COTTON AND WOOL OUTLOOK March 13, 2000 March 2000, ERS-CWS-0200 Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON AND WOOL OUTLOOK is issued electronically monthly by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20036-5831. Electronic release only; no printed copies available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Cotton Supply and Demand Overview U.S. Mill Use and Exports Revised Slightly Foreign Production and Consumption Textile Trade Deficit Widens in 1999 U.S. Domestic Consumption Rises in 1999 U.S. Cotton Supply and Demand Overview The 1999/2000 U.S. cotton crop remains estimated at 16.95 million bales, compared with 13.9 million in 1998/99. Final production will be released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 12. Based on the current production estimate, beginning stocks of 3.9 million bales and projected raw cotton imports of 100,000 bales, 1999/2000 U.S. cotton supply is expected to total 21 million bales, 15 percent above last season. However, total demand for U.S. cotton is also projected to expand this season. A sharp rebound in U.S. exports is more than offsetting a slight decline in mill use. Total demand is expected to reach 16.6 million bales in 1999/2000, 12.5 percent above 1998/99. Based on this supply and demand outlook, U.S. ending stocks are projected at 4.4 million bales. Although nearly 500,000 above last season, the 1999/2000 stocks-to-use ratio is expected to remain near year-ago levels at 26.5 percent. U.S. Mill Use and Exports Revised Slightly U.S. mill use and exports were revised slightly this month, with offsetting adjustments of 100,000 bales each. U.S. mill use in 1999/2000 is now expected to reach 10.1 million bales, compared with 10.4 million last season. While the most recent data from the Commerce Department indicated a decline in the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) to about 9.9 million bales--the lowest since June 1992--adverse weather along the East Coast likely played a role in this reduction. Nevertheless, the SAAR average for the first half of 1999/2000 is equal to the March estimate. Actual U.S. mill use for August 1999 through January 2000 totaled 5 million statistical bales, compared with 5.2 million last year. U.S. exports in 1999/2000 are projected at 6.5 million bales, over 2 million above last season's low shipment level. Increased exportable supplies at more competitive prices are expected to move nearly 50 percent more cotton out of the country than last season. A rebound in world demand, along with the reinstatement of the "Step 2" program, are also supporting U.S. exports in 1999/2000. During the first 7 months of 1999/2000, Export Sales indicate U.S. cotton shipments have totaled about 3.3 million bales, while export commitments (shipments plus outstanding sales) total 6.6 million. Although commitments are above the export forecast, additional sales are still needed to account for the usual "rollover" of sales that are shipped in the next marketing year. According to the Export Sales report, the shipment pace for February averaged over 190,000 bales per week. Weekly averages of 154,000 bales will be needed for the remaining 5 months to reach the current forecast. Foreign Production and Consumption Compared with a month earlier, USDA is forecasting lower world production, higher consumption, and lower stocks for 1999/2000. World and foreign consumption are both forecast at record levels, and world trade is forecast higher than average for the 1990's. However, expected world ending stocks outside of China remain among the highest of the 1990's as a share of consumption, and the U.S. share of world trade is forecast below its average for the 1990's. Foreign 1999/2000 production is forecast 50,000 bales lower than it was a month earlier, at 69.9 million bales, as reductions in India and Turkmenistan offset improved prospects in Brazil. Better than expected weather conditions in Brazil's most productive region helped add 300,000 bales to the 1999/2000 production forecast, raising it to 2.5 million bales. This would be one of Brazil's largest cotton crops since the trade and agricultural policy reforms of the early 1990's. Foreign 1999/2000 consumption is forecast 500,000 bales higher than it was a month ago, at 78.9 million bales, as Turkey and Russia were forecast 300,000 and 200,000 bales higher than they were one month earlier. Turkey's textile industry appears to have weathered last year's earthquake and the earlier Russian currency crisis better than previously expected. In addition, government statistics from Russia indicate textile output there has rebounded back to the levels maintained before the 1998 crisis. At 1.2 million bales, Russia's expected cotton consumption remains more than 1 million bales below levels achieved as recently as 1993. Similarly, the forecast for European Union (EU) consumption in 1999/2000 is increased slightly, but at 5 million bales it remains one of the lowest of recent times. Foreign 1999/2000 imports are forecast 300,000 bales higher than a month ago, at 27.1 million, as higher expected imports by Turkey, Russia, India, and the EU offset reductions for Brazil and Taiwan. Foreign 1999/2000 exports are forecast 85,000 bales higher than a month ago, at 20.2 million, as larger estimates for Australia and Syria offset reductions for Turkmenistan and Senegal. U.S. exports are forecast 100,000 bales higher than a month earlier, as foreign consumption and net import prospects improve, and U.S. export commitments expand briskly. At 6.5 million bales, U.S. exports are expected to equal 24 percent of world trade, compared with a 25- percent 1990-98 average. Foreign 1999/2000 ending stocks are forecast 335,000 bales lower than a month ago, at 35.5 million bales. This is equivalent to 45.1 percent of expected foreign consumption in 1999/2000. Removing China from these calculations gives stocks of 22.1 million bales, or 38 percent of consumption. Compared with a year earlier, total foreign 1999/2000 stocks are down, but excluding China, stocks are higher. China's ending stocks are forecast 4 million bales lower than the year before in 1999/2000, and total foreign stocks are forecast 2.3 million bales lower. Therefore, 1999/2000 foreign stocks excluding China are forecast 1.7 million bales higher than the year before. As a share of consumption, these stocks are 1 percentage point above their 1998/99 level. This stock build-up, combined with the 700,000-bale increase in China's net exports forecast for 1999/2000, may explain at least some of the 3-cent difference between the February A-index in 1999 and 2000. Textile Trade Deficit Widens in 1999 U.S. textile imports totaled 936 million pounds (raw-fiber equivalent) last December, 5 percent below a month earlier, but nearly 12 percent above a year ago. Imports of all major end-use categories and all fibers except silk were lower compared with November. Apparel imports, at 606 million pounds, were down nearly 7 percent from a month earlier. Cotton textile imports totaled 537 million pounds, down 4 percent from November. December textile exports declined from a month earlier, totaling 341 million pounds. Although 15 percent below November, exports were 5 percent above a year ago. Cotton textile imports declined to 149 million pounds, the smallest since January. Total 1999 imports reached 12.0 billion pounds, 1.1 billion (10 percent) above 1998. Similarly, textile exports totaled 4.6 billion pounds, a gain of 100 million pounds (2 percent) from a year ago. Both textile imports and exports were records in 1999. The total textile trade deficit reached 7.4 billion pounds in 1999, compared with 6.4 billion in 1998 and 5.3 billion in 1997. Cotton accounted for 62 percent (4.6 billion pounds) of the deficit. Twenty-eight percent of the deficit was attributed to manmade fibers, while 3 percent came from wool textiles. The remaining 7 percent came from silk and linen textiles, with the latter accounting for 6 percent. U.S. Domestic Consumption Rises in 1999 Domestic fiber consumption continued its rise for the fourth consecutive year in calendar 1999. The increase, however, was the result of escalating textile imports as U.S. total fiber mill use declined for the second year in a row. U.S. mill use of all fibers totaled nearly 16.6 billion pounds, 1 percent below 1998. A decrease in natural fibers more than offset an increase in the use of manmade fibers in 1999. Manmade fibers now account for nearly 69 percent of all fibers consumed in U.S. mills, up nearly 2 percentage points from 1998. Most of this gain came at the expense of cotton, which fell below 30 percent for the first time in 10 years. Total domestic consumption of fibers, which includes trade in textile products, rose 3 percent from 1998 to 24 billion pounds. Although the retail market continued strong in calendar 1999, much of this demand was filled with less expensive imported products, as textile imports jumped nearly 10 percent. Manmade fibers continue to account for about 56 percent of domestic fiber consumption, cotton accounts for another 40 percent, while wool, linen, and silk contribute the remaining 4 percent. In addition, per capita fiber demand continues higher. After rising 3 pounds in 1998, per capita fiber consumption rose another 2 pounds in 1999 to a record 87.9 pounds. In 1999, consumers purchased the equivalent of 49 pounds of manmade fibers in the form of textile and apparel products, up 5 pounds from 3 years ago. Similarly, per capita use of cotton products has risen to 35 pounds, the highest since 1943. Copies of the 1999 Cotton and Wool Yearbook (CWS-1999) are available for purchase. For information, call 1-800-999-6770. The next Cotton and Wool Outlook (CWS-0300) will be released on April 12, 2000. ***************************************************************** Information Contacts: Leslie Meyer (U.S. Cotton and Textiles) MEYER@ERS.USDA.GOV (202) 694-5307 Stephen MacDonald (Foreign Cotton) STEPHENM@ERS.USDA.GOV (202) 694-5305 Robert Skinner (Textiles and Wool) RSKINNER@ERS.USDA.GOV (202) 694-5313 ***************************************************************** U.S. COTTON SUPPLY AND USE ESTIMATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999/2000 ---------------------------- Item 1998/99 Jan Feb Mar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upland: Million acres Planted 13.064 14.565 14.565 14.565 Harvested 10.449 13.093 13.093 13.093 Pounds Yield/harvested acre 619 596 596 596 Million 480-lb bales Beginning stocks 3.822 3.836 3.836 3.836 Production 13.476 16.257 16.257 16.257 Total supply 1/ 17.729 20.158 20.158 20.178 Mill use 10.254 10.040 10.040 9.950 Exports 4.056 6.025 6.025 6.100 Total use 14.310 16.065 16.065 16.050 Ending stocks 3.836 4.116 4.116 4.126 Percent Stocks-to-use ratio 26.8 25.6 25.6 25.7 Extra-long staple: 1,000 acres Planted 328 290 290 290 Harvested 235 288 288 288 Pounds Yield/harvested acre 904 1,159 1,159 1,159 1,000 480-lb bales Beginning stocks 65 103 103 103 Production 442 696 696 696 Total supply 1/ 519 809 809 814 Mill use 147 160 160 150 Exports 288 375 375 400 Total use 435 535 535 550 Ending stocks 103 284 284 274 Percent Stocks-to-use ratio 23.7 53.0 53.0 49.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on USDA estimates. 1/ Includes imports. WORLD COTTON SUPPLY AND USE ESTIMATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999/2000 ------------------------------ Item 1998/99 Jan Feb Mar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Supply: Million 480-lb bales Beginning stocks World 40.77 41.74 41.74 41.74 Foreign 36.89 37.80 37.80 37.80 Production World 84.54 86.36 86.92 86.87 Foreign 70.62 69.41 69.97 69.92 Imports World 25.16 26.65 26.90 27.24 Foreign 24.71 26.58 26.83 27.14 Use: Mill use World 85.22 88.19 88.54 88.96 Foreign 74.82 77.99 78.34 78.86 Exports World 23.65 26.48 26.53 26.71 Foreign 19.31 20.08 20.13 20.21 Ending stocks World 41.74 39.87 40.28 39.94 Foreign 37.80 35.47 35.88 35.54 Stocks-to-use ratio Percent World 49.0 45.2 45.5 44.9 Foreign 50.5 45.5 45.8 45.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on USDA estimates. FIBER SUPPLY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 2000 1999 ----------------- Item Nov Dec Jan Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb bales Ginnings 5,499 2,376 525 408 Imports since August 1 52.5 57.7 NA 28.3 Stocks, beginning 9,293 13,478 14,453 10,223 At mills 530 509 543 568 Public storage 7,929 11,345 12,242 9,127 CCC stocks 1,953 3,870 6,716 3,530 Manmade: Million pounds Production 872.7 842.8 868.8 829.2 Noncellulosic 845.8 813.0 839.7 803.7 Cellulosic 26.9 29.8 29.1 25.5 Total since January 1 9,376.6 10,219.4 868.8 829.2 1999 1998 ---------------------------- Oct Nov Dec Dec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Million pounds Raw fiber imports 123.0 126.8 134.6 123.7 Noncellulosic 116.2 118.2 128.1 117.5 Cellulosic 6.8 8.6 6.5 6.2 Total since January 1 1,305.7 1,432.5 1,567.1 1,480.2 Wool and Mohair: 1,000 pounds Raw wool imports, clean 3,798 2,778 2,466 4,343 48's-and-finer 2,145 1,609 1,138 2,676 Not-finer-than-46's 1,653 1,169 1,328 1,666 Total since January 1 37,830 40,608 43,074 66,165 Wool top imports 168 152 126 216.6 Total since January 1 1,295 1,447 1,573 2,377.9 Mohair imports, clean 0 0 0 0 Total since January 1 16 16 16 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NA = Not available. COTTON SYSTEM FIBER CONSUMPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 2000 1999 ------------------ Item Nov Dec Jan Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb bales All consumed by mills 1/ 862 752 794 882 Total since August 1 1/ 3,461 4,212 5,006 5,215 SA annual rate 2/ 10,184 10,282 9,864 10,552 SA daily rate 2/ 39.0 39.4 37.8 40.6 Daily rate 39.2 32.7 37.8 42.0 Upland consumed by mills 1/ 852 742 783 870 Total since August 1 1/ 3,414 4,157 4,940 5,145 SA daily rate 2/ 38.6 39.0 37.3 40.0 Daily rate 38.7 32.3 37.3 41.4 Spindles in place 4,801 4,712 4,597 5,230 Active spindles 4,476 4,387 4,310 4,896 100 percent cotton 2,377 2,350 2,333 2,615 100 percent manmade 758 724 698 744 Blends 1,341 1,313 1,279 1,537 Percent Cotton's share of fibers 78.8 78.5 78.3 79.2 Manmade: 1,000 pounds Total consumed by mills 1/ 111,200 98,755 105,486 110,957 Total since August 1 1/ 450,692 549,447 654,933 641,924 Daily rate 5,055 4,294 5,023 5,284 Noncellulosic staple 4,731 4,011 4,749 4,944 Cellulosic staple 324 283 274 340 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to calendar month. 2/ SA = seasonally adjusted. FIBER EXPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 -------------------------- Item Oct Nov Dec Dec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb bales Upland exports 159 430 622 1,007 Total since August 1 528 958 1,580 2,710 Sales for next season 116 47 37 22 Total since August 1 238 284 321 171 ELS exports 7.6 24.8 32.3 19.9 Total since August 1 38.2 62.9 95.3 59.4 Sales for next season 0.0 2.0 2.2 4.4 Total since August 1 3.0 5.0 7.2 13.7 Manmade: Million pounds Raw fiber exports 96.8 92.4 82.2 69.3 Noncellulosic 91.7 87.2 78.8 69.4 Cellulosic 5.1 5.2 3.2 1.9 Total since January 1 815.7 908.1 990.1 1,014.5 Wool and Mohair: 1,000 pounds Raw wool exports, clean 621.3 281.6 342.9 55.0 Total since January 1 3,069.3 3,350.9 3,693.8 1,577.0 Wool top exports 542.8 181.1 81.5 222.9 Total since January 1 4,346.9 4,528.0 4,609.5 7,738.2 Mohair exports, clean 655.9 489.3 293.0 404.7 Total since January 1 4,788.2 5,277.5 5,570.5 2,273.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIBER PRICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 2000 1999 ----------------- Item Dec Jan Feb Feb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cents per pound Domestic cotton prices: Adjusted World Price 30.17 32.74 39.11 42.11 Mar'2000 futures 49.76 55.07 56.78 61.30 Dec'2000 futures 54.57 59.12 61.31 62.60 Upland spot 41-34 46.65 51.92 54.29 55.46 Pima spot 03-46 81.38 80.90 82.00 94.50 Avg. price received by: Upland producers 43.00 43.10 43.40 55.60 Mill delivered: Cotton Actual 53.94 58.52 61.67 63.39 Raw fiber equivalent 59.93 65.02 68.52 70.43 Rayon staple Actual 97.00 97.00 97.00 101.00 Raw fiber equivalent 101.04 101.04 101.04 105.21 Polyester staple Actual 53.00 53.00 55.00 51.00 Raw fiber equivalent 55.21 55.21 57.29 53.13 Price ratios Percent Cotton/rayon 59.3 64.4 67.8 66.9 Cotton/polyester 108.6 117.8 119.6 132.6 Northern Europe cotton quotes: Cents per pound A Index 44.24 47.80 53.63 56.26 Memphis Territory 52.75 58.69 60.94 NQ California/Arizona 52.75 58.19 60.81 69.25 B Index 40.23 43.59 48.33 53.30 Orleans/Texas 39.50 45.06 47.69 61.38 Wool prices (clean): Dollars per pound U.S. 56's 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.70 Australian 56's 1/ 1.17 1.26 1.20 1.33 U.S. 60's 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.95 Australian 60's 1/ 1.24 1.41 1.32 1.42 U.S. 64's 0.95 0.95 0.95 1.15 Australian 64's 1/ 1.37 1.54 1.46 1.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NQ = No quotes. 1/ In bond, Charleston, SC. TEXTILE TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 ---------------------------- Item Oct Nov Dec Dec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Imports: 1,000 pounds 1/ Yarn, thread, and fabric 246,458 238,473 233,891 204,841 Cotton 107,458 110,560 108,124 88,033 Linen 23,259 14,872 14,266 22,956 Wool 4,298 4,185 3,660 3,303 Silk 925 968 951 809 Manmade 110,518 107,888 106,890 89,740 Apparel 727,614 648,131 605,600 545,980 Cotton 422,089 396,963 380,937 342,541 Linen 17,199 15,711 15,819 14,661 Wool 28,096 17,832 12,779 12,432 Silk 13,146 11,548 11,986 12,037 Manmade 247,084 206,077 184,079 164,309 House furnishings 66,016 61,603 56,180 48,220 Cotton 47,138 43,198 39,626 34,913 Linen 563 864 759 151 Wool 223 303 336 210 Silk 87 121 96 23 Manmade 18,005 17,117 15,363 12,923 Floor coverings 34,051 34,612 32,283 32,414 Cotton 4,135 4,374 3,903 4,934 Linen 4,515 4,813 4,601 4,897 Wool 9,952 10,046 10,848 10,080 Silk 651 740 692 572 Manmade 14,798 14,639 12,239 11,931 Total imports 2/ 1,081,875 990,348 936,041 838,819 Cotton 584,314 558,896 536,585 474,768 Linen 45,602 36,316 35,501 42,690 Wool 42,811 35,553 27,741 26,090 Silk 14,809 13,378 13,726 13,442 Manmade 394,338 349,205 322,488 281,829 Exports: 1,000 pounds 1/ Yarn, thread, and fabric 215,925 205,497 176,233 137,088 Cotton 81,978 79,334 65,786 47,945 Linen 5,926 5,660 5,017 3,778 Wool 6,056 6,334 5,170 3,487 Silk 2,352 2,306 2,220 1,537 Manmade 119,613 111,863 98,040 80,341 Apparel 148,277 146,859 124,221 142,780 Cotton 89,395 90,514 76,083 85,027 Linen 2,396 2,618 2,206 1,642 Wool 5,547 5,311 4,855 5,861 Silk 3,698 3,900 3,356 3,217 Manmade 47,241 44,516 37,721 47,033 House furnishings 8,285 8,725 7,953 7,590 Cotton 4,771 5,085 4,730 4,853 Linen 283 286 176 221 Wool 73 86 72 49 Silk 113 194 111 49 Manmade 3,040 3,087 2,864 2,418 Floor coverings 37,424 38,602 32,319 35,720 Cotton 2,815 2,887 2,312 2,881 Linen 1,886 1,930 1,408 1,538 Wool 3,584 4,216 3,364 2,989 Silk 125 112 85 73 Manmade 29,014 29,457 25,150 28,239 Total exports 2/ 410,190 400,971 340,937 323,391 Cotton 179,035 177,889 148,971 140,769 Linen 10,499 10,502 8,814 7,186 Wool 15,279 15,947 13,474 12,395 Silk 6,288 6,512 5,772 4,875 Manmade 199,090 190,120 163,906 158,166 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. 2/ Includes headgear. U.S. COTTON TEXTILE IMPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 ----------------------------- Item Oct Nov Dec Dec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds 1/ North America 255,679 256,516 237,463 209,927 Canada 24,543 24,588 19,195 15,908 Costa Rica 9,867 10,139 9,199 8,917 Dominican Republic 21,959 21,110 22,276 23,327 El Salvador 20,767 18,189 20,865 15,845 Guatemala 12,399 12,134 12,024 10,776 Haiti 3,721 3,729 4,393 3,470 Honduras 34,442 37,070 35,916 30,958 Jamaica 4,056 4,427 3,768 5,137 Mexico 119,536 120,281 105,775 92,008 Nicaragua 4,075 4,423 3,809 2,988 South America 11,299 10,296 13,627 8,379 Argentina 29 13 4 10 Brazil 3,752 3,641 5,253 2,336 Chile 10 43 21 32 Colombia 3,846 2,913 4,077 2,891 Peru 3,294 3,260 3,824 2,722 Europe 41,649 38,176 37,716 24,830 Estonia 411 530 406 915 Germany 1,189 1,136 1,157 780 Italy 3,594 3,811 3,952 3,510 Portugal 5,856 4,874 3,508 2,710 Russia 1,706 1,757 1,894 675 Spain 1,083 1,440 1,215 1,251 Turkey 20,210 17,164 17,619 9,156 United Kingdom 1,626 1,410 1,418 1,609 Asia 258,624 237,693 231,572 216,104 Bahrain 1,325 1,595 1,574 1,143 Bangladesh 17,349 15,280 14,836 11,907 China 34,961 28,308 25,730 27,589 Hong Kong 27,598 28,343 26,145 28,083 India 28,816 25,935 25,422 23,742 Indonesia 14,010 11,144 10,792 10,467 Israel 2,738 3,081 3,385 2,798 Japan 1,283 1,349 1,701 1,479 Macao 4,597 4,882 4,292 6,535 Malaysia 5,599 5,150 3,997 5,942 Nepal 991 1,345 1,308 1,642 Oman 1,848 2,442 1,984 1,592 Pakistan 42,341 41,429 42,621 29,143 Philippines 11,107 8,567 7,597 9,207 Qatar 1,059 1,219 1,363 977 Singapore 2,753 2,169 1,856 2,605 South Korea 8,715 8,444 8,391 7,233 Sri Lanka 6,992 6,231 7,068 6,394 Taiwan 12,885 11,927 12,438 12,854 Thailand 14,425 14,465 13,520 11,884 U Arab Em 3,323 3,242 3,817 1,631 Oceania 2,358 1,777 1,715 1,429 Australia 1,352 1,267 1,058 1,044 Fiji 541 316 484 106 Africa 14,705 14,438 14,492 14,099 Egypt 5,473 5,898 6,480 6,124 Lesotho 2,463 1,684 1,695 1,722 Mauritius 1,907 2,054 1,873 2,064 Morocco 790 914 859 1,263 South Africa 1,690 1,771 1,136 963 Tunisia 40 94 77 55 World 2/ 584,314 558,896 536,585 474,768 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. U.S. COTTON TEXTILE EXPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 ----------------------------- Country Oct Nov Dec Dec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds 1/ North America 158,677 159,566 131,372 124,049 Canada 31,997 31,049 24,693 21,870 Costa Rica 8,884 6,599 5,166 5,195 Dominican Republic 9,521 11,265 8,920 12,764 El Salvador 5,661 5,853 6,519 5,081 Guatemala 2,501 2,526 1,771 2,779 Haiti 1,556 1,703 1,598 2,123 Honduras 18,518 19,035 16,325 17,139 Jamaica 2,830 2,931 1,911 3,988 Mexico 75,614 76,940 62,428 51,019 South America 4,309 3,631 3,051 3,658 Argentina 127 111 211 182 Brazil 445 284 246 312 Chile 638 813 1,087 1,022 Colombia 1,188 1,347 918 1,198 Peru 76 179 78 133 Venezuela 1,349 691 283 426 Europe 7,616 6,578 6,284 5,094 Belgium 2,804 1,921 2,047 586 France 402 305 213 459 Germany 731 914 920 807 Ireland 76 137 176 145 Italy 288 582 255 238 Netherlands 541 309 498 492 United Kingdom 1,623 1,236 1,260 1,225 Asia 6,637 6,678 7,104 6,387 China 187 253 362 271 Hong Kong 789 677 618 881 Israel 459 392 811 534 Japan 2,861 2,768 2,895 2,511 Philippines 264 385 165 124 Saudi Arabia 191 512 463 514 Singapore 387 250 317 288 South Korea 316 273 322 285 Taiwan 164 211 260 225 U Arab Em 310 137 170 198 Oceania 1,030 633 586 752 Australia 836 460 461 610 New Zealand 105 131 70 72 Africa 766 804 574 828 Egypt 10 37 0 53 Ghana 38 41 4 13 Ivory Coast 47 132 13 19 Nigeria 210 327 143 276 South Africa 50 65 122 179 World 2/ 179,035 177,889 148,971 140,769 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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