FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.1 - February 2001 p. 10

Table A.7 - WORLD PRICES AND PRICE INDICES FOR RICE AND OILCROP PRODUCTS

	RICE						OILCROP PRODUCTS
	Export prices			FAO Indices			FAO Indices
	Thai 1/ 100% B	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 3/	Total	Quality		Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
	Thai 1/ 100% B	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 3/	Total	High	Low	Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
January/December	( . US$/tonne .. )			( . 1982-84=100 . )			Oct./Sept.	(. 1990-92=100 . )
1996	352	234	430	136	136	136	1990/91	97	100
1997	316	214	439	127	129	120	1991/92	103	104
1998	315	215	413	127	128	126	1992/93	103	97
1999	253	192	333	114	115	110	1993/94	127	93
2000	207	143	271	98	101	89	1994/95	153	94
2000 - January	244	159	272	106	107	100	1995/96	140	128
October	191	136	291	97	100	86	1996/97	134	133
November	190	130	294	96	99	84	1997/98	154	116
December	187	131	293	95	99	84	1998/99 - Oct.-Mar.	141	90
2001 - January I	185	135	291	)			- Apr.-Sep.	109	74
II	185	133	291	)			1999/00 - Oct.-Mar.	98	87
III	188	135	291	) 95	98	84	- Apr.-Sep.	84	90
IV	188	134	291	)			2000/01- Oct.-Dec.	75	99

SOURCES: Rice Indices: FAO ; Rice prices: International rice brokers and trading companies.

Note: The FAO Indices are calculated using the Laspeyres formula. The rice export price indices are calculated for 15 export prices. In this table two groups representing "High" and "Low" quality rice are shown. The price indices for oilcrop products are calculated for international prices of ten selected oils and fats and seven selected cakes and meals. The weights used are the average export values of each commodity for the 1990-92 period.

1/ White rice, 100% second grade, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices.

2/ A1 super, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices

3/ U.S.No.2, 4% brokens f.a.s.