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Y.EA&<br />

19M<br />

191 .„<br />

1916<br />

1917 —<br />

1918<br />

1919<br />

1920<br />

1921 *-... -..*<br />

1922<br />

1023 latest estimates<br />

YEAR<br />

228<br />

WORLD PRODUCTION OF GANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED*<br />

TVorld<br />

total<br />

9,971<br />

11,293<br />

12,776<br />

13,442<br />

14,503<br />

13,324<br />

13,799<br />

13,656<br />

14,563<br />

14,744<br />

15,351<br />

i Louisiana and Texas.<br />

J Exports<br />

1909-1913 average . ....-<br />

1914<br />

1915<br />

1916<br />

1917<br />

1918<br />

1919<br />

1920 <br />

1921<br />

1922<br />

1923 latest estimates<br />

World<br />

totaU<br />

8,432<br />

8 331<br />

6,056<br />

5,808<br />

6,208<br />

4,692<br />

3,490<br />

4,997<br />

5,443<br />

'5,702<br />

6,3fii<br />

Java<br />

<strong>May</strong><br />

1,614<br />

1,054<br />

1,797<br />

2,009<br />

1,960<br />

1,478<br />

1,473<br />

1,579<br />

1,906<br />

1,993<br />

1,971<br />

United<br />

States i<br />

Oct.<br />

311<br />

247<br />

139<br />

311<br />

246<br />

284<br />

122<br />

176<br />

328<br />

295<br />

172<br />

CANE SUGAR<br />

Brazil<br />

Oct.<br />

Hawaii<br />

Nov.<br />

Thousands <strong>of</strong> short tons<br />

>38<br />

344<br />

486<br />

413<br />

493<br />

• 440<br />

496<br />

680<br />

551<br />

'667<br />

710<br />

567<br />

646<br />

593<br />

645<br />

577<br />

600<br />

556<br />

522<br />

592<br />

*537<br />

605<br />

rorto<br />

Rico<br />

Dec,<br />

363<br />

346<br />

484<br />

503<br />

454<br />

406<br />

485<br />

490<br />

403<br />

*379<br />

407<br />

Cuba<br />

Dec.<br />

2,295<br />

2,967<br />

3,437<br />

3,442<br />

3,957<br />

4,597<br />

4,209<br />

4,408<br />

4,517<br />

»4.0S3<br />

4,271<br />

India<br />

Dec.<br />

2,614<br />

2,757<br />

2,950<br />

3,058<br />

3,708<br />

2,617<br />

3,361<br />

2,826<br />

2,925<br />

'3,409<br />

3,G58<br />

World<br />

110,992<br />

94,559<br />

103,287<br />

82,151<br />

41,063<br />

61,821<br />

61, 692<br />

87,964<br />

83,288<br />

94,000<br />

127,000<br />

Argentina<br />

Jan.*<br />

FLAXSEED<br />

India<br />

Apr.<br />

TJnited<br />

States<br />

Aug.<br />

Thousands <strong>of</strong> bushels<br />

31,989<br />

36,928<br />

45,040<br />

30,289<br />

4,032<br />

19,588<br />

30,775<br />

42,038<br />

60,470<br />

44,286<br />

63,225<br />

19^870<br />

15,448<br />

15,880<br />

19,040<br />

21,040<br />

20,600<br />

9,400<br />

16,760<br />

10,800<br />

17,440<br />

21,280<br />

19,505<br />

13,749<br />

14,030<br />

14,296<br />

9,164<br />

13,369<br />

7,256<br />

10,774<br />

8,029<br />

10,375<br />

3 From private sources, . A Mrt,<br />

< New crop available in January <strong>of</strong> the year indicated; January, <strong>1924</strong>, estimate is 63,225,000 bushels.<br />

WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR*<br />

United<br />

States<br />

610<br />

722<br />

374<br />

821<br />

765<br />

761<br />

726<br />

1,089<br />

< 1,074<br />

* 711<br />

027<br />

GermanyCzechoslovakia<br />

2,296<br />

2,721<br />

1,678<br />

1,721<br />

1,726<br />

1,404<br />

808<br />

1,212<br />

1,416<br />

1,605<br />

1,246<br />

1,017<br />

1,004<br />

812<br />

805<br />

584<br />

688<br />

559<br />

770<br />

726<br />

3 821<br />

1,080<br />

' Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September.<br />

1 From private sources.<br />

Country<br />

New crop available. ..................„...„„.„„„.<br />

Normal consumption (1909-1913) ._<br />

1909-1913<br />

1914<br />

1915<br />

1916<br />

1917<br />

1918<br />

1919<br />

1920<br />

1921<br />

1922<br />

1923 latest estimates<br />

db l?<br />

Russia Poland Netherlands<br />

1,726<br />

1,879<br />

1,824<br />

1,457<br />

1,134<br />

318<br />

86<br />

55<br />

61<br />

^245<br />

398<br />

Thousands <strong>of</strong> short tons<br />

279<br />

239<br />

293<br />

263<br />

249<br />

106<br />

195<br />

198<br />

1294<br />

404<br />

246<br />

316<br />

264<br />

286<br />

215<br />

182<br />

263<br />

314<br />

412<br />

308<br />

274<br />

17,429<br />

Canada<br />

Aug.<br />

12,040<br />

7,175<br />

10,628<br />

8,260<br />

6,935<br />

6,055<br />

5,473<br />

7,99S<br />

4,112<br />

6,009<br />

7,140<br />

Belglum<br />

France Italy Spain Denmark<br />

Sweden<br />

276<br />

215<br />

120<br />

140<br />

136<br />

78<br />

152<br />

268<br />

315<br />

J 293<br />

WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE*<br />

World<br />

total3 .<br />

110,780<br />

116,000<br />

126,000<br />

131,000<br />

134,000<br />

109,000<br />

128,000<br />

118,000<br />

129,000<br />

131,000<br />

India<br />

Apr.<br />

67,891<br />

72,950<br />

61,109<br />

73,315<br />

78,521<br />

80,638<br />

64,526<br />

71,743<br />

61,963<br />

74,446<br />

76,524<br />

63,3SS<br />

Egypt<br />

Apr.<br />

324<br />

759<br />

334<br />

150<br />

204<br />

221<br />

121<br />

171<br />

370<br />

*319<br />

615<br />

616<br />

209<br />

166<br />

166<br />

160<br />

162<br />

120<br />

185<br />

150<br />

234<br />

300<br />

347<br />

116<br />

112<br />

117<br />

139<br />

154<br />

169<br />

91<br />

104<br />

80<br />

«176<br />

187<br />

128<br />

168<br />

143<br />

124<br />

149<br />

156<br />

149<br />

168<br />

156<br />

94<br />

»Includes Ukraine; data from private sources.<br />

4 Refined sugar in terms <strong>of</strong> raw on the basis <strong>of</strong> 95 per cent <strong>of</strong> the raw.<br />

653<br />

61<br />

551<br />

230<br />

487<br />

692<br />

244<br />

283<br />

472<br />

*33<br />

2 270<br />

United<br />

States<br />

Aug.<br />

Italy<br />

Sept.<br />

Spain<br />

Sept.<br />

Millions <strong>of</strong> pounds (cleaned)<br />

375<br />

481<br />

657<br />

804<br />

1,135<br />

965<br />

1,072<br />

1,166<br />

1,446<br />

1,045<br />

1,160<br />

624<br />

518<br />

646<br />

741<br />

763<br />

70S<br />

716<br />

712<br />

662<br />

614<br />

641<br />

632<br />

709<br />

„._<br />

297<br />

337<br />

320<br />

329 "<br />

322<br />

283<br />

412<br />

394<br />

356<br />

373<br />

330<br />

Japan<br />

Nov.<br />

14,602<br />

14,009<br />

17,009<br />

17,569<br />

18,360<br />

17,143<br />

17,184<br />

19,106<br />

19,849<br />

17,336<br />

19,067<br />

17,425<br />

Dutch<br />

East<br />

Indies i<br />

Dec.<br />

7,349<br />

7,826<br />

7,964<br />

7,912<br />

8,323<br />

8,433<br />

9,179<br />

7,716<br />

6,943 "<br />

6,451<br />

121<br />

Philippines<br />

l Irrigated rice in Java and Madura. * Summer crop only eiven.<br />

Bureau <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available Informationi<br />

ifMJ ^ epar/m€n ' °f Commerce, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Foreign and Domestic Commerce. CountriesTareplaced in theorder in which crops are harveste<br />

Exclusive <strong>of</strong> China: Chinese crop estimated at 52,788,000,000 pounds in 1920 and 70,218,667,000 in 1917,<br />

6,904<br />

Deo.<br />

1,124<br />

1,404<br />

1,100<br />

1,289<br />

1,745<br />

2,213<br />

2,089<br />

2,247<br />

2,665<br />

2,681<br />

2,703<br />

154<br />

170<br />

140<br />

151<br />

144<br />

141<br />

141<br />

181<br />

259<br />

>79<br />

165

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