FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.1 - February 2000 p. 7

Table A.4 - WHEAT, COARSE GRAINS AND RICE: Supplies and utilization in main exporting countries, National Crop Years

	Wheat 1/			Coarse Grains 2/			Rice (milled basis)
	1997/98	1998/ 1999 estim.	1999/ 2000 f'cast	1997/98	1998/ 1999 estim.	1999/ 2000 f'cast	1997/98	1998/ 1999 estim.	1999/ 2000 f'cast
	( . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
	UNITED STATES (June/May)			UNITED STATES			UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks	12.1	19.7	25.7	27.0	38.2	51.4	0.9	0.9	0.7
Production	67.5	69.3	62.7	260.6	271.7	263.8	5.8	5.9	6.6
Imports	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total Supply	82.2	91.8	91.1	290.3	312.6	317.7	6.9	7.1	7.7
Domestic use	34.2	37.7	35.4	206.9	205.4	210.5	3.3	3.7	3.7
Exports	28.3	28.4	29.3	45.2	55.8	54.0	2.7	2.7	2.6
Closing stocks	19.7	25.7	26.5	38.2	51.4	53.2	0.9	0.7	1.4
	CANADA (August/July)			CANADA			THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	9.0	6.0	7.4	4.9	4.4	4.9	1.2	1.0	0.6
Production	24.3	24.1	26.9	25.3	26.8	26.9	15.0	15.1	15.4
Imports	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	33.4	30.2	34.2	31.7	32.1	32.8	16.2	16.1	16.0
Domestic use	7.4	8.0	8.2	23.7	24.1	24.1	8.9	8.8	9.0
Exports	20.0	14.8	18.7	3.6	3.1	3.5	6.4	6.7	6.0
Closing stocks	6.0	7.4	7.3	4.4	4.9	5.3	1.0	0.6	1.1
	ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.)			ARGENTINA			CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.9	12.3	14.2	14.5
Production	14.8	11.5	14.2	19.7	24.2	17.5	139.0	137.5	137.1
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3
Total Supply	16.0	12.2	14.6	19.8	24.6	19.4	151.6	151.8	151.8
Domestic use	4.9	5.4	5.2	7.6	9.1	8.8	133.6	134.6	135.3
Exports	10.4	6.5	9.0	11.7	13.6	10.1	3.8	2.7	2.8
Closing stocks	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.9	0.5	14.2	14.5	13.8
	AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.)			AUSTRALIA			PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	2.9	1.5	1.7	1.1	2.1	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.6
Production	19.4	21.1	22.8	10.0	8.9	8.4	4.3	4.7	4.9
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	22.3	22.6	24.5	11.1	11.0	10.0	4.7	5.1	5.5
Domestic use	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.6	5.6	5.9	2.4	2.7	2.8
Exports	15.7	15.9	17.5	3.4	3.8	3.6	2.0	1.8	2.0
Closing stocks	1.5	1.7	2.0	2.1	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.8
	EC (July/June) 5/			EC 5/			VIETNAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	11.0	11.0	16.1	12.7	23.9	25.2	1.7	1.9	2.2
Production	95.1	102.6	97.3	110.7	106.2	101.9	18.8	20.1	20.0
Imports	3.7	2.7	2.5	2.4	3.5	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	109.8	116.3	115.9	125.7	133.5	130.2	20.5	22.0	22.2
Domestic use	85.6	85.9	86.1	100.4	98.0	98.4	14.8	15.3	15.7
Exports	13.2	14.3	15.8	4.0	10.4	11.0	3.8	4.6	4.3
Closing stocks	11.0	16.1	14.0	23.9	25.2	20.7	1.9	2.2	2.2
TOTAL ABOVE
Opening stocks	36.2	38.9	51.3	45.7	68.9	85.0	16.5	18.3	18.6
Production	221.1	228.6	223.7	426.3	437.8	418.6	182.8	183.3	184.0
Imports	6.3	5.6	5.2	6.6	7.3	6.5	0.5	0.5	0.6
Total Supply	263.7	273.2	280.3	478.6	513.9	510.1	199.9	202.1	203.2
Domestic use	137.1	142.0	139.9	344.1	342.3	347.6	162.9	165.1	166.4
Exports	87.6	79.9	90.3	68.0	86.7	82.2	18.7	18.5	17.7
Closing stocks	38.9	51.3	50.1	68.9	85.0	80.3	18.3	18.6	19.2

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Trade data include wheat flour in wheat grain equivalent. For the EC semolina is also included.
2/ Argentina (Dec./Nov.) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Australia (November/October) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Canada (August/July); EC (July/June); United States (June/May) for rye, barley and oats, (September/August) for maize and sorghum.
3/ Rice trade data refers to the calendar year of the second year shown.
4/ Including Taiwan province. 5/ Excluding trade between the fifteen EC member countries.