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World Harvested Area1979/80 - 1999/00

1979/80

1989/90

1999/00120

130

140

150

160

170

180

620

640

660

680

700

720

740

World Harvested Area1979/80 - 1999/00

1979/80

1989/90

1999/00120

130

140

150

160

170

180

620

640

660

680

700

720

740

Million hectares

Oilseeds Grains

oilseeds

grains

World Production

1979/80 - 1999/00

1979/80

1989/90

1999/00100

150

200

250

300

350

400

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

Million tons

oilseeds

grains

Oilseeds Grains

November 1999 Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Div., FAS, USD


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Oilseeds

Area breaks record setin 1979/80 due tofavorable soybeanloan rate

Area trending higherfor soybeans,sunflowerseed andrapeseed

Grains

Total-grain area downfor third year due tocontinued weak prices

Wheat lowest levelsince 1988/89; barleylowest on record

Corn at 5-year averagelevel 1979/80 1989/90 1999/00

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Million hectares

United States' Grains Area Down, Oilseeds Up

oilseedsgrains

GrainsOilseeds

United States' Grains and Oilseeds Output LowerOilseeds

Output down slightlybecause of loweraverage yield

Soybean yield hurt byregional weatherproblems in the eastand south

GrainsTotal-grain outputslightly lower

Wheat output lower asreduced area offsetsnear-record yield

Corn output down,third largestproduction andsecond highest yield

1979/80 1989/90 1999/0030

40

50

60

70

80

90

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

Million tons

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



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1979/80 1989/90 1999/000

2

4

6

8

10

34

36

38

40

42

44

EU's Oilseeds Area Grow, Grains Decrease

OilseedsRapeseed areacontinues trend higheron strong demand

Third consecutiveovershoot ofMaximum GuaranteedArea expected for1999/2000, thoughfinal data not yetavailable

Grains

Area falls for secondyear

Weather difficulties,weaker prices, andincreased set-asidepressure area

Million hectares

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

1979/80

1989/90

1999/000

5

10

15

20

125

150

175

200

225

Million tons

EU's Grains Output Decline, Oilseeds at Record

Oilseeds

Production trendshigher, record level

Rapeseed yieldpushes to new loftyrecord

Grains

Total-grain upwardtrend output trimmed

Wheat yield down fromlast season's recordlevel

Decrease in barleymore than offsets anincrease in corn

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



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Argentina's Oilseeds Area Drop, Grains Rise

1979/80 1989/90 1999/002

4

6

8

10

12

14

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Million hectares

OilseedsArea forecast to benear last year's record

Soybean area helpedby recent improvementin soybean/corn priceratio

Sunflowerseed areadown

Grains

Area expands asproducers attempt tomaximize income

Wheat area increase13 percent

Corn up, taking somesunflowerseed area

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

1979/80 1989/90 1999/000

5

10

15

20

25

30

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Argentina's Oilseeds Output Down, Grains Higher

Oilseeds

Production downslightly followingrecord last year

Soybean yield below1997/98 record

Sunflowerseed outputdown following recordarea last year

Grains

Output up due tohigher area

Wheat output higher,second highest yield

Corn yield off 1997/98spike, but still strongand above last season

Million tons

oilseeds

grains

GrainsOilseeds



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Brazil's Oilseeds Area Stable, Grains Decrease

1979/80 1989/90 1999/008

10

12

14

16

18

16

18

20

22

24

26Oilseeds

Area forecast downmarginally

Recent increase insoybean/corn priceratio could result inarea being near lastyear's level

Grains

Long-term areadecline

Wheat continues todecline, while cornincreases

Devaluation of Real,access to credit, andrural debt majorconcerns

Million hectares

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

Brazil's Oilseeds Output Decline, Grains Rise

1979/80 1989/90 1999/007

14

21

28

35

21

28

35

42

49

Oilseeds

Production down afterrecord yield in 1997/98

Soybean productiondown on lower area

Cottonseed yield risesas production shifts toCenter-West

Grains

Output expands due tohigher corn yield

Wheat down, yield ataverage level

Rice retreats fromrecord level

Million tons

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



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China's Grains Area Stable, Oilseeds Increase

1979/80 1989/90 1999/0016

18

20

22

24

26

81

84

87

90

93

96

Million hectares

Oilseeds

Area trending upwardagain after drop in1996/97

Soybean area declinesas imports increase

Rapeseed and peanutareas at record levels

Grains

Area declinesmarginally

Corn at record leveldue to demand andsupport prices

Wheat declines due todry weather

Rice nearly unchanged

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

1979/80 1989/90 1999/000

10

20

30

40

50

200

250

300

350

400

450

China's Grains and Oilseeds Output at Record

Oilseeds

Production sets a newrecord

Peanut and rapeseedoutput higher

Soybean area andyield decline

Grains

Total-grain output atrecord level

Corn down from lastyear's record, butsecond highest

Wheat at secondhighest output

Rice at record level

Million tons

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



7/9

FSU Grains Area Slide, Oilseeds at Record

1979/80 1989/90 1999/007

8

9

10

11

12

13

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

OilseedsArea jumps on strong

demand for rapeseedand sunflowerseed

Cottonseed steadyafter decline earlier inthe decade

Grains

Area continues to dropdue to unfavorableweather and landdiversion

Feed demand falls aslivestock and poultrynumbers decline

Russia's wheat downdue to drought atplanting

Million hectares

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

FSU Grains Output Up Slightly, Oilseeds Recover

1979/80 1989/90 1999/006

8

10

12

14

16

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

Oilseeds

Production reboundsfollowing declineearlier in the decade

Sunflowerseed higherdespite low yield

Grains

Total-grain output

slightly above lastyear's poor level

Russian andKazakstan wheatrebound

Russia and Ukraineyield still constrainedby variable weatherand economicdificulties

Million tons

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



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India's Grains Area Climb, Oilseeds Decrease

1979/80 1989/90 1999/0016

20

24

28

32

36

96

100

104

108

112

OilseedsArea down from therecord set last year

Lower tariff reducesdomestic prices andincentive to plant

Soybean area morethan triples in 10 years

Grains

Area starting to trendhigher

Wheat and rice at

record levelCoarse grains declineover long-term

Million hectares

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

India's Grains Production Record, Oilseeds Lower

1979/80 1989/90 1999/005

10

15

20

25

30

75

100

125

150

175

200

Oilseed

Drought in westerngrowing areas reducescrops' prospects

Peanut yield forecastlowest in 14 years

Soybean output downmarginally

GrainProduction at recordlevel

Wheat and rice atrecord owing to largeryield and area

Coarse grains lower asmonsoon is irregular,although "normal"

Million tons

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds



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Canada's Oilseeds Area Record, Grains Lower

1979/80 1989/90 1999/000

2

4

6

8

16

18

20

22

24

OilseedsArea trending higher,

recent volatility

Strong prices relativeto grains inducesrecord oilseed area

Soybean sunflowerand rapeseed areas allat high levels

Grains

Weak durum wheatprices pressures area

Wheat and barley alsodecreases due torotation, wet weatherat planting, andrelatively strongerrapeseed prices

Million hectares

grains

Grains

oilseeds

Oilseeds

Canada's Oilseeds Output Record, Grains Higher

1979/80 1989/90 1999/002

4

6

8

10

12

20

30

40

50

60

70

Oilseeds

Output increaseencouraged by greatercrush capacity

Rapeseed benefitsfrom favorablemoisture, despiteplanting difficulties

GrainsTotal-grain output updue to favorable lateseason weather

Wheat recovers fromlate planting, barleybenefits fromfavorable weather

Oats and corn lower

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Grains

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