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Higher projections for global wheat production

Published September 19, 2011 Updated September 19, 2011 12:00am

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GLOBAL WHEAT OUTLOOK
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(mn tons)    Beginning            Supply                     Use               Ending
                stocks   Production    Imports*     Domestic     Exports*      stocks
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MY12 (P)
Pakistan           3.4         24.0         0.2         23.4          1.0         3.2
Global           193.3        678.1       129.8        676.9        131.9       194.6
MY11 (E)
Pakistan           3.6         23.9         0.2         23.2          1.0         3.4
Global           199.9        648.2       129.7        654.7        130.2       193.3
MY10
Pakistan           2.7         24.0         0.2         23.0          0.3         3.6
Global           167.8        684.4       133.6        652.3        135.8       199.9
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* Global imports and exports may not balance due to differences in marketing years,
  grain in transit, and reporting discrepancies in some countries
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Source: World agricultural supply & demand estimates, USDA (September 12, 2011)
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