 9,400 Subtotal 28,631 29,229 23,632 16,155 20,564 United States 3,292 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,187 WORLD TOTAL 31,923 32,252 26,083 18,323 22,751 REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 287 2,130 1,240 1,145 1,410 Latin America 2/ 274 525 433 678 511 EU 38 53 60 170 100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 398 377 469 320 385 Former USSR 3,876 1,464 1,656 1,400 875 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,531 1,527 806 242 200 Middle East 5/ 5,312 6,447 4,709 4,217 6,710 North Africa 6/ 1,555 1,888 1,264 527 700 Other Africa 7/ 10 24 20 10 20 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 2,607 3,643 3,523 3,217 3,650 Oceania 10/ 0 26 97 76 25 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 21,390 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,940 Latin America 2/ 1,349 1,171 1,023 985 1,100 EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,735 52,280 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 989 1,174 947 1,010 1,129 Former USSR 52,406 54,984 53,096 33,065 29,903 Eastern Europe 4/ 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700 Middle East 5/ 13,175 15,469 15,115 14,391 14,581 North Africa 6/ 3,401 1,829 4,365 1,450 6,220 Other Africa 7/ 1,679 1,340 1,641 1,896 2,031 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,965 1,975 Other Asia 9/ 4,714 4,871 4,415 4,618 4,633 Oceania 10/ 5,789 7,346 3,283 5,898 6,400 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 16,394 18,894 19,653 18,931 20,505 Latin America 2/ 1,514 1,616 1,419 1,608 1,606 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,247 44,559 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,467 1,447 1,378 1,474 1,589 Former USSR 53,228 53,458 51,458 37,138 31,120 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,825 Middle East 5/ 19,221 20,252 19,933 18,591 19,796 North Africa 6/ 5,262 4,615 4,242 3,135 5,520 Other Africa 7/ 1,689 1,364 1,610 1,881 2,051 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,970 1,975 Other Asia 9/ 7,377 8,405 8,237 8,002 8,323 Oceania 10/ 3,198 3,392 2,542 2,430 2,910 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,638 6,474 4,346 4,075 5,479 Latin America 2/ 124 104 80 85 40 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,493 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 619 680 720 576 476 Former USSR 3,608 5,567 6,597 2,924 1,982 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,107 1,431 1,052 908 928 Middle East 5/ 5,000 5,915 4,039 3,211 3,356 North Africa 6/ 886 167 1,395 120 1,520 Other Africa 7/ 0 0 0 0 0 South Asia 8/ 20 20 20 20 20 Other Asia 9/ 1,352 1,461 1,162 995 955 Oceania 10/ 1,077 574 268 412 502 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international Year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years. WORLD SORGHUM TRADE OCTOBER/SEPTEMBER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 EXPORTS Argentina 1,023 426 192 811 500 Australia 62 513 50 600 100 China 391 245 188 31 50 Sudan 520 263 235 100 50 Others 248 303 91 50 25 Subtotal 2,244 1,750 756 1,592 725 United States 6,634 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,750 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,349 6,475 IMPORTS Australia 0 0 282 0 0 Israel 223 66 214 358 300 Japan 3,221 2,852 2,407 2,298 3,000 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 Korea, South 117 15 0 175 100 Mexico 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 Sudan 15 47 12 25 25 Taiwan 12 30 29 89 30 Turkey 411 14 0 0 0 EU 399 211 585 925 500 Subtotal 8,419 6,324 6,073 5,635 6,055 Other Countries 325 196 291 269 93 Unaccounted 134 548 45 445 327 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,349 6,475 WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 PRODUCTION Argentina 2,830 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,100 Australia 557 931 1,272 1,555 900 Burkina 1,292 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,740 6,300 6,300 4,755 5,000 Colombia 622 649 560 543 575 Egypt 615 745 760 775 750 Ethiopia 1,300 1,150 1,350 1,550 1,800 India 12,806 11,410 9,200 9,700 11,000 Mexico 3,088 3,018 3,000 5,568 6,000 Nigeria 4,437 6,175 6,500 6,800 6,800 Sudan 4,050 2,400 3,700 2,800 3,000 Tanzania, United Repu 600 625 450 840 800 Venezuela 528 367 200 230 230 EU 834 745 554 470 545 Others 4,861 5,016 4,924 5,070 5,071 Subtotal 43,160 43,111 41,652 43,906 45,771 United States 22,227 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396 WORLD TOTAL 65,387 56,680 58,143 55,600 66,167 CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,754 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,650 Australia 495 653 1,266 955 800 Burkina 1,293 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,585 6,205 6,355 4,924 4,950 Ethiopia 1,300 1,233 1,419 1,600 1,850 India 12,227 11,659 9,340 9,675 10,800 Japan 3,210 3,000 2,650 2,198 2,900 Mexico 7,409 6,307 5,644 6,900 7,900 Nigeria 4,437 6,175 6,500 6,800 6,800 Sudan 3,091 3,088 3,027 3,100 3,150 Venezuela 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,055 Others 8,794 7,754 7,703 8,908 8,056 Subtotal 49,718 50,310 47,888 49,030 51,111 United States 12,091 11,687 10,223 8,021 13,437 WORLD TOTAL 61,809 61,997 58,111 57,051 64,548 ENDING STOCKS China 700 550 325 125 125 Mexico 591 391 291 724 924 Sudan 105 62 42 22 22 Others 3,556 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,499 Subtotal 4,952 2,873 2,294 2,195 2,570 United States 4,446 1,208 1,819 467 1,711 WORLD TOTAL 9,398 4,081 4,113 2,662 4,281 REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Feb 12 IMPORTS North America 1/ 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100 Latin America 2/ 62 54 69 130 35 EU 411 14 0 0 0 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 39 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 634 89 214 358 300 North Africa 6/ 11 0 1 71 1 Other Africa 7/ 228 180 172 84 82 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 3,350 2,897 2,490 2,566 3,130 Oceania 10/ 0 0 282 0 0 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 25,315 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,396 Latin America 2/ 5,013 4,353 3,315 3,944 3,995 EU 834 745 554 470 545 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 4 4 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 714 739 719 737 675 North Africa 6/ 630 760 775 785 760 Other Africa 7/ 14,120 14,238 15,882 15,815 16,310 South Asia 8/ 13,044 11,622 9,434 9,930 11,230 Other Asia 9/ 5,002 6,591 6,611 5,022 5,266 Oceania 10/ 557 931 1,272 1,555 900 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 19,500 17,994 15,867 14,921 21,337 Latin America 2/ 3,971 4,012 3,326 3,286 3,555 EU 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,055 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 43 4 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 1,328 847 958 1,095 975 North Africa 6/ 641 815 778 856 761 Other Africa 7/ 13,200 15,061 15,369 16,174 16,517 South Asia 8/ 12,465 11,871 9,574 9,905 11,030 Other Asia 9/ 8,231 9,537 9,430 7,657 8,246 Oceania 10/ 495 653 1,266 955 800 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 5,037 1,599 2,110 1,191 2,635 Latin America 2/ 525 462 297 260 310 EU 105 62 42 22 22 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 57 38 13 13 13 North Africa 6/ 102 47 45 45 45 Other Africa 7/ 1,456 550 1,000 625 450 South Asia 8/ 799 300 100 100 300 Other Asia 9/ 1,227 923 406 306 406 Oceania 10/ 90 100 100 100 100 NOTES: Footnotes appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on an international year basis. All other data are reported using marketing years.
1/ Includes Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
2/ Includes Central America, Carribean, and South America.
3/ Includes Azores, Cyprus, Iceland, Malta & Gozo, Norway, and Switzerland.
4/ Includes Albania, Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Former Yugoslavia.
5/ Includes Bahrian, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.
6/ Includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
7/ Includes all other African countries except North Africa.
8/ Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
9/ Includes all other Asian countries except South Asia.
10/ Includes Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
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