FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 1999 p. 2

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Table A.1 b) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Estimates for 1998 as of March 1999

 
Rice (paddy)
  Total Cereals 1/
1996
1997
prelim.
1998
estim.
1996
1997
prelim.
1998
estim.
( . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
522.7
526.8
512.1
978.4
970.3
970.4
Bangladesh
28.3
28.3
26.7
29.8
29.8
28.6
China 2/
197.0
202.8
193.1
453.5
445.6
444.9
India
122.1
123.6
123.5
218.5
223.8
218.6
Indonesia
51.1
49.4
46.4
60.4
58.2
56.2
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
2.6
2.9
2.9
15.1
16.9
18.7
Japan
12.9
12.5
11.2
13.7
13.3
12.0
Korea, D. P. R.
2.0
1.7
2.1
4.5
2.9
4.2
Korea, Rep. of
7.3
7.5
7.0
7.7
7.9
7.4
Myanmar
17.7
16.7
17.8
18.2
17.2
18.4
Pakistan
6.5
6.5
7.1
25.1
24.8
27.7
Philippines
11.2
10.0
10.2
15.3
14.3
14.1
Saudi Arabia
-
-
-
1.9
2.1
2.4
Thailand
22.4
22.6
21.5
27.1
26.7
26.3
Turkey
0.3
0.3
0.3
29.3
29.7
32.3
Viet Nam
27.3
28.4
28.4
28.6
29.7
29.6
AFRICA
15.5
17.0
15.8
126.6
108.5
118.9
North Africa
5.0
5.5
4.5
35.1
24.6
29.2
Egypt
4.9
5.5
4.5
17.2
18.0
17.6
Morocco
0.1
-
0.1
10.1
4.1
6.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.5
11.5
11.3
91.5
84.0
89.7
Western Africa
6.6
7.5
7.2
36.9
36.9
39.8
Nigeria
3.1
3.8
3.4
21.6
22.3
22.8
Central Africa
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.0
2.9
3.1
Eastern Africa
0.8
0.7
1.2
26.3
21.6
27.6
Ethiopia
-
-
-
10.8
8.3
11.2
Sudan
-
-
-
5.2
4.5
6.1
Southern Africa
2.7
2.8
2.5
25.2
22.6
19.1
Madagascar
2.5
2.6
2.2
2.7
2.7
2.4
South Africa
-
-
-
13.5
11.9
9.7
Zimbabwe
-
-
-
3.1
2.7
1.9
CENTRAL AMERICA
2.2
2.2
2.1
35.0
34.1
33.9
Mexico
0.4
0.5
0.5
29.3
29.2
29.1
SOUTH AMERICA
18.2
17.7
16.4
94.8
101.5
95.7
Argentina
1.0
1.2
1.0
30.4
35.7
36.0
Brazil
10.0
9.5
8.5
46.4
47.6
42.1
Colombia
1.6
1.5
1.6
3.3
2.9
3.2
NORTH AMERICA
7.8
8.3
8.5
394.1
386.0
400.9
Canada
-
-
-
58.4
49.5
51.2
United States
7.8
8.3
8.5
335.7
336.5
349.7
EUROPE
2.7
2.7
2.7
291.5
310.6
304.6
Bulgaria
-
-
-
3.4
6.1
5.7
EC 3/
2.7
2.6
2.6
207.8
208.3
211.2
Hungary
-
-
-
11.3
14.2
13.0
Poland
-
-
-
25.3
25.4
27.0
Romania
-
-
-
14.2
22.1
15.4
CIS 4/
1.2
1.1
1.3
124.5
153.0
106.4
OCEANIA
1.0
1.4
1.4
36.7
31.9
31.8
Australia
1.0
1.4
1.3
35.8
30.8
30.9
WORLD
571.2
577.2
560.2
2 081.5
2 096.0
2 062.6
Developing countries
545.6
551.2
535.1
1 207.4
1 189.1
1 197.1
Developed countries
25.6
26.0
25.1
874.1
906.8
865.5

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Rice is included in the cereal total in paddy terms. 2/ Including Taiwan Province. 3/ Fifteen member countries. 4/ In cleaned weight; Commonwealth of Independent States.

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