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                                        TABLE 1.
                   MAJOR OILSEEDS: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
      PRODUCTION
       SOYBEAN             137.72  124.96  131.62  155.60   154.05
       COTTONSEED           32.90   35.93   34.34   34.35    33.50
       PEANUT               27.14   27.12   28.41   27.10    27.67
       SUNFLOWERSEED        23.48   25.89   23.91   23.53    26.08
       RAPESEED             30.38   34.52   31.60   34.04    36.14
       COPRA                 5.48    5.03    5.82    5.51     5.43
       PALM KERNEL           4.62    4.98    5.31    5.39     5.47
    
          TOTAL            261.72  258.43  261.01  285.52   288.32
    
    
      EXPORTS
       SOYBEAN              32.16   31.95   36.96   39.36    38.10
       COTTONSEED            1.03    0.94    0.81    0.96     0.85
       PEANUT                1.60    1.66    1.52    1.65     1.57
       SUNFLOWERSEED         3.18    3.67    3.99    3.85     4.04
       RAPESEED              5.85    5.86    5.72    6.34     6.96
       COPRA                 0.21    0.21    0.20    0.20     0.20
       PALM KERNEL           0.06    0.06    0.06    0.06     0.06
    
          TOTAL             44.10   44.34   49.26   52.42    51.78
    
    
      IMPORTS
       SOYBEAN              32.78   32.39   36.53   39.32    38.18
       COTTONSEED            1.04    0.89    0.88    0.98     0.87
       PEANUT                1.53    1.53    1.52    1.64     1.54
       SUNFLOWERSEED         3.14    3.68    3.85    3.77     3.94
       RAPESEED              5.91    5.76    5.76    6.36     6.89
       COPRA                 0.24    0.22    0.24    0.23     0.23
       PALM KERNEL           0.05    0.05    0.06    0.05     0.05
    
          TOTAL             44.69   44.53   48.84   52.35    51.69
    
    
      CRUSH
       SOYBEAN             110.24  112.12  115.65  126.00   128.49
       COTTONSEED           25.26   28.18   26.31   26.07    26.28
       PEANUT               14.71   14.10   15.12   13.78    14.36
       SUNFLOWERSEED        20.63   22.60   21.34   21.16    22.79
       RAPESEED             27.24   30.61   29.56   31.36    32.81
       COPRA                 5.50    4.97    5.82    5.51     5.44
       PALM KERNEL           4.51    4.94    5.27    5.34     5.41
    
          TOTAL            208.08  217.52  219.07  229.21   235.58
    
    
      ENDING STOCKS
       SOYBEAN              23.69   17.51   12.87   19.20    23.86
       COTTONSEED            0.63    0.59    0.57    0.58     0.25
       PEANUT                0.75    0.54    0.51    0.47     0.48
       SUNFLOWERSEED         0.94    1.54    1.21    0.75     0.92
       RAPESEED              0.97    1.59    0.98    0.82     0.93
       COPRA                 0.08    0.11    0.11    0.10     0.09
       PALM KERNEL           0.18    0.17    0.16    0.16     0.16
    
          TOTAL             27.23   22.05   16.40   22.08    26.69
    
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 2.
                MAJOR PROTEIN MEALS: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98   1998/99
      PRODUCTION
       SOYBEAN              87.50   89.10   91.93   99.79   101.77
       COTTONSEED           11.74   13.10   12.24   11.85    12.09
       RAPESEED             16.53   18.56   18.02   18.94    19.80
       SUNFLOWERSEED         9.50   10.12    9.84    9.70    10.11
       FISH                  6.59    6.50    6.44    5.20     6.44
       PEANUT                5.99    5.73    6.17    5.40     5.82
       COPRA                 1.88    1.70    1.97    1.88     1.86
       PALM KERNEL           2.39    2.60    2.78    2.80     2.83
    
          TOTAL            142.13  147.41  149.38  155.56   160.71
    
    
      EXPORTS
       SOYBEAN              30.92   33.77   33.99   36.63    37.76
       COTTONSEED            1.10    1.11    0.92    0.69     0.83
       RAPESEED              3.72    4.28    4.16    4.14     4.25
       SUNFLOWERSEED         2.80    2.92    3.11    2.82     3.14
       FISH                  4.21    3.78    4.08    2.37     3.59
       PEANUT                0.63    0.59    0.54    0.54     0.56
       COPRA                 1.30    0.96    1.19    1.15     1.12
       PALM KERNEL           2.01    2.25    2.32    2.37     2.38
    
          TOTAL             46.68   49.66   50.31   50.72    53.63
    
    
      IMPORTS
       SOYBEAN              31.43   32.88   34.51   36.20    37.67
       COTTONSEED            1.04    1.03    0.87    0.80     0.74
       RAPESEED              3.79    4.15    4.17    4.08     4.35
       SUNFLOWERSEED         2.68    2.87    3.19    2.87     3.09
       FISH                  4.22    3.99    4.00    2.33     3.52
       PEANUT                0.64    0.55    0.58    0.56     0.54
       COPRA                 1.10    0.83    1.04    1.15     1.10
       PALM KERNEL           2.03    2.04    2.32    2.36     2.35
    
          TOTAL             46.93   48.34   50.68   50.36    53.37
    
    
      CONSUMPTION
       SOYBEAN              87.54   88.33   92.98   99.18   101.76
       COTTONSEED           11.69   12.98   12.23   11.96    12.01
       RAPESEED             16.57   18.35   18.09   18.85    19.98
       SUNFLOWERSEED         9.27    9.94   10.03    9.85    10.05
       FISH                  6.54    6.61    6.63    5.25     6.36
       PEANUT                6.03    5.70    6.21    5.42     5.80
       COPRA                 1.76    1.56    1.81    1.91     1.86
       PALM KERNEL           2.40    2.41    2.74    2.83     2.81
    
          TOTAL            141.80  145.87  150.73  155.25   160.63
    
    
      ENDING STOCKS
       SOYBEAN               4.44    4.31    3.78    3.96     3.87
       COTTONSEED            0.15    0.18    0.14    0.15     0.14
       RAPESEED              0.51    0.60    0.53    0.56     0.48
       SUNFLOWERSEED         0.32    0.46    0.34    0.23     0.23
       FISH                  0.77    0.87    0.61    0.52     0.52
       PEANUT                0.03    0.02    0.02    0.02     0.02
       COPRA                 0.07    0.08    0.09    0.06     0.04
       PALM KERNEL           0.26    0.25    0.28    0.25     0.25
    
          TOTAL              6.55    6.77    5.79    5.74     5.57
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 3.
          MAJOR VEGETABLE AND MARINE OILS: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
      PRODUCTION
       SOYBEAN              19.76   20.18   20.70   22.75    23.22
       PALM                 14.91   16.17   17.43   17.40    17.78
       SUNFLOWERSEED         8.21    8.98    8.51    8.38     8.87
       RAPESEED             10.10   11.37   10.86   11.60     12.19
       COTTONSEED            3.73    4.16    3.89    3.79     3.90
       PEANUT                4.23    4.15    4.50    4.21     4.41
       COCONUT               3.43    3.09    3.60    3.42     3.38
       OLIVE                 1.77    1.44    2.30    2.35     2.40
       FISH                  1.41    1.41    1.19    0.96     1.24
       PALM KERNEL           2.00    2.17    2.31    2.35     2.37
    
          TOTAL             69.55   73.13   75.29   77.21    79.74
    
      EXPORTS
       SOYBEAN               5.92    5.28    5.89    6.70     6.87
       PALM  1/              9.75   10.02   11.35   10.99    11.08
       SUNFLOWERSEED         3.45    3.08    3.65    3.38     3.69
       RAPESEED              2.64    2.65    2.50    2.74     2.95
       COTTONSEED            0.59    0.53    0.47    0.41     0.41
       PEANUT                0.27    0.28    0.25    0.24     0.26
       COCONUT               1.83    1.62    1.81    1.79     1.70
       OLIVE                 0.74    0.69    1.01    1.04     1.04
       FISH                  1.06    0.92    0.81    0.61     0.82
       PALM KERNEL           0.84    0.93    1.05    1.05     1.06
    
          TOTAL             27.08   26.00   28.80   28.95    29.87
    
    
      IMPORTS
       SOYBEAN               6.14    5.15    5.88    6.66     6.85
       PALM  1/              9.74    9.74   10.97   10.92    11.07
       SUNFLOWERSEED         3.32    3.14    3.51    3.29     3.71
       RAPESEED              2.75    2.53    2.56    2.56     2.90
       COTTONSEED            0.54    0.52    0.49    0.49     0.41
       PEANUT                0.29    0.27    0.26    0.28     0.26
       COCONUT               1.71    1.51    1.69    1.70     1.64
       OLIVE                 0.77    0.66    0.96    0.97     0.98
       FISH                  0.90    0.84    0.74    0.59     0.79
       PALM KERNEL           0.83    0.87    1.00    0.97     1.04
    
          TOTAL             27.00   25.24   28.06   28.43    29.64
    
    
      CONSUMPTION
       SOYBEAN              19.49   19.62   20.88   22.78    23.28
       PALM                 14.80   15.51   16.97   17.67    17.99
       SUNFLOWERSEED         8.07    8.62    8.74    8.51     8.98
       RAPESEED             10.36   11.17   10.93   11.35    12.13
       COTTONSEED            3.68    4.11    3.94    3.90     3.91
       PEANUT                4.25    4.13    4.51    4.27     4.42
       COCONUT               3.31    3.12    3.36    3.34     3.37
       OLIVE                 1.88    1.69    2.04    2.27     2.30
       FISH                  1.31    1.28    1.19    1.05     1.19
       PALM KERNEL           1.95    2.08    2.27    2.29     2.36
    
          TOTAL             69.10   71.33   74.84   77.43    79.92
    
    
      ENDING STOCKS
       SOYBEAN               2.21    2.64    2.44    2.37     2.29
       PALM                  1.35    1.73    1.81    1.48     1.25
       SUNFLOWERSEED         0.73    1.18    0.81    0.58     0.49
       RAPESEED              0.28    0.37    0.36    0.44     0.45
       COTTONSEED            0.11    0.14    0.11    0.09     0.07
       PEANUT                0.05    0.06    0.06    0.04     0.03
       COCONUT               0.31    0.18    0.31    0.29     0.23
       OLIVE                 0.79    0.51    0.71    0.73     0.78
       FISH                  0.37    0.42    0.34    0.23     0.25
       PALM KERNEL           0.19    0.22    0.20    0.18     0.17
    
          TOTAL              6.37    7.44    7.15    6.41     6.00
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
      1/  PALM OIL TRADE EXCLUDES TRANSSHIPMENTS THROUGH SINGAPORE
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 4
                   MAJOR OILSEEDS, PROTEIN MEALS, FATS AND OILS:
                                WORLD PRODUCTION 1/
                               (MILLION METRIC TONS)
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
    WORLD OILSEEDS:
     SOYBEAN               137.72  124.96  131.62  155.60   154.05
     COTTONSEED             32.90   35.93   34.34   34.35    33.50
     PEANUT                 27.14   27.12   28.41   27.10    27.67
     SUNFLOWERSEED          23.48   25.89   23.91   23.53    26.08
     RAPESEED               30.38   34.52   31.60   34.04    36.14
     COPRA                   5.48    5.03    5.82    5.51     5.43
     PALM KERNEL             4.62    4.98    5.31    5.39     5.47
    
        TOTAL              261.72  258.43  261.01  285.52   288.32
    
    PROTEIN MEALS:
     SOYBEAN                87.50   89.10   91.93   99.79   101.77
     COTTONSEED             11.74   13.10   12.24   11.85    12.09
     PEANUT                  5.99    5.73    6.17    5.40     5.82
     SUNFLOWERSEED           9.50   10.12    9.84    9.70    10.11
     RAPESEED               16.53   18.56   18.02   18.94    19.80
     COPRA                   1.88    1.70    1.97    1.88     1.86
     PALM KERNEL             2.39    2.60    2.78    2.80     2.83
     FISH                    6.59    6.50    6.44    5.20     6.44
    
        TOTAL              142.13  147.41  149.38  155.56   160.71
    
    44% PROTEIN MEAL EQUIVALENT 2/:
     SOYBEAN                87.50   89.10   91.93   99.79   101.77
     COTTONSEED              9.52   10.61    9.92    9.60     9.80
     PEANUT                  6.74    6.44    6.93    6.07     6.54
     SUNFLOWERSEED           8.97    9.56    9.29    9.15     9.54
     RAPESEED               11.76   13.21   12.82   13.48    14.09
     COPRA                   0.85    0.77    0.89    0.85     0.84
     PALM KERNEL             0.85    0.93    0.99    1.00     1.01
     FISH                    9.52    9.40    9.31    7.52     9.31
    
        TOTAL              135.71  140.01  142.07  147.45   152.89
    
    FATS & OILS
    EDIBLE VEGETABLE:
     SOYBEAN                19.76   20.18   20.70   22.75    23.22
     COTTONSEED              3.73    4.16    3.89    3.79     3.90
     PEANUT                  4.23    4.15    4.50    4.21     4.41
     SUNFLOWERSEED           8.21    8.98    8.51    8.38     8.87
     RAPESEED               10.10   11.37   10.86   11.60    12.19
     OLIVE                   1.77    1.44    2.30    2.35     2.40
     COCONUT                 3.43    3.09    3.60    3.42     3.38
     PALM KERNEL             2.00    2.17    2.31    2.35     2.37
     PALM                   14.91   16.17   17.43   17.40    17.78
    
        TOTAL               68.14   71.72   74.10   76.25    78.51
    
    MARINE OILS:
     FISH                    1.41    1.41    1.19    0.96     1.24
    
        TOTAL                1.41    1.41    1.19    0.96     1.24
    
    ANIMAL FATS:
     BUTTER
     (FAT CONTENT) 3/        4.25    4.26    4.30    4.30     4.30
     TALLOW & GREASE         7.57    7.72    8.00    8.00     8.00
    
        TOTAL               11.82   11.98   12.29   12.29    12.29
    
    TOTAL
     (FATS & OILS)          81.37   85.11   87.58   89.51    92.04
    
    
    1/  SPLIT YEARS INCLUDE NORTH. HEMISPHERE CROPS HARVESTED IN THE
        LATE MONTHS OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN COMBINED WITH SOUTHERN
        HEMISPHERE AND CERTAIN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CROPS HARVESTED 
        IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF  THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SOYBEANS,SOYBEAN
        MEAL, AND SOYBEAN OIL FOR ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL HAVE BEEN
        CONVERTED TO OCT-SEP  BASIS.  ANIMAL, MARINE AND PALM PRODUCTS
        ARE GENERALLY CALENDAR YEAR ESTIMATES FOR THE 2ND YEAR SHOWN
    2/  PROTEIN MEAL EQUIV IS CALC ON THE BASIS OF STD PROTEIN CONTENT
    3/  BUTTER PROD CONVERTED TO FAT-CONTENT BASIS USING AN 80% FACTOR
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 5.
                                 MAJOR OILSEEDS:  1/
                      AREA AND PRODUCTION BY MAIN PRODUCERS
    
                          AVG 92/93-96/97  PRELIM 1997/98  FORCST 1998/99
    
                          AREA 2/ PROD 3/ AREA 2/ PROD 3/  AREA 2/  PROD 3/
     SOYBEAN
      UNITED STATES         24.40   60.62   28.28   74.22    29.02    77.02
      BRAZIL                11.30   24.81   13.00   30.70    13.00    29.50
      CHINA                  8.30   13.67    8.50   14.73     8.00    14.00
      ARGENTINA              5.64   11.98    6.80   17.90     6.50    15.00
      EUROPEAN UNION 4/      0.35    1.04    0.46    1.57     0.54     1.84
      PARAGUAY               1.09    2.18    1.30    2.70     1.30     2.90
      OTHER                 10.03   11.61   11.30   13.78    11.50    13.79
    
          TOTAL             61.10  125.91   69.64  155.60    69.85   154.05

     COTTONSEED
      CHINA                  5.50    7.63    4.50    8.28     4.50     7.60
      UNITED STATES          5.35    6.20    5.37    6.29     4.53     5.13
      FSU-12                 2.71    3.37    2.46    3.08     2.54     3.11
      INDIA                  8.21    4.96    8.85    4.84     8.95     5.30
      PAKISTAN               2.90    3.06    2.96    3.00     2.90     3.30
      BRAZIL                 1.07    0.72    0.85    0.65     0.85     0.67
      OTHER                  7.20    6.92    8.34    8.21     8.43     8.39
    
          TOTAL             32.95   32.85   33.33   34.35    32.69    33.50
    
     PEANUT
      INDIA                  8.05    8.26    8.10    8.00     8.10     8.30
      CHINA                  3.51    8.88    3.72    9.65     3.80     9.80
      UNITED STATES          0.64    1.73    0.57    1.60     0.58     1.70
      SENEGAL                0.89    0.68    0.79    0.55     0.78     0.55
      SUDAN                  0.55    0.38    0.55    0.37     0.55     0.37
      BRAZIL                 0.09    0.15    0.09    0.15     0.09     0.15
      ARGENTINA              0.18    0.29    0.39    0.65     0.40     0.60
      SOUTH AFRICA           0.12    0.16    0.06    0.10     0.07     0.10
      OTHER                  6.15    5.49    6.78    6.03     6.83     6.09
    
          TOTAL             20.18   26.02   21.05   27.10    21.20    27.67
    
     SUNFLOWERSEED
      FSU-12                 5.66    5.57    6.06    5.46     6.67     6.03
      ARGENTINA              2.65    4.77    3.10    5.00     3.50     6.00
      EASTERN EUROPE         1.85    2.62    1.94    2.38     2.18     3.00
      UNITED STATES          1.12    1.59    1.15    1.71     1.34     2.08
      CHINA                  0.77    1.34    0.67    1.20     0.70     1.25
      EUROPEAN UNION 4/      2.63    3.74    2.33    4.06     2.26     3.96
      OTHER                  4.42    3.46    4.34    3.72     4.46     3.76
    
          TOTAL             19.09   23.09   19.60   23.53    21.12    26.08
    
     RAPESEED
      CHINA                  6.14    8.21    6.46    9.54     6.55     8.30
      EUROPEAN UNION 4/      2.65    7.15    2.81    8.64     3.10     9.49
      CANADA                 4.33    5.62    4.80    6.20     5.35     7.00
      INDIA                  6.45    5.82    6.40    5.90     6.60     6.40
      EASTERN EUROPE         0.71    1.44    0.74    1.52     0.84     1.90
      OTHER                  1.58    1.49    2.15    2.24     2.65     3.04
    
          TOTAL             21.85   29.73   23.36   34.04    25.09    36.14
    
    
    TOTAL OILSEEDS         155.16  237.59  166.97  274.62   169.95   277.42
    
    1/  SPLIT YEAR INCLUDES NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CROPS HARVESTED IN
        THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN COMBINED WITH SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE AND
        CERTAIN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CROPS HARVESTED IN THE EARLY
        MONTHS OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
    2/  IN MILLION HECTARES
    3/  IN MILLION METRIC TONS.
    4/  INCLUDES THE STATISTICS FROM THE FORMER GER. DEM. REP.
    DATE: JULY 1998
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