10/15/96
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 319 OCT 11
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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 Oct 11 All Foreign Countries Production 494.7 494.1 461.6 476.9 518.9 Consumption 519.2 528.2 513.8 518.4 533.2 Ending Stocks 130.3 126.6 104.3 94.7 103.7 USA Production 67.1 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1 Imports 1.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 1.9 Consumption 30.7 33.7 35.0 31.0 36.3 Exports 37.1 33.1 32.2 33.6 25.0 Ending Stocks 14.4 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.8 World Total, Trade 112.7 100.2 96.5 91.9 90.8 RICE All Foreign Countries Production 349.8 350.3 358.9 366.0 370.4 Consumption 354.6 355.5 364.2 368.8 373.9 USA Production 5.7 5.2 6.5 5.7 5.8 Imports 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Consumption 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 Exports 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.7 2.3 World Total, Trade 14.9 16.5 21.0 18.8 18.3 TOTAL COARSE GRAINS All Foreign Countries Production 591.7 611.5 583.4 585.6 613.2 Consumption 642.1 651.7 649.9 657.7 662.6 USA Production 277.4 186.5 284.9 209.4 260.3 Imports 1.5 4.6 3.1 2.3 3.1 Consumption 198.7 185.9 207.9 180.4 193.7 Exports 50.1 40.0 65.7 58.4 56.0 Ending Stocks 63.1 27.4 45.3 14.4 27.8 World Total, Trade 91.7 85.6 97.0 87.5 86.5 WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE All Foreign Countries Production 1,436.1 1,455.9 1,403.8 1,428.5 1,502.5 Consumption 1,515.9 1,535.5 1,527.9 1,545.0 1,569.7 USA Production 350.3 256.9 354.6 274.5 328.1 Imports 3.6 8.0 5.8 4.3 5.2 Exports 89.9 75.9 101.0 94.7 83.3 World Total, Trade 219.3 202.3 214.5 198.2 195.6 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 Oct 11 EXPORTS Argentina 7,326 4,492 7,830 4,400 9,000 Australia 9,532 12,751 7,774 12,100 14,500 Canada 21,735 18,728 20,850 16,200 20,000 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 1,804 800 800 EU 23,687 20,066 16,800 12,500 14,000 Eastern Europe 1,300 328 2,314 4,585 1,460 Others 2,038 2,015 1,632 2,950 2,500 Subtotal 75,575 67,121 64,281 58,335 65,760 United States 37,136 33,084 32,208 33,594 25,000 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 91,929 90,760 IMPORTS Algeria 3,800 4,813 4,500 3,000 3,500 Bangladesh 1,040 1,065 1,718 1,200 1,200 Bolivia 432 424 430 400 400 Brazil 5,831 5,769 6,600 5,600 5,200 Belarus 950 900 550 450 150 Chile 536 790 615 700 700 China 6,719 4,310 10,235 12,000 7,000 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 35 35 Indonesia 2,651 2,925 3,818 3,450 4,000 Iran 2,982 3,537 3,182 3,000 3,500 Iraq 420 737 650 600 1,000 Israel 730 1,369 950 750 800 Japan 5,919 6,095 6,309 6,300 6,300 Jordan 576 734 730 725 600 Korea, North 333 105 100 100 50 Korea, South 3,994 5,647 4,293 2,500 5,000 Lebanon 311 419 375 400 400 Libya 998 1,123 1,167 750 750 Malaysia 942 1,327 1,153 900 1,250 Mexico 1,350 1,828 1,370 1,500 1,750 Morocco 2,811 2,403 1,215 2,350 1,000 Nigeria 875 816 550 675 700 Pakistan 2,785 2,085 2,107 1,900 2,200 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 957 598 751 675 400 Sri Lanka 858 825 942 1,050 900 Sudan 205 533 475 300 200 Syria 732 520 240 100 100 Taiwan 929 916 895 900 900 Tunisia 615 806 1,510 900 500 Turkey 977 644 474 1,350 500 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 2,100 O.W. Europe 640 508 560 500 600 Eastern Europe 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 2,025 United States 1,857 3,161 2,390 1,748 1,900 Subtotal 96,628 86,144 84,104 80,822 77,385 Other Countries 11,906 11,979 10,907 10,484 10,465 Unaccounted 4,177 2,082 1,478 623 2,910 WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 91,929 90,760 WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,750 1,100 750 1,250 2,200 Argentina 9,800 9,700 11,300 8,600 14,000 Australia 16,184 16,479 8,903 16,975 20,000 Brazil 2,739 2,107 2,185 1,511 3,000 Canada 29,871 27,232 23,122 25,432 29,800 China 101,590 106,390 99,300 102,215 109,000 India 55,690 57,210 59,840 65,470 66,000 Japan 759 638 565 444 440 Kazakstan 18,285 11,659 9,052 6,490 10,000 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 17,000 Russia 46,170 43,500 32,100 30,100 35,000 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 86,157 98,650 Eastern Europe 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,669 26,560 Others 53,358 58,265 49,546 54,015 54,157 Subtotal 494,672 494,056 461,631 476,920 518,907 United States 67,135 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099 WORLD TOTAL 561,807 559,276 524,798 536,320 581,006 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 8,403 8,500 China 109,054 110,646 110,525 113,000 114,000 Egypt 10,421 10,516 9,950 11,100 11,200 India 55,559 56,482 57,660 61,310 63,500 Japan 6,400 6,471 6,509 6,550 6,350 Morocco 5,100 4,956 5,315 4,806 5,700 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 16,000 Ukraine 21,820 19,211 15,835 16,700 16,960 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,736 Eastern Europe 30,955 31,058 31,197 31,468 29,460 Others 100,000 107,925 102,206 97,025 105,864 Subtotal 519,175 528,241 513,794 518,391 533,170 United States 30,688 33,738 35,014 31,024 36,279 WORLD TOTAL 549,863 561,979 548,808 549,415 569,449 ENDING STOCKS Australia 5,017 3,711 2,367 2,946 4,966 Canada 12,193 11,117 5,679 6,633 8,058 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,592 16,551 Others 88,998 95,563 84,030 74,571 74,173 Subtotal 130,342 126,609 104,284 94,742 103,748 United States 14,442 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,785 WORLD TOTAL 144,784 142,081 118,071 104,976 116,533 REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 3,307 5,121 3,885 3,373 3,775 Latin America 2/ 13,050 13,877 14,198 12,750 12,815 EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 2,100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 640 508 560 500 600 Former USSR 24,103 13,520 7,687 8,890 7,085 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 2,025 Middle East 5/ 9,312 10,578 9,428 9,834 9,935 North Africa 6/ 14,228 15,011 14,242 13,000 11,750 Other Africa 7/ 5,640 5,700 5,253 4,960 4,535 South Asia 8/ 7,685 4,151 4,825 4,291 4,360 Other Asia 9/ 25,240 25,335 30,815 30,086 28,425 Oceania 10/ 392 463 438 383 445 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 100,133 96,048 90,440 88,292 95,099 Latin America 2/ 14,869 14,244 16,027 12,222 19,596 EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,157 98,650 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 751 901 818 954 995 Former USSR 89,714 83,363 60,710 59,781 67,310 Eastern Europe 4/ 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,669 26,560 Middle East 5/ 34,500 36,578 34,398 34,821 35,150 North Africa 6/ 9,663 9,003 11,033 8,130 15,630 Other Africa 7/ 3,542 3,937 4,263 4,470 5,021 South Asia 8/ 74,999 77,118 78,867 86,242 86,620 Other Asia 9/ 103,107 107,836 100,646 103,397 110,175 Oceania 10/ 16,380 16,698 9,093 17,185 20,200 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 43,225 48,502 48,169 44,252 49,604 Latin America 2/ 21,560 22,532 22,510 21,820 22,495 EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,736 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,491 1,489 1,553 1,538 1,565 Former USSR 102,024 89,103 76,910 74,019 72,257 Eastern Europe 4/ 30,955 31,058 31,197 31,468 29,460 Middle East 5/ 38,862 41,431 42,598 43,310 44,875 North Africa 6/ 24,268 24,314 24,302 23,706 25,480 Other Africa 7/ 9,148 9,060 9,478 9,415 9,506 South Asia 8/ 78,534 80,264 81,992 86,381 88,945 Other Asia 9/ 128,243 132,569 131,759 131,818 135,952 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 21,420 Latin America 2/ 1,842 2,200 2,507 1,309 1,575 EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,592 16,551 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 810 730 555 471 501 Former USSR 30,568 31,848 19,383 9,935 8,073 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,504 5,252 6,788 6,868 4,533 Middle East 5/ 9,864 12,572 10,351 10,196 9,106 North Africa 6/ 3,373 3,073 4,046 1,520 3,420 Other Africa 7/ 661 806 883 673 623 South Asia 8/ 12,134 13,108 14,582 18,064 18,899 Other Asia 9/ 25,678 25,404 24,253 24,968 26,766 Oceania 10/ 5,131 3,831 2,482 3,061 5,066 WORLD RICE TRADE CALENDAR YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Oct 11 EXPORTS Argentina 276 215 350 395 425 Australia 540 570 519 615 625 Burma 223 619 645 350 500 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 3,000 Indonesia 469 225 0 0 0 Pakistan 937 1,399 1,592 1,400 1,400 Taiwan 101 117 189 125 50 Thailand 4,798 4,738 5,931 5,250 5,500 Uruguay 451 396 470 550 450 Vietnam 1,765 2,222 2,308 2,800 2,800 EU 153 185 250 175 200 Others 304 421 1,059 600 505 Subtotal 12,271 13,671 17,899 16,110 16,005 United States 2,644 2,794 3,073 2,700 2,300 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 20,972 18,810 18,305 IMPORTS Bangladesh 0 175 1,570 1,000 500 Brazil 831 1,098 850 1,000 1,250 Canada 182 190 214 210 215 China 112 700 2,000 850 1,250 Cuba 397 252 316 400 400 Cote d'Ivoire 384 187 387 300 300 Ghana 121 90 106 175 100 Guinea 160 255 291 200 200 Haiti 147 140 191 175 175 Indonesia 22 950 3,000 1,250 1,500 Iran 1,161 645 1,700 1,200 1,000 Iraq 647 64 92 250 500 Jamaica & Dep 75 75 74 75 75 Japan 107 2,473 29 450 600 Jordan 86 127 76 90 75 Korea, North 112 53 675 350 200 Korea, South 1 4 13 100 77 Liberia 73 75 17 20 25 Malaysia 385 317 437 450 450 Mexico 275 242 245 300 350 Nigeria 382 300 450 500 750 Peru 336 220 258 400 300 Philippines 215 0 247 900 300 Russia 127 48 122 200 100 Saudi Arabia 859 698 615 750 750 Senegal 396 252 387 550 500 South Africa 431 402 634 500 500 Sri Lanka 267 39 25 300 50 Syria 137 136 200 125 150 Turkey 309 235 441 350 250 UAE 75 80 85 85 85 Yemen 131 172 68 100 100 EU 444 725 550 600 500 O.W. Europe 60 60 60 60 65 Eastern Europe 213 127 172 130 160 United States 199 244 221 250 260 Subtotal 9,859 11,850 16,818 14,645 14,062 Other Countries 3,117 2,854 3,209 2,843 2,826 Unaccounted 1,939 1,761 945 1,322 1,417 WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 20,972 18,810 18,305 WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Australia 955 1,083 1,137 1,145 1,259 Bangladesh 27,513 27,064 25,252 26,517 27,003 Brazil 9,901 10,515 10,885 9,779 10,294 Burma 13,400 15,086 16,000 17,241 18,000 China 186,220 177,700 175,930 185,214 185,714 Egypt 3,908 4,198 4,565 3,387 4,032 India 109,313 120,462 121,752 121,452 123,012 Indonesia 48,182 46,638 49,846 51,077 52,308 Japan 13,216 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,637 Korea, South 7,257 6,404 6,882 6,386 6,865 Pakistan 4,674 5,993 5,171 5,701 5,701 Philippines 9,523 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,231 Taiwan 2,060 2,211 2,061 2,069 2,070 Thailand 19,917 19,200 21,400 21,818 21,515 Vietnam 21,703 24,315 25,152 26,364 26,970 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,470 Others 38,328 37,338 38,970 38,406 38,804 Subtotal 518,247 519,894 532,498 543,159 549,885 United States 8,149 7,081 8,971 7,886 7,988 WORLD TOTAL 526,396 526,975 541,469 551,045 557,873 CONSUMPTION Bangladesh 18,586 18,300 17,780 18,326 18,500 Brazil 7,750 7,900 8,100 8,150 8,200 Burma 8,050 8,300 8,700 9,550 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 79,710 80,000 Indonesia 31,344 32,107 34,425 35,000 35,250 Iran 2,600 2,550 2,700 2,900 3,000 Japan 9,500 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250 Korea, North 1,512 1,153 2,075 1,650 1,500 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 360 396 400 500 550 Taiwan 1,500 1,475 1,450 1,450 1,450 Thailand 8,500 8,500 8,400 8,500 8,500 Vietnam 12,559 13,826 14,302 14,600 15,000 EU 1,768 1,786 1,835 1,812 1,833 Others 34,199 31,397 33,636 32,626 33,861 Subtotal 354,637 355,538 364,201 368,849 373,894 United States 2,964 3,323 3,256 3,451 3,490 WORLD TOTAL 357,601 358,861 367,457 372,300 377,384 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 820 1,045 1,347 847 897 Burma 856 687 622 722 862 China 29,602 25,173 21,292 21,492 20,492 India 10,600 14,230 14,083 12,083 11,083 Indonesia 1,592 525 1,500 950 1,200 Korea, South 1,939 1,393 1,006 615 672 Pakistan 861 1,324 711 611 611 Philippines 1,334 1,274 941 1,679 1,579 Thailand 976 410 203 853 1,053 Others 4,948 4,550 6,686 8,096 8,173 Subtotal 53,528 50,611 48,391 47,948 46,622 United States 1,252 865 1,040 816 906 WORLD TOTAL 54,780 51,476 49,431 48,764 47,528 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 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 656 676 680 760 825 Latin America 2/ 1,992 2,250 2,266 2,588 2,666 EU 444 725 550 600 500 Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 60 60 60 65 Former USSR 266 71 212 280 195 Eastern Europe 4/ 213 127 172 130 160 Middle East 5/ 3,599 2,370 3,534 3,110 3,135 North Africa 6/ 172 176 65 110 125 Other Africa 7/ 3,282 2,640 3,353 3,245 3,275 South Asia 8/ 457 281 1,772 1,355 630 Other Asia 9/ 1,649 5,136 7,173 5,055 5,112 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 9,356 8,156 8,258 Latin America 2/ 17,554 18,332 19,850 18,620 19,133 EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,470 Other West. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 1,885 1,947 1,537 1,433 1,535 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 10,776 10,892 10,578 South Asia 8/ 147,055 159,652 158,613 159,609 161,937 Other Asia 9/ 329,095 318,532 330,144 342,356 344,888 Oceania 10/ 955 1,083 1,137 1,145 1,259 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 3,626 3,998 3,970 4,151 4,230 Latin America 2/ 13,079 13,065 13,625 14,140 14,215 EU 1,768 1,786 1,835 1,812 1,833 Other West. Eur. 3/ 54 60 65 60 65 Former USSR 1,466 1,243 1,119 1,085 1,117 Eastern Europe 4/ 269 219 215 175 194 Middle East 5/ 5,056 4,643 4,895 5,067 5,640 North Africa 6/ 2,494 2,551 2,634 2,201 2,566 Other Africa 7/ 10,810 10,019 9,639 10,252 10,015 South Asia 8/ 100,269 101,035 101,733 104,883 105,325 Other Asia 9/ 216,296 219,328 224,663 227,352 230,334 Oceania 10/ 425 441 453 470 480 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 1,418 936 1,113 879 974 Latin America 2/ 1,588 1,742 2,386 1,836 1,912 EU 259 201 230 171 231 Other West. Eur. 3/ 17 17 12 12 12 Former USSR 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 483 360 1,259 1,392 1,277 North Africa 6/ 203 133 283 233 258 Other Africa 7/ 961 713 631 765 676 South Asia 8/ 12,273 16,257 15,257 13,917 12,917 Other Asia 9/ 37,380 30,994 28,137 29,507 29,224 Oceania 10/ 198 123 123 52 47 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 Oct 11 EXPORTS Argentina 6,029 4,855 6,363 7,325 6,625 Australia 2,887 4,954 1,489 4,260 3,560 Canada 4,122 5,588 4,331 4,410 5,575 China 13,014 12,041 1,601 350 550 South Africa 0 3,006 2,576 1,425 2,500 Russia 400 475 1,778 400 700 Turkey 531 793 817 155 755 EU 9,068 10,080 8,108 5,150 6,550 Others 5,566 3,778 4,294 5,559 3,650 Subtotal 41,617 45,570 31,357 29,034 30,465 United States 50,101 40,041 65,671 58,431 56,026 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 87,465 86,491 IMPORTS Australia 5 6 433 30 10 Algeria 1,603 1,973 1,321 650 925 Brazil 1,346 1,411 1,535 425 1,625 Belarus 1,060 450 386 270 150 Canada 1,193 586 1,113 610 710 Chile 405 478 557 500 610 China 647 1,318 6,381 3,400 2,400 Colombia 506 1,164 1,374 1,209 1,240 Costa Rica 313 376 409 300 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 650 675 Egypt 1,757 2,211 2,613 2,725 2,900 Iran 1,334 891 1,476 1,500 1,400 Israel 1,420 1,076 1,234 1,100 1,200 Japan 22,103 21,213 21,174 20,470 21,020 Jordan 634 799 1,047 700 750 Korea, North 383 258 120 100 100 Korea, South 6,716 5,778 8,966 9,950 7,900 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,400 2,300 2,600 Mexico 4,511 4,872 5,832 8,155 6,855 Morocco 935 488 885 500 425 Peru 633 764 1,017 865 1,010 Poland 2,332 332 884 400 400 Romania 851 863 80 10 10 Russia 6,162 3,160 809 1,050 500 Saudi Arabia 4,761 5,579 3,935 3,750 5,100 South Africa 2,230 54 457 570 20 Taiwan 5,883 5,885 6,623 6,375 6,330 Tunisia 320 665 611 651 326 Turkey 683 168 578 950 500 Uzbekistan 510 305 222 255 255 Venezuela 1,139 963 1,170 1,101 1,201 Yugoslavia 170 135 190 25 0 Zimbabwe 1,360 0 25 177 0 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 3,825 2,875 O.W. Europe 654 616 559 522 605 United States 1,515 4,640 3,144 2,295 3,050 Subtotal 80,814 75,068 84,346 78,365 76,027 Other Countries 8,562 8,006 8,226 7,215 7,747 Unaccounted 2,342 2,537 4,456 1,885 2,717 WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 87,465 86,491 WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Australia 8,251 9,842 5,017 9,097 8,435 Argentina 14,079 13,289 13,395 13,710 15,415 Brazil 29,856 33,760 37,758 33,756 33,830 Canada 19,626 24,041 23,394 24,092 28,405 China 108,640 117,840 113,680 124,415 131,050 Egypt 5,285 5,885 6,580 6,663 6,720 Hungary 6,273 5,352 6,200 6,308 6,410 India 36,779 31,020 30,080 29,680 33,600 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 5,200 5,300 5,500 Mexico 22,269 22,709 20,605 21,000 22,000 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300 Romania 9,049 10,164 10,762 12,073 10,805 South Africa 10,731 13,990 5,400 10,986 10,178 Ukraine 15,585 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,930 Yugoslavia 7,228 6,755 8,253 9,153 8,703 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 103,419 Others 197,142 193,687 187,515 171,182 174,529 Subtotal 591,696 611,482 583,354 585,586 613,229 United States 277,416 186,453 284,886 209,436 260,280 WORLD TOTAL 869,112 797,935 868,240 795,022 873,509 CONSUMPTION Argentina 7,687 8,519 7,601 7,560 7,860 Brazil 31,023 34,361 36,596 38,151 37,735 Canada 16,836 19,427 21,394 21,222 21,456 China 99,667 109,167 116,628 124,365 132,890 Egypt 7,042 7,951 8,893 9,600 9,670 India 35,391 32,014 30,215 29,646 33,280 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 6,847 6,670 6,900 Japan 22,468 21,914 21,658 20,807 21,312 Korea, South 7,276 6,282 9,148 10,556 8,405 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,300 2,490 2,600 Mexico 26,530 27,426 26,616 28,760 29,580 Romania 11,209 10,826 10,820 10,860 10,515 Russia 60,680 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200 Saudi Arabia 7,094 7,231 7,012 6,254 6,104 South Africa 8,350 8,871 7,357 8,181 8,548 Yugoslavia 7,890 7,061 7,799 7,953 7,993 Others 285,108 287,986 285,108 288,607 285,551 Subtotal 642,111 651,713 649,869 657,734 662,599 United States 198,650 185,862 207,900 180,396 193,657 WORLD TOTAL 840,761 837,575 857,769 838,130 856,256 ENDING STOCKS Canada 5,291 5,071 3,296 2,971 5,055 China 28,331 26,281 28,113 31,213 31,223 Russia 6,034 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,237 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,282 14,284 Others 60,000 58,388 50,593 40,303 42,392 Subtotal 99,656 95,725 88,241 76,024 79,907 United States 63,092 27,383 45,338 14,447 27,817 WORLD TOTAL 162,748 123,108 133,579 90,471 107,724 REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 7,219 10,098 10,089 11,060 10,615 Latin America 2/ 5,881 6,766 8,173 6,301 7,896 EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 3,825 2,875 Other West. Eur. 3/ 654 616 559 522 605 Former USSR 11,184 5,559 2,794 2,380 1,805 Eastern Europe 4/ 3,812 1,962 1,242 522 545 Middle East 5/ 9,751 9,243 9,288 8,967 9,935 North Africa 6/ 5,407 6,159 5,771 4,996 5,026 Other Africa 7/ 4,893 1,954 1,728 1,714 1,252 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 38,371 37,625 47,948 44,975 43,050 Oceania 10/ 28 39 488 110 65 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 319,311 233,203 328,885 254,528 310,685 Latin America 2/ 55,043 57,964 62,000 58,590 60,713 EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 103,419 Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,389 3,719 3,929 3,761 4,092 Former USSR 95,286 95,587 81,827 59,653 55,216 Eastern Europe 4/ 43,234 44,465 46,977 52,033 48,234 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 67,283 64,486 South Asia 8/ 40,901 34,960 34,467 33,962 37,877 Other Asia 9/ 127,240 135,857 132,139 142,285 149,681 Oceania 10/ 8,818 10,473 5,622 9,732 9,055 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 242,016 232,715 255,910 230,378 244,693 Latin America 2/ 54,099 58,894 61,131 62,825 63,128 EU 82,365 88,000 88,564 89,405 94,374 Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,562 2,394 2,618 2,602 2,559 Former USSR 101,941 97,054 83,115 66,680 57,378 Eastern Europe 4/ 48,935 45,677 47,815 48,803 47,039 Middle East 5/ 27,724 27,816 28,150 27,867 27,867 North Africa 6/ 14,403 14,560 15,217 15,019 16,949 Other Africa 7/ 57,785 61,068 61,345 64,670 64,613 South Asia 8/ 39,513 35,954 34,602 33,933 37,557 Other Asia 9/ 155,554 163,722 175,385 184,269 191,893 Oceania 10/ 5,964 6,042 4,978 5,517 5,390 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 70,619 34,732 50,662 19,791 34,470 Latin America 2/ 6,200 7,123 9,317 4,948 3,229 EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,282 14,284 Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,015 1,027 990 811 691 Former USSR 10,476 13,617 12,440 6,363 4,856 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,968 3,327 2,727 3,901 3,791 Middle East 5/ 5,555 6,265 4,571 3,485 3,270 North Africa 6/ 1,127 549 2,070 543 1,883 Other Africa 7/ 5,779 4,520 3,145 3,395 2,870 South Asia 8/ 1,919 620 420 420 720 Other Asia 9/ 34,023 31,431 34,095 36,456 36,444 Oceania 10/ 1,426 951 553 603 743 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 Oct 11 EXPORTS Argentina 4,779 4,230 6,046 6,700 6,000 China 12,623 11,796 1,413 250 500 Hungary 222 18 370 500 750 Romania 1 1 47 750 250 South Africa 0 3,006 2,525 1,400 2,500 Thailand 198 88 160 100 200 EU 1,256 1,722 347 350 400 Others 1,381 2,365 1,636 2,739 1,895 Subtotal 20,460 23,226 12,544 12,789 12,495 United States 41,766 33,148 58,645 52,500 49,500 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,289 61,995 IMPORTS Algeria 1,251 1,326 1,000 600 900 Belarus 520 100 50 70 50 Brazil 1,170 1,134 1,435 150 1,500 Canada 1,190 585 1,108 600 700 Chile 395 439 551 450 600 China 0 0 4,287 1,600 500 Colombia 429 939 1,072 1,000 1,000 Costa Rica 313 376 409 300 350 Dominican Republic 654 658 684 650 675 Egypt 1,742 2,135 2,589 2,650 2,850 Guatemala 163 143 207 170 175 Indonesia 357 962 1,738 1,250 1,500 Iran 1,160 503 1,092 1,250 1,000 Israel 626 290 673 625 450 Japan 16,760 16,165 16,481 16,000 16,000 Jordan 295 378 366 400 350 Korea, North 383 258 120 100 100 Korea, South 6,544 5,696 8,223 8,800 6,750 Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,400 2,300 2,600 Mexico 396 1,691 3,166 6,000 4,000 Peru 582 750 977 800 950 Philippines 0 1 138 525 750 Poland 1,041 153 185 300 200 Russia 4,268 2,760 218 100 100 Saudi Arabia 844 1,073 933 1,000 1,100 South Africa 2,102 30 424 550 0 Taiwan 5,629 5,316 6,288 6,000 6,000 Thailand 80 8 222 350 200 Tunisia 315 275 224 300 300 Turkey 159 9 525 800 400 Uzbekistan 200 150 20 150 150 Venezuela 1,126 945 1,170 1,100 1,200 Zimbabwe 1,300 0 25 177 0 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,700 2,250 O.W. Europe 218 209 249 260 225 United States 166 519 245 385 250 Subtotal 55,946 50,568 62,894 60,462 56,125 Other Countries 5,148 4,514 4,465 3,851 3,985 Unaccounted 1,132 1,292 3,830 976 1,885 WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,289 61,995 WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Argentina 10,200 10,000 10,900 10,660 12,500 Brazil 29,200 32,934 36,982 33,000 33,000 Canada 4,883 6,501 7,043 7,251 7,000 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 5,300 India 9,992 9,600 9,120 9,800 10,000 Indonesia 5,650 5,400 5,200 5,300 5,500 Mexico 18,631 19,141 17,005 16,000 17,000 Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300 Romania 6,829 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,000 South Africa 9,990 13,275 4,845 10,200 9,500 Thailand 3,400 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,200 Ukraine 2,851 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,500 Yugoslavia 6,650 5,912 7,500 8,300 7,700 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,890 Others 50,347 49,882 48,164 53,142 50,090 Subtotal 297,856 314,540 302,658 326,258 333,280 United States 240,719 160,954 256,621 187,305 228,919 WORLD TOTAL 538,575 475,494 559,279 513,563 562,199 CONSUMPTION Brazil 30,200 33,250 35,700 37,150 36,750 Canada 6,209 7,100 7,650 7,610 7,300 China 85,757 92,904 99,654 110,000 117,000 Egypt 6,242 6,915 7,939 8,600 8,700 Hungary 4,899 4,030 4,000 4,100 4,500 India 9,983 9,550 9,120 9,796 10,000 Indonesia 5,900 6,151 6,847 6,670 6,900 Japan 16,850 16,450 16,450 16,100 16,150 Korea, South 6,630 5,795 8,010 9,000 6,850 Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,300 2,490 2,600 Mexico 18,463 20,477 20,250 22,000 21,500 Romania 8,336 8,097 8,503 8,900 8,700 Russia 6,214 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,100 South Africa 7,603 8,132 6,820 7,400 7,850 Yugoslavia 7,238 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,100 Others 117,696 117,590 113,303 124,292 121,318 Subtotal 340,180 350,342 355,600 383,008 384,318 United States 172,927 159,819 183,577 160,216 167,521 WORLD TOTAL 513,107 510,161 539,177 543,224 551,839 ENDING STOCKS Brazil 3,598 4,586 7,275 3,165 915 China 27,000 25,000 27,500 30,850 30,850 South Africa 1,687 2,400 900 1,200 1,350 EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885 Others 21,276 18,985 17,422 16,964 17,304 Subtotal 53,561 50,971 53,097 52,179 50,419 United States 53,672 21,595 39,571 10,828 22,948 WORLD TOTAL 107,233 72,566 92,668 63,007 73,367 REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 1,752 2,795 4,519 6,985 4,950 Latin America 2/ 5,483 6,132 7,616 5,621 7,380 EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,700 2,250 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 218 209 249 260 225 Former USSR 6,188 3,655 609 490 475 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,610 363 369 385 335 Middle East 5/ 3,779 2,707 4,365 4,800 4,025 North Africa 6/ 3,841 4,246 4,481 4,195 4,600 Other Africa 7/ 4,630 1,725 1,536 1,612 1,150 South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 31,955 30,608 40,047 37,175 34,650 Oceania 10/ 23 13 109 30 40 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 264,233 186,596 280,669 210,556 252,919 Latin America 2/ 47,629 51,311 56,561 52,516 54,585 EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,890 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 210 210 260 230 240 Former USSR 7,109 8,957 4,032 6,990 4,085 Eastern Europe 4/ 20,708 20,174 22,716 25,371 24,125 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 37,947 34,888 South Asia 8/ 13,034 12,498 12,423 13,010 13,235 Other Asia 9/ 112,866 119,617 116,665 128,836 134,617 Oceania 10/ 375 419 419 477 425 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 197,599 187,396 211,477 189,826 196,321 Latin America 2/ 47,647 52,101 55,272 56,787 57,025 EU 28,355 32,299 32,474 32,216 34,045 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 446 419 499 500 470 Former USSR 13,314 12,292 6,361 6,612 5,032 Eastern Europe 4/ 24,706 20,823 22,175 22,970 22,745 Middle East 5/ 6,386 5,945 6,502 7,300 6,882 North Africa 6/ 8,376 9,024 10,142 10,538 10,813 Other Africa 7/ 32,468 33,632 32,778 34,982 34,788 South Asia 8/ 13,025 12,448 12,423 13,006 13,235 Other Asia 9/ 134,730 140,522 151,194 162,855 168,550 Oceania 10/ 363 436 505 502 450 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 56,480 24,075 41,873 13,126 24,696 Latin America 2/ 5,399 6,486 8,902 4,567 2,857 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 1,130 Eastern Europe 4/ 2,239 1,724 1,890 2,401 2,341 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 2,420 South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100 Other Asia 9/ 31,187 28,793 32,461 35,087 35,004 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 Oct 11 EXPORTS Australia 2,600 4,232 1,356 3,400 3,200 Canada 2,859 3,789 2,556 2,750 3,600 Russia 100 185 1,500 300 500 Syria 100 227 745 350 400 Turkey 523 705 812 25 750 EU 5,816 6,793 5,061 2,750 4,000 Eastern Europe 827 26 433 410 55 Others 2,259 1,029 876 925 225 Subtotal 15,084 16,986 13,339 10,910 12,730 United States 1,611 1,553 1,355 1,100 750 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,010 13,480 IMPORTS Algeria 352 622 296 50 25 Brazil 145 262 85 250 100 China 647 1,318 1,345 1,400 1,500 Colombia 50 172 261 175 200 Ecuador 25 12 25 30 35 Iran 174 388 384 250 400 Israel 571 720 347 125 450 Japan 1,663 1,719 1,751 1,650 1,750 Jordan 339 421 681 300 400 Korea, South 55 67 121 100 100 Libya 603 685 216 250 300 Mexico 89 87 110 350 350 Morocco 591 115 342 75 25 Russia 1,554 400 584 800 300 Saudi Arabia 3,917 4,497 3,002 2,750 4,000 Taiwan 242 539 306 300 300 Tunisia 5 390 386 350 25 Turkey 87 145 53 150 100 EU 38 53 60 150 100 O.W. Europe 398 397 504 255 355 Eastern Europe 1,531 1,527 806 127 200 United States 195 2,042 1,125 825 1,200 Subtotal 13,271 16,578 12,790 10,712 12,215 Other Countries 2,617 1,546 1,522 1,108 1,016 Unaccounted 807 415 382 190 249 WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,010 13,480 WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Algeria 1,500 410 240 540 1,300 Argentina 500 455 350 450 450 Australia 5,460 6,956 2,791 5,498 5,800 Canada 11,032 12,972 11,690 13,035 16,000 China 4,000 4,200 3,800 4,000 4,000 Japan 286 271 225 218 200 Kazakstan 8,511 7,149 5,100 2,407 1,750 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 15,500 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 52,740 Eastern Europe 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,880 Others 28,591 32,535 32,175 26,496 23,628 Subtotal 155,859 161,296 152,424 133,810 145,948 United States 9,908 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640 WORLD TOTAL 165,767 169,962 160,586 141,639 154,588 CONSUMPTION Algeria 1,900 1,112 536 590 1,325 Australia 2,834 3,034 2,020 2,100 2,400 Canada 7,925 9,304 10,317 10,658 11,000 China 4,723 5,418 5,395 5,450 5,500 Japan 1,929 1,981 2,025 1,985 1,990 Morocco 1,900 1,900 2,656 2,000 2,600 Russia 28,368 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,500 Saudi Arabia 6,011 5,900 5,800 5,000 4,800 Turkey 5,800 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,850 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,444 45,194 Eastern Europe 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,127 10,005 Others 43,015 44,612 44,615 36,211 33,260 Subtotal 158,149 160,580 158,029 142,342 140,424 United States 7,916 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,730 WORLD TOTAL 166,065 169,633 166,755 149,982 149,154 ENDING STOCKS Australia 1,032 518 211 229 429 Canada 3,271 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,795 8,291 Others 12,836 15,476 15,197 8,741 8,941 Subtotal 28,631 29,229 23,632 15,572 20,878 United States 3,292 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,296 WORLD TOTAL 31,923 32,252 26,083 17,740 23,174 REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 287 2,130 1,240 1,185 1,560 Latin America 2/ 274 525 433 581 411 EU 38 53 60 150 100 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 398 397 504 255 355 Former USSR 3,876 1,464 1,656 1,400 875 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,531 1,527 806 127 200 Middle East 5/ 5,312 6,447 4,709 3,817 5,610 North Africa 6/ 1,555 1,888 1,264 750 425 Other Africa 7/ 10 24 20 20 20 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 5 0 Other Asia 9/ 2,607 3,643 3,523 3,450 3,650 Oceania 10/ 0 26 97 80 25 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 21,390 22,088 20,352 21,264 25,040 Latin America 2/ 1,349 1,171 1,023 1,050 1,160 EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,735 52,740 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 896 1,042 1,012 1,053 1,052 Former USSR 52,406 54,984 53,096 33,068 29,325 Eastern Europe 4/ 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,880 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 1,815 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,965 1,975 Other Asia 9/ 4,714 4,871 4,415 4,618 4,600 Oceania 10/ 5,789 7,346 3,161 5,898 6,200 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 16,394 18,894 19,653 19,048 20,505 Latin America 2/ 1,514 1,616 1,419 1,571 1,541 EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,444 45,194 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,374 1,335 1,478 1,452 1,482 Former USSR 53,228 53,458 51,458 37,141 30,345 Eastern Europe 4/ 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,127 10,005 Middle East 5/ 19,221 20,252 19,933 18,861 19,296 North Africa 6/ 5,262 4,615 4,242 3,575 5,245 Other Africa 7/ 1,689 1,364 1,610 1,891 1,835 South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,970 1,975 Other Asia 9/ 7,377 8,405 8,237 8,235 8,290 Oceania 10/ 3,198 3,392 2,420 2,530 2,810 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 6,638 6,474 4,346 4,050 5,563 Latin America 2/ 124 104 80 65 20 EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,795 8,291 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 619 680 720 576 476 Former USSR 3,608 5,567 6,597 2,924 2,179 Eastern Europe 4/ 1,107 1,431 1,052 893 913 Middle East 5/ 5,000 5,915 4,039 3,011 2,756 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/ 1,077 574 268 291 481 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 Oct 11 EXPORTS Argentina 1,023 426 192 500 500 Australia 62 513 50 550 100 China 391 245 188 100 50 Sudan 520 263 235 100 50 Others 248 303 91 50 25 Subtotal 2,244 1,750 756 1,300 725 United States 6,634 5,318 5,653 4,800 5,750 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,100 6,475 IMPORTS Australia 0 0 282 0 0 Israel 223 66 214 350 300 Japan 3,221 2,852 2,407 2,300 2,750 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 Korea, South 117 15 0 50 50 Mexico 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,800 2,500 Sudan 15 47 12 25 25 Taiwan 12 30 29 75 30 Turkey 411 14 0 0 0 EU 399 211 585 950 500 Subtotal 8,419 6,324 6,073 5,550 6,155 Other Countries 325 196 291 143 93 Unaccounted 134 548 45 407 227 WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,100 6,475 WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS LOCAL MARKETING YEARS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 PRODUCTION Argentina 2,830 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,000 Australia 557 931 1,015 1,555 900 Burkina 1,292 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,740 6,300 6,300 4,755 5,700 Colombia 622 649 560 543 575 Egypt 615 745 760 775 750 Ethiopia 1,300 1,150 1,350 1,550 1,500 India 12,806 11,410 9,200 9,700 11,000 Mexico 3,088 3,018 3,000 4,500 4,500 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 834 745 554 470 540 Others 4,861 5,016 4,929 5,046 5,056 Subtotal 43,160 43,111 41,400 42,814 44,551 United States 22,227 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,239 WORLD TOTAL 65,387 56,680 57,891 54,508 64,790 CONSUMPTION Argentina 1,754 1,885 1,608 1,550 1,550 Australia 495 653 1,009 1,005 800 Burkina 1,293 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200 China 4,585 6,205 6,355 4,855 5,650 Ethiopia 1,300 1,233 1,419 1,600 1,550 India 12,227 11,659 9,340 9,675 10,800 Japan 3,210 3,000 2,650 2,200 2,650 Mexico 7,409 6,307 5,644 5,900 7,200 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 1,050 Others 8,794 7,754 7,708 8,721 7,891 Subtotal 49,718 50,310 47,636 48,026 50,291 United States 12,091 11,687 10,223 7,967 13,437 WORLD TOTAL 61,809 61,997 57,859 55,993 63,728 ENDING STOCKS China 700 550 325 125 125 Mexico 591 391 291 691 491 Sudan 105 62 42 22 22 Others 3,556 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,499 Subtotal 4,952 2,873 2,294 2,162 2,137 United States 4,446 1,208 1,819 466 1,553 WORLD TOTAL 9,398 4,081 4,113 2,628 3,690 REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS THOUSAND METRIC TONS 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 Oct 11 IMPORTS North America 1/ 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,800 2,500 Latin America 2/ 62 54 69 30 35 EU 411 14 0 0 0 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 39 0 0 0 0 Middle East 5/ 634 89 214 350 300 North Africa 6/ 11 0 1 51 1 Other Africa 7/ 228 180 172 82 82 South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0 Other Asia 9/ 3,350 2,897 2,490 2,430 2,830 Oceania 10/ 0 0 282 0 0 PRODUCTION North America 1/ 25,315 16,587 19,491 16,194 24,739 Latin America 2/ 5,013 4,353 3,320 3,935 3,900 EU 834 745 554 470 540 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 15,800 15,990 South Asia 8/ 13,044 11,622 9,434 9,930 11,230 Other Asia 9/ 5,002 6,591 6,611 5,022 5,966 Oceania 10/ 557 931 1,015 1,555 900 CONSUMPTION North America 1/ 19,500 17,994 15,867 13,867 20,637 Latin America 2/ 3,971 4,012 3,331 3,377 3,460 EU 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,050 Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0 Eastern Europe 4/ 43 4 5 5 5 Middle East 5/ 1,328 847 958 1,087 975 North Africa 6/ 641 815 778 836 761 Other Africa 7/ 13,200 15,061 15,369 16,157 16,197 South Asia 8/ 12,465 11,871 9,574 9,905 11,030 Other Asia 9/ 8,231 9,537 9,430 7,452 8,646 Oceania 10/ 495 653 1,009 1,005 800 ENDING STOCKS North America 1/ 5,037 1,599 2,110 1,157 2,044 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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