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WORLD FACING FOURTH CONSECUTIVE GRAIN HARVEST SHORTFALL:
Wheat and Rice Prices Moving Up


World Grain Production and Consumption, 1961-2003
Year
Production
Consumption
Surplus or Deficit
Million Tons
1961
800
817
-17
1962
851
838
13
1963
858
852
6
1964
906
896
10
1965
905
932
-27
1966
989
957
32
1967
1,014
988
27
1968
1,053
1,020
32
1969
1,063
1,069
-6
1970
1,079
1,108
-29
1971
1,177
1,150
27
1972
1,141
1,174
-33
1973
1,253
1,230
23
1974
1,204
1,191
13
1975
1,237
1,212
25
1976
1,342
1,273
69
1977
1,319
1,320
0
1978
1,445
1,380
65
1979
1,411
1,416
-6
1980
1,430
1,440
-10
1981
1,482
1,458
24
1982
1,533
1,475
58
1983
1,469
1,501
-31
1984
1,632
1,549
83
1985
1,647
1,553
94
1986
1,665
1,602
63
1987
1,598
1,640
-42
1988
1,550
1,620
-70
1989
1,672
1,677
-4
1990
1,768
1,705
63
1991
1,707
1,712
-5
1992
1,788
1,740
47
1993
1,712
1,742
-29
1994
1,758
1,768
-9
1995
1,711
1,748
-36
1996
1,871
1,815
56
1997
1,880
1,827
53
1998
1,874
1,836
38
1999
1,871
1,855
17
2000
1,839
1,855
-16
2001
1,872
1,899
-27
2002
1,813
1,909
-98
2003
1,818
1,911
-93
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, Electronic Database, updated 12 September 2003.

Grain Production and Consumption in China, 1960-2003
Year
Production
Consumption
Surplus or Deficit
Million Tons
1960
90
102
-12
1961
92
93
-1
1962
100
98
2
1963
109
112
-3
1964
121
130
-8
1965
130
136
-6
1966
142
141
1
1967
147
145
2
1968
140
142
-2
1969
141
146
-4
1970
162
156
5
1971
172
167
6
1972
168
167
0
1973
181
181
0
1974
194
186
8
1975
203
195
8
1976
206
202
4
1977
199
207
-8
1978
226
211
15
1979
243
236
7
1980
233
254
-21
1981
237
260
-23
1982
261
263
-2
1983
289
271
18
1984
306
280
26
1985
285
285
-1
1986
297
290
7
1987
303
299
4
1988
297
304
-7
1989
309
312
-2
1990
343
321
22
1991
337
330
7
1992
341
335
6
1993
348
344
4
1994
337
353
-17
1995
356
358
-2
1996
388
366
23
1997
378
367
12
1998
392
371
22
1999
390
373
17
2000
345
375
-30
2001
340
376
-36
2002
342
376
-35
2003
330
377
-47
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, Electronic Database, updated 12 September 2003.

 

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