FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.4 - September 2000 p. 7

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

	Wheat 1/			Coarse Grains 2/			Rice (mille basis)
	1998/99	1999/2000 estim.	2000/01 f'cast	1998/99	1999/2000 estim.	2000/01 f'cast	1998/99	1999/2000 estim.	2000/01 f'cast
	( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
	UNITED STATES (June/May)			UNITED STATES			UNITED STATES (Aug./July)
Opening stocks	19.7	25.7	25.9	38.2	51.3	50.8	0.9	0.7	1.2
Production	69.3	62.7	61.6	271.7	263.8	287.6	5.9	6.6	6.2
Imports	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total Supply	91.8	91.0	90.2	312.7	317.7	340.8	7.1	7.6	7.8
Domestic use	37.7	35.5	34.2	205.4	211.6	213.3	3.7	3.7	3.8
Exports	28.4	29.7	31.0	56.0	55.3	60.8	2.7	2.8	2.8
Closing stocks	25.7	25.9	25.0	51.3	50.8	66.8	0.7	1.2	1.2
	CANADA (August/July)			CANADA			THAILAND (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	6.0	7.5	7.7	4.4	5.0	5.3	1.5	0.9	1.2
Production	24.1	26.9	25.4	26.8	26.9	27.0	15.1	15.4	15.4
Imports	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	30.2	34.4	33.1	32.1	33.1	33.4	16.6	16.3	16.6
Domestic use	7.9	8.2	8.1	24.0	24.4	24.4	9.0	9.1	9.1
Exports	14.7	18.5	18.5	3.1	3.4	4.8	6.7	6.0	6.4
Closing stocks	7.5	7.7	6.5	5.0	5.3	4.3	0.9	1.2	1.1
	ARGENTINA (Dec./Nov.)			ARGENTINA			CHINA (Jan./Dec.) 3/ 4/
Opening stocks	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.9	1.8	14.2	14.5	13.8
Production	11.5	14.7	14.5	24.2	17.5	20.4	137.5	137.4	131.3
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.4
Total Supply	12.6	14.8	14.9	24.6	19.4	22.2	151.8	152.1	145.5
Domestic use	4.8	4.9	4.9	9.1	9.0	9.1	134.5	135.2	134.5
Exports	7.8	9.5	9.8	13.7	8.6	11.6	2.8	3.1	2.7
Closing stocks	0.1	0.4	0.2	1.9	1.8	1.5	14.5	13.8	8.3
	AUSTRALIA (Oct./Sept.)			AUSTRALIA			PAKISTAN 3/
Opening stocks	1.5	2.2	2.4	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.8
Production	22.1	24.1	22.8	9.2	8.3	9.1	4.7	5.1	4.8
Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	23.6	26.2	25.2	11.3	9.4	9.6	5.0	5.7	5.6
Domestic use	5.1	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.1	5.2	2.6	2.9	2.9
Exports	16.4	18.2	18.0	4.7	3.7	4.0	1.9	1.9	2.0
Closing stocks	2.2	2.4	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.8
	EC (July/June) 5/			EC 5/			VIET NAM (Nov./Oct.) 3/
Opening stocks	11.0	16.1	14.0	23.9	25.5	19.5	1.9	2.2	2.8
Production	103.7	97.5	105.1	106.8	103.0	107.9	20.1	20.6	20.8
Imports	2.7	3.2	3.1	3.5	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Supply	117.3	116.8	122.2	134.1	131.6	130.5	22.0	22.8	23.6
Domestic use	87.4	87.6	89.5	99.5	100.1	100.8	15.2	16.2	16.8
Exports	13.9	15.2	15.7	9.1	12.0	11.8	4.6	3.8	4.0
Closing stocks	16.1	14.0	17.0	25.5	19.5	17.9	2.2	2.8	2.8
TOTAL ABOVE
Opening stocks	39.3	51.6	50.4	68.9	84.8	77.9	18.8	18.8	19.8
Production	230.7	225.8	229.4	438.6	419.6	451.9	183.2	185.2	178.5
Imports	5.5	5.8	5.8	7.2	6.7	6.7	0.5	0.5	0.8
Total Supply	275.5	283.2	285.6	514.8	511.1	536.6	202.6	204.5	199.1
Domestic use	142.8	141.8	142.1	343.4	350.1	352.7	165.1	167.1	167.1
Exports	81.1	91.1	93.0	86.6	83.0	93.0	18.7	17.6	17.8
Closing stocks	51.6	50.4	50.5	84.8	77.9	90.9	18.8	19.8	14.2

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.