1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 forecast |
Change 2000/01 over 1999/2000
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WORLD PRODUCTION 1/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
(percentage)
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Wheat | 588 | 613 | 599 | 591 | 586 |
-0.8
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Coarse grains | 920 | 905 | 911 | 886 | 869 |
-2.0
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Rice, milled | 383 | 387 | 390 | 408 | 397 |
-2.7
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(paddy) | (572) | (579) | (584) | (611) | (594) |
-2.8
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All cereals (incl. milled rice) | 1 891 | 1 906 | 1 900 | 1 885 | 1 852 |
-1.8
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Developing countries | 1 025 | 1 005 | 1 040 | 1 037 | 996 |
-4.0
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Developed countries | 866 | 900 | 860 | 848 | 856 |
0.9
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WORLD IMPORTS 2/ | ||||||
Wheat | 103 | 101 | 100 | 109 | 108 |
-1.2
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Coarse grains | 91 | 89 | 94 | 103 | 105 |
1.7
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Rice (milled) | 19 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
3.4
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All cereals | 212 | 218 | 219 | 235 | 236 |
0.5
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Developing countries | 150 | 160 | 160 | 169 | 168 |
-0.5
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Developed countries | 62 | 59 | 59 | 66 | 68 |
3.2
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FOOD AID IN CEREALS 3/ | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
-2.2
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WORLD UTILIZATION |
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Wheat | 575 | 592 | 591 | 597 | 606 |
1.5
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Coarse grains | 890 | 889 | 891 | 897 | 899 |
0.2
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Rice (milled) | 378 | 381 | 389 | 404 | 405 |
0.2
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All cereals | 1 843 | 1 862 | 1 872 | 1 898 | 1 909 |
0.6
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Developing countries | 1 101 | 1 106 | 1 130 | 1 152 | 1 157 |
0.5
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Developed countries | 742 | 756 | 741 | 746 | 752 |
0.8
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Per Caput Food Use |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg/year . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . )
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Developing countries | 167 | 167 | 168 | 168 | 168 |
0.0
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Developed countries | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 |
0.7
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WORLD STOCKS 4/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . .
. . . . . . . . . )
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Wheat | 232 | 254 | 260 | 256 | 239 |
-6.7
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Coarse grains | 250 | 268 | 285 | 273 | 246 |
-9.8
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Rice (milled) | 151 | 152 | 156 | 162 | 155 |
-4.6
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All cereals | 634 | 675 | 700 | 691 | 640 |
-7.5
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Developing countries | 512 | 507 | 525 | 529 | 487 |
-8.0
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Developed countries | 122 | 168 | 175 | 162 | 153 |
-5.6
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EXPORT PRICES 5/ | (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$/tonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) |
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Rice (Thai, 100%, 2nd grade) 1/ | 352 | 316 | 315 | 253 | 207 |
-18.2
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Wheat (U.S. No.2 Hard Winter) | 181 | 142 | 120 | 112 | 126 6/ |
13.3 7/
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Maize (U.S. No.2 Yellow) | 135 | 112 | 95 | 91 | 85 6/ |
-4.6 7/
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OCEAN FREIGHT RATES 5/ |
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From U.S. Gulf to Egypt | 12.8 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 15.3 6/ |
16.0 7/
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LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 8/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . .
. . . . . )
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Roots & tubers production 1/ | 377 | 362 | 387 | 402 | 398 |
-1.0
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Cereal production (milled rice) 1/ | 790 | 774 | 799 | 806 | 761 |
-5.6
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Per caput production (kg.) 9/ | 224 | 216 | 219 | 218 | 203 |
-6.7
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Cereal imports 2/ | 67.3 | 76.7 | 69.7 | 70.9 | 69.8 |
-1.7
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of which: Food aid | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
10.6
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Proportion of cereal import |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . )
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covered by food aid | 6.7 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 10.8 |
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