Food Outlook No.3 - July 2002 p.18

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Table A.4 – CEREALS: Supply and Utilization in Main Exporting Countries (National Crop Years)

Wheat 1/ Coarse Grains 2/ Rice (milled basis)
2000/01 2001/02
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  UNITED STATES (June/May) UNITED STATES UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks 25.9 23.8 20.6 48.9 52.7 45.0 0.9 0.9 1.3
Production 60.8 53.3 49.6 274.7 262.3 267.2 5.9 6.8 6.5
Imports 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.4
   Total Supply 89.1 80.0 73.1 326.0 317.3 314.8 7.1 8.1 8.2
Domestic use 36.3 33.2 33.5 216.7 216.4 218.0 3.6 3.9 4.0
Exports 28.9 26.1 24.5 56.6 55.9 59.6 2.7 2.9 2.9
Closing stocks 23.8 20.6 15.1 52.7 45.0 37.2 0.9 1.3 1.4
  CANADA (August/July) CANADA THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 7.7 9.5 7.0 5.8 4.3 3.2 1.7 1.8  
Production 26.8 21.3 23.0 24.5 23.0 28.4 17.0 16.8  
Imports 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.9 3.2 1.4 0.0 0.0  
   Total Supply 34.6 30.9 30.0 33.2 30.5 32.9 18.6 18.6  
Domestic use 8.3 8.1 8.4 25.1 24.5 25.1 9.3 9.3  
Exports 16.7 15.9 15.1 3.8 2.8 3.8 7.5 7.6  
Closing stocks 9.5 7.0 6.5 4.3 3.2 4.0 1.8 1.6  
  ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.) ARGENTINA CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.0 112.9 106.5  
Production 16.0 15.3 15.5 21.7 19.6 18.3 130.1 122.9  
Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6  
   Total Supply 16.4 15.7 15.8 22.6 20.8 19.3 243.3 230.0  
Domestic use 4.8 4.9 5.0 8.4 9.6 9.5 134.8 134.9  
Exports 11.2 10.5 10.5 13.0 10.2 8.9 2.0 1.6  
Closing stocks 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 106.5 93.6  
  AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.) AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 3.3 3.8 3.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 1.1 0.9  
Production 22.2 24.0 20.5 11.3 11.7 10.2 4.8 3.7  
Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
   Total Supply 25.5 27.7 24.4 12.0 13.1 12.6 5.9 4.7  
Domestic use 5.7 6.2 4.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 2.7 2.8  
Exports 16.1 17.6 16.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 2.3 1.4  
Closing stocks 3.8 3.9 3.0 1.4 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.5  
  EC (July/June) 5/ EC 5/ VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks 12.9 15.0 13.2 17.6 19.9 23.2 3.1 4.0  
Production 104.8 91.7 105.7 109.2 108.8 106.7 21.7 21.3  
Imports 3.2 8.0 4.0 2.9 3.9 2.6 0.0 0.0  
   Total Supply 120.9 114.7 122.9 129.7 132.6 132.6 24.8 25.3  
Domestic use 91.3 91.3 93.2 99.3 102.0 102.3 17.3 17.8  
Exports 14.6 10.2 13.2 10.6 7.3 8.7 3.5 3.0  
Closing stocks 15.0 13.2 16.5 19.9 23.2 21.5 4.0 4.5  
TOTAL ABOVE                  
Opening stocks 50.3 52.5 45.0 73.8 79.4 74.8 119.6 114.1  
Production 230.6 205.5 214.3 441.5 425.4 430.9 179.5 171.5  
Imports 5.7 10.9 6.9 8.3 9.3 6.5 0.6 1.1  
   Total Supply 286.6 268.9 266.2 523.5 514.1 512.3 299.7 286.7  
Domestic use 146.5 143.6 144.9 355.7 358.4 360.9 167.7 168.7  
Exports 87.5 80.3 79.8 88.4 80.9 85.8 17.9 16.5  
Closing stocks 52.5 45.0 41.5 79.4 74.8 65.6 114.1 101.5  
Source: FAO Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Trade data include wheat flour in wheat grain equivalent. For the EC semolina is also included.
2/ Argentina (Dec./Nov.) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Australia (November/October) for rye, barley and oats, (March/February) for maize and sorghum; Canada (August/July); EC (July/June); United States (June/May) for rye, barley and oats, (September/August) for maize and sorghum.
3/ Rice trade data refer to the calendar year of the second year shown.
4/ Including Taiwan province.
5/ Excluding trade between the fifteen EC member countries.

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