Crop Years ending in:
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1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
estim. |
2002
f'cast | |
( . . . . . . .. . million tonnes . . .. . . . . . )
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TOTAL CEREALS
|
574.2
|
616.3
|
660.0
|
686.1
|
677.4
|
627.6
|
553.1
|
Wheat
|
216.7
|
224.9
|
251.4
|
257.7
|
251.9
|
236.8
|
200.8
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
28.6
|
36.0
|
39.3
|
50.7
|
50.4
|
52.3
|
37.4
|
- others
|
188.1
|
188.8
|
212.2
|
207.0
|
201.5
|
184.5
|
163.5
|
Coarse Grains
|
212.7
|
239.7
|
255.8
|
272.1
|
262.1
|
235.4
|
213.4
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
31.7
|
46.7
|
69.3
|
82.2
|
74.6
|
77.0
|
65.9
|
- others
|
181.0
|
193.0
|
186.4
|
189.9
|
187.6
|
158.4
|
147.5
|
Rice (milled basis)
|
144.9
|
151.7
|
152.8
|
156.2
|
163.3
|
155.4
|
138.9
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 3/
|
107.0
|
112.0
|
116.1
|
118.2
|
119.8
|
112.9
|
100.5
|
excl. China 4/
|
4.1
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
5.3
|
- others
|
37.9
|
39.7
|
36.7
|
38.0
|
43.5
|
42.5
|
38.4
|
BY REGIONS
|
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Developed Countries
|
102.8
|
121.7
|
169.1
|
173.8
|
162.4
|
160.2
|
143.5
|
Australia
|
2.4
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
4.8
|
4.2
|
2.9
|
EC
|
22.7
|
24.4
|
35.1
|
38.8
|
30.9
|
33.2
|
28.0
|
Canada
|
9.8
|
14.0
|
10.4
|
12.5
|
13.6
|
13.7
|
10.5
|
Hungary
|
1.2
|
2.3
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
2.9
|
2.0
|
3.9
|
Japan
|
6.1
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
Poland
|
1.9
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
4.2
|
3.7
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
Romania
|
3.3
|
1.2
|
4.5
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
0.6
|
1.8
|
Russian Fed.
|
7.2
|
6.5
|
18.0
|
5.8
|
4.9
|
6.5
|
9.2
|
South Africa
|
1.0
|
2.4
|
3.7
|
2.3
|
1.7
|
2.8
|
0.8
|
Ukraine
|
7.6
|
3.6
|
4.5
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
3.8
|
United States
|
25.5
|
39.9
|
58.7
|
77.8
|
75.6
|
77.6
|
62.6
|
Developing Countries
|
471.4
|
494.5
|
490.9
|
512.3
|
514.9
|
467.4
|
409.6
|
Asia
|
439.5
|
456.2
|
457.5
|
474.3
|
476.6
|
433.2
|
372.9
|
China 4/
|
366.0
|
380.0
|
378.1
|
387.7
|
382.3
|
337.7
|
290.5
|
India
|
31.7
|
32.0
|
37.3
|
40.2
|
49.0
|
54.1
|
49.4
|
Indonesia
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
4.7
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
3.3
|
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
|
4.0
|
2.8
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
1.5
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
Korea, Rep. of
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
Pakistan
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
4.1
|
4.6
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
0.7
|
Philippines
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
Syria
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
4.0
|
4.2
|
3.6
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
Turkey
|
4.4
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
9.0
|
6.5
|
5.6
|
3.7
|
Africa
|
16.4
|
23.5
|
20.9
|
25.5
|
22.8
|
20.3
|
19.6
|
Algeria
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
2.1
|
2.6
|
1.8
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
Egypt
|
1.8
|
2.6
|
3.2
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
4.1
|
3.3
|
Ethiopia
|
1.1
|
1.4
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.0
|
Morocco
|
0.6
|
3.8
|
2.5
|
4.7
|
2.9
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
Nigeria
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
Tunisia
|
1.0
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
Central America
|
5.8
|
6.7
|
4.7
|
5.5
|
6.1
|
5.8
|
6.4
|
Mexico
|
4.5
|
5.4
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
5.0
|
South America
|
9.5
|
8.0
|
7.6
|
6.8
|
9.2
|
7.9
|
10.6
|
Argentina
|
1.2
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
1.3
|
Brazil
|
5.5
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
1.8
|
4.1
|
2.8
|
5.9
|
4/ Including Taiwan Province.
Wheat
|
Maize
|
Sorghum
|
Soybeans
| ||||
U.S. No.2 Hard
Red Winter Ord. Prot. 1/ |
U.S. Soft Red
Winter No.2 1/ |
Argentina
Trigo Pan 2/ |
U.S. No.2
Yellow 1/ |
Argentina
2/ |
U.S. No.2
Yellow 1/ |
U.S. No.2
Yellow 1/ | |
( . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$/tonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
| |||||||
July/June
|
|||||||
1996/97
|
181
|
158
|
153
|
135
|
133
|
124
|
299
|
1997/98
|
142
|
129
|
135
|
112
|
109
|
111
|
263
|
1998/99
|
120
|
100
|
116
|
95
|
98
|
92
|
203
|
1999/2000
|
112
|
97
|
112
|
91
|
90
|
89
|
190
|
2000 - November
|
130
|
103
|
128
|
89
|
85
|
96
|
187
|
December
|
130
|
105
|
116
|
97
|
95
|
102
|
199
|
2001 - January
|
134
|
109
|
122
|
95
|
91
|
104
|
191
|
February
|
131
|
106
|
125
|
93
|
86
|
101
|
182
|
March
|
133
|
106
|
121
|
92
|
85
|
99
|
178
|
September
|
127
|
108
|
119
|
90
|
88
|
98
|
185
|
October
|
126
|
114
|
111
|
86
|
89
|
96
|
171
|
November I
|
129
|
117
|
108
|
89
|
91
|
93
|
169
|
II
|
126
|
114
|
107
|
90
|
94
|
95
|
172
|
III
|
129
|
119
|
111
|
92
|
94
|
98
|
177
|
IV
|
128
|
116
|
109
|
90
|
93
|
98
|
176
|