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| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997* | |
| Production | |||||
| World Total | 5,609,433 | 5,547,525 | 6,437,078 | 7,084,849 | 6,039,619 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,000,000 | 2,082,600 | 2,768,400 | 3,051,000 | 2,272,050 |
| United States | 641,181 | 513,247 | 625,454 | 667,680 | 662,203 |
| India | 475,200 | 528,390 | 506,475 | 561,330 | 571,500 |
| Brazil | 365,000 | 323,500 | 365,900 | 485,100 | 371,000 |
| Turkey | 155,818 | 170,070 | 190,391 | 244,960 | 221,350 |
| Zimbabwe | 152,490 | 179,243 | 178,605 | 165,239 | 182,207 |
| Exports | |||||
| World Total | 1,694,877 | 1,768,813 | 1,993,280 | 2,039,140 | 1,884,783 |
| Brazil | 275,500 | 256,300 | 282,500 | 319,000 | 279,500 |
| United States | 196,792 | 209,482 | 222,316 | 221,512 | 225,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 203,485 | 174,289 | 195,958 | 159,941 | 177,665 |
| Turkey | 112,411 | 136,392 | 170,098 | 160,860 | 151,000 |
| Malawi | 77,331 | 99,057 | 95,555 | 111,449 | 110,550 |
| Greece | 110,000 | 133,000 | 130,250 | 110,000 | 105,000 |
| Imports | |||||
| World Total | 1,787,702 | 1,797,557 | 1,969,924 | 1,982,706 | 1,780,556 |
| United States 1/ | 264,390 | 199,088 | 326,454 | 306,838 | 315,000 |
| Germany 2/ | 182,785 | 209,761 | 235,855 | 222,080 | 230,000 |
| Russian Federation | 143,080 | 148,110 | 148,000 | 184,900 | 178,000 |
| United Kingdom | 97,958 | 141,467 | 166,027 | 157,689 | 132,000 |
| Japan | 135,543 | 115,072 | 85,634 | 90,469 | 91,500 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 25,761 | 42,305 | 55,626 | 53,852 | 54,080 |
| Consumption | |||||
| World Total | 6,860,867 | 6,326,044 | 6,309,595 | 6,223,167 | 5,839,131 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 2,808,734 | 2,208,554 | 2,139,705 | 2,125,834 | 2,100,500 |
| United States | 667,146 | 699,200 | 706,688 | 673,927 | 664,567 |
| India | 438,605 | 463,920 | 472,326 | 476,850 | 478,350 |
| Russian Federation | 138,005 | 142,320 | 150,055 | 175,100 | 179,000 |
| Japan | 190,000 | 196,900 | 197,250 | 184,100 | 177,500 |
| Indonesia | 165,786 | 183,050 | 196,670 | 200,550 | 161,633 |
| Ending Stocks | |||||
| World Total | 6,529,715 | 5,779,940 | 5,896,567 | 6,701,815 | 6,719,672 |
| China, Peoples Republic of | 1,576,679 | 1,390,866 | 1,972,610 | 2,834,814 | 2,915,364 |
| United States | 1,642,902 | 1,446,555 | 1,469,459 | 1,548,538 | 1,636,174 |
| Turkey | 373,917 | 320,595 | 268,172 | 287,612 | 292,612 |
| Japan | 382,267 | 370,251 | 318,049 | 280,235 | 252,735 |
| Brazil | 351,800 | 276,900 | 210,700 | 231,500 | 188,500 |
| Italy | 225,050 | 192,710 | 140,634 | 135,350 | 141,900 |
1/ General Imports (Actual Arrivals)
2/ Unified Germany
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS
July 1998
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