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Table 11--Global rice importers, calendar years 2010-2012; monthly revisions and annual changes | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 | Unnamed: 8 | Unnamed: 9 | Unnamed: 10 | Unnamed: 11 | Unnamed: 12 | Unnamed: 13 | Unnamed: 14
 |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011  1/ |  |  |  |  |  | 2012  1/
 |  | April |  | March | April |  | Monthly | Annual |  | March | April |  | Monthly | Annual
 |  | 2012 |  | 2012 | 2012 |  | revisions | changes |  | 2012 | 2012 |  | revisions | changes
 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 tons (milled basis) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 tons (milled basis)
Afghaniatan |  | 166 |  | 300 | 240 |  | -60 | 74 |  | 250 | 250 |  | 0 | 10
Australia |  | 229 |  | 150 | 160 |  | 10 | -69 |  | 125 | 150 |  | 25 | -10
Bangladesh |  | 660 |  | 1483 | 1483 |  | 0 | 823 |  | 650 | 650 |  | 0 | -833
Brazil |  | 778 |  | 620 | 591 |  | -29 | -187 |  | 640 | 640 |  | 0 | 49
Cameroon |  | 300 |  | 300 | 310 |  | 10 | 10 |  | 330 | 330 |  | 0 | 20
Canada |  | 358 |  | 330 | 328 |  | -2 | -30 |  | 340 | 340 |  | 0 | 12
China |  | 366 |  | 600 | 575 |  | -25 | 209 |  | 400 | 750 |  | 350 | 175
Colombia |  | 8 |  | 125 | 125 |  | 0 | 117 |  | 100 | 120 |  | 20 | -5
Costa Rica |  | 71 |  | 60 | 64 |  | 4 | -7 |  | 50 | 50 |  | 0 | -14
Cote d'Ivoire |  | 840 |  | 900 | 900 |  | 0 | 60 |  | 950 | 950 |  | 0 | 50
Cuba |  | 498 |  | 600 | 558 |  | -42 | 60 |  | 525 | 525 |  | 0 | -33
Egypt |  | 15 |  | 40 | 65 |  | 25 | 50 |  | 500 | 600 |  | 100 | 535
European Union |  | 1216 |  | 1150 | 1475 |  | 325 | 259 |  | 1070 | 1400 |  | 330 | -75
Ghana |  | 320 |  | 520 | 520 |  | 0 | 200 |  | 400 | 400 |  | 0 | -120
Guinea |  | 320 |  | 320 | 320 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 315 | 315 |  | 0 | -5
Haiti |  | 337 |  | 395 | 389 |  | -6 | 52 |  | 325 | 325 |  | 0 | -64
Honduras |  | 94 |  | 130 | 126 |  | -4 | 32 |  | 100 | 100 |  | 0 | -26
Hong Kong |  | 390 |  | 410 | 381 |  | -29 | -9 |  | 415 | 415 |  | 0 | 34
Indonesia |  | 1150 |  | 2775 | 3098 |  | 323 | 1948 |  | 1000 | 1950 |  | 950 | -1148
Iran |  | 1000 |  | 1400 | 1800 |  | 400 | 800 |  | 1500 | 1550 |  | 50 | -250
Iraq |  | 1188 |  | 1150 | 1036 |  | -114 | -152 |  | 1200 | 1200 |  | 0 | 164
Japan |  | 649 |  | 700 | 697 |  | -3 | 48 |  | 700 | 700 |  | 0 | 3
Jordan |  | 136 |  | 140 | 140 |  | 0 | 4 |  | 140 | 140 |  | 0 | 0
Korea, North |  | 89 |  | 100 | 108 |  | 8 | 19 |  | 100 | 100 |  | 0 | -8
Korea, South |  | 320 |  | 480 | 512 |  | 32 | 192 |  | 365 | 365 |  | 0 | -147
Liberia |  | 220 |  | 250 | 205 |  | -45 | -15 |  | 250 | 220 |  | -30 | 15
Libya |  | 215 |  | 220 | 220 |  | 0 | 5 |  | 220 | 220 |  | 0 | 0
Malaysia |  | 907 |  | 990 | 1076 |  | 86 | 169 |  | 1085 | 1085 |  | 0 | 9
Mexico |  | 575 |  | 791 | 791 |  | 0 | 216 |  | 725 | 750 |  | 25 | -41
Mozambique |  | 325 |  | 400 | 400 |  | 0 | 75 |  | 375 | 375 |  | 0 | -25
Nicaragua |  | 89 |  | 100 | 90 |  | -10 | 1 |  | 90 | 90 |  | 0 | 0
[NAME] |  | 260 |  | 260 | 260 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 260 | 260 |  | 0 | 0
Nigeria |  | 2000 |  | 2300 | 2550 |  | 250 | 550 |  | 2200 | 2200 |  | 0 | -350
Philippines |  | 2400 |  | 1200 | 1200 |  | 0 | -1200 |  | 1500 | 1500 |  | 0 | 300
Russia |  | 240 |  | 150 | 176 |  | 26 | -64 |  | 150 | 175 |  | 25 | -1
Saudi Arabia |  | 1069 |  | 1100 | 1100 |  | 0 | 31 |  | 1150 | 1150 |  | 0 | 50
Senegal |  | 685 |  | 800 | 800 |  | 0 | 115 |  | 750 | 750 |  | 0 | -50
Sierra Leon |  | 75 |  | 140 | 185 |  | 45 | 110 |  | 130 | 130 |  | 0 | -55
Singapore |  | 310 |  | 310 | 361 |  | 51 | 51 |  | 310 | 350 |  | 40 | -11
South Africa |  | 733 |  | 760 | 885 |  | 125 | 152 |  | 750 | 750 |  | 0 | -135
Syria |  | 315 |  | 350 | 250 |  | -100 | -65 |  | 350 | 250 |  | -100 | 0
Taiwan |  | 146 |  | 125 | 125 |  | 0 | -21 |  | 125 | 125 |  | 0 | 0
Thailand |  | 300 |  | 200 | 200 |  | 0 | -100 |  | 100 | 200 |  | 100 | 0
Turkey |  | 412 |  | 300 | 300 |  | 0 | -112 |  | 300 | 300 |  | 0 | 0
United Arab Emirates |  | 400 |  | 420 | 420 |  | 0 | 20 |  | 430 | 430 |  | 0 | 10
United States |  | 562 |  | 620 | 620 |  | 0 | 58 |  | 675 | 725 |  | 50 | 105
Venezuela |  | 327 |  | 300 | 189 |  | -111 | -138 |  | 300 | 300 |  | 0 | 111
Vietnam |  | 400 |  | 500 | 500 |  | 0 | 100 |  | 400 | 400 |  | 0 | -100
Yemen |  | 330 |  | 335 | 335 |  | 0 | 5 |  | 340 | 340 |  | 0 | 5
Subtotal |  | 24793 |  | 28099 | 29239 |  | 1140 | 4446 |  | 25455 | 27390 |  | 1935 | -1849
Other countries 2/ |  | 6988 |  | 7014 | 6809 |  | -205 | -179 |  | 7231 | 6626 |  | -605 | -183
World total |  | 31781 |  | 35113 | 36048 |  | 935 | 4267 |  | 32686 | 34016 |  | 1330 | -2032
Note: All trade data are reported on a calendar-year basis.
1/ Projected.  2/ Includes unaccounted imports (imports not assigned a particular market).
Source: Production, Supply, & Distribution Online Data Base, FAS/USDA, http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/psdHome.aspx.
Last updated April 10, 2012.