| Seeded area | Change 1998 | ||
| 1997 | 1998 | over 1997 | |
| ( . . . thousand hectares . . . . ) | ( percentage ) | ||
| Wheat | 11 494 | 10 655 | -7.3 |
| Oats | 1 874 | 2 065 | 10.2 |
| Barley | 5 020 | 4 642 | -7.7 |
| Rye | 163 | 204 | 25.2 |
| Maize | 1 053 | 1 119 | 6.3 |
| Linseed | 732 | 874 | 19.4 |
| Rapeseed | 4 878 | 5 435 | 11.4 |
Table A.13 - SELECTED INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY PRICES
|
Currency
and Unit |
Effective
Date |
Latest
Quotation |
1 month
ago |
1 year
ago |
Average
1988-90 |
|
| Sugar (I.S.A. daily price) | US cents per lb | 25.08.98 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| Coffee (I.C.O. daily price) | US cents per lb | 25.08.98 | 101.4 | 97.3 | 125.1 | 93.0 |
| Cocoa (I.C.C.O. daily price) | US cents per lb | 25.08.98 | 75.8 | 77.9 | 77.7 | 61.9 |
| Tea (all tea, London, weekly) | US$ per kg. | 24.08.98 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 114.1 |
| Bananas (Central America, | DM per tonne | 27.08.98 | 2 685 1/ | 1 907 1/ | 1 681 1/ | 1 094 |
| f.o.r., Hamburg) | 1 210 2/ | 1 394 2/ | 1 086 2/ | |||
| Rubber (RSS 1, spot London) | Pence per kg. | 26.08.98 | 45.5 | 47.8 | 59.3 | 59.5 |
|
Cotton (COTLOOK, index "A"
1-3/32") | US cents per lb | 21.08.98 | 68.5 | 68.9 | 81.1 | 74.0 |
| Wool (64's, London) | Pence per kg | 21.08.98 | 300 | 310 | 429 | 559 |