FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.4 - September 1999 p. 7

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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 1998/989
estim. 		1999/2000
f'cast 		1997/98 1998/989
estim. 		1999/2000
f'cast 		1997/98 1998/989
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 52.0 0.9 0.9 1.0
Production 67.5 69.4 63.0 260.6 271.7 266.8 6.0 6.1 7.0
Imports 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
Total Supply 82.2 91.9 91.6 290.3 312.7 321.4 7.1 7.4 8.4
Domestic use 34.2 37.8 35.9 206.9 208.2 210.5 3.5 3.6 3.7
Exports 28.3 28.4 31.3 45.2 52.5 55.0 2.8 2.8 2.8
Closing stocks 19.7 25.7 24.4 38.2 52.0 55.8 0.9 1.0 1.9
  CANADA (August/July) CANADA THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 9.0 6.1 8.5 4.9 4.4 4.9 1.1 0.8 1.0
Production 24.3 24.4 25.0 25.3 26.8 26.0 15.0 15.0 15.2
Imports 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Supply 33.4 30.6 33.6 31.7 31.9 31.7 16.0 15.7 16.1
Domestic use 7.3 7.6 7.6 23.7 23.9 23.8 8.9 9.3 9.3
Exports 20.0 14.5 17.0 3.6 3.0 3.0 6.4 5.5 5.7
Closing stocks 6.1 8.5 9.0 4.4 4.9 4.9 0.8 1.0 1.2
  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 14.5 12.3
Production 14.8 10.7 11.5 19.7 24.2 17.8 139.0 132.4 135.2
Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3
Total Supply 16.0 11.4 11.9 19.8 24.6 19.8 151.5 147.0 147.7
Domestic use 4.9 4.7 4.8 7.6 9.1 8.9 133.2 132.9 133.4
Exports 10.4 6.3 7.0 11.7 13.6 10.4 3.8 1.9 2.0
Closing stocks 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.9 0.5 14.5 12.3 12.3
  AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.) AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 2.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 2.1 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
Production 19.4 21.1 21.9 10.0 8.5 8.6 4.3 4.7 4.7
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 23.3 11.1 10.6 10.0 4.7 5.1 5.1
Domestic use 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.8 2.4 2.5 2.6
Exports 15.7 16.1 16.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 2.0 2.1 2.0
Closing stocks 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
  EC (July/June) 5/ EC 5/ VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 11.0 14.0 19.8 15.8 23.2 21.1 1.7 1.9 1.9
Production 95.1 102.8 97.2 110.6 105.9 100.1 18.8 18.9 18.9
Imports 3.7 3.5 3.5 2.4 3.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Supply 109.8 120.3 120.5 128.8 132.6 124.1 20.5 20.8 20.8
Domestic use 82.6 86.0 86.5 101.6 101.0 100.0 14.8 14.9 15.1
Exports 13.2 14.5 16.7 4.0 10.5 10.0 3.8 4.0 3.9
Closing stocks 14.0 19.8 17.3 23.2 21.1 14.1 1.9 1.9 1.9
TOTAL ABOVE                  
Opening stocks 36.2 42.0 55.9 48.8 68.2 81.4 16.3 18.4 16.6
Production 221.1 228.4 218.6 426.2 437.1 419.3 183.0 177.2 180.9
Imports 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.2 0.5 0.5 0.6
Total Supply 263.6 276.8 280.9 481.6 512.4 506.9 199.9 196.1 198.1
Domestic use 134.1 141.1 139.8 345.3 347.6 349.1 162.8 163.3 164.0
Exports 87.6 79.8 88.8 68.0 83.4 82.1 18.7 16.2 16.3
Closing stocks 42.0 55.9 52.3 68.2 81.4 75.8 18.4 16.6 17.8

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.
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