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Quarterly Cocoa Bean Grindings by Specified Countries

    Country        First       Second      Third       Fourth      Total
                Metric tons
United States
           1985      38,970      37,519      40,549      36,873     153,911
           1986      33,761      37,014      42,264      40,582     153,621
           1987      39,665      45,930      49,864      45,352     180,811
           1988      45,197      47,327      48,376      45,985     186,885
           1989      43,802      49,185      47,071      52,779     192,837
           1990      51,559      51,683      58,278      55,220     216,740
           1991      51,191      64,365      66,544      73,681     255,781
           1992      70,335      74,515      84,109      84,962     313,921
           1993      78,968      77,720      84,593      80,624     321,905
           1994      71,398      78,805      86,247      86,179     322,629
           1995      78,835      78,886      87,360      86,116     331,197
           1996      79,044      82,713      93,933      95,352     351,042
           1997      95,435      97,223     105,984                 298,642
Germany
           1985      57,042      51,722      44,047      53,995     206,806
           1986      53,643      50,641      42,589      54,164     201,037
           1987      55,190      49,224      46,424      57,846     208,684
           1988      60,039      53,990      53,008      65,757     232,794
           1989      61,960      59,211      56,994      67,832     245,997
           1990      69,125      64,613      70,994      77,123     281,855
           1991      73,712      72,396      70,934      73,661     290,703
           1992      78,661      73,797      80,111      86,682     319,251
           1993      74,119      69,805      74,010      80,747     298,681
           1994      80,242      68,033      67,706      80,238     296,219
           1995      69,441      56,478      61,523      71,375     258,817
           1996      69,520      59,471      65,824      56,255     251,070
           1997      61,379      57,402      65,233                 184,014
Netherlands
           1985      44,633      41,690      36,970      44,060     167,353
           1986      46,200      45,050      40,290      51,030     182,570
           1987      49,141      47,399      42,772      56,315     195,627
           1988      56,074      51,712      50,539      58,174     216,499
           1989      61,071      56,392      55,129      60,937     233,529
           1990      62,243      58,817      58,702      67,828     247,590
           1991      64,299      71,643      63,973      74,826     274,741
           1992      77,954      71,537      69,871      73,795     293,157
           1993      78,338      75,548      81,183      84,991     320,060
           1994      83,963      78,055      84,249      88,117     334,384
           1995      91,314      85,248      85,311      93,619     355,492
           1996     100,866      90,724      99,549      97,273     388,412
           1997     102,338     100,132     101,817                 304,287
United Kingdom
           1985      26,547      24,435      19,981      20,332      91,295
           1986      21,109      21,998      20,088      24,048      87,243
           1987      24,469      22,941      22,405      25,581      95,396
           1988      26,309      24,997      22,407      26,794     100,507
           1989      28,506      30,113      26,873      29,177     114,669
           1990      32,116      29,322      29,419      33,934     124,791
           1991      32,902      36,016      41,863      37,410     148,191
           1992      39,831      37,903      37,120      44,430     159,284
           1993      44,575      41,975      37,496      47,297     171,343
           1994      44,131      39,063      39,591      40,385     163,170
           1995      43,410      35,348      34,431      46,688     159,877
           1996      50,500      44,535      48,855      45,147     189,037
           1997      44,059      42,702      41,180                 127,941
1/  1985 through March 1991, incomplete data--grind excludes one major processor.  Compl
reporting resumed beginning with the second quarter of 1991.
2/  Beginning October 1990, includes former East Germany.
Source:  National statistics of the respective countries.
October 1997                Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA


  


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