FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook July/August/September 1997 page7

FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook July/August/September 1997

Table A.4 - WHEAT, COARSE GRAINS AND RICE: Supplies and utilization in main exporting countries, National Crop Years

	Wheat 1/			Coarse Grains 2/			Rice (milled basis)
	1995/96	1996/97 estim.	1997/98 f'cast	1995/96	1996/97 estim.	1997/98 f'cast	1995/96	1996/97 estim.	1997/98 f'cast
	( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
	UNITED STATES (June/May)			UNITED STATES			UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks	13.8	10.2	12.1	45.3	14.4	28.6	1.1	0.8	0.8
Production	59.4	62.1	68.9	209.6	267.8	263.1	5.6	5.6	5.9
Imports	1.8	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.9	2.7	0.2	0.3	0.3
Total Supply	75.0	74.8	83.5	257.8	285.1	294.3	6.9	6.7	7.1
Domestic use	31.0	35.5	36.0	180.3	204.9	210.5	3.4	3.5	3.6
Exports	33.8	27.3	28.5	63.0	51.6	57.0	2.7	2.5	2.7
Closing stocks	10.2	12.1	19.0	14.4	28.6	26.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
	CANADA (August/July)			CANADA			THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	5.7	6.6	9.7	3.4	3.0	5.5	0.7	0.7	0.8
Production	25.0	29.8	23.0	24.3	28.7	25.9	14.1	14.1	13.9
Imports	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	30.7	36.5	32.7	28.5	32.6	32.3	14.8	14.7	14.7
Domestic use	7.9	7.9	8.2	21.9	22.3	22.4	8.9	9.1	9.1
Exports	16.2	19.0	17.5	3.6	4.8	4.8	5.3	4.8	4.8
Closing stocks	6.6	9.7	7.0	3.0	5.5	5.1	0.7	0.8	0.9
	ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.)			ARGENTINA			CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	10.6	10.6	12.8
Production	9.5	16.0	14.0	13.8	13.5	17.9	128.4	135.0	133.7
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.5
Total Supply	9.8	16.4	14.4	14.1	13.8	18.4	139.7	146.2	147.0
Domestic use	4.8	6.5	5.6	7.6	5.2	7.7	128.8	132.8	134.1
Exports	4.6	9.5	8.5	6.2	8.2	10.0	0.3	0.5	0.6
Closing stocks	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6	10.6	12.8	12.3
	AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.)			AUSTRALIA			PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	1.8	1.9	2.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.5
Production	17.3	23.6	16.2	9.8	10.7	7.3	3.9	4.3	4.4
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	19.0	25.5	18.3	10.7	11.7	8.1	4.4	4.7	4.9
Domestic use	3.9	4.0	4.1	5.8	6.0	5.6	2.3	2.5	2.7
Exports	13.2	19.4	12.5	3.9	5.1	2.2	1.7	1.7	1.7
Closing stocks	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.6
	EC (July/June) 5/			EC 5/			VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	11.0	10.0	12.0	15.2	12.1	15.3	1.8	1.4	1.6
Production	87.6	99.9	95.7	90.3	104.8	104.3	17.4	17.5	17.6
Imports	2.6	2.0	2.0	4.4	3.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	101.3	111.8	109.7	109.8	119.9	121.8	19.2	18.9	19.1
Domestic use	78.1	83.3	83.2	93.4	96.9	99.1	14.7	14.2	14.1
Exports	13.2	16.6	16.5	4.3	7.7	7.8	3.1	3.2	3.5
Closing stocks	10.0	12.0	10.0	12.1	15.3	15.0	1.4	1.6	1.5
TOTAL ABOVE
Opening stocks	32.6	29.2	36.2	64.9	30.9	50.5	14.5	13.8	16.4
Production	198.8	231.3	217.8	347.9	425.5	418.6	169.5	176.4	175.5
Imports	4.5	4.6	4.6	8.1	6.7	5.9	1.0	0.9	0.8
Total Supply	235.9	265.1	258.6	420.9	463.1	475.0	185.0	191.2	192.7
Domestic use	125.7	137.2	137.0	309.0	335.3	345.4	158.1	162.1	163.5
Exports	81.0	91.7	83.5	81.0	77.3	81.8	13.1	12.7	13.3
Closing stocks	29.2	36.2	38.1	30.9	50.5	47.8	13.8	16.4	16.0

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 refers to the calendar year of the second year shown.
4/ Including Taiwan province. 5/ Excluding trade between the fifteen EC member countries.