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1998/1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 |
2002/2003 forecast |
Change 2002/03 over 2001/2002 |
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WORLD PRODUCTION 1/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | (percentage) | ||||
Wheat | 598 | 591 | 583 | 581 | 603 | 3.7 |
Coarse grains | 915 | 888 | 877 | 906 | 910 | 0.4 |
Rice, milled | 388 | 409 | 400 | 397 | 393 | -1.0 |
(paddy) | (581) | (611) | (599) | (593) | (587) | -1.0 |
All cereals (incl. milled rice) | 1 901 | 1 888 | 1 860 | 1 884 | 1 905 | 1.1 |
Developing countries | 1 043 | 1 038 | 1 004 | 1 011 | 1 008 | -0.2 |
Developed countries | 857 | 849 | 857 | 873 | 897 | 2.7 |
WORLD IMPORTS 2/ | ||||||
Wheat | 100 | 110 | 101 | 106 | 105 | -0.9 |
Coarse grains | 96 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 107 | 0.7 |
Rice (milled) | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | -3.9 |
All cereals | 221 | 239 | 233 | 237 | 236 | -0.5 |
Developing countries | 162 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 178 | 3.6 |
Developed countries | 59 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 58 | -11.4 |
FOOD AID IN CEREALS 3/ | 11.3 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.0 | ||
WORLD UTILIZATION | ||||||
Wheat | 591 | 593 | 597 | 611 | 618 | 1.3 |
Coarse grains | 899 | 902 | 912 | 923 | 927 | 0.4 |
Rice (milled) | 387 | 400 | 404 | 407 | 409 | 0.4 |
All cereals | 1 878 | 1 895 | 1 913 | 1 941 | 1 954 | 0.7 |
Developing countries | 1 132 | 1 153 | 1 163 | 1 172 | 1 181 | 0.8 |
Developed countries | 746 | 742 | 750 | 768 | 772 | 0.5 |
Per Caput Food Use | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg/year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | |||||
Developing countries | 166 | 166 | 167 | 166 | 166 | 0.0 |
Developed countries | 133 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 0.0 |
WORLD STOCKS 4/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | |||||
Wheat | 253 | 249 | 234 | 206 | 189 | -8.4 |
Coarse grains | 266 | 254 | 224 | 208 | 189 | -9.2 |
Rice (milled) | 157 | 168 | 164 | 152 | 136 | -10.2 |
All cereals | 677 | 672 | 623 | 566 | 515 | -9.2 |
Developing countries | 506 | 510 | 461 | 408 | 352 | -13.8 |
Developed countries | 171 | 161 | 162 | 159 | 163 | 2.7 |
EXPORT PRICES 5/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$/tonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | |||||
Rice (Thai, 100%, 2nd grade) 1/ | 315 | 253 | 207 | 178 | 197 6/ | 8.2 7/ |
Wheat (U.S. No.2 HRW) | 120 | 112 | 128 | 1278/ | -0.6 7/ | |
Maize (U.S. No.2 Yellow) | 95 | 91 | 86 | 908/ | 3.8 7/ | |
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES 5/ | ||||||
From U.S. Gulf to Egypt | 9.3 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 15.08/ | 0.0 7/ | |
LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 9/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | |||||
Roots & tubers production 1/ | 414 | 424 | 435 | 424 | 426 | 0.5 |
Cereal production (milled rice) 1/ | 811 | 814 | 774 | 774 | 776 | 0.2 |
Per caput production (kg.) 10/ | 221 | 218 | 205 | 202 | 200 | -1.0 |
Cereal imports 2/ | 73.6 | 75.4 | 72.8 | 74.7 | 76.7 | 2.6 |
of which: Food aid | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||
Proportion of cereal import | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) | |||||
covered by food aid | 11.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 |