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Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  11/10/2009 8:49:12 AM 
 
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  2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Oct
2009/10		 Nov
2009/10
Production
United States 9,248 9,294 9,335 8,506 8,700 8,727
China 6,149 6,410 7,045 7,314 7,807 7,860
Argentina 5,998 6,424 6,627 6,124 6,717 6,717
Brazil 5,430 5,970 6,160 6,020 6,060 6,110
EU-27 2,460 2,640 2,667 2,308 2,178 2,214
India 1,070 1,180 1,458 1,340 1,428 1,428
Mexico 670 685 647 565 636 636
Other 3,590 3,756 3,615 3,538 3,807 3,913
 
 
Total 34,615 36,359 37,554 35,715 37,333 37,605
 
Imports
China 1,516 2,404 2,727 2,494 2,400 2,400
India 1,727 1,447 733 1,060 890 890
EU-27 717 991 1,040 820 780 600
Morocco 372 360 421 280 360 360
Algeria 310 295 366 325 350 350
Egypt 240 124 482 315 350 350
Iran 600 606 545 270 350 350
Venezuela 285 351 363 280 340 340
Bangladesh 262 327 406 253 345 300
Korea, South 265 302 296 266 300 300
Other 2,797 2,715 3,032 2,457 2,716 2,706
 
 
Total 9,091 9,922 10,411 8,820 9,181 8,946
 
Exports
Argentina 5,597 5,970 5,789 4,670 5,300 5,220
Brazil 2,466 2,462 2,388 1,910 1,700 1,500
United States 523 851 1,320 1,021 1,474 1,474
Paraguay 195 258 299 243 250 250
Bolivia 243 231 141 185 140 229
EU-27 269 243 333 400 170 190
China 105 94 102 83 100 100
Other 446 457 499 532 451 491
 
 
Total 9,844 10,566 10,871 9,044 9,585 9,454
 
Domestic Consumption
China 7,607 8,670 9,693 9,486 10,157 10,166
United States 8,147 8,426 8,317 7,411 7,485 7,484
Brazil 3,113 3,395 3,920 4,274 4,410 4,680
EU-27 2,915 3,368 3,377 2,805 2,790 2,630
India 2,933 2,600 2,300 2,330 2,293 2,293
Argentina 397 569 997 1,405 1,425 1,540
Mexico 792 820 849 757 815 815
Egypt 345 379 659 535 564 564
Japan 573 577 573 512 545 545
Iran 775 725 685 388 529 529
Korea, South 418 436 444 447 441 445
Morocco 444 446 472 349 424 424
Venezuela 295 355 378 297 360 360
Algeria 310 295 366 325 350 350
Taiwan 396 395 382 347 350 350
Other 4,107 4,235 4,213 3,938 4,259 4,198
 
 
Total 33,567 35,691 37,625 35,606 37,197 37,373
 
Ending Stocks
United States 1,365 1,399 1,127 1,242 1,079 1,045
China 200 250 227 466 220 460
Brazil 393 510 429 270 100 250
Argentina 490 375 216 265 244 222
India 232 250 132 193 107 209
Other 851 771 893 473 462 447
 
 
Total 3,531 3,555 3,024 2,909 2,212 2,633