In 000,000 metric tons raw value

Region and country 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95{1}

North America 11.6 10.9 11.6

United States 7.1 7.0 7.4

Mexico 4.3 3.8 4.0

Caribbean 5.4 5.1 4.3

Cuba 4.3 4.0 3.2

Central America 2.3 2.5 2.5

Guatemala 1.1 1.2 1.2

South America 15.5 15.4 16.2

Argentina 1.4 1.1 1.2

Brazil 9.8 9.9 10.5

Colombia 1.8 1.8 2.0

Europe 21.6 22.3 19.9

Western Europe 18.1 18.6 16.5

European Union 17.1 17.4 15.4

France 4.7 4.8 4.3

Germany 4.4 4.8 4.0

Eastern Europe 3.4 3.6 3.4

Poland 1.6 2.3 1.7

Former Soviet republics{2} 7.1 7.5 6.3

Russian Federation 2.5 2.7 2.0

Ukraine 4.0 4.2 3.8

Africa and Middle East 10.0 9.8 10.8

South Africa 1.6 1.7 2.1

Turkey 2.1 2.2 2.1

Asia 33.7 31.9 35.4

China 8.3 6.5 6.2

India 12.5 11.7 14.4

Indonesia 2.3 2.5 2.5

Pakistan 2.6 3.1 3.3

Philippines 2.1 1.8 2.0

Thailand 3.8 4.0 4.7

Oceania 4.8 5.0 5.5

Australia 4.4 4.5 5.0

Totals

Beginning stocks 23.6 21.0 17.6

As % of consumption 20.6% 18.5% 15.4%

Production 112.0 110.2 112.6

Imports{3} 29.5 29.7 27.9

Consumption 114.6 113.7 113.8

Exports{3} 29.5 29.7 27.9

{1}Preliminary.

{2}Includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

{3}Exports do not equal imports because "Totals" are a composite of slightly differing

marketing years, not all beginning in the same months.

Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, November 1994.