FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 2001 p. 7

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Table A.4 - WHEAT, COARSE GRAINS AND RICE: Supplies and utilization in main exporting countries, National Crop Years

    Wheat 1/ Coarse Grains 2/ Rice (milled basis)
1998/99 1999/2000
estim.
2000/01
f'cast
1998/99 1999/2000
estim.
2000/01
f'cast
1998/99 1999/2000
estim.
2000/01
f'cast
  ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
  UNITED STATES (June/May) UNITED STATES UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks 19.7 25.7 25.8 38.2 51.3 48.8 0.9 0.7 0.9
Production 69.3 62.6 60.5 271.9 263.6 274.7 5.8 6.5 6.0
Imports 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Total Supply 91.8 90.9 88.9 312.8 317.5 326.0 7.0 7.5 7.2
Domestic use 37.7 35.4 36.1 205.5 212.2 214.6 3.6 3.8 3.9
Exports 28.4 29.7 33.0 56.0 56.4 60.8 2.7 2.8 2.6
Closing stocks 25.7 25.8 19.8 51.3 48.8 50.5 0.7 0.9 0.8
  CANADA (August/July) CANADA THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 6.0 7.4 7.4 4.4 5.0 6.0 1.5 1.1 1.1
Production 24.1 26.9 26.8 26.8 27.0 24.5 15.6 16.0 15.9
Imports 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Supply 30.2 34.3 34.2 32.1 33.1 32.0 17.1 17.1 17.0
Domestic use 8.0 8.7 8.8 24.3 24.1 23.7 9.3 9.5 9.6
Exports 14.7 18.3 17.9 2.8 3.0 3.3 6.7 6.6 6.2
Closing stocks 7.4 7.4 7.5 5.0 6.0 5.1 1.1 1.1 1.2
  ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.) ARGENTINA CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 111.2 113.2 113.0
Production 12.4 15.5 16.3 24.2 17.8 21.2 137.5 137.4 131.3
Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
Total Supply 14.1 17.0 17.6 24.6 19.7 23.5 248.8 250.8 244.5
Domestic use 4.7 4.9 5.0 9.1 8.9 9.0 132.8 134.8 134.8
Exports 7.8 10.8 10.8 13.7 8.5 12.3 2.8 3.0 3.1
Closing stocks 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.1 113.2 113.0 106.6
  AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.) AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 1.5 2.0 3.7 2.1 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.9
Production 22.1 25.0 21.2 9.8 8.7 10.0 4.7 5.2 4.6
Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Supply 23.6 27.0 24.8 11.9 10.0 11.3 5.0 5.7 5.5
Domestic use 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.6 2.6 2.8 2.9
Exports 16.4 17.6 16.0 4.7 3.3 3.9 1.9 2.0 1.9
Closing stocks 2.0 3.7 3.2 1.3 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.9 0.8
  EC (July/June) 5/ EC 5/ VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 11.0 16.1 14.0 23.9 24.8 18.8 1.9 2.2 3.0
Production 103.7 97.1 105.7 106.6 103.6 109.2 20.1 21.3 21.3
Imports 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Supply 117.3 116.4 123.4 133.9 131.3 130.8 22.0 23.5 24.3
Domestic use 87.2 87.3 91.4 100.0 100.6 100.8 15.2 17.1 17.5
Exports 14.0 15.1 15.5 9.1 11.8 10.7 4.6 3.4 3.5
Closing stocks 16.1 14.0 16.5 24.8 18.8 19.2 2.2 3.0 3.3
TOTAL ABOVE                  
Opening stocks 39.9 52.8 52.2 68.9 84.3 77.2 115.8 117.7 118.8
Production 231.6 227.1 230.5 439.2 420.7 439.5 183.7 186.4 179.1
Imports 5.5 5.8 6.3 7.3 6.5 6.8 0.5 0.6 0.5
Total Supply 277.0 285.6 289.0 515.3 511.6 523.6 300.0 304.6 298.4
Domestic use 143.0 141.9 147.0 344.8 351.3 353.8 163.6 168.0 168.6
Exports 81.2 91.5 93.2 86.3 83.0 91.1 18.7 17.8 17.2
Closing stocks 52.8 52.2 48.8 84.3 77.2 78.7 117.7 118.8 112.7

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