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Imports

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
WHOLE MILK POWDER
World total1,2 1 057 1 065 1 122 1 160
Developing countries 763 765 812 840
OPEC 192 264 230 225
CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK
World total1,2 882 819 939 835
Developing countries 467 399 432 419
OPEC 132 135 143 140

1 Includes trade within EC.
2 The difference between world imports and exports of both whole and skim milk powder is due to difficulties of classification in the case of countries whose statistics do not give sufficient breakdowns.

Production

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
BUTTER AND GHEE
World total 7603 7242 7026 6893
Developing countries 1 878 2068 2102 2165
Developed countries 5726 5174 4924 4728
North America 689 724 732 687
  Canada 105 101 100 95
  United States 585 623 632 592
Europe 2795 2434 2 193 2 134
  EC 1 989 1 784 1 629 1 600
  Eastern Europe 563 419 352 322
Former USSR 1 805 1 550 1 500 1 400
Oceania 359 362 382 390
  Australia 98 106 ill 125
  New Zealand 244 256 271 265
SKIM MILK POWDER
World total 3983 3851 3658 3596
North America 546 509 470 478
EC 1 618 1 585 1 467 1 442
Former USSR 723 710 700 650
Oceania 321 319 308 315
  Australia 125 147 149 165
  New Zealand 196 172 159 145
CHEESE AND CURDS
World total 14481 14226 14522 14645
Developing countries 1 762 1 855 1 849 1 895
Developed countries 12719 12371 12674 12750
North America 3 291 3411 3 588 3 712
  Canada 283 276 288 292
  United States 3007 3 135 3 300 3420
Europe 6889 6607 6 701 6 723
  EC 5185 5187 5314 5350
  Eastern Europe 1 038 757 739 725
Former USSR 2034 1 831 1 838 1 750
Oceania 306 314 337 355
  Australia 181 179 197 210
  New Zealand 125 135 140 145


Exports

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
BUTTER AND GHEE
World total1 1 527 1 382 1 323 1 346
North America 40 45 107 115
Europe 1 174 1 062 906 936
  EC1 1 082 939 824 846
  EC2 396 258 194 215
Oceania 260 227 264 310
  Australia 40 51 51 60
  New Zealand 220 176 213 235
SKIM MILK POWDER
World total1,3 1 739 1 481 1 744 1 607
Developing countries 51 45 20 25
Developed countries 1 687 1 437 1 724 1 582
North America 159 80 105 140
Europe 1 268 1 041 1 315 1 156
  EC1 1 109 836 1 108 954
  EC2 453 252 407 304
Oceania 244 292 279 247
  Australia 79 121 115 122
  New Zealand 165 171 164 140
CHEESE AND CURDS
World total1 1 979 2157 2242 2325
North America 29 29 32 22
Europe 1 748 1 923 2006 2 068
  EC1 1 534 1 718 1 816 1 885
  EC2 433 485 466 505
Oceania 160 167 177 205
  Australia 62 64 69 80
  New Zealand 98 103 107 125

1 Includes trade within EC.
2 Excludes trade within EC.
3 The difference between world imports and exports of both whole and skim milk powder is due to difficulties of classification in the case of countries whose statistics do not give sufficient breakdowns.

Imports

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
BUTTER AND GHEE
World total1 1 556 1 345 1 285 1 304
Developing countries 436 425 434 441
OPEC 131 130 118 130
Developed countries 1 119 920 851 863
North America 3 3 2 2
Europe 771 645 717 737
  EC1 725 614 664 666
  EC2 79 68 56 55
Former USSR 329 251 125 150
Other developed countries 15 21 4 4
  Japan 13 21 3 3
SKIM MILK POWDER
World total1,3 1 800 1 635 1 804 1 728
Developing countries 985 890 967 930
OPEC 280 196 193 185
Developed countries 815 745 837 798
North America 6 6 9 8
Europe 701 620 730 677
  EC1 663 591 707 658
  EC2 24 5 4 8
Other developed countries 107 118 98 109
  Japan 103 117 96 108
CHEESE AND CURDS
World total1 1 970 2 143 2236 2318
Developing countries 348 358 324 338
OPEC 181 192 153 160
Developed countries 1 622 1 785 1 911 1 980
North America 147 148 155 160
Europe 1 329 1 476 1 588 1 637
  EC1 1 232 1 359 1 477 1 524
  EC2 118 112 110 108
Former USSR 14 13 14 15
Other developed countries 133 148 154 168
  Japan 111 124 128 135

1 Includes trade within EC.
2 Excludes trade within EC.
3 The difference between world imports and exports of both whole and skim milk powder is due to difficulties of classification in the case of countries whose statistics do not give sufficient breakdowns.

Closing stocks1

  1987-89 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
BUTTER AND GHEE
North America 152 263 220 189
EC2 220 302 241 210
Oceania 104 103 100 100
SKIM MILK POWDER
North America 53 122 38 73
EC2 115 421 47 33
Oceania 116 101 122 110
CHEESE AND CURDS
North America 228 230 251 244
EC2 141 158 150 146
Oceania 162 152 149 153

1 As at 31 December
2 Intervention stocks only.

Prices

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993 1993
  National currency/kg $/kg
Producer prices
United States ($)1 0.29 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.29
Germany (DM)2 0.66 0.60 0.61 0.61 0.37
New Zealand (NZ $)3 0.24 0.18 0.25 0.27 0.15
Japan (yen) 89.67 89.00 89.00 87.00 0.38
Wholesale prices
Butter United States 2.66 2.19 1.83 1.64 1.64
Cheese United States 2.93 2.74 2.91 2.90 2.90
Netherlands (HFL) 7.17 6.94 6.71 6.38 3.46
Skim milk powder United States ($) 2.09 2.09 2.40 2.47 2.47
Whole milk powder Netherlands (HFL) 6.22 5.81 6.10 5.95 3.22
  $/tonne
Export prices4
Whole milk powder 1 595 1 488 1 712 1 523 1.52
Skim milk powder 1 496 1 263 1 705 1 526 1.53

1 Excludes deduction for surplus disposal.
2 Including value-added tax, but co-responsibility levy is not deducted.
3 Dairy year ending in May of year shown.
4 F.o.b. western Europe.

 

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