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      TALLOW AND GREASE SUMMARY

          Selected Countries

          1,000 Metric Tons

                                                   1992              1993              1994              1995           (p)1996           (f)1997
PRODUCTION
  United States                                   3,309             3,650             3,851             3,756             3,500             3,490
  Canada                                            212               209               213               217               245               275
  Mexico                                             58                59                62                65                65                65
  Argentina                                         268               260               250               248               240               235
  Brazil                                            336               345               350               361               377               391
  Colombia                                           29                26                26                28                28                30
  European Union                                  1,293             1,232             1,164             1,192             1,124             1,146
  Poland                                             65                63                57                60                60                58
  Russian Federation                                106               115                90                55                50                48
  China, Peoples Republic of                         70               702               750               962             1,102             1,153
  Japan                                             153               165               150               157               148               144
  Korea, Rep. of                                    121               115               120               118               197               156
  Australia                                         472               526               446               423               441               463
  New Zealand                                       134               145               135               147               151               150
  Other Countries                                    53                64                52                41                37                37
TOTAL                                             6,679             7,676             7,716             7,830             7,765             7,841


IMPORTS
  Mexico                                            184               229               230               235               240               244
  Dominican Republic                                 36                38                31                38                35                36
  El Salvador                                        42                50                56                38                48                50
  Guatemala                                          35                34                38                40                45                47
  Brazil                                             53                45                59                45                50                48
  Colombia                                           58                66                64                33                55                31
  Venezuela                                          71                82                60                50                50                50
  European Union                                    578               388               478               494               409               387
  Turkey                                             68                88                84               128               165               170
  Egypt                                              51                35                34                35                35                35
  China, Peoples Republic of                         47                80               110               251               210               200
  Taiwan                                             88                81                93                91               105                97
  Japan                                             115                92                71                92                80                85
  Korea, Rep. of                                    134               107               111               123                99               120
  Other Countries                                   129                95                87               104               120               134
TOTAL                                             1,689             1,510             1,606             1,797             1,746             1,734


EXPORTS
  United States                                   1,332             1,239             1,278             1,545             1,122             1,100
  Canada                                            211               168               157               191               190               195
  Argentina                                           4                14                19                39                15                10
  European Union                                     29                31                39                36                37                36
  Turkey                                              5                 3                 3                 7                 7                 7
  Australia                                         282               302               337               300               330               350
  New Zealand                                       124               121               138               135               135               135
  Other Countries                                     5                14                 5                12                10                 9
TOTAL                                             1,992             1,892             1,976             2,265             1,846             1,842


CONSUMPTION
  United States                                   2,090             2,425             2,590             2,248             2,429             2,410
  Mexico                                            242               288               292               300               305               309
  El Salvador                                        51                51                56                39                49                51
  Argentina                                         279               257               232               210               236               240
  Brazil                                            389               390               409               406               427               439
  Colombia                                           88                94                92                64                86                62
  Venezuela                                          86               110                71                60                60                60
  European Union                                  1,800             1,725             1,668             1,720             1,571             1,605
  Poland                                             65                60                58                54                55                54
  Russian Federation                                141               115                92                66                66                67
  Turkey                                             74                95                90               130               170               175
  Egypt                                              51                35                34                35                35                35
  China, Peoples Republic of                        116               782               860             1,213             1,312             1,353
  Taiwan                                             88                81                93                91               105                97
  Japan                                             265               255               212               254               226               227
  Korea, Rep. of                                    244               225               236               241               292               280
  Australia                                         191               225               109               123               111               113
  Other Countries                                   152               195               216               191               229               261
TOTAL                                             6,412             7,408             7,410             7,445             7,764             7,838



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