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)
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
585.103
101.474
207.336
2001
215.205
2.71
583.078
107.606
587.238
105.724
203.176
2002
214.473
2.65
567.880
111.855
604.420
105.742
166.636
2003
209.611
2.64
554.063
96.298
588.735
108.653
131.964
2004
217.329
2.88
625.727
105.370
607.465
111.668
150.226
2005
219.264
2.83
619.913
110.935
622.714
116.602
147.425
2006
212.210
2.81
595.720
105.877
615.614
111.636
127.531
2007
218.124
2.80
610.699
96.292
616.955
117.202
121.275
2008
225.391
3.03
682.751
112.725
639.287
142.288
164.739
2009
225.890
2.97
671.887
111.946
648.349
125.323
188.277
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: 11/23/2009