Food Outlook 04/96

Table A.7 - WHEAT, COARSE GRAINS AND RICE:
Supplies and Utilization in Main Exporting Countries, National Crop Years

Wheat 1/
Coarse Grains 2/
Rice (milled basis)
1993/94
1994/95
estim.
1995/96
f'cast
1993/94
1994/95
estim.
1995/96
f'cast
1993/94
1994/95
estim.
1995/96
f'cast
( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
UNITED STATES(June/May)
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES(Aug./July)
Opening stocks 14.5 15.5 13.8 63.1 27.4 45.4 1.3 0.8 1.0
Production 65.2 63.2 59.5 186.7 285.3 209.6 5.0 6.6 5.7
Imports 3.0 2.5 1.9 3.8 3.1 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.2
Total Supply 82.6 81.1 75.2 253.5 315.8 257.7 6.4 7.6 7.0
Domestic use 33.8 35.0 31.1 185.8 208.0 180.2 3.1 3.3 3.4
Exports 33.4 32.3 34.7 40.3 62.4 63.3 2.5 3.3 2.7
Closing stocks 15.5 13.8 9.4 27.4 45.4 14.2 0.8 1.0 0.8
CANADA (August/July)
CANADA
THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 12.3 11.1 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 1.8 0.9 0.6
Production 27.2 23.1 25.4 24.2 23.6 24.3 12.2 13.9 14.0
Imports - - - 0.6 1.1 0.8 - - -
Total Supply 39.5 34.2 31.1 30.1 29.7 28.4 14.0 14.7 14.6
Domestic use 9.1 7.8 8.2 19.4 21.3 21.4 8.4 8.2 8.4
Exports 19.3 20.8 17.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.9 5.5
Closing stocks 11.1 5.7 5.6 5.0 3.3 3.1 0.9 0.6 0.7
ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.)
ARGENTINA
CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 17.6 14.2 10.5
Production 9.7 11.3 8.7 14.8 13.3 13.8 122.3 121.5 131.7
Imports - - - - - - 0.8 2.0 0.4
Total Supply 9.7 11.9 9.0 15.0 13.8 14.1 140.6 137.7 142.5
Domestic use 4.3 4.7 4.5 8.7 9.0 8.0 124.8 127.0 130.1
Exports 4.8 6.9 4.3 5.9 4.5 5.9 1.6 0.2 0.3
Closing stocks 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 14.2 10.5 12.1
AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.)
AUSTRALIA
PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 4.3 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6
Production 16.5 8.9 16.6 9.7 5.0 8.8 4.0 3.4 4.0
Imports - - - - 0.4 0.1 - - -
Total Supply 20.8 12.0 18.4 10.6 6.0 9.4 4.5 4.3 4.6
Domestic use 3.9 3.9 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 2.2 2.3 2.5
Exports 13.8 6.3 12.5 4.7 1.5 3.4 1.4 1.5 1.4
Closing stocks 3.1 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7
EC (July/June) 5/ EC 5/ VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 23.5 16.5 11.2 21.4 19.0 16.9 1.9 2.3 1.8
Production 81.0 82.5 87.6 84.8 79.1 90.0 15.8 16.0 16.1
Imports 1.4 1.8 2.8 2.9 4.5 4.0 - - -
Total Supply 105.8 100.7 101.6 109.1 102.5 110.9 17.7 18.2 17.9
Domestic use 69.1 72.6 77.1 81.7 82.0 86.4 13.2 14.1 14.2
Exports 20.3 17.9 15.0 8.4 7.6 6.5 2.2 2.3 2.0
Closing stocks 16.5 10.2 9.5 19.0 12.9 18.0 2.3 1.8 1.7
TOTAL ABOVE
Opening stocks 54.5 46.7 32.8 90.9 52.4 66.4 23.1 19.0 14.4
Production 199.5 188.9 197.8 320.1 406.4 346.5 159.3 161.4 171.4
Imports 4.4 4.3 4.7 7.2 9.0 7.5 1.0 2.3 0.6
Total Supply 258.4 239.9 235.2 418.3 467.8 420.4 183.3 182.6 186.4
Domestic use 120.1 123.9 124.6 300.8 324.4 301.2 151.8 154.9 158.6
Exports 91.6 84.2 83.8 65.1 81.0 83.1 12.5 13.3 11.9
Closing stocks 46.7 31.8 26.9 52.4 62.4 36.1 19.0 14.4 15.9

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Trade data include wheat flour in wheat grain equivalent. For the EC semolina is also included.
2/ Argentina (Dec./Nov.) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Australia (November/October) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Canada (August/July); EC (July/June); United States (June/May) for rye, barley and oats, (September/August) for maize and sorghum.
3/ Rice trade data refers to the calendar year of the second year shown.
4/ Including Taiwan province.
5/ Excluding trade between EC member countries; from 1995/96, includes 15 member countries.
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