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RICE
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FATS AND OILS
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Export prices
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FAO Indices
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Import prices
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FAO Indices
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Thai 1/
100%
B
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Thai
broken
2/
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U.S.
Long
grain 3/
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Total
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Quality
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Soybean
oil 4/
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Palm
oil 5/
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Index
A6/
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Index
B6/
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| High
| Low
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| January/December
| ( . . . . U.S.$/ton . . . . . )
| ( .982-84=100 .)
| ( . U.S.$/ton . .)
| (1984-87=100)
|
| 1992
| 278
| 180
| 340
| 110
| 112
| 103
| 430
| 394
| 89
| 85
|
| 1993
| 250
| 161
| 326
| 100
| 102
| 92
| 479
| 378
| 93
| 100
|
| 1994
| 289
| 186
| 379
| 114
| 118
| 104
| 616
| 530
| 120
| 129
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| 1995
| 336
| 268
| 361
| 129
| 124
| 146
| 625
| 626
| 129
| 136
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| 1995 - January
| 290
| 238
| 310
| 115
| 111
| 128
| 674
| 649
| 135
| 143
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| August
| 354
| 293
| 364
| 135
| 128
| 157
| 615
| 616
| 129
| 136
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| September
| 376
| 296
| 404
| 140
| 133
| 162
| 613
| 584
| 125
| 134
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| October
| 404
| 300
| 427
| 151
| 145
| 170
| 638
| 614
| 131
| 141
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| November
| 357
| 298
| 403
| 144
| 138
| 164
| 619
| 608
| 130
| 141
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| December
| 355
| 286
| 397
| 142
| 136
| 160
| 582
| 588
| 124
| 135
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| 1996 - January 4
| 370
| 281
| 386
|
|
|
| 587
| 575
| 123
| 134
|
| 11
| 380
| 281
| 386
| 143
| 139
| 157
| 563
| 538
| 118
| 129
|
| 18
| 380
| 269
| 386
|
|
|
| 543
| 507
| 115
| 126
|
SOURCES: FAO for indices. Rice prices: International
rice brokers and trading companies. Vegetable oils prices: Ista Miekle &
Co. "Oil World Weekly".
Note: The FAO Indices are calculated using the
Laspeyres formula. The Rice Export Price Index is calculated for 15 export
prices. In this table two groups representing "High" and "Low"
quality rice are shown. In the Vegetable Oils Price Indices, Index "A"
measures overall changes in prices expressed in U.S. dollars and Index "B"
measures changes in prices expressed in importers' currencies. The basic prices
are also the same for the two indices, those for the U.S. dollar price indices
being the original quotations expressed in U.S. dollars, whereas those for
the index of prices expressed in importers currencies are the same U.S. dollar
quotations converted on the basis of a composite rate of exchange representing
the average of the exchange rates into U.S. dollars of the currencies of main
importing countries weighted by volume of imports.
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.. 4/ Crude Dutch f.o.b. ex-mill.
5/ Indonesian origin f.f.a., c.i.f. north European ports. 6/
Edible/soap fats and oils.
