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Agricultural Market Information System

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Enhancing market transparency

AMIS Supply and demand balances manual

Conventions and methodological differences of the main data sources

Contents

Introduction 3

Outline 3

1. AMIS supply and demand balance sheets 4

1.1 Crops covered by AMIS 5

1.2 Definition of the elements in a balance according to AMIS conventions 5

1.3 Aggregating AMIS country balances to world totals 6

2. Differences across sources in the treatment of national balances 8

2.1 Crop allocation 8

2.2 Different definition of the National Marketing Year 9

2.3 Different definition of the elements of the balance across sources 9

2.4 Other reasons why balances may differ 10

3. Differences across sources in the supply and demand balances at world level 11

3.1 Impact of the methodological differences which exist at country level 12

3.2 Different conventions in the aggregation process at world level 13

The work ahead 14

ANNEX A:

Planting and harvesting calendars, National Marketing Year (NMY) and crop allocation per commodity,

country and source

ANNEX B:

Definition of the National Marketing Year (NMY) per commodity, country and source

ANNEX C:

Specificities in the definition of the elements in supply and demand balances of AMIS participants

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Outline This manual reaches out to both providers and users of

data published by AMIS. For providers of data who regularly

submit market information to AMIS (i.e. national focal

points acting as designated representatives from AMIS

participating countries), the manual describes how AMIS

supply and demand balances are constructed. For users of

data, the manual helps in interpreting information published

by AMIS (e.g. in the AMIS Market Database and the AMIS

Market Monitor) and understanding why this information

occasionally differs significantly across sources.

The manual is divided into three sections. The first section

outlines how AMIS supply and demand balances are

constructed so that data can be compared objectively across

countries and at global level. The second section highlights

why supply and demand balances at country level might

differ across sources. The third section focuses on global

aggregates, explaining the main methodological differences

between FAO, IGC and USDA in calculating world estimates.

In addition, a detailed description of the methodological

differences across sources is provided in the Annex, which

may be used as a reference by all users of data published by

AMIS.

Introduction

The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) is an

inter-agency platform that aims to enhance food market

transparency and policy response for food security. AMIS

was launched in 2011 by the G20 Ministers of Agriculture

following a series of global food price hikes between

2007 and 2010. An important aspect of the work of AMIS

focuses on the harmonization of available data with regard

to supply and demand balances of wheat, maize, rice and

soybean, the four commodities covered by AMIS. The main

sources of data used for global analyses are provided by the

Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations

(FAO), the International Grains Council (IGC) and the United

States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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AMIS supply and demand balance sheets

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Supply and demand balance sheets are an important instrument for

AMIS to fulfil its mandate of monitoring global wheat, maize, rice and

soybean markets. In order to ensure that data from different countries

can be compared and aggregated at global level, AMIS advocates a common

approach, as well as standard definitions, for constructing supply and

demand balances at country level. By narrowing methodological differences

across countries, AMIS has already contributed to providing a more accurate

assessment of the supply and demand situation at the global level. However,

this harmonization process is ongoing and requires continuous adjustments.

A supply and demand balance sheet covers a 12-month period that starts

with the main harvest of a specific crop. This so-called marketing year or

season rarely coincides with the calendar year (January to December). A

typical balance thus starts with the harvest of the main crop in a given year

N (e.g. 2017) and ends just before the next harvest begins in the year N+1

(2018). For each commodity, the marketing year is country specific and

therefore referred to as the National Marketing Year (NMY).

Supply and demand balances include several key elements that are

common across countries. Supply is defined as the sum of (i) stocks

that are carried over from the previous NMY (i.e. “opening stocks”),

which represent available inventories before the new harvest begins; (ii)

production, which is the harvested output; and (iii) imports during the

NMY. On the other side of the balance, demand is defined as the sum of

(i) domestic utilization during the NMY; (ii) exports during the NMY, and

(iii) stocks that are available at the end of the NMY (i.e. “closing stocks”).

Thus, closing stocks of the N/N+1 season (e.g. 2017/18) become the

opening stocks of the N+1/N+2 season (2018/19). These elements are

described in further detail below.

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1.1 Crops covered by AMIS

AMIS has been mandated to monitor the market

situation of four main food/feed crops that are traded in

international commodity markets, namely wheat, maize,

rice and soybean.

• Wheat covers all types of wheat, including durum

wheat.

• Maize includes both the yellow and white variety.

• Rice includes all varieties that are cultivated for all

uses and in all ecologies. Because the rice balance is

expressed in milled terms, rice bran and rice husk are

excluded.

• Soybean include only beans, irrespective of their future

use as food, feed, oil or meal.

All figures in a supply and demand balance are expressed

in grain equivalent for maize and wheat; in bean equivalent

for soybeans; and in milled equivalent for rice.

1.2 Definition of the elements in a balance according to AMIS conventions

Production

Production measures the amount of a harvested crop taken

out of the fields to the primary collection points, either a

warehouse or farm backyard. Production data are reported

in terms of clean, dry weight of grains (12-14 percent

moisture) in the form usually marketed. The production

figure is normally net of losses incurred before or during the

harvest. If the production figure also includes harvest losses,

these must be accounted for on the demand side of the

balance in addition to post-harvest losses.

TradeTrade (exports or imports) covers all commercial

transactions, food aid (volumes of imports or exports

granted on concessional terms) and unrecorded trade flows

(imports or exports that are not included in official customs

records).

Certain specificities for the crops covered by AMIS apply.

For maize, trade figures refer to maize grain only. For

wheat, trade figures refer to grain and wheat flour (in

grain-equivalent weight). For rice, trade figures cover

paddy, semi/wholly milled rice, husked (brown or cargo)

rice and fully broken rice. For soybean, trade figures refer to

soybean seeds only.

Stocks (opening and closing stocks)Stocks include stocks in all positions, thus those held by the

government as well as inventories owned by other agents,

including farmers, households, commercial enterprises and

elevators.

Domestic utilizationIn the case of wheat, maize and rice, domestic utilization

includes:

• Food use, which refers to direct human consumption

of all population groups during the reference period,

irrespective of whether the commodity is eaten in its

raw form (e.g. in the case of rice, maize or soybean)

or processed (e.g. wheat flour, pasta or semolina). The

figure includes both out-of-home consumption and at-

home consumption. It also includes waste occurring at

household level.

• Feed use, which refers to the quantities fed to livestock.

However, some byproducts such as rice husk and

bran as well as maize leaves that are used as feed are

excluded.

• Other uses, which cover mainly seed, industrial uses and

post-harvest losses.

- Seed refers to the share of the crop used for the next

planting cycle.

- Industrial use refers to the share of the crop used to

produce non-food products such as biofuels, paper,

pet food etc. It also encompasses secondary food

products such as starch, sweeteners and alcohol.

- Post-harvest losses include the share of the crop

that is lost up to the point where supplies reach

consumers, for example during sorting, storage,

transport, packing, etc. It does not include waste

occurring at household level.

- An additional line called “Unidentified uses” can

be included to record volumes that can neither be

assigned to the other specified end-uses nor to carry-

over stocks. For instance, it may be used to cover

the consumption of non-resident populations, such

as tourists or refugees, if the latter have not been

included in population or food use estimates.

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In the case of soybean, domestic utilization covers:

• Crush, which refers to the industrial crush to obtain soy-

oil and soy-meal.

• Food use, which refers to direct human consumption of the

whole bean, generally known as “food-grade soybean”.

• Feed use, which refers to direct consumption of the

whole bean fed to livestock, also known as “processed

full fat soybean”.

• Other uses, which include seeds and post-harvest losses.

Auxiliary data

In addition, a supply and demand balance usually features

some auxiliary data to provide additional information.

Common elements include:

• Planted area, which refers to the area seeded over the

crop year.

• Harvested area, which refers to the area that is actually

harvested. Harvested area can diverge substantially from

the planted area, especially when the country is hit by

floods, drought or other strong climatic event.

• Yield, which refers to the quantity of whole grain

obtained at harvest time per-unit of area harvested.

• Extraction rate that is used to convert paddy rice into

milled rice equivalent. It varies from country to country

and from season to season, depending on the climatic

conditions prevailing in the course of that year, the type

of rice varieties cultivated, the characteristics of the

machinery used for the milling, etc.

• Population, so the number of people living within the

geographical boundaries of a country. If the figure

considers non-resident populations that are taking part

in the country’s food system, the food use estimate has

to be adjusted accordingly.

• Per capita food use, which reflects the food use per

individual member of the population.

1.3 Aggregating AMIS country balances to world totals

AMIS monitors global markets in order to detect critical

supply and demand situations that might warrant the

attention of policy makers. To achieve this objective, country

balances submitted by national focal points constitute an

important source of information to estimate the market

situation and short-term outlook. However, as AMIS does

not include all countries, global forecasts published by AMIS

rely on FAO data for non-AMIS countries. This is the reason

why global estimates and forecasts published by AMIS are

referred to as “FAO-AMIS”.

When aggregating information provided by national focal

points, the trade numbers (imports and exports) are of

particular importance as these need to balance; in other

words, the sum of all individual country imports needs to

equal or approach the sum of all individual country exports.

As countries may apply different national marketing years,

individual import and export figures cannot simply be

added up. For this reason, trade flows must be reported

against a common timeline across countries, which is called

the International Trade Year (ITY) and which is commodity

specific. Following conventions apply:

• Wheat and maize ITY imports and ITY exports are

calculated using the July/June timeline.

• Rice ITY imports and ITY exports are calculated using

January/December over the second year shown.

• Soybean ITY imports and ITY exports are calculated

using the October/September timeline.

Table 1 shows the basic structure of an AMIS supply and

demand balance sheet for wheat as submitted by a national

focal point to the AMIS Secretariat.

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COUNTRY NAME

Date 22/09/2017

Commodity Wheat

Source AMIS

SUPPLY AND DEMAND BALANCE

National Marketing Year (Sept/Aug) 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

TOTAL SUPPLY

Million tonnes

42.63 39.95 34.75 37.01 33.81

Opening stocks 5.05 10.44 7.05 5.17 6.40

Production 37.53 29.42 27.59 31.72 27.30

Imports (NMY) 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.11 0.11

TOTAL UTILIZATION 42.63 39.95 34.75 37.01 33.81

Food use 8.69 8.94 7.86 10.51 8.41

Feed use 2.85 2.85 2.90 2.95 2.82

Other uses 4.12 4.34 3.46 6.10 3.95

Exports (NMY) 1.72 1.75 1.49 1.45 1.63

Closing stocks 23.49 23.95 21.72 20.10 20.90

International Trade Year (June/July) 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Imports (ITY)Million tonnes

0.17 0.29 0.26 0.30 0.30

Exports (ITY) 22.07 24.80 22.05 20.21 20.50

AUXILIARY DATA

Population 1000s 35.231 35.588 35.940 36.286 36.626

Per capita food use Kg/Yr 80.90 80.10 80.70 81.30 77.10

Area harvested Million ha. 10.44 9.48 9.57 8.87 8.97

Yield Tonnes/ha 3.59 3.10 2.88 3.57 3.04

Table 1: Example of an AMIS supply and demand balance sheet

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Differences across sources in the treatment of national balances

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When consulting commodity balances of FAO-AMIS, IGC and

USDA, or even when comparing information from either

of these sources with balances published by the respective

countries themselves, users may notice that individual elements may differ

significantly, despite the fact that the balances refer to the same country,

commodity and marketing year. From a methodological point of view,

there are at least three main reasons for these differences:

• A different allocation of crops to the respective marketing year, which

mainly affects the production estimates.

• A different definition of the countries’ National Marketing Year.

• Differences in the definition of the individual elements of the balance.

2.1 Crop allocation

In FAO-AMIS, production data for cereals refer to the calendar year

in which the entire harvest, or at least the bulk of it, took place. The

marketing season is then the period in which this crop is consumed or

otherwise utilized. For wheat and maize balances, production refers to

the harvested output in the first of the two years of the marketing season

(e.g. the 2017 production is allocated to the 2017/18 marketing season).

In the case of rice, the approach used for maize and wheat also applies

for southern hemisphere countries. However, for northern hemisphere

countries, 2017 production includes main crops normally harvested in the

latter part of 2017 and secondary crops commonly gathered in the first

part of 2018, where these are cultivated. This approach considers balances

primarily from a national supply and demand perspective.

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Except for some minor differences, IGC and USDA apply

the same approach for their wheat balances. By contrast,

for maize and rice, they allocate the production of the first

year of any given marketing season only for countries in the

northern hemisphere, whereas for southern hemisphere

countries the production of the second year is considered.

Thus, the 2017/18 maize and rice balances show 2017

production of northern hemisphere countries and 2018

production of southern hemisphere countries. Allocating

production in this way puts more weight on analysing the

global trade situation considering that, in export markets,

2018 crops from southern hemisphere countries compete

with the 2017 crop of northern hemisphere countries. For

soybean, this latter approach is applied by all three sources,

including FAO-AMIS.

Sources also differ in their allocation of multiple crops.

Annex A illustrates the crop allocation for all AMIS

commodities, countries and data sources. This information

is also provided as metadata for all supply and demand

balances on the AMIS website.

2.2 Different definition of the National Marketing Year

Sources may also apply a different National Marketing Year for

a specific commodity and country. This can happen because

the start of the main crop might not be well defined or has

changed over the years. Naturally, such differences can have

an important bearing on the trade and stocks figures in the

respective balances. Annex B summarizes the definition of the

NMY by source for each AMIS commodity and country.

2.3 Different definition of the elements of the balance across sources

Finally, sources may differ in their definition of the

individual elements in the supply and demand balances.

Differences are particularly large across the various national

sources. However, they also occur between the three global

sources, namely FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA.

Difference across national sourcesIn the balances provided by AMIS national focal points,

the definition of several elements may differ. For example,

private stocks of rice and wheat are not accounted for in

balances from India; imports and exports of wheat include

pasta in balances from Turkey; and industrial use of wheat

is included in food use in the balances from Australia.

Annex C provides a more extensive list of these specificities.

Discrepancies of national balances among global data providers

Differences in the definition of individual elements in the

balances of global data providers are less pronounced but still

exist. For example, wheat-based processed food products are

not consistently included in the imports and exports figures

of FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA, as illustrated in Figure 1.

IGCFAO-AMIS

Yes Variable1 No

TYPE OF FOOD PRODUCT USDA

Pasta

Semolina and bulgur

Dough, bread and pastry

1 For pasta, USDA includes HS codes 190219, 190230 and 190240 only and excludes pasta with eggs and stuffed pasta (HS code 190220) according to the list available at: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/estimating-wheat-supply-and-use/trade-estimates.aspx. Nevertheless, USDA may apply different rules for the United States and for other countries. For the United States, more products may be taken into account depending on their importance in exports, in particular semolina, bulgur and pasta with eggs.

Figure 1: Inclusion of processed food products in wheat trade of supply and demand balances at country level from different sources

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2.4 Other reasons why balances may differ

A number of other factors contribute to different sources

reporting different numbers. For one, market analysts do

not always use or have access to the same information

(e.g. on agro-meteorological conditions, macro-economic

factors or policy changes) and, even if they do, they may

not necessarily interpret the impact of these factors in the

same way.

Another issue concerns the release date (i.e. timing) of the

balances, which is usually different across sources. Thus, an

assessment released today by one source is likely to vary from

an assessment by another source released a few days later.

Another structural difference concerns the population

figure that sources apply. FAO and other UN agencies

usually rely on population statistics from the United Nations

Population Division. These statistics do not always coincide

with numbers officially reported by the national authorities,

which affects the estimation of food use when food use is

derived from per capita estimates.

Finally, differences of a particular figure today may be a relic

of discrepancies inherited from the past. A good example in

this regard is the stocks estimate which frequently depends

on the level of the initial year when a country’s balance was

first established. When compared to other elements in the

balance, stocks estimates are among the least reliable. The

actual volume of stocks is only measured by a handful of

countries, so usually the change in stocks is estimated from

one period to the next. Hence, if the initially assumed value

differed across sources, those differences will be carried

over to the present.

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Differences across sources in the supply and demand at world level

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Differences across sources not only exist in the supply and

demand balances at country level, but may also occur for global

aggregates. Table 2, which is extracted from the October 2017

edition of the AMIS Market Monitor, illustrates this very clearly, especially

as regards the maize production forecasts of FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA.

Such differences may occur for several reasons. Some reflect the various

differences that exist at country level, considering that world numbers

are derived from an aggregation of individual country balances. Others

are due to different conventions of FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA in

measuring global trade.

Table 2: Extract of the world maize outlook published in the AMIS Market Monitor of October 2017

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3.1 Impact of the methodological differences which exist at country level

The three main reasons for differences of commodity

balances at country level, i.e. crop allocation, definition of

the NMY and the exact meaning of each element of the

balance, also impact global supply and demand estimates

of FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA. Of these, differences in crop

allocation have a particularly strong impact, especially as

regards world production estimates and, as a consequence,

estimates of utilization and stocks. The impact of these

differences becomes evident when considering the process

of aggregating individual balances, here demonstrated for

the twelve largest maize producing countries.

As illustrated in Figure 2, FAO-AMIS allocates the crops

harvested in 2017 by southern hemisphere countries

(i.e. Argentina, Brazil and South-Africa) to the 2017/18

marketing season. By contrast, the balances of IGC and

USDA for the same marketing season 2017/18 consider the

maize production of Argentina, Brazil and South Africa of

2018 (which explains most of the differences between FAO-

AMIS, IGC and USDA demonstrated in Table 2).

figure 2

FAO-AMIS USDA and IGC 2017/18 marketing year

Crop allocated to the balance National Marketing Year(In the case of Mexico, India and Indonesia, the chart shows NMY and crop allocation as defined by USDA and IGC)

2017

2017

2018

2018

2019

2019

Argentina

Brazil

SouthAfrica

Ukraine

EU USA

Canada

China

Indo

nesia

Mexico

India

Argentina

Brazil

SouthAfrica

SouthAfrica

Russia

Figure 2: Aggregation of main maize producers among AMIS participants by FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA

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3.2 Different conventions in the aggregation process at world level

Differences related to the inclusion or not of wheat-based processed food products in the elements imports and exports

Similar to their conventions for balances at country level,

FAO-AMIS, IGC and USDA also differ in their practice

regarding the inclusion of wheat-based processed food

products in the trade elements (imports and exports) at

world level. As indicated in Figure 3, balances of FAO-AMIS

do not include these products while IGC considers semolina

and bulgur. Finally, those reported by the USDA vary as

regards the inclusion of pasta, semolina and bulgur.

Different conventions in the assessment of trade at world level

Finally, sources differ in their definition of the International

Trade Year (ITY) for maize, while applying the same

conventions for the other three commodities (see Table 3).

Wheat Maize Rice Oilseeds

FAO/AMISJuly/June January/

December 2nd year

October/September IGC July/June

USDAOctober/September

Yes Variable1 No

1 For pasta, USDA includes HS codes 190219, 190230 and 190240 only and excludes pasta with eggs and stuffed pasta (HS code 190220) according to the list available at: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/estimating-wheat-supply-and-use/trade-estimates.aspx. Nevertheless, USDA may apply different rules for the United States and for other countries. For the United States, more products may be taken into account depending on their importance in exports, in particular semolina, bulgur and pasta with eggs.

Figure 3: Inclusion of processed food products in wheat trade of supply and demand balances at world level from different sources

Table 3: International trade year per commodity across sources

IGCFAO-AMISTYPE OF FOOD PRODUCT USDA

Pasta

Semolina and bulgur

Dough, bread and pastry

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The work ahead

Since its inception in 2011, AMIS has made important

progress in harmonizing available market information

and understanding differences across the main sources of

supply and demand balances. The constructive dialogue

with AMIS participating countries, which basically include

all major producing and consuming countries of the

targeted crops, and the close collaboration between the

member organizations of the AMIS Secretariat have been

instrumental in this regard.

However, improving the quality of market information and

enhancing transparency in food markets is an on-going

process that will require further analysis and adjustment.

Against this background, the AMIS Secretariat will continue

working with AMIS focal points and counts on the active

support and commitment of all stakeholders.

These charts show the state of play of NMY and crop allocation of the four sources available in AMIS database,

namely National, AMIS, IGC and USDA, as of 1 November 2017. This information is subject to revision.

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Maize

Argentina

Australia

Planting and Harvesting calendar / National Marketing Year / Crop allocation

Planting

Bulk of harvest Crop allocation to the balance

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F

Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1

N / N+1 Supply and Demand Balance

Argentina / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

FAO-AMIS

Argentina / Maize

IGC

Argentina / Maize Year N Year N+1

Argentina / Maize

Argentina

(National)

Year N Year N+1Argentina / Maize


Planting


J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M

Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Australia / Maize

IGC

Australia / Maize Year N Year N+1

Australia / Maize

Australia

(National)

Year N Year N+1Australia / Maize

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Australia / Maize

Year N Year N+1

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Brazil

Canada


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Brazil / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Brazil / Maize

IGC

Brazil / Maize Year N Year N+1

Brazil / Maize

Brazil

(National)

Year N Year N+1Brazil / Maize

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Planting


J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Canada / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Canada / Maize

IGC

Canada / Maize Year N Year N+1

Canada / Maize

Canada

(National)

Year N Year N+1Canada / Maize

A4

China

Egypt


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

China / Maize

China

(National)

Year N Year N+1China / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS

China / Maize

IGC

China / Maize

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


China / Maize

Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Egypt / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Egypt / Maize

IGC

Egypt / Maize Year N Year N+1

Egypt / Maize

Egypt

(National)

Year N Year N+1Egypt / Maize

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European Union

India


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

EU / Maize

EU

(National)

Year N Year N+1EU / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS

EU / Maize

IGC

EU / Maize

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


European Union / Maize

Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


India / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

India / Maize

Marketing Year

IGC

Year N+1Year NIndia / Maize

FAO-AMIS


India

(National)


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Indonesia

Japan


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Marketing Year


Indonesia / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Indonesia / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Indonesia / Maize

Year N Year N+1Indonesia / Maize

Indonesia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Year N Year N+1

Indonesia / Maize


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Japan / Maize

Year N Year N+1Japan / Maize

Japan

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Year N Year N+1


Japan / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Japan / Maize

Japan / Maize

USDA

Marketing Year

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Kazakhstan

Mexico


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

IGC

Kazakhstan / Maize

Kazakhstan / Maize

USDA

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Kazakhstan / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Year N Year N+1

Kazakhstan / Maize

Year N Year N+1Kazakhstan / Maize

Kazakhstan

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Marketing Year


Mexico / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Mexico / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Mexico / Maize

Year N Year N+1Mexico / Maize

Mexico

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Year N Year N+1

Mexico / Maize

A8

Nigeria

Philippines


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

Nigeria / Maize

USDA

Marketing Year


Nigeria / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Nigeria / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Nigeria / Maize

Year N Year N+1Nigeria / Maize

Nigeria

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Marketing Year


Philippines / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Philippines / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Philippines / Maize

Year N Year N+1Philippines / Maize

Philippines

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Year N Year N+1

Philippines / Maize

A9

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Russia / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Russia / Maize

IGC

Russia / Maize Year N Year N+1

Russia / Maize

Russia

(National)

Year N Year N+1Russia / Maize

A10

Saudi Arabia

South Africa


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Saudi Arabia / Maize

Saudi

Arabia

(National)

Year N Year N+1Saudi Arabia / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS


IGC


Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1



Year N Year N+1


Planting


J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A

Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


South Africa / Maize

Year N Year N+1South Africa / Maize

South

Africa

(National)

Year N Year N+1South Africa / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS


IGC


Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2Year N Year N+1

A11

Thailand

Turkey


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

Thailand / Maize

USDA

Marketing Year


Thailand

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Thailand / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Thailand / Maize

Year N Year N+1Thailand / Maize

Thailand

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Turkey / Maize

Year N Year N+1

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Turkey / Maize

IGC

Turkey / Maize Year N Year N+1

Turkey / Maize

Turkey

(National)

Year N Year N+1Turkey / Maize

A12

Ukraine

USA


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Ukraine / Maize

Ukraine

(National)

Year N Year N+1Ukraine / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS

Ukraine / Maize

IGC

Ukraine / Maize

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


Ukraine / Maize

Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

USA / Maize

USA

(National)

Year N Year N+1USA / Maize

USDA

FAO-AMIS

USA / Maize

IGC

USA / Maize

Marketing Year

Year N Year N+1


USA / Maize

Year N Year N+1

A13

Viet Nam


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

Vietnam / Maize

USDA

Marketing Year


Vietnam / Maize

Year N Year N+1

IGC

Vietnam / Maize

Year N Year N+1

Vietnam / Maize

Year N Year N+1Vietnam / Maize

Vietnam

(National)

FAO-AMIS

A14

Rice

Argentina

Australia


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

FAO-AMIS


Argentina / RiceMarketing Year

Argentina / Rice Year N Year N+1

USDA

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2


IGC


Argentina

(National)



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

USDA

Australia / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


Australia

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Australia / RiceMarketing Year


A15

Brazil

Canada


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Brazil / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


Brazil

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Brazil / RiceMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

FAO-AMIS


Canada / RiceMarketing Year

Canada / Rice Year N Year N+1

Canada

(National)


USDA


IGC


A16

China

Egypt


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3

USDA

China / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


China / RiceMarketing Year


China

(National)



Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

FAO-AMIS


Egypt / RiceMarketing Year

Egypt / Rice Year N Year N+1

Egypt

(National)


USDA


IGC


A17

European Union

India


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

EU / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


European Union / RiceMarketing Year


EU

(National)



Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

India / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


India / RiceMarketing Year


India

(National)


A18

Indonesia

Japan


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

Indonesia / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC

USDA


Indonesia / RiceMarketing Year



Indonesia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Indonesia / Rice


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Japan / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC

USDA


Japan / RiceMarketing Year



Japan

(National)

FAO-AMIS

Japan / Rice

A19

Kazakhstan

Mexico


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

IGC

USDA


Kazakhstan / RiceMarketing Year

Kazakhstan / Rice Year N Year N+1


Kazakhstan

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Kazakhstan / Rice


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA


Mexico / RiceMarketing Year

Mexico / Rice Year N Year N+1


Mexico

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC

A20

Nigeria

Philippines


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

IGC

USDA


Nigeria / RiceMarketing Year

Nigeria / Rice Year N Year N+1


Nigeria

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Nigeria / Rice


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA


Philippines / RiceMarketing Year

Philippines / Rice Year N Year N+1


Philippines

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC

A21

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

FAO-AMIS


Russia / RiceMarketing Year

Russia / Rice Year N Year N+1

Russia

(National)


USDA


IGC


A22

Saudi Arabia

South Africa


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

FAO-AMIS


Saudi Arabia / RiceMarketing Year

Saudi Arabia / Rice Year N Year N+1

Saudi

Arabia

(National)


USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

South Africa / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


South Africa / RiceMarketing Year


South

Africa

(National)


A23

Thailand

Turkey


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

Year N Year N+1

IGC

USDA


Thailand / RiceMarketing Year

Thailand / Rice Year N Year N+1


Thailand

(National)

FAO-AMIS


Thailand / Rice


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

FAO-AMIS


Turkey / RiceMarketing Year

Turkey / Rice Year N Year N+1

Turkey

(National)


USDA


IGC


A24

Ukraine

USA


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Ukraine / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


Ukraine / RiceMarketing Year


Ukraine

(National)



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

USA / Rice Year N Year N+1

IGC


FAO-AMIS


USA / RiceMarketing Year


USA

(National)


A25

Viet Nam


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

crop 3

Year N+1


Vietnam / RiceMarketing Year

Vietnam / Rice Year N Year N+1

USDA

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2Vietnam / Rice Year N Year N+1

Vietnam / Rice

Vietnam

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Year N Year N+1

Vietnam / Rice Year N

A26

Soybean

Argentina

Australia


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Argentina

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Argentina / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Argentina / Soybean Year N Year N+1 Year N+2



Argentina / SoybeanMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

USDA

Australia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Australia / Soybean Year N Year N+1




Australia / SoybeanMarketing Year


A27

Brazil

Canada


Planting


Year N+2


Mark. year

Year N+2


Mark. year

Year N+2


Mark. year

Year N+2


Mark. year

Year N+1


Brazil / SoybeanMarketing Year

Brazil / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

USDA

Brazil

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Brazil / Soybean

Brazil / Soybean

Year N Year N+1

Brazil / Soybean Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+1


Canada / SoybeanMarketing Year

Canada / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

USDA

Canada

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Canada / Soybean

Canada / Soybean

Year N Year N+1

Canada / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A28

China

Egypt


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

China / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

China

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

China / Soybean

China / Soybean Year N+1


China / SoybeanMarketing Year

China / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Egypt / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

Egypt

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Egypt / Soybean

Egypt / Soybean Year N+1


Egypt / SoybeanMarketing Year

Egypt / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

A29

European Union

India


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

EU / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

EU

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

EU / Soybean

EU / Soybean Year N+1


European Union / SoybeanMarketing Year

EU / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+1


India / SoybeanMarketing Year

India / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

USDA

India

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

India / Soybean

India / Soybean

Year N Year N+1

India / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A30

Indonesia

Japan


Planting



Mark. year

Crop 1

Crop 2


Mark. year

Crop 1

Crop 2


Mark. year

Crop 1

Crop 2


Mark. year

Crop 1

Crop 2


Indonesia / SoybeanMarketing Year

Indonesia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Indonesia / Soybean

Indonesia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Indonesia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Indonesia / Soybean


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Japan / SoybeanMarketing Year

Japan / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Japan / Soybean

Japan

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Japan / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Japan / Soybean

A31

Kazakhstan

Mexico


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Kazakhstan / Soybean

Kazakhstan

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Kazakhstan / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Kazakhstan / Soybean


Kazakhstan / SoybeanMarketing Year

Kazakhstan / Soybean Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Mexico / Soybean

Mexico

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Mexico / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Mexico / Soybean


Mexico / SoybeanMarketing Year

Mexico / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A32

Nigeria

Philippines


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Nigeria / SoybeanMarketing Year

Nigeria / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Nigeria / Soybean

Nigeria

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Nigeria / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Nigeria / Soybean


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Philippines / Soybean

Philippines

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Philippines / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Philippines / Soybean


Philippines / SoybeanMarketing Year

Philippines / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A33

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Korea / SoybeanMarketing Year

Korea / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Korea / Soybean

Korea

(National)

FAO-AMIS

USDA

Year N+1Year N

Year N Year N+1

Korea / Soybean Year N Year N+1

IGC

Korea / Soybean


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+1


Russia / SoybeanMarketing Year

Russia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

USDA

Russia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Russia / Soybean

Russia / Soybean

Year N Year N+1

Russia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A34

Saudi Arabia

South Africa


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Saudi Arabia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

Saudi

Arabia

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Saudi Arabia / Soybean

Saudi Arabia / Soybean Year N+1


Saudi Arabia / SoybeanMarketing Year

Saudi Arabia / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N


Planting


J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M

Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


South Africa / SoybeanMarketing Year

South Africa / Soybean Year N Year N+1

South Africa / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

South

Africa

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

South Africa / Soybean

South Africa / Soybean Year N+1Year N

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N+2

Year N Year N+1

A35

Thailand

Turkey


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Year N+1

Year N+1

Year N+1

Thailand

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Thailand / Soybean Year N

Year N

Thailand / Soybean Year N

Thailand / Soybean


Thailand / SoybeanMarketing Year

Thailand / Soybean Year N Year N+1


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N+1


Turkey / SoybeanMarketing Year

Turkey / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

USDA

Turkey

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Turkey / Soybean

Turkey / Soybean

Year N Year N+1

Turkey / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A36

Ukraine

USA


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

Ukraine / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

Ukraine

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Ukraine / Soybean

Ukraine / Soybean Year N+1


Ukraine / SoybeanMarketing Year

Ukraine / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year

Year N Year N+1

USA / Soybean Year N Year N+1

USDA

USA

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

USA / Soybean

USA / Soybean Year N+1


USA / SoybeanMarketing Year

USA / Soybean Year N Year N+1

Year N

A37

Viet Nam


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Year N+1

Year N+1

Year N+1

Vietnam

(National)

FAO-AMIS

IGC

Vietnam / Soybean Year N

Year N

Vietnam / Soybean Year N

Vietnam / Soybean


Vietnam / SoybeanMarketing Year

Vietnam / Soybean Year N Year N+1

A38

Wheat

Argentina

Australia


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Argentina / WheatMarketing Year

Argentina / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Argentina

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Australia / WheatMarketing Year

Australia / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Australia

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC


A39

Brazil

Canada


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Brazil / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


Brazil

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Brazil / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Canada / WheatMarketing Year

Canada / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Canada

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC


A40

China

Egypt


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

China / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


China

(National)


FAO-AMIS


China / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Egypt / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


Egypt

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Egypt Marketing Year


A41

European Union

India


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

EU / Wheat Year N Year N+1

EU

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC


European Union / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


India/ WheatMarketing Year

India / Wheat Year N Year N+1

India

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC


A42

Indonesia

Japan


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Indonesia / WheatMarketing Year

Indonesia / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Indonesia

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Japan / WheatMarketing Year

Japan / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Japan

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC


A43

Kazakhstan

Mexico


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Kazakhstan / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


Kazakhstan

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Kazakhstan / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Mexico / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


Mexico

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Mexico / WheatMarketing Year


A44

Nigeria

Philippines


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Nigeria / WheatMarketing Year

Nigeria / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Nigeria

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Philippines / Wheat Year N Year N+1

IGC


Philippines

(National)


FAO-AMIS


Philippines / WheatMarketing Year


A45

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Korea / WheatMarketing Year

Korea / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Korea

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Russia / WheatMarketing Year

Russia / Wheat Year N Year N+1

USDA


Russia

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC

A46

Saudi Arabia

South Africa


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

Saudi Arabia / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Saudi

Arabia

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC


Saudi Arabia / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. yearUSDA

South Africa / Wheat Year N Year N+1

South

Africa

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC


South africa / WheatMarketing Year


A47

Thailand

Turkey


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Thailand / WheatMarketing Year

Thailand / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Thailand

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC



Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Turkey / WheatMarketing Year

Turkey / Wheat Year N Year N+1

USDA


Turkey

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC

A48

Ukraine

United States


Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

Ukraine / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Ukraine

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC


Ukraine / WheatMarketing Year



Planting



Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2


Mark. year

crop 1

crop 2

USDA

USA / Wheat Year N Year N+1

USA

(National)

FAO-AMIS



IGC


USA / WheatMarketing Year


A49

Viet Nam


Planting



Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Mark. year


Vietnam / WheatMarketing Year

Vietnam / Wheat Year N Year N+1

Vietnam

(National)


FAO-AMIS

USDA


IGC


These tables show the definition of the NMY per commodity and per country of the four sources

available in AMIS database, namely National, AMIS, IGC and USDA, as of 1 November 2017. This

information is subject to revision.

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WHEAT

NMY

WHEAT FAO-AMIS NATIONAL IGC USDA

Argentina Dec N/Nov N+1 Dec N/Nov N+1 Dec N/Nov N+1 Dec N/Nov N+1

Australia Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Brazil Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Canada Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1

China June N/May N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Egypt July N/June N+1 April N/March N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

EU28 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

India April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1

Indonesia April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Japan April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Kazakhstan July N/June N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 July N/June N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Mexico April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Nigeria Jan N+1/Dec N+1 n.a. July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Philippines July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Rep. of Korea Oct N/Sept N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Russia July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Saudi Arabia July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

South Africa Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Thailand July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Turkey June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1

Ukraine July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

USA June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1 June N/May N+1

Viet Nam July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

SOURCE

B3

MAIZE

NMY

MAIZE FAO-AMIS NATIONAL IGC USDA

Argentina March N/Feb N+1 March N+1/Febr N+2 March N+1/Feb N+2 March N+1/Feb N+2

Australia March N/Feb N+1 March N/Febr N+1 March N+1/Feb N+2 Avri l N+1/March N+2

Brazil March N/Feb N+1 Feb N+1/Jan N+2 March N+1/Feb N+2 March N+1/Feb N+2

Canada Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

China Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Egypt July N/June N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

EU28 Sept N/Aug N+1 July N/June N+1 Oct N/ Sept N+1 Oct N/ Sept N+1

India Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1

Indonesia Jan N/Dec N Jan N/Dec N Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Japan April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Kazakhstan July N/June N+1 n.a. July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1

Mexico Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Nigeria Jan N+1/Dec N+1 n.a. n.a. Oct N/Sept N+1


Rep. of Korea Oct N/Sept N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Russia Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Oct N/ Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Saudi Arabia July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

South Africa May N/Apri l N+1 May N/April N+1 May N+1/Apri l N+2 May N+1/April N+2

Thailand July N/June N+1 June N/May N+1 n.a. July N/June N+1

Turkey Sept N/August N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/August N+1 Sept N/August N+1

Ukraine July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

USA Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Viet Nam July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 n.a. May N/April N+1

SOURCE

B4

RICE

NMY

RICE FAO-AMIS NATIONAL IGC USDA

Argentina Jan N/Dec N April N+1/March N+2 April N+1/March N+2 April N+1/March N+2

Australia April N/March N+1 April N/March N+1 March N+1 /Feb N+2 April N+1/March N+2

Brazil March N/Feb N+1 March N+1/Feb N+2 April N+1 /March N+2 April N+1 /March N+2

Canada Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Aug N/July N+1

China June N/May N+1 July N/June N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 July N/June N+1

Egypt Sept N/Oct N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

EU28 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

India Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Indonesia Jan N/Dec N Jan N/Dec N Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

Japan July N/June N+1 July N/June N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1

Kazakhstan Sept N/Aug N+1 n.a. Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

Mexico Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Nigeria Oct N/Sept N+1 n.a. Jan N/Dec N Oct N/Sept N+1


Rep. of Korea Sept N/Aug N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1

Russia Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

Saudi Arabia Jan N/Dec N Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

South Africa Jan N/Dec N Jan N/Dec N Jan N+1/Dec N+1 May N/April N+1

Thailand Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/ July N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

Turkey Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Ukraine Sept N/Aug N+1 July N/June N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

USA Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1 Aug N/July N+1

Viet Nam Jan N/Dec N Jan N/Dec N Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

SOURCE

B5

SOYBEAN

NMY

SOYBEAN FAO-AMIS NATIONAL IGC USDA

Argentina Apri l N+1/March N+2 April N+1/March N+2 April N+1/March N+2 Oct N/Sept N+1

Australia Apri l N+1/March N+2 April N/March N+1 n.a. April N+1/March N+2

Brazil Feb N+1/Jan N+2 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Feb N+1/Jan N+2 Oct N/Sept N+1

Canada Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Aug N/July N+1

China Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Egypt Aug N/ July N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

EU28 Sept N/Aug N+1 July N/June N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

India Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Indonesia Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Japan Aug N/July N+1 Jan N/Dec N Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Kazakhstan Sept N/Aug N+1 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Mexico Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Nigeria Oct N/Sept N+1 n.a. n.a. Oct N/Sept N+1

Philippines Jan N+1 /Dec N+1 Jan N+1 /Dec N+1 n.a. Jan N+1 /Dec N+1

Rep. of Korea Sept N/Aug N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1

Russia Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Saudi Arabia Oct N/Sept N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 n.a. Oct N/Sept N+1

South Africa Jan N/Dec N Jan N/Dec N June N+1/May N+2 June N+1/May N+2

Thailand July N/ June N+1 July N/ June N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Turkey Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Nov N/Oct N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Ukraine Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

USA Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1 Sept N/Aug N+1

Viet Nam Jan N+1/Dec N+1 July N/June N+1 Oct N/Sept N+1 Jan N+1/Dec N+1

SOURCE

This table shows the specificities in the definition of the elements in supply and demand balances of

AMIS participants as of 1 November 2017. This information is subject to revision.

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AMIS Participant AMIS Commodity Element of the balance Specificity

Australia Wheat Food Use includes Industrial Use (Starch and Gluten)

Australia Wheat Feed Use Includes Dockage (unmarketable leftovers)

Canada Maize Feed Use Includes Post-Harvest Losses and Dockage (unmarketable leftovers)

Canada Maize Food Use Includes Industrial Use

Canada Soybeans Feed Use Includes Post-Harvest Losses and Dockage (unmarketable leftovers)

European Union Wheat Production Usable Production (excluding Harvest Losses)

European Union Wheat Exports (NMY) includes groats and meal (semolina)

European Union Wheat Exports (ITY) includes groats and meal (semolina)

European Union Rice (milled) Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

European Union Rice (milled) Food Use includes Feed Use and Industrial Use

European Union Rice (milled) Domestic Utilization excludes broken rice

European Union Rice (milled) Opening Stocks

Stock estimates for the EU are based on declaration of inventories as of 31 August by producers and millers. They

do not take account of stocks held by other agents, i.e. traders, wholesalers, retailers or consumers and they

exclude broken rice.

European Union Rice (milled) Closing Stocks

Stock estimates for the EU are based on declaration of inventories as of 31 August by producers and millers. They

do not take account of stocks held by other agents, i.e. traders, wholesalers, retailers or consumers and they

exclude broken rice.

European Union Rice (milled) Extraction rate refers only to whole grains

European Union Maize Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

European Union Maize Exports (NMY) includes groats, meal and pellets

European Union Maize Exports (ITY) includes groats, meal and pellets

European Union Soybeans Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

India Maize Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

India Maize Post Harvest Losses includes Industrial Use

India Rice (milled) Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

India Rice (milled) Closing Stocks Governmental stocks only

India Rice (milled) Post Harvest Losses includes Industrial Use and changes in private stocks

India Wheat Production Usable Production (excluding Harvest Losses)

India Wheat Closing Stocks Governmental stocks only

India Wheat Post Harvest Losses includes Industrial Use and changes in private stocks

India Soybeans Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

Japan Wheat Imports (NMY) includes pasta and gluten

Japan Wheat Imports (ITY) includes pasta and gluten

Japan Wheat Exports (NMY) includes pasta and gluten

Japan Wheat Exports (ITY) includes pasta and gluten

Japan Wheat Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

C3

AMIS Participant AMIS Commodity Element of the balance Specificity

Japan Rice (milled) Yield (paddy) excludes upland rice

Japan Rice (milled) Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

Japan Rice (milled) Imports (NMY)derived from Japan Food Balance Sheets which are calculated on a April/March basis and

includes processed food products

Japan Rice (milled) Imports (ITY) includes processed food products

Japan Rice (milled) Exports (NMY)derived from Japan Food Balance Sheets which are calculated on a April/March basis and

includes processed food products

Japan Rice (milled) Exports (ITY) includes processed food products but excludes Food Aid

Japan Soybeans Production Usable Production (excluding harvest losses)

Mexico Maize Other Uses includes autoconsumption for Feed and Food till 2013/14

Philippines Rice (milled) Feed Use includes Post Harvest Losses till 2011/12

Philippines Maize Feed Use includes Post Harvest Losses

Philippines Soybeans Other Uses includes Crush

Turkey Wheat Production Usable production (excluding harvest losses)

Turkey Wheat Exports (NMY) includes pasta, goats, meal and bulgur

Turkey Wheat Exports (ITY) includes pasta, goats, meal and bulgur

Turkey Rice (milled) Production Usable production (excluding harvest losses)

Turkey Maize Production Usable production (excluding harvest losses)

Turkey Maize Exports (NMY) includes groats, meal and pellets

Turkey Maize Exports (ITY) includes groats, meal and pellets

Turkey Soybeans Production Usable production (excluding harvest losses)

United States of America Wheat Feed USe Feed and residual

United States of America Wheat Food Use Food, Seeds and Industrial Use

United States of America Wheat Exports (NMY) includes pasta (except stuffed pasta), goats, meal and bulgur

United States of America Wheat Exports (ITY) includes pasta (except stuffed pasta), goats, meal and bulgur

United States of America Maize Feed USe includes Post Harvest Losses

United States of America Maize Imports (ITY) October/September

United States of America Maize Exports (ITY) October/September

United States of America Maize Other Uses Seeds and Industrial Use only

United States of America Rice (milled) Food Use includes Feed Use and Industrial Use

Viet Nam Rice (milled) Exports (NMY) includes unofficial exports

Viet Nam Rice (milled) Exports (ITY) includes unofficial exports

Documents

Agricultural Market Information System AMIS · • Food use, which refers to direct human consumption of the whole bean, generally known as “food-grade soybean”. • Feed use,