| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997* | |
| Production | |||||
| World Total | 7,343,902 | 5,611,347 | 5,548,552 | 6,288,444 | 6,559,689 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 3,118,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,086,000 | 2,610,000 | 2,610,000 |
| United States | 651,511 | 641,181 | 513,247 | 625,454 | 667,680 |
| India | 522,540 | 475,200 | 528,390 | 506,475 | 544,050 |
| Brazil | 509,000 | 365,000 | 323,500 | 367,000 | 447,000 |
| Turkey | 280,803 | 155,818 | 170,070 | 190,391 | 195,631 |
| Zimbabwe | 201,992 | 152,490 | 179,243 | 178,595 | 180,978 |
| Exports | |||||
| World Total | 1,780,454 | 1,724,379 | 1,796,638 | 1,969,942 | 1,929,161 |
| Brazil | 243,500 | 275,500 | 256,300 | 282,500 | 294,000 |
| United States | 207,747 | 196,792 | 209,482 | 222,316 | 230,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 188,261 | 203,485 | 174,289 | 176,619 | 189,000 |
| Turkey | 91,350 | 112,411 | 136,392 | 169,703 | 121,000 |
| India | 91,000 | 22,390 | 77,680 | 118,000 | 115,000 |
| Malawi | 97,504 | 77,333 | 99,054 | 101,720 | 113,720 |
| Imports | |||||
| World Total | 1,765,684 | 1,787,002 | 1,796,583 | 1,979,258 | 1,974,226 |
| United States 1/ | 359,738 | 264,390 | 199,088 | 326,455 | 340,000 |
| Germany 2/ | 154,175 | 182,785 | 209,761 | 235,855 | 250,000 |
| Russian Federation | 144,125 | 143,080 | 148,110 | 148,300 | 148,800 |
| United Kingdom | 124,324 | 97,958 | 141,467 | 166,027 | 131,876 |
| Netherlands | 83,623 | 86,546 | 89,075 | 97,368 | 97,500 |
| Japan | 118,651 | 135,543 | 115,072 | 85,634 | 96,000 |
| Consumption | |||||
| World Total | 6,930,006 | 6,831,024 | 6,305,597 | 6,401,746 | 6,436,838 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,907,029 | 2,808,734 | 2,211,954 | 2,213,705 | 2,260,050 |
| United States | 725,241 | 667,146 | 699,200 | 714,138 | 710,000 |
| India | 426,045 | 438,605 | 463,920 | 472,070 | 478,760 |
| Indonesia | 139,733 | 165,786 | 183,050 | 196,670 | 200,550 |
| Japan | 179,235 | 190,000 | 196,900 | 197,250 | 195,700 |
| Brazil | 143,000 | 152,500 | 166,900 | 179,400 | 187,400 |
| Ending Stocks | |||||
| World Total | 7,676,253 | 6,519,199 | 5,762,099 | 5,658,113 | 5,824,771 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,448,689 | 1,576,679 | 1,390,866 | 1,740,710 | 2,025,710 |
| United States | 1,601,269 | 1,642,902 | 1,446,555 | 1,462,010 | 1,529,690 |
| Japan | 365,494 | 382,267 | 370,251 | 318,049 | 286,499 |
| Turkey | 489,410 | 373,917 | 321,595 | 274,683 | 281,914 |
| Brazil | 404,800 | 351,800 | 268,000 | 190,400 | 171,000 |
| Korea, Republic of | 120,203 | 145,537 | 161,107 | 148,166 | 140,666 |
1/ General Imports (Actual Arrivals)
2/ Unified Germany
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS
October 1997