1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 forecast | Change 2000/01 over 1999/2000 | ||
WORLD PRODUCTION 1/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
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(percentage) | |||||
Wheat | 588 | 613 | 598 | 591 | 585 | -1.1 | |
Coarse grains | 920 | 905 | 912 | 887 | 870 | -1.8 | |
Rice, milled | 383 | 387 | 390 | 408 | 399 | -2.3 | |
(paddy) | (572) | (579) | (584) | (611) | (596) | -2.5 | |
All cereals (incl. milled rice) | 1 891 | 1 906 | 1 901 | 1 887 | 1 854 | -1.7 | |
Developing countries | 1 025 | 1 005 | 1 040 | 1 038 | 998 | -3.9 | |
Developed countries | 866 | 900 | 860 | 848 | 856 | 1.0 | |
WORLD IMPORTS 2/ | |||||||
Wheat | 103 | 102 | 99 | 109 | 107 | -2.0 | |
Coarse grains | 91 | 89 | 93 | 104 | 104 | 0.0 | |
Rice (milled) | 19 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | -0.7 | |
All cereals | 212 | 219 | 216 | 235 | 233 | -1.0 | |
Developing countries | 150 | 160 | 158 | 170 | 167 | -1.9 | |
Developed countries | 62 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 1.3 | |
FOOD AID IN CEREALS 3/ | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.0 | -2.2 | |
WORLD UTILIZATION | |||||||
Wheat | 575 | 592 | 591 | 597 | 601 | 0.7 | |
Coarse grains | 889 | 891 | 891 | 898 | 898 | -0.1 | |
Rice (milled) | 378 | 381 | 390 | 405 | 408 | 0.6 | |
All cereals | 1 843 | 1 864 | 1 872 | 1 901 | 1 907 | 0.3 | |
Developing countries | 1 101 | 1 108 | 1 130 | 1 154 | 1 155 | 0.1 | |
Developed countries | 742 | 756 | 742 | 747 | 752 | 0.6 | |
Per Caput Food Use |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg/year .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
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Developing countries | 168 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 169 | -0.2 | |
Developed countries | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 1.0 | |
WORLD STOCKS 4/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
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Wheat | 232 | 255 | 260 | 257 | 243 | -5.4 | |
Coarse grains | 252 | 267 | 284 | 275 | 249 | -9.5 | |
Rice (milled) | 152 | 152 | 156 | 161 | 153 | -5.1 | |
All cereals | 635 | 675 | 700 | 693 | 645 | -7.0 | |
Developing countries | 513 | 506 | 525 | 529 | 487 | -7.9 | |
Developed countries | 122 | 168 | 175 | 165 | 158 | -4.0 | |
EXPORT PRICES 5/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$/tonne . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
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Rice (Thai, 100%, 2nd grade) 1/ | 352 | 316 | 315 | 253 | 207 | -18.2 | |
Wheat (U.S. No.2 Hard Winter) | 181 | 142 | 120 | 112 | 127 6/ | 14.4 7/ | |
Maize (U.S. No.2 Yellow) | 135 | 112 | 95 | 91 | 87 6/ | -4.2 7/ | |
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES 5/ | |||||||
From U.S. Gulf to Egypt | 12.8 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 15.0 6/ | 16.1 7/ | |
LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 8/ |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . .
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Roots & tubers production 1/ | 377 | 368 | 387 | 393 | 401 | 2.0 | |
Cereal production (milled rice) 1/ | 790 | 771 | 800 | 806 | 763 | -5.3 | |
Per caput production (kg.) 9/ | 224 | 215 | 220 | 218 | 204 | -6.4 | |
Cereal imports 2/ | 67.4 | 76.7 | 69.3 | 70.6 | 68.3 | -3.3 | |
of which: Food aid | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 10.6 | |
Proportion of cereal import |
(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . . .
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covered by food aid | 6.7 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 11.0 | ||