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ANNEX. COMMODITY DATA TABLES AND GRAPHS

Coffee production1


1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total

6 095

6 878

6 630

Brazil

1 699

1 941

1 920

Colombia

684

560

720

Guatemala

273

312

270

Mexico

308

387

270

Côte d'Ivoire

205

354

190

Ethiopia

179

210

221

Kenya

66

90

101

Uganda

203

186

192

Indonesia

490

326

400

Viet Nam

391

699

700

1 Production of green beans in crop year beginning in the year shown.

Coffee exports1


1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total

4 737

5 113

5 334

Brazil

1 006

1 388

1 082

Colombia

655

600

551

Guatemala

235

281

291

Mexico

251

261

318

Côte d'Ivoire

219

132

355

Ethiopia

115

109

119

Kenya

78

67

79

Uganda

229

230

151

Indonesia

356

304

312

Viet Nam

328

465

696

1 Green beans only.

Coffee stocks1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

Producing countries2

1 768

1 408

1 322

Brazil

842

709

614

Colombia

290

192

126

Ethiopia

223

223

144

Uganda

76

76

30

Consuming countries

492

492

978

United States

83

83

336

EC 4/

118

118

132

Japan

56

56

84

Other countries

16

16

18

1 Green beans only.

2 Stocks at the beginning of the marketing year.

3 Stocks at the end of the calendar year (including those in Free Ports) in importing member countries of ICO.

4 Excludes Greece and Ireland.

Coffee imports1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total 2

4 475

4 755

4 818

United States

1 217

1 367

1 430

Canada

137

138

139

EC

2 731

2 820

2 803

Poland

117

106

106

Russia Federation

88

77

77

Algeria

82

71

71

Korea, Rep.

60

65

65

Japan

365

397

419

Australia

48

54

55

1 Green beans only.
2 Excluding quantities subsequently re-exported.

Coffee prices1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001*

US cents/lb

Brazilian natural Arabicas2

136.13

88.84

79.86

52.34

Colombian milds Arabicas2

157.66

116.45

102.60

73.74

Other milds Arabicas3

148.83

103.90

87.07

63.18

Robustas 4

81.11

67.53

41.41

28.25

ICO Composite price

114.98

85.72

64.25

45.96

Source: ICO

1 ICO indicator price.
2 New York Market.
3 Weighted average of New York and Bremen/Hamburg markets.
4 Weighted average of New York and Le Havre/Marseilles markets.
* January-October average.

WORLD COFFEE PRODUCTION - '000 tonnes

WORLD COFFEE EXPORTS - '000 tonnes

Cocoa production



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01

‘000 tonnes

World total

2 737

3 061

2 836

Brazil

164

124

138

Dominican Republic

49

35

45

Ecuador

69

95

100

Cameroon

121

115

120

Côte d'Ivoire

1 128

1 400

1 170

Ghana

377

437

410

Nigeria

174

165

170

Indonesia

349

410

405

Malaysia

80

45

40


Cocoa exports



1996-98
Average

1999/00

‘000 tonnes

World total 1

2 028

2 496

Brazil

8

2

Dominican Republic

38

29

Ecuador

37

48

Cameroon

90

84

Côte d'Ivoire

991

1373

Ghana

313

360

Nigeria

145

143

Indonesia

280

339

Malaysia

25

10

1 Excluding re-exports.

Cocoa stocks



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01

‘000 tonnes

World total

1 288

1 332

1 132

ICCO buffer stocks

26



Source: ICCO.

Cocoa imports1



1996-98
Average

1999/00

‘000 tonnes

World total2

2 188

2 471

United States

403

521

Canada

43

56

EC

1 215

1 226

Poland

36

32

Czech Republic

12

10

Area of former USSR

134

149

China

28

29

Japan

48

48

Philippines

8

5

Singapore

87

99

1 Excluding re-exports.

Grindings



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01

‘000 tonnes

World total

2 747

2 964

3 008

EC

1 135

1 183

1 202

Former USSR

80

93

104

Côte d'Ivoire

189

235

265

Ghana

67

70

70

Brazil

187

201

198

Colombia

38

37

38

Canada

43

56

50

United States

400

439

440

Indonesia

74

85

75

Malaysia

100

115

110


Cocoa prices


1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

ICCO daily


$/tonne

1 583

1 140

888

1 058*


cents/lb

72

52

40

48*

Ghana, spot London


£stg/tonne

1 032

744

619

780**


$/tonne

1 672

1 204

938

1 121**

* January-October.
** January-June.

Cocoa - re-exports



1996-98
Average

1999/00

‘000 tonnes

World total

208

255

EC

108

140

Estonia

52

56

United States

20

21

Singapore

133

37


WORLD COCOA PRODUCTION - Thousand Metric Tonnes

WORLD COCOA EXPORTS - Thousand Metric Tonnes

Tea production



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total

2 811

2 897

2 972

Bangladesh

54

47

52

China

647

699

700

India

820

806

846

Indonesia

162

165

159

Sri Lanka

272

284

308

Kenya

257

249

236

Malawi

41

39

42

Tanzania

22

24

24

Argentina

53

57

57

Japan

88

89

89


Tea exports



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total 1

1 208

1 253

1 315

Bangladesh

25

15

18

China

200

203

231

India

190

192

201

Indonesia

79

98

106

Sri Lanka

252

264

281

Kenya

235

242

217

Malawi

42

43

38

Tanzania

20

21

23

Zimbabwe

12

15

17

Argentina

52

52

47

1 Excluding re-exports

Black tea prices



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001*

national currency/kg

Average auction prices

Colombo (rupees)

119

115

135

142

Calcutta (rupees)

74

87

79

79

Cochin (rupees)

60

63

52

53


US cents/kg1

Colombo 2

200

163

176

160

Calcutta

194

201

176

169

Cochin

158

146

116

114

Mombasa

177

178

202

155

FAO composite price 3

189

174

180

159

1 Converted monthly on the basis of average exchange rates reported by IMF.
2 Including export duties.
3 Weighted average of the four series shown.
* January-October 2001.

Tea imports



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

World total 1

1 180

1 202

1 264

EC

227

209

203

Area of the former USSR/CIS 2

193

224

223

United States

89

100

88

Australia

16

14

15

Japan

49

49

58

Iran, Islamic Rep. of

29

30

38

Syria

18

20

20

Egypt

72

73

63

Morocco

35

35

42

Pakistan

108

108

111

1 Excluding re-exports.
2 Including Russian Federation.
WORLD TEA PRODUCTION - Thousand Metric Tonnes

WORLD TEA EXPORT - Thousand Metric Tonnes

Sugar production



1996/97-1998/99
Average

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02*

Million tonnes, raw value

World total

127.2

135.8

129.4

131.0

India

14.9

19.5

19.5

18.7

EC

18.3

19.1

18.2

15.9

Brazil

17.1

19.8

17.3

19.1

China

8.5

8.2

7.2

8.3

United States

7.1

8.2

7.7

7.5

Thailand

5.3

5.7

5.4

5.6

Mexico

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.0

Australia

5.5

5.5

4.4

4.8

Cuba

3.7

4.0

3.5

3.8

Pakistan

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.9

South Africa

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

Others

36.0

35.5

36.0

36.7

* Forecast.

Sugar exports



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

Million tonnes, raw value

World total 1

38.1

41.8

40.8

Brazil

6.9

12.5

8.8

EC 2

7.8

7.8

7.9

Australia

4.3

4.2

4.0

Thailand

3.7

3.4

3.9

Cuba

3.3

2.6

3.4

South Africa

1.0

1.1

1.3

Guatemala

1.1

1.1

1.2

Mauritius

0.6

0.5

0.4

Colombia

0.9

1.0

1.0

Mexico

0.9

0.5

0.3

Others

7.7

7.1

8.5

1 Calendar year.
2 Including intra-EC trade.

Sugar - closing stocks



1998/99
Average

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02*

Million tonnes, raw value

World total

50.5

60.6

59.3

57.5

EC

5.8

6.9

6.5

6.3

India

8.1

11.4

11.7

11.4

Brazil

4.1

5.0

3.6

3.1

Russian Federation

1.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

China

2.3

1.9

1.0

0.8

Indonesia

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.1

United States

1.7

2.2

2.3

1.9

Others

24.6

28.1

29.1

29.4

* Forecast.

Sugar imports



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

Million tonnes, raw value

World total 1

35.3

39.8

38.9

EC 2

4.0

4.3

4.7

Russian Federation

3.6

5.9

5.2

United States

2.6

1.7

1.4

Japan

1.6

1.5

1.5

Korea Rep.

1.4

1.4

1.5

China

0.8

0.4

0.6

Canada

1.1

0.8

1.1

Malaysia

1.2

1.2

1.2

Iran, Islamic Republic

1.0

1.2

1.0

Egypt

1.1

1.2

1.0

Others

16.8

20.1

19.6

1 Calendar year.
2 Including intra-EC trade.

Sugar prices



1997

1998

1999

2000

2001
Jan-Mar

2001
Apr-Jun

2001
Jul-Sep

2001
Oct-Nov

US cents/lb (450g)

ISA daily price

11.37

8.92

6.27

8.18

9.82

9.12

8.22

7.17


World sugar production, 1993/93 - 2001/02 - (million tonnes, raw value)

World sugar exports 1991-2000 - (million tonnes, raw value)

Banana exports1



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000 *

‘000 tonnes

World

11 741

11 671

11 718

11 070

Ecuador

4 011

3 848

3 865

3 932

Costa Rica

1 934

2 101

2 113

1 814

Colombia

1 417

1 436

1 650

1 506

Philippines

1 213

1 150

1 320

1 418

Panama

643

463

593

538

Guatemala

635

794

680

527

Honduras

572

502

109

150

Côte d'Ivoire

185

193

219

220

Cameroon

172

132

162


Former Windward Islands

175

143

134

141

* Estimate.

Banana imports1



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000 *

‘000 tonnes

World

10 914

11 117

11 951

12 086

United States

3 329

3 497

3 876

3 700

European Union

3 142

2 982

3 197

3 285

Japan

859

865

983

1 079

Area of former USSR

675

608

518

535

China

407

539

432

508**

Canada

408

416

419

420

Argentina

223

243

294

294

Poland

236

277

348

348

Czech Republic

146

115

129

131

Korea Rep.

144

143

155

155

* Estimate.
**Jan-Aug

Banana import prices



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000

2001
Jan-Mar

2001
Apr-June

2001
Jul-Sep


national currency/kg

France (francs)

3.8

4.5

3.6

3.3

4.0



(Jan-Feb.)

Germany (DM)

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

(July)

United States (US cents)

47.9

49.1

41.6

42.4

58.8

59.9

69.8

(July)

Japan (yen)

50.6

65.8

59.9

51.6

48.2

54.0


(April)


World Banana Exports

Production of tropical fruits



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

MAJOR FRUITS

43 656

45 683

46 561

Mangoes

21 946

21 939

22 367

India

10 316

9 782

10 000

China

2 093

2 127

2 375

Mexico

1 388

1 450

1 529

Pineapples

12 339

13 171

13 436

Thailand

1 950

2 331

2 281

Philippines

1 534

1 519

1 524

Brazil

1 263

1 161

1 340

Avocados

2 188

2 195

2 331

Mexico

814

807

939

United States

160

165

165

Indonesia

129

115

122

Papaya

7 183

8 378

8 426

Brazil

2 691

3 300

3 300

India

1 404

1 582

1 582

Nigeria

642

751

748

MINOR FRUITS 1

14 194

14 781

14 887

India

3 833

4 460

4 460

Philippines

3 289

2 935

2 935

Indonesia

1 364

1 300

1 300

TOTAL PRODUCTION

57 850

60 464

61 447

1 Including durian, longan, passion fruit, rambutan etc.

Exports of fresh tropical fruits



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

MAJOR FRUITS

1 425

1 638

1 687

Mangoes

416

452

440

Mexico

155

135

125

Brazil

29

54

54

India

40

50

50

Pineapples

719

856

868

Costa Rica

243

360

360

Côte d'Ivoire

180

210

210

Philippines

136

130

135

Avocados

177

202

228

Chile

26

35

55

Mexico

56

55

52

South Africa

34

35

46

Papaya

114

128

151

Mexico

46

51

57

Malaysia

36

44

45

Brazil

8

11

22

MINOR FRUITS

133

180

185

Malaysia

52

45

52

United States

24

23

28

Kenya

10

8

11

TOTAL EXPORTS

1 558

1 818

1 872


Imports of fresh tropical fruits



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

MAJOR FRUITS

1 442

1 705

1 802

Mangoes

413

494

514

United States

185

219

235

EC

75

116

119

China, Hong Kong SAR

40

33

33

Pineapples

727

881

904

United States

197

283

319

EC

273

333

317

Japan

92

90

90

Avocados

194

199

241

EC

102

89

89

United States

38

55

79

Canada

10

12

13

Papaya

108

132

143

United States

51

67

70

Singapore

21

25

25

China, Hong Kong SAR

12

14

15

MINOR FRUITS

156

145

176

Singapore

59

55

67

Malaysia

30

15

37

Canada

24

27

31

TOTAL IMPORTS

1 598

1 850

1 978


World Production of Major Tropical Fruits 1991-2000 - ( '000 tonnes )

World Exports of Major Tropical Fruits 1991-2000 - ( '000 tonnes )

Citrus production



1995/96- 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000-2001*

‘000 tonnes

World total

86 919

80 808

90 875

89 339

Brazil 1

18 797

17 662

19702

17 907

United States

15 279

12 334

15 644

14 756

China

8 338

8 096

10 180

8 511

Spain

4 994

5 265

5 625

5 401

Mexico

5 175

4 543

5 015

5 140

Italy

3 318

2 373

3 215

3 144

Egypt

2 434

2 410

2 498

2 508

Argentina

2 342

2 227

2 581

2 632

Japan

1 741

1 597

1 817

1 487

Turkey

1 612

1 597

1 826

1 532

Others

22 887

22 704

22 772

26 322

1 Marketing year (harvest in first year shown).
* Estimate.

Citrus exports



1995/96- 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000-2001*

‘000 tonnes

World total

9 438

9 005

9 478

9 518

Spain

2 783

2 793

3 221

2 859

United States

1 189

802

1 046

1 172

South Africa

651

722

691

820

Morocco

581

583

597

393

Greece

410

309

322

423

Argentina

324

326

289

283

Israel

331

255

220

199

Egypt

253

231

227

226

Turkey

306

456

490

499

Italy

197

112

212

225

Others

2 413

2 416

2 163

2 418

* Estimate.

Citrus prices (wholesale)1



1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

national currency/kg

ORANGES AND TANGERINES






France (francs)






Spain oranges

3.73

3.43

3.18

3.46

2.94

Moroccan clementines

5.66

4.89

4.75

5.50

3.88

Germany (DM)






Spanish navels

1.46

1.43

1.38

1.53

1.27

Spanish clementines

2.25

2.16

1.97

2.09

2.04

United States (cents)






California navels

66.48

65.58

90.06

132.19

68.11

Japan (yen)






Mikan

193.00

254.60

151.86

299.57

123.7

LEMONS






United States (cents)






California

100.84

109.80

137.15

186.71

94.6

Germany (DM)






Spanish

1.85

1.52

1.42

1.58

1.61

Japan (yen)






Average

181.44

293.58

269.17

264.08

237.1

GRAPEFRUIT






United States (cents) 1






Florida, seedless

55.39

40.33

38.75

52.37

n.a.

1 United States prices in calendar year, for the second year shown.

Citrus imports 1



1995/96- 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00*

‘000 tonnes

World total

8 838

8 464

9 060

Germany

1 188

1 040

1 374

France

1 040

975

1 119

United Kingdom

621

704

725

Netherlands

710

790

727

Japan

500

428

491

Canada

408

345


Belgium-Luxembourg

449

419

458

China, Hong Kong SAR 1

304

229


Poland 1

322

347

155**

Area of former USSR 1

682

539

268**

Others

2 613

2 648


1 Calendar year, second part of the split year
* Estimate
** Jan-Jun 2000
World Citrus Production

World Citrus Exports

Rice production (paddy) 1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

578.2

612.0

595.7

586.8

Bangladesh

28.8

34.6

36.5

36.6

Brazil

9.3

11.6

11.4

10.4

China 2

200.1

200.4

189.8

181.0

EC

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

Egypt

5.0

5.8

6.0

5.4

India

125.3

134.4

128.8

131.0

Indonesia

49.9

50.9

51.9

50.2

Japan

12.2

11.5

11.9

10.9

Pakistan

6.7

7.7

7.2

5.8

Philippines

10.5

12.0

12.5

12.8

Thailand

23.2

24.2

24.1

24.1

United States

8.2

9.3

8.7

9.4

Viet Nam

29.0

32.7

31.7

31.8

1 Production refers to the calendar year in which the harvest or bulk of the harvest took place.
2 Including Hong Kong and Province of Taiwan.

Rice exports (milled) 1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

22.0

24.8

22.6

22.4

Argentina

0.4

0.7

0.4

0.2

Australia

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.7

China 2

2.0

3.1

3.4

2.3

EC 2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

India

3.4

2.6

1.4

1.5

Myanmar

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.4

Pakistan

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

Thailand

5.7

6.7

6.6

6.8

United States

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.7

Uruguay

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.6

Viet Nam

3.5

4.6

3.4

3.8

1 Excludes re-exports.
2 Including Hong Kong and Province of Taiwan.
3 Excludes intra-trade.

Rice stocks (milled) 1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

149.6

155.7

162.6

154.7

Bangladesh

1.5

1.4

2.1

2.5

China 2

107.2

113.3

112.9

106.4

India

16.7

17.7

20.1

18.7

Indonesia

4.8

4.0

4.5

4.1

Thailand

1.4

1.1

1.2

0.9

United States

0.9

0.7

0.9

0.9

Viet Nam

1.8

2.2

3.3

3.3

1 At the end of national crop years.
2 Including Hong Kong and Province of Taiwan.

Rice imports (milled) 1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

21.9

24.6

22.4

22.4

Bangladesh

1.5

1.8

0.5

0.3

Brazil

1.0

1.0

0.7

0.6

China 2

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.3

EC 3

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.6

Indonesia

3.0

3.9

2.0

1.2

Iran, Isl. Rep.

0.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

Japan

0.5

0.7

0.7

0.7

Malaysia

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.7

Nigeria

0.5

0.9

1.0

1.0

Philippines

1.2

0.8

0.8

0.8

Saudi Arabia

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

Senegal

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.7

1 Excludes re-exports.
2 Including Hong Kong and Province of Taiwan.
3 Excludes intra-trade.

Rice export prices (fob)



1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001
Jan-Sep

US$/tonne

Thai 100% B

336

352

316

315

253

207

177

Thai A1 Super

268

234

214

215

192

143

134


RICE PRODUCTION (Paddy) - million tonnes

RICE TRADE1 (Milled) million tonnes

1 Exports

Wheat production



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

600.1

590.8

584.9

575.5

Argentina

14.6

15.7

16.5

17.5

Australia

21.2

25.0

21.2

21.0

Canada

26.1

26.9

26.8

20.7

China

114.5

113.9

99.6

93.9

EC

99.4

97.6

105.2

91.6

India

65.9

70.8

75.6

68.5

Pakistan

17.4

17.9

21.1

19.0

Turkey

19.4

16.5

18.0

16.0

United States

66.3

62.6

60.8

53.3

Russian Federation

37.4

34.0

38.0

43.0


Wheat exports 1


1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

World total

100.0

100.9

110.0

100.7

Main Exporters

84.7

81.7

92.2

87.2

Argentina

7.6

8.3

10.3

11.0

Australia

15.2

16.5

17.3

16.5

Canada

18.7

14.2

18.5

17.4

EC 2

13.6

13.7

16.7

14.5

United States

29.6

29.0

29.5

27.9

Others

15.3

19.2

17.8

13.5

Hungary

1.5

1.6

0.7

1.2

Romania

0.9

0.4

0.6

0.0

Turkey

0.9

2.8

2.0

1.3

Russian Federation

0.7

1.5

0.6

0.7

1 Trade season July/June.
2 Excluding intra-trade between the 15 member countries.

Wheat closing stocks 1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes

World total

231.0

257.7

251.9

236.8

Main exporters

34.6

50.7

50.4

52.3

Argentina

1.1

0.8

0.8

0.9

Australia

1.8

2.0

3.7

3.2

Canada

7.3

7.4

7.7

9.2

EC

10.5

14.8

12.3

15.0

United States

14.0

25.7

25.9

24.0

Others

196.3

207.0

201.5

184.5

China

131.8

133.3

130.4

112.4

Egypt

1.1

2.3

1.6

1.1

India

16.2

22.0

28.5

35.0

Japan

1.4

1.3

1.0

0.9

Russian Federation

5.2

4.0

4.0

4.4

1 At the end of national crop years.

Wheat imports 1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes

World total

100.9

108.6

103.0

104.0

Algeria

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.3

Brazil

6.3

7.4

6.5

7.0

China

3.3

2.0

1.4

3.1

Egypt

7.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

Indonesia

3.8

3.5

3.9

3.8

Iran, Islamic Rep.

4.6

7.0

7.2

7.4

Japan

6.0

5.8

5.7

6.0

Korea Rep.

3.8

3.4

3.8

4.0

Morocco

2.4

2.2

3.3

3.0

Russian Federation

2.4

5.2

1.6

1.5

1 Trade season July/June.

Wheat export prices



1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

US$/tonne

Argentina: Trigo pan 1

218

157

137

118

104

118

US Hard Winter No.2 2

216

181

142

120

112

128

US Soft red Winter No.2 3

198

158

129

100

97

101

EC: Standard 4

210

170

134

101

97

103

Australia: Standard White 5

231

203

165

148

136

155

Sources: International Grain Council, USDA and Reuters.

1 Buenos Aires, indicative traded prices. 2 Fob US Gulf ports.. 3 Fob US Atlantic ports. 4 Fob France (Rouen) based on weekly "free market tenders", net of export restitutions. 5 Fob East Coast.

WHEAT PRODUCTION - 'million tonnes

WHEAT TRADE * - million tonnes

* Estimated world imports of wheat on July/June basis.

Production of coarse grains



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World total

912.5

888.0

874.0

900.2

Argentina

19.2

17.9

21.7

19.5

Brazil

32.8

33.7

32.9

43.1

Canada

26.9

27.0

24.5

22.5

China

137.8

140.6

118.4

122.6

EC

107.9

103.7

109.0

108.8

India

32.0

30.3

29.7

30.4

Mexico

25.0

24.9

23.5

26.8

Poland

17.2

16.7

13.8

16.6

United States 1

266.1

263.6

274.7

263.7

Russian Federation

32.8

24.6

31.6

36.3

1 Clean weight basis.

Exports of coarse grains



1995/96 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes

World total

91.2

94.9

101.7

105.4

Main Exporters

77.7

80.5

85.7

86.3

Argentina

10.2

10.8

8.6

12.9

Australia

3.7

4.8

3.9

4.3

Canada

4.0

2.7

3.2

3.2

EC 2/

5.7

9.1

12.9

10.8

United States

54.1

53.1

57.1

55.1

Others

13.5

14.4

16.0

19.2

China 3/

3.1

3.3

7.2

9.8

Hungary

1.0

1.9

1.9

0.6

Romania

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.0

South Africa

1.4

1.2

0.2

1.6

Turkey

0.4

1.3

0.2

0.8

1 Trade season July/June.
2 Excluding intra-trade between the 15 member countries.

Closing stocks1



1995/96 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes

World total

236.0

272.1

262.1

235.4

Main exporters

49.3

82.2

74.6

77.0

Argentina

0.7

0.9

0.8

1.2

Australia

1.3

1.3

1.0

0.9

Canada

4.1

5.0

5.8

4.5

EC

16.7

23.7

18.1

17.8

United States

26.5

51.4

48.9

52.7

Others

186.8

189.9

187.6

158.4

China

135.8

141.2

139.0

119.0

Egypt

0.3

0.5

0.7

1.8

Japan

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.4

Mexico

3.8

3.5

4.1

3.5

Russian Federation

5.3

1.7

0.9

2.1

1 At the end of national crop years.

Imports of coarse grains1



1995/96 1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes

World total

91.7

96.4

102.8

106.5

Brazil

0.9

1.7

1.6

1.1

China

9.1

6.8

8.3

7.1

Colombia

1.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

EC 2

3.2

3.5

2.3

2.4

Egypt

2.9

3.6

3.8

4.9

Japan

20.6

21.0

20.6

20.4

Korea Rep.

9.2

7.5

7.5

9.8

Malaysia

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

Mexico

7.2

9.4

10.4

10.2

Saudi Arabia

5.3

6.4

5.8

6.2

1 Trade season July/June.
2 Excluding intra-trade between the 15 member countries.

Export prices of coarse grains



1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

$/tonne

Maize, US No.2 1

159

135

112

95

91

86

Maize, Argentina 2

160

133

109

98

88

78

Sorghum, US No.2 3

156

124

111

92

89

93

Sources: USDA and Reuters.

1 Yellow, delivered US Gulf ports. 2 Buenos Aires, indicative traded prices. 3 Yellow, fob US Gulf ports.

COARSE GRAIN PRODUCTION - million tonnes

COARSE GRAIN TRADE * - million tonnes

* Estimated world imports of coarse grains on July/June basis

Cassava production 1



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000*

2001 **

Million tonnes

World

161.9

163.4

172.7

175.6

178.0

Nigeria

31.6

32.7

32.7

33.9

34.0

Brazil

21.0

19.5

20.9

23.3

24.2

Congo Dem. Rep.

17.8

17.1

16.5

16.0

15.4

Thailand

17.2

16.4

20.3

18.8

18.3

Indonesia

15.9

14.7

16.5

16.1

15.6

Ghana

6.9

7.2

7.8

8.1

8.5

Tanzania

5.9

6.1

7.2

5.8

5.0

India

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.3

7.0

Mozambique

4.7

5.6

5.4

4.6

4.7

China

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

Paraguay

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

Madagascar

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

Uganda

2.3

3.2

3.3

5.0

5.5

Viet Nam

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

Others

21.7

23.9

24.6

26.1

27.9

1 In fresh root equivalent
* Preliminary.
**Forecast.

Cassava trade 1



1995-97

1998

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes

World exports

6.68

5.19

6.96

6.85

7.27

Thailand

5.57

4.75

6.41

6.49

6.98

Indonesia

0.39

0.22

0.34

0.15

0.14

China

0.37

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Viet Nam

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

-

Others

0.32

0.18

0.18

0.18

0.14

World imports

6.68

5.19

6.96

6.85

7.27

EC

3.48

2.89

4.28

3.66

2.67

China

0.77

0.73

1.12

0.89

2.42

Korea Republic of

0.42

0.36

0.10

0.09

0.26

Japan

0.56

0.43

0.53

0.58

0.59

Indonesia

0.41

0.14

0.10

0.51

0.40

United States

0.11

0.11

0.13

0.11

0.07

Others

0.93

0.53

0.69

1.02

0.86

1 In product weight of chips and pellets (one tonne of flour equivalent to two tonnes of pellets).
* Preliminary.
**Forecast.

Cassava export prices 1


1995


1996


1997


1998


1999


2000


2001

2001

2001

Jan-Mar

Apr-Jun

Jul-Aug

US$/tonne

Tapioca flour/starch
Super High Grade

357

277

244

281

172

158

158

177

185

1 F.o.b. Bangkok.

Cassava import prices


1995


1996


1997


1998


1999


2000


2001

2001

2001

Jan-Mar

Apr-Jun

Jul-Aug

US$/tonne

Cassava pellets 2

177

152

108

107

102

84

80

80

84

Cassava-soybean meal 3

181

175

142

120

112

105

102

98

104

Barley 4

209

194

161

145

143

144

139

144

154

Maize 5

124

165

117

102

92

88

93

85

92

1 In the EC, the major import market. 2 F.o.b. Rotterdam (barge or rail) including 6 percent duty. 3 Consisting of 80 percent cassava pellets and 20 percent soybean meal. 4 Selling price in Spain. 5 U.S. Maize No. 2 Yellow F.O.B. Gulf Port.
CASSAVA PRODUCTION - million tonnes

CASSAVA TRADE - million tonnes

Production of oils and fats1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01
Prelim.

Million tonnes

WORLD TOTALS

All fats and oils2

100.5

111.2

114.7

116.9

Soybean

21.9

25.6

25.6

27.5

Sunflowerseed

9.1

10.4

9.9

8.3

Groundnut

5.1

5.3

5.0

5.3

Cottonseed

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.4

Rapeseed

11.3

12.4

14.6

12.8

Olive

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

Coconut

3.3

2.7

3.4

3.6

Palm kernel

2.2

2.6

2.7

2.9

Palm

17.5

20.6

21.7

23.5

Marine

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.4

Nigeria

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Asia

40.1

43.8

45.4

48.8

China

9.6

9.9

10.7

12.4

India

8.7

8.6

8.0

7.4

Indonesia

6.5

7.7

8.6

9.0

Malaysia

9.7

11.9

12.2

13.0

Philippines

1.4

0.9

1.5

1.8

South America

13.3

16.0

16.2

16.5

Argentina

5.2

6.8

6.3

6.1

Brazil

5.8

6.5

7.1

7.7

N. America & Caribbean

22.6

25.6

25.6

26.2

Canada

3.2

4.0

4.4

3.7

United States

18.5

20.7

20.2

21.6

Europe

13.7

14.6

15.5

13.7

EU

10.6

11.4

11.8

10.9

Eastern Europe

2.7

2.9

3.5

2.7

CIS

3.5

3.3

3.9

3.9

Russian Federation

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.7

Oceania

1.9

2.4

2.6

2.3

Australia

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.4

1 The output of vegetable oils in a given year is not based on actual crushings but is calculated by applying extraction rates to the proportion of the oilseed crop that is estimated to be available for crushing, regardless of whether it is crushed in producing countries or exported in unprocessed form for crushing in importing countries, or put into stock.2 In addition to the oils listed, includes maize, mustard, rice bran, safflower, sesameseed, babassu, poppyseed and hempseed oils. Butter, lard, sheanut butter, tallow and greases are also included.

Exports of oils and fats1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01
Prelim.

Million tonnes

WORLD TOTALS

All fats and oils2

41.1

47.4

50.6

53.4

Soybean

12.4

14.4

14.6

16.2

Sunflowerseed

4.4

5.0

4.7

4.1

Groundnut

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

Cottonseed

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

Rapeseed

3.4

4.5

5.5

4.8

Olive

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.5

Coconut

1.7

1.0

2.0

2.2

Palm kernel

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.4

Palm

11.1

13.9

14.8

16.9

Marine

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.8

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

0.9

1.0

0.9

1.0

Asia

14.9

17.0

18.6

21.4

China

0.8

0.3

0.4

0.5

Indonesia

3.2

4.3

5.5

5.8

Malaysia

8.3

10.1

10.1

11.4

Philippines

1.0

0.5

1.1

1.3

South America

8.0

10.6

10.0

10.9

Argentina

4.4

6.2

5.2

5.5

Brazil

2.6

3.2

3.3

4.0

N. America & Caribbean

10.6

11.3

11.7

12.3

Canada

2.6

3.3

3.2

3.6

United States

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.5

Europe

3.9

4.3

5.7

4.0

EU

2.9

3.2

3.8

2.7

Eastern Europe

0.8

0.9

1.5

1.0

CIS

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.6

Oceania

1.5

1.9

2.2

1.9

Australia

0.7

1.2

1.4

1.2

1 Including oil equivalent of oilseeds; excluding main re-exports of oil from imported oilseeds.

2 In addition to the oils listed, includes maize, mustard, rice bran, safflower, sesameseed, babassu, poppyseed and hempseed oils. Butter, sheanut butter, lard, tallow and greases are also included.

Prices of oilcrop-based products



1996/97 1998/99
Average

1999/00

2000/01

2001/025

FAO price index 1990-92=100 1

All fats and oils1


93

82

93

Edible/soap

91

91

81

92

Soft2

94

94

93

110

Oilcakes and meals3

110

89

96

99

Oilseeds4

105

84

82

83

1 Fats and oils index excludes butter and lard.
2 Cottonseed, groundnut, rapeseed, soybean and sunflowerseed oils.
3 Prices of copra, groundnut and palm kernel cakes and of soybean, rapeseed and sunflowerseed meals.
4 Prices of soybean, rapeseed, linseed, copra and sunflowerseed.
5 Only for October and November 2001.

Imports of oils and fats1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01
Prelim.

Million tonnes

WORLD TOTALS

All fats and oils

40.5

48.2

51.3

52.6

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

3.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

Egypt

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

Asia

17.9

22.9

24.6

24.6

China

3.8

4.3

5.6

5.5

India

2.0

4.9

5.6

5.7

Pakistan

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

Turkey

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

South America

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

N. America & Caribbean

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.9

Mexico

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

United States

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

Europe

10.5

11.9

12.9

14.4

EU

9.2

9.5

10.2

10.9

Eastern Europe

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

CIS

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

Oceania

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

1 Including the oil equivalent of oilseeds.

Production of oilmeals and cakes1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes(protein equivalent)

WORLD TOTALS

Meals and cakes2

68.3

76.8

77.8

80.2

Soybean

43.5

50.8

50.7

54.6

Sunflowerseed

3.9

4.5

4.2

3.6

Groundnut

3.4

3.5

3.2

3.4

Cottonseed

4.9

4.6

4.7

4.7

Rapeseed

6.2

6.7

7.9

6.9

Copra

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

Palm kernel

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

Fishmeal

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.4

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

Asia

15.8

16.1

15.8

16.0

China

7.1

7.4

7.5

8.3

India

5.6

5.5

4.9

4.4

Indonesia

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

Pakistan

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.7

Malaysia

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

South America

18.8

22.7

23.8

26.2

Argentina

6.3

8.7

8.5

9.7

Brazil

9.4

10.7

11.7

12.9

Chile

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.5

Paraguay

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

Peru

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

N. America/Caribbean

25.8

29.3

28.7

29.5

Canada

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.2

United States

23.7

26.8

26.0

27.1

Europe

4.3

4.8

5.3

4.5

EC

3.1

3.5

3.7

3.3

Eastern Europe

0.9

1.0

1.3

0.9

CIS

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

Oceania

0.3

0.6

0.8

0.5

1 The output of vegetable oilmeals in a given year is not based on actual crushings but is calculated by applying extraction rates to the proportion of the oilseed crop that is estimated to be available for crushing regardless of whether it is crushed in producing countries or exported in unprocessed form for crushing in importing countries, or put into stocks.

2 In addition to the oilcakes listed, includes safflower and sesameseed cakes and meals.

Exports of oilmeals and cakes1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes (protein equivalent)

WORLD TOTALS

Meals and cakes 2

34.6

38.0

40.9

42.7

Soybean

26.8

29.9

31.9

34.5

Sunflowerseed

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

Groundnut

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

Cottonseed

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Rapeseed

1.7

1.9

2.6

2.2

Copra

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.2

Palm kernel

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.6

Fishmeal

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.5

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Asia

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

China

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.5

India

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

Indonesia

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

Malaysia

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

Philippines

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

South America

15.9

19.2

19.7

21.9

Argentina

6.1

8.4

8.0

9.2

Brazil

7.1

8.0

8.5

9.6

Chile

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

Paraguay

0.8

1.0

0.9

1.0

Peru

0.9

1.1

1.5

1.5

N. America/Caribbean

13.2

12.8

14.5

15.0

Canada

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

United States

11.7

11.0

12.7

13.2

Europe

1.4

1.8

2.3

1.9

EC

0.7

1.1

1.3

1.0

Eastern Europe

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.5

CIS

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

Oceania

0.2

0.5

0.6

0.4

1 Including the cake equivalent of oilseeds; excluding main re-exports of cake from imported oilseeds.

2 In addition to the oilcakes listed, includes safflower, sesameseed and unspecified oilcakes and meals.

Imports of oilmeals and cakes 1



1995/96-1997/98
Average

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

Million tonnes (protein equivalent)

WORLD TOTALS

Meals and cakes

34.3

38.2

40.8

42.6

REGIONAL TOTALS

Africa

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

Egypt

0.3

0.5

0.5

0.5

Asia

12.1

12.9

15.4

16.5

China

2.6

2.8

4.5

5.6

Indonesia

0.5

0.5

0.7

0.7

Malaysia

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Turkey

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.6

South America

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

Brazil

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.2

N. America/Caribbean

3.0

3.6

3.8

3.8

Canada

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.6

Mexico

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.9

United States

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

Europe

15.9

18.0

18.0

18.8

EC

14.3

16.3

16.2

16.7

Eastern Europe

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

CIS

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

Oceania

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

1 Including the oilcake equivalent of oilseeds.
Global Production of Oils/Fats and Meals ('000 tonnes)

Global Trade of Oils/Fats and Meals ('000 tonnes)

Meat production1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes cwe

TOTAL MEAT2

214.5

228.8

233.4

236.9

Bovine meat

58.0

58.9

60.0

59.4

United States

11.8

12.1

12.2

11.8

EC

7.9

7.7

7.4

6.9

CIS

4.7

4.0

4.3

4.0

Brazil

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.7

China

4.3

5.1

5.4

5.6

Others

23.4

23.8

24.3

24.4

Ovine meat

10.5

11.1

11.4

11.5

China

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.8

EC

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

CIS

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

Pakistan

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

India

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Others

5.6

5.7

5.9

5.9

Pig meat

82.7

89.9

91.1

93.1

China

36.5

40.9

42.9

44.9

EC

16.8

18.0

17.6

17.4

United States

8.1

8.8

8.5

8.6

CIS

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

Poland

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

Others

16.5

17.5

17.8

18.2

Poultry meat

59.1

64.7

66.6

68.6

United States

14.9

16.0

16.5

16.7

China

10.3

11.9

12.4

12.7

EC

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.8

Brazil

4.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

CIS

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

Others

19.8

21.4

22.1

22.9

1 In terms of carcass weight (cwe), excluding slaughter fats and offals.
2 Including “Other meat”.

Meat exports1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes cwe

TOTAL MEAT2

14.68

16.52

16.91

17.00

Bovine meat

5.17

5.48

5.36

5.17

Australia

1.08

1.18

1.23

1.27

EC

0.87

0.85

0.51

0.40

United States

0.86

1.00

1.04

0.98

New Zealand

0.46

0.40

0.44

0.46

Argentina

0.32

0.30

0.32

0.15

Others

1.58

1.75

1.83

1.91

Ovine meat

0.67

0.69

0.77

0.78

New Zealand

0.36

0.35

0.37

0.38

Australia

0.24

0.27

0.32

0.31

Others

0.08

0.07

0.08

0.09

Pig meat

2.75

3.26

3.25

3.25

EC

0.88

1.33

1.22

0.99

China

0.33

0.14

0.13

0.15

United States

0.45

0.52

0.53

0.64

Canada

0.37

0.50

0.62

0.67

Others

0.72

0.77

0.75

0.80

Poultry meat

5.83

6.83

7.26

7.55

United States

2.53

2.53

2.77

2.95

EC

0.91

1.00

1.10

1.07

Brazil

0.54

0.81

0.95

1.20

Thailand

0.24

0.34

0.39

0.45

Others

1.61

2.15

2.06

1.88

1 Excluding live animals and offals.
2 Including “Other meat”.

Meat imports 1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001

Million tonnes cwe

TOTAL MEAT 2

14.67

16.83

17.02

16.95

Bovine meat

5.11

5.44

5.31

5.20

Japan

0.93

0.96

1.03

1.01

United States

1.00

1.23

1.30

1.31

EC

0.38

0.38

0.24

0.40

Korea, Rep. of

0.17

0.25

0.30

0.26

Canada

0.23

0.26

0.27

0.28

Others

2.38

2.37

2.17

1.94

Ovine meat

0.67

0.67

0.76

0.78

EC

0.22

0.22

0.24

0.25

Saudi Arabia

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

Japan

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.04

Others

0.36

0.37

0.43

0.44

Pig meat

2.72

3.33

3.29

3.21

Japan

0.77

0.82

0.90

0.86

United States

0.29

0.37

0.44

0.42

China (Hong Kong SAR)

0.16

0.20

0.23

0.26

Mexico

0.10

0.17

0.22

0.23

Others

1.41

1.76

1.51

1.44

Poultry meat

5.91

7.12

7.36

7.46

China (Hong Kong SAR)

0.83

1.07

1.09

1.07

Japan

0.64

0.73

0.75

0.73

Saudi Arabia

0.29

0.37

0.34

0.36

Mexico

0.26

0.32

0.35

0.37

Others

3.88

4.63

4.84

4.94

1 Excluding live animals and offals.
2 Including “Other meat”.

International meat prices



1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001
Jan-Mar

2001
Apr-Jun

2001
Jul-Sep

2001
Oct-Dec

US$/tonne

BEEF

Australia: cow, cif 1

1 741

1 880

1 754

1 894

1 957

1 985

2 031

2 277

2 2813

Japan: fresh or chilled boneless, cif

5 538

5 269

4 756

4 844

4 693

4 529

4 565

4 435


SHEEP MEAT

New Zealand: frozen lamb 2

3 295

3 393

2 750

2 610

2 619

2 858

2 913

2 839

3 0084

PIG-MEAT

Japan: frozen, boneless, cif

6 178

5 280

4 259

4 771

4 904

4 450

4 313

5 028


United States: frozen, export unit value

2 733

2 724

2 121

2 073

2 083

1 992

2 069

2 060


CHICKEN MEAT

Japan: fresh, chilled or frozen, cif

2 357

2 036

1 900

1 812

1 522

1 442

1 480

1 657


United States: parts, export unit value

978

843

760

602

592

546

660

682


1 Destination: United States.
2 Whole carcasses, UK wholesale.
3 October-November. 4 October only
World Meat Production

World Meat Trade 1/

Production of milk and milk products



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000

Million tonnes

TOTAL MILK

World total

544.5

562.7

571.5

576.0

EC

125.5

125.9

127.0

125.3

India

67.4

74.5

77.2

79.0

United States

70.2

71.4

73.8

76.3

Russian Federation

37.9

33.3

32.3

31.9

Brazil

18.0

19.4

21.8

22.3

Pakistan

21.8

26.7

25.6

27.0

Ukraine

16.2

13.8

13.4

12.6

Poland

11.9

12.6

12.3

11.7

New Zealand

10.0

11.4

10.9

12.0

Turkey

10.5

10.0

9.9

9.9

Australia

8.8

9.7

10.5

11.2


.000 tonnes

WHOLE MILK POWDER

World total

2 301

2454

2 411

2 523

EC

825

823

795

775

New Zealand

345

401

341

430

Brazil

207

240

244

256

Argentina

125

203

224

204

Australia

111

140

171

190

SKIMMED MILK POWDER

World total

3 338

3 246

3 387

3 432

EC

1 173

1 082

1 104

1 100

United States

540

517

627

690

Australia

210

230

243

260

New Zealand

164

211

226

220

Japan

194

202

191

197

BUTTER AND GHEE

World total

6 652

6 881

7 058

6 917

EC

1 789

1 796

1 762

1 732

India

1 343

1 600

1 750

1 750

United States

566

530

578

595

Pakistan

384

439

451

465

New Zealand

296

344

320

344

Russian Fed.

381

276

257

274

Poland

165

174

166

160

Australia

142

161

176

190

Ukraine

189

113

108

120

CHEESE

World total

14 765

15 504

15 721

16 015

EC

6 318

6 549

6 558

6 670

United States

3 538

3 729

3 931

4 057

Argentina

394

420

446

432

Egypt

352

380

382

370

Canada

322

352

353

351

Australia

254

295

315

362

New Zealand

218

266

245

270


Exports of milk and milk products



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

WHOLE MILK POWDER

World total

1 240

1 404

1 471

1 492

EC

572

589

576

555

New Zealand

312

358

362

382

Australia

107

147

172

175

Argentina

49

99

141

118

United States

40

51

18

20

SKIMMED MILK POWDER

World total

1 059

961

1 149

1 170

New Zealand

146

166

179

185

EC

263

175

272

280

Australia

181

210

225

230

Poland

100

101

83

70

BUTTER AND GHEE

World total

806

786

782

752

New Zealand

261

316

298

335

EC1

201

167

160

154

Australia

92

100

145

140

CHEESE

World total

1 117

1 243

1 234

1 267

EC

505

443

394

415

New Zealand

179

233

256

260

Australia

127

182

208

210

Switzerland

60

56

60

60


Imports of milk and milk products



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

WHOLE MILK POWDER

World total

1 057

1 192

1 168

1 209

Brazil

122

134

146

125

Algeria

84

134

117

110

Malaysia

57

45

54

60

Thailand

48

50

50

55

Philippines

36

41

37

58

Mexico

36

47

35

45

Venezuela

60

84

52

65

Peru

30

25

22

25

SKIMMED MILK POWDER

World total

1 263

1 132

1 356

1 388

Mexico

121

103

125

105

Philippines

93

78

87

96

Algeria

91

86

90

75

Malaysia

78

60

72

112

Japan

84

57

56

53

Thailand

72

53

56

45

Indonesia

48

33

98

110

BUTTER AND GHEE

World total

726

642

621

567

Russian Federation

172

83

53

40

EC

83

83

82

72

Egypt

47

35

43

45

Morocco

24

22

20

20

Mexico

25

27

34

25

CHEESE

World total

1 065

1 096

1 183

1 168

Russian Fed.

124

84

60

65

Japan

159

183

187

197

United States

151

171

203

190

EC

96

129

149

139


International prices of milk and milk products 1


1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2001
Jan-Mar

2001
Apr-Jun

2001
Jul-Sep

2001
Oct-Nov.

Whole milk powder

1 959

1 758

1 701

1 477

1 847

2 007

2 025

2 017

2 017

1 969

Skimmed milk powder

1 922

1 735

1 444

1 319

1 871

2 073

2 158

2 071

2 075

19 88

Butter

1 698

1 540

1 715

1 331

1 204

1 316

1 225

1 317

1 371

1 350

Cheddar cheese

2117

2165

2008

1752

1835

2134

1992

2113

2175

2257

1 Mid pointf.o.b. prices reported by New Zealand Dairy Board.
World Milk Production

World Milk Trade 1/

1/ Exports

Cotton production 1



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01 *

2001/02 **

‘000 tonnes

World total

19 432

18 887

19 173

20 329

United States

3 749

3 694

3 742

4 165

China 2

4 435

3 830

4 420

4 650

India

2 807

2 650

2 350

2 723

Pakistan

1 545

1 800

1 750

1 624

Area of former USSR

1 474

1 597

1 392

1 457

Turkey

835

795

880

880

Australia

676

733

704

737

EC

449

553

519

482

Argentina

275

130

168

120

Brazil

413

648

858

893

Egypt

306

229

206

272

Others

2 468

2 228

2 184

2 326

Source: ICAC-Cotton: Review of the World Situation, various issues.

1 Season beginning 1 August.
2 Hong Kong SAR and Province of Taiwan do not produce cotton.
* Preliminary.
** Estimates.

Cotton exports 1



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01 *

2001/02 **

‘000 tonnes

World total

5 772

6 054

5 700

6 153

United States

1 358

1 481

1 459

1 851

Area of former USSR

1 376

1 312

1 213

1 121

Australia

585

710

719

664

EC

294

382

332

335

Argentina

225

80

100

70

Mali

196

168

125

177

Pakistan

34

150

115

90

Syria

199

180

255

183

Benin

134

146

134

136

Sudan

76

37

22

71

Egypt

75

100

85

100

China 2

71

388

106

110

Others

1 151

920

1 035

1 245

Source: ICAC-Cotton: Review of the World Situation, various issues.

1 Season beginning 1 August.
2 Hong Kong SAR and Province of Taiwan do not export cotton.
* Preliminary.
** Estimates.

Cotton stocks 1



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01 *

2001/02 **

‘000 tonnes

World total

9 745

8717

8238

8668

China 2

4 220

2890

2285

2085

India

968

910

848

880

United States

856

860

1215

1682

Area of former USSR

457

524

382

470

Pakistan

336

463

388

391

EC

233

228

266

244

Brazil

341

370

500

456

Argentina

209

141

142

110

Australia

383

431

450

493

Japan

80

67

64

58

Turkey

186

302

280

326

Others

1 475

1 531

1418

1473

Source: ICAC-Cotton: Review of the World Situation, various issues.

1 Season beginning 1 August.
2 Including Hong Kong SAR and Province of Taiwan.
* Preliminary.
** Estimates

Cotton imports 1



1996-98
Average

1999/00

2000/01 *

2001/02 **

‘000 tonnes

World total

5787

5811

5700

6153

EC

991

893

887

876

China 2

830

459

434

480

Brazil

408

259

140

114

Area of former USSR

305

409

404

447

Indonesia

464

455

510

547

Korea, Rep.

313

360

315

321

Thailand

283

302

360

367

Japan

281

276

242

239

Turkey

327

459

325

375

Mexico

283

436

414

416

Others

1301

1503

1669

1971

Source: ICAC-Cotton: Review of the World Situation, various issues.

1 Season beginning 1 August.
2 Including Hong Kong SAR and Province of Taiwan which import cotton.
* Preliminary.
** Estimates.

Prices 1


1996-98
Average

1999

2000

20012

COTLOOK ‘A’ Index

167

119

133

115

1 Season beginning 1 August.
2 Average until end September 2001.
COTTON WORLD PRODUCTION

COTTON WORLD EXPORTS

Jute, kenaf and allied fibres - production of fibres 1



1996/97- 1998/99
Average

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

‘000 tonnes

World total

3 378

2 565

2 605

2 951

India

1 761

1 530

1 620

1 800

Bangladesh

1 052

732

720

876

China

347

164

126

136

Thailand

88

30

30

30

Myanmar

35

27

28

28

Viet Nam

17

9

9

9

Nepal

15

15

15

16

Brazil

11

8

8

8

Indonesia

5

7

7

7

Sudan

3

3

3

3

Egypt

2

0

0

0

Others

41

40

38

38

1 Crop year beginning 1 July.

Jute, kenaf and allied fibres - exports of fibres and products 1



1996/97- 1998/99
Average

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02*

‘000 tonnes

FIBRES 1

World

394

327.3

305.0

311.0

Bangladesh

369

297.2

279.2

288.0

China, Main

2

0.7

0.5

0.5

Europe 2

11

11.3

11.1

10.0

Myanmar

4

9.3

5.7

5.0

Nepal

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Thailand

3

2.5

3.5

3.0

United States

1

2.1

2.0

1.5

Viet Nam

3

3.0

2.0

2.0

Others

1

1.2

1.0

1.0

PRODUCTS 3

1996-98 Average

1999

2000


World

394

327.3

305.0

311.0

Bangladesh

369

297.2

279.2

288.0

China, Main

2

0.7

0.5

0.5

Europe 2

11

11.3

11.1

10.0

Myanmar

4

9.3

5.7

5.0

Nepal

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Thailand

3

2.5

3.5

3.0

United States

1

2.1

2.0

1.5

Viet Nam

3

3.0

2.0

2.0

Others

1

1.2

1.0

1.0

* Estimate
1 Marketing year beginning 1 July.
2 Includes eastern European countries (excludes countries of the area of the former USSR).
3 Products in calendar year.

Jute, kenaf and allied fibres - imports of fibres and products



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

000 tonnes

FIBRES 1

World

352

330.4

331.6

Australia

5

4.8

4.8

Brazil

8

5.6

6.0

China, Main

96

8.7

5.0

Côte d’Ivoire

19

11.0

10.0

Egypt

12

5.8

8.5

Europe

28

24.8

23.7

India

51

160.9

130.0

Indonesia

6

5.9

6.0

Pakistan

73

73.1

70.0

Thailand

5

1.1

42.2

Turkey

3

1.5

1.5

United States

3

2.4

2.5

Others

44

24.8

21.4

PRODUCTS 3

1996-98
Average

1999

2000

World

352

330.4

331.6

Algeria

6

5.0

5.0

Australia

37

40.4

43.0

Egypt

12

8.1

14.3

Europe 2

270

218.6

208.3

Indonesia

7

2.4

2.5

Iran

52

55.8

56.0

Japan

33

23.9

24.0

Sudan

35

40.0

38.0

Syria

43

9.3

36.9

Turkey

59

50.7

52.0

United States

60

63.5

66.2

Others

145

132.3

124.1

1 In calendar year
2 Includes eastern European countries (excludes countries of the former USSR).

Closing stocks 1



1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

‘000 tonnes

World total 2

1 021.5

889.2

625.1

487.2

Bangladesh

367.4

317.5

175.5

84.4

India

474.7

390.2

257.6

212.6

Thailand

149.1

151.5

169.3

174.2

1 As at 30 June of the second year shown.
2 Includes only Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand.

Prices (fob)



1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

$/tonne

Jute (BWD Grade)

302.0

259.3

277.2

279.0

328.31

Polypropylene (Raffia)

837.0

656.0

652.0

778.0

764.32


$/100 yards

Hessian (40” x 10 oz)

21.3

16.9

17.9

19.5

19.83


$/100 bags

Sacking (B-Twills)

58.9

45.0

40.3

40.0

40.73

1 - Jan-October 2001; 2Jan-June 2001; 3Jan-March 2001
JUTE FIBRE WORLD EXPORTS '000 tonnes

JUTE FIBRE WORLD PRODUCTION '000 tonnes

Production of hard fibres



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001 Prov.

‘000 tonnes

Sisal and henequen

346.3

306.2

303.6

322.0

Kenya

23.2

21.9

11.5

20.7

Tanzania

23.0

20.6

20.5

22.1

Brazil

125.1

110.0

125.0

130.0

Abaca

84.3

86.53

88.26

89.50

Philippines

68.7

71.24

73.50

75.00

Coir fibre (Brown)

244.9

305.9

315.4

317.3

India

176.0

236.0

246.0

251.0

Sri Lanka

58.8

55.2

55.1

52.2

Coir yarn 1

212.5

228.0

241.2

252.6

1 Including yarn from brown fibre.

Exports of hard fibres and products



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

2001 Prov.

‘000 tonnes

FIBRES

Sisal and henequen

70.13

69.28

70.82

75.17

Kenya

19.93

16.20

15.63

15.90

Tanzania

6.65

12.50

11.49

12.55

Brazil

32.31

28.18

29.80

32.00

Abaca

31.44

32.85

34.98

35.30

Ecuador

13.28

13.05

12.52

12.50

Philippines

17.82

19.20

20.96

21.50

Coir fibre (brown)

59.04

58.33

59.62

58.00

Sri Lanka

49.75

46.82

46.70

44.25

Coir yarn 2

19.13

14.68

22.62

23.12

India

15.36

10.09

16.00

17.00

Sri Lanka

3.08

3.97

5.73

5.62

PRODUCTS

Sisal and henequen

132.99

114.06

119.94

128.07

Brazil

63.90

56.60

62.00

65.00

Tanzania

7.50

1.99

3.17

7.97

Abaca 3/

39.71

36.83

42.83

43.81

Philippines

38.73

36.22

42.28

43.41

Coir

34.70

40.89

45.48

48.68

India

25.06

30.62

36.96

41.36

EU

5.69

4.58

3.22

...

1 Including yarn from decorticated fibre
2 From the fibre producing countries
3 In fibre equivalent

Imports of hard fibres



1996-98
Average

1999

2000

‘000 tonnes

FIBRES:

Sisal and henequen

70.28

64.01

57.36

EU

47.45

43.58

33.56

Abaca

32.55

32.69

34.57

EU

15.52

18.59

21.76

United States

8.74

6.59

6.80

Coir fibre

59.03

58.30

63.00

Coir yarn

22.65

18.74

21.14

EU

13.52

11.66

14.13

United States

4.36

2.15

2.00

PRODUCTS:

Sisal and Henequen

116.52

86.14

91.69

EU

30.08

24.66

23.93

Canada

8.76

6.4

6.7

United States

58.66

37.2

42.0

Abaca (Cordage)

11.43

10.83

11.43

EU

1.79

2.05

2.02

United States

6.09

5.19

6.00

Coir (Mats)

30.86

37.22

37.63

EU

20.58

22.02

20.47

United States

6.17

9.67

12.00


Prices of hard fibres


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Sisal

US$/tonne (cif)

East African UG

924.6

965.4

871.3

785.0

855.61

East African 3L

780.8

822.5

688.3

635.0

711.11

Brazil N.3

647.1

577.9

526.7

442.0

456.71

Abaca

US$/bale (fob)

S2

184.3

147.2

173.8

159.6

122.42

G

147.4

132.4

153.7

138.8

111.42

JK

145.4

121.4

125.6

112.4

103.22

Indicator






(average)

59.03

133.64

152.81

136.94

112.33

1 Jan-Sept.
2 Jan-Oct.
HARD FIBRES: PRODUCTION - '000 tonnes

HARD FIBRES: RAW FIBRES EXPORTS - '000 tonnes

HARD FIBRES: PRODUCTS EXPORTS '000tonnes

Natural rubber production


1996-98
Average

1999

2000 1

2001 2

World

6 580

6 810

6 810

7 150

Thailand

2 026

2 155

2 346

2 420

Indonesia

1 582

1 599

1 556

1 610

Malaysia

980

769

615

560

India

571

620

629

645

China

441

460

445

439

Sri Lanka

105

97

88

85

Viet Nam

217

230

269

280

Côte d'Ivoire

102

120

113

105

Nigeria

74

58

63

64

Brazil

58

70

72

73

Others

424

633

614

869

Source: IRSG - Rubber Statistical Bulletin, various issues and FAO.

1 Preliminary
2 Estimates.

Natural rubber exports


1996-98
Average

1999

2000 1

2001 2

World

4 623

4 670

4 970

4 800

Indonesia

1 493

1 495

1 380

1 400

Thailand

1 813

1 886

2 166

2 250

Malaysia

574

436

196

150

Sri Lanka

58

43

33

34

Viet Nam

193

230

256

260

Nigeria

59

38

43

44

Liberia

57

100

127

130

Guatemala

28

27

30

30

Cambodia

32

34

35

38

Others

316

382

704

464

Source: IRSG - Rubber Statistical Bulletin, various issues and FAO.

1 Preliminary
2 Estimates.

Closing stocks1



1996-98
Average

1999

2000 2

2001 3

‘000 tonnes

World

2 210

2 560

2 030

1 915

Producing countries

590

880

680

641

Consuming countries

773

840

1010

953

Stocks Afloat

847

840

340

321

1 As at 31 December.
2 Preliminary.
3 Estimates.

Natural rubber imports



1996-98
Average

1999

2000 1

2001 2

‘000 tonnes

World

4 524

4 699

5 300

4850

United States

1 078

1 116

1 192

980

Japan

711

755

802

760

China

421

402

820

860

Korea, Rep. of

294

332

331

330

Germany

217

226

250

245

France

199

253

309

301

Spain

146

161

171

168

Canada

133

141

150

140

United Kingdom

124

131

133

130

Brazil

108

98

139

140

Others

1 095

1 084

1 004

796

Source: IRSG - Rubber Statistical Bulletin, various issues and FAO.

1 Preliminary
2 Estimates.

Natural rubber prices



1996-98
Average

1999

2000 1

2001 2

national currency/kg

London (pence)

RSS1 cif

69.1

44.6

50.6

49.2

SMR 20 cif

65.8

41.6

47.3

43.2

Kuala Lumpur (M. cents)

RSS1 cif

303.9

240.4

262.4

237.1

SMR 20 cif

287.8

227.5

243.3

214.0

1 Average to July 30 2001.
NATURAL RUBBER: WORLD PRODUCTION '000 tonnes

NATURAL RUBBER: EXPORTS '000 tonnes

Production of hides and skins


1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000 1

2001 2

BOVINE HIDES AND SKINS

World total

5 594.2

5664.4

5698.7

5806.0

5750.0

United States

949.8

928.5

941.0

941.0

895.7

EC3

719.8

695.1

688.7

693.3

643.5

Brazil

501.5

563.7

569.7

628.0

646.8

Area of former USSR

671.6

566.0

548.4

578.4

521.0

China

442.8

542.1

562.1

578.0

597.1

India

388.2

389.0

394.0

401.0

407.2

Argentina

257.2

246.1

254.0

254.0

255.9

Developing countries

2 717.9

2 910.2

2 962.8

3 048.7

3 140.0

Developed countries

2 876.4

2 754.2

2 735.9

2 757.4

2 610.0

SHEEPSKINS

World total

396.9

390.9

394.7

393.9


China

39.9

42.0

44.0

46.7


New Zealand

44.2

43.7

41.4

41.4


Australia

36.3

37.7

39.2

36.9


Iran, Islamic Rep. of

27.9

28.6

28.8

28.8


Developing countries

194.2

168.5

204.2

207.0


Developed countries

202.7

192.3

190.5

186.9


GOATSKINS

World total

219.7

235.2

239.6

242.7


India

69.0

70.4

71.0

71.3


China

41.5

53.6

56.2

59.2


Pakistan

15.5

15.3

16.3

16.3


Developing countries

207.1

222.9

227.5

230.6


Developed countries

12.6

12.3

12.1

12.0


1 Preliminary.
2 Estimate.
3 EC trade is given as the sum of 15 countries, includes trade within the EC

Exports of hides and skins



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000 1

‘000 tonnes

BOVINE HIDES AND SKINS

World total

2 214.8

2 096.5

2 145.3

2 190.0

EC2

669.5

644.3

686.3

710.0

United States

731.8

570.3

518.1

510.0

Area of former USSR

255.8

307.9

329.9

320.0

Australia

92.3

109.2

118.0

115.0

Developing countries

241.4

242.9

260.4

300.0

Developed countries

1 973.4

1 853.6

1 884.9

1 890.0

SHEEPSKINS

World total

176.1

160.5

169.4

170.0

Australia

28.4

30.1

38.2

38.0

New Zealand

22.0

20.2

23.5

24.0

Iran, Islamic Rep. of

24.8

23.0

24.0

24.0

United Kingdom

18.8

20.2

19.7

19.0

Developing countries

46.2

50.4

50.3

42.0

Developed countries

129.9

110.1

119.1

128.0

GOATSKINS

World total

22.6

17.4

18.0

18.0

China 3

9.1

5.1

7.5

7.5

EC 2

2.4

2.2

1.1

1.2

South Africa

0.7

0.6

0.2

0.0

Developing countries

18.3

14.0

16.1

16.0

Developed countries

4.3

3.4

1.9

2.0

1 Preliminary.
2 EC trade is given as the sum of 15 countries, includes trade within the EC.
3 Including Hong Kong and Taiwan Province.

Prices of hides and skins



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000

2001

1991 April = 100

Bovine hides

124.8

113.4

99.5

125.5

150.3

Sheepskins

170.1

125.5

89.1

122.5

147.3

Goatskins

107.4

93.1

72.7

66.3

90.5

Source: International Trade Centre, Geneva.

Imports of hides and skins



1995-97
Average

1998

1999

2000 1

‘000 tonnes

BOVINE HIDES AND SKINS

World total

2 253.4

2 175.8

2218.2

2 270.0

Italy

511.3

483.6

434.5

460.0

Korea, Rep. of

328.8

228.9

255.2

260.0

Japan

143.2

96.8

107.2

107.2

China 2

402.1

417.0

485.8

400.0

Developing countries

994.3

979.3

1 061.6

1 100.0

Developed countries

1 259.2

1 196.6

1 156.5

1 170.0

SHEEPSKINS

World total

183.2

168.9

173.2

173.0

EC3

66.5

53.7

50.8

52.0

Turkey

50.6

51.2

55.0

55.0

Korea, Rep. Of

5.0

4.9

5.1

5.1

Developing countries

94.1

97.5

107.0

107.0

Developed countries

89.2

71.4

66.2

66.0

GOATSKINS

World total

24.4

17.6

18.3

18.3

EC3

5.2

4.3

2.3

2.2

Lebanon

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

Mexico

0.7

0.9

0.8

0.0

Developing countries

13.7

9.3

12.1

12.0

Developed countries

10.7

8.4

6.2

6.3

1 Preliminary.
2 Including Hong Kong and Taiwan Province.
3 EC trade is given as the sum of 15 countries, includes trade within the EC.
BOVINE HIDES AND SKINS - WORLD TOTAL

SHEEPSKINS - WORLD TOTAL

GOATSKINS - WORLD TOTAL


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