FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.5 - November 1999 p. 1

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A.1 a) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Forecast for 1999 as of October 1999

 
Wheat
Coarse Grains
 
1997
1998
estim.
1999
f'cast
1997
1998
estim.
1999
f'cast
 
( . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes .. . . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
265.7
255.0
258.3
198.3
222.5
220.6
Bangladesh
1.5
1.8
1.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
China 1/
123.3
110.0
112.0
119.6
141.7
145.2
India
69.3
65.9
73.5
30.9
31.4
28.7
Indonesia
-
-
-
8.8
10.1
9.1
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
10.2
11.9
9.0
3.8
3.8
3.2
Japan
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
Kazakhstan
9.0
5.5
7.5
3.1
1.5
2.0
Korea, D. P. R.
-
0.1
0.2
1.2
1.8
1.9
Korea, Rep. of
-
-
-
0.4
0.4
0.4
Myanmar
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
Pakistan
16.4
18.7
18.2
1.9
1.9
1.8
Philippines
-
-
-
4.3
3.8
4.6
Saudi Arabia
1.3
1.8
1.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
Thailand
-
-
-
4.1
5.2
5.0
Turkey
18.7
21.0
18.0
10.8
10.9
9.7
Viet Nam
-
-
-
1.3
1.2
1.3
AFRICA
14.9
18.2
15.5
77.8
81.1
79.3
North Africa
10.0
14.0
11.6
9.1
10.7
9.1
Egypt
5.8
6.1
6.3
6.7
7.0
6.2
Morocco
2.3
4.4
2.2
1.7
2.2
1.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.0
4.2
3.9
68.8
70.3
70.2
Western Africa
0.1
0.1
0.1
29.3
32.7
30.2
Nigeria
0.1
0.1
0.1
18.5
19.3
18.3
Central Africa
-
-
-
2.4
2.7
2.5
Eastern Africa
2.2
2.2
1.9
19.9
20.0
22.1
Ethiopia
1.1
1.1
1.5
8.4
6.1
9.5
Sudan
0.6
0.5
0.2
3.9
5.0
4.7
Southern Africa
2.7
1.9
2.0
17.1
14.9
15.3
Madagascar
-
-
-
0.2
0.2
0.2
South Africa
2.3
1.5
1.5
9.6
8.1
7.5
Zimbabwe
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.4
1.6
1.7
CENTRAL AMERICA
3.7
3.3
3.2
27.0
28.9
29.0
Mexico
3.7
3.2
3.2
23.9
25.5
25.3
SOUTH AMERICA
20.1
16.0
17.8
63.7
62.9
59.1
Argentina
14.8
11.0
13.0
19.7
24.2
17.5
Brazil
2.4
2.2
2.3
35.6
30.6
33.6
Colombia
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
1.6
1.5
NORTH AMERICA
91.8
93.4
89.0
285.9
298.3
289.8
Canada
24.3
24.1
25.9
25.3
26.5
25.8
United States
67.5
69.3
63.1
260.6
271.7
264.0
EUROPE
197.3
187.8
176.5
241.7
201.7
202.0
Bulgaria
3.6
3.3
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.2
EC 2/
95.1
102.7
97.6
110.6
105.9
101.6
Hungary
5.3
4.9
2.6
8.9
8.1
8.3
Poland
8.2
9.5
9.5
17.2
17.6
17.0
Romania
7.1
5.2
4.6
15.0
10.3
11.9
Russian Fed.
44.3
30.0
31.0
42.2
22.2
26.0
Ukraine
19.0
17.0
16.0
16.6
11.4
11.9
OCEANIA
19.7
21.3
22.2
10.7
9.5
8.7
Australia
19.4
21.1
21.9
10.0
8.9
8.1
WORLD
613.2
595.0
582.4
905.3
904.8
888.6
Developing countries
285.5
276.8
276.9
352.4
384.0
376.9
Developed countries
327.8
318.2
305.4
552.9
520.8
511.7

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Including Taiwan Province. 2/ Fifteen member countries.

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