Seventh Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development
15-16 April 2015 Geneva
The current situation and outlook for grains, rice and oilseeds
By
Amy Reynolds Senior Economist, International Grains Council
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNCTAD.
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International Grains Council
UNCTAD Multi-Year Expert Meeting on
Commodities and Development
Geneva
15-16 April 2015
Amy Reynolds
International Grains Council
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IGC 2015 igc.intTotal grains in 2014/15: Record supplies, falling
prices and currency movements
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Wheat
Maize
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Supplies up 3% y/y to 2.4bn t
m t
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225.00
275.00
325.00
375.00Jan 2000 = 100
Grains* GOI at lowest since mid 2010
* Excluding oilseeds and rice
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US$ index at 12-year high
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IGC 2015 igc.intWheat: world supply and demand summary
m t 5-year
Ave. *
14/15
f’cast
15/16
proj.
Production 687 719 709
Supply 875 906 907
Trade 144 153 150
Consumption 687 708 711
Stocks 188 198 196
of which:
Major exporters **
62 66 65
* Refers to 2010/11-2014/15
** Argentina, Australia, Canada, EU, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, US.
POINTS TO NOTE
• 2015/16 areas up slightly, but lower
average yields to cut production by
1% y/y.
• Small increase in total consumption in
15/16: higher food use expected, but
lower feeding.
• World stocks seen falling at end
2015/16, but still comfortable.
• Trade to stay high in 15/16, albeit
slightly lower y/y. Growth in milling
wheat demand in Far East Asia and
Africa, but some retreat from high
2014/15 levels expected in Near East
Asia.
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IGC 2015 igc.intWheat: 2015/16 consumption to be up marginally
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Food up 1.3%, feed down 4%
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Food
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Annual volume changes
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Long term changes in food demand
Some
upturn in
growth
recently
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IGC 2015 igc.intWheat: Another year of strong export competition
in 2015/16?
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50m t
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Russia
0%
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10%
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30%
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US
EU
14/15 Black Sea exports high, despite
recent measures. But a fall in 15/16?
The EU overtakes the US to become
the largest wheat exporter
% of world exports
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IGC 2015 igc.intBarley: record trade in the current year,
but some retreat in 2015/16
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-25%
-20%
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-10%
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Barley Wheat Maize
Prices: GOI sub-Indicesy/y change
Production: 15/16 vs 14/15
EU -4%
Russia -27%
Ukraine -31%
Rest of world +9%
World -5%
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06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15(f'cast)
15/16(proj)
Malting
Feed
m tDrop in trade: better local supplies in some importers
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IGC 2015 igc.intMaize: world supply and demand summary
m t 5-year
Ave. *
14/15
f’cast
15/16
proj.
Production 910 990 941
Supply 1,051 1,164 1,131
Trade 105 116 118
Consumption 901 974 961
Stocks 150 191 171
of which:
Major exporters **
44 66 50
* Refers to 2010/11-2014/15
** Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, US.
POINTS TO NOTE
• World harvested area in 2015/16 to
fall and, assuming some drop in
average yields, production seen down
by 5% y/y.
• Strong demand anticipated, but
slightly lower y/y, reflecting smaller
feed use.
• A 10% contraction in end-2015/16
stocks is projected, led by the major
exporters.
• Global trade placed 1% higher y/y, as
reduced local harvests will trigger
buying in some countries, incl. the EU
and Mexico.
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IGC 2015 igc.intMaize: Global use at a record in 2014/15, with only a
small decline projected in 2015/16.
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90/91 95/96 00/01 05/06 10/11 13/14 14/15f'cast
15/16proj
Industrial
Feed
m t
Food
Other Trade (Jul/Jun) >
-25 yrs -5 yrs-10 yrs-15 yrs-20 yrs
m t
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Maize: Export prices are falling and spreads
between origins are unusually narrow
US$/t fob
Fob price range (main exporters)
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GOI maize sub Index
Jan 2000 = 100
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IGC 2015 igc.intSorghum: Trade could reach a 30-year high in 2015/16
on surging demand from China
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07/08 09/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 proj
m t
Japan
Mexico
Others
China
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Mar-13 Sep-13 Mar-14 Sep-14 Mar-15
US$/t fob
US maize, fob Gulf
US sorghum, fob Gulf
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IGC 2015 igc.intRice: world supply and demand summary
m t (milled basis) 5-year
Ave. *
14/15
f’cast
15/16
proj.
Production 468 475 480
Supply 573 585 581
Trade 40 42 43
Consumption 467 483 487
Stocks 107 101 94
of which:
Major exporters **
35 31 26
* Refers to 2010/11-2014/15
** India, Pakistan, Thailand, US, Vietnam.
POINTS TO NOTE
• Total use of rice projected to exceed
production in 2015/16, resulting in a
7m t drop in world carryovers.
• Much of the decline concentrated in
the five major exporters, chiefly
Thailand and India, seen falling to an
eight-year low of 26m t.
• World trade to edge up in 2015/16, to
42.5m t, second highest total on
record, underpinned by demand from
African and Asian buyers.
• Thailand to remain the dominant
exporter, its shipments seen at more
than 11m t in calendar 2016.
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IGC 2015 igc.intRice: major exporters stocks to
contract again in 2015/16, to an eight-year low
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Thailand
India
m t (milled basis)
Others *
* Pakistan, US, Vietnam
Declines due to India and Thailand
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Stocks
Exports
m t (milled basis)
Thailand’s stocks to fall as exports remain high
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IGC 2015 igc.intRice: Trade depends on demand from buyers in
sub-Saharan Africa and the Far East
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2016proj.
m t (milled basis), y/y change
Far East Asia
World
Sub-Saharan Africa
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1996 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016proj.
m t (milled basis)
1996: 19.5m t
2016 proj.: 42.5m t
World trade more than doubles in two decadesWorld trade year-on-year volume changes
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IGC 2015 igc.intSoyabeans: world supply and demand summary
m t 5-year
Ave. *
14/15
f’cast
15/16
proj.
Production 276 314 311
Supply 305 344 355
Trade 102 116 122
Consumption 272 300 313
Stocks 32 44 42
of which:
Major exporters **
13 26 25
* Refers to 2010/11-2014/15
** Argentina, Brazil, US.
POINTS TO NOTE
• Production tentatively seen posting a
fractional y/y fall, but remaining high
and the second largest outturn on
record.
• World trade expected to rise to a fresh
peak, but growth still less than in
earlier years.
• China’s imports projected at close to
80m t in 2015/16 – equivalent to 65%
of global traded volumes.
• Aggregate end-season carryovers
likely to remain ample, with stocks
especially high in the major exporters.
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Soyabeans: Inventories to remain high
in the major exporters in 2015/16
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Brazilm t
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Argentinam tUS
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IGC 2015 igc.intSoyabeans: World trade up by 80% in 10 years,
shaped near-entirely by Asian needs
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m t
Other Asia
China
World
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m t
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Brazil
Brazil and the US compete for top exporter spotImport demand dominated by China
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