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World
Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2003
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| Year |
Production
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Consumption
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Surplus
or Deficit
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Million
Tons
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| 1960 |
824
|
815
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8
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| 1961 |
800
|
817
|
-17
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| 1962 |
851
|
838
|
13
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| 1963 |
858
|
852
|
6
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| 1964 |
906
|
896
|
10
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| 1965 |
905
|
932
|
-27
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| 1966 |
989
|
957
|
32
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| 1967 |
1,014
|
988
|
27
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| 1968 |
1,053
|
1,020
|
32
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| 1969 |
1,063
|
1,069
|
-6
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| 1970 |
1,079
|
1,108
|
-29
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| 1971 |
1,177
|
1,150
|
27
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| 1972 |
1,141
|
1,174
|
-33
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| 1973 |
1,253
|
1,230
|
23
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| 1974 |
1,204
|
1,191
|
13
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| 1975 |
1,237
|
1,212
|
25
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| 1976 |
1,342
|
1,273
|
69
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| 1977 |
1,319
|
1,320
|
0
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| 1978 |
1,445
|
1,380
|
65
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| 1979 |
1,411
|
1,416
|
-6
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| 1980 |
1,430
|
1,440
|
-10
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| 1981 |
1,482
|
1,458
|
24
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| 1982 |
1,533
|
1,475
|
58
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| 1983 |
1,469
|
1,501
|
-31
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| 1984 |
1,632
|
1,549
|
83
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| 1985 |
1,647
|
1,553
|
94
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| 1986 |
1,665
|
1,602
|
63
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| 1987 |
1,598
|
1,640
|
-42
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| 1988 |
1,550
|
1,620
|
-70
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| 1989 |
1,672
|
1,677
|
-4
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| 1990 |
1,768
|
1,705
|
63
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| 1991 |
1,707
|
1,712
|
-5
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| 1992 |
1,788
|
1,740
|
47
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| 1993 |
1,712
|
1,742
|
-29
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| 1994 |
1,758
|
1,768
|
-9
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| 1995 |
1,711
|
1,748
|
-36
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| 1996 |
1,871
|
1,815
|
56
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| 1997 |
1,880
|
1,827
|
53
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| 1998 |
1,874
|
1,836
|
38
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| 1999 |
1,871
|
1,855
|
17
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| 2000 |
1,839
|
1,856
|
-16
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| 2001 |
1,872
|
1,897
|
-26
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| 2002 |
1,815
|
1,905
|
-90
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| 2003 |
1,821
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1,914
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-92
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| Source:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution,
Electronic Database, updated 14 November 2003.
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