Crop Years ending in:
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1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
estim. |
1999
forecast |
|
( . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . .
. . . . . . )
|
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TOTAL CEREALS
|
382.4
|
342.9
|
317.9
|
259.8
|
302.5
|
333.3
|
329.8
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
170.0
|
119.5
|
110.7
|
74.3
|
100.6
|
125.8
|
147.7
|
- others
|
212.4
|
223.4
|
207.2
|
185.5
|
201.9
|
207.5
|
182.1
|
BY GRAINS
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Wheat
|
147.5
|
145.3
|
117.5
|
104.1
|
114.8
|
137.2
|
136.8
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
55.6
|
46.9
|
32.6
|
28.7
|
36.0
|
39.9
|
52.8
|
- others
|
91.9
|
98.5
|
84.9
|
75.4
|
78.8
|
97.3
|
84.1
|
Coarse Grains
|
168.2
|
135.3
|
145.2
|
103.3
|
131.3
|
140.9
|
142.7
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
91.2
|
53.5
|
63.7
|
31.3
|
48.3
|
67.4
|
79.0
|
- others
|
76.9
|
81.8
|
81.6
|
71.9
|
83.0
|
73.4
|
63.7
|
Rice (milled basis)
|
66.7
|
62.2
|
55.2
|
52.4
|
56.4
|
55.3
|
50.3
|
held by:
|
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- main exporters 2/
|
23.2
|
19.1
|
14.5
|
14.3
|
16.3
|
18.5
|
15.9
|
- others
|
43.5
|
43.1
|
40.7
|
38.2
|
40.1
|
36.8
|
34.4
|
BY REGIONS
|
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Developed Countries
|
215.7
|
174.2
|
160.7
|
105.6
|
127.3
|
171.4
|
173.8
|
of which:
|
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North America
|
96.4
|
59.9
|
69.3
|
35.2
|
54.0
|
69.2
|
89.1
|
Canada
|
17.6
|
16.2
|
9.2
|
9.8
|
14.0
|
10.5
|
13.3
|
United States
|
78.8
|
43.7
|
60.2
|
25.5
|
39.9
|
58.7
|
75.8
|
Others
|
119.3
|
114.3
|
91.4
|
70.3
|
73.3
|
102.2
|
84.7
|
Australia
|
5.6
|
4.6
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
CIS 3/
|
46.5
|
49.0
|
35.0
|
20.7
|
15.6
|
30.4
|
11.9
|
EC 4/
|
46.1
|
36.0
|
25.1
|
22.2
|
26.4
|
35.1
|
38.7
|
Japan
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
5.4
|
6.3
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.0
|
Developing Countries
|
166.7
|
168.6
|
157.2
|
154.2
|
175.2
|
161.9
|
156.0
|
of which:
|
|||||||
Asia 5/
|
137.0
|
138.5
|
123.6
|
126.4
|
141.3
|
131.3
|
126.2
|
Bangladesh
|
3.3
|
3.0
|
2.6
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
China 6/
|
58.1
|
56.4
|
48.2
|
53.3
|
63.7
|
56.3
|
53.7
|
India 7/
|
11.3
|
19.0
|
24.1
|
18.4
|
10.7
|
14.0
|
18.3
|
Indonesia
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
5.0
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
Korea, Rep. of
|
4.0
|
3.3
|
2.4
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
Pakistan
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
Philippines
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
Turkey
|
2.2
|
4.5
|
1.9
|
4.0
|
5.9
|
5.2
|
4.7
|
Africa
|
16.4
|
15.1
|
18.5
|
11.7
|
19.6
|
16.3
|
17.1
|
Central America
|
4.3
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
6.3
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
South America
|
8.9
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
9.7
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
5.8
|
Argentina
|
0.4
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
Brazil
|
5.6
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
5.0
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
1.5
|
WORLD STOCKS
|
( . . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . )
|
||||||
as % of consumption
|
21.7
|
19.0
|
17.7
|
14.1
|
16.2
|
17.7
|
17.4
|