WORLD EXPORT COMMITMENTS FOR 1997/98

摘要

Following the pattern set in 1995/96, world export commitments rose by an estimated 600,000 tons between mid-July and mid-September 1997 and reached an estimated 2.6 million tons, almost the same level reached in September 1995/96. World export salesfor 1997/98 are 500,000 tons larger than sales made a year ago for 1996/97, and sales for 1997/98 as of mid-September accounted for 43% of projected exports during the season, compared with 35% at this time in 1996/97 and 42% in 1995/96, The USA, Francophone Africa and Australia account for most of the increase in export commitments as of mid-September 1997/98 compared with 1996/97, and US sales rose the fastest between July and September.