1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
estim. |
2000
forecast |
|
( . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . .
. . . . . . )
|
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TOTAL CEREALS
|
342.9
|
312.1
|
252.6
|
291.7
|
329.7
|
339.8
|
331.2
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
119.5
|
110.8
|
74.6
|
98.2
|
127.7
|
154.5
|
152.4
|
- others
|
223.4
|
201.2
|
178.0
|
193.5
|
202.1
|
185.3
|
178.8
|
BY GRAINS
|
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Wheat
|
145.3
|
115.4
|
101.8
|
112.6
|
136.2
|
138.9
|
130.6
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
46.9
|
32.6
|
28.7
|
36.2
|
40.4
|
51.2
|
50.2
|
- others
|
98.5
|
82.9
|
73.2
|
76.4
|
95.8
|
87.7
|
80.4
|
Coarse Grains
|
135.3
|
141.6
|
98.7
|
123.3
|
138.7
|
147.2
|
144.6
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
53.5
|
63.8
|
31.6
|
45.7
|
68.9
|
86.7
|
84.3
|
- others
|
81.8
|
77.8
|
67.1
|
77.6
|
69.8
|
60.5
|
60.3
|
Rice (milled basis)
|
62.1
|
55.0
|
52.0
|
55.8
|
54.9
|
53.7
|
55.9
|
held by:
|
|||||||
- main exporters 2/
|
19.1
|
14.5
|
14.3
|
16.3
|
18.3
|
16.6
|
17.9
|
- others
|
43.0
|
40.5
|
37.7
|
39.5
|
36.5
|
37.1
|
38.1
|
BY REGIONS
|
|||||||
Developed Countries
|
174.2
|
158.8
|
102.3
|
120.1
|
167.0
|
173.2
|
166.9
|
North America
|
59.9
|
69.3
|
35.2
|
53.9
|
69.1
|
90.3
|
97.7
|
Canada
|
16.2
|
9.2
|
9.8
|
14.0
|
10.4
|
12.3
|
12.0
|
United States
|
43.7
|
60.2
|
25.5
|
39.9
|
58.7
|
78.0
|
85.6
|
Others
|
114.3
|
89.5
|
67.1
|
66.2
|
97.9
|
82.9
|
69.3
|
Australia
|
4.6
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
2.6
|
EC 4/
|
36.0
|
25.1
|
22.5
|
23.9
|
36.6
|
42.7
|
35.4
|
Japan
|
4.3
|
5.5
|
6.1
|
6.7
|
6.8
|
5.9
|
5.7
|
Russian Fed.
|
25.2
|
15.9
|
7.2
|
6.5
|
18.0
|
5.7
|
3.9
|
Souith Africa
|
2.3
|
3.2
|
1.3
|
1.8
|
3.4
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
Developing Countries
|
168.6
|
153.3
|
150.2
|
171.6
|
162.7
|
166.6
|
164.2
|
Asia
|
138.5
|
122.3
|
125.3
|
139.7
|
133.5
|
136.3
|
136.4
|
China 4/
|
56.4
|
48.2
|
53.3
|
63.7
|
56.7
|
53.6
|
53.5
|
India 5/
|
19.0
|
24.1
|
18.4
|
10.7
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
22.0
|
Indonesia
|
6.1
|
5.0
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
3.9
|
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
|
5.2
|
5.4
|
4.6
|
5.9
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
4.2
|
Korea, Rep. of
|
3.3
|
2.4
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
Pakistan
|
4.1
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
4.4
|
Philippines
|
2.1
|
1.2
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
Syria
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
1.0
|
Turkey
|
4.5
|
1.9
|
4.0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
3.6
|
Africa
|
15.1
|
16.8
|
10.1
|
18.5
|
15.6
|
17.0
|
14.8
|
Algeria
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
1.7
|
1.3
|
Egypt
|
2.1
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
Morocco
|
0.2
|
2.9
|
0.6
|
3.8
|
2.3
|
3.1
|
1.9
|
Tunisia
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.0
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
Central America
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
6.3
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
Mexico
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
5.0
|
5.7
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
South America
|
10.3
|
9.5
|
8.4
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
Argentina
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
2.3
|
1.1
|
Brazil
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
5.0
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
1.6
|
3.0
|
WORLD STOCKS
|
( . . . . . . . . . . . . percentage . .. . . . . . .
. . . )
|
||||||
as % of consumption
|
19.0
|
17.4
|
13.6
|
15.6
|
17.7
|
18.1
|
17.3
|