Appropriate conversion factors are used to convert numbers into weight when only numbers are reported. Cereals and wheat and wheat flour Wheat flour is included in terms of wheat equivalent. The conversion factor of wheat flour towheat is based on an extraction rate of 72 percent for all countries. Flour of cereals other than wheat is not included in the summary. 65 milled rice units.
Husked rice is included at the actual weight.
The figures refer to trade in green bananas, including plantains. Bananas are traded in stems, bunches, or cases of different size and weight, according to the different varieties grown. Many of the major trading countries report their imports or exports in number of bunches or cases without any indication of weight. In estimating the tonnage, use is made of the conversion factors adopted by each country, irrespective of the fluctuations that may occur in the weight of the stems or cases in a given year or over a period of years. Sugar, total Refined sugar is converted to raw sugar equivalent using the factor 1.087 for all countries.