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Worldwide
Rice Production
With the greatest populations to feed, China
and India remain the world's top two rice producers in 2002/2003.
In China, rice is mainly produced in Sichuan, Jiangxi, Guandong,
Guangxi, and Hubei. The main rice production areas in India
are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and
Bihar. However, production of Indian rice in 2002/2003 was
forecast at 80 million tons, down from approximately 90 million
tons in the previous year, on account of poor monsoon rains
during the middle of 2002, when developing crops rely heavily
on rainfall. The subsequent drought condition was reported
to be the worst over the past decade.
Thailand ranks sixth in the world in terms of rice production
volume in 2002/2003, trailing behind China, India, Indonesia,
Bangladesh, and Vietnam. The main production areas are in
Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Surin, Roi Et, and Buri
Ram, all of which are located in the northeastern plain.
World rice production in 1999/2000
- 2002/2003 (milled basis)
|
Country
|
1999/2000
|
2000/01
|
2001/02
|
2002/03 |
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China
|
138,936 |
131,536 |
124,320
|
123,200 |
|
India
|
89,700 |
84,871 |
91,600 |
80,000 |
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Indonesia
|
33,445 |
32,548 |
32,422 |
32,500 |
|
Bangladesh
|
23,066 |
25,086 |
25,500 |
26,000 |
|
Vietnam
|
20,926 |
20,473 |
20,670 |
20,500 |
|
Thailand
|
16,500 |
16,901 |
16,500 |
16,500 |
|
Burma
|
9,860 |
10,771 |
10,440 |
10,440 |
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Philippines
|
7,772 |
8,135 |
8,450 |
8,300 |
|
Japan
|
8,350 |
8,636 |
8,242 |
8,200 |
|
Brazil
|
7,768 |
7,062 |
7,480 |
7,600 |
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United States
|
6,502 |
5,941 |
6,764 |
6,457 |
|
Korea, South
|
5,263 |
5,291 |
5,515 |
5,300 |
|
Egypt
|
3,787 |
3,965 |
3,575 |
3,800 |
|
Pakistan
|
5,156 |
4,700 |
3,740 |
3,500 |
|
EU
|
1,751 |
1,567 |
1,620 |
1,792 |
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Taiwan
|
1,349 |
1,342 |
1,245 |
1,197 |
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Australia
|
787 |
1,259 |
930
|
965 |
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Others
|
28,282 |
27,270 |
27,575 |
28,156 |
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WORLD TOTAL
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409,200 |
397,354 |
396,588 |
384,407
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Unit: thousand metric tons
Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS), Aug 20021.
After a record 409.2 million metric tons in
1999/2000, world rice production has shown a general decline
in production year-on-year, with 397.35, 396.59 and 384.4
million metric tons in 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03, respectively.
This year will also see lower rice production due to several
factors including unfavorable weather - particularly the
El Nino phenomenon, reduction of growing areas and unattractive
prices. Rice output in 2002/03 is expected to fall by 3
percent from 2001/02, with lower output in major producing
nations like India, Pakistan, Vietnam and the US, as well
in other nations including the Philippines, South Korea,
Japan and Taiwan.
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