In 000,000 metric tons raw value

North America 10.8 11.9 11.3

United States 6.9 7.2 6.9

Mexico 3.8 4.6 4.2

Caribbean 5.1 4.2 5.0

Cuba 4.0 3.3 4.0

Central America 2.4 2.6 2.8

Guatemala 1.1 1.3 1.3

South America 15.5 18.3 19.2

Argentina 1.1 1.2 1.5

Brazil 9.9 12.4 13.0

Colombia 1.8 2.0 2.1

Europe 22.1 19.6 20.6

Western Europe 18.6 16.6 17.1

European Union 18.4 16.5 17.0

France 4.7 4.4 4.6

Germany 4.7 4.0 4.2

Eastern Europe 3.5 3.0 3.5

Poland 2.2 1.5 1.8

Former Soviet republics{2} 7.5 5.7 6.4

Russia 2.7 1.7 1.9

Ukraine 4.2 3.6 4.0

Africa and Middle East 9.8 10.2 10.2

South Africa 1.2 1.8 1.8

Turkey 2.2 1.7 1.6

Asia 31.8 37.4 36.9

China 6.5 6.0 6.5

India 11.7 16.3 15.2

Pakistan 3.1 3.2 3.2

Philippines 1.8 1.6 1.8

Thailand 4.0 5.4 5.7

Oceania 4.9 5.7 5.5

Australia 4.4 5.1 5.0

Totals

Beginning stocks 21.1 18.4 19.4

As % of consumption 18.8% 16.1% 16.6%

Production 109.8 115.6 118.0

Imports{3} 30.0 30.5 31.3

Consumption 112.5 114.5 116.6

Exports{3} 30.0 30.5 31.3

{1}Preliminary.

{2}Includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

{3}Exports may 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 1995.