Update 36 Data Table: Grain Production and Consumption in China, 1960-2003

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China's Shrinking Grain Harvest

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	322	378	-56

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, updated 11 February 2004.