Jute, Kenaf, Sisal, Abaca, Coir and Allied Fibres Statistics 2016

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

CCP: JU/HF/ ST / 2016/1 Jute Export Prices BTD f.o.b. Bangladesh Port USD / tonne 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Sisal Price (f.o.b.) - East Africa: 3L and UG Brazil: No 3/Type 3 USD / tonne 2500 2300 2100 3L 1900 Jute, kenaf, UG 1700 Forecasted price UG sisal, abaca, 1500 coir and 1300 Forecasted price Type 3 allied fibres 1100 No 3/Type 3 900 700 500

Abaca Prices - Philippines USD / bale Statistical Bulletin 340 2016 310

280 S2 Indicator price 250

220 G 190 JK 160

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Statistics December 2016

Market and Policy Analysis of Raw Materials, Horticulture and Tropical (RAMHOT) Products Team Trade and Markets Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Table of contents

Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres

Current Supply and Demand Situation Page Table 1 - Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2014/15 1 Table 2 - Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2015/16 2

Prices Table 3 - Prices of jute and competing crops at grower level in major producing countries 3 Table 4 - Representative monthly export and import prices of jute fibre and Indicative Price of BWD grade 4 Table 5 - Monthly export prices of jute products in India 5

Production Table 6 - World production of jute, kenaf and allied Fibres 6 Table 7 - Area, production and yield in major producing countries 7

Trade Table 8 - World exports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 8 Table 9 - World exports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 9 Table 10 - World imports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 10 Table 11 - World imports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres. 11 Table 12 - Monthly exports of jute products by type from India 12

Manufacturing Table 13 - Monthly production and stocks of jute products by type in India 13

Special Information Table 14 - Closing stocks and mill consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in the major producing countries 14 Table 15 - Monthly export value of jute products by type from India 15 Table 16 - World apparent consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 16 Table 17 - Exchange rates 17

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Sisal Page

Table 18 - Production of sisal, henequen and other similar hard fibres 18 Table 19 - Sisal and henequen fibres and manufactures: Exports from producing countries 19 Table 20 - Sisal: Prices of representative grades, 2010-2016 20 Table 21 - Sisal: Imports of raw fibre 21 Table 22 - Sisal: Imports of manufactures 22

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Abaca

Table 23 - Production of abaca 23 Table 24 - Export of abaca: fibre and manufactures from producing countries 23 Table 25 - Abaca: Prices of representative grades, 2010-2016 24 Table 26 - Abaca: Imports of fibre and manufactures 25

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Coir

Table 27 - Production of coir fibre 26 Table 28 - Production of coir yarn 26 Table 29 - Exports of coir fibre 27 Table 30 - Exports of coir yarn 28 Table 31 - Exports of coir mats, matting and rugs from principal exporting countries 28 Table 32 - Sri Lanka: Prices of coir fibres and yarn 29 Table 33 - Imports of coir fibre 30 Table 34 - Imports of coir yarn into principal importing countries 31 Table 35 - Imports of coir mats, matting and rugs into principal importing countries 32

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Notes 33

Foreword

The Market and Policy Analysis of Raw Materials, Horticulture and Tropical Products Team (RAMHOT), provides economic data and analysis on major agricultural raw materials, horticultural and tropical products. Commodities covered under the Team include, bananas and tropical fruits, citrus fruits, cotton, hard fibres (abaca, coir and sisal), hides and skins, jute, kenaf and allied fibres, sugar, and tea.

The Team also undertakes market reviews, outlook appraisals and projections, and provides assistance to developing countries in designing and implementing national policies for those agricultural commodities which enter into international trade.

The tables contained in this document bring together governments’ replies to the Group’s latest questionnaires, supplemented by other data available to the Secretariat at 31 December, 2016. It is prepared by the Trade and Markets Division, FAO, and it is available at the following FAO website: http://www.fao.org/economic/futurefibres/resources2/en/

v Table 1 - Jute/Kenaf: Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2014/15 1/

Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal Thailand TOTAL

( ...... lakh bales ...... )

Opening stocks 1.83 18.36 0.01 4.85 0.77 25.81

Production 75.01 72.00 0.03 0.89 0.04 147.97

Imports 0.00 2.45 0.00 2.32 0.03 4.81

Total Supply 76.84 92.81 0.04 8.06 0.84 178.58

Mill Consumption 65.00 70.01 0.03 3.06 0.56 138.65

Village Consumption 1.67 12.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 13.67

Loss/Damage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Closing stocks 0.09 8.70 0.00 4.88 0.20 13.87

Total Domestic Requirements 66.76 90.71 0.04 7.94 0.75 166.19

Exports 10.08 2.10 0.00 0.12 0.09 12.39

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Opening stocks 32.9 330.5 0.2 87.3 13.8 464.6

Production 1 350.2 1 296.0 0.5 16.0 0.7 2 663.4

Imports 0.0 44.1 0.0 41.8 0.6 86.5

Total Supply 1 383.1 1 670.5 0.7 145.1 15.1 3 214.5

Mill Consumption 1 170.0 1 260.2 0.5 55.0 10.0 2 495.7

Village Consumption 30.0 216.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 246.1

Loss/Damage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Closing stocks 1.7 156.6 0.1 87.9 3.5 249.7

Total Domestic Requirements 1 201.7 1 632.7 0.7 142.9 13.5 2 991.5

Exports 181.4 37.8 0.0 2.2 1.6 223.0

- 1 - Table 2 - Jute/Kenaf: Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2015/16 1/

Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal Thailand TOTAL

( ...... lakh bales ...... )

Opening stocks 0.09 8.70 0.00 4.88 0.20 13.88

Production 75.59 80.00 0.02 0.89 0.03 156.52

Imports 0.00 4.94 0.00 1.75 0.02 6.72

Total Supply 75.68 93.64 0.02 7.52 0.25 177.12

Mill Consumption 65.00 80.00 0.02 3.06 0.14 148.21

Village Consumption 1.67 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.67

Loss/Damage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Closing stocks 0.51 3.24 0.00 4.36 0.03 8.15

Total Domestic Requirements 67.18 92.24 0.02 7.41 0.17 167.03

Exports 8.50 1.40 0.00 0.11 0.08 10.09

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Opening stocks 1.7 156.6 0.1 87.9 3.5 249.8

Production 1 360.6 1 440.0 0.3 16.0 0.5 2 817.4

Imports 0.0 89.0 0.0 31.5 0.4 120.9

Total Supply 1 362.3 1 685.6 0.4 135.4 4.4 3 188.1

Mill Consumption 1 170.0 1 440.0 0.3 55.0 2.5 2 667.8

Village Consumption 30.0 162.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.0

Loss/Damage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Closing stocks 9.3 58.4 0.1 78.4 0.5 146.7

Total Domestic Requirements 1 209.3 1 660.4 0.4 133.4 3.0 3 006.5

Exports 153.0 25.2 0.0 2.0 1.4 181.6

- 2 - Table 3 - Prices of jute and competing crops at grower level in major producing countries

BANGLADESH 1/ INDIA Jute Rice Jute 2/ Rice 3/ . . . Taka/maund ...... Rupees/maund . . .

2010/11 Season 1 598.6 n.a. 1 308.3 373.9 2011/12 Season 1 146.3 n.a. 916.7 343.8 2012/13 Season 1 244.0 n.a. 1 075.6 385.4 2013/14 Season 1 235.6 n.a. 1 123.3 466.2

2014/15 Season 1 517.3 n.a. 1 243.8 n.a. 2014 July 1 308.0 n.a. 1 134.9 n.a. August 1 300.0 n.a. 1 072.4 n.a. September 1 365.0 n.a. 1 074.3 n.a. October 1 410.0 n.a. 1 138.7 n.a. November 1 409.0 n.a. 1 198.5 n.a. December 1 450.0 n.a. 1 220.9 n.a.

2015 January 1 530.0 n.a. 1 253.5 n.a. February 1 675.0 n.a. 1 286.8 n.a. March 1 697.0 n.a. 1 288.6 n.a. April 1 725.0 n.a. 1 309.1 n.a. May 1 673.0 n.a. 1 362.9 n.a. June 1 666.0 n.a. 1 584.5 n.a.

2015/16 Season 1 692.9 n.a. 1 849.0 n.a.

2015 July 1 547.0 n.a. 1 631.8 n.a. August 1 531.0 n.a. 1 561.1 n.a. September 1 551.0 n.a. 1 643.6 n.a. October 1 740.0 n.a. 1 738.7 n.a. November 1 825.0 n.a. 1 861.4 n.a. December 1 770.0 n.a. 1 948.5 n.a.

2016 January 1 880.0 n.a. 2 055.4 n.a. February 1 911.0 n.a. 2 061.7 n.a. March 1 431.0 n.a. 2 139.0 n.a. April 1 743.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. May n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. June n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

2011 Calendar Year 1 378.5 n.a. 1 115.9 361.5 2012 Calendar Year 1 132.5 n.a. 979.2 360.2 2013 Calendar Year 1 249.4 n.a. 1 097.9 421.8 2014 Calendar Year 1 333.4 n.a. 1 159.1 n.a. 2015 Calendar Year 1 660.8 n.a. 1 539.3 n.a.

- 3 - Table 4 - Representative monthly export prices of jute fibre and Indicative Price of BWD grade

Bangladesh Bangladesh Export Prices 1/ Forecasted Price 2/ BWC* BWD** BWD

...... USD / tonne ......

2010/11 Season 830.8 741.7 630 2011/12 Season 598.8 536.3 630 2012/13 Season 632.5 559.6 300 2013/14 Season 658.3 601.3 475

2014/15 Season 737.5 695.8 475 2014 July 660.0 620.0 475 August 650.0 600.0 475 September 700.0 650.0 475 October 770.0 720.0 475 November 750.0 700.0 475 December 760.0 710.0 475 2015 January 770.0 730.0 475 February 800.0 760.0 475 March 780.0 750.0 475 April 750.0 720.0 475 May 740.0 710.0 475 June 720.0 680.0 475 2015/16 Season 845.0 802.5 475 2015 July 710.0 660.0 475 August 730.0 680.0 475 September 750.0 720.0 475 October 770.0 740.0 475 November 850.0 800.0 475 December 880.0 840.0 475 2016 January 890.0 850.0 n.a. February 900.0 860.0 n.a. March 920.0 880.0 n.a. April 900.0 860.0 n.a. May 930.0 880.0 n.a. June 910.0 860.0 n.a.

2012 Calendar Year 582.1 515.4 2013 Calendar Year 664.2 601.3 2014 Calendar Year 688.3 635.4 2015 Calendar Year 770.8 732.5 2016 Calendar Year 825.8 784.2

* From 2006 BTC grade quoted due to scarcity of BWC ** From 2006 BTD grade quoted due to scarcity of BWD

- 4 - Table 5 - Monthly export prices of jute products in India 1/

Hessian (40" - 10 oz) Sacking (B - Twills) Rupees USD Rupees USD . . . Per 100 metres ...... Per 100 bags . . .

2010/11 Season 1 802 39.8 3 349 73.9 2011/12 Season 1 716 34.2 3 246 64.8 2012/13 Season 1 752 32.0 3 473 63.4 2013/14 Season 1 759 28.6 3 158 51.4

2014/15 Season 1 798 29.5 3 237 53.1 2014 July 1 784 29.7 3 239 53.9 August 1 769 29.0 3 124 51.3 September 1 772 29.1 3 130 51.4 October 1 822 29.7 3 298 53.8 November 1 845 29.9 3 396 55.1 December n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2015 January n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. February n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. March n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. April n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. May n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. June n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

2015/16 Season 3 268 49.0 5 081 76.2 2015 July n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. August n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. September 2 774 41.9 4 649 70.2 October 3 049 46.9 4 869 74.8 November 3 348 50.7 5 136 77.8 December 3 541 53.2 5 254 78.9 2016 January 3 434 51.0 5 128 76.2 February 3 322 48.7 5 159 75.6 March 3 405 50.8 5 375 80.2 April n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. May n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. June n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

2011 Calendar Year 1 769 37.9 3 336 71.8 2012 Calendar Year 1 738 32.5 3 379 63.3 2013 Calendar Year 1 740 29.7 3 291 56.7 2014 Calendar Year 1 802 29.5 3 235 53.2

- 5 - Table 6 - World production of jute, kenaf and allied Fibres

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 (preliminary)

(...... thousand tonnes...... )

Jute fibre: World 3 095.0 3 132.6 2 933.0 2 854.6 2 562.7 2 706.9 Developing countries 3 095.0 3 132.6 2 933.0 2 854.6 2 562.7 2 706.9 Far East 3 095.0 3 132.6 2 933.0 2 854.6 2 562.7 2 706.9 Bangladesh 1 404.4 1 404.9 1 363.0 1 338.5 1 350.2 1 360.6 India 1 660.0 1 705.0 1 554.0 1 500.0 1 196.0 1 330.0 Myanmar 9.6 8.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.3 Nepal 21.0 14.4 15.0 15.7 16.0 16.0

Kenaf and Allied fibres: World 280.7 277.8 249.0 241.8 216.2 229.7 Developing countries 273.9 271.0 242.2 235.0 209.3 222.9 Far East 227.6 218.6 195.7 187.9 162.3 175.9 China 75.2 68.5 68.5 61.2 56.0 60.0 India 140.0 140.0 120.0 120.0 100.0 110.0 Indonesia 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Thailand 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 VietNam 5.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 Cambodia 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Pakistan 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Latin America and Caribbean 30.8 35.2 28.3 29.0 28.9 28.9 Brazil 14.2 16.7 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 Cuba 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 Other 10.1 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 Africa 12.1 13.8 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.6 Near East 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 Developed countries 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9

Total Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres: World 3 375.6 3 410.4 3 182.0 3 096.4 2 778.9 2 936.7 Developing countries 3 368.9 3 403.6 3 175.1 3 089.5 2 772.0 2 929.8 Far East 3 322.6 3 351.2 3 128.7 3 042.4 2 725.1 2 882.8 Bangladesh 1 404.4 1 404.9 1 363.0 1 338.5 1 350.2 1 360.6 China 75.2 68.5 68.5 61.2 56.0 60.0 India 1 800.0 1 845.0 1 674.0 1 620.0 1 296.0 1 440.0 Indonesia 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Myanmar 9.6 8.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.3 Nepal 21.0 14.4 15.0 15.7 16.0 16.0 Thailand 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 VietNam 5.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 Other 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 Latin America and Caribbean 30.8 35.2 28.3 29.0 28.9 28.9 Africa 12.1 13.8 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.6 Near East 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 Developed countries 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9

- 6 - Table 7 - Area, production and yield of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in major producing countries

BANGLADESH CHINA INDIA MYANMAR NEPAL THAILAND

AREA (thousand ha) 2011/12 620.00 19.30 926.00 11.14 10.56 0.83 2012/13 657.47 19.30 866.00 2.00 10.54 0.63 2013/14 665.74 17.00 837.00 1.00 11.30 0.48 2014/15 672.62 14.42 818.00 1.58 11.35 0.36 2015/16 (preliminary) 677.68 16.00 750.00 1.26 11.35 0.24 (thousand acres) 2011/12 1532.07 47.69 2288.2 27.52 26.09 2.06 2012/13 1624.67 47.69 2140.0 4.94 26.05 1.55 2013/14 1645.11 42.01 2068.3 2.47 27.92 1.17 2014/15 1662.09 35.63 2021.4 3.90 28.05 0.88 2015/16 1674.60 39.54 1853.3 3.10 28.05 0.60

Y I E L D (tonne / ha) 2011/12 2.27 3.55 1.99 0.74 1.37 1.98 2012/13 2.07 3.55 1.93 0.49 1.42 2.07 2013/14 2.01 3.60 1.94 0.36 1.39 2.13 2014/15 2.01 3.89 1.58 0.32 1.41 2.10 2015/16 2.01 3.75 1.92 0.25 1.41 2.12 (bales / acre) 2011/12 5.09 7.98 4.48 1.67 3.07 4.46 2012/13 4.66 7.98 4.35 1.11 3.20 4.66 2013/14 4.52 8.09 4.35 0.81 3.12 4.78 2014/15 4.51 8.74 3.56 0.73 3.17 4.72 2015/16 4.51 8.43 4.32 0.57 3.17 4.77

PRODUCTION (thousand tonnes) 2011/12 1404.90 68.47 1845.00 8.25 14.42 1.65 2012/13 1362.96 68.50 1674.00 0.99 15.00 1.30 2013/14 1338.52 61.20 1620.00 0.36 15.70 1.01 2014/15 1350.18 56.04 1296.00 0.51 16.00 0.75 2015/16 (preliminary) 1360.61 60.00 1440.00 0.32 16.00 0.51

(lakh bales) 2011/12 78.05 3.80 102.50 0.46 0.80 0.09 2012/13 75.72 3.81 93.00 0.05 0.83 0.07 2013/14 74.36 3.40 90.00 0.02 0.87 0.06 2014/15 75.01 3.11 72.00 0.03 0.89 0.04 2015/16 75.59 3.33 80.00 0.02 0.89 0.03

- 7 - Table 8 - World exports of raw jute, kenaf and allied Fibres 1/

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 (preliminary)

Jute fibre:

World 450.1 468.7 420.8 237.7 237.3 194.8

Developing countries 443.5 460.1 409.0 226.7 224.1 184.5 Far East 442.8 457.6 407.5 224.4 221.2 181.9 Bangladesh 380.3 411.1 370.1 177.1 181.4 153.0 Other 62.5 46.4 37.4 47.3 39.8 28.9 Developed countries 6.6 8.6 11.9 10.9 13.2 10.3

Kenaf and Allied fibres: World 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 2.4

Developing countries 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 2.4 Far East 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 2.4 China 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Thailand 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 1.4 Other 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 Other developing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Developed countries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres:

World 451.6 470.2 422.4 239.1 240.1 197.2

Developing countries 445.0 461.6 410.6 228.1 226.9 186.8 Far East 444.3 459.1 409.1 225.8 224.0 184.2 Bangladesh 380.3 411.1 370.1 177.1 181.4 153.0 China 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Thailand 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 1.4 Other 63.1 47.8 38.6 48.6 41.0 29.9 Other Developing 0.7 2.5 1.5 2.3 2.9 2.6

Developed countries 6.6 8.6 11.9 10.9 13.2 10.3

- 8 - Table 9 - World exports of products of Jute, Kenaf and Allied fibres 1/

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 (preliminary) ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

WORLD 783.1 1 027.2 895.2 1 157.6 1 036.2 1 002.3

DEVELOPING 757.0 1 005.2 875.5 1 137.1 1 019.6 985.9 Africa 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Latin America 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.2 El Salvador 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 Guatemala 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 Mexico 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.3 Near East 11.8 10.5 9.0 11.8 9.5 8.5 Egypt 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 Saudi Arabia 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 Syria 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 Turkey 7.4 4.2 3.8 6.1 4.1 4.0

Far East 742.4 991.1 862.3 1 121.2 1 006.5 973.7 Bangladesh 475.5 696.3 597.4 858.7 817.4 822.5 China 12.0 10.3 12.6 4.2 6.0 3.1 India 182.9 211.7 171.1 179.4 104.7 76.1 Nepal 57.6 60.4 63.5 64.1 65.0 61.0 Pakistan 12.0 10.5 15.9 13.2 9.5 4.9 Thailand 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 2.8 4.1

DEVELOPED 26.1 22.0 19.7 20.5 16.6 16.4

North America 5.2 4.3 2.7 2.4 1.5 1.4 USA 4.8 3.9 2.5 1.9 1.5 1.4 Europe 19.9 17.0 16.3 16.5 13.5 13.9 EU (28) 19.6 16.7 16.1 16.3 13.3 13.9 Belgium-Lux. 10.9 8.9 8.1 8.1 6.0 7.0 France 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 Germany 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 Netherlands 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3 UK 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.7 Other Europe 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 CIS 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1

Oceania 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 Australia 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Other Developed 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.3 0.9 Japan 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 South Africa 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.2 0.9

- 9 - Table 10 - World imports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (preliminary) ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

WORLD 385.1 482.4 475.2 315.3 256.4 272.3 DEVELOPING 364.4 458.0 445.9 288.2 225.9 244.7 Africa 22.3 14.5 22.2 18.3 15.5 13.3 Côte dIvoire 17.6 2.3 16.6 12.1 10.7 9.0 Ethiopia 3.5 4.6 3.0 4.7 3.8 2.1 Ghana 0.1 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mozambique 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nigeria 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tanzania 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tunisia 0.9 2.6 2.4 1.5 1.0 2.3 Latin America 14.6 11.8 7.5 4.6 7.6 10.5 El Salvador 0.6 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 Nicaragua 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cuba 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 Brazil 10.9 8.3 3.5 1.6 6.0 8.0 Near East 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 Egypt 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 Iran 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Jordan 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Saudi Arabia 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Turkey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Far East 325.6 430.0 414.6 264.0 201.7 219.8 China 104.1 109.6 100.6 60.5 33.7 23.8 India 59.7 157.1 148.8 53.0 44.1 89.0 Nepal 46.2 45.0 50.0 50.5 41.8 31.5 Pakistan 98.5 96.6 93.9 84.9 73.6 66.6

DEVELOPED 20.7 24.4 29.3 27.1 30.5 27.6 North America 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.6 3.0 United States 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 Europe 13.9 15.2 16.1 15.1 17.8 17.7 EU (28) 12.6 13.8 14.8 13.9 16.2 16.6 Belgium-Lux. 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 1.8 Germany 2.5 3.2 6.0 5.1 5.5 5.7 Netherlands 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Spain 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.6 United Kingdom 1.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.9 Other EU 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 3.7 Other Europe 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.1 CIS 2.8 5.4 8.7 8.9 8.8 6.3 Oceania 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 Australia 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 Other Developed 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.5 Japan 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5

- 10 - Table 11 - World imports of products of Jute, Kenaf and Allied fibres 1/ 2/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (preliminary) ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) WORLD 755.5 814.6 985.3 976.3 940.3 937.7 DEVELOPING 566.9 633.2 820.2 811.0 784.3 779.4 Africa 45.0 68.5 59.9 62.1 61.8 63.7 Algeria 7.7 8.6 10.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 Cameroon 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 Ghana 6.9 24.3 14.0 25.5 27.0 27.0 Kenya 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 Morocco 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.0 Tanzania 5.3 5.6 8.1 2.1 4.4 5.9 Zimbabwe 3.0 7.7 4.8 4.8 2.6 1.7 Latin America 13.5 20.0 15.3 13.5 15.7 10.9 Argentina 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 Brazil 4.1 9.9 5.3 2.6 7.9 3.8 Costa Rica 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 Mexico 0.7 1.7 2.5 4.7 2.5 1.9 Uruguay 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Near East 347.0 331.6 378.6 386.8 417.2 386.3 Egypt 21.8 15.8 17.4 20.0 15.0 15.3 Iran 66.1 61.5 56.0 59.7 60.0 60.0 Saudi Arabia 16.4 17.8 18.6 17.4 17.0 21.0 Sudan 38.5 30.4 40.4 30.0 30.0 30.0 Syria 32.3 30.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 40.0 Turkey 160.0 165.0 206.1 213.7 240.3 205.0 Other 12.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 15.0 15.0 Far East 161.3 213.2 366.5 348.6 289.6 318.5 China 14.3 54.3 66.3 97.8 119.5 130.7 India 102.0 115.7 145.5 103.9 115.9 141.0 Indonesia 26.6 23.0 35.5 32.8 31.8 31.0 Korea Rep. 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.7 3.3 4.2 Malaysia 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 1.6 2.9 Pakistan 9.4 1.3 2.8 3.7 3.0 4.3 Sri Lanka 3.0 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 DEVELOPED 188.6 181.4 165.0 165.3 156.0 158.3 North America 33.8 35.2 34.8 36.0 36.4 41.3 United States 30.9 31.7 32.0 33.2 33.9 38.0 Europe 99.9 89.6 74.5 74.9 73.0 69.7 EU (28) 98.2 88.0 73.8 74.4 72.1 68.5 Belgium-Lux. 46.3 33.5 26.0 25.8 22.3 19.3 Germany 10.6 11.9 10.0 9.5 10.7 8.7 Netherlands 12.2 14.0 11.0 10.8 10.3 12.8 Spain 3.9 4.7 4.3 5.1 5.7 5.4 United Kingdom 8.4 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.0 Other Europe 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.2 CIS 18.7 22.3 28.0 25.5 22.0 23.2 Russian Federation 12.7 15.0 15.4 13.9 11.1 13.4 Oceania 20.6 23.9 17.1 19.4 14.9 15.8 Australia 17.4 20.3 14.0 16.1 12.0 12.5 Other Developed 15.6 10.4 10.6 9.6 9.7 8.2 Israel 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 Japan 13.0 8.0 7.7 6.5 6.7 5.1 South Africa 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2

- 11 - Table 12 - Monthly exports of jute products by type from India

MANUFACTURES TOTAL Yarn Hessian Sacking 1 / ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

2010/11 Season 71.5 51.6 50.2 182.9 2011/12 Season 59.1 55.6 89.0 212.5 2012/13 Season 35.8 44.0 84.1 173.1 2013/14 Season 39.0 45.0 86.5 179.4

2014/15 Season 36.7 33.4 26.0 104.7 2014 July 2.9 2.7 2.6 8.8 August 2.6 3.4 2.9 9.7 September 2.8 3.2 3.7 10.6 October 3.0 3.3 1.1 8.0 November 2.1 2.2 2.9 7.6 December 2.9 2.9 4.9 12.6 2015 January 3.4 3.4 2.5 9.9 February 2.9 2.9 0.8 7.3 March 4.3 2.8 0.6 8.2 April 4.0 2.2 1.1 7.7 May 3.2 2.2 1.3 7.2 June 2.6 2.2 1.6 7.1

2015/16 Season 15.6 22.7 13.8 56.1 2015 July 2.9 2.8 3.3 9.6 August 2.9 3.5 2.6 9.7 September 2.5 3.7 2.5 9.3 October 1.7 2.5 0.7 5.4 November 1.6 2.2 0.9 5.1 December 1.2 2.4 1.9 5.8 2016 January 1.4 2.8 1.2 5.9 February 1.4 2.8 0.7 5.3 March n.a n.a n.a n.a April n.a n.a n.a n.a May n.a n.a n.a n.a June n.a n.a n.a n.a

2011 Calendar Year 52.2 56.3 65.1 181.7 2012 Calendar Year 53.1 48.7 91.0 202.2 2013 Calendar Year 32.0 44.5 98.8 184.2 2014 Calendar Year 37.1 37.2 48.9 133.2 2015 Calendar Year 33.2 32.8 19.8 92.3

- 12 - Table 13 - Monthly production and stocks of jute products by type in India

PRODUCTION STOCKS Hessian Sacking Carpet TOTAL Hessian Sacking Carpet TOTAL backing 1 / backing 1 / 2 / ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

2010/11 Season 226.0 1 081.5 3.2 1 586.2 15.6 64.8 0.3 93.1 2011/12 Season 240.0 1 191.0 3.4 1 614.2 13.8 36.4 0.3 59.5 2012/13 Season 201.8 1 250.0 2.9 1 607.8 17.9 58.0 0.4 85.3 2013/14 Season 208.7 1 052.9 3.2 1 437.1 20.6 115.4 0.4 144.3

2014/15 Season 202.6 892.0 2.5 1 249.4 16.8 80.0 0.6 105.1

2014 July 17.8 73.4 0.3 104.7 23.2 137.5 0.4 170.3 August 18.3 67.9 0.2 98.6 23.4 121.2 0.4 154.6 September 19.1 68.4 0.2 98.9 23.0 110.4 0.4 143.0 October 16.6 64.0 0.2 91.3 22.6 115.1 0.4 146.6 November 15.9 64.9 0.2 94.0 21.7 112.7 0.4 142.8 December 17.6 81.7 0.2 112.8 23.7 113.3 0.4 145.5

2015 January 18.7 86.0 0.2 118.3 23.8 90.1 0.5 122.1 February 17.1 88.5 0.3 119.3 22.2 83.2 0.6 114.4 March 18.0 94.6 0.2 127.3 22.9 60.2 0.6 92.0 April 15.2 84.2 0.1 113.8 18.9 47.2 0.5 74.3 May 14.4 60.5 0.2 87.4 16.0 58.1 0.5 82.0 June 13.9 57.9 0.2 83.0 16.8 80.0 0.6 105.1

2015/16 Season 135.2 614.3 2.5 830.5 n.a n.a n.a n.a

2015 July 16.3 74.3 0.2 102.0 17.3 77.2 0.5 103.6 August 16.1 86.4 0.2 112.7 17.8 61.3 0.6 87.9 September 17.0 86.4 0.2 112.6 16.6 56.0 0.5 80.6 October 16.2 79.4 0.2 104.7 16.6 47.4 0.5 71.9 November 15.4 69.3 0.3 94.8 18.0 47.3 0.5 74.4 December 17.5 71.5 0.4 99.7 19.3 57.2 0.5 87.1

2016 January 18.5 71.4 0.5 100.5 22.8 53.0 0.6 88.0 February 18.2 75.6 0.5 103.5 23.5 39.7 0.5 75.7 March n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a April n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a May n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a June n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a

2011 Calendar Year 228.3 1 139.7 3.3 1 557.5 2012 Calendar Year 226.9 1 207.6 3.0 1 606.4 2013 Calendar Year 199.2 1 247.6 3.3 1 610.5 2014 Calendar Year 211.2 859.1 2.7 1 230.9 2015 Calendar Year 195.8 939.0 2.7 1 275.6

- 13 - Table 14 - Closing stocks and mill consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in the major producing countries

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 (preliminary)

(...... thousand tonnes...... )

Stocks of fibre end of season Bangladesh 281.8 79.5 32.9 1.7 9.3 India 355.3 342.7 330.5 156.6 58.4 Myanmar 19.5 5.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 Nepal 64.9 78.1 87.3 87.9 78.4 Thailand 68.2 38.8 13.8 3.5 0.5 TOTAL 789.7 544.9 464.6 249.7 146.6

Mill Consumption Bangladesh 861.8 1 155.2 1 170.0 1 170.0 1 170.0 India 1 623.2 1 621.3 1 460.7 1 260.2 1 440.0 Myanmar 11.0 11.0 5.0 0.5 0.3 Nepal 45.0 50.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 Thailand 40.0 40.0 30.0 10.0 2.5 TOTAL 2 581.0 2 877.5 2 720.7 2 495.7 2 667.8

Percent of stocks to mill consumption 30.6 18.9 17.1 10.0 5.5

Closing Stocks of Fibre in major producing countries 400.0

350.0

300.0 India 250.0

200.0

thousand tonnes 150.0

100.0 Bangladesh 50.0

0.0 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

- 14 - Table 15 - Monthly export value of jute products by type from India

MANUFACTURES TOTAL Yarn Hessian Sacking 1 /

( ...... Million USD ...... )

2010/11 Season 92.7 57.0 51.3 216.0 2011/12 Season 64.4 75.7 101.5 252.8 2012/13 Season 34.7 48.5 89.6 184.2 2013/14 Season 40.4 51.2 89.3 199.5

2014/15 Season 30.8 42.0 45.6 146.4

2014 July 3.0 3.7 4.4 12.4 August 2.3 4.3 4.5 12.8 September 2.7 3.8 3.8 12.0 October 2.9 3.9 1.7 9.7 November 2.1 2.7 4.8 10.3 December 2.7 3.4 6.0 15.7

2015 January 2.2 4.1 3.8 11.2 February 2.3 3.5 1.8 8.8 March 2.8 3.1 1.3 14.9 April 3.3 3.2 1.7 11.4 May 2.9 3.1 5.3 13.6 June 1.6 3.1 6.6 13.7

2015/16 Season 14.8 76.0 41.7 167.9

2011 Calendar Year 65.1 78.8 77.4 234.3 2012 Calendar Year 53.5 51.0 96.3 211.0 2013 Calendar Year 31.4 51.3 104.5 201.5 2014 Calendar Year 38.2 44.0 57.5 159.5 2015 Calendar Year n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

- 15 - Table 16 - World apparent consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes...... )

WORLD 2 877.4 2 933.3 3 286.0 2 799.1 2 819.0 2 810.1 DEVELOPING 2 682.6 2 740.0 3 106.1 2 620.7 2 645.5 2 637.2 Africa 79.8 96.3 96.9 94.5 90.8 91.0 Algeria 8.2 9.2 10.7 9.0 8.9 9.0 Ethiopia 3.5 4.6 3.0 4.7 3.8 2.1 Ghana 7.5 30.8 15.0 27.3 28.9 28.9 Kenya 0.8 1.6 1.6 2.6 2.1 2.1 Morocco 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 Tanzania United Rep 5.2 5.5 8.1 1.2 4.2 4.6 Zimbabwe 3.3 8.2 5.2 5.1 2.7 0.7 Latin America and Caribbean 59.2 67.2 50.4 46.3 52.2 49.8 Argentina 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 Brazil 29.4 35.6 19.0 14.4 24.4 22.1 Mexico 0.6 1.5 2.2 4.0 2.3 2.7 Cuba 9.6 8.6 8.6 9.0 8.2 9.1 Near East 363.7 348.7 400.4 405.8 440.7 408.7 Egypt 23.5 16.2 18.9 20.9 15.6 16.4 Iran Islamic Rep. of 70.8 65.9 59.9 63.9 64.2 64.2 Sudan 44.5 35.8 46.4 35.3 35.3 35.3 Syrian Arab Republic 31.1 27.9 28.1 33.5 38.8 38.8 Turkey 163.4 172.1 216.4 222.0 252.7 215.2 Far East 2 179.9 2 227.8 2 558.3 2 074.0 2 061.8 2 087.8 Bangladesh 221.1 127.8 364.8 135.4 253.4 232.3 China (Mainland) 181.0 225.0 226.5 221.9 211.2 220.2 India 1 550.0 1 660.7 1 641.7 1 424.3 1 444.2 1 500.5 Indonesia 32.8 30.7 44.2 41.2 38.5 37.1 Pakistan 111.7 105.0 100.8 95.7 84.1 85.0 Myanmar 16.0 15.0 14.8 6.0 0.6 0.3 Thailand 39.0 50.8 155.4 138.5 19.7 0.3 Viet Nam 4.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.0 DEVELOPED 194.8 193.3 179.9 178.4 173.5 172.9 North America 37.6 39.5 41.3 43.5 44.2 49.8 United States 34.7 36.2 38.5 40.9 41.3 46.6 Canada 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 Europe 94.6 86.0 68.5 67.6 70.0 67.9 EU 28 91.8 83.3 66.8 66.2 67.7 65.7 Belgium-Lux 35.4 22.1 12.5 13.5 12.0 8.7 France 5.1 5.2 5.1 3.9 3.1 3.4 Germany 11.3 13.3 14.1 12.4 14.3 12.0 Netherlands 11.2 13.3 9.6 10.2 9.4 12.4 Spain 5.4 6.8 5.6 5.5 6.6 6.6 United Kingdom 10.1 10.0 9.2 8.0 9.5 9.6 Other Europe 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.5 2.3 2.2 CIS 22.8 29.0 38.6 36.0 32.2 29.9 Russian Federation 16.3 21.1 25.1 23.5 20.5 19.4 Other 6.5 7.9 13.6 12.5 11.7 10.5 Oceania 22.7 26.2 19.2 21.1 16.6 16.1 Australia 19.3 22.4 15.9 17.5 13.4 12.6 New Zealand 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.5 Other Developed 17.1 12.6 12.2 10.2 10.5 9.1 Japan 14.0 9.3 8.6 7.1 7.5 5.9 South Africa 2.4 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.0 2.2

- 16 - Table 17 - Exchange rates

Bangladesh India Thailand Nepal

Taka/USD Rupees/USD Baht/USD Rupees/USD

2010/11 Season 71.194 45.333 30.605 72.533 2011/12 Season 79.127 50.258 30.859 79.522 2012/13 Season 79.933 54.652 30.432 87.749 2013/14 Season 77.750 61.475 32.079 98.294

2014/15 Season 77.701 62.051 32.689 99.102 2014 July 77.593 60.064 32.087 96.076 August 77.456 60.895 32.009 97.339 September 77.400 60.884 32.199 97.327 October 77.401 61.348 32.459 98.275 November 77.852 61.677 32.792 98.617 December 77.852 62.711 32.908 100.237

2015 January 77.861 62.135 32.748 99.235 February 77.800 62.028 32.570 99.269 March 77.800 62.450 32.678 100.065 April 77.800 62.753 32.523 100.311 May 77.800 63.810 33.561 100.311 June 77.800 63.861 33.732 102.162

2015/16 Season 78.265 66.320 35.518 105.573 2015 July 77.800 63.646 34.396 101.810 August 77.800 65.072 35.467 104.099 September 77.800 66.190 36.054 105.972 October 77.800 65.075 35.643 104.077 November 78.539 66.050 35.785 105.693 December 78.739 66.596 36.014 103.563

2016 January 78.560 67.293 36.162 104.545 February 78.539 68.243 35.604 109.137 March 78.400 67.022 35.236 107.040 April 78.400 66.470 35.095 106.329 May 78.400 66.886 35.453 106.993 June 78.400 67.297 35.305 107.620

2012 Calendar Year 81.863 53.410 31.084 85.197 2013 Calendar Year 78.103 58.400 30.722 93.583 2014 Calendar Year 77.671 61.032 32.486 97.644 2015 Calendar Year 77.945 64.139 34.264 102.214 2016 Calendar Year 78.471 67.191 35.298 107.193

- 17 - Table 18 - Production of sisal, henequen and other similar hard fibres

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) SISAL: Africa total (Continent) 71.9 75.0 76.1 76.7 78.3 76.5 Angola 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 Ethiopia 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 Kenya 24.1 28.1 27.9 26.0 26.5 24.5 Madagascar 9.1 8.0 8.2 8.8 8.9 7.5 Mozambique 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 South Africa 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Tanzania 34.8 34.5 35.6 37.5 38.5 40.0 Others 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Latin America 114.0 127.1 83.2 89.8 110.7 106.4 Brazil 97.9 111.2 69.9 74.5 95.4 91.1 Others 16.0 15.9 13.3 15.3 15.3 15.3

Other countries 47.3 49.9 63.7 60.0 64.0 64.0 China 46.3 48.9 62.7 59.0 63.0 63.0

TOTAL SISAL 233.2 252.0 222.9 226.5 253.0 246.9

Henequen: Cuba 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Mexico 17.5 18.9 11.1 3.9 6.1 6.0 Other countries 1/ 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

Total Henequen 22.4 23.8 16.0 8.8 11.0 10.9

Total Sisal & Henequen 255.5 275.9 238.9 235.3 264.0 257.8

Other Hard Fibres 2/ Fique (Colombia) 24.0 22.0 19.7 18.3 18.8 18.8

Total Above Fibres 279.5 297.9 258.7 253.7 282.8 276.6

- 18 - Table 19 - Sisal and henequen fibres and manufactures: Exports from producing countries 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) Brazil fibre 30.5 39.1 36.1 30.9 40.6 34.3 cordage 24.6 31.1 29.9 23.0 22.3 24.8 oth. manuf.(Yarn-Carpets) 11.2 9.9 7.0 6.2 6.7 7.2 Total 66.3 80.2 73.1 60.1 69.6 66.2 Kenya fibre 20.0 23.9 24.1 24.0 23.0 21.2 cordage 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 Total 20.6 24.9 24.6 24.5 23.5 21.6 Madagascar fibre 7.8 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.4 7.2 cordage 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 Total 8.5 7.2 8.1 8.2 6.9 7.9 Mexico fibre 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 cordage 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 Total 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 Mozambique fibre 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 cordage 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 Total 0.6 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 Tanzania fibre 11.6 13.8 15.5 16.9 18.2 20.8 cordage 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.3 Total 14.9 19.8 20.8 22.4 23.5 26.0 China fibre 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 cordage 10.0 7.2 6.8 5.8 4.8 4.4 Total 10.0 7.4 7.0 6.0 4.9 4.6 Europe fibre n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. manufactures 11.8 12.8 11.0 12.1 9.2 10.1 Total n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Other countries fibre n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. cordage 11.0 11.9 12.2 12.9 11.3 10.9 Total n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

WORLD Fibre (from major exporters) 69.9 83.6 83.1 79.2 88.6 83.8 Manufactures 75.3 83.0 75.8 70.2 63.6 66.9 Total 145.2 166.6 158.9 149.4 152.2 150.7

- 19 - Table 20 - Sisal: Prices of representative grades, 2010-2016

East African Brazil 3L UG Forecasted Price UG No.3* Forecasted Price No.3 ( ...... USD per tonne f.o.b...... )

2010 1 111 1 010 800 - 1000 689 700 - 800 2011 1 435 1 327 800 - 1000 791 700 - 800 2012 1 600 1 483 900 - 1200 899 750 - 850 2013 1 502 1 396 900 - 1200 1 059 750 - 850 2014 1 698 1 598 1500 - 1700 1 394 1250 - 1350

YEAR 2015 avg. 2 133 2 010 1 577 January 1 935 1 835 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 February 1 950 1 850 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 March 1 975 1 875 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 April 2 050 1 925 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 May 2 050 1 925 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 June 2 090 1 965 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 July 2 120 1 995 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 August 2 175 2 050 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 September 2 275 2 150 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 October 2 300 2 175 1500 - 1700 1 550 1250 - 1350 November 2 325 2 175 1500 - 1700 1 525 1250 - 1350 December 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 475 1400 - 1500

YEAR 2016 avg. 2 290 2 132 1 283 January 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 400 1400 - 1500 February 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 350 1400 - 1500 March 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 350 1400 - 1500 April 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 350 1400 - 1500 May 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 325 1400 - 1500 June 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 295 1400 - 1500 July 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 275 1400 - 1500 August 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 250 1400 - 1500 September 2 250 2 095 1900 - 2150 1 200 1400 - 1500 October 2 180 2 025 1900 - 2150 1 200 1400 - 1500 November 2 155 2 000 1900 - 2150 1 200 1400 - 1500 December 2 100 1 900 1900 - 2150 1 200 1400 - 1500

* From January 2013 Bahia Type 3DB

- 20 - Table 21 - Sisal : Imports of raw fibre

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

WORLD 64.9 81.9 82.1 77.1 85.0 83.3

DEVELOPED 19.3 23.5 23.1 21.1 23.3 23.9 North America 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Europe 17.8 21.8 22.2 19.9 22.1 22.9 CIS 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 Oceania 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other Developed 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6

DEVELOPING 45.6 58.4 59.1 56.1 61.7 59.4 Africa 7.1 8.5 11.3 8.9 8.6 8.9 Latin America 4.9 3.3 4.1 4.2 2.8 3.4 Near East 3.5 4.6 5.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 Far East 30.1 42.0 38.0 38.5 45.8 42.3

- 21 - Table 22 - Sisal : Imports of manufactures

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

WORLD 73.9 74.9 72.6 70.0 63.6 65.1 DEVELOPED 53.8 51.8 51.9 50.2 45.2 47.7 North America 35.5 34.0 35.0 29.8 28.9 32.4 Canada 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.6 1.9 U.S.A. 32.9 31.2 32.3 27.2 27.3 30.5 Europe 16.2 15.2 14.6 17.9 14.0 13.1 EU (28) 15.9 15.0 14.1 17.7 13.8 12.7 Austria 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 Belgium-Lux 3.0 2.9 2.0 3.9 1.6 1.1 Denmark 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 Finland 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 France 3.0 3.1 3.1 4.4 3.6 2.9 Germany 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.0 Greece 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Ireland 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Italy 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 Netherlands 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.7 1.3 Portugal 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.4 Spain 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 Sweden 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 U.K. 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 Other EU 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.1 Other Europe 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 CIS 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Oceania 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 Australia 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 New Zealand 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other Developed 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 Japan 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 South Africa 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 DEVELOPING 20.1 23.1 20.7 19.8 18.4 17.5 Africa 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 Latin America and Caribbean 1.9 4.1 2.0 2.7 3.8 2.1 Argentina 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Bahamas 1.5 3.7 1.5 2.3 1.9 1.5 El Salvador 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Near East 2.6 3.8 3.7 2.9 3.1 3.1 Egypt 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.3 Jordan 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 Saudi Arabia 2.1 3.1 3.0 2.2 1.5 1.2 Far East 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.9 China 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 Indonesia 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 Thailand 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 VietNam 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.8 Other 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 2.5 2.8

- 22 - Table 23 - Production of abaca

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Ecuador 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.2 8.3 8.6 Philippines 57.2 73.3 64.8 56.0 66.0 67.3 Other countries 2.7 3.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3

Total Above Countries 70.1 86.1 78.1 67.5 76.6 78.2

Table 24 - Abaca: Exports of fibre and manufactures from producing countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Ecuador Fibre 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.2 8.3 8.6 Cordage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.2 8.3 8.6

Philippines Fibre 11.3 9.8 4.5 3.3 9.8 12.0 Cordage 7.0 7.5 5.0 4.2 5.1 4.5 Pulp 20.9 29.8 21.5 17.6 20.9 22.2 Other 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.0 2.5 0.3 Total 40.7 48.5 33.3 27.2 38.3 38.9

TOTAL EXPORTS 50.9 58.1 44.4 36.3 46.6 47.5

Total Exports in Fibre equivalent Fibre 21.5 19.4 15.5 12.5 18.0 20.6 Cordage 7.3 7.9 5.2 4.5 5.4 4.7 Pulp 41.8 59.5 43.0 35.2 41.8 44.4 Other 1.8 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.8 0.3 TOTAL 72.3 88.4 66.4 54.4 68.1 70.0

Of which: Philippines 62.1 78.8 55.4 45.2 59.8 61.4 Ecuador 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.2 8.3 8.6

- 23 - Table 25 - Abaca: Prices of representative grades, 2010-2016 1/

PHILIPPINES

Hand-cleaned non-Davao

S2 G JK Indicator Price f.o.b. Manila port f.o.b. c.i.f. USD per 125 Kg. bale USD / bale USD / tonne Annual average 2010 193.7 176.8 154.8 175.1 1 600.7 2011 211.9 192.1 170.2 191.4 1 731.1 2012 220.0 197.0 174.3 197.1 1 776.7 2013 222.7 200.3 177.0 200.0 1 800.0 2014 235.8 214.8 190.7 213.8 1 910.0

2015 average 257.5 234.3 218.7 236.8 2 094.7 January 247.0 221.0 204.0 224.0 1 992.0 February 247.0 221.0 204.0 224.0 1 992.0 March 247.0 226.0 204.0 225.7 2 005.3 April 252.0 230.0 214.0 232.0 2 056.0 May 253.0 231.0 216.0 233.3 2 066.7 June 256.0 234.0 220.0 236.7 2 093.3 July 260.0 237.0 222.0 239.7 2 117.3 August 262.0 239.0 225.0 242.0 2 136.0 September 263.0 240.0 226.0 243.0 2 144.0 October 265.0 242.0 228.0 245.0 2 160.0 November 267.0 244.0 228.0 246.3 2 170.7 December 271.0 247.0 233.0 250.3 2 202.7

2016 average 287.1 262.2 248.3 265.9 2 326.9 January 274.0 250.0 235.0 253.0 2 224.0 February 277.0 252.0 237.0 255.3 2 242.7 March 280.0 256.0 241.0 259.0 2 272.0 April 282.0 258.0 243.0 261.0 2 288.0 May 284.0 260.0 245.0 263.0 2 304.0 June 287.0 263.0 248.0 266.0 2 328.0 July 288.0 263.0 249.0 266.7 2 333.3 August 290.0 265.0 252.0 269.0 2 352.0 September 293.0 267.0 255.0 271.7 2 373.3 October 295.0 269.0 257.0 273.7 2 389.3 November 297.0 271.0 257.0 275.0 2 400.0 December 298.0 272.0 261.0 277.0 2 416.0

- 24 - Table 26 - Abaca : Imports of fibre and manufactures

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) FIBRE

WORLD 25.2 23.8 16.7 15.7 21.5 23.1

DEVELOPED 22.1 21.1 15.7 14.7 19.5 21.9

Europe 14.7 13.6 11.6 9.4 12.7 13.8 EU (28) 14.7 13.6 11.6 9.4 12.7 13.8

Other Developed 7.4 7.5 4.1 5.3 6.7 8.1 Japan 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.2 7.7 Others 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4

DEVELOPING 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.9 2.1 1.2

MANUFACTURES 1/

WORLD 31.4 41.0 29.8 23.8 27.7 28.7

DEVELOPED 25.9 33.2 22.7 20.0 23.7 24.9

North America 6.3 7.7 4.5 3.5 5.1 4.5 Canada 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 U.S.A. 6.2 7.5 4.3 3.4 4.9 4.2

Europe 14.8 20.4 13.9 12.6 14.5 17.0 EU (28) 14.8 20.4 13.9 12.6 14.5 17.0 Other developed 4.8 5.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.5 Japan 4.5 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 2.9

DEVELOPING 5.5 7.7 7.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 Far East 4.9 6.4 4.9 3.4 3.8 3.7

1/ - Includes Pulp

- 25 - Table 27 - Production of coir fibre

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

(preliminary)

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

India (Brown Fibre) * 415.5 425.0 431.5 455.8 458.8 460.6 Sri Lanka * 149.8 135.0 131.2 123.7 150.4 112.5 Thailand 63.7 49.9 61.7 64.8 68.1 80.5 VietNam 103.0 97.6 115.1 105.9 143.3 135.6 Other countries 66.5 81.9 85.6 82.8 99.4 87.9

Total Above Countries 798.5 789.5 825.2 832.9 920.1 877.1

White Fibre - India 100.0 100.5 100.0 80.4 81.0 81.4 Curled Fibre - India 54.2 59.0 63.8 63.8 64.7 65.0

TOTAL 952.7 949.0 988.9 977.1 1 065.8 1 023.6

* India and Sri Lanka production data does not include coir pith

Table 28 - Production of coir yarn

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (preliminary)

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

India 296.5 299.5 318.9 321.7 323.9 325.2 Sri Lanka 1/ 7.4 7.3 9.6 9.1 12.3 10.5 Thailand 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Total Above Countries 305.9 308.8 330.5 332.8 338.2 337.7

- 26 - Table 29 - Exports of coir fibre

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 6.7 7.1 9.3 10.3 12.0 14.3

EU (28) 6.0 6.3 8.3 9.3 10.7 13.2

DEVELOPING 595.9 641.5 713.0 744.8 911.0 929.4

Far East 592.6 638.8 710.0 742.0 908.1 927.0 Sri Lanka 126.9 114.4 111.2 104.8 127.5 92.3 of which: bristle fibre 6.3 9.5 8.2 10.3 16.4 11.6 twisted fibre 36.9 26.8 45.1 41.4 74.7 62.6 mattress fibre 83.7 78.2 57.9 53.1 36.3 18.1

China 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 India* 259.5 321.0 366.0 407.5 505.6 570.5 Indonesia 31.8 46.9 46.2 25.8 35.3 39.4 Malaysia 14.2 12.6 14.0 18.6 12.0 10.1 Philippines 10.2 9.2 11.8 30.4 38.5 22.0 Thailand 53.1 41.6 51.4 54.0 56.8 67.1 Singapore 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.9 VietNam 95.5 91.7 107.8 99.5 130.3 123.3

Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Near East 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Latin America 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.3 Mexico 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.3 Venezuela 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Above Countries 602.5 648.6 722.4 755.2 923.0 943.8

Sri Lanka coir pith 119.5 131.9 133.5 143.9 157.2 169.5

Total Including Coir Pith 722.1 780.5 855.8 899.1 1 080.2 1 113.3

* Includes Coir Pith

- 27 - Table 30 - Exports of coir yarn from producing countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 EU (28) 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2

DEVELOPING 12.7 12.9 13.8 13.2 14.7 12.9 India 5.3 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 Sri Lanka 1/ 6.2 6.2 8.2 7.7 10.4 8.6 Others 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.1

Total Above Countries 13.5 13.7 14.3 13.7 15.2 13.1

Table 31 - Exports of coir mats, mattings and rugs from principal exporting countries 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 4.7 4.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.4 EU (28) 4.7 4.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.4 Austria 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Belgium/Lux 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Denmark 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 France 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Germany 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 Italy 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 Netherlands 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.7 0.9 Portugal 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Spain 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 Sweden 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 United Kingdom 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 Other EU 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0

DEVELOPING 49.6 49.0 45.6 43.5 51.2 48.4 India 2/ 37.7 35.6 31.1 30.3 34.8 35.3 Sri Lanka 2/ 6.6 7.4 8.3 7.1 9.8 7.6 China 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 Other 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.0

Total Above Countries 54.3 53.4 48.6 46.6 54.1 50.9

2/ - Includes Coir Geo Fabrics

- 28 - Table 32 - Sri Lanka: Prices of coir fibres and yarn

SRI LANKA Export Prices FOB Colombo Mattress Fibre Bristle Fibre Coir Yarn Coir Twine Coir Fibre Pith

( ...... USD / tonne...... )

Annual average 2010 309 536 716 961 272 2011 392 605 793 1 058 298 2012 360 625 937 1 156 306 2013 311 484 763 958 315 2014 383 401 782 707 318

2015 average 418 493 789 1 125 316 January 369 489 737 1 188 294 February 336 495 739 1 066 267 March 390 545 669 1 057 291 April 508 418 720 1 059 282 May 466 354 846 896 310 June 473 354 675 1 425 354 July 417 416 708 1 117 340 August 431 550 617 1 193 330 September 356 519 648 1 047 339 October 359 564 808 1 212 369 November 451 639 874 1 040 330 December 461 567 1 422 1 201 289

2016 average 394 419 783 1 104 337 January 352 452 827 1 291 290 February 391 473 800 1 207 335 March 417 404 750 1 233 383 April 416 345 754 684 339 May n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. June n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. July n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. August n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. September n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. October n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. November n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. December n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

- 29 - Table 33 - Imports of coir fibre

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 152.9 190.0 187.1 150.3 181.8 233.3 North America 58.0 85.2 76.7 39.9 55.2 92.2 USA 52.3 76.6 66.3 29.1 45.2 82.3 Canada 5.7 8.6 10.3 10.8 10.1 9.8 Europe 81.6 89.9 93.9 92.2 107.7 117.2 EU (28) 80.3 88.8 92.1 90.4 106.6 116.2 Other Europe 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.0 Russian Federation 2.4 3.7 4.2 5.7 5.9 7.3 Oceania 4.1 4.3 5.9 5.7 6.1 8.1 Australia 2.4 2.5 4.2 3.8 4.4 6.2 New Zealand 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.9 Other Developed 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.8 8.6 Japan 3.5 3.3 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.4 South Africa 3.3 3.5 4.5 4.4 3.9 5.1

DEVELOPING 426.9 475.5 574.3 624.5 666.4 674.3 China 387.0 412.2 505.2 515.0 571.4 573.7 Taiwan 5.8 6.1 4.8 4.9 5.3 4.9 Korea, Republic of 23.5 38.9 51.6 90.8 76.5 81.6 Pakistan 4.8 11.4 4.1 3.0 1.3 1.3 Saudi Arabia 3.1 4.4 5.0 4.1 5.0 5.0 Malaysia 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.6 2.7 Others 1.5 1.3 1.1 5.2 5.3 5.2

Total Above Countries 579.8 665.5 761.4 774.8 848.2 907.7

- 30 - Table 34 - Imports of coir yarn into principal importing countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 11.5 14.0 18.0 15.9 19.1 17.8

North America 3.0 2.6 4.2 3.5 4.2 5.8 USA 3.0 2.6 4.2 3.5 4.2 5.8 Europe 5.6 5.4 4.5 4.2 5.1 5.4 EU (28) 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.1 5.0 5.3 Belgium 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 France 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Germany 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 2.1 Italy 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.8 Netherlands 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.4 Portugal 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 Spain 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 United Kingdom 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 Other EU 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Russian Federation 1.5 4.2 7.2 6.2 7.8 5.9

Other Developed 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 0.8 Australia 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Japan 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.6

DEVELOPING 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 0.6

Total Above Countries 13.1 15.9 19.7 17.7 20.5 18.4

- 31 - Table 35 - Imports of coir mats, matting and rugs into principal importing countries 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

DEVELOPED 38.7 34.3 29.4 30.9 31.6 27.9 Europe 20.3 20.5 16.0 18.0 16.7 14.3 EU (28) 20.0 20.0 15.6 17.6 16.3 14.0 Austria 0.4 0.26 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Belgium/Lux 0.7 0.05 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 Denmark 0.4 0.46 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Finland 0.1 0.05 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 France 2.6 2.30 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.6 Germany 1.8 1.88 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.2 Greece 0.3 0.19 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Ireland 0.0 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 Italy 3.6 3.52 2.0 1.8 2.2 1.4 Netherlands 1.6 1.72 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 Portugal 0.3 0.35 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 Spain 1.9 1.75 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.1 Sweden 0.2 0.39 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 United Kingdom 4.6 5.36 4.9 5.3 4.9 4.3 Other EU 1.5 1.65 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.1 Other Europe 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Russian Federation 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 North America 15.6 10.3 10.1 9.7 11.7 10.5 United States 13.6 8.6 8.7 8.3 10.2 9.1 Canada 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

Other Developed 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.8 Australia 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 Japan 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3

DEVELOPING 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.3 2.2 2.5

Total Above Countries 41.4 37.3 32.1 34.2 33.8 30.4

- 32 - N O T E S

Table 1 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 2 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 3 - 1/ - Loose jute " White & Tossa combined ", Rice (Coarse)Open Market Price, (1 maund = 37.324 Kg.). 2/ - Jute " TD5 " at Calcutta. 3/ - Rice Paddy (Coarse) until Nov.1995 (average of two centres in West Bengal); From Jan. 1998 Rice Paddy (Fine Variety) . Table 4 - 1/ - Bangladesh BWD and BWC f.o.b. Chittagong-Chalna, at sight until Dec. 96, from January 1997 f.o.b. Mongla. 2/ - Established by FAO Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Jute, Kenaf and Allied fibres. Table 5 - 1/ - F.o.b. price Calcutta inclusive of port and customs charges. Table 8 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 9 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 10 - 1/ - Calendar year basis. Table 11 - 1/ - Calendar year basis. 2/ - All volumes are expressed in terms of product weight. Table 12 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. Table 13 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. 2/ - Stocks end of season (July/June) Table 15 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. Table 16 - 1/ - In fibre equivalent. - 2/ - Calendar year basis for all countries excluding Bangladesh and India for which data relate to crop year beginning in the year shown. Table 18 - 1/ - Includes Dominican Rep., Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua 2/ - Excluding Abaca and Coir Table 19 - 1/ - Fibre include tow Table 25 - 1/ - Average of weekly quotation, excluding surcharges for buyers' account 2/ - C.i.f. equivalent in US$/tonne of the indicator price which, as of 1.1.1982, has been expressed in $/bale f.o.b. Table 28 - 1/ - Includes twine Table 30 - 1/ - Includes twine Table 31 - 1/ - Product weight Table 35 - 1/ - Product weight

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