|
1998/1999 |
1999/2000 |
2000/2001 |
2001/2002 |
2002/2003 forecast
|
Change 2002/03 over
2001/2002 |
WORLD PRODUCTION
1/ |
(. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
(percentage) |
Wheat |
598 |
592 |
585 |
581 |
578 |
-0.6 |
Coarse grains |
915 |
889 |
876 |
907 |
903 |
-0.3 |
Rice, milled |
389 |
409 |
400 |
397 |
397 |
-0.1 |
(paddy) |
(581) |
(611) |
(599) |
(593) |
(593) |
-0.1 |
All cereals (incl. milled
rice) |
1 903 |
1 890 |
1 862 |
1 885 |
1 878 |
-0.4 |
Developing countries |
1 043 |
1 041 |
1 007 |
1 010 |
1 011 |
0.1 |
Developed countries |
859 |
849 |
855 |
875 |
867 |
-0.9 |
WORLD IMPORTS
2/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat |
100 |
110 |
101 |
105 |
105 |
-0.8 |
Coarse grains |
96 |
106 |
109 |
106 |
107 |
0.6 |
Rice (milled) |
25 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
-2.9 |
All cereals |
221 |
239 |
233 |
236 |
235 |
-0.4 |
Developing countries |
162 |
174 |
170 |
171 |
178 |
3.9 |
Developed countries |
59 |
65 |
63 |
65 |
57 |
-11.7 |
FOOD AID IN CEREALS
3/ |
11.3 |
11.2 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
|
|
WORLD UTILIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat |
591 |
594 |
598 |
609 |
613 |
0.8 |
Coarse grains |
900 |
903 |
909 |
921 |
925 |
0.5 |
Rice (milled) |
388 |
400 |
405 |
409 |
413 |
1.1 |
All cereals |
1 879 |
1 897 |
1 911 |
1 938 |
1 951 |
0.7 |
Developing countries |
1 132 |
1 155 |
1 162 |
1 171 |
1 184 |
1.1 |
Developed countries |
746 |
742 |
749 |
767 |
767 |
0.0 |
Per Caput Food Use |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg/year . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
|
Developing countries |
165 |
166 |
166 |
166 |
166 |
0.2 |
Developed countries |
133 |
133 |
134 |
134 |
134 |
0.0 |
WORLD STOCKS
4/ |
(. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
|
Wheat |
253 |
250 |
237 |
210 |
174 |
-17.1 |
Coarse grains |
266 |
255 |
226 |
210 |
189 |
-10.2 |
Rice (milled) |
157 |
168 |
164 |
150 |
135 |
-10.1 |
All cereals |
677 |
672 |
627 |
570 |
498 |
-12.7 |
Developing countries |
506 |
511 |
465 |
409 |
352 |
-14.0 |
Developed countries |
171 |
161 |
162 |
161 |
146 |
-9.4 |
EXPORT PRICES
5/ |
(. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
US$/tonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ) |
|
Rice (Thai, 100%, 2nd grade)
1/ |
315 |
253 |
207 |
178 |
200 6/ |
11.7 7/
|
Wheat (U.S. No.2 HRW) |
120 |
112 |
128 |
127 |
|
-1.2 |
Maize (U.S. No.2 Yellow) |
95 |
91 |
86 |
90 |
|
4.8 |
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES
5/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
From U.S. Gulf to Egypt |
9.3 |
13.7 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
|
0.0 |
LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT
COUNTRIES 8/ |
(. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
|
Roots & tubers production
1/ |
423 |
435 |
447 |
436 |
439 |
0.7 |
Cereal production (milled rice)
1/ |
811 |
814 |
774 |
772 |
777 |
0.7 |
Per caput production (kg.) 9/ |
219 |
217 |
204 |
201 |
200 |
-0.5 |
Cereal imports 2/ |
73.8 |
75.5 |
73.2 |
74.1 |
77.3 |
4.3 |
of which: Food aid |
8.5 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
|
|
Proportion of cereal import |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
|
covered by food aid |
11.5 |
10.1 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|