The U.S. Agriculture Departmentdetailed rice supply/demand milled-basis data for Thailand, the
world's major rice exporter, as follows in mln tonnes --       
        1986/87            1985/86
          04/09/87 03/09/87  04/09/87 03/09/87
 Start Stcks  1.32   1.33       1.46   1.46
 Production  11.88  12.14      13.00  13.00
 Imports       NIL    NIL        NIL    NIL
 Domes Use    8.73   8.73       8.80   8.80
 Exports      3.70   3.70       4.34   4.34
 End Stocks   0.77   1.04       1.32   1.33
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