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                                     TABLE 6
                     SOYBEANS: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
    PRODUCTION
        UNITED STATES       68.49   59.24   64.84   74.22    77.02
        BRAZIL              25.90   24.15   26.80   30.70    29.50
        ARGENTINA           12.50   12.43   11.20   17.90    15.00
        CHINA               16.00   13.50   13.22   14.73    14.00
        EUROPEAN UNION       1.03    0.94    1.14    1.57     1.84
        PARAGUAY             2.20    2.40    2.77    2.70     2.90
        OTHER               11.59   12.30   11.65   13.78    13.79
    
          TOTAL            137.72  124.96  131.62  155.60   154.05
    
    EXPORTS
        UNITED STATES       22.81   23.17   24.00   23.95    23.81
        BRAZIL               3.57    3.45    8.42    9.00     8.40
        ARGENTINA            2.50    2.09    0.75    2.20     1.75
        PARAGUAY             1.45    1.60    2.15    2.10     2.20
        CHINA                0.39    0.22    0.20    0.18     0.20
        OTHER                1.43    1.42    1.44    1.93     1.74
    
          TOTAL             32.16   31.95   36.96   39.36    38.10
    
    IMPORTS
        EUROPEAN UNION      16.05   14.24   15.29   15.67    15.68
         GERMANY             2.96    3.21    3.48    3.75     3.80
         NETHERLANDS         4.62    4.20    4.30    4.51     4.60
         SPAIN               2.85    2.34    2.71    2.82     2.80
         ITALY               1.30    0.99    0.83    0.50     0.28
         BEL-LUX             1.37    1.22    1.14    1.26     1.36
         PORTUGAL            0.95    0.68    0.66    0.77     0.78
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.40    0.38    0.38    0.38     0.38
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.24    0.20    0.21    0.29     0.19
        FSU-12               0.10    0.17    0.14    0.26     0.28
         RUSSIA              0.04    0.04    0.00    0.02     0.04
         UKRAINE             0.02    0.02    0.02    0.02     0.02
        CHINA                0.16    0.80    2.27    3.30     3.70
        JAPAN                4.84    4.78    5.04    4.90     4.70
        KOREA, REP OF        1.38    1.42    1.62    1.40     1.40
        TAIWAN               2.60    2.65    2.63    2.50     2.50
        INDONESIA            0.62    0.72    0.68    0.68     0.50
        MEXICO               1.87    2.40    2.68    3.00     3.20
        BRAZIL               1.20    1.05    0.90    1.70     1.00
        OTHER                3.33    3.60    4.68    5.24     4.65
    
          TOTAL             32.78   32.39   36.53   39.32    38.18
 
     CRUSH
        UNITED STATES       38.24   37.27   39.08   43.00    43.55
        LATIN AMERICA       33.28   36.47   35.59   38.46    39.82
         BRAZIL             20.19   21.57   19.90   20.40    20.60
         ARGENTINA           8.59   10.29   11.05   12.90     3.70
         MEXICO              2.33    2.44    2.69    3.13     3.38
        EUROPEAN UNION      14.43   13.65   14.67   15.51    15.70
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.39    0.38    0.38    0.38     0.38
        FSU-12               0.43    0.44    0.35    0.48     0.50
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.41    0.41    0.46    0.58     0.60
        ASIA                20.18   20.50   21.79   23.95    24.09
         JAPAN               3.76    3.70    3.81    3.80     3.65
         CHINA               8.59    7.47    8.69   10.75    10.70
         TAIWAN              2.34    2.36    2.36    2.19     2.20
        OTHER                2.89    3.01    3.33    3.65     3.85
    
          TOTAL            110.24  112.12  115.65  126.00   128.49
    
    ENDING STOCKS
        UNITED STATES        9.11    4.99    3.58    5.85    11.83
        BRAZIL               7.20    5.80    3.40    4.40     4.10
        ARGENTINA            4.67    4.22    3.40    6.40     5.40
        OTHER                2.71    2.50    2.49    2.55     2.54
    
          TOTAL             23.69   17.51   12.87   19.20    23.86
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 7
                   SOYBEAN MEAL: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
    PRODUCTION
        UNITED STATES       30.18   29.51   31.04   33.97    34.39
        LATIN AMERICA       26.45   29.09   28.42   30.80    31.90
         BRAZIL             15.87   17.04   15.72   16.10    16.26
         ARGENTINA           7.00    8.38    9.01   10.52    11.16
         MEXICO              1.86    1.95    2.15    2.60     2.80
        EUROPEAN UNION      11.49   10.91   11.62   12.07    12.22
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.30    0.29    0.29    0.29     0.29
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.33    0.32    0.36    0.40     0.39
        FSU-12               0.51    0.35    0.28    0.38     0.41
        ASIA                15.98   16.28   17.28   18.99    19.16
         JAPAN               2.88    2.87    2.94    2.95     2.85
         CHINA               6.96    6.05    6.95    8.60     8.56
         TAIWAN              1.80    1.84    1.88    1.72     1.74
         INDIA               2.20    3.20    2.92    3.54     3.70
         OTHER               2.27    2.36    2.64    2.90     3.01
    
          TOTAL             87.50   89.10   91.93   99.79   101.77
    
    EXPORTS
        UNITED STATES        6.09    5.45    6.35    8.21     7.80
        BRAZIL              10.45   11.94   10.66   10.45    10.60
        ARGENTINA            6.73    8.22    8.68    9.83    10.75
        EUROPEAN UNION       3.67    4.07    4.47    4.34     4.27
        CHINA                1.28    0.10    0.02    0.01     0.00
        INDIA                1.58    2.60    2.50    2.50     2.85
        OTHER                1.13    1.39    1.31    1.30     1.49
    
          TOTAL             30.92   33.77   33.99   36.63    37.76
    
    IMPORTS
        EUROPEAN UNION      16.80   15.79   14.72   15.96    16.72
         FRANCE              3.79    3.34    3.27    3.80     3.95
         GERMANY             1.99    1.64    1.50    1.70     1.85
         NETHERLANDS         1.78    1.75    1.70    1.68     1.80
         ITALY               1.90    1.93    1.73    1.80     1.90
        EASTERN EUROPE       2.00    1.89    1.86    1.87     2.07
        FSU-12               0.52    0.38    0.29    0.33     0.35
         RUSSIA              0.21    0.04    0.13    0.16     0.17
         UKRAINE             0.23    0.25    0.10    0.11     0.12
        ASIA & OCEANIA       5.32    7.26    9.91    9.82     9.65
        CHINA                0.05    1.55    3.75    4.30     4.50
        MID-EAST/N AFR       3.01    3.21    3.34    3.68     4.00
        LATIN AMERICA        2.55    3.16    3.17    3.44     3.77
        OTHER                1.18    1.12    1.18    1.05     1.05
    
          TOTAL             31.43   32.88   34.51   36.20    37.67
    
    CONSUMPTION
        UNITED STATES       24.08   24.14   24.78   25.77    26.65
        LATIN AMERICA       11.04   11.26   11.52   12.59    13.26
         BRAZIL              5.38    5.21    5.40    5.60     5.80
         ARGENTINA           0.36    0.38    0.38    0.39     0.40
         MEXICO              2.22    2.30    2.35    2.80     3.03
        EUROPEAN UNION      24.38   22.67   22.10   23.67    24.60
         FRANCE              4.30    3.72    3.69    4.16     4.32
         GERMANY             3.40    3.21    3.08    3.32     3.46
         NETHERLANDS         3.11    2.63    2.47    2.69     2.80
         ITALY               3.24    3.18    3.00    3.03     3.11
         SPAIN               3.44    3.45    3.32    3.48     3.66
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.17    0.17    0.17    0.18     0.18
        FSU-12               1.03    0.73    0.55    0.72     0.76
        EASTERN EUROPE       2.25    2.13    2.18    2.31     2.43
         POLAND              0.69    0.78    0.82    0.88     0.90
        ASIA & OCEANIA      18.33   20.76   24.81   26.52    26.01
         JAPAN               3.70    3.63    3.59    3.74     3.65
         CHINA               5.73    7.50   10.68   12.89    13.06
         TAIWAN              1.86    1.86    1.89    1.72     1.76
         KOREA, REP OF       1.77    1.92    2.01    1.74     1.74
        MID-EAST/N AFR       3.95    4.10    4.38    4.83     5.10
        OTHER                2.32    2.38    2.49    2.62     2.77
    
          TOTAL             87.54   88.33   92.98   99.18   101.76
    
    ENDING STOCKS
        UNITED STATES        0.20    0.19    0.19    0.24     0.23
        BRAZIL               0.98    0.97    0.84    0.98     0.94
        ARGENTINA            0.52    0.30    0.25    0.55     0.56
        OTHER                2.74    2.84    2.51    2.19     2.15
    
          TOTAL              4.44    4.31    3.78    3.96     3.87
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 8
                   SOYBEAN OIL: WORLD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
                              (MILLION METRIC TONS)
    
                                                   PRELIM      JUL
                          1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98  1998/99
    PRODUCTION
        UNITED STATES        7.08    6.91    7.15    8.07     8.17
        LATIN AMERICA        6.07    6.63    6.45    6.93     7.16
         BRAZIL              3.80    4.03    3.72    3.80     3.86
         ARGENTINA           1.49    1.78    1.91    2.23     2.37
         MEXICO              0.40    0.42    0.46    0.53     0.57
        EUROPEAN UNION       2.58    2.47    2.63    2.79     2.82
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.07    0.07    0.07    0.07     0.07
        FSU-12               0.06    0.07    0.05    0.07     0.08
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.07    0.07    0.08    0.10     0.10
        ASIA                 3.32    3.45    3.70    4.10     4.19
          JAPAN              0.67    0.67    0.69    0.68     0.66
          CHINA              1.29    1.15    1.39    1.77     1.82
          TAIWAN             0.40    0.41    0.40    0.37     0.38
          INDIA              0.50    0.71    0.66    0.80     0.83
        OTHER                0.50    0.51    0.57    0.63     0.63
    
          TOTAL             19.76   20.18   20.70   22.75    23.22
    
    EXPORTS
        UNITED STATES        1.22    0.45    0.92    1.27     1.29
        BRAZIL               1.49    1.60    1.29    1.33     1.28
        ARGENTINA            1.41    1.56    1.79    2.14     2.27
        EUROPEAN UNION       1.29    1.11    1.32    1.45     1.45
        OTHER                0.52    0.56    0.57    0.52     0.59
    
          TOTAL              5.92    5.28    5.89    6.70     6.87
    
    IMPORTS
        UNITED STATES        0.01    0.04    0.02    0.03     0.03
        EUROPEAN UNION       0.63    0.54    0.47    0.50     0.50
        FSU-12               0.05    0.05    0.08    0.09     0.09
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.11    0.10    0.10    0.12     0.11
        CHINA                1.70    1.45    1.67    2.00     2.20
        INDIA                0.06    0.06    0.09    0.10     0.10
        PAKISTAN             0.17    0.12    0.21    0.23     0.23
        MID-EAST/N AFR       1.34    0.97    1.15    1.29     1.28
          IRAN               0.50    0.34    0.38    0.45     0.46
          MOROCCO            0.15    0.12    0.19    0.19     0.20
          TURKEY             0.14    0.10    0.13    0.14     0.13
          TUNISIA            0.14    0.09    0.10    0.11     0.11
        LATIN AMERICA        1.02    0.88    1.06    1.16     1.21
          BRAZIL             0.18    0.10    0.18    0.17     0.19
          MEXICO             0.07    0.06    0.11    0.11     0.11
          CHILE              0.11    0.11    0.11    0.11     0.11
          PERU               0.14    0.13    0.16    0.18     0.19
          COLOMBIA           0.09    0.11    0.12    0.14     0.15
        OTHER                1.06    0.94    1.03    1.16     1.10
    
          TOTAL              6.14    5.15    5.88    6.66     6.85
    
    CONSUMPTION
        UNITED STATES        5.86    6.11    6.47    6.85     6.92
        LATIN AMERICA        3.99    3.98    4.22    4.47     4.62
          BRAZIL             2.47    2.53    2.60    2.70     2.80
          ARGENTINA          0.09    0.10    0.10    0.10     0.11
          MEXICO             0.45    0.44    0.54    0.60     0.64
        EUROPEAN UNION       1.93    1.93    1.81    1.84     1.88
        OTHER W EUROPE       0.07    0.07    0.07    0.07     0.07
        FSU-12               0.10    0.12    0.12    0.16     0.18
        EASTERN EUROPE       0.18    0.17    0.18    0.21     0.21
        ASIA                 5.23    5.45    5.90    6.86     7.15
         JAPAN               0.68    0.67    0.67    0.67     0.67
         CHINA               2.53    2.60    3.01    3.70     3.94
         TAIWAN              0.39    0.40    0.39    0.41     0.39
         KOREA, REP OF       0.24    0.26    0.26    0.27     0.27
         INDIA               0.56    0.77    0.74    0.90     0.93
         PAKISTAN            0.17    0.13    0.21    0.23     0.24
         BANGLADESH          0.39    0.30    0.22    0.26     0.30
        MID-EAST/N AFR       1.53    1.19    1.38    1.54     1.50
         IRAN                0.52    0.36    0.40    0.47     0.48
         MOROCCO             0.16    0.12    0.21    0.22     0.23
         TURKEY              0.19    0.15    0.17    0.18     0.17
        OTHER                0.59    0.60    0.73    0.80     0.76
    
          TOTAL             19.49   19.62   20.88   22.78    23.28
    
    ENDING STOCKS
        UNITED STATES        0.52    0.91    0.69    0.66     0.64
        BRAZIL               0.37    0.38    0.38    0.32     0.30
        ARGENTINA            0.15    0.28    0.30    0.29     0.29
        OTHER                1.17    1.07    1.07    1.10     1.06
    
          TOTAL              2.21    2.64    2.44    2.37     2.29
    
    NOTE: TOTALS MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
                                     TABLE 9
                        SOYBEANS AND PRODUCTS: WORLD TRADE
                              (1000 METRIC TONS)
    
    LOCAL MKTG YEARS
                             SOYBEANS       SOYBEAN MEAL     SOYBEAN OIL
                          1997/98 1998/99 1997/98 1998/99  1997/98  1998/99
    EXPORTERS
      UNITED STATES 1/     23,950  23,814   8,210   7,802    1,270    1,293
      BRAZIL                8,150   7,100  10,660  10,900    1,325    1,350
      ARGENTINA             2,200   1,750   9,825  10,750    2,135    2,265
      EUROPEAN UNION          501     517   4,337   4,272    1,452    1,453
        SPAIN                   2       2     100      70      250      235
        PORTUGAL                4       4      21      20       87       87
      PARAGUAY              2,100   2,200     310     390       78       98
      OTHER                 1,608   1,421   3,501   3,945      441      489
    
        WORLD TOTAL        38,509  36,802  36,843  38,059    6,701    6,948
    
    SELECTED IMPORTERS
      EUROPEAN UNION       15,667  15,684  15,960  16,719      496      502
        GERMANY             3,750   3,800   1,700   1,850       70       70
        NETHERLANDS         4,511   4,600   1,675   1,800      101      103
        SPAIN               2,820   2,800   1,568   1,650        6        7
        ITALY                 500     280   1,800   1,900        8        7
        BEL-LUX             1,260   1,355   1,000   1,007       32       40
        PORTUGAL              770     775     190     210        7        4
        FRANCE                600     600   3,800   3,950       70       70
        U.K.                1,000   1,050   1,500   1,570       90       91
        DENMARK                76      80   1,463   1,450       35       30
      OTHER W EUROPE          382     382      50      50        7        7
      FSU-12                  260     280     325     350       93       94
       RUSSIA                  20      40     160     170       50       50
       UKRAINE                 20      20     105     115       40       40
      EASTERN EUROPE          288     186   1,871   2,073      117      106
        POLAND                100      90     750     890       82       75
        HUNGARY                 5       5     520     540        0        0
      ASIA                 14,187  14,400   9,383   9,175    3,020    3,220
        JAPAN               4,900   4,700     825     800        3        2
        TAIWAN              2,500   2,500      11      15       22       33
        KOREA, REP OF       1,400   1,400     800     800       65       75
        INDONESIA             680     500     550     550       18       15
        PHILIPPINES           160     380   1,060     850       15        0
        INDIA                   0       0       0       0      100      100
        PAKISTAN               40      41     147     100      225      230
      MID-EAST/N AFR        1,273   1,287   3,678   4,004    1,292    1,279
        ISRAEL                525     525      38      45       27       27
        IRAN                    0       0     570     650      450      460
        EGYPT                 196     200     550     575      100      100
        IRAQ                    0       0      60      75        3        3
        MOROCCO               150     160     100     115      190      200
        TUNISIA                 0       0     188     192      110      110
        ALGERIA                 0       0     340     360      127      127
        TURKEY                250     250     450     500      135      125
      LATIN AMERICA         5,290   5,377   3,541   3,895    1,187    1,219
        MEXICO              3,000   3,200     200     225      105      107
        VENEZUELA             360     365     650     690      150      155
      CANADA                  200     150     515     425       35       25
      OTHER                   424     431     979   1,100      447      409
    
        WORLD TOTAL        38,421  38,927  36,302  37,666    6,669    6,831

  
    DATE: JULY 1998
    
    
    
                                     TABLE 10
                 VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND IMPORTS
                     FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES, 1,000 METRIC TONS
    
                          IMPORT                            PRELIM   FORCST
                        MARKETING 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97  1997/98  1998/99
                           YEAR
    INDIA
    TOTAL PROD              MY      5,430   5,682   6,329    5,837    6,203
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      6,110   6,866   8,079    7,217    7,688
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        680   1,204   1,760    1,340    1,525
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)     480     970   1,200    1,100    1,150
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)      60      60      85      100      100
      RAPESEED OIL      (OCT-SEP)      20      40      30       10       30
    FSU-12
    TOTAL PROD              MY      1,927   2,541   1,708    1,909    2,077
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      2,274   2,678   2,440    2,571    2,731
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        755     893     976    1,009    1,035
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)     121     133     163      168      178
      SUNFLOWERSEED OIL (SEP-AUG)     317     330     379      334      365
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)      47      50      78       93       94
    PAKISTAN
    TOTAL PROD              MY        343     430     392      403      428
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      1,706   1,496   1,671    1,723    1,741
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY      1,381   1,146   1,286    1,315    1,308
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)   1,210   1,015   1,070    1,070    1,050
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     167     124     206      225      230
    EGYPT
    TOTAL PROD              MY        101      94     114      119       87
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      1,000     843     885      944      946
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        899     749     771      825      859
      SUNSEED OIL       (OCT-SEP)     280     138     200      225      250
      COTTONSEED OIL    (OCT-SEP)      90     107      73       80       65
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)     370     390     390      400      425
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     127      98      90      100      100
    IRAN
    TOTAL PROD              MY         51      54      55       48       50
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      1,117     902     946      999    1,041
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY      1,066     848     891      951      991
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)      65      77      80       85       90
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     500     340     380      450      460
      SUNSEED OIL       (OCT-SEP)     500     430     430      415      440
    ALGERIA
    TOTAL PROD              MY         14      16      16       16       16
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY        522     502     544      576      604
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        508     486     528      560      588
      SUNSEED OIL       (JAN-DEC)     170     170     190      215      220
      RAPESEED OIL      (JAN-DEC)      50      60      62       60       80
    MOROCCO
    TOTAL PROD              MY        109      74      89       91       91
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY        337     325     329      323      347
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        233     254     247      240      261
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     147     116     188      190      200
      RAPESEED OIL      (OCT-SEP)      77     129      50       40       50
    NIGERIA
    TOTAL PROD              MY        774     796     793      771      809
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY        928     993     975      968      984
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        158     180     200      210      210
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)     130     160     200      210      210
      RAPESEED OIL      (OCT-SEP)      20      20       0        0        0
    VENEZUELA
    TOTAL PROD              MY        161     151     162      174      179
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY        505     421     432      471      485
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        336     262     260      297      307
      SUNSEED OIL       (OCT-SEP)     145     130     125      130      135
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     175     119     121      150      155
      COTTONSEED OIL    (OCT-SEP)       3       2       2        3        3
    CHINA
    TOTAL PROD              MY      6,145   6,800   6,840    7,463    7,379
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY      9,627   9,369   9,997   11,298   11,687
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY      4,431   2,835   3,389    3,997    4,458
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)   1,667   1,006   1,350    1,500    1,600
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)   1,702   1,445   1,674    2,000    2,200
      RAPESEED OIL      (OCT-SEP)     944     303     281      400      600
    BANGLADESH
    TOTAL PROD              MY        109     147     139      139      141
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY        759     572     509      564      594
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY        660     400     380      420      430
      SOYBEAN OIL       (OCT-SEP)     425     275     210      260      290
      PALM OIL          (OCT-SEP)     200      95     140      130      110
    
    TOTAL OF SELECTED
    IMPORTERS
    TOTAL PROD              MY     15,164  16,785  16,637   16,970   17,460
    TOTAL CONSUM            MY     24,885  24,967  26,807   27,654   28,848
    TOTAL IMPORTS           MY     11,107   9,257  10,688   11,164   11,972
      PALM OIL              MY      4,391   4,004   4,761    4,834    4,986
      SOYBEAN OIL           MY      3,500   2,737   3,152    3,695    3,956
      SUNSEED OIL           MY      1,482   1,303   1,733    1,406    1,628
      RAPESEED OIL          MY      1,144     723     573      716      986
    
    NOTE: PRODUCTION IS OIL PROCESSED FROM DOMESTIC AND/OR
          IMPORTED OILSEEDS, PLUS OIL FROM OTHER DOMESTIC
          SOURCES SUCH AS PALM OIL AND FISH OIL. ANIMAL FATS
          ARE NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMPTION DATA MAY INCLUDE
          YEAR-TO-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS IN CASES WHERE STOCK
          DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR  RELIABLE.
    DATE: JULY 1998
 
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