CHEESE PRODUCTION SELECTED COUNTRIES (1,000 METRIC TONS)
	1992	1993	1994	1995	(p) 1996	(f) 1997
NORTH AMERICA
Canada	262	271	282	277	275	275
Mexico	390	395	410	400	405	400
United States	2943	2961	3054	3138	3274	3330
Sub Total	3,595	3,627	3,746	3,815	3,954	4,005
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina	310	350	385	370	370	400
Brazil	296	310	330	360	390	415
Venezuela	70	72	74	76	77	76
Sub Total	676	732	789	806	837	891
EUROPEAN UNION
Austria	84	84	84	79	78	78
Belgium-Luxembourg	51	54	56	54	58	60
Denmark	290	321	286	311	298	290
Finland	76	77	80	83	83	83
France	1489	1509	1541	1579	1594	1600
Germany	783	821	855	880	910	915
Greece	200	203	202	200	195	190
Ireland	95	94	92	80	92	95
Italy	890	885	913	942	945	945
Netherlands	634	637	648	680	688	691
Portugal	65	65	69	70	71	72
Spain	154	162	160	165	160	160
Sweden	117	126	133	128	127	130
United Kingdom	324	331	326	354	364	355
Sub Total	5,252	5,369	5,445	5,605	5,663	5,664
WESTERN EUROPE
Switzerland	141	138	137	132	138	135
Sub Total	141	138	137	132	138	135
EASTERN EUROPE
Poland	101	113	129	123	130	135
Romania	95	90	91	90	92	95
Sub Total	196	203	220	213	222	230
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Russia	299	313	285	217	200	205
Ukraine	113	102	105	72	85	82
Sub-Total	412	415	390	289	285	287
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt	290	300	305	310	315	317
Sub Total	290	300	305	310	315	317
ASIA
Japan	30	32	30	31	30	30
Sub Total	30	32	30	31	30	30
OCEANIA
Australia 2/	197	211	234	241	268	261
New Zealand 3/	142	145	192	197	230	240
Sub Total	339	356	426	438	498	501
TOTAL	10,931	11,172	11,488	11,639	11,942	12,060
(p) - preliminary (f) - forecast 1/Year beginning April 1 of the year shown. 2/Year ending June 30 of the year shown. 3/Year ending May 31 of the year shown. Source: FAS/CMP/DLP

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