RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/W/32/Rev.1
21 October 1998
(98-4096)
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 refers).
2. The present note updates the information that is contained in the note prepared by the
Secretariat for the purposes of the consultations in November 1997 (G/AG/W/32 refers).  The
information is presented in the form of tables which are attached to this note.  The tables contain data
with respect to export volumes (including food aid) and shares in world export volumes by selected
Members.
3. The following products/product groups are covered by this note:
(i) wheat and wheat flour;
(ii) coarse grains;
(iii) rice;
(iv) sugar;
(v) butter and butter oil;
(vi) skim milk powder;(vii) cheese; and
(viii) bovine meat.
4. Three categories of Members are distinguished in the tables:
(i) Members with export subsidy reduction commitments;
(ii) "significant exporters"; and
(iii) others.
Each table specifies all Members which have, according to their Schedules, export subsidy reduction
commitments with respect to the product/product gr oup concerned.  In the case of Hungary, export
subsidy commitments pursuant to the waiver decision are additionally taken into account (WT/L/238
refers).  As a result Hungary is also included in the tables for skim milk powder and butter and butter
oil.  "Significant exporters" refers to those Member s which are identified in the list of significant
exporters for the purpose of the Committee's notification requirement on export subsidy commitmentsG/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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(G/AG/2/Add.1 refers).  Furthermore, in order to  provide a more comprehensive picture of the
developments of shares in world export volumes, in a few cases it was considered useful to include
selected other Members, in particular those which have emerged as major exporters during the period
covered.  The shares in world export volumes of any "significant" non-Members are not specified in
the tables.
5. The product definition of the statistical data 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.  Members with reduction
commitments on the basis of aggregate product groups are specified in the tables of each individualproduct/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 specified in the tables relating to
products/product groups where they have "significant exporter" status.
6. The export volume data 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 as well as year-to-year changes of shares in world export volumes.  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 or the revision of data.
7. The export volumes of the EC as well as the aggregate export volumes (referred to as "world
totals" in the tables) exclude intra-EC trade.
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8. 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 1996.  For reasons of consistency, more recentdata available from other sources were not used to complement FAO data.  In the case of sugar, the
data available to the Secretariat begin with the year 1990/1991.
9. The country-specific and commodity-specific explanatory notes which are contained in the
sources are not reproduced in this note.   The following symbols are used in the tables:
... not available/not applicable
- negligible.
                                                     
1 EC (15) as from 1986  (FAO), 1994/95 (IGC) and 1995/96 (ISO).G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 3Table 1 - Share in world export volume of whea t and wheat flour by selected Member (per cent)
Average
1986/87 - 1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 (est) 1997/98 (est)
Argentina 4.6 5.3 7.0 4.9 8.6 4.9 10.8 9.4
Australia 12.6 7.7 9.1 13.8 8.6 13.4 18.8 15.6
Bulgaria 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.4 1.0 - -
Canada 20.0 22.6 20.5 19.6 23.1 18.7 18.8 21.9
Czech Republic ... ... ... 0.2 - 1.3 0.2 …
EC 19.3 19.7 21.6 20.7 17.5 13.5 17.8 15.7
Hungary 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.6 0.8 1.5
Mexico 0.1 - - - 0.1 0.5 0.1 …
R o m a n i a 0 . 1 ---- 1 . 90 . 2 1 . 0
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 0.1 - 0.8 - …
S o u t h  A f r i c a … …………… . . .…
S w i t z e r l a n d - ----- - …
Turkey 0.8 5.9 1.9 1.3 1.8  1.0 0.9 1.0
United States 36.0 32.5 35.3 35.6 35.3 36.9 27.8 29.2
Total of the above 95.1 95.1 96.2 96.3 96.6  96.4 96.2 95.3
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:  Table 2.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 2 - 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 (est) 1997/98 (est) Basis for Inclusion
Argentina 4,463 5,734 7,322 4,500 7,869 4,444 10,300 9,000 Other
Australia 12,174 8,283 9,526 12,771 7,900 12,105 17,945 14,900 Significant Exporter
Bulgaria 215 25 300 11 339 895 - … Reduction Commitment
Canada 19,229 24,378 21,609 18,169 21,279 16,915 17,910 21,000 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic ... ... ... 196 41 1,132 191 … Reduction Commitment
EC 18,589 21,278 22,746 19,124 16,098 12,190 17,005 15,000 Reduction Commitment
Hungary 1,322 1,602 500 131 1,079 2,352 750 1,400 Reduction Commitment
Mexico 85 - - 2 97 451 109 … Reduction Commitment
Romania  124 10 - - - 1,707 150 1,000 Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 84 35 696 39 … Reduction Commitment
South Africa … … … … … … ... … Reduction Commitment
Switzerland - - - - 1 - - … Reduction Commitment
Turkey 730 6,373 2,031 1,163 1,666 881 900 1,000 Reduction Commitment
United States 34,684 35,061 37,148 32,941 32,417 33,382 26,520 28,000 Reduction Commitment
World Total 96,373 108,002 105,231 92,506 91,922 90,388 95,400 95,800
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 Republic, Mexico, the Slovak Republic and Switzerland are from FAO (1998);  data for all other countries and world totals are from IGC (1998), except for the year
1997/98 which are from IGC (30 July 1998).
(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 7 and 9.
Sources:
(1) FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
(2) International Grains Council (1998), "World Grain Statistics 1996/97".(3) International Grains Council (30 July 1998), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 5Table 3 - Share in world export volume of c oarse grains by selected Member (per cent)
Average
1986/87 - 1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 (est.) 1997/98 (est)
Argentina 5.4 7.5 7.2 6.4 6.5 6.8 12.3 14.9
Australia 2.9 2.5 3.3 5.6 2.5 4.0 4.7 3.5
B r a z i l - ----- 0 . 4 . . .
Canada 5.9 5.2 3.8 6.9 5.2 4.7 5.6 4.8
Czech Republic … ... ... 0.1 - 0.1 - ...
EC 9.9 9.2 10.5 10.5 8.6 4.1 9.2 5.4
Hungary 0.2 2.7 0.4 - 0.6 0.6 0.5 ...
Mexico - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 ...
Romania 0.3 - - - - 0.2 0.4 ...
Slovak Republic … ... ... 0.2 0.2 0.2 - ...
South Africa 1.9 0.5 - 2.0 3.7 0.6 3.2 1.8
Turkey 0.1 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.1 - 0.2 ...
United States 61.2 54.9 59.9 48.7 63.4 72.5 56.0 51.3
Venezuela - - - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 ...
Total of the above87.8 83.7 85.9 81.3 92.0 94.2 92.7 81.7
World  export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 4.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 4 - Export volume of coarse grains (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986/87-1990/911991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 (est.) 1997/98 (est) Basis for Inclusion
Argentina 4,867 6,924 6,348 5,210 5,871 6,246 11,430 13,100 Significant Exporter
Australia 2,634 2,339 2,959 4,590 2,242 3,682 4,380 3,100 Other
Brazil 1 - 1 4 5 12 352 ... Reduction Commitment
Canada 5,282 4,781 3,345 5,578 4,735 4,290 5,260 4,200 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic … ... ... 49 43 122 8 ... Reduction Commitment
EC 8,914 8,493 9,343 8,508 7,820 3,793 8,580 4,800 Reduction Commitment
Hungary 135 2,491 390 18 552 572 510 ... Reduction Commitment
M e x i c o 6 5 71 94 83 68 37 9 . . . R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
R o m a n i a 2 3 0 1837 2 0 6 3 5 7 . . . R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
Slovak Republic … ... ... 169 171 178 8 ... Reduction Commitment
South Africa 1,701 481 13 1,665 3,389 546 2,940 1,600 Reduction Commitment
Turkey 113 1,184 591 650 971 6 185 ... Reduction Commitment
United States 54,992 50,894 53,159 39,610 57,355 66,376 52,185 45,200 Reduction Commitment
Venezuela 1 1 22 50 43 123 49 ... Reduction Commitment
World Total89,836 92,752 88,748 81,366 90,492 91,567 93,140 88,100
Notes:
(1) Volumes include:  barley, maize, sorghum, oats, rye, millet, triticale and mixed grains.
(2) Data for Brazil, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Venezuela are from FAO (1998); data for all ot her countries and world totals are from IGC (1998),
except for the year 1997/98 which are from IGC (30 July 1998).
(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 7 and 9.
Sources:
(1) FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
(2) International Grains Council (1998), "World Grain Statistics 1996/97".(3) International Grains Council (30 July 1998), "Grain Market Report".G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 7Table 5 - Share in world export volume of rice by selected Member (per cent)
Average
1986 – 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Australia 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.5 3.3
Colombia 0.1 0.7 - - - - -
Czech Republic ... ... ... - - 0.1 0.1
EC (15) 2.8 3.5 2.8 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.8
India 3.1 5.5 3.8 4.8 5.2 22.7 14.7
Indonesia 0.4 - 0.3 2.2 1.0 - -
Pakistan 8.6 9.8 10.0 6.5 5.8 8.6 9.5
R o m a n i a - - - ----
Slovak Republic ... ... ... - - - -
Thailand 39.2 35.1 33.9 31.5 28.6 28.6 32.2
United States 20.2 18.2 14.3 16.9 16.6 14.2 15.6
Uruguay 2.1 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.4 2.1 3.6
Venezuela - - 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Total of the above 79.8 78.4 71.0 70.0 65.0 80.6 81.1
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 6.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 6 - Export volume of rice (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Basis for Inclusion
Australia 391 425 519 482 585 542 567 Other
Colombia 18 85 - 4 2 - - Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic ... ... ... 4 7 17 16 Reduction Commitment
EC (15) 353 434 433 187 250 300 302 Reduction Commitment
India 384 678 580 768 891 4,913 2,491 Other
Indonesia 55 1 42 351 169 - - Reduction Commitment
Pakistan 1,079 1,205 1,512 1,032 984 1,852 1,601 Significant Exporter
Romania - - 1 1 - 2 3 Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic ... ... ... - -  1 5 Reduction Commitment
Thailand 4,912 4,333 5,151 4,989 4,859 6,198 5,454 Significant Exporter
United States 2,532 2,243 2,164 2,680 2,822 3,084 2,640 Reduction Commitment
Uruguay 265  270 328 505 408 462 603 Reduction Commitment
Venezuela 1 - 54 78 70 77 51Reduction Commitment
World Total 12,517 12,336 15,180 15,840 16,996 21,644 16,933
Notes:
(1) Rice in terms of milled rice.
(2) Data for Australia and Pakistan are for the year ending 30 June of the respective year.   Data for India (since 1987) are fo r the year beginning in April.
(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source:    FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 9Table 7 - Share in world export volume of sugar by selected Member (per cent)
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98
Australia 9.8 7.4 11.8 13.4 13.1 12.6 11.5 14.3
Brazil 3.9 6.5 10.0 12.8 17.3 15.7 17.0 18.4
Colombia 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.0 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.7
Cuba 24.8 21.4 13.4 10.9 9.0 11.0 10.2 8.8
Czech Republic ... ... ... 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
EC 19.2 15.8 18.3 19.2 15.0 12.4 14.1 15.8
Hungary - 0.4 - - 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
Mexico 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 1.0 1.2 2.4 2.1
Poland 1.7 0.3 - 1.1 - 0.2 1.5 1.3
R o m a n i a 0 . 2 -------
S l o v a k  R e p u b l i c . . .. . . . . .-----
South Africa 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.0
Thailand 10.3 11.6 8.7 9.7 12.5 13.7 11.7 7.7
Total of the above74.6 67.0 64.0 70.1 72.4 71.7 73.9 74.8
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 8.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 8 - Export volume of sugar (thousand metric tonnes)
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95  1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 Basis for Inclusion
Australia 2,660 2,197 3,350 3,995 4,009 4,365 4,034 4,862 Significant Exporter
Brazil 1,050 1,935 2,835 3,840 5,280 5,440 5,995 6,245 Reduction Commitment
Colombia 345 445 475 605 912 900 808 925 Reduction Commitment
Cuba 6,750 6,334 3,805 3,273 2,760 3,810 3,597 3,000 Significant Exporter
Czech Republic ... ... ... 105 35 30 120 135 Reduction Commitment
EC 5,225 4,691 5,205 5,735 4,575 4,305 4,975 5,375 Reduction Commitment
Hungary 5 114 - 5 25 90 20 45 Reduction Commitment
Mexico 100 82 15 - 300 425 850 700 Reduction Commitment
Poland 475 95 10 325 15 60 544 445 Reduction Commitment
Romania 50 5 5 5 1 5 5 5 Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic ... ... ... - - - - 15 Reduction Commitment
South Africa 805 525 45 195 403 674 916 1,035 Reduction Commitment
Thailand 2,805 3,453 2,463 2,897 3,808 4,758 4,129 2,625 Significant Exporter
World Total27,187 29,648 28,470 29,924 30,542 34,687 35,172 33,963
Notes:
(1) Volumes are for raw sugar.
(2) September/October year.
(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source:   International Sugar Organization, "Quarterly Market Review", several reports.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 11Table 9 - Share in world export volume of sk im milk powder by selected Member (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Australia 6.8 13.2 10.1 12.7 17.4 15.0 20.5
Canada 5.2 4.1 2.8 1.8 3.5 3.7 3.6
Czech Republic ... ... ... 7.3 6.1 4.5 4.5
EC (15) 41.5 32.7 38.9 33.7 17.5 31.7 23.5
Hungary 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 -
New Zealand 13.5 17.1 13.2 10.3 14.0 11.7 13.2
Poland 4.6 6.1 11.7 13.4 11.7 8.2 7.9
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.7
South Africa 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.1
Switzerland 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 - 0.5 0.8
T u r k e y - - -----
United States 17.7 5.0 7.2 8.1 5.2 5.0 1.9
Total of the above 90.4 82.4 85.2 90.5 77.3 81.6 76.9
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 10.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 10 - Export volume of skim milk powder (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Basis for Inclusion
Australia 76 115 105 119 167 177 198 Reduction Commitment
Canada 58 36 30 17 34 44 35 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic ... ... ... 69  58 54 44 Reduction Commitment
EC (15) 463 285 406 316 167 375 227 Reduction Commitment
H u n g a r y 4 1 63233 - R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
New Zealand 151 149 138 96 134 138 127 Significant Exporter
Poland 51 53 122 126 112 98 77 Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 12 8 8 6 Reduction Commitment
South Africa 3 10 3 9 7 3 1 Reduction Commitment
Switzerland 5 10 7 7 - 6 8  Reduction Commitment
T u r k e y - ------ R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
U n i t e d  S t a t e s 1 9 8 4 47 57 64 96 01 9 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
World Total 1,116 871 1,043 938 957 1,184 964
Notes:
(1) Volumes are for dry skim cow milk.
(2) Data for Australia and New Zealand are for the year ending 30 June of the respective year.(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source:    FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 13Table 11 - Share in world export volume of butt er and butter oil by sel ected Member (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Australia 4.6 6.5 6.3 8.2  11.0 10.2 11.3
Canada 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.0
Czech Republic ... ... ... 3.9 2.6 3.3 3.6
EC (15) 54.8 49.5 31.3 25.3 23.5 26.8 25.8
Hungary 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1
New Zealand 25.9 22.7 26.1 26.0 33.0 29.3 32.2
Norway 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.3
R o m a n i a 1 . 2 ------
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 0.2 - 0.1 0.1
South Africa 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4
T u r k e y - ----- 0 . 1
United States 3.3 4.1 11.8 14.2 10.2 4.8 2.9
Uruguay 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.3
Total of the above 92.6 87.8 78.5 80.8 82.4 77.0 80.1
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 12.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 12 - Export volume of butter and butter oil (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Basis for Inclusion
A u s t r a l i a 3 9 5 15 17 08 68 28 4 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
Canada 2 12 10 6 2 6 15 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic ... ... ... 33 20 26 27 Reduction Commitment
EC (15) 465 384 255 215  183 214 191 Reduction Commitment
Hungary 4 12 4 4 1 3 1 Reduction Commitment
New Zealand 219 176 213 221 256 234 238 Significant Exporter
N o r w a y 8 768342 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
R o m a n i a 1 0 ------ R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 2 - - 1 Reduction Commitment
S o u t h  A f r i c a 1 224213 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
T u r k e y - ------ R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
United States 28 32 96 121 79 38 21 Reduction Commitment
Uruguay 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 Reduction Commitment
World Total 849 776 814 851 778 800 739
Notes:
(1) Volumes include ghee.
(2) Data for Australia and New Zealand are for the year ending 30 June of the respective year.
(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source:    FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 15Table 13 - Share in world export volume of cheese by selected Member (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Australia 8.0 7.5 8.2 9.2 10.5 10.8 12.1
Bulgaria 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.5
Canada 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.4
Cyprus 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  0.2 0.2
Czech Republic ... ... ... 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.2
EC (15) 53.7 54.5 51.2 52.6 48.7 47.5 45.9
Hungary 1.6 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1
New Zealand 12.2 12.1 12.7 12.9 13.8 15.7 15.4
Norway 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0
Romania 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
Slovak Republic  ... ... ... 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
S o u t h  A f r i c a ----- 0 . 1 0 . 1
Switzerland 7.8 7.2 7.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.1
Turkey 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4
United States 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.2
Total of the above 93.8 92.7 90.9 92.4 90.5 90.8 89.7
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:   Table 14.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 14 - Export volume of ch eese (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Basis for Inclusion
Australia 63 64 69 86 105 116 135 Reduction Commitment
Bulgaria 22 24 22 13 16 6 6 Reduction Commitment
Canada 10 12 11 9 9 14 15 Reduction Commitment
Cyprus 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic ... ... ... 16 16 12 14 Reduction Commitment
EC (15) 426 464 434 495 485 512 514 Reduction Commitment
H u n g a r y 1 3 1 81 21 21 0 1 21 3 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
New Zealand 97 103 107 121 138 169 173 Significant Exporter
Norway 23  23 27 22 22 23 23 Reduction Commitment
Romania 7 1 2 2 1 1 - Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 8 9 10 11 Reduction Commitment
South Africa - - - - - 1 1 Reduction Commitment
Switzerland 62 61 65 60 59 64 57 Reduction Commitment
Turkey 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 Reduction Commitment
United States 17 14 17 19 25 32 36 Reduction Commitment
World Total 794 852 847 940 996 1,078 1,120
Notes:
(1) Volumes include cheese and curd.
(2) Data for Australia and New Zealand are for the year ending 30 June of the respective year.(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source: FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
Page 17Table 15 - Share in world export volume of bovine meat by sel ected Member (per cent)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Argentina 7.1 6.3 4.4 4.5  6.2 8.6 6.5
Australia 19.8 20.9 20.6 22.4 21.0 20.5 19.2
Brazil 6.4 4.3 6.0 6.4 5.0 3.5 3.6
Bulgaria 0.3 - 0.1 - - - 0.2
Canada 2.5 2.2 3.1 3.9 4.3 4.2 5.6
Colombia 0.3 0.5 0.2 - - 0.1 -
Cyprus - - - - - - -
Czech Republic ... ... ... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
EC (15) 24.9 27.1 25.1  22.5 20.8 19.3 19.3
Hungary 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5
New Zealand 8.9 8.1 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.2 9.2
Norway 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - -
Poland 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7
Romania 1.7  0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Slovak Republic ... ... ... 0.1 0.1  - -
South Africa 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 0.5
T u r k e y - ------
United States 8.8 10.9 11.5 11.5 13.5 15.0 15.7
Uruguay 3.4 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.4 2.3 3.5
Total of the above 86.9 84.8 83.2 83.2 83.3 83.4 84.8
World export volume 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source:  Table 16.G/AG/W/32/Rev.1
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Table 16 - Export volume of bovine meat (thousand metric tonnes)
Average
1986 - 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Basis for Inclusion
Argentina 273 290 215 214 311 436 325 Other
Australia 761 971 1,011 1,059 1,053 1,043 954 Significant Exporter
Brazil 245 197 294 303 251 178 177 Reduction Commitment
Bulgaria 11 - 5 2 1 2 10 Reduction Commitment
Canada 96 104 152 185 216 212 276 Other
Colombia 10 25 8 2 1 3 2 Reduction Commitment
Cyprus - 1 - - - - 1 Reduction Commitment
Czech Republic … … … 7 4 6 6 Reduction Commitment
EC (15) 958 1,255 1,232 1,065 1,044 983 955 Reduction Commitment
H u n g a r y 4 6 5 65 33 13 22 22 2 R e d u c t i o n  C o m m i t m e n t
New Zealand 341 377 398 395 422 415 458 Significant Exporter
Norway 2  3 6 3 1 1 - Reduction Commitment
Poland 63 32 25 18 21 26 36 Reduction Commitment
Romania 65 13 16 17 13 7 3 Reduction Commitment
Slovak Republic … … … 2 3 1 2 Reduction Commitment
South Africa 5 4 3 5 2 26 27 Reduction Commitment
Turkey 1 - 1 1 - - 1 Reduction Commitment
United States 337 505 562 541 676 760 777 Reduction Commitment
Uruguay 131 95 98  82 121 116 172 Other
World Total 3,848 4,633 4,902 4,725 5,011 5,080 4,959
Notes:
(1) Bovine meat in carcass weight equivalent, excluding live animals, fat and offal.
(2) Data for Australia and New Zealand are for the year ending 30 June of the respective year.(3) For further comments see cover note, particularly paragraphs 7 and 9.
Source:   FAO (1998), "FAOSTAT Statistics Database" from the Internet.
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