Food Outlook 09/96
Table A.4 - UNITED STATES: CEREALS AND SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION FORECASTS
FOR 1996
1994
1995
1996 forecast
Change 1996 over
1995
( . . . . . . . . . . million tons . . . . . . . . . . . )
( percentage )
Wheat
63.2
59.5
61.2
+ 2.9
of which: winter
(45.2)
(42.1)
(40.7)
(- 3.4)
Coarse grains
285.3
209.6
250.7
+ 19.6
of which: maize
(256.6)
(187.3)
(220.9)
(+ 17.9)
Rice (paddy)
9.0
7.9
7.7
- 2.9
Soybeans
68.5
58.6
62.6
+ 6.9
SOURCE:
USDA: World Agricultural and Supply Demand Estimates, 12 August 1996.