FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.1 - February 2000 Table of contents

Food Outlook
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

No. 1, February 2000, Rome

HIGHLIGHTS

BASIC FACTS OF THE WORLD CEREAL SITUATION

CEREALS

Supply/Demand Roundup

Food Supply Difficulties Persist in Many Developing Countries

Current Production and Crop Prospects

Trade

Carryover Stocks

Export Prices

MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

OILSEEDS, OILS AND OILMEALS

FERTILIZERS

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

A.1 a) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Forecast for 1999 as of January 2000

Table A.1 b) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Forecast for 1999 as of January 2000

Table A.2 a) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

Table A.2 b) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

Table A.3 a) - WORLD EXPORTS OF CEREALS

Table A.3 b) - WORLD EXPORTS OF CEREALS

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

Table A.5 - WORLD STOCKS: Estimated Total Carryovers of Cereals

Table A.6 - EXPORT PRICES OF CEREALS AND SOYBEANS

Table A.7 - WORLD PRICES AND PRICE INDICES FOR RICE AND OILCROP PRODUCTS

Table A.8 - WHEAT AND MAIZE FUTURES PRICES

Table A.9 - OCEAN FREIGHT RATES FOR WHEAT

Table A.10 - UNITED STATES: CEREALS AND SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION FOR 1999

Table A.11- CANADA: CEREALS AND OILSEEDS - PRODUCTION FOR 1999

Table A.12- AUSTRALIA: CEREAL PRODUCTION FOR 1999

Table A.13 - SELECTED INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY PRICES

STATISTICAL NOTE

Editorial Note

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