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Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  5/10/2013 12:02:32 PM 
 
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  2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 May
2013/14
Production
China 32,475 38,644 43,560 48,288 51,203 53,365
United States 35,473 37,836 35,608 37,217 35,335 36,500
Argentina 24,363 26,624 29,312 27,945 27,450 29,630
Brazil 24,700 26,120 28,160 28,630 27,550 28,700
EU-27 10,131 9,880 9,675 9,573 9,418 9,536
India 5,750 5,910 7,520 7,680 7,920 8,000
Mexico 2,730 2,835 2,857 2,970 2,970 2,990
Other 16,104 17,090 17,890 17,058 19,148 19,998
 
 
Total 151,726 164,939 174,582 179,361 180,994 188,719
 
Imports
EU-27 20,993 20,730 21,669 20,786 20,000 20,800
Indonesia 2,339 2,507 3,069 3,278 3,500 3,600
Thailand 2,160 2,513 2,318 2,928 3,000 3,200
Vietnam 2,526 2,577 2,545 2,462 2,400 2,470
Japan 1,812 2,106 2,208 2,282 2,230 2,330
Iran 1,311 1,524 1,742 2,192 2,200 2,200
Philippines 1,571 1,713 1,939 1,826 1,950 2,050
Korea, South 1,813 1,737 1,658 1,571 1,680 1,700
Mexico 1,518 1,209 1,500 1,548 1,550 1,580
Peru 902 1,072 1,059 1,113 1,175 1,250
Other 14,637 15,372 16,803 17,239 17,159 17,957
 
 
Total 51,582 53,060 56,510 57,225 56,844 59,137
 
Exports
Argentina 24,025 24,914 27,615 26,043 26,020 28,650
Brazil 13,109 12,985 13,987 14,678 13,550 13,600
United States 7,708 10,124 8,238 8,837 8,981 9,253
India 3,808 3,117 4,800 4,391 4,250 3,950
Paraguay 1,076 1,124 1,043 523 2,100 2,325
Other 3,125 3,343 2,872 3,855 3,970 3,779
 
 
Total 52,851 55,607 58,555 58,327 58,871 61,557
 
Domestic Consumption
China 31,673 37,546 43,382 47,435 50,033 52,415
EU-27 31,579 30,138 30,722 29,706 28,809 29,392
United States 27,898 27,796 27,489 28,622 26,671 27,397
Brazil 12,418 13,000 13,500 14,000 14,475 14,650
Mexico 4,220 4,095 4,325 4,470 4,500 4,565
Thailand 3,200 3,663 3,725 4,203 4,300 4,500
India 1,975 2,570 2,900 3,330 3,700 4,070
Japan 3,840 3,900 3,844 3,840 3,720 3,800
Indonesia 2,383 2,527 2,784 3,218 3,430 3,650
Vietnam 2,480 2,550 3,019 3,302 3,345 3,440
Russia 1,646 1,874 2,181 2,365 2,485 2,650
Iran 2,236 2,467 2,550 2,500 2,475 2,475
Korea, South 2,459 2,420 2,336 2,265 2,269 2,344
Egypt 1,450 1,685 2,030 2,110 2,120 2,130
Canada 2,177 1,999 1,987 2,060 2,010 2,025
Other 21,035 22,343 23,526 23,921 24,993 26,275
 
 
Total 152,669 160,573 170,300 177,347 179,335 185,778
 
Ending Stocks
Argentina 685 1,637 2,484 3,471 3,811 3,641
Brazil 1,934 2,155 2,886 2,868 2,418 2,893
EU-27 498 497 509 278 187 431
Indonesia 65 45 330 390 460 410
Thailand 92 135 156 255 309 359
Other 1,455 2,079 2,420 2,435 2,144 2,116
 
 
Total 4,729 6,548 8,785 9,697 9,329 9,850