FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 1999 p. 8

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Table A.5 - WORLD STOCKS: Estimated Total Carryovers of Cereals 1/

     
Crop Years ending in:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
estim.
1999
forecast
( . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . )
           
TOTAL CEREALS
382.4
342.9
317.9
259.8
302.5
333.3
329.8
held by:
              
- main exporters 2/
170.0
119.5
110.7
74.3
100.6
125.8
147.7
- others
212.4
223.4
207.2
185.5
201.9
207.5
182.1
BY GRAINS
              
Wheat
147.5
145.3
117.5
104.1
114.8
137.2
136.8
held by:
              
- main exporters 2/
55.6
46.9
32.6
28.7
36.0
39.9
52.8
- others
91.9
98.5
84.9
75.4
78.8
97.3
84.1
Coarse Grains
168.2
135.3
145.2
103.3
131.3
140.9
142.7
held by:
              
- main exporters 2/
91.2
53.5
63.7
31.3
48.3
67.4
79.0
- others
76.9
81.8
81.6
71.9
83.0
73.4
63.7
Rice (milled basis)
66.7
62.2
55.2
52.4
56.4
55.3
50.3
held by:
              
- main exporters 2/
23.2
19.1
14.5
14.3
16.3
18.5
15.9
- others
43.5
43.1
40.7
38.2
40.1
36.8
34.4
BY REGIONS
              
Developed Countries
215.7
174.2
160.7
105.6
127.3
171.4
173.8
of which:
              
North America
96.4
59.9
69.3
35.2
54.0
69.2
89.1
Canada
17.6
16.2
9.2
9.8
14.0
10.5
13.3
United States
78.8
43.7
60.2
25.5
39.9
58.7
75.8
Others
119.3
114.3
91.4
70.3
73.3
102.2
84.7
Australia
5.6
4.6
2.6
3.0
4.0
3.6
4.3
CIS 3/
46.5
49.0
35.0
20.7
15.6
30.4
11.9
EC 4/
46.1
36.0
25.1
22.2
26.4
35.1
38.7
Japan
4.5
4.3
5.4
6.3
6.7
6.5
6.0
Developing Countries
166.7
168.6
157.2
154.2
175.2
161.9
156.0
of which:
              
Asia 5/
137.0
138.5
123.6
126.4
141.3
131.3
126.2
Bangladesh
3.3
3.0
2.6
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.6
China 6/
58.1
56.4
48.2
53.3
63.7
56.3
53.7
India 7/
11.3
19.0
24.1
18.4
10.7
14.0
18.3
Indonesia
6.3
6.1
5.0
6.0
6.4
4.7
4.4
Korea, Rep. of
4.0
3.3
2.4
1.8
2.5
2.8
2.6
Pakistan
3.6
4.1
3.2
3.3
3.7
3.9
3.8
Philippines
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.6
2.8
2.9
2.5
Turkey
2.2
4.5
1.9
4.0
5.9
5.2
4.7
Africa
16.4
15.1
18.5
11.7
19.6
16.3
17.1
Central America
4.3
4.6
4.6
6.3
6.9
7.0
6.8
South America
8.9
10.3
10.5
9.7
7.3
7.2
5.8
Argentina
0.4
1.1
0.7
0.8
1.3
0.9
1.1
Brazil
5.6
5.2
5.8
5.0
2.4
2.6
1.5
WORLD STOCKS
( . . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
as % of consumption
21.7
19.0
17.7
14.1
16.2
17.7
17.4

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Based on official and unofficial estimates. Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Stock data are based on an aggregate of carryovers at the end of national crop years and should not be construed as representing world stock levels at a fixed point in time. 2/ For a list of main exporters of wheat, coarse grains and rice see table A.4. 3/ FAO estimates; up to crop years ending in 1991, former U.S.S.R.; thereafter, Commonwealth of Independent States. 4/ From 1996, includes 15 member countries. 5/ Total includes FAO estimates for privately-held stocks. 6/ FAO estimates and including Taiwan Province. 7/ Government stocks only.
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