Figures in thousand of tonnes

COUNTRY

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
projected

THAILAND

5,281

5,216

6,367

6,679

5,500

VIETNAM

3,040

3,327

3,776

4,555

4,000

CHINA

265

938

3,734

2,708

2,850

UNITED STATES

2,624

2,292

3,165

2,650

3,000

INDIA

3,549

1,954

4,491

2,400

1,500

PAKISTAN

1,677

1,982

1,800

1,850

2,000

URUGUAY

597

640

639

725

700

AUSTRALIA

562

641

542

661

500

ARGENTINA

365

530

589

650

550

EU

318

372

346

350

350

GUYANA

262

286

250

300

310

BURMA

265

15

94

75

100

OTHERS

902

613

1,477

1,383

1,726

WORLD TOTAL

19,707

18,806

27,270

24,986

23,086