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Table A.12- UNITED STATES: CEREALS AND SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION FOR 1998

1996

1997

1998

Change 1998
over 1997

( . .. . million tonnes . . . . . )

Wheat

62.0

67.5

69.4

2.8

of which: winter

(40.0)

(50.2)

(51.2)

2.0

Coarse grains

265.9

260.6

271.8

4.3

of which: maize

(234.5)

(233.9)

(247.9)

6.0

Rice (paddy)

7.8

8.3

8.5

2.8

Soybeans

64.8

73.2

75.0

2.5

SOURCE: USDA: Crop production, 12 January 1999.

	1996	1997	1998	Change 1998 over 1997
	( . .. . million tonnes . . . . . )
Wheat	62.0	67.5	69.4	2.8
of which: winter	(40.0)	(50.2)	(51.2)	2.0
Coarse grains	265.9	260.6	271.8	4.3
of which: maize	(234.5)	(233.9)	(247.9)	6.0
Rice (paddy)	7.8	8.3	8.5	2.8
Soybeans	64.8	73.2	75.0	2.5