FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 1999 p. 1

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A.1 a) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Estimates for 1998 as of March 1999

     
Wheat
  Coarse Grains
1996
1997
prelim.
1998
estim.
1996
1997
prelim.
1998
estim.
( . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
229.4
249.9
241.7
226.3
193.6
216.6
Bangladesh
1.4
1.5
1.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
China 1/
110.6
123.3
110.0
145.9
119.6
141.7
India
62.1
69.3
65.9
34.3
30.9
29.2
Indonesia
-
-
-
9.3
8.8
9.8
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
8.8
10.2
12.0
3.7
3.8
3.8
Japan
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
Korea, D. P. R.
0.1
-
0.2
2.4
1.2
1.9
Korea, Rep. of
-
-
-
0.4
0.4
0.4
Myanmar
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.5
Pakistan
16.9
16.4
18.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
Philippines
-
-
-
4.2
4.3
3.8
Saudi Arabia
1.2
1.5
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
Thailand
-
-
-
4.6
4.1
4.8
Turkey
18.5
18.7
21.0
10.5
10.8
10.9
Viet Nam
-
-
-
1.3
1.3
1.2
AFRICA
22.7
15.3
19.3
88.4
76.2
83.9
North Africa
16.6
10.0
14.0
13.5
9.1
10.7
Egypt
5.7
5.8
6.1
6.6
6.7
7.0
Morocco
5.9
2.3
4.4
4.1
1.7
2.2
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.1
5.4
5.3
74.9
67.2
73.1
Western Africa
0.1
0.1
0.1
30.3
29.3
32.6
Nigeria
-
0.1
0.1
18.5
18.5
19.3
Central Africa
-
-
-
2.6
2.4
2.7
Eastern Africa
2.9
2.6
3.3
22.6
18.3
23.1
Ethiopia
1.9
1.5
2.3
8.9
6.8
9.0
Sudan
0.5
0.6
0.5
4.7
3.9
5.5
Southern Africa
3.1
2.7
1.9
19.4
17.1
14.7
Madagascar
-
-
-
0.2
0.2
0.2
South Africa
2.7
2.3
1.5
10.8
9.6
8.1
Zimbabwe
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.8
2.4
1.6
CENTRAL AMERICA
3.4
3.7
3.3
29.4
28.2
28.6
Mexico
3.4
3.6
3.2
25.5
25.1
25.4
SOUTH AMERICA
22.1
20.1
15.6
54.5
63.7
63.8
Argentina
16.0
14.8
10.6
13.5
19.7
24.3
Brazil
3.4
2.4
2.2
33.0
35.6
31.4
Colombia
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.6
1.3
1.6
NORTH AMERICA
91.8
91.8
93.8
294.6
285.9
298.5
Canada
29.8
24.3
24.4
28.6
25.3
26.8
United States
62.0
67.5
69.4
265.9
260.6
271.8
EUROPE
128.5
132.1
139.2
160.2
175.8
162.7
Bulgaria
1.8
3.6
3.3
1.6
2.6
2.4
EC 2/
100.1
95.1
102.8
105.1
110.6
105.7
Hungary
3.9
5.3
5.0
7.3
8.9
8.0
Poland
8.6
8.2
9.5
16.7
17.2
17.5
Romania
3.1
7.1
5.2
11.1
15.0
10.3
CIS 3/
67.6
81.2
62.1
55.7
70.8
43.0
OCEANIA
24.0
19.7
21.3
11.7
10.7
9.1
Australia
23.7
19.4
21.1
11.1
10.0
8.4
WORLD
589.5
613.9
596.4
920.8
904.9
906.1
Developing countries
274.3
286.1
277.5
387.5
351.9
384.5
Developed countries
315.2
327.8
318.8
533.3
553.0
521.6

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Including Taiwan Province. 2/ Fifteen member countries. 3/ In cleaned weight; Commonwealth of Independent States.

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