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          PORK STOCKS
       Selected Countries
       1,000 Metric Tons
           January 1
   Carcass Weight Equivalent

                                              1992               1993               1994               1995            (p)1996            (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
  Canada                                        14                 13                 11                 15                 16                 15
  United States                                176                175                163                199                180                166
     Subtotal                                  190                188                174                214                196                181

SOUTH AMERICA
  Brazil                                         0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0

EUROPEAN UNION
  Austria                                        0                  2                  0                  0                  0                  0
  Belgium-Luxembourg                             0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  2
  Denmark                                       69                101                136                111                 80                105
  France                                         0                  0                  0                  0                  2                  0
  Germany                                        0                  0                  1                  0                  0                  0
  Greece                                         4                 19                 24                 14                  8                  3
  Ireland                                        0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
  Italy                                         77                222                266                289                268                163
  Netherlands                                    5                  5                  5                  5                  5                  5
  Portugal                                       6                  9                 13                 15                 19                 15
  Spain                                          0                  0                  2                  0                  0                  0
  Sweden                                         1                  2                  2                  5                  5                  5
  United Kingdom                                12                 12                 10                 15                 14                 14
     Subtotal                                  174                372                459                454                401                312

OTHER WESTERN EUROPE
  Switzerland                                    0                  2                  3                  0                  0                  0

EASTERN EUROPE
  Bulgaria                                      10                  4                  4                  4                  4                  8
  Czech Republic                                84                 82                 79                 15                 10                  9
  Hungary                                       80                 50                 32                 53                 26                 60
  Poland                                        40                 40                 30                 30                 86                 30
  Romania                                       25                 24                 25                 40                 30                 30
     Subtotal                                  239                200                170                142                156                137

OTHER ASIA
  Hong Kong                                      0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
  Japan                                         78                107                119                117                175                255
  Philippines                                    4                  5                  8                  8                  4                 12
  Singapore                                      2                  6                  7                  8                  8                  8
     Subtotal                                   84                118                134                133                187                275

TOTAL                                          687                880                940                943                940                905

SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research.                 Foreign Agricultural Service
                                                                                                            Commodity and Marketing Programs
(p)-preliminary    (f)-forecast                                                                             Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Division


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000