FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.5 - November 1999 p. 2

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Table A.1 b) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Forecast for 1999 as of October 1999

     
Rice (paddy)
Total Cereals 1/
1997
1998
estim.
1999
f'cast
1997
1998
estim.
1999
f'cast
( . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
527.5
525.3
534.6
991.6
1 002.8
1 013.4
Bangladesh
28.3
29.5
30.8
29.8
31.4
32.7
China 2/
202.8
193.1
197.2
445.6
444.9
454.4
India
123.6
127.2
129.1
223.8
224.5
231.4
Indonesia
49.4
49.2
49.5
58.2
59.3
58.7
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
2.4
2.8
2.3
16.4
18.4
14.5
Japan
12.5
11.2
11.6
13.3
12.0
12.4
Kazakhstan
0.3
0.2
0.2
12.4
7.2
9.7
Korea, D. P. R.
1.7
2.1
2.1
2.9
3.9
4.2
Korea, Rep. of
7.5
7.0
7.1
7.9
7.4
7.4
Myanmar
16.7
17.8
17.5
17.2
18.4
18.0
Pakistan
6.5
7.1
7.3
24.8
27.7
27.3
Philippines
10.0
10.3
11.5
14.3
14.1
16.1
Saudi Arabia
-
-
-
1.9
2.4
2.2
Thailand
22.6
22.6
23.1
26.7
27.9
28.1
Turkey
0.3
0.3
0.3
29.7
32.3
28.0
Viet Nam
28.9
30.0
30.0
30.2
31.2
31.3
AFRICA
16.9
15.9
17.5
109.7
115.1
112.4
North Africa
5.5
4.5
6.0
24.6
29.2
26.7
Egypt
5.5
4.5
5.9
18.0
17.6
18.5
Morocco
-
-
-
4.1
6.6
3.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.4
11.4
11.5
85.1
85.9
85.7
Western Africa
7.4
7.1
7.2
36.8
39.9
37.4
Nigeria
3.8
3.4
3.4
22.3
22.8
21.7
Central Africa
0.4
0.4
0.4
2.9
3.1
3.0
Eastern Africa
0.8
1.2
1.0
22.8
23.4
25.0
Ethiopia
-
-
-
9.5
7.2
10.9
Sudan
-
-
-
4.5
5.5
4.9
Southern Africa
2.8
2.7
2.9
22.6
19.5
20.3
Madagascar
2.6
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.8
South Africa
-
-
-
11.9
9.7
9.1
Zimbabwe
-
-
-
2.7
1.9
2.0
CENTRAL AMERICA
2.3
2.2
2.3
33.0
34.3
34.5
Mexico
0.5
0.5
0.5
28.0
29.2
29.0
SOUTH AMERICA
18.1
17.0
21.2
102.0
95.9
98.1
Argentina
1.2
1.0
1.7
35.7
36.3
32.2
Brazil
9.5
8.5
11.5
47.6
41.3
47.4
Colombia
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.1
3.4
3.4
NORTH AMERICA
8.3
8.5
9.6
386.0
400.2
388.4
Canada
-
-
-
49.5
50.6
51.7
United States
8.3
8.5
9.6
336.5
349.6
336.7
EUROPE
3.2
3.1
3.1
442.3
392.6
381.6
Bulgaria
-
-
-
6.1
5.7
4.9
EC 3/
2.8
2.6
2.6
208.4
211.2
201.9
Hungary
-
-
-
14.2
13.0
10.9
Poland
-
-
-
25.4
27.1
26.5
Romania
-
-
-
22.1
15.4
16.5
Russian Fed.
0.3
0.4
0.4
86.8
52.6
57.3
Ukraine
0.1
0.1
0.1
35.7
28.5
27.9
OCEANIA
1.4
1.4
1.4
31.9
32.2
32.3
Australia
1.4
1.3
1.4
30.8
31.3
31.4
WORLD
577.8
573.3
589.8
2 096.4
2 073.1
2 060.7
Developing countries
551.6
548.3
563.2
1 189.5
1 209.2
1 217.0
Developed countries
26.2
25.0
26.5
906.9
864.0
843.7
SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Rice is included in the cereal total in paddy terms. 2/ Including Taiwan Province. 3/ Fifteen member countries.

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