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February 13, 1997
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 WASDE 323 FEB 12
This report was prepared by the Grain and Feed Division, FAS. Agbox 1048, 14th and Independence Ave. Washington DC 20250. Further information may be obtained by writing to the division, by calling (202) 720-6219, or by FAX (202) 720-0340
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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 Feb 12
All Foreign Countries
Production 494.7 494.0 461.4 477.4 518.9
Consumption 519.2 528.2 513.7 520.0 537.1
Ending Stocks 130.3 126.6 104.2 93.5 99.0
USA
Production 67.1 65.2 63.2 59.4 62.1
Imports 1.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.2
Consumption 30.7 33.7 35.0 31.0 35.8
Exports 37.1 33.1 32.2 33.6 25.5
Ending Stocks 14.4 15.5 13.8 10.2 12.9
World Total, Trade 112.7 100.2 96.5 93.2 90.9
RICE
All Foreign Countries
Production 350.1 350.3 358.7 365.3 371.7
Consumption 355.0 355.5 364.0 366.5 373.0
USA
Production 5.7 5.2 6.6 5.6 5.6
Imports 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Consumption 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4
Exports 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.3
World Total, Trade 14.9 16.5 21.0 19.0 18.1
TOTAL COARSE GRAINS
All Foreign Countries
Production 591.8 611.6 585.4 589.1 620.8
Consumption 642.2 651.7 650.7 661.1 670.6
USA
Production 277.4 186.5 284.9 209.4 267.6
Imports 1.5 4.6 3.1 2.4 3.3
Consumption 198.7 185.9 207.9 180.1 200.8
Exports 50.1 40.0 65.7 58.7 55.0
Ending Stocks 63.1 27.4 45.3 14.4 29.4
World Total, Trade 91.7 85.6 97.0 88.5 89.3
WORLD TOTAL GRAIN, INCLUDING RICE
All Foreign Countries
Production 1,436.6 1,455.9 1,405.5 1,431.7 1,511.4
Consumption 1,516.3 1,535.4 1,528.4 1,547.5 1,580.7
USA
Production 350.3 256.9 354.7 274.5 335.3
Imports 3.6 8.0 5.8 4.4 5.7
Exports 89.9 75.9 101.0 94.9 82.8
World Total, Trade 219.3 202.3 214.5 200.6 198.3
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
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Argentina 7,326 4,492 7,830 5,000 10,500
Australia 9,532 12,751 7,774 12,100 16,500
Canada 21,735 18,728 20,850 16,850 16,000
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 1,000
EU 23,687 20,066 16,800 12,500 14,500
Eastern Europe 1,300 328 2,314 4,585 810
Others 2,038 2,015 1,632 2,950 2,550
Subtotal 75,575 67,121 64,281 59,585 65,360
United States 37,136 33,084 32,208 33,594 25,500
WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,179 90,860
IMPORTS
Algeria 3,800 4,813 4,500 3,000 3,500
Bangladesh 1,040 1,065 1,718 1,100 1,100
Bolivia 432 424 430 400 400
Brazil 5,831 5,769 6,600 5,600 5,200
Belarus 950 900 550 450 150
Chile 536 790 615 750 750
China 6,719 4,310 10,235 12,000 4,000
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 55 2,000
Indonesia 2,651 2,925 3,818 3,450 4,000
Iran 2,982 3,537 3,182 3,000 5,000
Iraq 420 737 650 600 1,500
Israel 730 1,369 950 750 800
Japan 5,919 6,095 6,309 6,100 6,300
Jordan 576 734 730 750 600
Korea, North 333 105 100 240 200
Korea, South 3,994 5,647 4,293 2,554 4,000
Lebanon 311 419 375 440 400
Libya 998 1,123 1,167 750 750
Malaysia 942 1,327 1,153 900 1,250
Mexico 1,350 1,828 1,370 1,444 1,750
Morocco 2,811 2,403 1,215 2,350 1,300
Nigeria 875 816 550 675 700
Pakistan 2,785 2,085 2,107 1,900 2,300
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 957 598 751 750 700
Sri Lanka 858 825 942 1,050 900
Syria 732 520 240 100 100
Taiwan 929 916 895 975 950
Thailand 630 691 700 761 800
Tunisia 615 806 1,510 900 500
Turkey 977 644 474 1,350 1,500
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 1,500
O.W. Europe 640 508 560 500 650
Eastern Europe 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 1,915
United States 1,857 3,161 2,390 1,748 2,150
Subtotal 97,053 86,302 84,329 81,406 79,390
Other Countries 11,481 11,821 10,682 10,023 10,040
Unaccounted 4,177 2,082 1,478 1,750 1,430
WORLD TOTAL 112,711 100,205 96,489 93,179 90,860
WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Algeria 1,750 1,100 750 1,250 2,200
Argentina 9,800 9,700 11,300 9,200 15,500
Australia 16,184 16,479 8,903 16,975 23,100
Brazil 2,739 2,107 2,185 1,540 3,200
Canada 29,871 27,232 23,122 25,037 30,500
China 101,590 106,390 99,300 102,215 109,000
India 55,690 57,210 59,840 65,470 62,620
Japan 759 638 565 444 478
Kazakstan 18,285 11,659 9,052 6,490 7,700
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 16,907
Russia 46,170 43,500 32,100 30,100 34,900
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 86,167 99,460
Eastern Europe 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470
Others 53,358 58,205 49,328 53,899 53,805
Subtotal 494,672 493,996 461,413 477,369 518,940
United States 67,135 65,220 63,167 59,400 62,099
WORLD TOTAL 561,807 559,216 524,580 536,769 581,039
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 8,208 9,175
China 109,054 110,646 110,525 112,000 113,000
Egypt 10,421 10,516 9,950 11,100 11,200
India 55,559 56,482 57,695 63,300 65,920
Japan 6,400 6,471 6,509 6,450 6,390
Morocco 5,100 4,956 5,315 4,806 6,000
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 16,800
Ukraine 21,820 19,211 15,835 16,700 16,735
EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856
Eastern Europe 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,260
Others 100,000 107,865 102,036 97,827 105,836
Subtotal 519,175 528,181 513,696 519,968 537,072
United States 30,688 33,738 35,014 31,024 35,761
WORLD TOTAL 549,863 561,919 548,710 550,992 572,833
ENDING STOCKS
Australia 5,017 3,711 2,367 2,446 4,566
Canada 12,193 11,117 5,679 6,633 12,258
EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,602 16,251
Others 88,998 95,563 83,910 73,813 65,965
Subtotal 130,342 126,609 104,164 93,494 99,040
United States 14,442 15,472 13,787 10,234 12,894
WORLD TOTAL 144,784 142,081 117,951 103,728 111,934
REGIONAL WHEAT IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
IMPORTS
North America 1/ 3,307 5,121 3,885 3,317 4,200
Latin America 2/ 13,050 13,877 14,198 12,800 12,845
EU 1,442 1,343 2,095 2,300 1,500
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 640 508 560 500 650
Former USSR 24,103 13,520 7,687 8,890 7,045
Eastern Europe 4/ 3,495 2,516 1,585 939 1,915
Middle East 5/ 9,312 10,578 9,428 9,899 12,935
North Africa 6/ 14,228 15,011 14,242 13,000 12,050
Other Africa 7/ 5,640 5,700 5,253 5,035 4,865
South Asia 8/ 7,685 4,151 4,825 4,211 6,325
Other Asia 9/ 25,240 25,335 30,815 30,155 24,655
Oceania 10/ 392 463 438 383 445
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 100,133 96,048 90,440 87,897 95,799
Latin America 2/ 14,869 14,244 16,027 12,836 21,501
EU 87,719 82,930 84,541 86,167 99,460
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 751 901 818 959 936
Former USSR 89,714 83,363 60,710 59,795 64,121
Eastern Europe 4/ 26,430 30,620 33,962 34,990 26,470
Middle East 5/ 34,500 36,578 34,398 34,821 35,151
North Africa 6/ 9,663 9,003 11,033 8,130 15,630
Other Africa 7/ 3,542 3,937 4,215 4,470 5,491
South Asia 8/ 74,999 77,118 78,867 86,362 83,247
Other Asia 9/ 103,107 107,776 100,476 103,157 109,933
Oceania 10/ 16,380 16,698 9,093 17,185 23,300
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 43,225 48,502 48,169 44,001 49,761
Latin America 2/ 21,560 22,532 22,510 21,820 22,620
EU 65,270 72,178 73,291 77,193 80,856
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,491 1,489 1,553 1,543 1,565
Former USSR 102,024 89,103 76,910 74,024 71,101
Eastern Europe 4/ 30,955 31,058 31,234 31,548 30,260
Middle East 5/ 38,862 41,431 42,598 43,375 47,176
North Africa 6/ 24,268 24,314 24,302 23,706 25,780
Other Africa 7/ 9,148 9,060 9,478 9,517 9,956
South Asia 8/ 78,534 80,264 82,027 88,391 91,365
Other Asia 9/ 128,243 132,509 131,589 130,722 133,940
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 25,729
Latin America 2/ 1,842 2,200 2,507 1,323 1,999
EU 24,134 16,218 12,208 10,602 16,251
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 810 730 555 471 492
Former USSR 30,568 31,848 19,383 9,944 5,909
Eastern Europe 4/ 3,504 5,252 6,751 7,072 4,387
Middle East 5/ 9,864 12,572 10,351 10,196 9,606
North Africa 6/ 3,373 3,073 4,046 1,520 3,420
Other Africa 7/ 661 806 835 773 723
South Asia 8/ 12,134 13,108 14,547 16,054 13,061
Other Asia 9/ 25,678 25,404 24,253 25,893 25,691
Oceania 10/ 5,131 3,831 2,482 2,561 4,666
WORLD RICE TRADE
CALENDAR YEAR
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Argentina 276 215 342 395 550
Australia 540 570 519 475 800
Burma 223 619 645 265 500
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 2,000
Indonesia 469 225 0 0 0
Pakistan 937 1,399 1,592 1,663 1,650
Taiwan 101 117 189 150 50
Thailand 4,798 4,738 5,931 5,251 5,500
Uruguay 451 396 470 550 475
Vietnam 1,765 2,222 2,308 3,100 2,750
EU 153 185 325 175 350
Others 304 421 1,044 537 655
Subtotal 12,271 13,671 17,951 16,411 15,830
United States 2,644 2,794 3,073 2,600 2,300
WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,011 18,130
IMPORTS
Bangladesh 0 175 1,566 800 100
Brazil 831 1,098 987 800 1,200
Canada 182 190 214 210 215
China 112 700 1,964 850 1,000
Cuba 397 252 316 400 400
Cote d'Ivoire 384 187 387 300 300
Ghana 121 90 106 175 100
Guinea 160 255 291 250 200
Haiti 147 140 204 175 175
Indonesia 22 1,120 3,000 1,250 1,500
Iran 1,161 645 1,633 1,400 1,200
Iraq 647 64 92 250 750
Jamaica & Dep 75 75 74 75 75
Japan 107 2,473 29 450 600
Jordan 86 127 76 90 75
Korea, North 112 53 683 350 400
Korea, South 1 4 13 110 77
Liberia 73 75 20 20 25
Malaysia 385 317 402 550 450
Mexico 275 242 245 315 350
Nigeria 382 300 450 500 750
Peru 336 220 258 400 400
Philippines 215 0 277 900 300
Russia 127 48 125 350 300
Saudi Arabia 859 698 615 750 750
Senegal 396 252 402 750 400
South Africa 431 402 634 600 500
Sri Lanka 267 39 25 300 50
Syria 137 136 203 125 150
Turkey 309 235 445 350 250
UAE 75 80 85 85 85
Yemen 131 172 68 100 100
EU 444 725 820 800 650
O.W. Europe 60 60 30 60 65
Eastern Europe 213 127 185 140 150
United States 199 244 221 250 260
Subtotal 9,859 12,020 17,145 15,280 14,352
Other Countries 3,117 2,789 3,008 2,747 2,771
Unaccounted 1,939 1,656 871 984 1,007
WORLD TOTAL 14,915 16,465 21,024 19,011 18,130
WORLD RICE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Australia 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,455
Bangladesh 27,513 27,064 25,252 26,533 27,753
Brazil 9,901 10,515 10,885 10,050 9,118
Burma 13,400 15,086 16,000 17,241 18,000
China 186,220 177,700 175,930 185,214 188,571
Egypt 3,908 4,198 4,565 3,387 4,032
India 109,313 120,462 121,752 119,202 121,512
Indonesia 48,182 46,638 49,743 50,308 51,538
Japan 13,216 9,793 14,977 13,435 12,930
Korea, South 7,257 6,404 6,882 6,386 7,189
Pakistan 4,674 5,993 5,171 5,905 6,391
Philippines 9,523 9,923 10,475 11,174 11,231
Taiwan 2,060 2,211 2,061 2,071 1,911
Thailand 19,917 19,200 21,400 21,818 21,818
Vietnam 22,195 24,302 24,632 26,667 25,758
EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,492
Others 38,328 37,338 39,371 39,815 39,943
Subtotal 518,739 519,881 532,276 542,151 551,642
United States 8,149 7,081 8,972 7,887 7,771
WORLD TOTAL 526,888 526,962 541,248 550,038 559,413
CONSUMPTION
Bangladesh 18,586 18,300 17,780 18,337 18,600
Brazil 7,750 7,850 7,900 7,925 7,900
Burma 8,050 8,300 8,700 9,600 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 78,210 79,500
Indonesia 31,344 32,277 34,000 33,250 35,000
Iran 2,600 2,550 2,750 3,100 3,200
Japan 9,500 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250
Korea, North 1,512 1,153 2,083 1,650 1,700
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 360 396 400 500 600
Taiwan 1,500 1,475 1,450 1,450 1,450
Thailand 8,500 8,500 8,400 8,500 8,500
Vietnam 12,884 13,817 13,959 14,500 14,250
EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,848
Others 34,199 31,227 34,381 33,547 34,229
Subtotal 354,962 355,479 364,020 366,456 373,027
United States 2,964 3,323 3,344 3,418 3,410
WORLD TOTAL 357,926 358,802 367,364 369,874 376,437
ENDING STOCKS
Brazil 820 1,095 1,277 986 486
Burma 856 687 622 757 897
China 29,602 25,173 21,256 21,456 22,206
India 10,600 14,230 14,083 12,083 11,583
Indonesia 1,592 525 1,858 2,558 2,558
Korea, South 1,939 1,393 1,006 615 912
Pakistan 861 1,324 711 513 523
Philippines 1,334 1,274 941 1,679 1,579
Thailand 976 410 203 852 1,252
Others 4,948 4,550 6,510 8,217 8,560
Subtotal 53,528 50,661 48,467 49,716 50,556
United States 1,252 865 1,051 811 793
WORLD TOTAL 54,780 51,526 49,518 50,527 51,349
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
Feb 12
IMPORTS
North America 1/ 656 676 680 775 825
Latin America 2/ 1,992 2,250 2,394 2,322 2,711
EU 444 725 820 800 650
Other West. Eur. 3/ 60 60 30 60 65
Former USSR 266 71 215 440 395
Eastern Europe 4/ 213 127 185 140 150
Middle East 5/ 3,599 2,370 3,425 3,275 3,545
North Africa 6/ 172 176 80 110 125
Other Africa 7/ 3,282 2,640 3,320 3,670 3,115
South Asia 8/ 457 281 1,783 1,165 230
Other Asia 9/ 1,649 5,241 7,031 5,080 5,112
Oceania 10/ 186 192 190 190 200
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 8,449 7,291 9,357 8,157 8,041
Latin America 2/ 17,554 18,332 19,847 18,935 17,997
EU 2,177 1,971 2,043 1,994 2,492
Other West. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 0 0
Former USSR 1,885 1,947 1,537 1,433 1,356
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 10,721 10,912 10,586
South Asia 8/ 147,055 159,652 158,613 157,733 161,877
Other Asia 9/ 329,587 318,519 329,980 343,083 347,794
Oceania 10/ 955 1,083 1,137 951 1,455
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 3,626 3,998 4,058 4,118 4,150
Latin America 2/ 13,079 13,015 13,423 13,850 13,865
EU 1,768 1,786 1,819 1,812 1,848
Other West. Eur. 3/ 54 60 35 60 65
Former USSR 1,466 1,243 1,122 1,220 1,225
Eastern Europe 4/ 269 219 227 186 184
Middle East 5/ 5,056 4,643 4,899 5,232 5,950
North Africa 6/ 2,494 2,551 2,649 2,206 2,566
Other Africa 7/ 10,810 10,019 9,553 10,326 10,165
South Asia 8/ 100,269 101,035 101,733 103,509 105,035
Other Asia 9/ 216,621 219,424 224,084 226,312 230,339
Oceania 10/ 425 441 435 430 440
ENDING STOCKS
North America 1/ 1,418 936 1,124 874 861
Latin America 2/ 1,588 1,792 2,289 1,996 1,400
EU 259 201 230 171 231
Other West. Eur. 3/ 17 17 12 12 12
Former USSR 0 0 0 100 100
Eastern Europe 4/ 0 0 0 0 0
Middle East 5/ 483 360 1,142 1,275 1,260
North Africa 6/ 203 133 283 233 258
Other Africa 7/ 961 713 631 865 731
South Asia 8/ 12,273 16,257 15,257 13,824 13,534
Other Asia 9/ 37,380 30,994 28,459 31,121 32,906
Oceania 10/ 198 123 91 56 56
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
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Argentina 6,029 4,855 6,363 7,860 9,100
Australia 2,887 4,954 1,489 4,285 3,760
Canada 4,122 5,588 4,331 4,362 5,575
China 13,014 12,041 1,601 258 1,050
South Africa 0 3,006 2,576 1,665 2,000
Russia 400 475 1,778 400 700
Turkey 531 793 817 155 755
EU 9,068 10,080 8,108 5,050 7,650
Others 5,566 3,778 4,294 5,760 3,700
Subtotal 41,617 45,570 31,357 29,795 34,290
United States 50,101 40,041 65,671 58,656 55,026
WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,451 89,316
IMPORTS
Australia 5 6 433 30 10
Algeria 1,603 1,973 1,321 636 925
Brazil 1,346 1,411 1,535 505 1,225
Belarus 1,060 450 386 270 150
Canada 1,195 587 1,114 751 760
Chile 405 478 557 436 610
China 647 1,318 6,381 3,089 1,750
Colombia 506 1,164 1,374 1,446 1,740
Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350
Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675
Egypt 1,757 2,211 2,613 2,267 2,900
Iran 1,334 891 1,476 1,471 1,650
Israel 1,420 1,076 1,234 1,072 1,200
Japan 22,103 21,213 21,174 20,363 21,020
Jordan 634 799 1,047 913 850
Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350
Korea, South 6,716 5,778 8,966 10,150 9,450
Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600
Mexico 4,511 4,872 5,832 8,493 5,960
Morocco 935 488 885 549 475
Peru 633 764 1,017 885 1,010
Poland 2,332 332 884 490 600
Romania 851 863 80 10 10
Russia 6,162 3,160 809 1,050 600
Saudi Arabia 4,761 5,579 3,935 3,824 6,100
South Africa 2,230 54 457 560 170
Taiwan 5,883 5,885 6,623 6,031 6,330
Tunisia 320 665 611 612 551
Turkey 683 168 578 889 500
Uzbekistan 510 305 222 255 255
Venezuela 1,139 963 1,170 1,243 1,401
Yugoslavia 170 135 190 25 0
Zimbabwe 1,360 0 25 93 70
EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875
O.W. Europe 654 596 524 527 635
United States 1,515 4,640 3,144 2,390 3,300
Subtotal 80,816 75,049 84,327 78,778 79,057
Other Countries 8,562 8,006 8,226 6,710 8,002
Unaccounted 2,340 2,556 4,475 2,963 2,257
WORLD TOTAL 91,718 85,611 97,028 88,451 89,316
WORLD COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Australia 8,251 9,842 5,406 9,362 8,885
Argentina 14,079 13,289 13,855 14,085 17,455
Brazil 29,856 33,760 38,216 33,236 34,830
Canada 19,626 24,041 23,394 24,122 28,357
China 108,640 117,840 113,680 124,415 130,350
Egypt 5,285 5,885 6,580 6,663 6,720
Hungary 6,273 5,352 6,200 6,308 6,710
India 36,779 31,020 30,080 29,680 33,600
Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600
Mexico 22,269 22,709 20,605 23,848 25,500
Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300
Romania 9,049 10,164 10,637 12,077 11,045
South Africa 10,731 13,990 5,400 10,986 10,088
Ukraine 15,585 20,289 18,526 15,607 9,500
Yugoslavia 7,228 6,755 8,253 9,153 9,203
EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 102,839
Others 197,225 193,815 187,456 170,997 174,773
Subtotal 591,779 611,610 585,377 589,103 620,755
United States 277,416 186,453 284,886 209,436 267,582
WORLD TOTAL 869,195 798,063 870,263 798,539 888,337
CONSUMPTION
Argentina 7,687 8,519 7,661 7,020 7,925
Brazil 31,023 34,361 37,054 37,831 38,135
Canada 16,838 19,428 21,395 21,276 21,658
China 99,667 109,167 116,628 124,296 131,240
Egypt 7,042 7,951 8,893 9,142 9,670
India 35,391 32,014 30,215 29,646 33,280
Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400
Japan 22,468 21,914 21,658 20,700 21,343
Korea, South 7,276 6,282 9,148 10,743 9,955
Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,533 2,600
Mexico 26,530 27,426 26,616 30,857 32,585
Romania 11,209 10,826 10,695 10,864 10,555
Russia 60,680 54,496 43,877 36,052 32,200
Saudi Arabia 7,094 7,231 7,012 6,128 6,604
South Africa 8,350 8,871 7,357 8,671 8,488
Yugoslavia 7,890 7,061 7,799 7,953 8,493
Others 285,189 288,013 285,322 290,149 288,451
Subtotal 642,194 651,741 650,692 661,065 670,582
United States 198,650 185,862 207,900 180,121 200,756
WORLD TOTAL 840,844 837,603 858,592 841,186 871,338
ENDING STOCKS
Canada 5,291 5,071 3,296 2,971 4,855
China 28,331 26,281 28,113 31,063 30,873
Russia 6,034 5,985 6,239 1,537 1,037
EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,486
Others 60,000 58,488 51,893 42,222 43,034
Subtotal 99,656 95,825 89,541 77,793 79,799
United States 63,092 27,383 45,338 14,439 29,432
WORLD TOTAL 162,748 123,208 134,879 92,232 109,231
REGIONAL COARSE GRAIN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
IMPORTS
North America 1/ 7,221 10,099 10,090 11,634 10,020
Latin America 2/ 5,881 6,766 8,173 6,926 8,551
EU 2,129 2,956 4,102 4,045 2,875
Other West. Eur. 3/ 654 596 524 527 635
Former USSR 11,184 5,559 2,794 2,380 1,805
Eastern Europe 4/ 3,812 1,962 1,242 662 745
Middle East 5/ 9,751 9,243 9,288 9,138 11,335
North Africa 6/ 5,407 6,159 5,771 4,354 5,301
Other Africa 7/ 4,893 1,954 1,728 1,622 1,972
South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 5 0
Other Asia 9/ 38,371 37,625 47,963 43,814 43,650
Oceania 10/ 28 39 488 106 65
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 319,311 233,203 328,885 257,406 321,439
Latin America 2/ 55,043 57,964 62,929 58,392 63,718
EU 90,443 92,429 86,455 88,264 102,839
Other West. Eur. 3/ 3,472 3,847 3,859 3,730 4,129
Former USSR 95,286 95,587 81,827 59,687 55,303
Eastern Europe 4/ 43,234 44,465 46,852 52,037 49,593
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 67,148 64,916
South Asia 8/ 40,901 34,960 34,467 33,962 37,877
Other Asia 9/ 127,240 135,857 133,039 142,985 148,912
Oceania 10/ 8,818 10,473 6,011 9,997 9,505
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 242,018 232,716 255,911 232,254 254,999
Latin America 2/ 54,099 58,894 61,660 62,551 64,458
EU 82,365 88,000 88,564 89,658 93,619
Other West. Eur. 3/ 2,645 2,502 2,513 2,641 2,681
Former USSR 101,941 97,054 83,115 66,714 57,992
Eastern Europe 4/ 48,935 45,677 47,690 48,889 48,448
Middle East 5/ 27,724 27,816 28,150 27,368 28,667
North Africa 6/ 14,403 14,560 15,217 13,976 17,224
Other Africa 7/ 57,785 61,068 61,345 65,057 65,643
South Asia 8/ 39,513 35,954 34,602 33,933 37,557
Other Asia 9/ 155,554 163,722 175,600 184,416 191,774
Oceania 10/ 5,964 6,042 5,367 5,632 5,690
ENDING STOCKS
North America 1/ 70,619 34,732 50,662 20,841 36,543
Latin America 2/ 6,200 7,223 9,917 4,808 2,839
EU 20,729 18,008 11,884 9,584 13,486
Other West. Eur. 3/ 1,015 1,027 990 811 691
Former USSR 10,476 13,617 12,440 6,363 4,479
Eastern Europe 4/ 2,968 3,327 2,727 3,916 3,856
Middle East 5/ 5,555 6,265 4,571 3,685 3,870
North Africa 6/ 1,127 549 2,070 543 1,883
Other Africa 7/ 5,779 4,520 3,145 3,395 3,370
South Asia 8/ 1,919 620 420 420 720
Other Asia 9/ 34,023 31,431 34,795 36,669 36,207
Oceania 10/ 1,426 951 553 724 814
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
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Argentina 4,779 4,230 6,046 6,949 8,500
China 12,623 11,796 1,413 227 1,000
Hungary 222 18 370 500 500
Romania 1 1 47 750 400
South Africa 0 3,006 2,525 1,640 2,000
Thailand 198 88 160 100 100
EU 1,256 1,722 347 350 400
Others 1,381 2,365 1,636 2,739 2,045
Subtotal 20,460 23,226 12,544 13,255 14,945
United States 41,766 33,148 58,645 52,681 48,500
WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 63,445
IMPORTS
Algeria 1,251 1,326 1,000 586 900
Belarus 520 100 50 70 50
Brazil 1,170 1,134 1,435 160 1,000
Canada 1,190 585 1,108 735 750
Chile 395 439 551 386 600
China 0 0 4,287 1,476 50
Colombia 429 939 1,072 1,182 1,500
Costa Rica 313 376 409 340 350
Dominican Republic 654 658 684 649 675
Egypt 1,742 2,135 2,589 2,224 2,850
Guatemala 163 143 207 190 330
Indonesia 357 962 1,738 734 750
Iran 1,160 503 1,092 1,281 1,250
Israel 626 290 673 624 450
Japan 16,760 16,165 16,481 15,976 15,750
Jordan 295 378 366 270 350
Korea, North 383 258 120 76 350
Korea, South 6,544 5,696 8,223 8,963 8,250
Malaysia 1,957 1,977 2,415 2,343 2,600
Mexico 396 1,691 3,166 6,379 3,500
Peru 582 750 977 815 950
Philippines 0 1 138 515 750
Poland 1,041 153 185 325 400
Russia 4,268 2,760 218 100 200
Saudi Arabia 844 1,073 933 924 1,100
South Africa 2,102 30 424 550 150
Taiwan 5,629 5,316 6,288 5,727 6,000
Thailand 80 8 222 259 400
Tunisia 315 275 224 301 300
Turkey 159 9 525 739 400
Uzbekistan 200 150 20 150 150
Venezuela 1,126 945 1,170 1,205 1,400
Zimbabwe 1,300 0 25 93 70
EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250
O.W. Europe 218 209 249 260 225
United States 166 519 245 399 250
Subtotal 55,946 50,568 62,909 59,931 57,300
Other Countries 5,148 4,514 4,465 3,979 4,735
Unaccounted 1,132 1,292 3,815 2,026 1,410
WORLD TOTAL 62,226 56,374 71,189 65,936 63,445
WORLD CORN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Argentina 10,200 10,000 11,360 11,100 14,500
Brazil 29,200 32,934 37,440 32,480 34,000
Canada 4,883 6,501 7,043 7,271 7,200
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 5,600
India 9,992 9,600 9,120 9,800 10,000
Indonesia 5,650 5,400 6,100 6,000 6,600
Mexico 18,631 19,141 17,005 17,780 19,000
Philippines 4,810 5,030 4,534 4,300 4,300
Romania 6,829 8,000 8,500 9,923 9,600
South Africa 9,990 13,275 4,845 10,200 9,500
Thailand 3,400 2,900 3,800 3,700 4,000
Ukraine 2,851 3,786 1,537 3,392 1,900
Yugoslavia 6,650 5,912 7,500 8,300 8,200
EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,830
Others 50,324 49,859 48,152 52,925 48,949
Subtotal 297,833 314,517 304,464 328,461 339,979
United States 240,719 160,954 256,621 187,305 236,064
WORLD TOTAL 538,552 475,471 561,085 515,766 576,043
CONSUMPTION
Brazil 30,200 33,250 36,158 36,780 37,050
Canada 6,209 7,100 7,650 7,630 7,550
China 85,757 92,904 99,654 110,049 116,250
Egypt 6,242 6,915 7,939 8,174 8,700
Hungary 4,899 4,030 4,000 4,100 5,050
India 9,983 9,550 9,120 9,796 10,000
Indonesia 5,900 6,151 7,047 7,204 7,400
Japan 16,850 16,450 16,450 16,076 15,899
Korea, South 6,630 5,795 8,010 9,150 8,350
Malaysia 1,960 2,030 2,315 2,533 2,600
Mexico 18,463 20,477 20,250 23,159 23,800
Romania 8,336 8,097 8,503 8,900 9,100
Russia 6,214 5,771 2,154 1,800 1,300
South Africa 7,603 8,132 6,820 7,900 7,880
Yugoslavia 7,238 6,100 6,900 7,100 7,600
Others 117,673 117,467 113,236 125,445 122,128
Subtotal 340,157 350,219 356,206 385,796 390,657
United States 172,927 159,819 183,577 159,887 174,506
WORLD TOTAL 513,084 510,038 539,783 545,683 565,163
ENDING STOCKS
Brazil 3,598 4,586 7,275 3,165 915
China 27,000 25,000 27,500 30,700 30,500
South Africa 1,687 2,400 900 1,200 1,850
EU 4,937 3,824 2,934 2,295 3,885
Others 21,276 19,085 18,722 18,167 17,297
Subtotal 53,561 51,071 54,397 53,232 50,562
United States 53,672 21,595 39,571 10,819 24,369
WORLD TOTAL 107,233 72,666 93,968 64,051 74,931
REGIONAL CORN IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
IMPORTS
North America 1/ 1,752 2,795 4,519 7,513 4,500
Latin America 2/ 5,483 6,132 7,616 6,049 7,935
EU 1,611 2,615 3,400 2,925 2,250
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 218 209 249 260 225
Former USSR 6,188 3,655 609 490 575
Eastern Europe 4/ 1,610 363 369 410 535
Middle East 5/ 3,779 2,707 4,365 4,563 4,325
North Africa 6/ 3,841 4,246 4,481 3,756 4,600
Other Africa 7/ 4,630 1,725 1,536 1,528 1,870
South Asia 8/ 1 0 0 0 0
Other Asia 9/ 31,955 30,608 40,062 36,319 35,150
Oceania 10/ 23 13 109 30 40
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 264,233 186,596 280,669 212,356 262,264
Latin America 2/ 47,629 51,311 57,495 52,374 57,555
EU 30,242 30,487 28,298 28,952 33,830
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 187 187 249 225 215
Former USSR 7,109 8,957 4,032 6,990 4,505
Eastern Europe 4/ 20,708 20,174 22,716 25,371 25,570
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 37,797 34,688
South Asia 8/ 13,034 12,498 12,423 13,010 13,235
Other Asia 9/ 112,866 119,617 117,565 129,536 134,516
Oceania 10/ 375 419 402 477 475
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 197,599 187,396 211,477 190,676 205,856
Latin America 2/ 47,647 52,101 55,806 56,567 58,195
EU 28,355 32,299 32,474 32,416 33,985
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 423 396 488 495 445
Former USSR 13,314 12,292 6,361 6,612 5,562
Eastern Europe 4/ 24,706 20,823 22,175 22,952 24,240
Middle East 5/ 6,386 5,945 6,502 7,063 7,182
North Africa 6/ 8,376 9,024 10,142 9,915 10,813
Other Africa 7/ 32,468 33,632 32,778 35,362 35,188
South Asia 8/ 13,025 12,448 12,423 13,006 13,235
Other Asia 9/ 134,730 140,522 151,409 163,238 168,999
Oceania 10/ 363 436 488 502 500
ENDING STOCKS
North America 1/ 56,480 24,075 41,873 14,117 26,317
Latin America 2/ 5,399 6,586 9,502 4,407 2,447
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 1,170
Eastern Europe 4/ 2,239 1,724 1,890 2,401 2,391
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 2,920
South Asia 8/ 100 100 100 100 100
Other Asia 9/ 31,187 28,793 33,161 35,300 34,767
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
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Australia 2,600 4,232 1,356 3,375 3,400
Canada 2,859 3,789 2,556 2,685 3,500
Russia 100 185 1,500 300 500
Syria 100 227 745 551 600
Turkey 523 705 812 25 750
EU 5,816 6,793 5,061 2,850 5,000
Eastern Europe 827 26 433 410 55
Others 2,259 1,029 876 900 200
Subtotal 15,084 16,986 13,339 11,096 14,005
United States 1,611 1,553 1,355 1,181 750
WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,277 14,755
IMPORTS
Algeria 352 622 296 50 25
Brazil 145 262 85 320 200
China 647 1,318 1,345 1,413 1,500
Colombia 50 172 261 200 200
Ecuador 25 12 25 30 35
Iran 174 388 384 190 400
Israel 571 720 347 90 450
Japan 1,663 1,719 1,751 1,529 1,750
Jordan 339 421 681 643 500
Korea, South 55 67 121 60 100
Libya 603 685 216 70 300
Mexico 89 87 110 325 350
Morocco 591 115 342 72 75
Russia 1,554 400 584 800 300
Saudi Arabia 3,917 4,497 3,002 2,900 5,000
Taiwan 242 539 306 215 300
Tunisia 5 390 386 310 250
Turkey 87 145 53 150 100
EU 38 53 60 170 100
O.W. Europe 398 377 469 320 385
Eastern Europe 1,531 1,527 806 242 200
United States 195 2,042 1,125 810 1,050
Subtotal 13,271 16,558 12,755 10,909 13,570
Other Countries 2,617 1,546 1,522 1,098 1,016
Unaccounted 807 435 417 270 169
WORLD TOTAL 16,695 18,539 14,694 12,277 14,755
WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Algeria 1,500 410 240 540 1,300
Argentina 500 455 350 385 390
Australia 5,460 6,956 2,913 5,498 6,000
Canada 11,032 12,972 11,690 13,035 15,900
China 4,000 4,200 3,800 4,000 4,000
Japan 286 271 225 218 233
Kazakstan 8,511 7,149 5,100 2,407 2,700
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 15,900
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 52,280
Eastern Europe 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700
Others 28,684 32,667 32,110 26,450 23,149
Subtotal 155,952 161,428 152,481 133,699 146,252
United States 9,908 8,666 8,162 7,829 8,640
WORLD TOTAL 165,860 170,094 160,643 141,528 154,892
CONSUMPTION
Algeria 1,900 1,112 536 590 1,325
Australia 2,834 3,034 2,142 2,000 2,500
Canada 7,925 9,304 10,317 10,616 11,000
China 4,723 5,418 5,395 5,463 5,500
Japan 1,929 1,981 2,025 1,864 2,023
Morocco 1,900 1,900 2,656 1,906 2,650
Russia 28,368 27,041 24,711 18,202 15,900
Saudi Arabia 6,011 5,900 5,800 4,950 5,300
Turkey 5,800 6,073 6,289 6,575 6,850
EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,247 44,559
Eastern Europe 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,825
Others 43,108 44,744 44,550 36,008 34,302
Subtotal 158,242 160,712 158,086 141,648 141,734
United States 7,916 9,053 8,726 7,640 8,730
WORLD TOTAL 166,158 169,765 166,812 149,288 150,464
ENDING STOCKS
Australia 1,032 518 211 354 454
Canada 3,271 3,376 1,820 1,807 3,217
EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,493
Others 12,836 15,476 15,197 8,997 9,400
Subtotal 28,631 29,229 23,632 16,155 20,564
United States 3,292 3,023 2,451 2,168 2,187
WORLD TOTAL 31,923 32,252 26,083 18,323 22,751
REGIONAL BARLEY IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
IMPORTS
North America 1/ 287 2,130 1,240 1,145 1,410
Latin America 2/ 274 525 433 678 511
EU 38 53 60 170 100
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 398 377 469 320 385
Former USSR 3,876 1,464 1,656 1,400 875
Eastern Europe 4/ 1,531 1,527 806 242 200
Middle East 5/ 5,312 6,447 4,709 4,217 6,710
North Africa 6/ 1,555 1,888 1,264 527 700
Other Africa 7/ 10 24 20 10 20
South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 5 0
Other Asia 9/ 2,607 3,643 3,523 3,217 3,650
Oceania 10/ 0 26 97 76 25
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 21,390 22,088 20,352 21,264 24,940
Latin America 2/ 1,349 1,171 1,023 985 1,100
EU 47,457 47,039 43,687 43,735 52,280
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 989 1,174 947 1,010 1,129
Former USSR 52,406 54,984 53,096 33,065 29,903
Eastern Europe 4/ 11,436 10,830 10,996 11,251 9,700
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 2,031
South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,965 1,975
Other Asia 9/ 4,714 4,871 4,415 4,618 4,633
Oceania 10/ 5,789 7,346 3,283 5,898 6,400
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 16,394 18,894 19,653 18,931 20,505
Latin America 2/ 1,514 1,616 1,419 1,608 1,606
EU 41,588 42,198 41,917 42,247 44,559
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 1,467 1,447 1,378 1,474 1,589
Former USSR 53,228 53,458 51,458 37,138 31,120
Eastern Europe 4/ 12,156 12,007 11,748 11,227 9,825
Middle East 5/ 19,221 20,252 19,933 18,591 19,796
North Africa 6/ 5,262 4,615 4,242 3,135 5,520
Other Africa 7/ 1,689 1,364 1,610 1,881 2,051
South Asia 8/ 2,075 1,953 1,723 1,970 1,975
Other Asia 9/ 7,377 8,405 8,237 8,002 8,323
Oceania 10/ 3,198 3,392 2,542 2,430 2,910
ENDING STOCKS
North America 1/ 6,638 6,474 4,346 4,075 5,479
Latin America 2/ 124 104 80 85 40
EU 11,492 9,859 6,404 4,997 7,493
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 619 680 720 576 476
Former USSR 3,608 5,567 6,597 2,924 1,982
Eastern Europe 4/ 1,107 1,431 1,052 908 928
Middle East 5/ 5,000 5,915 4,039 3,211 3,356
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/ 1,077 574 268 412 502
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
Feb 12
EXPORTS
Argentina 1,023 426 192 811 500
Australia 62 513 50 600 100
China 391 245 188 31 50
Sudan 520 263 235 100 50
Others 248 303 91 50 25
Subtotal 2,244 1,750 756 1,592 725
United States 6,634 5,318 5,653 4,757 5,750
WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,349 6,475
IMPORTS
Australia 0 0 282 0 0
Israel 223 66 214 358 300
Japan 3,221 2,852 2,407 2,298 3,000
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, South 117 15 0 175 100
Mexico 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100
Sudan 15 47 12 25 25
Taiwan 12 30 29 89 30
Turkey 411 14 0 0 0
EU 399 211 585 925 500
Subtotal 8,419 6,324 6,073 5,635 6,055
Other Countries 325 196 291 269 93
Unaccounted 134 548 45 445 327
WORLD TOTAL 8,878 7,068 6,409 6,349 6,475
WORLD SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
LOCAL MARKETING YEARS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Feb 12
PRODUCTION
Argentina 2,830 2,270 1,650 2,100 2,100
Australia 557 931 1,272 1,555 900
Burkina 1,292 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200
China 4,740 6,300 6,300 4,755 5,000
Colombia 622 649 560 543 575
Egypt 615 745 760 775 750
Ethiopia 1,300 1,150 1,350 1,550 1,800
India 12,806 11,410 9,200 9,700 11,000
Mexico 3,088 3,018 3,000 5,568 6,000
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 834 745 554 470 545
Others 4,861 5,016 4,924 5,070 5,071
Subtotal 43,160 43,111 41,652 43,906 45,771
United States 22,227 13,569 16,491 11,694 20,396
WORLD TOTAL 65,387 56,680 58,143 55,600 66,167
CONSUMPTION
Argentina 1,754 1,885 1,608 1,350 1,650
Australia 495 653 1,266 955 800
Burkina 1,293 1,310 1,232 1,150 1,200
China 4,585 6,205 6,355 4,924 4,950
Ethiopia 1,300 1,233 1,419 1,600 1,850
India 12,227 11,659 9,340 9,675 10,800
Japan 3,210 3,000 2,650 2,198 2,900
Mexico 7,409 6,307 5,644 6,900 7,900
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 1,055
Others 8,794 7,754 7,703 8,908 8,056
Subtotal 49,718 50,310 47,888 49,030 51,111
United States 12,091 11,687 10,223 8,021 13,437
WORLD TOTAL 61,809 61,997 58,111 57,051 64,548
ENDING STOCKS
China 700 550 325 125 125
Mexico 591 391 291 724 924
Sudan 105 62 42 22 22
Others 3,556 1,870 1,636 1,324 1,499
Subtotal 4,952 2,873 2,294 2,195 2,570
United States 4,446 1,208 1,819 467 1,711
WORLD TOTAL 9,398 4,081 4,113 2,662 4,281
REGIONAL SORGHUM IMPORTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
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IMPORTS
North America 1/ 4,021 3,089 2,544 1,765 2,100
Latin America 2/ 62 54 69 130 35
EU 411 14 0 0 0
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0
Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0
Eastern Europe 4/ 39 0 0 0 0
Middle East 5/ 634 89 214 358 300
North Africa 6/ 11 0 1 71 1
Other Africa 7/ 228 180 172 84 82
South Asia 8/ 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asia 9/ 3,350 2,897 2,490 2,566 3,130
Oceania 10/ 0 0 282 0 0
PRODUCTION
North America 1/ 25,315 16,587 19,491 17,262 26,396
Latin America 2/ 5,013 4,353 3,315 3,944 3,995
EU 834 745 554 470 545
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 15,815 16,310
South Asia 8/ 13,044 11,622 9,434 9,930 11,230
Other Asia 9/ 5,002 6,591 6,611 5,022 5,266
Oceania 10/ 557 931 1,272 1,555 900
CONSUMPTION
North America 1/ 19,500 17,994 15,867 14,921 21,337
Latin America 2/ 3,971 4,012 3,326 3,286 3,555
EU 1,123 1,041 1,144 1,470 1,055
Other Wst. Eur. 3/ 0 0 0 5 0
Former USSR 0 0 7 0 0
Eastern Europe 4/ 43 4 5 5 5
Middle East 5/ 1,328 847 958 1,095 975
North Africa 6/ 641 815 778 856 761
Other Africa 7/ 13,200 15,061 15,369 16,174 16,517
South Asia 8/ 12,465 11,871 9,574 9,905 11,030
Other Asia 9/ 8,231 9,537 9,430 7,657 8,246
Oceania 10/ 495 653 1,266 955 800
ENDING STOCKS
North America 1/ 5,037 1,599 2,110 1,191 2,635
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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