FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - May 2002 p.27

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 1/	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 3/	Total	Quality		Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
	Thai 100%B 1/	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 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	1992/93	103	97
1998	315	215	413	127	128	126	1993/94	127	93
1999	253	192	333	114	115	110	1994/95	153	94
2000	207	143	271	98	101	89	1995/96	140	128
2001	178	136	264	90	91	84	1996/97	135	133
2001 – April	170	122	271	87	90	77	1997/98	155	116
2002 – January	197	145	208	91	90	92	1998/99	127	82
February	200	147	203	91	91	91	1999/00 - Oct.-Mar.	100	87
March	195	149	202	90	90	89	- Apr.-Sep.	86	90
2002 – April I	195	148	203	)			2000/01 - Oct.-Mar.	77	98
II	194	149	198	)			- Apr.-Sep.	87	94
III	197	151	198	) 90	90	91	2001/02 - Oct.-Mar.	96	100
IV	201	149	198	)			- Apr.	96	101

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.