Table 3--World wheat supply and disapperance
Mkt year
1/
Area harvested (million hectares)
Yield
(metric tons per hectare)
Production (million metric tons)
Feed use 2/ (million metric tons)
Domestic disappearance (million metric tons)
Exports 2/ (million metric tons)
Ending stocks (million metric tons)
1960
202.200
1.15
233.451
29.497
230.880
43.857
82.849
1961
203.458
1.08
220.049
32.795
233.141
46.949
69.850
1962
206.878
1.19
246.780
29.378
240.784
46.227
75.846
1963
206.307
1.12
230.387
23.066
235.906
58.265
70.327
1964
215.940
1.23
264.911
33.031
256.759
54.869
78.479
1965
215.248
1.20
259.312
47.679
277.057
61.066
60.734
1966
213.840
1.41
300.651
42.783
273.763
58.404
87.622
1967
219.201
1.33
291.948
48.465
281.906
53.551
97.664
1968
223.894
1.45
323.774
60.611
300.127
50.268
121.311
1969
217.824
1.40
304.021
69.249
321.789
55.817
103.543
1970
206.979
1.48
306.531
77.920
329.545
56.479
80.529
1971
212.736
1.62
344.119
80.355
335.404
56.060
89.244
1972
210.900
1.60
337.486
83.225
351.802
64.801
74.928
1973
217.030
1.69
366.069
69.137
358.330
65.867
82.667
1974
220.026
1.61
355.226
72.016
356.540
61.634
81.353
1975
225.337
1.56
352.647
62.634
347.281
66.891
86.719
1976
233.072
1.78
414.348
68.130
373.716
63.833
127.352
1977
227.156
1.66
377.844
85.471
395.991
66.909
109.207
1978
228.902
1.92
438.942
89.807
413.301
76.763
134.848
1979
227.830
1.83
417.542
94.048
431.937
85.603
120.453
1980
236.901
1.84
435.867
91.210
444.063
90.126
112.657
1981
238.911
1.86
444.995
90.582
445.092
100.376
112.545
1982
238.353
1.98
472.739
92.830
455.569
100.949
129.929
1983
229.923
2.11
484.307
95.648
468.873
101.794
145.359
1984
231.669
2.20
508.913
99.903
486.148
103.646
168.124
1985
229.826
2.15
494.811
97.175
484.474
82.452
178.470
1986
227.895
2.30
524.082
113.192
511.256
89.274
191.296
1987
220.087
2.26
498.398
113.646
530.560
111.565
159.134
1988
217.927
2.27
495.048
103.981
519.463
105.151
134.719
1989
226.498
2.35
533.224
103.668
531.298
103.419
136.645
1990
231.621
2.54
588.599
130.089
554.057
103.843
171.187
1991
223.405
2.43
543.275
113.820
551.610
109.948
162.852
1992
222.740
2.53
562.436
110.918
548.308
110.039
176.680
1993
221.837
2.52
558.226
107.971
552.699
103.717
182.207
1994
214.399
2.44
522.682
99.559
541.796
98.215
163.093
1995
219.054
2.45
537.136
91.922
544.625
99.195
155.604
1996
230.313
2.52
581.295
96.652
573.448
106.903
163.451
1997
228.473
2.67
610.008
100.948
577.165
104.413
196.294
1998
225.390
2.62
590.246
103.649
578.723
101.284
207.817
1999
215.666
2.72
586.745
98.923
585.022
113.449
209.540
2000
217.895
2.68
582.899
104.422
585.033
101.498
207.406
2001
215.205
2.71
583.078
107.806
587.119
105.707
203.365
2002
215.225
2.64
568.708
112.084
605.123
105.630
166.950
2003
210.187
2.63
553.838
96.314
588.642
108.581
132.146
2004
217.633
2.88
625.738
105.629
606.822
111.245
151.062
2005
218.823
2.84
620.851
111.491
624.215
116.709
147.698
2006
212.332
2.81
596.304
105.869
616.870
111.186
127.132
2007
217.532
2.81
610.872
95.287
619.515
113.592
118.489
2008
224.762
3.01
676.281
124.474
654.883
122.881
139.887
1/ Aggregated based on local marketing years. Latest data may be preliminary or projected.
2/ Excludes intra-European Union trade.
Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, Production, Supply, and Distribution Database.
Date run: 9/23/2008