FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 2001 p. 10

Table A.7 - WORLD PRICES AND PRICE INDICES FOR RICE AND OILCROP PRODUCTS

	RICE						OILCROP PRODUCTS
	Export prices			FAO Indices			FAO Indices
	Thai 100%B	Thai broken	U.S. Long grain	Total	Quality		Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
	1/	2/	3/	Total	High	Low	Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
January/December	( . . . . US$/tonne . . . )			( . . . 1982-84=100 . . . )			Oct./Sept.	( . . 1990-92=100 . . )
1997	316	214	439	127	129	120	1990/91	97	100
1998	315	215	413	127	128	126	1991/92	103	104
1999	253	192	333	114	115	110	1992/93	103	97
2000	207	143	271	98	101	89	1993/94	127	93
2000 - March	232	151	271	102	105	93	1994/95	153	94
November	190	130	294	95	98	84	1995/96	140	128
December	187	131	293	94	97	84	1996/97	134	133
2001 - January	187	134	291	94	97	84	1997/98	154	116
February	190	136	291	94	98	84	1998/99 - Oct.-Mar.	141	90
March I	186	131	291	)			- Apr.-Sep.	109	74
II	184	129	291	)			1999/00 - Oct.-Mar.	98	87
III	178	126	291	) 92	96	79	- Apr.-Sep.	84	90
IV	175	122	291	)			2000/01- Oct.-Feb.	75	100

Sources: Rice Indices: FAO ; Rice prices: International rice brokers and trading companies.

Note: The FAO Indices are calculated using the Laspeyres formula. The rice export price indices are calculated for 15 export prices. In this table two groups representing "High" and "Low" quality rice are shown. The price indices for oilcrop products are calculated for international prices of ten selected oils and fats and seven selected cakes and meals. The weights used are the average export values of each commodity for the 1990-92 period.

1/ White rice, 100% second grade, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices.
2/ A1 super, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices
3/ U.S.No.2, 4% brokens f.a.s.