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| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997* | |
| Production | |||||
| World Total | 7,325,157 | 5,609,552 | 5,547,668 | 6,566,342 | 7,332,624 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 3,118,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,082,600 | 2,910,600 | 3,315,600 |
| United States | 651,511 | 641,181 | 513,247 | 625,454 | 667,680 |
| India | 522,540 | 475,200 | 528,390 | 506,475 | 561,330 |
| Brazil | 509,000 | 365,000 | 323,500 | 365,900 | 485,100 |
| Turkey | 280,803 | 155,818 | 170,070 | 190,391 | 244,960 |
| Zimbabwe | 201,992 | 152,490 | 179,243 | 178,605 | 165,239 |
| Exports | |||||
| World Total | 1,735,554 | 1,694,877 | 1,768,813 | 1,976,551 | 2,001,883 |
| Brazil | 243,500 | 275,500 | 256,300 | 282,500 | 319,000 |
| United States | 207,747 | 196,792 | 209,482 | 222,316 | 221,509 |
| Turkey | 91,350 | 112,411 | 136,392 | 170,098 | 160,860 |
| Zimbabwe | 188,261 | 203,485 | 174,289 | 195,958 | 159,941 |
| India | 91,000 | 22,390 | 77,680 | 117,460 | 133,700 |
| Malawi | 93,504 | 77,331 | 99,057 | 95,555 | 111,449 |
| Imports | |||||
| World Total | 1,765,584 | 1,786,902 | 1,797,557 | 1,969,525 | 1,990,131 |
| United States 1/ | 359,738 | 264,390 | 199,088 | 326,455 | 306,838 |
| Germany 2/ | 154,175 | 182,785 | 209,761 | 235,855 | 222,080 |
| Russian Federation | 144,125 | 143,080 | 148,110 | 148,000 | 184,900 |
| United Kingdom | 124,324 | 97,958 | 141,467 | 166,027 | 157,689 |
| Netherlands | 83,623 | 86,546 | 89,075 | 97,368 | 97,500 |
| Japan | 118,651 | 135,543 | 115,072 | 85,634 | 90,469 |
| Consumption | |||||
| World Total | 6,958,079 | 6,860,867 | 6,324,954 | 6,503,851 | 6,271,592 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,907,029 | 2,808,734 | 2,208,554 | 2,313,705 | 2,115,134 |
| United States | 725,241 | 667,146 | 699,200 | 714,138 | 710,000 |
| India | 426,045 | 438,605 | 463,920 | 472,326 | 476,850 |
| Indonesia | 139,733 | 165,786 | 183,050 | 196,670 | 200,550 |
| Japan | 179,235 | 190,000 | 196,900 | 197,250 | 184,100 |
| Russian Federation | 146,000 | 138,005 | 142,320 | 150,055 | 175,100 |
| Ending Stocks | |||||
| World Total | 7,688,324 | 6,529,034 | 5,780,492 | 5,835,957 | 6,885,237 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,448,689 | 1,576,679 | 1,390,866 | 1,941,310 | 3,079,903 |
| United States | 1,601,269 | 1,642,902 | 1,446,555 | 1,462,010 | 1,505,019 |
| Turkey | 489,410 | 373,917 | 320,595 | 268,172 | 287,612 |
| Japan | 365,494 | 382,267 | 370,251 | 318,049 | 280,235 |
| Brazil | 404,800 | 351,800 | 276,900 | 210,700 | 231,500 |
| Italy | 254,035 | 225,050 | 192,710 | 140,634 | 135,350 |
1/ General Imports (Actual Arrivals)
2/ Unified Germany
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS
June1998
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