FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.4 - September 2000 p. 10

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

	RICE						OILCROP PRODUCTS
	Export prices			FAO Indices			FAO Indices
	Thai 1/ 100% B	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 3/	Total	Quality		Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
	Thai 1/ 100% B	Thai broken 2/	U.S. Long grain 3/	Total	High	Low	Marketing years	Edible/ soap fats and oils	Oilcakes and Meals
January/December	( . . US$/tonne . )			( . 1982-84=100 . )			Oct./Sept.	( 1990-92=100 . )
1996	352	234	430	136	136	136	1990/91	97	100
1997	316	214	439	127	129	120	1991/92	103	104
1998	315	215	413	127	128	126	1992/93	103	97
1999	253	192	333	114	115	110	1993/94	127	93
1999 - August	249	204	322	116	116	114	1994/95	153	94
2000 - April	216	147	258	101	104	89	1995/96	140	128
May	210	143	257	96	100	86	1996/97	134	133
June	204	139	253	96	100	88	1997/98 - Oct.-Mar.	150	130
July	192	143	258	96	99	88	- Apr.-Sep.	157	103
August I	190	140	259	)			1998/99 - Oct.-Mar.	141	90
II	191	139	259	)			- Apr.-Sep.	109	74
III	190	140	259	) 95	97	87	1999/00 - Oct.-Mar.	98	87
IV	186	152	264	)			- Apr.-Aug.	86	89

SOURCES: FAO for indices. Rice prices: International rice brokers and trading companies.

Note: The FAO Indices are calculated using the Laspeyres formula. The rice export price indices are calculated for 15 export prices. In this table two groups representing "High" and "Low" quality rice are shown. The price indices for oilcrop products are calculated for international prices of ten selected oils and fats and seven selected cakes and meals. The weights used are the average export values of each commodity for the 1990-92 period.

1/ White rice, 100% second grade, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices.

2/ A1 super, f.o.b. Bangkok, indicative traded prices

3/ U.S.No.2, 4% brokens f.a.s.