| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996* | |
| Production | |||||
| World Total | 7,341,718 | 7,343,012 | 5,618,950 | 5,493,417 | 6,254,761 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 3,156,800 | 3,118,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,082,600 | 2,610,000 |
| United States 1/ | 702,743 | 651,511 | 641,181 | 513,247 | 625,454 |
| India | 525,959 | 522,540 | 475,200 | 472,050 | 451,125 |
| Brazil | 474,000 | 509,000 | 365,000 | 323,500 | 367,000 |
| Turkey | 275,381 | 280,803 | 155,818 | 170,070 | 190,391 |
| Zimbabwe | 181,793 | 201,992 | 152,490 | 179,243 | 178,595 |
| Exports | |||||
| World Total | 1,745,207 | 1,780,454 | 1,745,989 | 1,790,114 | 1,919,304 |
| Brazil | 241,000 | 243,500 | 275,500 | 256,300 | 282,500 |
| United States 1/ | 260,526 | 207,747 | 196,792 | 209,482 | 222,316 |
| Zimbabwe | 151,224 | 188,261 | 203,485 | 174,289 | 176,619 |
| Turkey | 76,454 | 91,350 | 112,411 | 136,392 | 169,703 |
| Italy | 120,443 | 124,563 | 110,332 | 118,839 | 138,829 |
| Greece | 118,693 | 119,062 | 110,000 | 133,000 | 106,243 |
| Imports | |||||
| World Total | 1,815,364 | 1,765,684 | 1,770,899 | 1,795,286 | 2,003,266 |
| United States 1/ | 324,930 | 359,738 | 264,390 | 199,088 | 326,454 |
| Germany 2/ | 187,070 | 154,175 | 182,785 | 209,761 | 235,855 |
| United Kingdom | 134,310 | 124,324 | 97,958 | 141,467 | 166,027 |
| Russian Federation | 120,006 | 144,125 | 143,080 | 148,110 | 148,300 |
| Japan | 106,000 | 118,651 | 135,543 | 115,072 | 124,000 |
| Netherlands | 91,432 | 83,623 | 86,546 | 89,075 | 89,000 |
| Consumption | |||||
| World Total | 6,785,016 | 6,930,006 | 6,841,536 | 6,275,775 | 6,370,037 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,777,730 | 2,907,029 | 2,808,734 | 2,208,554 | 2,213,705 |
| United States 1/ | 755,356 | 725,241 | 667,146 | 699,200 | 714,138 |
| India | 409,035 | 426,045 | 438,605 | 437,545 | 445,020 |
| Japan | 176,000 | 179,235 | 190,000 | 196,900 | 202,800 |
| Indonesia | 133,650 | 139,733 | 165,786 | 183,050 | 196,670 |
| Germany 2/ | 181,312 | 175,351 | 187,381 | 180,194 | 180,357 |
| Ending Stocks | |||||
| World Total | 7,323,270 | 7,726,506 | 6,518,088 | 5,705,225 | 5,673,911 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,297,132 | 2,448,689 | 1,576,679 | 1,390,866 | 1,740,710 |
| United States 1/ | 1,523,008 | 1,601,269 | 1,642,902 | 1,446,555 | 1,462,009 |
| Japan | 366,153 | 365,494 | 382,267 | 370,251 | 360,646 |
| Turkey | 404,967 | 489,410 | 373,917 | 321,595 | 274,683 |
| Brazil | 276,300 | 404,800 | 351,800 | 268,000 | 190,400 |
| Korea, Republic of | 96,018 | 120,203 | 145,537 | 161,107 | 148,166 |
1/ General Imports (Actual Arrivals)
2/ Unified Germany
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS
June 1997