U.S. Coffee Stocks 1/

Month End    1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997

         1,000 bags

January     5,820    6,875    9,640    7,936    4,076    2,151    1,342
February    6,405    7,187    9,828    7,620    3,938    2,221    1,546
March       7,074    7,715   10,045    7,203    3,930    2,372    1,657
April       6,780    8,042    9,629    6,722    3,789    2,296    1,855
May         6,706    8,341    9,786    6,059    3,597    2,271    1,977
June        6,556    8,655    9,692    5,487    3,529    2,161    2,116
July        6,539    8,829    9,714    5,291    3,277    1,909    2,335
August      6,231    8,831    9,656    5,156    2,980    1,816    2,583
September   5,917    8,809    9,145    5,030    2,608    1,611    2,294
October     5,827    8,908    8,678    4,819    2,195    1,260
November    5,753    9,012    8,160    4,410    1,878    1,264
December    6,150    9,422    7,814    4,087    1,990    1,327

1/  In bags of original weight.  Includes Exchange and non-Exchange stocks.

Source:  Green Coffee Association of New York City, Inc.

U.S. Green Coffee Roastings

  Month      1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997

         1,000 bags GBE 1/

January     1,875    1,800    1,710    1,700    1,710    1,575    1,725
February    1,525    1,465    1,535    1,480    1,510    1,560    1,540
March       1,370    1,300    1,235    1,245    1,220    1,230    1,260
April       1,335    1,215    1,305    1,255    1,230    1,335    1,380
May         1,445    1,240    1,415    1,370    1,310    1,415    1,490
June        1,342    1,265    1,255    1,260    1,245    1,310    1,270
July        1,228    1,270    1,365    1,455    1,325    1,400    1,385
August      1,550    1,410    1,345    1,465    1,485    1,505
September   1,500    1,355    1,385    1,360    1,295    1,360
October     1,584    1,610    1,645    1,495    1,550    1,650
November    1,674    1,505    1,530    1,420    1,495    1,725
December    1,945    1,875    1,960    1,675    1,755    1,832

  Total    18,373   17,310   17,685   17,180   17,130   17,897   10,050 2/

1/  GBE=green bean equivalent.  
2/  Cumulative to date.

Source:  George Gordon Paton & Company, Inc.

October 1997      Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA

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