CORN SUPPLY/DEMAND BY COUNTRY -- USDA
The U.S. Agriculture Department
detailed world supply/demand data for major importers and
exporters of corn, by country, as follows in mln tonnes --
    USSR CORN
                1986/87            1985/86
           04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stocks  N.A.    N.A.     N.A.    N.A.
 Production   12.50   12.50    14.40   14.40
 Imports       8.00    6.00    10.40   10.40
 Domes Use    20.50   19.50    24.40   24.40
 Exports        Nil     Nil      Nil     Nil
 End Stocks    N.A.    N.A.     N.A.    N.A.
 N.A. - Not Available.
    SOUTH AFRICA CORN, in mln tonnes -- 
               1986/87          1985/86
         04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stcks  1.20   1.20     1.87   1.87
 Production   8.50   9.50     8.08   8.08
 Imports       Nil    Nil     0.01   0.01
 Domes Use    6.10   6.20     6.00   6.00
 Exports      2.10   3.00     2.75   2.75
 End Stocks   1.50   1.50     1.20   1.20
    EC-12 CORN, in mln tonnes --
                1986/87           1985/86
           04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stcks  5.17    5.28      2.89    2.89
 Production  25.00   25.03     25.70   25.78
 Imports     10.69   10.61     12.82   12.82
 Domes Use   28.20   29.00     29.46   29.60
 Exports      7.91    7.94      6.78    6.61
 End Stocks   4.75    3.98      5.17    5.28
    ARGENTINA CORN, in mln tonnes --
               1986/87           1985/86
          04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stcks  0.52   0.39       0.39   0.39
 Production  10.00  11.00      12.10  12.10
 Imports       Nil    Nil        Nil    Nil
 Domes Use    4.60   4.60       4.60   4.60
 Exports      5.70   6.50       7.37   7.50
 End Stocks   0.22   0.29       0.52   0.39
    THAILAND CORN, in mln tonnes --
               1986/87           1985/86
          04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stocks 0.43   0.33      0.11   0.11
 Production   4.10   4.10      5.35   5.15
 Imports       Nil    Nil       Nil    Nil
 Domestic Use 1.55   1.35      1.35   1.25
 Exports      2.80   3.00      3.67   3.67
 End Stocks   0.18   0.08      0.43   0.33
    JAPAN CORN, in mln tonnes --
               1986/87           1985/86
          04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stcks  1.24   1.24       1.06   1.06
 Production    Nil    Nil        Nil    Nil
 Imports     15.50  15.44      14.55  14.55
 Domes Use   15.51  15.45      14.37  14.37
 Exports       Nil    Nil        Nil    Nil
 End Stocks   1.24   1.24       1.24   1.24
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