RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
23 October 2000
(00-4384)
Committee on Agriculture
MEMBERS' PARTICIPATION IN THE NORMAL GROWTH OF
WORLD TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS -
ARTICLE 18.5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
1. Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture provides that "Members agree to consult
annually in the Committee on Agriculture with respect to their participation in the normal growth of
world trade in agricultural products within the framework of the commitments on export subsidies
under this Agreement."  According to the Committee' s Working Procedures these consultations are to
be undertaken at the November meetings of the Committee (G/AG/1, paragraph 17).
2. The present note updates and extends the information provided by the Secretariat for the
purposes of the Article 18.5 consultations in November 1999 (G/AG/W/32/Rev.2). The attached
tables contain, for selected products/product groups and Members, data on the development of export
volumes (including food aid) and shares in world exports between the base period (1986-90) and the
most recent year for which data were available.  In addition, the attached charts show, for the
products/product groups concerned, the world market shares of the leading exporters.   In response toa suggestion made at the November 1998 meeting of the Committee, the Annex tables to this note
also provide import data (including food aid) for se lected products (wheat/wheat flour, coarse grains
and sugar) and the respective leading importers among Members.
3. On the export side, the following products/product groups are covered by this note:
(i) wheat/wheat flour
(ii) coarse grains
(iii) rice(iv) sugar
(v) skim milk powder
(vi) butter and butter oil
(vii) cheese
(viii) whole milk powder
1
(ix) bovine meat
(x) pigmeat
(xi) poultry meat
(xii) oilseeds
(xiii) fruit and vegetables2.
4. Table 1 shows the aggregate export values of the product categories listed in paragraph 3
above in the period 1986 to 1998 ("selected" agricultural products).  In addition, aggregate export
values are shown for agricultural products other than the selected products ("other" agricultural
                                                     
1 Whole milk powder is, in terms of world trade, the main product within the product group "other milk
products" in respect of which a number of Members have export subsidy reduction commitments.
2 The product coverage in this third revision of G/AG/W/32 has been further extended by including
fruit and vegetables.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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products).  The basket of "other" agricultural products includes basic agricultural products, such as
cocoa or wool, but also many processed products, such as cereal preparations or wine.  These "other"
agricultural products account for more than half of world exports of agricultural products and this
share has been rising since 1986-90.
World exports of agricultural products, 1986-1998 (billion US dollars)
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
A – World exports of
agricultural products190.8 213.4 229.7 227.2 262. 7 304.7 323.4 323.9 305.5
B – World exports of selected
agricultural products88.3 100.3 109.2 105.2 115.3 134.8 146.5 141.0 133.7
C – World exports of "other"
agricultural products(A – B =  C)102.5 113.1 120.5 122 147.4 169.9 176.9 182.9 171.8
C as a percentage of A 53.7 53.0 52.5 53.7 56.1 55.8 54.7 56.5 56.2
Notes:
(1) Data are net of intra-EC trade.  EC data are for the EC (15) as from 1986.
(2) "Selected agricultural products" include cereals, sugar, butter/butter oil, skim milk powder, whole milk powder,
cheese, bovine meat, pigmeat, poultry meat, oilseeds, and fruit and vegetables.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
Technical Notes
"Selected" product groups
5. The market shares of the selected product groups presented are based on export volumes,
except for fruit and vegetables.   The shares of fruit and vegetables are based on export values.
6. Three categories of Members are distinguished in the tables:
(i) WTO Members with export subsidy reduction commitments,
(ii) "significant exporters", and
(iii) others.
7. Each table includes all Members which have, ac cording to their Schedules, export subsidy
reduction commitments with respect to the selected product/product group concerned.  In the case ofHungary, export subsidy commitments pursuant to th e waiver decision are also taken into account
(WT/L/238 refers).  As a result Hungary is also included in the tables for skim milk powder, butter/
butter oil and whole milk powder.  In addition, those Members are included which are identified in the
list of "significant exporters" for the purpose of the Committee's notification requirements on export
subsidy commitments (G/AG/2/Add.1 refers).  Furthermore, in order to provide a more
comprehensive picture of the development of shares in world exports, in a few cases it was considered
useful to include selected other WTO Members and non-Members, in particular those which have
emerged as major exporters during the period covered.  For each product/product group, countries are
ranked in descending order based on their exports in the most recent year.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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8. The product definition of the statistical data presented in this note does not necessarily match
the product definitions used for the purpose of export subsidy reduction commitments.  This point
should be borne in mind, in particular when comparing the statistical data with commitment levels,
subsidized exports or total exports as notified pursuant to Table ES:2 of document G/AG/2.  For
example, although corn exports are, by definition, included in the total for coarse grain exports, the
United States' export subsidy reduction commitment for coarse grains does not cover corn.  Memberswith reduction commitments on the basis of aggregate product groups are included in the tables of
each individual product/product group covered by the commitment.  For example, Switzerland has an
export subsidy reduction commitment for dairy products (excluding butter) and is therefore included
in the tables for skim milk powder and cheese but not in the table for butter.  Members with an
agriculture-wide commitment (Costa Rica, New Zealand and Panama) are only included in the tables
relating to products/product groups where they have "significant exporter" status.
"Other" agricultural products9. The world market shares in "other" agricultural products of selected exporters are presented in
Table 14(a).  For reasons of data availability, the exporters represent the leading countries in terms of
total agricultural exports, not necessarily of exports of "other" agricultural products.  The selected
exporters cover fifteen Members plus China and Chinese Taipei.
Data10. The data provided in this note are sourced from  FAO, the International Grains Council (IGC)
and the International Sugar Organization (ISO).  Other sources may produce different results in terms
of absolute volumes and values as well as year-to-year changes of shares in world export
volumes/values.  This may be due to a variety of reasons, including differences with respect to
product definition, reporting period (e.g. calendar year versus marketing year), conversion factors orthe revision of data.
11. The time period covered is 1986, the first year of the base period for export subsidy reduction
commitments, until the most recent year for which data are available from the sources used.  In
particular, FAO data are currently available only up to 1998.  For reasons of consistency, more recent
data available from other sources were  not used to complement FAO data.
12. The trade data of the EC as well as the aggregate exports/imports (referred to as "world totals"
in the tables) exclude intra-EC trade.  It should be  noted that the FAO data for the EC refer to the EC
(15) as from 1986.  The International Grains Council provides data for the EC (15) as from 1994/95
and the International Sugar Organization as from 1995.
13. The country-specific and commodity-specific explanatory notes which are contained in the
sources are not reproduced in this note.  The symbol " – " has been used in the tables to denote not
available or not applicable.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 4Table 1(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of wheat and wheat flour (per cent)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
United States       36.0        32.5         35.3         35.6         35.3        34.8        26.8        28.2        29.9        27.5
Canada         20.0        22.6         20.5         19.6         23.1        17.6        18.1        21.2        14.5        17.4
Australia         12.6          7.7            9.1         13.8            8.6        12.6        18.1        15.1        16.7        15. 9
EC         19.3        19.7         21.6         20.7         17.5        12.7        17.2        13.2        14.2        14.6
Argentina           4.6         5.3            7.0            4.9            8.6          4.6        10.4          9.7          9.2        10.1
Turkey           0.8          5.9            1.9            1.3            1.8          0.9          0.8          1.3          2.7          1.4
Romania           0.1          0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0          1.8          0.1          0.7          0.4          0.7
Hungary           1.4          1.5            0.5            0.1            1.2          2.5          0.8          1.6          1.8          0.5
Czech Republic - - -            0.2            0.0          1.2          0.2          0.0          0.2 -
Mexico           0.1          0.0            0.0            0.0            0.1          0.5          0.1          0.4          0.2 -
Bulgaria           0.2          0.0            0.3            0.0            0.4          0.9          0.0          0.3 - -
Slovak Republic - - -            0.1            0.0          0.7          0.0          0.0          0.1 -
S o u t h  A f r i c a - ---------
Switzerland            0.0          0.0            0.0            0.0            0.0             -             -             -             - -
Rest of world           5.2          4.9            4.1            4.0            3.9          9.1          7.5          8.3        10.2        12.0
World export
volume         100        100          100          100          100         100         100         100         100         100
Total of top five
exporters (US,Canada, Australia,EC, Argentina)92.5 87.7 93.5 94.6 93.1        82.4        90.4        87.3        84.5        85.4
Source:  Table 1(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 5Chart 1 - Share in world export volume of  wheat and wheat flour, 1986-2000 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1999/2000
0481216202428323640
Average
1986/87-
1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000
(estimate)United States Canada Australia EC  ArgentinaG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 6Table 1(b) - Export volume of wheat and wheat flour (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)Basis for Inclusion
United States 34,684 35,061 37,148 32,941 32,417 33,382 26,522 27,960 28,900 29,300 Reduction commitment
Canada 19,229 24,378 21,609 18,169 21,279 16,915 17,906 21,038 14,000 18,500 Reduction commitment
Australia 12,174 8,283 9,526 12,771 7,900 12,105 17,945 14,983 16,100 16,900 Significant exporter
EC 18,589 21,278 22,746 19,124 16,098 12,190 17,005 13,050 13,700 15,500 Reduction commitment
Argentina 4,463 5,734 7,322 4,500 7,869 4,444 10,280 9,573 8,900 10,700 Other
Turkey 730 6,373 2,031 1,163 1,666 881 783 1,270 2,600 1,500 Reduction commitment
Romania 124 10 0 0 0 1,707 109 689 400 700 Reduction commitment
Hungary 1,322 1,602 500 131 1,079 2,352 773 1,573 1,700 500 Reduction commitment
Czech Re public - - - 196 41 1,132 191 29 172  - Reduction commitment
Mexico 85 0 0 2 97 451 109 417 154  - Reduction commitment
Bulgaria 215 25 300 11 339 895 20 330 - - Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic - - - 84 35 696 39 36 120  - Reduction commitment
S o u t h  A f r i c a - --------- Reduction commitment
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  - Reduction commitment
Rest of world 5,057 5,283 4,349 3,707 3,614 8,774 7,453 8,231 9,854 12,800 Reduction commitment
World Total 96,373 108,002 105,231 92,506 91,922 95,924 99,135 99,179 96,600 106,400
Notes:
(1) Volumes are in wheat equivalent;  International Grains Council (IGC) data include wheat, wheat flour and durum (grain and se molina);  FAO data include wheat and flour.
(2) Data for the Czech Re public, Mexico, the Slovak Republic and Switzerland are from FAO;  data for all other countries and world totals (incl. CIS int ra-trade) are from IGC.
(3) From 1989/90, IGC reports exports of flour from South Africa under processed secondary trade.
(4) IGC data are for July/June years.  FAO data are on a calendar year basis, with 1986 data accorded to 1986/87, 1987 to 1987/8 8 and so forth.
(5) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Sources:
(1) FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
(2) International Grains Council, "Wor ld Grain Statistics", various issues.
(3) International Grains Council (28 September 2000), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 7Table 2(a) - Share of selected countries in wo rld export volume of coarse grains (per cent)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
United States       61.2       54.9       59.9       48.7       63.4       72.5       56.5       52.1       55.0       51.9
EC          9.9          9.2       10.5       10.5          8.6          4.1          9.3          4.7          9.5       12.4
Argentina          5.4          7.5          7.2          6.4          6.5          6.8       12.3       15.2       11.4          8.3
Australia          2.9          2.5          3.3          5.6          2.5          4.0          4.7          3.4          5.0          3.7
Canada          5.9          5.2          3.8          6.9          5.2          4.7          5.7          4.3          3.4          3.6
South Africa       1.9 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.7          0.6          3.2          1.9          1.4          0.6
Hungary       0.2 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.6          0.6          0.5          2.3          1.8 -
Turkey       0.1 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.1          0.0          0.2          1.0          1.4 -
Romania       0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0          0.2          0.4          0.4          0.5 -
Slovak Republic - - - 0.2 0.2          0.2          0.0          0.1          0.4 -
Mexico       0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0          0.1          0.1          0.2          0.2 -
Venezuela       0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.1 -
Czech Republic - - - 0.1 0.0          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.1 -
Brazil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0          0.0          0.4          0.4          0.0 -
Rest of world     12.2 16.3 14.1 18.7 8.0          5.8          6.5       14.0          9.9       19.6
World export
volume100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top five
exporters (US, EC,Argentina, Canada,Australia)85.3 79.2 84.7 78.0 86.2       92.2       88.5       79.7       84.4       79.8
Source:  Table 2(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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Chart 2 - Share in world export volume of coarse grains, 1986-2000 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1999/2000
01020304050607080
Average
1986/87-
1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000
(estimate)United States EC  Argentina Australia CanadaG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 9Table 2(b) - Export volume of coarse grains (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986/87-
1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)Basis for Inclusion
United States 54,992 50,894 53,159 39,610 57,355 66,376 52,282 44,500 52,500 54,100 Reduction commitment
EC 8,914 8,493 9,343 8,508 7,820 3,793 8,564 4,000 9,100 12,900 Reduction commitment
Argentina 4,867 6,924 6,348 5,210 5,871 6,246 11,412 13,000 10,900 8,600 Significant exporter
Australia 2,634 2,339 2,959 4,590 2,242 3,682 4,354 2,900 4,800 3,900 Other
Canada 5,282 4,781 3,345 5,578 4,735 4,290 5,262 3,700 3,200 3,700 Reduction commitment
South Africa 1,701 481 13 1,665 3,389 546 2,997 1,600 1,300 600 Reduction commitment
Hungary 135 2,491 390 18 552 574 489 1,984 1,720 - Reduction commitment
Turkey 113 1,184 591 650 971 6 230 829 1,300 - Reduction commitment
Romania        230             1             8             3             7 206 357 345 436 - Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic - - - 169 171 178 8 60 341 - Reduction commitment
Mexico 6 57 19 48 36 83 79 132 231 - Reduction commitment
Venezuela 1             1           22           50           44 123 49 10 84 - Reduction commitment
Czech Re public - - - 49 43 122 8 11 57 - Reduction commitment
Brazil             0             0             1             4             5 12 352 358 24 - Reduction commitment
Rest of world 10,961 15,106 12,551 15,214 7,251 5,330 6,057 11,971 9,407 20,400
World Total 89,836 92,752 88,748 81,366 90,492 91,567 92,500 85,400 95,400 104,200
Notes:
(1) Volumes include:  barley, maize, sorghum, oats, rye, millet, triticale and mixed grains.
(2) Data for Brazil, the Czech Re public, Mexico, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Venezuela are from FAO; data for all other countries and world totals (incl. C IS intra-trade) are
                from IGC.
(3) IGC data are for July/June years.  FAO data are on a calendar year basis, with 1986 data accorded to 1986/87, 1987 to 1987/8 8 and so forth.
(4) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Sources:
(1) FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
(2) International Grains Council , "Wor ld Grain Statistics", various issues.
(3)    International Grains Council (28 September 2000), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 10Table 3(a) - Share of selected countries in  world export volume of rice (per cent)
Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Thailand 39.2 35.1 33.9 31. 5 28.6 28.6 28.2 28.1 23.1
India 3.1 5.5 3.8 4.8 5.2 22.7 13.0 10.8 17.4
Vietnam 5.4 8.4 12.8 10.9 11.7 9.2 18.1 18.0 13.8
China and Chinese
Taipei6.4 6.6 6.8 9.5 9.6 1.1 1.8 5.1 13.8
United States 20.2 18.2 14.3 16.9 16.6 14.3 13.6 11.6 11.3
Pakistan 8.6 9.8 10.0 6.5 5.8 8.6 8.3 8.9 7.2
Uruguay 2.1 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.4 2.1 3.1 3.3 2.4
EC (15) 2.8 3.5 2.8 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.2
Venezuela 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
Czech Republic - - - 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
Indonesia 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak Republic - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romania - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Colombia 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world 11.6 10.0 12.8 12.7 17.2 11.6 11.9 11.9 9.6
World export volume         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(Thailand, US, Pakistan,China and Chinese
Taipei)       74.4        69.7        64.9        64.4        60.6        52.5        51.9        53.7        55.2
Source:   Table 3(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 11Chart 3 - Share in world export volume of rice, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1998
010203040
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Thailand India Vietnam China and Chinese Taipei United StatesG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 12Table 3(b) - Export volume of rice (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
Thailand       4,912       4,333       5,151       4,989       4,859       6,198       5,454       5,567       6,356 Significant exporter
India         384         678         580         768         891       4,913       2,512       2,134       4,800 Other
Vietnam         678       1,033       1,946       1,722       1,983       1,988       3,500       3,575       3,800 Other
China and
Chinese Taipei        795         818       1,034       1,507       1,630         236         357       1,010       3,792 Other
United States       2,532       2,243       2,164       2,680       2,822       3,084       2,640       2,296       3,113 Reduction commitment
Pakistan       1,079       1,205       1,512       1,032         984       1,852       1,601       1,767       1,972 Significant exporter
Uruguay         265         270         328         505         408         462         603         649         659 Reduction commitment
EC (15)         353         434         433         187         250         300         302         367         322 Reduction commitment
Venezuela             1             0           54           78           70           77           51           73           81 Reductio n commitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -             4             7           17           16           13           16 Reduction commitment
Indonesia           55             1           42         351         169             0             0             0             2 Reducti on commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             0             0             1             5             6             2 Reduction commitment
Romania            -             0             1             1             0             2             3             0             1 Redu ction commitment
Colombia           18           85             0             4             2             0             0             0             0 Reduction commitment
Rest of world       1,448       1,236       1,941       2,014       2,917       2,507       2,309       2,362       2,654
World Total     12,519     12,336     15,187     15,842     16,992     21,638     19,353     19,819     27,570
Notes:
(1) Includes paddy, husked, milled and broken rice.
(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:    FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT St atistics Database" from the Internet .G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 13Table 4(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of sugar (per cent)
Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Brazil 6.7 5.9 7.1 10.3 12.0 18.5 15.0 18.0 23.3
EC 18.1 17.8 15.6 19.9 17.0 15.9 11.9 14.1 17.1
Australia 10.6 9.0 9.1 11.8 15.0 13.5 12.1 12.2 12.6
Cuba 24.7 24.8 19.1 12.5 10.6 7.6 10.8 9.8 6.9
Thailand 8.4 10.5 11.7 8.2 9.1 11.4 13.0 11.8 6.6
South Africa 3.3 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.1 1.1 2.7 2.7 2.9
Mexico 1.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.2 2.7
Colombia 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.1
Mauritius 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7
Poland 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.5 1.6 1.0
Fiji 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.7
Jamaica 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Hungary 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4
Czech Republic - - - 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2
Slovak Republic - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
Romania 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world         20.2 21.6 30.3 30.3 27.6 25.0 25.9 21.6 21.3
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top five
exporters 1986-90
(Cuba, EC Australia,Thailand, Brazil)68.5 68.0 62.6 62.7 63.7 66.9 62.8 65.9 66.5
Source:   Table 4(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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Chart 4 - Share in world export volume of sugar, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1998
0510152025
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Brazil EC Australia Cuba ThailandG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 15Table 4(b) - Export volume of sugar (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
Brazil 1,854 1,613 2,273 3,008 3,616 6,299 5, 309 6,586 8,675 Reduction commitment
EC 5,031 4,862 4,983 5,832 5,097 5,414 4,209 5,152 6,357 Reduction commitment
Australia 2,947 2,456 2,907 3,445 4,506 4,594 4,288 4,462 4,691 Significant exporter
Cuba 6,892 6,767 6,085 3,662 3,188 2,603 3, 830 3,582 2,569 Significant exporter
Thailand 2,337 2,863 3,719 2,401 2,720 3,887 4,628 4,317 2,444 Significant exporter
South Africa 929 897 255 52 318 390 972 984 1,087 Reduction commitment
Mexico 418 253 7 0 96 255 696 797 1,022 Reduction commitment
Colombia 258 293 515 658 724 862 826 888 774 Reduction commitment
Mauritius           667 584 633 575 552 555 641 603         635 Other
Poland           220 230 151 122 200 5 174 569         369 Reduction commitment
Fiji           396 370 387 410 475 438 488 311          243 Other
Jamaica           144 154 142 153 152 145 181 171          168 Other
Hungary 34 22 144 0 1 49 12 45 133 Reduction commitment
Czech Republic - - - 99 95 52 33 145 89 Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic - - - 0 0 1 2 20 60 Reduction commitment
R o m a n i a 1 0 8 00500112 R e d u c t i o n  c o m m i t m e n t
Rest of world        5,615       5,898      9,649      8,886       8,270       8,529       9,202       7,879       7,945
World Total 27,849 27,262 31,850 29,308 30,010 34,078 35,492 36,512 37,263
Notes:
(1) Centrifugal sugar in terms of raw sugar.
(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   International Sugar Organization, "Sugar Yearbook", several issues.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 16 Table 5(a) - Share of selected countries in wo rld export volume of skim milk powder (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Australia 6.8 13.2 10.1 12.7 17.4 15.0 20.7 17.0 21.5
EC (15) 41.5 32.7 38.9 33.7 17.5 31.7 23.7 26.1 18.0
New Zealand 13.5 17.1 13.2 10.3 14.0 11.7 13.3 16.9 17.0
Poland 4.6 6.1 11.7 13.4 11.7 8.3 8.0 10.4 10.3
United States 17.7 5.0 7.2 8.1 5.2 5.0 1.9 5.8 7.5
Canada 5.2 4.1 2.8 1.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 2.8 3.5
Czech Republic - - - 7.3 6.1 4.5 4.5 2.7 2.8
Slovak Republic - - - 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7
Hungary 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Switzerland 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.3
South Africa 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Turkey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world 9.6 17.6 14.8 9.5 22.7 18.4 22.4 17.4 17.9
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters 1986-90(EC, US, NewZealand, Australia)79.6 68.0 69.3 64.7 54.0 63.4 59.7 65.8 63.9
Source:   Table 5(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 17Chart 5 - Share in world export volume of skim milk powder, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1998
051015202530354045
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Australia EC (15) New Zealand Poland United StatesG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 18Table 5(b) - Export volume of skim milk powder (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
Australia           76         115         105         119         167         177         198         183         210 Reduction commitment
EC (15)         463         285         406         316         167         375         227         282         175 Reduction commitment
New Zealand         151         149         138           96         134         138         127         183         166 Significant exporter
Poland           51           53         122         126         112           98           77         112         101 Reduction commitment
United States         198           44           75           76           49           60           19           62           73 Reduction commitment
Canada           58           36           30           17           34           44           35           30           34 Reduction commitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -           69           58           54           44           29           27 Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -           12             8             8             6             4             7 Reduction commitment
Hungary             4           16             3             2             3             3             0             0             3 Reduction commitment
Switzerland             5           10             7             7             0             6             8             5             3 Reduction commitment
South Africa             3           10             3             9             7             3             2             1             2 Reduction commitment
Turkey             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Reduction commitment
Rest of world         107         153         154           90         218         218         214         188         174
World total       1,116         871 1,043         938         958      1,184         956      1,080         975
Notes:
(1) The product is referred to as dry skim cow milk in the FAOSTAT database.
(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source: FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 19 Table 6(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of butter and butter oil (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
New Zealand 25.9 22.7 26.1 26.0 33.0 29.2 31.7 36.4 39.5
EC (15) 54.8 49.5 31.3 25.3 23.5 26.7 25.4 25.2 20.9
Australia 4.6 6.5 6.3 8.2 11.0 10.2 11.2 13.4 12.5
Czech Republic - - - 3.9 2.6 3.3 3.6 2.6 3.1
Canada 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.0 1.3 1.5
Uruguay 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.9 1.5
United States 3.3 4.1 11.8 14.2 10.2 4.8 2.8 1.8 1.1
Hungary 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
South Africa 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
Norway 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2
Slovak Republic - - - 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Turkey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Romania 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world7.4 12.2        21.5        19.2        17.6        23.1        21.1        16.7        18.8
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters 1986-90(EC, New Zealand,Australia, US)88.6 82.9 75.6 73.6 77.6 70.9 71.2 76.8 74.0
Source:   Table 6(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 20
Chart 6 - Share in world export volume of butter and butter oil, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
0510152025303540455055
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998New Zealand EC (15) Australia Czech RepublicG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 21Table 6(b) - Export volume of butter and butter oil (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
New Zealand         219         176         213         221         256         234         238         315         316 Significant expor ter
EC (15)         465         384         255         215         183         214         191         218         167 Reduction commitment
Australia           39           51           51           70           86           82           84         116         100 Reduction co mmitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -           33           20           26           27           22           25 Reduc tion commitment
Canada             2           12           10             6             2             6           15           12           12 Reduction  commitment
Uruguay             9             5             1             3           10             6           10           16           12 Reducti on commitment
United States           28           32           96         121           79           38           21           16             9 Reduct ion commitment
Hungary             4           12             4             4             1             3             1             0             3 Redu ction commitment
South Africa             1             2             2             4             2             1             3             2             3 Reduction commitment
Norway             8             7             6             8             3             4             2             3             2 Redu ction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             2             0             0             1             1             1 Reduction commitment
Turkey             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Romania           10             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Rest of world          63           95         175         164         137         185         158         145         150
World Total        849         776         814         851         778         801         750         867         800
Notes:
(1) Includes butter, butter oil (anhydrous butterfat) and ghee.
(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:    FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 22 Table 7(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of cheese (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
EC (15) 53.7 54.5 51.2 52.6 48.7 47.3 45.7 40.6 36.0
New Zealand 12.2 12.1 12.7 12.9 13.8 15.6 15.3 18.9 19.0
Australia 8.0 7.5 8.2 9.2 10.5 10.7 12.0 12.0 14.8
Switzerland 7.8 7.2 7.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.6
United States 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3
Canada 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.4
Norway 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2
Czech Republic - -            - 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6
Hungary 1.6 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
Slovak Republic -            -            - 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6
Bulgaria 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.4
Turkey 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4
Cyprus 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Romania 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Rest of world 6.2 7.4 9.1 7.6 9.5 9.2 10.7 12.0 13.3
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters 1986-90
(EC, New Zealand,
Australia, Switzerland)81.6 81.3 79.7 81.0 79.0 79.5 78.1 76.3 74.4
Source:   Table 7(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 23Chart 7 - Share in world export volume of cheese, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
0510152025303540455055
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998EC (15) New Zealand Australia SwitzerlandG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 24Table 7(b) - Export volume of cheese (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
EC (15)         426         464         434         495         485         512         514         508         443 Reduction commitment
New Zealand           97         103         107         121         138         169         173         236         233 Significant expo rter
Australia           63           64           69           86         105         116         135         150         182 Reduction commi tment
Switzerland           62           61           65           60           59           64           57           61           56 Reductio n commitment
United States           17           14           17           19           25           32           36           40           41 Reduct ion commitment
Canada           10           12           11             9             9           14           15           23           29 Reduction c ommitment
Norway           23           23           27           22           22           23           23           24           27 Reduction com mitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -           16           16           12           14           18           20 Reduc tion commitment
Hungary           13           18           12           12           10           12           13           12           13 Reduction co mmitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             8             9           10           11           10             7 R eduction commitment
Bulgaria           22           24           22           13           16           11             6             7             5 Reductio n commitment
Turkey             3             2             2             3             4             5             4             6             4 Redu ction commitment
Cyprus             1             1             1             2             2             2             2             3             3 Redu ction commitment
South Africa             0             0             0             0             0             1             1             2             1 Reduction commitment
Romania             7             1             2             2             1             1             0             1             0 Red uction commitment
Rest of world           49           63           77           72           95           99         121         150         163
World total         794         852         847         941         996       1,083       1,126       1,251       1,229
Notes:
(1) Includes cheese, whey cheese and processed cheese.
(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source: FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 25 Table 8(a) - Share of selected countries in worl d export volume of whole milk powder (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
EC (15) 66.8 62.5 55.1 54.0 47.8 46.2 46.9 43.8 42.4
New Zealand 18.1 23.1 24.7 24.5 25.0 24.7 24.3 26.7 25.7
Australia 6.5 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.7 8.2 9.6 10.0 10.6
United States 1.8 0.9 2.7 3.5 2.4 5.0 1.5 3.7 3.7
Czech Republic - - - 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.4
South Africa 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6
Canada 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.3
Poland 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Slovak Republic - - - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
Brazil 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1
Hungary 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Switzerland 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cyprus 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world 5.2 6.3 9.0 7.8 14.5 13.1 13.8 12.7 14.7
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(EC, New Zealand,Australia, US)93.2 92.4 88.7 88.6 81.9 84.2 82.4 84.3 82.3
Source:  Table 8(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 26
Chart 8 - Share in world export volume of whole milk powder, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
010203040506070
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998EC (15) New Zealand Australia United StatesG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 27Table 8(b) - Export volume of whole milk powder (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
EC (15)         584         623         576         578         587         595         538         569         589 Reduction commitment
New Zealand         158         231         259         262         306         318         278         347         358 Significant expor ter
Australia           57           59           65           71           82         105         110         130         147 Reduction comm itment
United States           16             9           28           38           29           65           18           49           51 Reduc tion commitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -           18           22           18           19           16           20 Reduc tion commitment
South Africa             1             5             3             4             8             9             9             8             8 Reduction commitment
Canada             9             5             7             6             7             3             6             9             5 Redu ction commitment
Poland             0             0             8             2             5             4             4             4             4 Redu ction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             1             0             0             0             1             3 Reduction commitment
Brazil             0             0             1             4             0             0             5             1             1 Redu ction commitment
Hungary             3             4             4             2             1             1             1             0             1 Red uction commitment
Switzerland             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Reduction commitment
Turkey             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Cyprus             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Rest of world           45           63           95           84         178         169         158         165         205
World total         873         997      1,046      1,070      1,227      1,288      1,146      1,299      1,391
Notes:
(1) The product is referred to as dry whole cow milk in the FAOSTAT database.
(2)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 28 Table 9(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of bovine meat (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Australia        19.8        20.9        20.7        22.2        21.0        20.5        19.4        19.6        22.1
United States          8.8        10.9        11.5        11.4        13.5        15.0        15.8        15.7        16.8
EC (15)        24.9        27.1        25.3        22.4        20.8        19.3        19.4        17.2        12.8
New Zealand          8.9          8.1          8.2          8.3          8.4          8.2          9.3          8.1          8.9
Canada          2.5          2.2          3.1          3.9          4.3          4.2          5.6          6.1          7.3
Argentina          7.1          6.3          4.4          4.5          6.2          8.6          6.6          6.7          4.6
Brazil          6.4          4.3          6.0          6.4          5.0          3.5          3.6          3.3          4.6
Uruguay          3.4          2.0          2.0          1.7          2.4          2.3          3.5          3.9          3.9
Poland          1.6          0.7          0.5          0.4          0.4          0.5          0.7          0.8          1.7
Czech Republic           -           -           -          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.2          0.3
Hungary          1.2          1.2          1.1          0.6          0.6          0.4          0.5          0.5          0.2
South Africa          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.5          0.6          0.4          0.1
Slovak Republic           -           -           -          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.1
Colombia          0.3          0.5          0.2          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.1
Bulgaria          0.3          0.0          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.2          0.1          0.1
Norway          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Cyprus          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Romania          1.7          0.3          0.3          0.4          0.3          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.0
Turkey          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Rest of world        13.1        15.2        16.4        17.4        16.7        16.6        14.7        17.3        16.6
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters 1986-90(EC, Australia, NewZealand, US)       62.3        67.1        65.7        64.2        63.8        63.0        63.8        60.5        60.6
Source:  Table 9(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 29Chart 9 - Share in world export volume of bovine meat, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top five exporters in 1998
051015202530
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Australia United States EC (15) New Zealand CanadaG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 30Table 9(b) - Export volume of bovi ne meat (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
Australia         761         971      1,011      1,059      1,053      1,043         954      1,103      1,192 Significant exporter
United States         337         505         562         541         676         760         777         883         909 Reduction commi tment
EC (15)         958      1,255      1,232      1,065      1,044         983         955         969         691 Reduction commitment
New Zealand         341         377         398         395         422         415         458         457         480 Significant expor ter
Canada           96         104         152         185         216         212         276         342         394 Other
Argentina         273         290         215         214         311         436         325         380         249 Other
Brazil         245         197         294         303         251         178         177         185         246 Reduction commitment
Uruguay         131           95           98           82         121         116         172         222         209 Other
Poland           63           32           25           18           21           26           36           45           89 Reduction com mitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -             7             4             6             6           13           17 R eduction commitment
Hungary           46           56           53           31           32           22           22           28           12 Reduction co mmitment
South Africa             5             4             3             5             2           26           27           24             5 R eduction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             2             3             1             2             2             4 Reduction commitment
Colombia           10           25             8             2             1             3             2             1             4 Redu ction commitment
Bulgaria           11             0             5             2             1             3             8             3             3 Red uction commitment
Norway             2             3             6             3             1             1             0             2             2 Redu ction commitment
Cyprus             0             1             0             0             0             0             1             1             1 Redu ction commitment
Romania           65           13           16           17           13             7             3             2             1 Reductio n commitment
Turkey             1             0             1             1             0             0             1             1             0 Redu ction commitment
Rest of world         505         706         798         831         839         842         723         975         895
World total       3,848      4,633      4,877      4,762      5,011      5,078      4,925      5,640      5,403
Notes:
(1) Bovine meat (referred to as "meat, bovine" in the FAOSTAT database) in carcass weight equivalent, including sausages, prepar ations but excluding live
               animals and offal.(2) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 31Table 10(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of pigmeat (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
EC (15)        29.1        30.5        28.0        36.5        40.8        32.4        29.6        31.2        34.7
United States          4.4          6.3        10.6          9.6          9.7        13.3        15.0        16.3        17.3
Canada        15.9        12.7        17.1        14.5        11.8        13.6        13.0        13.8        13.8
Poland          3.0          0.6          0.8          0.7          1.2          3.2          5.0          7.2          5.4
Hungary        11.7        11.6          5.0          3.8          2.9          3.4          5.2          5.2          4.3
Czech Republic           -           -           -          0.9          0.4          0.2          0.2          0.4          0.9
Romania          3.7          2.1          2.8          3.3          3.8          1.5          1.3          2.1          0.3
Cyprus          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1
Bulgaria          4.5          1.2          0.7          0.2          0.3          0.3          0.6          0.5          0.1
Norway          0.3          0.1          0.4          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.2          0.0
South Africa          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.0
Slovak Republic           -           -           -          0.2          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.0
Rest of world        27.3        35.0        34.5        30.0        28.8        31.9        29.9        22.8        23.1
World export volume         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(EC, Canada, Hungary,Bulgaria)       61.2        55.9        50.8        55.0        55.9        49.7        48.4        50.7        52.8
Source: Table 10(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 32
Chart 10 - Share in world export volume of pigmeat, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
051015202530354045
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998EC (15) United States Canada PolandG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 33Table 10(b) - Export volume of pigmeat (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
EC (15)         462         576         437         691         945         783         791         860      1,000 Reduction commitment
United States           70         119         165         182         224         322         400         450         499 Reduction comm itment
Canada         253         240         267         275         274         328         347         380         397 Significant exporter
Poland           47           12           13           13           28           77         134         199         155 Reduction commit ment
Hungary         185         219           78           72           67           83         139         143         123 Reduction commitm ent
Czech Republic            -            -            -           17             9             5             5           11           25 Re duction commitment
Romania           59           39           44           63           87           37           35           58             9 Reduction c ommitment
Cyprus             0             0             0             2             2             1             2             2             2 Redu ction commitment
Bulgaria           72           22           10             4             7             6           16           15             1 Reducti on commitment
Norway             5             2             6             3             1             1             1             5             1 Redu ction commitment
South Africa             2             2             2             2             1             1             2             2             1 Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             3             2             1             1             2             1 Reduction commitment
Rest of world         434         661         537         568         667         772         800         628         666
World total       1,590      1,890      1,559      1,895      2,315      2,418      2,674      2,757      2,880
Notes:
(1)  Pigmeat (referred to as "meat of pig" in the FAOSTAT database) in carcass weight equivalent, including bacon, ham, sausage s, preparations of pigmeat but
       excluding live animals and offal.
(2)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 34 Table 11(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of poultry meat (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
United States        26.3        32.4        34.4        36.1        42.7        45.6        45.1        46.8        43.7
EC (15)        23.3        21.9        20.7        21.3        18.2        18.2        15.5        16.1        16.9
Brazil        15.2        15.3        15.7        17.4        13.9          9.7        10.7          7.2        10.9
Hong Kong, China          2.2          4.7          4.5          5.6          5.7          7.3        10.1          9.9        10.0
Thailand          6.4          8.2          7.8          5.9          5.0          4.3          3.5          3.4          2.8
Hungary        13.0          5.7          3.1          2.6          2.3          2.4          2.3          2.5          2.3
Poland          1.0          0.8          0.9          0.5          0.4          0.4          0.5          0.8          1.0
Bulgaria          1.8          0.6          0.7          0.5          0.3          0.3          0.2          0.2          0.2
South Africa          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.3          0.1          0.0          0.1          0.1          0.1
Turkey          0.1          0.0          0.1          0.0          0.3          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1
Czech Republic           -           -           -          0.3          0.2          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1
Romania          1.6          0.1          0.0          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Slovak Republic           -           -           -          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.0
Cyprus          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Norway          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Rest of world          9.0        10.3        12.1          9.3        10.6        11.3        11.8        12.8        11.9
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(US, EC, Brazil,Hungary)       77.7        75.3        73.9        77.4        77.1        76.0        73.6        72.5        73.8
Source:  Table 11(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 35Chart 11 - Share in world export volume of poultry meat, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
05101520253035404550
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998United States EC (15) Brazil Hong Kong, ChinaG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 36Table 11(b) - Export volume of poultry meat (thousand metric tonnes )
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
United States         434         686         844      1,091      1,540      2,075      2,433      2,615      2,553 Reduction commitment
EC (15)         384         464         508         643         658         827         836         898         988 Reduction commitment
Brazil         250         323         384         526         501         443         575         400         638 Reduction commitment
Hong Kong, China           37           99         111         170         205         334         543         553         584 Other
Thailand         105         173         190         178         182         195         187         191         166 Significant exporter
Hungary         213         122           75           77           82         110         125         141         134 Reduction commitme nt
Poland           17           17           21           15           15           18           28           44           59 Reduction com mitment
Bulgaria           29           13           16           16           10           13           12           12             9 Reduction commitment
South Africa             2             2             3             8             4             2             3             5             9 Reduction commitment
Turkey             2             0             1             1           13             5             6             7             7 Reduc tion commitment
Czech Republic            -            -            -           10             6             6             6             4             4 Reduction commitment
Romania           26             1             1             3             5             1             1             2             1 Redu ction commitment
Slovak Republic            -            -            -             2             3             3             2             1             1 Reduction commitment
Cyprus             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Norway             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0             0 Redu ction commitment
Rest of world         149         217         298         281         383         516         637         717         696
World total       1,647      2,117      2,453      3,021      3,607      4,548      5,395      5,590      5,848
Notes:
(1) Product referred to as "meat of poultry" in FAOSTAT database, in ready-to-cook equivalent.  Includes meat of chicken, ducks , geese, turkey, other birds, foie gras
and excludes live birds.(2)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 37 Table 12(a) - Share of selected countries in world export volume of oilseeds (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
United States        57.5        54.3        57.7        55.0        46.9        55.5        57.1        54.3        42.6
Brazil          9.5          6.0        10.4        11.4        13.4          8.1          7.8        16.7        18.2
Canada          8.5          7.7          7.4          9.6        12.5        12.2          8.3          8.9        11.9
Argentina          6.9        14.6        10.0          7.5          8.9          8.4          6.2          1.6          7.2
Paraguay          3.6          3.1          2.4          3.7          3.0          3.0          3.1          3.4          4.2
Australia          0.5          0.6          0.7          0.7          0.8          0.6          1.3          1.4          2.3
EC (15)          0.4          0.2          1.0          1.8          1.0          0.9          1.3          1.4          1.7
Hungary          0.5          0.6          0.6          1.0          0.8          0.8          0.8          0.5          0.4
Romania          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.0          0.0          0.1          0.1          0.4
Czech Republic           -           -           -          0.1          0.2          0.3          0.4          0.3          0.2
Slovak Republic           -           -           -          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.2          0.2
Poland          1.5          1.7          0.8          0.1          0.0          0.9          0.1          0.0          0.2
Bulgaria          0.1          0.1          0.3          0.3          0.2          0.4          0.2          0.2          0.1
South Africa          0.1          0.1          0.0          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.2          0.1          0.1
Colombia          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0
Rest of world        10.9        11.0          8.7          8.7        12.1          8.9        13.0        11.0        10.4
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(US, Brazil, CanadaArgentina)       82.5        82.6        85.5        83.4        81.6        84.2        79.4        81.5        79.8
Source:  Table 12(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 38
Chart 12 - Share in world export volume of oilseeds, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
051015202530354045505560
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998United States Brazil Canada ArgentinaG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 39Table 12(b) - Export volume of oilseeds (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
United States       18,834      18,328      20,755      20,230      18,944      23,847      26,613      27,168      21,753 Significant ex porter
Brazil        3,111        2,026        3,733        4,190        5,404        3,498        3,649        8,340        9,276 Significant e xporter
Canada        2,795        2,608        2,649        3,522        5,044        5,229        3,867        4,440        6,068 Reduction com mitment
Argentina        2,275        4,910        3,591        2,748        3,611        3,595        2,892           786        3,670 Significa nt exporter
Paraguay        1,184        1,054           865        1,369        1,194        1,273        1,460        1,688        2,122 Other
Australia           171           194           242           252           305           274           592           708        1,175 Ot her
EC (15)           126             62           366           654           400           366           607           687           888 Re duction commitment
Hungary           155           218           218           357           319           328           371           259           205 Red uction commitment
Romania               2               4               6             20             17             12             25             47           194 Reduction commitment
Czech Republic             -             -             -             43             96           111           173           133           115 Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic             -             -             -             47             48             47             59             96             87 Reduction commitment
Poland           499           566           280             38               8           371             52               3             86 Reduction commitment
Bulgaria             24             39           106           118             74           152           106             77             62 Reduction commitment
South Africa             24             22             17             22             58             29             91             65             50 Reduction commitment
Colombia               1               7               4               1               1               1               1               0               0 Reduction commitment
Rest of world        3,558        3,699        3,125        3,194        4,905        3,800        6,086        5,509        5,334
World Total      32,757      33,736      35,956      36,804      40,428      42,933      46,645      50,005      51,085
Notes:
(1)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:  FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 40 Table 13(a) - Share of selected countries in world export value of fruit and vegetables (per cent)
Average 1986-90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
United States 14.6 17.3 17.4 18.4 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.6 17.3
EC (15) 10.0 9.9 9.4 10.1 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.6 11.9
Turkey 5.7 5.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.5 5.3
Brazil 5.0 3.6 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.2 3.7
Canada 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.3
Chile 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.2
Costa Rica 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1
South Africa 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.0
Poland 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7
Australia 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.6
Philippines 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3
Israel 2.5 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2
Colombia 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2
Hungary 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
Honduras 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Czech Re public - - - 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Bulgaria 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Slovak Republic - - - 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Cyprus 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Switzerland 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Venezuela 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Romania 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Norway 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rest of world 43.4 43.5 44.2 42.7 42.3 43.4 42.9 41.8 41.6
World export value 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four exporters in
1986-90 (EC, US, Turkey Brazil)35.3 36.1 35.5 36.9 37.8 36.6 37.1 38.0 38.1
Source:  Table 13(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 41Chart 13 - Share in world export value of fruit and vegetables, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
05101520
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
United States EC (15) Turkey BrazilG/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 42Table 13(b) -  Export value of fruit and vegetables (million US dollars)
Average 1986 –
19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Basis for Inclusion
United States         3,774         5,757        6,097         6,374         7,104         7,502         7,741         7,875         7,7 20 Significant exporter
EC (15)         2,576         3,309        3,286         3,514         4,471         4,989         5,107         5,185         5,301 Redu ction commitment
Turkey         1,458         1,749        1,570         1,670         2,003         2,179         2,216         2,468         2,348 Reduc tion commitment
Brazil         1,299         1,201        1,449         1,234         1,367         1,487         1,825         1,427         1,666 Reduc tion commitment
Canada            466            560           598            684            828         1,037         1,140         1,239         1,459 Reduction commitment
Chile            685            987        1,137         1,042         1,171         1,375         1,569         1,388         1,435 Sign ificant exporter
Costa Rica            334            508          606            510            754            942            944            971            928 Significant exporter
South Africa            506            756           846            807            762            901            778            921            901 Reduction commitment
Poland            324            495           600            539            647            710            692            712            779 Reduction commitment
Australia            383            508           563            616            646            656            847            866            719 Reduction commitment
Philippines            399            495           504            600            572            581            630            610            575 Significant exporter
Israel            642            682           576            525            532            693            615            535            540 Reduction commitment
Colombia            276            485           493            482            543            497            506            537            521 Reduction commitment
Hungary            439            551           453            420            539            532            523            463            443 Reduction commitment
Honduras            365            359           325            274            154            158            194            180            196 Significant exporter
Czech Re public                -                -               -            137            138            138            148            137            109 Reduction commitment
Bulgaria            305             47             99            100            147            133            134            112            101 Reduction commitment
Slovak Republic                -              - -               55              77              65              59              49              91 Reduction commitment
Cyprus            126            144           118               99            112            171            142              75              81 Reduction commitment
Switzerland               59              71             77               73              87            105              80              61              69 Reduction commitment
Venezuela               32              50             55               65              53              50              49              59              55 Reduction commitment
Romania            135              48             41               50              62              61              74              78              54 Reduction commitment
Norway                 8              16             19               17              22              17              16              1 5              12 Reduction commitment
Rest of world       11,204       14,482      15,438       14,811       16,733       19,190       19,521       18,680       18,568 Reducti on commitment
World total       25,792       33,259      34,951       34,699       39,523       44,170       45,547       44,643       44,671
Notes:     For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 43 Table 14(a) - Share of selected countries in the value of  world exports of "other" agricultural products (per cent)
Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
EC (15)             17.2 19.6 19.5 20.6 19.9 20.3 20.8 20.6 20.9
United States             16.2 18.5 18.1 17.4 17.1 16.2 15.3 15.6 16.1
Brazil               5.6 4.4 4.2 4.4 5.1 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.6
Malaysia               4.0 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.3
Canada               2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.7 4.2
Argentina               2.4 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.5 3.5
Australia               5.0 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.5
China and Chinese Taipei               4.9 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.4
Indonesia               2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8
Hong Kong, China               2.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0
India               1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9
Mexico               1.4            1.3               1.1               1.4               1.3               1.7               1.5               1.7               1.8
Colombia               2.2            1.7               1.6               1.4               1.8               1.6               1.4               1.8               1.7
Thailand               1.4            1.6               1.7               1.7               1.9               2.3               2.2               1.6               1.6
New Zealand               2.3               1.9               1.9               1.8               1.6               1.7               1.7               1.7               1.4
Turkey               1.2               1.4               1.0               1.3               1.1               1.1               1.3               1.2               1.1
Rest of world             27.2             23.9             24.3             23.4             24.9             25.1             25.3             24.9             25.1
World export value
("other"agricultural
products)             100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
exporters in 1986-90(EC, US, Brazil,Australia)            44.0 46.7 46.4 46.6 45.6 44.7 44.6 45.2 45.1
Source:  Table 14(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 44
Chart 14 - Share in world export value of "other" agricultural products, 1986-98 (per cent):
Top four exporters in 1998
0510152025
Average
1986-901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998EC (15) United States Brazil Malaysia Note: Products included are agricultural products other than cereals,
 sugar, butter/butter oil, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, cheese, bovine meat, pigmeat, poultry meat, oilseeds, and fruit and vegetables.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 45Table 14(b) -  Export value of "other" agricultural products (million US dollars)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
EC (15)        17,606        22,168        23,538        25,174        29,402        34,476        36,822        37,606        35,958
United States        16,587        20,894        21,847        21,258        25,154        27,512        27,047        28,505        27, 725
Brazil          5,755          4,997          5,039          5,408          7,564          7,892          8,291          9,186          7,854
Malaysia          4,129          4,110          4,610          4,664          6,206          7,885          7,463          6,985          7,444
Canada          2,718          3,617          4,386          4,955          4,698          5,314          6,401          6,816          7,197
Argentina          2,491          3,308          3,272          3,226          3,861          4,924          4,697          6,323          5,976
Australia          5,173          4,729          5,561          4,973          5,074          5,983          6,789          7,396          5,970
China and Chinese Taipei          4,975          5,286          5,315          5,308          6,562          6,888          6,893          6,868          5,822
Indonesia          2,685          2,811          3,047          3,242          4,477          5,158          5,506          5,761          4,754
Hong Kong, China          2,204          3,487          3,925          3,748          4,366          4,540          4,680          4,22 6          3,470
India          1,782          1,780          1,825          2,153          1,945          2,679          3,344          3,097          3 ,289
Mexico          1,414          1,509          1,383          1,672          1,886          2,821          2,585          3,133          3,133
Colombia          2,214          1,894          1,899          1,735          2,715          2,661          2,449          3,247          2,959
Thailand          1,390          1,774          2,075          2,120          2,833          3,824          3,965          2,857          2,711
New Zealand          2,333          2,159          2,297          2,207          2,365          2,862          3,017          3,163          2,436
Turkey          1,188          1,564          1,178          1,597          1,567          1,864          2,229          2,278          1,925
Rest of world        27,852        27,036        29,348        28,529        36,767        42,593        44,673        45,465        43, 171
 World Total ("other"
agricultural products)     102,496      113,122      120,544      121,969      147,443      169,875      176,850      182,911      171,792
World Total (all
agricultural products)   190,768   213,454   229,685   227,191   262,681  304,748  323,396   323,910 305,482
Notes:
(1)  Products included are agricultural products other than cereals, sugar, butter/butter oil, skim milk powder, whole milk pow der, cheese, bovine meat, pigmeat, poultry meat, oilseeds,
and fruit and vegetables.
(2)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   FAO (1999), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 46ANNEXES
Annex 1(a) - Share of selected countries in world import volume of wheat and wheat flour (per cent)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
Brazil          2.1          4.9          5.5          6.2          7.1          5.9          5.9          5.9          7.6          6.7
Egypt          7.2          5.4          5.9          6.4          6.7          6.6          7.1          7.3          7.7          5.6
Japan          5.7          5.4          5.6          6.5          6.2          5.9          5.9          5.7          5.9          5.6
Korea          3.6          4.1          3.8          6.4          4.5          2.5          3.4          3.6          5.0          3.5
EC          2.3          1.1          1.2          1.8          2.0          3.0          2.5          3.7          3.6          3.5
Indonesia          1.9          2.3          2.5          3.2          3.6          3.7          4.2          3.7          3.3          3 .5
Morocco          1.6          1.4          2.8          2.6          1.3          2.4          1.7          2.7          2.7          3.0
Philippines          1.3          1.6          1.9          2.4          2.1          2.0          2.1          1.9          2.4          2.7
Mexico          0.6          0.7          1.3          2.0          1.5          1.6          1.9          2.2          2.6          2.4
Pakistan          1.3          2.1          2.5          2.3          2.2          2.0          3.0          3.6          3.1          1. 8
United States          0.4          0.9          1.4          2.6          2.2          1.2          1.9          1.9          2.0          1.7
Israel          0.7          0.7          0.7          1.5          1.0          0.9          1.0          1.4          1.2          1.5
Rest of world        71.3        69.3        65.0        56.3        59.5        62.3        59.4        56.2        53.0        58.5
World import volume         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         100         1 00
Total of top five
importers in 1986/87-90/91 (Egypt, Japan,Korea, EC, Brazil)20.8 20.9 22.0 27.2 26.5 23.8 24.8 26.3 29.7 24.9
Source:  Annex 1(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 47Annex 1(b) - Import volume of wheat and wheat flour (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
Brazil 1,997 5,297 5,827 5,774 6,534 5,634 5,875 5,900 7,300 7,100
Egypt 6,962 5,809 6,224 5,887 6,203 6,322 7,035 7,200 7,400 6,000
Japan 5,489 5,828 5,911 5,979 5,730 5,681 5,862 5,700 5,700 6,000
Korea 3,464 4,428 4,008 5,902 4,091 2,384 3,342 3,600 4,800 3,700
EC 2,169 1,198 1,216 1,628 1,823 2,832 2,504 3,700 3,500 3,700
Indonesia 1,795 2,518 2,649 2,924 3,329 3,550 4,124 3,700 3,200 3,700
Morocco 1,563 1,556 2,897 2,448 1,181 2,335 1,645 2,700 2,600 3,200
Philippines 1,261 1,680 1,987 2,211 1,976 1,961 2,100 1,900 2,300 2,900
Mexico 616 784 1,322 1,809 1,386 1,561 1,900 2,200 2,500 2,600
Pakistan 1,255 2,310 2,613 2,085 2,024 1,903 3,003 3,600 3,000 1,900
United States 411 950 1,488 2,377 2,022 1,133 1,925 1,900 1,900 1,800
Israel 669 796 715 1367 932 873 947      1,354 1,200 1,600
Rest of world 68,722 74,848 68,374 52,115 54,691 59,755 58,873 55,725 51,200 62,200
World Total 96,373 108,002 105,231 92,506 91,922 95,924 99,135 99,179 96,600 106,400
Notes:
(1) Volumes are in wheat equivalent; data include wheat, wheat flour and durum (grain and semolina).
(2) Data are for July/June years.(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Sources:
(1) International Grains Council, "Wor ld Grain Statistics", various issues.
(2) International Grains Council (28 September 2000), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
Page 48Annex 2(a) - Share of selected countries in world import volume of coarse grains (per cent)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
Japan 23.9 22.6 24.4 26.2 23.3       21.6       22.5       24.4       21.1       19.0
Mexico 5.7 6.6 5.7 4.8 6.5          8.9          6.9          8.3          9.0          9.3
Korea 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.1 9.8       11.3          9.6          9.1          7.7          7.7
Egypt 1.8 1.5 1.9 2.7 3.2          2.6          3.4          3.6          4.1          3.9
EC 4.4 3.5 2.7 3.5 4.2          5.7          3.3          2.5          3.9          3.0
United States 1.3 2.1 1.1 5.3 3.7          2.6          3.1          3.3          3.0          2.6
Malaysia 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.4          2.5          2.8          2.5          2.4          2.1
Colombia - 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.0          1.4          1.8          2.2          1.8          1.9
Brazil 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.4 2.2          0.7          0.7          1.2          1.6          1.7
Morocco 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.8          1.0          0.7          0.8          1.8          1.6
Venezuela 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.5 1.1          1.4          1.4          1.6          1.5          1.2
Israel 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.4          1.3          1.6          1.2          1.3          1.2
Rest of world 52.4 52.3 50.7 43.7 40.6       39.0       42.2       39.3       41.0       44.6
World import
volume100 100 100 100 100        100        100        100        100        100
Total of top five
importers in 1986/87–1990/91 (Japan,Korea, Mexico, EC,Egypt)           41.8          40.6          41.1          43.3          47.0       50.1       45.7       47.9       45.7       42.9
Source:   Annex  2(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
(estimate)
Japan       21,492       20,943       21,633       21,294       21,072 19,800 20,847 20,800 20,100 19,800
Mexico         5,154         6,157         5,049         3,865         5,848 8,131 6,398 7,100 8,600 9,700
Korea         5,409         5,903         5,675         4,960         8,845 10,391 8,896 7,800 7,300 8,000
Egypt         1,631         1,399         1,687         2,182         2,908 2,401 3,105 3,100 3,900 4,100
EC         3,928         3,254         2,360         2,874         3,783 5,180 3,025 2,100 3,700 3,100
United States         1,148         1,961            958         4,273         3,333 2,424 2,846 2,800 2,900 2,700
Malaysia         1,067         1,533         1,670         1,605         2,150 2,332 2,560 2,100 2,300 2,200
Colombia - 433 620 798 900 1263 1669 1,900 1,700 2,000
Brazil            737            892            986         1,114         2,000 647 650 1,000 1,500 1,800
Morocco            201            443            836            526            732 874 679 700 1,700 1,700
Venezuela            915            534         1,095         1,213            981 1,259 1,275 1,400 1,400 1,300
Israel         1,102            827         1,142         1,115         1,240 1,152 1,517 1,000 1,200 1,300
Rest of world 47,051 48,473 45,037 35,547 36,700 35,713 39,033 33,600 39,100 46,500
World total 89,836 92,752 88,748 81,366 90,492 91,567 92,500 85,400 95,400 104,200
Notes:
(1) Volumes include:  barley, maize, sorghum, oats, rye, millet, triticale and mixed grains.
(2) Data are for July/June years.
(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Sources:
(1) International Grains Council, "Wor ld Grain Statistics", various issues.
(2) International Grains Council (28 September 2000), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Russia - - 16.7 17.3 7.5 9.3 9.3 8.1 10.1
Indonesia 0.7 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.4 5.3 5.9
United States 6.2 9.0 6.6 6.2 5.3 4.8 8.2 8.0 5.5
EC 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.9
Japan 6.6 7.2 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.3
Korea 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7
Egypt 2.7 2.8 1.5 1.7 1.9 3.1 2.0 3.7 3.1
Malaysia 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9
Canada 3.7 3.6 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.6 2.9 2.7
Nigeria 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.6
India 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.8
Morocco 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6
Rest of world 63.1 59.8 48.3 47.4 49.9 57.1 52.9 51.2 50.8
World import
volume100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total of top four
importers in 1992(Russia, US, Japan,EC)- -         35.0         35.5         24.5         24.5         27.7         25.9         24.8
Source:  Annex 3(b).G/AG/W/32/Rev.3
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Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Russia - -         5,144         5,063         2,248         3,186         3,275         2,985         3,732
Indonesia 198            331            425            263            148            688        1,206         1,977         2,199
United States 1,714         2,354         2,045         1,829         1,603         1,637         2,870         2,953         2,056
EC 1,748         1,709         1,786         1,713         1,834         1,787         1,868         1,883         1,814
Japan 1,824         1,895         1,823         1,794         1,700         1,789         1,708         1,757         1,604
Korea 1,069         1,160         1,229         1,188         1,274         1,311         1,402         1,437         1,378
Egypt 737            736            465            504            566         1,076            718         1,357         1,162
Malaysia 724            719            901            898            982         1,057         1,114         1,163         1,065
Canada 1,017            957         1,015         1,162         1,149         1,025         1,260         1,067         1,009
Nigeria 440            409            697            551            461            443            602            645            961
India 418 0 0 0         2,654            215 0            216            670
Morocco 293            280            406            416            455            478            513            603            590
Rest of world 17,400       15,714       14,899       13,885       15,008       19,584       18,562       18,966       18,836
World Total 27,581       26,264       30,835       29,266       30,082       34,276       35,098       37,009       37,076
Notes:
(1)  Centrifugal sugar in terms of raw sugar.
(2)  For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 12 and 13.
Source:   International Sugar Organization, "Sugar Yearbook", several issues.
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