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             PORK SUMMARY

          Selected Countries

           1,000 METIC TONS
   ---Carcass Weight Equivalent---

                                                   1992              1993              1994              1995           (p)1996           (f)1997
PRODUCTION
  United States                                   7,817             7,751             8,027             8,097             7,765             7,751
  Canada                                          1,209             1,192             1,234             1,281             1,240             1,246
  Mexico                                            830               870               900               954               890               895
  Brazil                                          1,200             1,250             1,300             1,450             1,560             1,680
  European Union                                 14,994            15,780            15,989            15,366            15,426            15,709
  Hungary                                           570               500               494               400               690               725
  Poland                                          2,052             1,537             1,358             1,580             1,600             1,450
  Russian Federation                              2,784             2,432             2,103             1,865             1,679             1,511
  China, Peoples Republic of                     26,353            28,544            32,048            36,484            40,000            40,500
  Taiwan                                          1,113             1,135             1,204             1,233             1,270             1,275
  Japan                                           1,432             1,433             1,390             1,322             1,264             1,225
  Other Countries                                 5,050             4,686             4,780             4,570             4,601             4,665
TOTAL                                            65,404            67,110            70,827            74,602            77,985            78,632


IMPORTS
  United States                                     293               336               337               301               280               274
  Canada                                             16                22                27                27                36                45
  Mexico                                             55                50                80                30                30                35
  Brazil                                              1                 1                 2                10                 5                 5
  European Union                                     76                42                35                32                40                50
  Poland                                             35                49                99                47                40                70
  Romania                                             0                 1                 0                 2                 0                 0
  Russian Federation                                141               220               324               454               545               565
  Hong Kong                                         198               208               224               160               117               140
  Japan                                             684               653               705               829               932               907
  Korea, Rep. of                                      4                 2                26                45                54                80
  Singapore                                          29                28                26                25                26                28
  Other Countries                                    16                22                72                52                65                54
TOTAL                                             1,548             1,634             1,957             2,014             2,170             2,253


EXPORTS
  United States                                     185               197               241               350               431               503
  Canada                                            294               303               298               356               355               360
  Brazil                                             36                33                34                29                60                80
  European Union                                    477               583               866               741               724               768
  Hungary                                            69                45                42                54                68                72
  Poland                                             14                11                27                81               130                30
  Romania                                            33                55                50                37                45                50
  China, Peoples Republic of                        117               150               181               230               250               250
  Taiwan                                            303               283               331               381               371               360
  Other Countries                                    34                39                35                41                70               106
TOTAL                                             1,562             1,699             2,105             2,300             2,504             2,579


CONSUMPTION
  United States                                   7,926             7,902             8,087             8,067             7,628             7,516
  Canada                                            932               913               959               951               922               930
  Mexico                                            881               917               978               980               915               925
  Brazil                                          1,165             1,218             1,268             1,431             1,505             1,605
  European Union                                 14,511            15,347            15,003            14,475            14,740            14,955
  Hungary                                           537               480               471               404               603               663
  Poland                                          2,073             1,585             1,430             1,490             1,566             1,490
  Romania                                           459               318               500               396               387               385
  Russian Federation                              2,974             2,694             2,466             2,346             2,241             2,095
  China, Peoples Republic of                     26,236            28,394            31,867            36,257            39,752            40,255
  Taiwan                                            810               852               873               857               911               930
  Japan                                           2,087             2,074             2,097             2,093             2,116             2,110
  Korea, Rep. of                                    731               767               798               830               867               887
  Philippines                                       710               687               715               760               820               865
  Other Countries                                 3,320             3,085             3,049             2,790             2,644             2,667
TOTAL                                            65,352            67,233            70,561            74,127            77,617            78,278



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 Divisi


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000