FEED OUTLOOK June 13, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEED OUTLOOK is a monthly report issued electronically by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005 -4788. No printed copies available. FDS-0697. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLIGHTS o Feed Grain Outlook Virtually Unchanged This Month o Crop Conditions Generally Favorable to Date o Grain Market Prices Edge Down in Recent Weeks, Hay Prices Rise INCREASE IN PRODUCTION TO BOOST SUPPLIES AND RAISE STOCKS IN 1997/98 There were no changes in forecast production, use, or stocks of any of the feed grains this month for either 1996/97 or 1997/98. During the past month, attention was largely focused on the completion of planting and early-season growing conditions. Old-crop supplies remain adequate to cover demand. The Grain Stocks report to be released on June 30 will provide an estimate of disappearance for the March-May quarter, along with an indication of available supply for the summer. U.S. feed grain supplies are projected to increase 24 million tons in 1997/98 to 308.5 million, the highest since 1994/95. The higher supplies reflect both larger crops and larger carryin stocks. Feed grain production in 1997 is projected up for the second straight year to 278 million metric tons, an increase of 11 million tons from 1996. If realized, this would be the second highest production on record, narrowly eclipsing the 1992 outturn but trailing the 285 million tons achieved in 1994. Demand prospects for 1997/98 are strong, and total disappearance is projected at 269 million metric tons, up 12 million from the previous year. Gains will be led by corn, with smaller increases in store for oats and barley. Sorghum use is expected to decline because of lower production. The increase in feed grain supply is projected to outstrip gains in use, resulting in higher stocks. Feed grain ending stocks are projected at 39.5 million tons, up 12 million from 1996/97. Changes in foreign forecasts were small this month. The global outlook remains favorable for U.S. exports in 1997/98, as competing corn exporters reduce plantings and production while foreign consumption continues to grow. A small increase in world ending stocks of coarse grains is expected despite higher use. The ratio of world ending stocks to use is projected at 13.8 percent, up from 13.6 percent in 1996/97, but still relatively low historically. NO CHANGE IN 1997 CROP FORECASTS This spring has seen unseasonably cool weather over most of the Corn Belt, slowing crop emergence and development. However, early indicators show feed grain crops in generally good condition. Moisture has been adequate to abundant in most areas, with the key exception of North Dakota and parts of Minnesota, which have turned dry in recent weeks. A recent shot of rainfall in the western Corn Belt has eased concerns about a drying trend in that region. Excessive moisture and some local flooding have been problems on a relatively small scale, mainly affecting corn in parts of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. No acreage adjustments were made this month, and planting forecasts still reflect farmers' intentions when surveyed earlier in the spring. On June 30, USDA will release the Acreage report based on information gathered in the first half of June. For the first time in 3 years, most crops were planted early or on time, and this should allow an accurate appraisal of acreage without follow-up surveys. Corn production in 1997 is projected at 9,840 million bushels, a 6-percent increase from the year before, and the second highest ever. Planted acres are forecast 2 percent higher to 81.4 million and average yields up 3 percent to 131 bushels per acre. By June 1, 98 percent of the crop had been planted in the major producing States, compared with the 5-year average of 89 percent. As of June 8, 65 percent of the corn crop was rated in good or excellent condition, well ahead of last year's comparable ranking of 50 percent. Most of the crop will go through the pollination and reproductive stage in July, and weather conditions then will be critical for yield prospects. Sorghum production is projected at 665 million bushels, compared with 803 million last year. Sorghum planted acreage is forecast at 10.9 million acres, declining from 13.2 million in 1996 when problems with wheat and cotton led to a sharp gains in sorghum. The average sorghum yield is projected at 67.6 bushels per acre, about equal to the 1996 yield. By June 8, 72 percent of the crop was planted nationally, above the 5-year average of 65 percent. Barley production in 1997 is projected at 395 million bushels, about equal to last year. Plantings are forecast to fall 2 percent to 7 million acres, while yields are projected up 2 percent to 59.7 bushels per acre. After a slow start, the pace of barley planting by late May had caught up to the average and was ahead of last year. The condition of the crop continues to be favorable, with 71 percent of the crop rated good or better on June 8, but down slightly from the previous week's 77 percent. States that have been dry--Montana and North Dakota--accounted for lower ratings, but Montana, the lowest ranked State, still had 62 percent of the crop rated good or better. The barley crop is ahead of last year and the 5-year average with 91 percent emerged, compared with 79 percent last year and 88 percent in the last 5 years. Oats production is projected at 187 million bushels, up from 155 million in 1996. Acres harvested for grain are expected to increase 20 percent to 3.23 million, according to farmers' intentions, and yields are projected at 58 bushels per acre, up slightly from last year. The oats crop condition as of June 8 was about the same as last year with 64 percent of the crop rated good or better in the 9 selected States, down from 66 percent in 1996. Individually, North Dakota at 17 percent is the only State that has a relatively large share of the crop rated poor or very poor. The percent of the crop emerged is the same as last year at 93 percent. HAY PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE AS MARKET REMAINS TIGHT Hay prices received by farmers continued above last year in May. Reflecting tight supplies of high quality hay, alfalfa prices rose $4 per ton to $127, another monthly record, and the all hay price inched up $1 per ton to $118, also surpassing last month's old record. The overall forage outlook is more favorable, with pasture and range conditions on June 6 rated 64 percent good or better, up from 57 percent last year. The cool weather in May that has slowed corn development also kept some hay from being ready to harvest as early as some years. There are scattered reports of rain-damaged hay, specifically in the Pacific Northwest and also in Texas. Minnesota reported dry weather had kept the alfalfa shorter than usual but quality is good. Nebraska and Iowa reported short alfalfa first cuttings. So while the first cuttings of alfalfa are probably about normal to slightly reduced, the second and latter cuttings when we are past spring rains are more likely to be of higher quality. Grass hays that only make one cutting may be a little late but should be good given the pasture and range conditions. FEED GRAIN PRICES SOFTEN There were only slight adjustments made in USDA price forecasts this month for 1996/97 and no changes for 1997/98. Cash, farm, and futures prices all slipped in recent weeks in response to timely planting and generally favorable crop prospects, as well as the impact of declines in the soybean market. The 1996/97 season average farm price of corn is forecast at $2.70-2.75 per bushel, down 5 cents on the high end of the range. The preliminary price received by farmers in May was $2.68 a bushel, down 12 cents from April. The forecast farm price of sorghum for 1996/97 was also reduced slightly to $2.30-2.35 per bushel, down 5 cents on the high end. The preliminary farm price for May was $2.33 per bushel, down from $2.43 in April. Farm prices typically increase seasonally in the spring months, but this pattern can be outweighed by downward pressures if the market expects a large new crop. Futures prices for corn dropped about 15 cents a bushel over the last month for the July and December contracts. Central Illinois cash corn prices dropped to under $2.70 per bushel by early June, down about a dime from early May. For 1997/98, farm prices for all the feed grains are projected to decline in the face of a large increase in corn production and supply. Despite lower prospective supplies of both sorghum and barley, prices for each are expected to be pulled down by corn, the dominant feed grain. WORLD OUTLOOK LARGELY UNCHANGED Global supply and use projections for coarse grains were mostly unchanged this month, and there were no changes in U.S. export forecasts. One change of note was an increase in sorghum import forecasts for Israel. Its 1996/97 forecast was raised 150,000 tons from last month to 450,000 tons, the highest since 1985, and the 1997/98 forecast was raised 100,000 tons to 400,000 tons. Israel imports sorghum from the United States, and prices have been competitive with alternative feed grains and feed wheat. From October 1996 through April 1997, sorghum monthly average export quotes from Gulf Ports have been running $3 to $10 per ton lower than comparable corn export quotes. The discounts were even larger between May and August 1996, with the discount in July reaching a record high of $32 per ton. Summer discounts for sorghum this year are not likely to be as large because of lower sorghum crop prospects and more abundant corn supplies. ****************************************************************************** * Information Contacts: Pete Riley (202) 501-8512 * * Allen Baker (202) 219-0360 * * International Analysis: Edward Allen (202) 219-0831 * * Data Coordinator: Jenny Gonzales (202) 219-0704 * * The next Feed Outlook will be released on July 14, 1997. * ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** * The Feed Outlook report is available on the Internet via the ERS Homepage * * (www.econ.ag.gov). Select Products and Services, Publications, Field * * Crops, Feed Grains. * ****************************************************************************** Table 1--Feed Grains: Marketing year supply and disappearance 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year/ Beg. Produc- Im- Supply FSI Feed & Ex- Total End. Farm Qtr. stocks tion ports resid. ports disp. stks. price ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CORN ------------------------Million bushels--------------------- $/bu 1994/95 Sep-Nov 850 10,103 2 10,955 409 2,016 449 2,874 8,080 2.05 Dec-Feb 8,080 --- 4 8,084 409 1,493 590 2,493 5,592 2.18 Mar-May 5,592 --- 3 5,595 448 1,163 568 2,180 3,415 2.35 Jun-Aug 3,415 --- 1 3,416 438 850 570 1,858 1,558 2.59 Mkt. yr. 850 10,103 10 10,962 1,704 5,523 2,177 9,405 1,558 2.26 1995/96 Sep-Nov 1,558 7,374 4 8,935 413 1,756 660 2,830 6,106 2.80 Dec-Feb 6,106 --- 5 6,111 401 1,348 562 2,311 3,800 3.15 Mar-May 3,800 --- 5 3,805 415 1,062 610 2,087 1,718 3.76 Jun-Aug 1,718 --- 3 1,721 370 530 396 1,295 426 4.31 Mkt. yr.1,558 7,374 16 8,948 1,598 4,696 2,228 8,522 426 3.24 1996/97 Sep-Nov 426 9,293 3 9,723 385 1,948 487 2,819 6,904 2.96 Dec-Feb 6,904 --- 2 6,906 392 1,496 525 2,412 4,494 2.66 Mkt. yr. 426 9,293 10 9,729 1,670 5,325 1,825 8,820 909 2.70-2.75 1997/98 Mkt. yr. 909 9,840 10 10,759 1,760 5,600 2,050 9,410 1,349 2.25-2.65 SORGHUM 1994/95 Sep-Nov 48 649 0 697 0 210 64 274 422 1.91 Dec-Feb 422 --- 0 422 1 80 61 142 281 2.02 Mar-May 281 --- 0 281 1 67 54 122 159 2.18 Jun-Aug 159 --- 0 159 1 43 43 87 72 2.64 Mkt. yr. 48 649 0 697 3 400 223 625 72 2.13 1995/96 Sep-Nov 72 460 0 532 1 176 54 231 301 2.36 Dec-Feb 301 --- 0 301 1 71 67 139 163 3.25 Mar-May 163 --- 0 163 1 55 36 92 70 3.94 Jun-Aug 70 --- 0 70 4 7 41 52 18 3.63 Mkt. yr. 72 460 0 532 8 308 198 514 18 3.19 1996/97 Sep-Nov 18 803 0 821 11 287 56 354 467 2.50 Dec-Feb 467 --- 0 467 11 124 59 193 274 2.25 Mkt. yr. 18 803 0 821 35 515 215 765 56 2.30-2.35 1997/98 Mkt. yr. 56 665 0 721 24 400 200 624 97 2.00-2.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 1--Feed Grains: Marketing year supply and disappearance, (cont.) 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year/ Beg. Produc- Im- Supply FSI Feed & Ex- Total End. Farm Qtr. stocks tion ports resid. ports disp. stks. price ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARLEY ----------------------Million bushels--------------------- $/bu 1994/95 Jun-Aug 139 375 24 538 45 120 20 186 352 2.00 Sep-Nov 352 --- 14 366 37 31 19 87 279 1.98 Dec-Feb 279 --- 14 292 38 51 11 99 193 2.05 Mar-May 193 --- 14 207 52 26 17 95 113 2.15 Mkt. yr. 139 375 66 580 173 228 66 467 113 2.03 1995/96 Jun-Aug 113 360 12 484 44 111 17 172 313 2.53 Sep-Nov 313 --- 8 321 39 28 11 78 243 2.80 Dec-Feb 243 --- 8 251 37 17 20 73 178 3.18 Mar-May 178 --- 12 190 52 23 16 91 100 3.29 Mkt. yr. 113 360 41 513 172 179 62 413 100 2.89 1996/97 Jun-Aug 100 397 9 505 44 138 7 190 316 3.18 Sep-Nov 316 --- 8 324 39 25 12 76 248 2.73 Dec-Feb 248 --- 8 256 37 40 7 84 172 2.57 Mkt. yr. 100 397 35 531 172 235 35 442 89 2.75 1997/98 Mkt. yr. 89 395 40 524 172 245 35 452 72 2.10-2.50 OATS 1994/95 Jun-Aug 106 229 20 355 23 112 0.2 135 220 1.19 Sep-Nov 220 --- 34 254 22 40 0.2 62 192 1.19 Dec-Feb 192 --- 23 215 20 46 0.4 66 149 1.21 Mar-May 149 --- 16 165 27 37 0.2 64 101 1.36 Mkt. yr. 106 229 93 428 92 234 1.0 327 101 1.22 1995/96 Jun-Aug 101 162 28 290 23 86 0.4 110 180 1.48 Sep-Nov 180 --- 26 206 22 31 0.5 53 153 1.52 Dec-Feb 153 --- 18 171 20 38 0.3 58 113 1.94 Mar-May 113 --- 9 122 27 28 0.8 56 66 2.21 Mkt. yr. 101 162 81 343 92 183 2.1 277 66 1.68 1996/97 Jun-Aug 66 155 6 228 24 70 1.0 95 133 2.08 Sep-Nov 133 --- 39 172 22 20 0.8 43 129 1.83 Dec-Feb 129 --- 28 156 20 40 0.3 61 96 1.79 Mkt. yr. 66 155 100 322 95 150 3.0 248 74 1.95 1997/98 Mkt. yr. 74 187 100 361 95 185 3 283 78 1.40-1.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1/ Corn and sorghum are on a September 1 to August 31 marketing year. Barley and oats are on a June 1 to May 31 marketing year. Table 2--Feed and residual use of wheat and coarse grains ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Feed Total Animal Feed/ Beginning Corn Sorg. Barley Oats Grains Wheat grains Units animal September 1 unit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Million metric tons --------------- Mil. Tons 1994/95 Sep-Nov 51.2 5.3 0.7 0.7 57.9 -0.8 57.1 Dec-Feb 37.9 2.0 1.1 0.7 41.8 0.7 42.5 Mar-May 29.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 32.4 -0.8 31.6 Jun-Aug 21.6 1.1 2.4 1.3 26.4 8.3 34.7 Mkt. yr. 140.3 10.2 4.76 3.3 158.5 7.4 165.9 84.3 1.97 % Change 17.9 -12.4 -20.0 -13.8 12.9 -22.4 10.7 0.4 10.2 1995/96 Sep-Nov 44.6 4.5 0.6 0.5 50.2 -2.7 47.5 Dec-Feb 34.3 1.8 0.4 0.6 37.0 0.4 37.4 Mar-May 27.0 1.4 0.5 0.4 29.3 -1.8 27.5 Jun-Aug 13.5 0.2 3.0 1.0 17.7 10.4 28.1 Mkt. yr. 119.3 7.8 4.5 2.6 134.2 6.3 140.4 85.0 1.65 % Change -15.0 -22.9 -5.8 -22.1 -15.3 -15.8 -15.4 0.8 -16.0 1996/97 Sep-Nov 49.5 7.3 0.5 0.4 57.7 -2.1 55.6 Dec-Feb 38.0 3.1 0.9 0.7 42.7 0.7 43.4 Mkt. yr. 135.3 13.1 5.0 2.7 156.1 6.6 162.7 85.3 1.91 % Change 13.4 67.1 12.4 5.5 16.3 5.7 15.9 0.4 15.4 1997/98 Mkt. yr. 142.2 10.2 5.3 3.0 160.7 6.1 166.8 87.0 1.92 % Change 5.2 -22.3 5.7 8.9 2.9 -7.4 2.5 2.0 0.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 3--Grain shipments and rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994/95 --------------1995/96----- --------1996/97-- Mkt. Yr. Mkt. Yr. Sept-Apr Apr Sept-Apr Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barge shipments 1/ 3.1 4/ 3.7 3.6 4.3 NA 1.8 (Million ton/month) Barge rate index 2/ 160.8 151.8 181.2 131.2 121.6 94.7 (Dec 1990 = 100) Railcar loadings 3/ 28.5 27.1 29.3 29.3 24.3 23.5 (1,000 cars/week) Rail rate index 2/ 116.6 117.3 117.8 118.1 NA NA (Dec 1984 = 100) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Illinois & Mississippi rivers. Includes soybeans and all grains. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2/ Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 3/ Includes soybeans and all grains. Source: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. 4/ 11-months average. NA = Not available. Table 4--Cash feed grain prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corn, Corn, Sorghum, Sorghum, Barley, Barley, Oats, No. 2, No. 2, No. 2, Yel No. 2, No. 2, No. 3 or No. 2, Yel, Yel, Texas Yel, feed, better, Heavy Ctrl. Gulf South Gulf Duluth Malting, white, IL ports Panhandle ports Minn. Minn. 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mkt. yr. $/bu $/bu $/cwt $/cwt $/bu $/bu $/bu 92/93 2.12 2.46 4.06 4.27 2.11 2.37 1.58 93/94 2.54 2.85 4.95 4.90 2.05 2.48 1.55 94/95 2.34 2.78 4.75 4.62 2.02 2.75 1.36 95/96 3.91 4.30 7.30 7.19 2.67 3.69 2.28 Monthly: 1996: Jan 3.53 4.00 6.75 7.05 2.94 4.00 2.40 Feb 3.71 4.18 7.25 7.25 3.00 3.47 2.31 Mar 3.92 4.34 7.38 7.50 2.86 NQ 2.47 Apr 4.47 4.80 8.16 8.44 2.99 NQ 2.56 1997: Jan 2.62 3.02 4.57 4.80 1.95 NQ 1.89 Feb 2.71 3.08 4.80 5.03 2.01 2.75 1.94 Mar 2.90 3.25 5.47 5.42 2.22 NQ 1.99 Apr 2.87 3.17 5.21 5.37 2.33 2.73 1.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Marketing year beginning September 1. NQ = No quote. 2/ Marketing year beginning June 1. Table 5--Selected feed and feed by-product prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Cotton- Corn Corn Meat & Dists.' Wheat Alfalfa meal seed gluten gluten bone dried midlgs, farm 44% slv. meal, feed, meal, meal, grains, Kansas price Decatur, 41% slv. IL IL Central Lawrence- City IL Memphis pts. pts. U.S. burg, IN 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------$/ton---------------------------------- Mkt. yr. 92/93 180.80 159.22 95.95 284.60 220.93 122.84 69.69 78.20 93/94 181.82 168.36 88.62 286.61 206.81 123.79 81.51 89.30 94/95 151.77 112.64 82.77 221.95 170.51 106.70 65.04 92.10 95/96 217.27 186.12 116.47 319.35 222.07 151.37 118.08 88.20 Monthly: 1995/96: Jan 220.50 208.80 127.00 351.00 236.50 144.80 131.20 84.60 Feb 216.70 202.80 122.10 342.50 217.60 144.00 118.70 84.60 Mar 215.70 195.60 122.00 341.25 216.50 145.00 128.90 85.50 Apr 237.90 206.25 127.40 336.50 212.90 156.60 148.00 93.40 1996/97: Jan 240.70 207.20 100.25 336.25 262.90 144.00 103.10 106.00 Feb 253.60 183.75 102.75 335.60 258.80 149.00 96.20 115.00 Mar 270.40 189.10 100.90 340.00 285.00 148.50 97.10 116.00 Apr 277.70 189.10 95.90 342.50 287.70 136.80 86.40 123.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Marketing year beginning September 1. 2/ Marketing year beginning May 1. 3/ Includes monthly & marketing year revisions from 1994/95. Table 6--Corn: Food, and industrial uses ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glucose ---Alcohol--- Cereals and Bev. & other Total Year HFCS dex. Starch Fuel & Mfg products F&I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Million bushels 1994/95 Sep-Nov 104.6 58.8 57.3 134.4 21.2 32.9 409.2 Dec-Feb 100.5 51.5 55.0 141.5 27.9 32.5 408.9 Mar-May 123.8 58.4 56.2 137.7 24.3 33.3 433.8 Jun-Aug 135.6 62.3 57.3 119.1 26.7 33.3 434.3 Mkt year 464.6 231.1 225.7 532.8 100.1 132.0 1686.2 1995/96 Sep-Nov 110.1 60.7 55.8 121.1 32.3 33.2 413.1 Dec-Feb 105.1 52.9 51.5 120.8 37.5 32.8 400.6 Mar-May 130.8 60.7 55.0 91.8 25.0 33.5 396.8 Jun-Aug 136.2 62.8 57.0 61.9 15.5 33.5 367.0 Mkt year 482.2 237.1 219.3 395.7 110.4 133.0 1577.6 1996/97 Sep-Nov 115.1 57.4 55.0 96.4 27.4 33.5 384.8 Dec-Feb 110.7 56.3 55.1 109.4 27.1 33.1 391.7 Mkt year 515.0 240.0 225.0 425.0 110.0 134.3 1649.3 1997/98 Mkt year 530.0 245.0 230.0 485.0 112.0 137.0 1739.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 7--Wholesale corn milling product and by-product prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corn meal, Brewers' Sugar, HFCS, 42% Corn starch, yellow, grits, destrose, tank cars, fob Midwest New York Chicago Midwest Midwest 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $/cwt $/cwt cents/lb cents/lb $/cwt Mkt. yr. 1/ 92/93 13.39 9.68 24.50 13.30 10.70 93/94 14.49 10.98 25.44 14.63 12.61 94/95 13.22 10.67 25.62 12.27 12.43 95/96 2/ 17.79 14.21 25.50 13.01 15.98 Monthly 1996: Feb 17.36 13.26 25.50 13.15 15.11 Mar 17.87 13.77 25.50 13.15 15.50 Apr 19.46 15.36 25.50 13.15 16.19 May 20.28 16.19 25.50 13.15 17.45 1997: Feb 16.67 12.57 25.50 13.15 12.77 Mar 17.02 12.92 25.50 13.15 12.95 Apr 16.94 12.84 25.50 13.15 13.55 May 2/ 16.71 12.61 25.50 13.15 13.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Marketing year beginning September 1. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Bulk-industrial, unmodified. Table 8--U.S. feed grain exports by selected destinations 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country/region ------1994/95------ ------1995/96------ 1996/97 Mkt. yr. Sep-Mar Mkt. yr. Sep-Mar Sep-Mar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CORN --------------------Thousand tons--------------------- Japan 15,849 8,939 15,303 8,985 8,701 Taiwan 6,027 3,445 5,938 3,593 3,402 Former USSR 140 55 34 27 69 South Africa 187 29 347 339 81 Sub-Saharan Africa 449 287 321 298 80 EU 2,836 1,446 2,842 2,206 1,180 Egypt 2,569 1,504 2,167 1,468 1,434 Canada 1,096 488 808 376 591 China 3,240 1,098 2,207 2,207 53 East Europe 112 67 188 166 103 Algeria 1,000 839 522 375 505 S. Korea 8,005 4,572 8,285 5,372 4,441 Mexico 2,985 2,058 6,453 3,091 1,855 Others 10,723 6,493 11,077 7,923 7,332 Total 55,218 31,318 56,494 36,426 29,827 SORGHUM Mexico 2,557 1,518 1,759 901 1,381 Japan 2,050 1,435 1,617 1,261 1,416 Others 1,008 653 1,591 1,298 724 Total 5,615 3,606 4,968 3,459 3,522 ---------------------------------------------------------- ------1994/95--- ------1995/96------ 1996/97 Mkt. yr. June-Mar Mkt. yr. June-Mar June-Mar BARLEY ---------------------------------------------------------- Saudi Arabia 203 135 373 373 88 Israel 468 427 42 42 28 Jordan 51 51 0 0 50 Others 671 598 932 773 448 Total 1,392 1,210 1,347 1,189 614 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: Bureau of the Census Table 9--U.S. imports by country of origin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country/region ------1994/95--- ------1995/96------ 1996/97 Mkt. yr. June-Mar Mkt. yr. June-Mar June-Mar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OATS --------------------Thousand tons--------------------- Canada 1,161 973 1,302 1,204 1,242 Finland 374 374 22 22 46 Sweden 70 70 62 62 117 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1/ 1,605 1,417 1,387 1,289 1,406 BARLEY, MALTING Canada 715 551 740 558 448 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1/ 716 551 740 559 448 BARLEY, OTHER 2/ Canada 702 633 141 114 161 Other 16 16 6 1 0 Total 1/ 719 649 147 115 161 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Mainly consists of barley for feeding, and also includes seed barley. Source: Bureau of the Census END_OF_FILE