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United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Grain: World Markets and Trade Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA For email subscription, click here to register: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFAS/subscriber/new December 2019 Corn: A Banner Year for Brazil Brazil’s corn exports have been massive this year 1 . Cumulative exports from March to November totaled 33.3 million tons, more than doubling the amount for the average of 3 previous years. Export destinations have not been limited to traditional markets of Iran, Vietnam, and Egypt, but also expanded to Japan, the EU, and South Korea. While robust foreign demand, abundant supplies, and competitive prices have boosted exports, the depreciation of the real has further stimulated sales to the global market. Since April 2018, the value of the real has dropped about 20 percent against the dollar. Strong exports have drawn down stocks. Currently, ending stocks for the marketing year 2018/19 are expected at 5.0 million tons, the smallest since 2011/12. This would give little buffer to meet domestic needs in case of adverse events and constrain later sales. Moreover, prices have moved up reflecting the market situation. In Mato Grosso, the top-producing state, corn prices are about 50 percent higher at the end of November than a year ago. These strong prices are expected to boost area for the second-crop (safrinha) corn. The second-crop corn planting starts in January in the Center-West. Global import demand remains solid, while uncertainty continues for a few exporting countries. With a newly-elected government in Argentina, speculation is rampant over potential export policy changes. Unfavorable weather conditions in the United States disrupted planting and now harvest, though prices are becoming competitive. Prospects for Brazil’s corn appear bright in the short term, as evidenced by USDA’s forecast for record exports. 1 The marketing year (MY) 2018/19 for Brazil is from March 2019 to February 2020. Thus, corn shipments for the March-November 2019 period are accounted for 2018/19 MY exports. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Million tons Brazil Ending Stocks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Million tons Brazil Corn Exports (Mar-Feb) 3-yr avg 2018/19

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United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service

Grain: World Markets and Trade

Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA For email subscription, click here to register:

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFAS/subscriber/new

December 2019

Corn: A Banner Year for Brazil

Brazil’s corn exports have been massive this year1. Cumulative exports from March to November totaled 33.3 million tons, more than doubling the amount for the average of 3 previous years. Export destinations have not been limited to traditional markets of Iran, Vietnam, and Egypt, but also expanded to Japan, the EU, and South Korea. While robust foreign demand, abundant supplies, and competitive prices have boosted exports, the depreciation of the real has further stimulated sales to the global market. Since April 2018, the value of the real has dropped about 20 percent against the dollar. Strong exports have drawn down stocks. Currently, ending stocks for the marketing year 2018/19 are expected at 5.0 million tons, the smallest since 2011/12. This would give little buffer to meet domestic needs in case of adverse events and constrain later sales. Moreover, prices have moved up reflecting the market situation. In Mato Grosso, the top-producing state, corn prices are about 50 percent higher at the end of November than a year ago. These strong prices are expected to boost area for the second-crop (safrinha) corn. The second-crop corn planting starts in January in the Center-West. Global import demand remains solid, while uncertainty continues for a few exporting countries. With a newly-elected government in Argentina, speculation is rampant over potential export policy changes. Unfavorable weather conditions in the United States disrupted planting and now harvest, though prices are becoming competitive. Prospects for Brazil’s corn appear bright in the short term, as evidenced by USDA’s forecast for record exports.

1 The marketing year (MY) 2018/19 for Brazil is from March 2019 to February 2020. Thus, corn shipments for the March-November 2019 period are accounted for 2018/19 MY exports.

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Table of Contents

World Markets and Trade: Commodities and Data WHEAT ....................................................................................................... 3 RICE ......................................................................................................... 10 COARSE GRAINS .................................................................................... 12 ENDNOTES .............................................................................................. 15 DATA TABLES ......................................................................................... 18 The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) updates its production, supply and distribution (PSD) database for cotton, oilseeds, and grains at 12:00 p.m. on the day the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is released. This circular is released by 12:15 p.m. To download the tables in the publication, go to Production, Supply and Distribution Database (PSD Online): scroll down to Reports, and then click Grains. FAS Reports and Databases:

Current World Markets and Trade and World Agricultural Production Reports Archived World Markets and Trade and World Agricultural Production Reports Production, Supply and Distribution Database (PSD Online) Global Agricultural Trade System (U.S. Exports and Imports) Export Sales Report Global Agricultural Information Network (Agricultural Attaché Reports) Other USDA Reports: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Economic Research Service National Agricultural Statistics Service

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WHEAT

WHEAT PRICES

Domestic: Prices for U.S. wheat classes showed mixed direction during the month of November. Hard Red Winter (HRW) and Soft Red Winter (SRW) gained $8/ton and $19/ton, respectively, to $223 and $245, supported by adverse conditions for newly planted (2020/21) winter wheat, tight supplies of SRW, and outlooks for smaller crops in key competitor countries. On the other hand, Soft White Winter (SWW) fell slightly, $3/ton to $228. Hard Red Spring (HRS) eased $5/ton to $264 but retains a large premium over the other wheat classes. Easing transportation backlogs in the Pacific Northwest likely contributed to weakening FOB prices for both SWW and HRS.

OVERVIEW FOR 2019/20 Global production is nearly unchanged as larger crops in China and Russia mostly offset smaller crops in Argentina, Australia, and Canada. Global trade is raised slightly with stronger demand from Turkey and Syria. Higher exports for Russia, Turkey, and the United States more than offset smaller projected shipments for Argentina, Australia, and Canada. The projected U.S. season-average farm price is lowered $0.05 per bushel to $4.55.

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Global: Overall, exporter prices were mixed during the month of November. EU and U.S. prices continue to recover as a result of stronger international demand and smaller crops in Argentina and Australia where prices remain relatively unchanged. Russia’s prices eased slightly, making that origin increasingly price competitive. Canada’s prices eased with harvest progression but remain somewhat elevated based on the lingering effects of harvest delays and rail service interruption.

Month Ending Argentina Australia Russia EU US Canada November $197 $265 $208 $208 $223 $238 October $196 $265 $210 $201 $215 $247 September $228 $265 $190 $188 $209 $252

Month Ending Prices for Major Wheat Exporters Source: IGC *Note on FOB prices: Argentina- 12.0%, up river; Australia- average of APW; Fremantle, Newcastle, and Port Adelaide; Black Sea- milling; EU- France grade 1, Rouen; US- HRW 11.5% Gulf; Canada- CWRS (13.5%), St. Lawrence

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FEATURES Shifts in China’s Wheat Suppliers

In the late 1980s/early 1990s, China was a global leader for wheat imports, importing as much as 15.9 million tons in 1991/92. With the world’s largest population, China began promoting its domestic agricultural production in the 1990s to ensure domestic food security and reduce import dependency through subsidies and minimum support price systems. This has assisted in the growth of China’s wheat production year-over-year to meet rising domestic consumption while simultaneously reducing the need for imports. Today, China maintains its position as the world’s leading wheat producer at 133.6 million tons in 2019/20 and holds about half of the world’s wheat stocks. In 2019/20, China wheat imports are forecast at 3.2 million tons, ranking it tenth among major import markets. The United States has held as much as 60 percent of the market (2013/14); however, its share of the China market fluctuates vastly year-to-year as it competes with Australia and Canada wheat supplies. In 2018/19, exports of U.S. wheat dwindled amidst U.S.-China trade tensions to a meager 1 percent of China’s imports. Australia exports have also diminished, though largely due to 3 years of drought. As a result, Canada’s 2018/19 market share has nearly doubled from the prior year; neighboring countries, such as Kazakhstan, have also witnessed significantly higher trade with China. In 2001, China became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which opened a wheat tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 9.6 million tons. Fulfilling the TRQ would propel the country to become the world’s third-largest importer. However, China’s TRQ system created risks and uncertainty for traders and was ruled in violation of the WTO in April 2019. Despite relatively high domestic prices that, based solely on economics, should trigger greater imports, China consistently falls well below filling the TRQ. It remains to be seen how the WTO ruling will change China’s import dynamics.

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By-Class Summaries: Hard Red Winter Hard Red Winter (HRW) is the largest class of U.S. wheat with Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas being the largest producing states. Representing about 40 percent of production and exports, HRW is used to make general-purpose flour for many products including bread, rolls, and flat breads. HRW is exported to numerous markets with Mexico typically the largest. 2019/20 HRW Exports Ahead of Last Year’s Pace HRW exports so far have proceeded at a faster rate than last year’s slower-than-average pace. As of November 28, HRW total commitments2 are up 35 percent compared to last year and nearly on pace to hit the year-end projection of 10.6 million tons (390 million bushels). Commitments to Algeria, Mexico, and Nigeria are particularly strong this year. Russian Competition to Persist Last year, Russia exports were extremely front-loaded. With large carryin supplies and rumors of impending export bans, exporters chose to move their wheat quickly. Russia wheat supplies became tighter later in the marketing year and eventually commanded a price premium, providing an opportunity for U.S. wheat to make a comeback in the second half. This year, on the other hand, Russia’s supplies are tighter as smaller carryin more than offsets a larger crop. Initial farmer selling was reportedly slow, which provided some price support and held back exports. With more supply remaining late in the (July/June) marketing year, the country’s exports are likely to be more sustained, which will provide more direct competition for U.S. HRW. Unlike last year, Russian wheat prices will likely remain at a discount to U.S. prices for the remainder of the marketing year. Abundant EU and Argentina supplies will also be major headwinds for HRW exports in the coming months. In view of these dynamics, U.S. wheat exports got off to a stronger start this marketing year, but the pace of shipments in the second half is likely to be less robust than last year.

2 Total commitments is the sum of accumulated exports and outstanding sales as reported in USDA’s Export Sales Reporting. This is measured on the U.S. marketing year (June/May).

*Note: At the end of the year, total commitments as reported in USDA’s Export Sales Reporting do not add up to 100 percent of total exports due to differences in data sources, sales that are delayed to the next marketing year, and inclusion of flour and products. The data gap in 2018/19 is due to missing reporting weeks related to a lapse in federal funding.

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By-Class Summaries: Hard Red Spring Hard Red Spring (HRS) is the second-largest class of U.S. wheat, typically accounting for about 25 percent of production. It is a high-protein, strong gluten wheat used in making rolls, bagels, and pizza crust. HRS is also used to improve protein content in flour blends. North Dakota is the leading producer of this class of wheat. HRS is sought after for its quality characteristics and generally commands a price premium over other classes. HRS is commonly exported to the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and several other markets across Asia and Latin America. Interestingly, HRS is also exported to the European Union, which allows for duty-free imports of this class. While it is a major competitor for U.S. exports, the European Union imports high-protein wheat because nearly all of its production is lower-protein winter wheat. HRS Exports Nearly Unchanged from Last Year U.S. HRS exports are expected to reach 7.1 million tons (260 million bushels), down marginally from last year. Total commitments of this class as of November 28 are down 9 percent from last year. HRS has struggled to remain price competitive in recent months based on wet harvest conditions and infrastructural challenges. Relative to last year, sales to Asian markets have been weaker, more than offsetting stronger demand from Africa and Latin America. Despite Reduced Australian Exports, Competition Remains for Asian Demand Historically, the primary competition for U.S. HRS exports to much of the Asia-Pacific region comes from Canada and Australia. However, Australia is being pummeled with its third straight year of drought; hence, its role in the region has been reduced, providing opportunities for U.S. and Canadian wheat to expand their share. However, competition is still fierce as Canada has had back-to-back bumper crops with exports forecast to reach 24.0 million tons, the second-highest on record. Much of its exports are high-protein spring wheat, similar to U.S. HRS. In addition to filling in for Australia in Asia, Canada has become the biggest supplier to China, compensating for lower U.S. shipments. Also emerging to replace Australia are Argentina and Russia. While Argentine wheat is not as high in protein as U.S. or Canadian supplies, its shipping season is similar to Australia which has made it a natural alternative and allowed for massive expansion to the region. In the last few years, Russia exports have reached more markets in the region with some noting improvements in its quality.

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By-Class Summaries: Soft Red Winter Soft Red Winter (SRW) is the third-largest class of U.S. wheat production, often accounting for 10-20 percent of the total wheat crop. Grown in the eastern half of the country, SRW is a high-yielding variety used to produce cookies, crackers, cakes, and some bread products. This year, the SRW crop was affected by rain at harvest time that reduced the size and quality of the crop. This, combined with larger HRW wheat supplies, has resulted in SRW holding a rare price premium over HRW wheat. SRW Exports Off to Faster Start but Expected to Slow SRW exports are forecast at 2.7 million tons (100 million bushels), down 22 percent from last year. Similar to HRW, sustained international competition is likely to contribute to a bleaker second half for SRW exports. Sales of this class outside of Latin America will likely be minimal in the coming months. Total commitments, however, are actually up from a year ago. By-Class Summaries: White3 Primarily grown in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, white wheat is the fourth-largest class of U.S. wheat production typically accounting for 10-15 percent of the total U.S. crop. There are a few types of white wheat, but the most common is a soft winter wheat used in Asian-style noodles and confectionary products. Roughly two-thirds of the white wheat crop is destined for export with the vast majority going to East and Southeast Asian markets. Key markets such as Japan and South Korea have a preference for a soft white blend known as Western White. White Wheat Exports Forecast Down Slightly This Year U.S. white wheat exports are forecast at 5.2 million tons (190 million bushels), down 3 percent from last year. Total commitments to date are down 14 percent from last year, mainly with slower shipments to Indonesia and Japan. Australia’s ASW class has historically been a direct competitor to U.S. white wheat exports to Asia. Ongoing drought in Australia should provide some support for white wheat exports, as does generally steady demand in most major markets. The recently announced trade U.S. trade agreement with Japan is likely to help retain the U.S. share of that core market by lowering the mark-up paid on U.S. wheat to the same level obtained by major competitors, Australia and Canada.

3 Durum exports will be discussed in the upcoming January 2020 Grains: World Markets and Trade

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TRADE CHANGES IN 2019/20 (1,000 MT)4 Country Attribute Previous Current Change Reason

Argentina Exports 13,500 13,000 -500 Smaller crop

Australia Exports 9,000 8,600 -400 Reduced production

Canada Exports 24,500 24,000 -500 Smaller crop

China Exports 1,300 1,100 -200 Slow pace of trade

Russia Exports 34,500 35,000 500 Larger crop; competitive pricing

Turkey Exports 6,500 6,800 300 Pace of exports; expectations that strong imports are an indicator of strong flour exports

United States Exports 26,000 27,000 1,000 Reduced competition from Argentina, Australia, and Canada

Australia Imports 175 450 275 Strong pace from reduced production

Iraq Imports 3,200 3,000 -200 Slow pace of trade

Saudi Arabia Imports 3,000 3,200 200 Strong trade to date

Syria Imports 300 700 400 Fast pace of trade

Turkey Imports 6,700 7,200 500 Torrid pace of imports

United States Imports 3,350 2,900 -450 Slow pace of trade to date; large supplies of wheat in the Northern Plains have made imports from Canada less economical

Yemen Imports 3,400 3,600 200 Strong import pace

4 For more information on Argentina, Australia, and Russia production revisions, please see the latest USDA/FAS World Agricultural Production publication.

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RICE

RICE PRICES Global: Since the November WASDE release, Thai 100B quotes are unchanged at $407/ton. Viet prices decreased from last month’s quotes to $343/ton. Meanwhile, Indian quotes are steady at $362/ton, and prices for Pakistan dropped to $355/ton. In contrast, Western Hemisphere quotes are steady, with U.S. values unchanged at $560/ton and Uruguay quotes stable at $528/ton.

OVERVIEW FOR 2019/20 Global rice production is raised this month mainly due to a larger crop for China. Global trade is nearly unchanged with reduced imports for China partially offsetting higher imports for Ghana and the Philippines. Exports are lowered for India, more than offsetting higher exports for Vietnam. Global stocks are raised once again to a new record. OVERVIEW FOR 2018/19 Global rice production was lowered but remains at a record. Global trade is nearly unchanged. Lower exports for India and China more than offset higher exports for Vietnam.

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TRADE CHANGES IN 2020 (1,000 MT) Country Attribute Previous Current Change Reason

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COARSE GRAINS

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Global: Since the November WASDE, major exporters’ bids (aside from Brazil) have seen convergence. U.S. bids have eased $4/ton to $170 reflecting weak demand. This is the first time since March 2019 that U.S. bids have seen sustained price competitiveness against Brazilian bids, which are up $5/ton to $177 on tight nearby stocks and strong foreign demand. Argentine bids are up $5/ton to $170 under increased short-term demand ahead of possible export policy changes. Black Sea bids have moved up $3/ton to $169.

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OVERVIEW FOR 2019/20 Global corn production is forecast up with larger crops in China and Bolivia more than offsetting declines in Australia and Canada. Global trade is up from last month with higher imports for Taiwan and Brazil. Exports for Brazil and Paraguay are up but down for Canada, Mexico, and Laos. The U.S. season-average farm price is unchanged at $3.85 per bushel.

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MARKET FEATURE Vietnam Corn Imports Remain Strong Despite African Swine Fever

According to Vietnam Customs statistics, corn imports marketing-year-to-date in 2019/20 are the highest in history. Despite the confirmation of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country in February 2019, corn imports have not slowed at all. In fact, monthly corn imports in September and October 2019 were the highest and second-highest, respectively, of all time. To put the volume in perspective further, the 1.66 million tons imported in September exceeds each full marketing year total for 2009/10 through 2011/12. Based on this data, it is clear that substantial amounts of corn continue to enter Vietnam. The natural follow up question is “how is it being used?”. Though Vietnam does not publish any corn export data, market intelligence suggests that exports are not a major driver of the balance sheet. Seismic shifts in food, seed, and industrial use have not been reported either. Furthermore, the climate of Vietnam makes long-term storage of these high volumes of corn an unlikely possibility. As a result, it stands to reason that feed and residual will be the line item most likely to see continued growth. Nearly 6 million pigs have been culled since the first confirmed ASF outbreak according to data reported to Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale5 (OIE). For context, as of 2018 (the latest year of data availability), there were 28.2 million hogs in the herd. Though ASF has undoubtedly had a significant impact on the swine herd, other animal proteins are expected to see growth. USDA forecasts production growth of beef and chicken meat in Vietnam at 3 percent and 5 percent respectively. Moreover, FAO data on aquaculture shows that aquaculture production has increased year-over-year from 1996 to 2017, reaching 3.8 million tons. Pork may be an important driver of feed demand, but there are plenty of other mouths to feed and, evidently, plenty of corn being imported to feed them. 5 Also known as the World Organisation for Animal Health

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TRADE CHANGES IN 2019/20 (1,000 MT) Country Commodity Attribute Previous Current Change Reason

Australia Barley Exports 4,300 4,000 -300 Higher feeding with cut to other feed grains

Brazil Corn Exports 38,000 38,500 500 Strong foreign demand Canada Corn Exports 1,500 1,300 -200 Smaller crop European Union Barley Exports 5,600 6,000 400 Larger crop

Paraguay Corn Exports 2,000 2,200 200 Strong demand in neighboring countries

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Mexico Corn Imports 16,396 16,658 262 Russia Corn Exports 3,000 2,770 -230 Taiwan Corn Imports 4,100 4,508 408 Ukraine Barley Exports 4,100 4,407 307

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ENDNOTES REGIONAL TABLES North America: Canada, Mexico, the United States Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French West Indies, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica and Dep, Leeward-Windward Islands, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela EU: Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Other Europe: Albania, Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslavia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland Former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Sub-Saharan Africa: all African countries except North Africa East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives Southeast Asia: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

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OTHER NOTES Local Marketing Years (LMY): LMY refers to the 12-month period at the onset of the main harvest, when the crop is marketed (i.e., consumed, traded, or stored). The year first listed begins a country's LMY for that commodity (2019/20 starts in 2019); except for summer grains in certain Southern Hemisphere countries and for rice in selected countries, where the second year begins the LMY (2019/20 starts in 2020). Key exporter LMY’s are:

Wheat Corn Barley Sorghum Argentina (Dec/Nov) Argentina (Mar/Feb) Australia (Nov/Oct) Argentina (Mar/Feb) Australia (Oct/Sep) Brazil (Mar/Feb) Canada (Aug/Jul) Australia (Mar/Feb) Canada (Aug/Jul) Russia (Oct/Sep) European Union (Jul/Jun) United States (Sep/Aug) China (Jul/Jun) South Africa (May/Apr) Kazakhstan (Jul/Jun) European Union (Jul/Jun) Ukraine (Oct/Sep) Russia (Jul/Jun) India (Apr/Mar) United States (Sep/Aug) Ukraine (Jul/Jun) Kazakhstan (Sep/Aug) United States (Jun/May) Russia (Jul/Jun) Turkey (Jun/May) Ukraine (Jul/Jun) United States (Jun/May)

For a complete list of local marketing years, please see the FAS website (https://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/): go to Reports, Reference Data, and then Data Availability. Stocks: Unless otherwise stated, stock data are based on an aggregate of differing local marketing years and should not be construed as representing world stock levels at a fixed point in time. Consumption: World totals for consumption reflect total utilization, including food, seed, industrial, feed, and waste; as well as differences in local marketing year imports and local marketing year exports. Consumption statistics for regions and individual countries, however, reflect food, seed, industrial, feed, and waste only. Trade: All PSD tables are balanced on the different local marketing years. All trade tables contain Trade Year (TY) data which puts all countries on a uniform, 12-month period for analytical comparisons: wheat is July/June; coarse grains, corn, barley, sorghum, oats, and rye are Oct/Sept; and rice is calendar year. EU Consolidation: The trade figures starting from 1999/00 represent the European Union (Croatia plus the former EU-27) and exclude all intra-trade. For the years 1960/61 through 1998/99, figures are the EU-15 and also exclude all intra-trade. EU-15 member states' data for grains are no longer maintained in the official USDA database. Data for the individual NMS-10, plus Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia, exists only prior to 1999/00. Statistics: (1) Wheat trade statistics include wheat, flour, and selected pasta products on a grain equivalent basis. (2) Rice trade statistics include rough, brown, milled, and broken on a milled equivalent basis. (3) Coarse grains statistics include corn, barley, sorghum, oats, rye, millet, and mixed grains but exclude trade in barley malt, millet, and mixed grains. Unaccounted: This term includes grain in transit, reporting discrepancies in some countries, and trade to countries outside the USDA database.

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The Global Commodity Analysis Division, Office of Global Analysis, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, prepared this circular. Information is gathered from official statistics of foreign governments and other foreign source materials, reports of U.S. agricultural attachés and Foreign Service officers, office research, and related information. Further information may be obtained by writing the Division or telephoning (202) 720-3448. Note: For further details on world grain production, please see World Agricultural Production December 2019. This circular is available in its entirety on the Internet via the Foreign Agricultural Service Home Page. The address is: http://www.fas.usda.gov

Andrew Sowell (202) 720-0262 [email protected] Wheat Jennifer Lance (202) 690-2208 [email protected] Wheat Nicole Podesta (202) 720-8252 [email protected] Rice Yoonhee Macke (202) 690-4199 [email protected] Coarse Grains Kevin Min (202) 720-0626 [email protected] Coarse Grains

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DATA TABLES

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All Grain Summary Comparison

Million Metric Tons

Marketing Year

Wheat Rice, Milled Corn

2019/202018/192017/182019/202018/192017/182019/202018/192017/18

Production

United States (Jun-May) 47.4 51.3 52.3 5.7 7.1 6.0 371.1 366.3 347.0

Other 715.5 680.0 713.1 489.1 492.1 492.4 708.8 758.2 761.6

World Total 762.9 731.3 765.4 494.8 499.2 498.4 1,079.9 1,124.5 1,108.6

Domestic Consumption

United States (Jun-May) 29.3 30.0 31.5 4.3 4.6 4.2 314.0 315.2 306.5

Other 710.8 703.3 720.0 477.3 483.6 487.5 778.1 813.8 821.7

World Total 740.1 733.3 751.5 481.6 488.2 491.7 1,092.1 1,129.0 1,128.2

Ending Stocks

United States (Jun-May) 29.9 29.4 26.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 54.4 53.7 48.5

Other 253.2 248.4 263.0 161.8 171.8 176.7 286.9 265.5 252.1

World Total 283.1 277.8 289.5 162.7 173.2 177.8 341.3 319.2 300.6

TY Imports

United States (Jun-May) 4.4 3.5 2.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.3

Other 175.0 166.6 174.5 44.7 41.6 42.5 148.2 163.5 166.7

World Total 179.4 170.1 177.4 45.6 42.5 43.4 149.0 164.3 168.0

TY Exports

United States (Jun-May) 23.2 26.1 27.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 63.7 49.2 50.0

Other 160.3 148.8 153.5 44.8 41.3 42.8 89.1 122.7 122.3

World Total 183.5 174.9 180.5 47.6 44.4 45.9 152.8 171.9 172.3

Note: Consumption in this table has not been adjusted for differences in marketing year imports and

exports and therefore differs from global totals shown elsewhere.Marketing years for U.S. grains are:

Wheat (Jun-May), Rice (Aug-Jul), Corn (Sep-Aug).'Marketing Year' column is germane for U.S. wheat

only.

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World Wheat, Flour, and Products Trade

July/June Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

13,00013,50012,68014,00012,2758,750 Argentina

8,6009,0009,83515,51222,06115,780 Australia

24,00024,50024,45522,01920,29722,099 Canada

1,1001,3001,0061,004748729 China

29,00029,00023,31023,38327,43934,760 European Union

5,2005,2008,7808,5197,2577,413 Kazakhstan

1,0001,0005261,1471,1191,568 Mexico

35,00034,50035,83841,43127,81525,546 Russia

6,8006,5006,2156,2186,1775,605 Turkey

20,00020,00016,01917,77518,10717,431 Ukraine

9,7719,82110,1699,2739,82310,246 Others

153,471154,321148,833160,281153,118149,927 Subtotal

27,00026,00026,06923,22629,31821,817 United States

180,471180,321174,902183,507182,436171,744 World Total

none

TY Imports

3,0003,0003,7003,3002,7002,700 Afghanistan

7,0007,0007,5158,1728,4148,153 Algeria

6,0006,0005,0006,1545,5564,720 Bangladesh

7,5007,5007,4426,7027,7885,922 Brazil

3,2003,2003,1453,9374,4103,476 China

2,0002,0001,7031,9572,1102,032 Colombia

12,50012,50012,34712,40711,17511,925 Egypt

5,5005,5005,7625,8245,2996,928 European Union

11,00011,00010,78010,51810,19010,045 Indonesia

3,0003,2003,9154,1582,4742,248 Iraq

5,9005,9005,7265,8765,9115,715 Japan

2,1502,1502,0002,1581,7741,634 Kenya

4,1004,1003,9084,2694,6674,420 Korea, South

5,2005,2004,8615,2455,3704,805 Mexico

4,8004,8003,7243,6725,3444,496 Morocco

5,1005,1004,5855,1624,9724,410 Nigeria

2,1002,1002,1092,0301,9611,879 Peru

7,4007,4007,5466,0595,7084,919 Philippines

3,2003,0002,8983,4493,7162,931 Saudi Arabia

2,6002,5002,2222,5802,4582,022 Sudan

3,1003,1002,8993,1734,0644,691 Thailand

7,2006,7006,4945,9164,5533,979 Turkey

3,0003,0002,8373,1192,5962,662 Uzbekistan

3,7003,7003,1434,6755,5353,069 Vietnam

3,6003,4003,6753,0103,2783,332 Yemen

50,66650,04146,70051,46054,23451,676 Others

174,516173,091166,636174,982176,257164,789 Subtotal

3,0553,8804,7634,1502,8863,900 Unaccounted

2,9003,3503,5034,3753,2933,055 United States

180,471180,321174,902183,507182,436171,744 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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World Wheat Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

19,00020,00019,50018,50018,40011,300 Argentina

16,10017,20017,29820,94131,81922,275 Australia

5,3005,3005,4284,2646,7305,540 Brazil

32,35033,00032,20130,37732,14027,647 Canada

133,590132,000131,430134,334133,271132,639 China

8,7708,7708,4508,4508,1008,100 Egypt

153,500153,000136,863151,125145,369160,480 European Union

102,190102,19099,87098,51087,00086,527 India

16,80016,80014,50014,00014,50014,500 Iran

11,50011,50013,94714,80214,98513,748 Kazakhstan

25,60025,60025,10026,60025,63325,086 Pakistan

74,50074,00071,68585,16772,52961,044 Russia

19,00019,00019,00021,00017,25019,500 Turkey

29,00029,00025,05726,98126,79127,274 Ukraine

6,8006,8006,0006,9416,9406,965 Uzbekistan

59,15359,13353,71353,51251,98759,402 Others

713,153713,293680,042715,504693,444682,027 Subtotal

52,25852,25851,30647,38062,83256,117 United States

765,411765,551731,348762,884756,276738,144 World Total

none

Total Consumption

10,85010,85010,75010,45010,35010,250 Algeria

12,20012,20012,10012,00012,20011,100 Brazil

9,3509,5008,8629,28010,6667,987 Canada

128,000128,000125,000121,000119,000117,500 China

20,40020,40020,10019,80019,40019,200 Egypt

127,500127,500123,200130,400128,000129,850 European Union

98,00098,00095,62995,67797,23488,548 India

10,70010,70010,60010,60010,0009,100 Indonesia

16,40016,40016,10015,90016,25016,100 Iran

10,80010,80010,70010,50010,2009,800 Morocco

25,40025,40025,30025,00024,50024,400 Pakistan

39,50039,50040,50043,00040,00037,000 Russia

18,10018,10018,10018,00017,40018,000 Turkey

9,4009,4008,8009,80010,30012,200 Ukraine

9,6009,6009,6009,7009,3009,350 Uzbekistan

173,867173,217167,935169,729167,897160,563 Others

722,299723,711706,536713,273706,568684,112 Subtotal

31,46231,46130,02429,25031,86531,943 United States

753,761755,172736,560742,523738,433716,055 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

5,3665,3665,9166,4796,9315,178 Canada

147,455145,665139,765131,196114,92996,996 China

12,50012,00010,00013,88510,71915,490 European Union

20,70220,70216,99213,2309,80014,540 India

6,1366,1366,2368,06610,41611,166 Iran

8,2948,2947,81912,02610,8235,604 Russia

6,3546,1545,0544,1381,2893,100 Turkey

56,18356,36456,67764,13065,65866,227 Others

262,990260,681248,459253,150230,565218,301 Subtotal

26,50527,59429,38629,90732,13126,552 United States

289,495288,275277,845283,057262,696244,853 World Total

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Regional Wheat Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

8,370 North America 9,164 10,070 8,841 9,000 8,550

1,832 Central America 1,995 1,910 1,911 2,015 2,015

13,419 South America 16,277 15,325 14,923 15,680 15,630

6,928 European Union - 28 5,299 5,824 5,762 5,500 5,500

1,896 Other Europe 2,047 1,931 1,905 1,910 1,910

7,166 Former Soviet Union - 12 7,035 7,862 7,828 7,790 7,790

24,141 Middle East 22,814 25,163 24,529 24,230 25,330

27,866 North Africa 28,426 27,441 26,949 27,400 27,400

22,724 Sub-Saharan Africa 22,089 25,412 22,196 25,695 25,795

16,225 East Asia 17,356 16,599 15,086 15,625 15,625

8,823 South Asia 15,565 11,416 9,676 10,121 10,121

25,307 Southeast Asia 28,219 26,940 27,173 28,035 28,035

3,147 Others 3,264 3,464 3,360 3,440 3,715

167,844 Total 179,550 179,357 170,139 176,441 177,416

Production none

87,475 North America 98,837 81,251 86,507 88,558 87,908

21,584 South America 28,737 26,202 28,829 29,101 28,181

160,480 European Union - 28 145,369 151,125 136,863 153,000 153,500

4,324 Other Europe 4,737 4,005 4,510 4,445 4,445

117,674 Former Soviet Union - 12 130,047 142,307 123,980 130,375 130,875

42,406 Middle East 38,814 41,560 39,365 46,480 46,480

19,987 North Africa 13,958 19,245 21,000 18,870 18,870

7,694 Sub-Saharan Africa 7,743 7,718 8,296 7,918 7,838

133,972 East Asia 134,738 135,645 132,823 133,397 135,007

119,660 South Asia 120,837 132,344 131,376 135,696 135,696

22,689 Oceania 32,278 21,346 17,668 17,610 16,510

199 Others 181 136 131 101 101

738,144 Total 756,276 762,884 731,348 765,551 765,411

Domestic Consumption none

46,930 North America 50,431 46,230 46,386 48,461 48,312

27,715 South America 28,565 29,008 28,820 29,235 29,325

129,850 European Union - 28 128,000 130,400 123,200 127,500 127,500

4,920 Other Europe 5,035 5,010 5,240 5,180 5,180

77,415 Former Soviet Union - 12 78,185 81,290 76,785 77,250 77,250

58,427 Middle East 58,517 59,455 59,439 61,380 61,680

43,666 North Africa 44,550 45,225 46,150 46,750 46,750

29,037 Sub-Saharan Africa 29,712 31,917 30,372 32,330 32,380

130,782 East Asia 132,915 134,401 138,080 141,110 141,120

129,112 South Asia 139,258 138,039 138,270 141,187 141,187

22,955 Southeast Asia 26,725 26,385 26,325 26,800 26,800

8,500 Oceania 8,835 8,905 10,600 9,965 10,165

3,582 Others 3,834 3,821 3,633 3,880 3,880

712,891 Total 734,562 740,086 733,300 751,028 751,529

Ending Stocks none

32,390 North America 39,938 37,154 35,905 33,563 32,474

3,956 South America 4,688 4,113 4,775 5,085 4,920

15,490 European Union - 28 10,719 13,885 10,000 12,000 12,500

1,632 Other Europe 2,002 1,945 1,919 1,939 1,939

16,982 Former Soviet Union - 12 21,438 21,177 15,187 15,511 15,502

22,614 Middle East 19,587 19,901 17,312 19,422 19,922

16,848 North Africa 14,277 14,865 15,455 14,090 14,090

3,830 Sub-Saharan Africa 3,000 3,378 2,728 3,006 3,026

100,357 East Asia 118,154 134,301 142,408 148,328 150,110

20,826 South Asia 16,530 20,706 21,388 24,547 24,628

5,379 Southeast Asia 5,920 5,379 5,139 5,309 5,309

4,133 Oceania 6,005 5,856 5,230 5,055 4,655

416 Others 438 397 399 420 420

244,853 Total 262,696 283,057 277,845 288,275 289,495

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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World Rice Trade

January/December Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

330330370291391527 Argentina

5005007701,245594641 Brazil

2,6002,5002,5002,7503,3501,300 Burma

1,4001,4001,3501,3001,1501,050 Cambodia

3,5003,6003,0002,0581,173368 China

300300300308369270 European Union

510510500414455431 Guyana

11,50012,00010,60011,79112,57310,062 India

4,0004,0004,1003,9133,6474,100 Pakistan

700620710650537557 Paraguay

140140150139175198 Russia

125125115113109145 South Africa

8,4008,5008,10011,05611,6159,867 Thailand

800800800799982996 Uruguay

7,0006,7506,8506,5906,4885,088 Vietnam

1,0091,0241,1431,3611,1491,264 Others

42,81443,09941,35844,77844,75736,864 Subtotal

3,1253,1003,0502,7803,3493,343 United States

45,93946,19944,40847,55848,10640,207 World Total

none

TY Imports

635635625625550450 Benin

900850800537758786 Brazil

620620600550500420 Burkina

725725700650600500 Cameroon

2,4002,5002,4004,5005,9004,600 China

1,4501,5001,4001,5001,3501,300 Cote d'Ivoire

600600550499429546 Cuba

2,0502,0502,1001,9221,9851,816 European Union

900800900830650700 Ghana

900900850865600650 Guinea

1,4001,4003002,3503501,050 Indonesia

1,1501,1501,2001,2501,4001,100 Iran

1,1501,1501,2001,2001,060930 Iraq

685685685670679685 Japan

800800750700675500 Kenya

1,0001,0001,000800900823 Malaysia

785785770776913731 Mexico

730730620550710625 Mozambique

800800750700535530 Nepal

1,8001,8001,8002,1002,5002,100 Nigeria

2,7002,5003,2002,5001,200800 Philippines

1,3751,3751,3501,2901,1951,260 Saudi Arabia

1,2001,2001,1501,1001,100980 Senegal

1,0501,0501,0001,0711,054958 South Africa

925925850775700670 United Arab Emirates

13,73113,71114,05014,34615,75011,387 Others

42,46142,24141,60044,65644,04336,897 Subtotal

2,5383,0181,8831,9863,2762,543 Unaccounted

940940925916787767 United States

45,93946,19944,40847,55848,10640,207 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes. Note about dates: 2017/18 is calendar year 2018, 2016/17 is calendar year 2017, and so on.

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World Rice Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Milled Production

35,50035,50035,00032,65034,57834,500 Bangladesh

7,1407,1407,1408,2048,3837,210 Brazil

13,30013,30013,17513,20012,65012,160 Burma

5,6885,6885,6335,5545,2564,931 Cambodia

146,730146,000148,490148,873147,766148,499 China

4,3004,3002,8004,3004,8004,000 Egypt

115,000115,000116,420112,760109,698104,408 India

36,50036,50036,70037,00036,85836,200 Indonesia

7,8007,8007,6577,7877,9297,876 Japan

3,7443,8803,8683,9724,1974,327 Korea, South

4,9004,9004,7884,7254,5363,941 Nigeria

7,5007,5007,4007,5006,8496,802 Pakistan

12,00012,00011,73212,23511,68611,008 Philippines

20,50020,50020,34020,57719,20015,800 Thailand

28,30028,30027,76727,65727,40027,584 Vietnam

43,52743,48143,16442,14442,09341,361 Others

492,429491,789492,074489,138483,879470,607 Subtotal

5,9675,9677,1195,6597,1176,131 United States

498,396497,756499,193494,797490,996476,738 World Total

none

Consumption and Residual

35,70035,70035,50035,20035,00035,100 Bangladesh

7,6007,6007,5707,7507,8507,900 Brazil

10,55010,55010,40010,20010,00010,400 Burma

4,3004,3004,2004,2004,0003,900 Cambodia

143,000143,000142,970142,487141,761141,028 China

4,3504,3504,1504,2004,3003,900 Egypt

102,000102,000100,20098,66995,83893,451 India

38,10038,10037,90038,10037,80037,850 Indonesia

8,4008,4008,5008,6008,7308,806 Japan

4,4004,4804,7124,7464,4354,212 Korea, South

4,2804,2804,4303,9804,0103,353 Nepal

7,0007,0007,0006,9006,7006,400 Nigeria

14,40014,20014,10013,25012,90012,900 Philippines

11,50011,40011,80011,00012,0009,100 Thailand

21,50021,60021,35021,50022,00022,500 Vietnam

70,43370,45868,84366,52865,50162,907 Others

489,666489,846484,058477,742479,272465,826 Subtotal

4,1594,1604,5774,2984,2303,590 United States

493,825494,006488,635482,040483,502469,416 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

1,4421,4421,5461,5008541,205 Bangladesh

117,380116,750114,550109,00098,50088,000 China

29,52029,02028,02022,60020,55018,400 India

3,0593,0593,2614,1632,9153,509 Indonesia

2,0252,0252,0052,2232,4102,552 Japan

3,7903,7903,4902,2882,0032,117 Philippines

4,5494,5493,6993,0094,2388,403 Thailand

14,96115,25415,23616,95716,98416,761 Others

176,726175,889171,807161,740148,454140,947 Subtotal

1,0761,1551,4249331,4621,475 United States

177,802177,044173,231162,673149,916142,422 World Total

Note: All data are reported on a milled basis.

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Regional Rice Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

1,854 North America 2,056 2,075 2,095 2,125 2,125

1,109 Caribbean 1,153 1,068 1,185 1,257 1,257

2,015 South America 1,900 1,969 1,985 2,139 2,209

138 Other Europe 124 111 130 130 130

454 Former Soviet Union - 12 538 549 600 585 585

5,686 Middle East 6,234 6,444 6,475 6,560 6,560

483 North Africa 459 617 1,320 725 725

12,183 Sub-Saharan Africa 14,384 14,485 14,710 15,235 15,285

6,097 East Asia 7,487 6,024 4,060 4,125 4,025

945 South Asia 4,057 2,635 1,190 1,230 1,230

3,933 Southeast Asia 3,676 6,805 5,760 5,980 6,180

1,816 European Union 1,985 1,922 2,100 2,050 2,050

37,664 Total 44,830 45,572 42,525 43,181 43,401

Production none

6,287 North America 7,292 5,842 7,309 6,167 6,167

851 Caribbean 989 932 963 918 918

15,763 South America 16,790 16,798 15,598 15,437 15,463

2,050 European Union - 28 2,087 2,028 1,956 2,008 2,003

1,257 Former Soviet Union - 12 1,259 1,225 1,275 1,275 1,300

2,160 Middle East 2,549 2,743 2,623 2,903 2,903

4,044 North Africa 4,837 4,340 2,844 4,339 4,339

16,192 Sub-Saharan Africa 17,469 17,423 18,603 18,783 18,783

163,729 East Asia 162,710 163,567 162,556 160,176 160,770

152,133 South Asia 156,871 158,688 165,852 164,920 164,920

111,409 Southeast Asia 116,821 120,044 118,853 120,164 120,164

476,738 Total 490,996 494,797 499,193 497,756 498,396

Domestic Consumption none

4,817 North America 5,499 5,576 5,884 5,470 5,469

1,278 Central America 1,296 1,311 1,367 1,396 1,396

1,980 Caribbean 2,079 1,957 2,123 2,145 2,145

14,990 South America 14,924 15,050 14,970 15,060 14,980

3,550 European Union - 28 3,600 3,696 3,790 3,800 3,795

1,495 Former Soviet Union - 12 1,566 1,599 1,629 1,650 1,660

8,352 Middle East 8,669 9,099 9,210 9,560 9,560

4,279 North Africa 4,724 4,630 4,604 4,814 4,814

28,179 Sub-Saharan Africa 30,568 31,199 32,979 33,777 33,827

157,483 East Asia 158,111 158,926 159,147 158,810 158,730

138,570 South Asia 141,556 144,599 147,142 149,310 149,310

101,770 Southeast Asia 103,895 103,424 104,831 105,276 105,476

467,297 Total 477,055 481,608 488,202 491,578 491,672

Ending Stocks none

1,602 North America 1,634 1,084 1,575 1,346 1,267

318 Central America 348 312 306 262 262

277 Caribbean 330 363 368 388 388

1,780 South America 2,017 2,061 1,608 1,348 1,531

1,183 European Union - 28 1,192 1,181 1,127 1,085 1,085

1,082 Middle East 1,129 1,129 992 870 870

924 North Africa 1,426 1,563 1,093 1,243 1,243

2,814 Sub-Saharan Africa 3,216 3,160 2,962 2,633 2,633

92,626 East Asia 103,262 113,388 118,273 120,294 120,868

21,576 South Asia 23,171 25,840 31,231 32,092 32,562

17,991 Southeast Asia 11,816 12,239 13,489 15,281 14,875

77 Oceania 208 217 41 26 27

142,422 Total 149,916 162,673 173,231 177,044 177,802

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

36,70536,70536,18027,06426,10525,291 Argentina

4,3604,8754,0497,15610,2586,389 Australia

38,51038,01038,95325,12119,79735,415 Brazil

5,7605,9605,8055,7535,0424,693 Canada

8,3307,9309,8067,8288,19210,979 European Union

1,8851,8851,8801,459859851 Kazakhstan

2,2152,0152,5741,4851,7602,663 Paraguay

11,46511,4157,40211,3799,2588,465 Russia

2,2712,2712,8958782,4491,594 Serbia

34,93534,93534,87421,39226,86821,456 Ukraine

7,4087,6537,59910,8789,8428,289 Others

153,844153,654152,017120,393120,430126,085 Subtotal

52,92552,90551,80468,64461,82259,178 United States

206,769206,559203,821189,037182,252185,263 World Total

none

TY Imports

4,6204,6205,2844,4924,5335,224 Algeria

1,5501,5501,3581,1451,1811,036 Bangladesh

2,0501,9501,7971,5273,1772,123 Brazil

2,7202,7202,4142,0001,5801,721 Chile

14,40014,40010,54016,42516,05517,499 China

6,6056,6056,3945,5825,0414,824 Colombia

1,5001,5001,5361,3291,2941,351 Dominican Republic

9,9209,9209,6019,5418,7958,795 Egypt

22,00522,00526,66419,32315,63314,490 European Union

1,4001,4001,2021,0919511,027 Guatemala

13,20013,20012,30011,60010,0008,300 Iran

2,3402,3401,8982,1451,9401,509 Israel

17,77017,77017,72617,58017,00017,073 Japan

1,9501,9501,7281,4221,5881,713 Jordan

1,4501,4502591,0411,146258 Kenya

10,91010,91010,96410,1929,30810,213 Korea, South

4,0004,0003,6743,6453,5314,122 Malaysia

18,20018,16017,46516,39615,28314,827 Mexico

4,2024,2023,0292,6482,6323,182 Morocco

3,7603,7603,8023,4583,4383,083 Peru

12,51012,5109,86811,69211,82513,992 Saudi Arabia

4,4004,2004,6104,5134,2674,781 Taiwan

1,6001,6001,4181,6351,7451,713 Tunisia

2,7052,7053,2543,3131,712714 Turkey

11,65011,65011,1339,5778,6618,179 Vietnam

20,98921,03221,94619,44222,25124,251 Others

198,406198,109191,864182,754174,567176,000 Subtotal

4,9635,0509,3333,3574,2715,282 Unaccounted

3,4003,4002,6242,9263,4143,981 United States

206,769206,559203,821189,037182,252185,263 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

57,61957,62959,22339,32048,56938,436 Argentina

10,16110,99610,93412,19117,26712,550 Australia

104,349104,349104,33485,058101,57568,649 Brazil

28,55528,56026,19426,24326,62325,769 Canada

269,245262,475265,405265,719269,895271,076 China

17,00017,00016,70016,68015,64115,731 Ethiopia

159,000158,550147,914152,124152,829152,665 European Union

45,95045,95042,97146,94343,46638,698 India

12,70012,70012,00011,90010,90010,500 Indonesia

30,60030,60033,39933,19133,26232,378 Mexico

19,90019,90019,91918,85920,65719,052 Nigeria

40,37540,37534,99841,71540,76537,427 Russia

14,52814,52812,39313,55218,1178,658 South Africa

14,45114,45113,25112,27110,77614,181 Turkey

46,04046,04044,50334,07139,21733,387 Ukraine

170,400169,960174,206167,135167,061157,493 Others

1,040,8731,034,0631,018,344976,9721,016,620936,650 Subtotal

360,823360,823379,930384,387402,607367,007 United States

1,401,6961,394,8861,398,2741,361,3591,419,2271,303,657 World Total

none

Domestic Consumption

19,44919,45918,34117,61316,04414,218 Argentina

70,00270,00269,68367,18164,03259,823 Brazil

23,42523,06024,13723,20021,97120,909 Canada

293,850292,850287,170282,598274,640249,620 China

17,75817,75817,13616,77916,02715,803 Egypt

17,02517,02516,77516,60315,64215,715 Ethiopia

169,170169,170168,570162,370160,840157,150 European Union

46,11546,06544,62144,76942,37540,201 India

17,82017,82016,52015,82014,52014,020 Iran

18,07118,07117,87517,65917,25217,258 Japan

50,89050,69050,50548,41046,84544,715 Mexico

20,20020,20020,16919,55020,30318,990 Nigeria

28,72528,77527,36731,01532,07529,715 Russia

16,96116,96116,45115,23112,89114,021 Turkey

15,55015,55014,13313,67713,05012,279 Vietnam

272,536272,082266,978261,746259,861250,697 Others

1,096,8941,095,6661,095,0401,051,6711,054,933957,900 Subtotal

319,699319,699327,772324,407327,519312,598 United States

1,416,5931,415,3651,422,8121,376,0781,382,4521,270,498 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

6,4616,4564,9913,5046,6983,268 Argentina

5,4775,5225,4409,67214,4927,010 Brazil

3,7444,5133,3424,5675,5624,971 Canada

201,420195,650211,685222,978223,494212,295 China

16,78516,65513,28016,35215,11415,651 European Union

3,0082,8515,7636,1815,9995,835 Mexico

2,4422,3922,1972,9093,9421,323 South Africa

39,76640,39241,90546,82848,16050,389 Others

279,103274,431288,603312,991323,461300,742 Subtotal

52,37252,39457,76957,91962,16848,112 United States

331,475326,825346,372370,910385,629348,854 World Total

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Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

19,914 North America 19,475 21,159 22,761 22,592 22,632

3,938 Central America 3,799 4,001 4,297 4,550 4,550

2,597 Caribbean 2,659 2,446 2,529 2,640 2,640

13,855 South America 15,087 14,830 15,605 16,470 16,480

14,490 European Union - 28 15,633 19,323 26,664 22,005 22,005

546 Former Soviet Union - 12 827 700 1,018 909 904

29,735 Middle East 30,541 33,556 32,096 35,966 35,966

20,819 North Africa 19,468 19,246 20,909 21,542 21,592

6,057 Sub-Saharan Africa 6,667 3,223 3,445 5,266 5,266

49,600 East Asia 46,723 48,757 43,903 47,330 47,530

15,395 Southeast Asia 14,169 15,529 17,638 18,365 18,365

3,035 Others 2,933 2,910 3,623 3,874 3,876

179,981 Total 177,981 185,680 194,488 201,509 201,806

Production none

425,154 North America 462,492 443,821 439,523 419,983 419,978

122,022 South America 164,208 138,829 178,069 176,044 176,459

152,665 European Union - 28 152,829 152,124 147,914 158,550 159,000

9,294 Other Europe 11,535 7,245 10,322 10,384 10,384

82,805 Former Soviet Union - 12 92,908 88,900 92,976 100,145 100,145

21,738 Middle East 19,047 19,400 19,565 24,183 24,183

12,269 North Africa 9,163 11,463 13,257 11,334 11,334

103,781 Sub-Saharan Africa 121,034 118,783 121,389 116,783 116,783

273,808 East Asia 272,535 268,381 268,119 265,192 271,977

50,626 South Asia 56,497 59,976 56,553 59,872 59,872

31,988 Southeast Asia 34,006 34,740 34,309 36,073 36,073

13,242 Oceania 17,884 12,700 11,524 11,619 10,784

4,265 Others 5,089 4,997 4,754 4,724 4,724

1,303,657 Total 1,419,227 1,361,359 1,398,274 1,394,886 1,401,696

Domestic Consumption none

378,222 North America 396,335 396,017 402,414 393,449 394,014

98,447 South America 104,336 110,691 114,181 115,881 116,200

157,150 European Union - 28 160,840 162,370 168,570 169,170 169,170

8,575 Other Europe 9,050 7,890 8,229 8,588 8,608

53,652 Former Soviet Union - 12 56,546 54,676 50,373 52,338 52,283

51,831 Middle East 51,015 53,349 53,050 58,716 58,716

31,981 North Africa 31,040 31,665 32,607 33,515 33,565

108,904 Sub-Saharan Africa 118,342 118,888 123,921 122,045 122,040

283,996 East Asia 308,094 317,296 323,189 328,909 330,109

53,847 South Asia 56,573 60,415 60,352 62,319 62,364

43,988 Southeast Asia 45,579 47,407 48,083 51,095 51,095

6,435 Oceania 6,760 6,482 7,494 7,046 6,916

10,704 Others 11,377 11,482 11,740 12,166 12,166

1,287,732 Total 1,355,887 1,378,628 1,404,203 1,415,237 1,417,246

Ending Stocks none

58,918 North America 73,729 68,667 66,874 59,758 59,124

13,619 South America 24,304 16,675 13,148 15,258 14,597

15,651 European Union - 28 15,114 16,352 13,280 16,655 16,785

963 Other Europe 1,713 886 968 1,252 1,278

6,303 Former Soviet Union - 12 6,870 5,838 4,978 4,880 4,986

9,156 Middle East 6,232 6,701 5,238 6,445 6,441

5,982 North Africa 3,715 3,321 3,831 3,465 3,462

10,488 Sub-Saharan Africa 13,988 13,426 12,223 9,833 9,852

216,657 East Asia 227,633 227,443 216,201 199,544 205,539

3,101 South Asia 4,185 4,981 2,900 2,746 2,699

5,157 Southeast Asia 3,990 2,913 3,074 3,691 3,582

1,619 Oceania 2,746 2,391 2,469 2,377 2,209

1,240 Others 1,410 1,316 1,188 921 921

348,854 Total 385,629 370,910 346,372 326,825 331,475

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

33,50033,50032,87924,19822,95121,679 Argentina

38,50038,00038,91425,11619,79435,382 Brazil

1,4001,4001,4001,3501,5001,050 Burma

1,3001,5001,7191,9731,5441,767 Canada

2,0002,0003,6291,7492,1891,953 European Union

2,2002,0002,5591,4761,7572,662 Paraguay

5,7005,7002,7705,5325,5894,691 Russia

2,2002,2002,8268192,4141,560 Serbia

1,5001,5001,1832,3611,816759 South Africa

30,00030,00030,32118,03621,33416,595 Ukraine

4,0254,2354,5326,4765,7546,079 Others

122,325122,035122,73289,08686,64294,177 Subtotal

50,00050,00049,19463,66855,61851,056 United States

172,325172,035171,926152,754142,260145,233 World Total

none

TY Imports

4,5004,5004,8164,0463,9894,329 Algeria

1,5501,5501,3581,1451,1811,036 Bangladesh

1,3001,2001,1899432,4391,566 Brazil

1,0001,0002,6231,767686958 Canada

2,6002,6002,2921,8931,4841,539 Chile

7,0007,0004,4833,4562,4643,174 China

6,2006,2006,0485,2014,7544,458 Colombia

1,5001,5001,5361,3291,2941,351 Dominican Republic

9,9009,9009,4009,4648,7738,722 Egypt

21,00021,00025,20918,46514,97314,008 European Union

1,4001,4001,2021,0919511,027 Guatemala

10,00010,0009,0008,9007,8006,600 Iran

2,0002,0001,6111,8611,5391,156 Israel

16,00016,00016,04715,66815,16915,204 Japan

1,3001,3001509001,000200 Kenya

10,80010,80010,85610,0189,22010,121 Korea, South

4,0004,0003,6743,6453,5314,122 Malaysia

17,50017,50016,65816,12914,61413,957 Mexico

3,0003,0002,7282,2832,2212,224 Morocco

3,6003,6003,6943,4023,2692,985 Peru

4,0004,0003,6623,9833,4213,583 Saudi Arabia

4,3004,1004,5084,4104,1634,656 Taiwan

1,1001,1009319611,2441,017 Tunisia

2,6002,6002,9322,7151,421567 Turkey

11,50011,50011,0009,4008,5008,100 Vietnam

17,02317,11315,94215,13117,88019,748 Others

166,673166,463163,549148,206137,980136,408 Subtotal

4,3524,2727,5803,7102,8297,043 Unaccounted

1,3001,3007978381,4511,782 United States

172,325172,035171,926152,754142,260145,233 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

50,00050,00051,00032,00041,00029,500 Argentina

101,000101,000101,00082,00098,50067,000 Brazil

13,40014,00013,88514,09513,88913,680 Canada

260,770254,000257,330259,071263,613264,992 China

8,4008,4008,3508,4007,8477,882 Ethiopia

64,56064,56064,21762,02261,88458,748 European Union

29,00029,00027,23028,75325,90022,567 India

12,70012,70012,00011,90010,90010,500 Indonesia

25,00025,00027,60027,56927,57525,971 Mexico

11,00011,00011,00010,42011,54810,562 Nigeria

8,1008,1007,6088,0848,0876,966 Philippines

14,00014,00011,41513,20115,30513,168 Russia

6,7506,7507,0004,0007,6006,000 Serbia

14,00014,00011,80013,10417,5518,214 South Africa

35,50035,50035,80524,11527,96923,333 Ukraine

107,433107,148110,958110,084103,656100,456 Others

761,613755,158758,198708,818742,824669,539 Subtotal

347,006347,006366,287371,096384,778345,506 United States

1,108,6191,102,1641,124,4851,079,9141,127,6021,015,045 World Total

none

Total Consumption

15,00015,00013,80012,40011,2009,300 Argentina

66,00066,00065,70063,50060,50057,500 Brazil

13,50013,70015,15813,98512,94912,029 Canada

278,000277,000273,000263,000255,000229,000 China

16,70016,70016,20015,90015,10014,850 Egypt

82,50082,50088,00076,50074,00073,500 European Union

29,00029,00028,30026,70024,90023,550 India

13,40013,40012,90012,40012,30012,100 Indonesia

11,40011,40010,3009,8009,3008,800 Iran

16,10016,10016,00015,60015,20015,200 Japan

10,90010,90010,85010,0009,43510,123 Korea, South

44,50044,30044,10042,50040,40037,300 Mexico

11,40011,40011,30011,10011,40010,600 Nigeria

12,30012,30012,20012,23012,66310,970 South Africa

15,40015,40014,00013,50012,90012,200 Vietnam

185,584185,094182,025179,045171,668165,840 Others

820,763819,803831,405776,422773,905683,790 Subtotal

306,466306,466315,198313,981313,828298,845 United States

1,127,2291,126,2691,146,6031,090,4031,087,733982,635 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

5,1175,1173,6122,4075,2731,448 Argentina

5,0805,0805,0809,28014,0196,769 Brazil

201,069195,299211,319222,525223,017212,017 China

8,6928,6127,6329,8357,5976,929 European Union

1,9061,9061,9311,8481,7571,936 Korea, South

2,3892,3455,0895,6495,4095,159 Mexico

2,1722,1221,8722,6723,6951,096 South Africa

25,60926,94828,92732,70632,75832,432 Others

252,034247,429265,462286,922293,525267,786 Subtotal

48,52748,52753,70954,36758,25344,123 United States

300,561295,956319,171341,289351,778311,909 World Total

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Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

16,697 North America 16,751 18,734 20,078 19,800 19,800

3,938 Central America 3,799 4,001 4,297 4,550 4,550

12,462 South America 13,719 13,567 14,312 14,945 14,955

14,008 European Union - 28 14,973 18,465 25,209 21,000 21,000

356 Former Soviet Union - 12 367 440 588 453 453

14,890 Middle East 16,944 20,417 19,886 21,600 21,600

16,873 North Africa 16,906 17,246 18,564 19,100 19,100

5,408 Sub-Saharan Africa 5,902 2,416 2,720 4,353 4,353

33,189 East Asia 31,109 33,599 35,957 37,950 38,150

15,281 Southeast Asia 13,968 15,183 17,263 18,005 18,005

2,597 Caribbean 2,657 2,446 2,527 2,640 2,640

2,491 Others 2,336 2,530 2,945 3,367 3,367

138,190 Total 139,431 149,044 164,346 167,763 167,973

Production none

385,157 North America 426,242 412,760 407,772 386,006 385,406

108,879 South America 150,860 125,744 163,963 162,521 162,876

58,748 European Union - 28 61,884 62,022 64,217 64,560 64,560

7,447 Other Europe 9,452 5,376 8,663 8,370 8,370

40,267 Former Soviet Union - 12 47,988 42,272 52,539 54,435 54,435

7,789 Middle East 7,283 7,028 7,457 8,012 8,012

6,096 North Africa 6,130 6,523 6,951 6,521 6,521

63,836 Sub-Saharan Africa 75,025 76,337 74,316 72,727 72,727

267,431 East Asia 265,949 261,417 259,739 256,407 263,177

33,218 South Asia 37,764 40,797 39,894 41,821 41,821

3,336 Central America 3,911 3,878 3,598 3,598 3,598

31,693 Southeast Asia 33,716 34,450 34,019 35,783 35,783

1,148 Others 1,398 1,310 1,357 1,403 1,333

1,015,045 Total 1,127,602 1,079,914 1,124,485 1,102,164 1,108,619

Domestic Consumption none

348,174 North America 367,177 370,466 374,456 364,466 364,466

87,971 South America 92,928 98,348 102,531 104,280 104,580

73,500 European Union - 28 74,000 76,500 88,000 82,500 82,500

6,542 Other Europe 6,947 5,857 6,300 6,465 6,485

19,687 Former Soviet Union - 12 20,681 19,265 19,712 19,043 19,043

23,522 Middle East 24,513 27,036 27,305 29,290 29,290

22,990 North Africa 23,290 24,400 24,600 26,000 26,000

68,187 Sub-Saharan Africa 72,597 75,298 76,708 76,771 76,771

260,967 East Asia 286,087 295,227 306,806 310,750 311,950

35,634 South Asia 37,897 41,226 43,072 44,095 44,095

43,584 Southeast Asia 45,097 46,777 47,419 50,450 50,450

7,180 Central America 7,540 7,830 8,070 8,340 8,340

3,769 Others 3,989 3,911 4,052 4,210 4,180

1,001,707 Total 1,062,743 1,092,141 1,129,031 1,126,660 1,128,150

Ending Stocks none

51,732 North America 66,236 62,433 60,778 53,251 52,496

11,256 South America 22,066 14,827 11,111 13,171 12,512

6,929 European Union - 28 7,597 9,835 7,632 8,612 8,692

849 Other Europe 1,464 689 785 1,036 1,060

2,638 Former Soviet Union - 12 3,110 2,490 2,128 1,712 1,808

2,729 Middle East 2,325 2,675 2,543 2,682 2,675

2,988 North Africa 2,555 2,462 2,538 2,160 2,149

7,967 Sub-Saharan Africa 11,019 11,224 9,707 7,825 7,866

215,956 East Asia 226,775 226,575 215,439 198,818 204,796

2,388 South Asia 3,149 3,767 2,170 1,976 1,926

5,151 Southeast Asia 3,979 2,902 3,063 3,680 3,571

889 Central America 1,056 1,056 927 722 720

437 Others 447 354 350 311 290

311,909 Total 351,778 341,289 319,171 295,956 300,561

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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World Barley Trade

October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

3,0003,0003,0012,5372,6962,836 Argentina

4,0004,3003,6666,0889,1925,401 Australia

2,5002,5002,2691,8681,8091,147 Canada

6,0005,6005,8775,8575,6838,644 European Union

1,8001,8001,7621,411821776 Kazakhstan

6060538514859 Moldova

5,6005,6004,3205,6613,6263,735 Russia

707066573333 Serbia

4,8004,8004,4073,1885,3374,673 Ukraine

100100701211142 Uruguay

5810837313452 Others

27,98827,93825,52826,79529,49027,398 Subtotal

9070101102125161 United States

28,07828,00825,62926,89729,61527,559 World Total

none

TY Imports

150150210541137 Belarus

750750608584737551 Brazil

6,3006,3005,1818,1448,1045,869 China

350350341324286301 Colombia

500500553231447315 European Union

2002002588932567 India

3,2003,2003,3002,7002,2001,700 Iran

300300236234376319 Israel

1,2001,2001,1581,2531,1971,154 Japan

1,1001,100928788759902 Jordan

400400474521569511 Kuwait

200200156199262132 Lebanon

6506008884381,0841,324 Libya

1,2001,200299363407958 Morocco

1501501085616998 Peru

8,5008,5006,2007,7008,40010,400 Saudi Arabia

2002002061472119 Thailand

500500487674501696 Tunisia

500500476263501668 United Arab Emirates

15015013317716179 Vietnam

9188811,7961,8121,9312,011 Others

27,41827,33123,99626,75128,55028,081 Subtotal

5105271,499-24848-874 Unaccounted

150150134170217352 United States

28,07828,00825,62926,89729,61527,559 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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World Barley Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

2,0502,0501,9509681,0001,300 Algeria

4,7004,7005,0603,7403,3004,940 Argentina

8,4008,4008,3109,25413,5068,993 Australia

10,4009,9008,3807,8918,8398,257 Canada

1,9501,9501,8501,0851,1921,411 China

2,3002,3002,2002,0322,0252,047 Ethiopia

62,25061,80055,89858,65459,86662,095 European Union

1,7501,7501,7811,7471,4381,613 India

3,6003,6002,8003,1003,7243,200 Iran

1,6001,6007809751,5501,550 Iraq

3,9003,9003,9713,3053,2312,675 Kazakhstan

20,00020,00016,73720,21117,54717,083 Russia

2,0002,000400777720637 Syria

7,9007,9007,0006,4004,7507,400 Turkey

9,5009,5007,6048,6959,8748,751 Ukraine

10,80710,79311,52511,15010,19012,755 Others

153,107152,143136,246139,984142,752144,707 Subtotal

3,6923,6923,3433,1194,3534,750 United States

156,799155,835139,589143,103147,105149,457 World Total

none

Total Consumption

2,1002,1002,0001,8502,0502,150 Algeria

1,7001,7001,5001,4001,1001,400 Argentina

4,5004,2004,4003,7003,5003,300 Australia

7,4006,9006,5006,7996,7606,960 Canada

8,3008,3007,0009,3009,2007,500 China

2,3252,3252,2252,2252,0251,990 Ethiopia

54,90054,90051,60054,00055,10051,400 European Union

2,0001,9501,9001,9501,6501,520 India

6,4006,4006,2006,0005,2005,200 Iran

2,2002,2002,1502,1502,2002,000 Kazakhstan

2,4002,4002,9002,8002,4003,200 Morocco

14,10014,10012,20014,50014,70013,700 Russia

8,5258,5257,0258,5259,82510,225 Saudi Arabia

7,9007,9007,5006,7005,5006,900 Turkey

4,6004,6004,1004,5004,9004,300 Ukraine

19,79219,75317,25416,92119,03519,098 Others

149,309148,520137,345142,709146,140142,901 Subtotal

3,6583,6583,5373,4664,3754,408 United States

152,967152,178140,882146,175150,515147,309 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

948948948388447803 Argentina

1,8361,7861,9361,7761,8841,068 Australia

1,3971,3978771,2502,1201,523 Canada

6,0165,9664,1664,6275,4215,924 European Union

990990640750839729 Russia

1,2991,2991,3141,8292,3444,059 Saudi Arabia

1,2151,2151,1101,1491,2371,609 Ukraine

6,2186,1735,2175,5595,8497,929 Others

19,91919,77416,20817,32820,14123,644 Subtotal

2,0052,0271,8842,0572,3162,223 United States

21,92421,80118,09219,38522,45725,867 World Total

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Regional Barley Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

615 North America 293 227 254 180 220

1,133 South America 1,277 1,082 1,175 1,310 1,310

315 European Union - 28 447 231 553 500 500

81 Other Europe 124 80 175 95 97

162 Former Soviet Union - 12 442 229 388 400 395

14,798 Middle East 13,563 13,077 12,152 14,310 14,310

3,914 North Africa 2,542 1,990 2,342 2,420 2,470

40 Sub-Saharan Africa 112 49 28 40 40

7,136 East Asia 9,413 9,499 6,441 7,625 7,625

134 South Asia 341 114 269 226 226

7 Oceania 31 19 14 25 25

28,433 Total 28,767 26,921 24,130 27,481 27,568

Production none

13,742 North America 14,170 12,015 12,719 14,602 15,102

5,925 South America 4,714 4,815 6,427 6,185 6,184

62,095 European Union - 28 59,866 58,654 55,898 61,800 62,250

1,258 Other Europe 1,451 1,290 1,253 1,407 1,407

32,491 Former Soviet Union - 12 34,150 35,527 31,247 36,774 36,774

12,880 Middle East 10,831 11,333 11,061 15,183 15,183

5,266 North Africa 2,156 4,041 5,378 3,908 3,908

2,549 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,562 2,537 2,822 2,835 2,835

1,700 East Asia 1,492 1,397 2,151 2,256 2,271

2,121 South Asia 1,843 1,942 1,945 2,105 2,105

9,430 Oceania 13,870 9,552 8,688 8,780 8,780

149,457 Total 147,105 143,103 139,589 155,835 156,799

Domestic Consumption none

12,293 North America 12,085 11,275 11,087 11,658 12,158

3,523 South America 3,467 3,742 3,963 4,298 4,297

51,400 European Union - 28 55,100 54,000 51,600 54,900 54,900

1,373 Other Europe 1,451 1,354 1,342 1,397 1,397

23,861 Former Soviet Union - 12 25,442 24,556 21,717 24,515 24,510

27,160 Middle East 25,523 25,226 24,637 28,377 28,377

8,053 North Africa 6,847 6,359 7,076 6,588 6,638

2,565 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,615 2,753 2,790 2,940 2,940

9,082 East Asia 10,846 10,934 8,577 9,950 9,950

2,093 South Asia 2,073 2,213 2,078 2,338 2,383

3,750 Oceania 3,900 4,050 4,785 4,600 4,900

145,251 Total 149,520 146,786 139,991 151,911 152,800

Ending Stocks none

4,132 North America 4,851 3,722 3,123 3,715 3,759

1,128 South America 835 696 1,282 1,375 1,329

5,924 European Union - 28 5,421 4,627 4,166 5,966 6,016

79 Other Europe 167 135 133 165 167

2,971 Former Soviet Union - 12 2,952 2,556 2,382 2,773 2,772

6,392 Middle East 3,887 3,996 2,665 3,738 3,741

2,945 North Africa 1,106 802 1,236 1,248 1,256

436 Sub-Saharan Africa 488 308 368 310 303

445 East Asia 504 466 481 410 427

275 South Asia 293 253 269 259 262

1,140 Oceania 1,942 1,813 1,976 1,831 1,881

25,867 Total 22,457 19,385 18,092 21,801 21,924

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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World Sorghum Trade

October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

200200300329457772 Argentina

5020091449542717 Australia

404049433423 China

757575757575 Ethiopia

5050531232474 India

10010010010010050 Nigeria

757593123164119 Ukraine

105105196306311133 Others

6958459571,5481,7071,963 Subtotal

2,8002,8002,4794,8396,0317,918 United States

3,4953,6453,4366,3877,7389,881 World Total

none

TY Imports

100100707354134 Chile

9009006524,4365,2098,284 China

5050056064 Colombia

400400666486194119 European Union

500500452594561649 Japan

15015010914114654 Kenya

55055059698548661 Mexico

505059278283 South Africa

150150261483619 South Sudan

200200160150120200 Sudan

429429509513364596 Others

3,4793,4793,2996,7227,31410,863 Subtotal

16166136-386380-1,080 Unaccounted

001514498 United States

3,4953,6453,4366,3877,7389,881 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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World Sorghum Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

2,5002,5002,5003,0003,4003,375 Argentina

8718007801,023557802 Bolivia

2,1002,1002,1772,1361,8651,032 Brazil

1,8001,8001,9301,3661,6631,436 Burkina

1,2001,2001,2001,3521,3391,217 Cameroon

950950988946991835 Chad

3,6003,6003,4502,4652,2352,203 China

5,2005,2005,1505,1704,7524,766 Ethiopia

820820737660632674 European Union

4,5004,5003,7604,8034,5684,238 India

1,3001,3001,4701,4241,3941,527 Mali

4,5004,5004,7004,5454,6385,587 Mexico

1,9001,9002,1001,9451,8081,918 Niger

6,9006,9006,8006,9397,5567,005 Nigeria

4,0004,0004,9533,7436,4662,744 Sudan

6,6747,3747,8457,5717,2327,981 Others

48,81549,44450,54049,08851,09647,340 Subtotal

9,0849,0849,2719,19212,19915,158 United States

57,89958,52859,81158,28063,29562,498 World Total

none

Total Consumption

2,3002,3002,4003,2002,9002,900 Argentina

2,1002,1002,2002,1001,7001,150 Brazil

1,8001,8001,8001,4001,6401,465 Burkina

1,2251,2251,2251,3671,3691,232 Cameroon

1,0001,0001,0001,000950850 Chad

4,4004,4004,1006,9007,40010,500 China

5,1005,1005,1005,0004,7004,700 Ethiopia

1,2201,2201,520970790800 European Union

4,4004,4003,8004,6004,5004,600 India

1,4001,4001,5001,4501,4001,500 Mali

5,1005,1005,1004,7005,3006,300 Mexico

2,0502,0502,1001,8502,0002,000 Niger

6,8006,8006,7506,9507,3506,905 Nigeria

850850685800760830 South Sudan

4,4504,4504,9004,4005,9503,100 Sudan

7,9768,3518,8078,4627,5748,445 Others

52,18152,70653,03354,77556,64656,947 Subtotal

6,6046,6046,1894,1196,2836,130 United States

58,78559,31059,22258,89462,92963,077 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

353353353653889952 Argentina

18918919425021551 Brazil

178178183589779 Burkina

710710665670569576 Ethiopia

224224174274196151 India

259213309113172286 Mexico

294294549386993557 Sudan

1,0491,1691,4011,5671,4891,522 Others

3,2563,3303,8283,9714,6204,174 Subtotal

1,3031,3031,617885850930 United States

4,5594,6335,4454,8565,4705,104 World Total

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Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

759 North America 592 149 597 550 550

212 South America 60 135 77 175 175

119 European Union - 28 194 486 666 400 400

0 Other Europe 0 0 0 0 0

34 Middle East 30 41 43 31 31

1 North Africa 5 1 0 0 0

578 Sub-Saharan Africa 629 719 674 833 833

9,011 East Asia 5,823 5,156 1,178 1,455 1,455

16 Southeast Asia 19 22 36 10 10

231 Others 6 64 29 25 25

10,961 Total 7,358 6,773 3,300 3,479 3,479

Production none

20,745 North America 16,837 13,737 13,971 13,584 13,584

284 Central America 308 281 272 272 272

123 Caribbean 118 91 106 91 91

5,649 South America 6,150 6,420 5,750 5,641 5,712

674 European Union - 28 632 660 737 820 820

430 Middle East 356 410 440 390 390

755 North Africa 752 754 755 755 755

25,197 Sub-Saharan Africa 29,869 27,013 28,906 27,463 27,463

2,205 East Asia 2,237 2,467 3,452 3,602 3,602

4,399 South Asia 4,717 4,957 3,900 4,640 4,640

55 Southeast Asia 50 50 50 50 50

1,791 Oceania 994 1,257 1,278 1,100 400

191 Others 275 183 194 120 120

62,498 Total 63,295 58,280 59,811 58,528 57,899

Domestic Consumption none

12,430 North America 11,583 8,819 11,289 11,704 11,704

292 Central America 308 281 275 275 275

123 Caribbean 120 91 108 91 91

5,409 South America 5,561 6,628 5,772 5,596 5,626

800 European Union - 28 790 970 1,520 1,220 1,220

508 Middle East 383 447 486 421 421

755 North Africa 752 754 755 755 755

25,830 Sub-Saharan Africa 29,541 27,898 29,046 28,541 28,536

11,233 East Asia 8,017 7,622 4,628 4,957 4,957

4,981 South Asia 4,665 4,817 3,967 4,565 4,565

66 Southeast Asia 71 66 85 55 55

905 Oceania 675 800 1,150 900 500

75 Others 100 75 95 70 70

63,407 Total 62,566 59,268 59,176 59,150 58,775

Ending Stocks none

1,216 North America 1,022 998 1,926 1,516 1,562

17 Central America 17 12 9 6 6

1,095 South America 1,163 1,030 625 608 646

16 European Union - 28 24 132 101 96 96

0 Middle East 0 0 0 0 0

48 North Africa 53 54 54 54 54

2,070 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,453 1,870 2,133 1,678 1,663

192 East Asia 199 157 110 170 170

151 South Asia 196 274 174 224 224

233 Oceania 272 273 251 251 101

66 Others 71 56 62 30 37

5,104 Total 5,470 4,856 5,445 4,633 4,559

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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World Oats Trade

October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

250300250550455214 Australia

1,8001,8001,6651,6851,5571,667 Canada

404036342726 Chile

125125106128179220 European Union

25252710125 Kazakhstan

14090134341416 Russia

10101171948 Ukraine

1111116511 Others

2,4012,4012,2402,4542,2682,207 Subtotal

303026314437 United States

2,4312,4312,2662,4852,3122,244 World Total

none

TY Imports

2020171131 Algeria

303026300 Belarus

553564 Bosnia and Herzegovina

10109121817 Canada

200200224389278172 China

555111 Colombia

303030392138 Ecuador

5515439 European Union

151521192531 India

505046444950 Japan

252531462321 Korea, South

10010012916811977 Mexico

5050932137 Norway

404023392431 South Africa

505051495441 Switzerland

17171692415 Others

652652723855659545 Subtotal

797914587123167 Unaccounted

1,7001,7001,3981,5431,5301,532 United States

2,4312,4312,2662,4852,3122,244 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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World Oats Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

Production

110110110110110110 Algeria

340350572492785553 Argentina

9351,0008881,2272,2661,300 Australia

450450342500390492 Belarus

825825795634828351 Brazil

4,1604,0003,4363,7333,2313,425 Canada

385385385573713533 Chile

625625575550525350 China

7,9207,9207,7158,0588,0447,524 European Union

340340336285335244 Kazakhstan

9090103727185 Mexico

300300144283359286 Norway

4,3004,3004,7155,4484,7504,527 Russia

230230230250225250 Turkey

430430423481510498 Ukraine

302302335279310293 Others

21,74221,65721,10422,97523,45220,821 Subtotal

7717718157209381,298 United States

22,51322,42821,91923,69524,39022,119 World Total

none

Total Consumption

130130111117132141 Algeria

370380550525760550 Argentina

7007007009001,5001,025 Australia

475475375500400500 Belarus

805805775675775345 Brazil

2,1002,0002,0802,0351,8541,620 Canada

345345375575655495 Chile

850850870850710500 China

7,7507,7507,8507,9007,9507,400 European Union

315315315275274245 Kazakhstan

190190255200195190 Mexico

350350250320315296 Norway

4,1504,2004,7005,4004,8004,600 Russia

240240230240240240 Turkey

430430450480450450 Ukraine

524524566533508506 Others

19,86419,82520,52621,66421,71019,195 Subtotal

2,4062,4062,3292,3582,5372,700 United States

22,27022,23122,85524,02224,24721,895 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

129174144196419143 Australia

525337236816 Brazil

687627417784703947 Canada

14514517024115259 China

436436386613637690 European Union

686868757527 Kazakhstan

707060167147199 Russia

194182229302391275 Others

1,7811,7551,5112,4012,5922,356 Subtotal

522522549595731824 United States

2,3032,2772,0602,9963,3233,180 World Total

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Regional Oats Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

1,626 North America 1,667 1,723 1,536 1,810 1,810

48 South America 31 46 41 40 40

9 European Union - 28 3 4 15 5 5

53 Other Europe 63 76 150 110 110

4 Former Soviet Union - 12 11 3 31 30 30

1 Middle East 0 0 0 5 5

31 North Africa 15 9 3 22 22

31 Sub-Saharan Africa 24 39 23 40 40

243 East Asia 350 479 301 275 275

31 South Asia 25 19 21 15 15

0 Oceania 0 0 0 0 0

2,077 Total 2,189 2,398 2,121 2,352 2,352

Production none

4,808 North America 4,240 4,525 4,354 4,861 5,021

1,478 South America 2,373 1,736 1,810 1,591 1,581

7,524 European Union - 28 8,044 8,058 7,715 7,920 7,920

421 Other Europe 502 426 293 451 451

5,768 Former Soviet Union - 12 5,990 6,719 5,822 5,526 5,526

250 Middle East 225 250 230 230 230

152 North Africa 125 145 173 150 150

38 Sub-Saharan Africa 56 23 33 40 40

351 East Asia 526 551 576 626 626

0 South Asia 0 0 0 0 0

1,329 Oceania 2,309 1,262 913 1,033 968

22,119 Total 24,390 23,695 21,919 22,428 22,513

Domestic Consumption none

4,510 North America 4,586 4,593 4,664 4,596 4,696

1,453 South America 2,269 1,859 1,796 1,601 1,591

7,400 European Union - 28 7,950 7,900 7,850 7,750 7,750

487 Other Europe 514 519 454 559 559

5,802 Former Soviet Union - 12 5,929 6,660 5,846 5,426 5,376

240 Middle East 240 240 230 240 240

183 North Africa 151 152 176 172 172

72 Sub-Saharan Africa 67 66 65 75 75

571 East Asia 784 940 951 926 926

31 South Asia 25 19 21 15 15

1,054 Oceania 1,540 935 728 730 730

21,803 Total 24,055 23,883 22,781 22,090 22,130

Ending Stocks none

1,775 North America 1,437 1,383 969 1,151 1,212

140 South America 240 122 130 104 110

690 European Union - 28 637 613 386 436 436

35 Other Europe 82 62 50 51 51

298 Former Soviet Union - 12 316 330 177 179 183

21 Middle East 6 16 16 11 11

1 North Africa 1 3 3 3 3

15 Sub-Saharan Africa 28 24 15 20 20

62 East Asia 154 244 170 145 145

0 South Asia 0 0 0 0 0

143 Oceania 422 199 144 177 132

3,180 Total 3,323 2,996 2,060 2,277 2,303

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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World Rye Trade

October/September Year, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

none

TY Exports

000000 Albania

160160152227132112 Canada

20020018792139160 European Union

25251781522923 Russia

505042381421 Ukraine

0011924 Others

435435560510323340 Subtotal

554446 United States

440440564514327346 World Total

none

TY Imports

252592830 Belarus

1001002211371639 European Union

20201521412 Israel

202023212416 Japan

553345 Korea, South

5519542 Norway

552234 Switzerland

4453625 Others

18418429722064103 Subtotal

66-27-309126 Unaccounted

250250294324172217 United States

440440564514327346 World Total

TY=Trade Year, see Endnotes.

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World Rye Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Local Marketing Years, Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Nov

2019/20

Dec

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Production

757587867961 Argentina

650650503670651753 Belarus

330400236342436226 Canada

7,9507,9506,2057,4057,4407,833 European Union

1,6001,6001,9142,5402,5382,084 Russia

320320320320300330 Turkey

340340396510394394 Ukraine

166166122176155186 Others

11,43111,5019,78312,04911,99311,867 Subtotal

270270214260339295 United States

11,70111,7719,99712,30912,33212,162 World Total

none

Total Consumption

757587867961 Argentina

303030302930 Australia

675675550665700800 Belarus

160200142199180119 Canada

7,4007,4006,5007,7007,6007,900 European Union

292935353337 Kazakhstan

555527542667 Norway

1,6001,6001,7502,5002,4002,150 Russia

320320320320300330 Turkey

305305330480380420 Ukraine

11211210310510091 Others

10,71210,7529,90012,20811,85212,023 Subtotal

565565519483496515 United States

11,27711,31710,41912,69112,34812,538 World Total

none

Ending Stocks

353535614199 Belarus

801106811616551 Canada

9329324826749891,209 European Union

111112 Japan

116116141260291158 Russia

141414141414 Turkey

353549697775 Ukraine

00416124 Others

1,2131,2437941,2111,5901,612 Subtotal

151510151812 United States

1,2281,2588041,2261,6081,624 World Total

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Regional Rye Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Nov

2019/20

Dec

2019/20

TY Imports none

217 North America 172 326 296 252 252

0 South America 0 0 0 0 0

39 European Union - 28 16 137 221 100 100

7 Other Europe 9 8 22 11 11

24 Former Soviet Union - 12 7 28 11 26 26

12 Middle East 4 21 15 20 20

0 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 0 0

21 East Asia 28 24 26 25 25

0 Oceania 0 0 0 0 0

320 Total 236 544 591 434 434

Production none

521 North America 775 602 450 670 600

69 South America 91 97 100 87 87

7,833 European Union - 28 7,440 7,405 6,205 7,950 7,950

108 Other Europe 70 93 53 96 96

3,268 Former Soviet Union - 12 3,624 3,759 2,836 2,615 2,615

330 Middle East 300 320 320 320 320

3 Sub-Saharan Africa 3 3 3 3 3

0 East Asia 0 0 0 0 0

30 Oceania 29 30 30 30 30

12,162 Total 12,332 12,309 9,997 11,771 11,701

Domestic Consumption none

634 North America 676 682 661 765 725

69 South America 91 97 100 87 87

7,900 European Union - 28 7,600 7,700 6,500 7,400 7,400

113 Other Europe 78 100 73 107 107

3,407 Former Soviet Union - 12 3,513 3,680 2,665 2,609 2,609

342 Middle East 304 341 335 340 340

3 Sub-Saharan Africa 3 3 3 3 3

22 East Asia 29 24 26 25 25

30 Oceania 29 30 30 30 30

12,520 Total 12,323 12,657 10,393 11,366 11,326

Ending Stocks none

63 North America 183 131 78 125 95

0 South America 0 0 0 0 0

1,209 European Union - 28 989 674 482 932 932

0 Other Europe 0 0 0 0 0

336 Former Soviet Union - 12 421 406 229 186 186

14 Middle East 14 14 14 14 14

0 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 0 0

2 East Asia 1 1 1 1 1

0 Oceania 0 0 0 0 0

1,624 Total 1,608 1,226 804 1,258 1,228

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are

reported using local marketing years.

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