FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.4, September1998

FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.4, September1998 - Appendix tables

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)
	1996/97	1997/98 estim.	1998/99 f'cast	1996/97	1997/98 estim.	1998/99 f'cast	1996/97	1997/98 estim.	1998/99 f'cast
	( . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . )
	UNITED STATES (June/May)			UNITED STATES			UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks	10.2	12.1	19.7	14.4	27.0	41.6	0.8	0.9	0.8
Production	62.2	68.8	69.4	267.8	265.4	268.1	5.5	5.8	5.8
Imports	2.5	2.6	2.4	2.8	2.7	2.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total Supply	75.0	83.4	91.5	285.0	295.1	312.2	6.6	7.0	6.9
Domestic use	35.6	35.4	38.6	206.5	209.2	210.5	3.2	3.5	3.5
Exports	27.2	28.3	30.0	51.5	44.3	49.0	2.5	2.7	2.6
Closing stocks	12.1	19.7	22.8	27.0	41.6	52.7	0.9	0.8	0.8
	CANADA (August/July)			CANADA			THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	6.7	9.2	5.5	2.7	5.1	4.9	0.8	1.1	0.8
Production	29.8	24.3	23.1	28.6	25.3	25.6	14.8	14.8	15.2
Imports	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.0
Total Supply	36.6	33.6	28.6	32.2	31.8	31.2	15.6	16.2	16.0
Domestic use	8.0	8.1	8.0	21.7	22.9	22.7	9.3	9.4	9.4
Exports	19.4	20.0	14.5	5.4	3.9	4.0	5.3	6.0	5.7
Closing stocks	9.2	5.5	6.1	5.1	4.9	4.5	1.1	0.8	0.8
	ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.)			ARGENTINA			CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.2	10.6	12.3	14.2
Production	16.0	14.7	12.0	13.5	19.7	24.8	135.1	139.0	135.6
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5
Total Supply	16.4	15.6	12.8	13.8	19.8	25.0	146.0	151.5	150.3
Domestic use	5.8	5.3	5.2	5.5	7.5	8.5	132.7	134.7	135.7
Exports	9.8	9.5	7.0	8.2	12.1	15.6	1.0	2.7	1.5
Closing stocks	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.9	12.3	14.2	13.1
	AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.)			AUSTRALIA			PAKISTAN (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	1.9	2.6	1.9	1.0	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.5
Production	23.7	18.6	21.0	11.1	9.3	8.3	4.2	4.6	4.4
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	25.6	21.2	22.9	12.1	10.4	9.8	4.6	5.0	4.9
Domestic use	3.5	5.1	4.6	5.8	5.5	5.7	2.3	2.4	2.5
Exports	19.4	14.2	16.0	5.2	3.4	3.2	1.9	2.1	1.9
Closing stocks	2.6	1.9	2.3	1.1	1.5	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.6
	EC (July/June) 5/			EC 5/			VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	9.5	11.3	12.3	13.0	16.8	25.9	1.7	1.8	1.6
Production	100.1	95.1	101.5	105.1	110.3	108.6	17.8	18.0	17.9
Imports	1.7	3.0	2.0	2.6	1.9	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	111.3	109.4	115.8	120.6	128.9	136.5	19.5	19.8	19.4
Domestic use	83.5	82.9	82.7	95.2	98.6	101.8	14.1	14.2	14.4
Exports	16.5	14.2	17.8	8.6	4.5	7.4	3.6	4.0	3.5
Closing stocks	11.3	12.3	15.3	16.8	25.9	27.3	1.8	1.6	1.5
TOTAL ABOVE
Opening stocks	28.8	36.1	40.2	31.5	50.1	74.1	14.3	16.4	17.8
Production	231.7	221.4	227.0	426.1	430.0	435.5	177.3	182.2	178.9
Imports	4.4	5.6	4.5	6.3	6.0	5.3	0.7	0.9	0.8
Total Supply	264.9	263.2	271.6	463.8	486.0	514.8	192.2	199.5	197.6
Domestic use	136.4	136.8	139.2	334.8	343.7	349.3	161.7	164.2	165.6
Exports	92.4	86.2	85.3	79.0	68.3	79.3	14.2	17.5	15.2
Closing stocks	36.1	40.2	47.1	50.1	74.1	86.3	16.4	17.8	16.8

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.