2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10 Oct

Production

Argentina

15,800

22,500

22,000

12,600

14,000

Brazil

41,700

51,000

58,600

51,000

52,000

Canada

9,332

8,990

11,649

10,592

9,700

China

139,365

151,600

152,300

165,900

155,000

Egypt

5,932

6,149

6,174

6,217

6,300

EU-27

60,668

53,829

47,554

62,688

56,572

India

14,710

15,100

18,960

18,480

18,500

Indonesia

6,800

7,850

8,500

8,700

9,000

Mexico

19,500

22,350

23,600

25,000

22,500

Nigeria

7,000

7,800

6,500

7,900

8,300

Philippines

5,884

6,231

7,277

6,846

6,850

Serbia

6,600

6,415

4,054

5,900

6,400

South Africa

6,935

7,300

13,164

12,750

10,500

Ukraine

7,150

6,400

7,400

11,400

9,000

Vietnam

3,818

4,251

4,600

4,530

4,800

Others

71,929

67,112

68,361

73,396

72,449

Subtotal

416,523

444,877

460,693

483,899

461,871

United States

282,263

267,503

331,177

307,386

330,674

World Total

698,786

712,380

791,870

791,285

792,545

Consumption

Argentina

6,200

6,700

7,000

6,100

5,900

Brazil

39,500

41,000

42,500

44,500

45,500

Canada

10,808

11,442

13,769

11,617

11,800

China

137,000

145,000

149,000

152,000

159,000

Egypt

10,100

10,700

10,400

10,300

10,600

EU-27

61,500

62,300

63,900

61,000

59,800

India

14,200

13,900

14,200

17,600

17,400

Indonesia

8,300

8,100

8,500

8,800

9,100

Japan

16,700

16,500

16,600

16,400

16,300

Korea, South

8,579

8,833

8,633

7,600

7,600

Mexico

27,900

30,700

32,000

32,600

32,700

Nigeria

6,800

7,600

6,550

7,800

8,400

Philippines

5,800

6,550

7,150

7,300

7,400

South Africa

8,200

8,600

9,200

9,600

9,800

Ukraine

5,100

5,250

5,750

5,650

5,650

Others

106,545

110,186

113,679

115,321

117,349

Subtotal

473,757

497,030

509,092

515,437

526,773

United States

232,015

230,674

261,632

259,279

276,364

World Total

705,772

727,704

770,724

774,716

803,137

Ending Stocks

Brazil

3,015

3,592

12,579

12,379

10,379

China

35,255

36,602

39,394

53,094

48,644

EU-27

9,461

7,382

4,461

6,899

4,671

Iran

1,647

2,247

2,137

2,137

1,637

Korea, South

1,359

1,322

2,084

1,578

1,565

Mexico

2,707

3,084

4,131

3,831

2,581

South Africa

2,308

1,661

3,490

4,165

3,390

Others

18,728

20,120

20,739

20,233

20,906

Subtotal

74,480

76,010

89,015

104,316

93,773

United States

49,968

33,114

41,255

42,523

42,474

World Total

124,448

109,124

130,270

146,839

136,247