GENERAL AGREEMENT ON RESTRICTED ^.„r>tr.r.rt „*,- -r„Ar^,- 0PC/C/W/1/Rev.4 TARIFFS AND TRADE 26 March 1981

International Dairy Arrangement

COMMITTEE OF THE PROTOCOL REGARDING CERTAIN

CHEESES

Summary Tables

Revision

In accordance with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure, the secretariat has prepared the attached summary tables of the information furnished in Table A of Questionnaire 3 in respect of cheeses.

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Symbols

The following symbols have been used with the following meanings in the statistical tables:

... not availab le

ni I OP negligible

( ) provisional figure, subject to revision

NOTES

The statistical tables comprise no date other than those furnished to the secretariat in reply to the questionnaires regarding products covered by the Protocols.

As the figures have been rounded, the annual totals may not correspond exactly to the sum of the quarterly totals.

The definition of stocks may differ according to the country or group of countries considered. So far as possible, the definition has been given in the tables concerned. DPC"/C/W/1/Rev.4 Page 3

CHEESES

Table 1: Production

Table 2: Exports

Table 3: Imports

Table k: Stocks TABLE 1

Production of Cheeses

('000 metric tons)

1 January -March ApriWune July-September October--December I 1978 Country 197Ô 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980

58.8 60.7 Argentina 2U8.2 63.8 65.1* 5l*.7 60.O 70.9

Australia 128.2 ll»9.1 144.7 37.0 1*1.3 16.1* 13.3 36,0 35.1 59.7 55.0 18.7 19.2 19.5 17.0 17.4 Austria 72.4 73.6 16.9 18.0 19.2 ! 11*.6 Bulgaria 62.0 17.0 18.3 26.0 Canada 158.1 *i0.7 **5.5 31.5 38.7 EEC 3,250.0 5,382.0 3,488.0 79U.0 831.0 905.0 938.0 872.O 896.O 811.0 823.0 19.0 20.0 17.0 17.0 Finland 66.0 70.0 73.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 10.1 10.2 Hungary 1*1.7 37.9 9.9 8.5 10.7 9.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 11.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3,0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Japan-' 13.6 1*1.0 34.8 Nev Zealand i 95.0 99.8 30.0 39.5 10.1* 11.6 14.0 69.5 17.7 Norway—' 67.6 16.5 16.1* 19.3 19.3 15.3 16.1 16.5

Romania 127.0 114.9

South Africa 28.0 33.0 31.1 8.2 8.3 7.5 6.1 7.6 7.5 9.8 9.3

Sweden 95.7 24.1 24.7 23.8 24.6 23.9 25.6 23.9

Switzerland 120.0 121.0 (117.9) 448.0 United States 1,683.0 1,791.0 432.0 475.0 436.0

- Estimate Natural cheeses TABLE 2

Export s of Cheeses

['000 metric tons)

January-March April-June July-September October -December Country 1978 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980

Argentina 5.0 2.5 1.5 0,8 1.1 0,1* 0.5 1.3 18.3 Australia 1*5.1 60.1» 61.6 lU.l 17.c 13.5 10.1* 12.1 18.9 17.7

Austria 38.3 41.0 8.5 8.U 9.2 9.7 9.9 12.0 10.8 10.9

Bulgaria 12.0 3.2 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.1 Canada 3.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 (218.0) 263.0 • 325.0 57.0 71.0 69.0 79.0 96.0 EEC 58.0 72.0 86.0 11.0 10.0 8.0 12.0 15.0 Finland 36.0 1*1.0 46.0 9.0 12.0 10.C 2.2 2.1* 2.2 Hungary 7,6 7.8 1.1* 1.3 l.S 2.1 1.9

- - - - — - Japan "

Nev Zealand 65.8 76.6 18.6 15.8 1U.5 20.0 9.2 14.5 23.8 26.3

1/ 5.5 4.6 5.7 5.9 Horyay— 20.6 18.6 «•.5 3.9 M k.3

Romania 10.0 7.6 8.9

South Africa 0.7 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1

Sweden 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.3

Switzerland 57.0 59 JO 62.8 14.0 14.0 12.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 18.0 18.8

United States 21J0 7.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.0

1/ T 1 A' g natur at whey cheeses and processe d cheese:3 . - Includin TABLE 3 0) ~o IQ O Imports of Cheeses rt> «^ o o- •**. JE ('000 metric tons) 33 January -March April--June July-Sept ember October-December < Country 1978 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980 1979 1980

Argentina M 0.2 0.5 0.6 1,1 2.1* 2.5 1.5 Australia 12.3 12.0 12.3 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.7 Austria 8.6 9.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.5 3.1 Bulgaria 1974 Canada 3T6 1*.2 6~o EEC 77.0 77.0 95.0 19.0 20.0 18.0 22.0 19.0 2*5* ."0 21.0 28.0 Finland ------Hungary 0.1 ------Japan 7U.0 75.0 16.0 19.0 20.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 21.0 21.0 New Zealand 0.3 0.4 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Norway- 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 Romania - 0.2 0.5 South Africa 0.3 0.6 - - - 0.1 - 0.5 - - - ! Sweden 15.9 3.4 3.1 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.9 5.6 Switzerland 20.0 19.0 20.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 United States 113.0 104.0 12.0 18.0 27.0 47.0 1/ - Including natural whey cheeses and processed cheeses. TABLE 4

Stocks of Cheeses

COOO metric tons)

Country 1.1.1977 1.1.1978 1.1.1979 1.1». 1979 1.7-1979 1.10.1979 1.1.1980 1.1». 1980 I.7.1980 I.IO.198O 1.1.1981

Argentina 25.1 25.2 22.3 22.3 28.1* 25.8 23.6 20.3 . 1/ Australia 1*8.1+ 52.8 5U. 1» 1*1.0 kk.2 61.3 67.9 1*8.9 57.9 61.3 2/ Austria 5.3 6.9 8.4 7.9 6.6 7.8 8.6 7.0 6.6 Bulgaria 30.0 22.0 Canada 37.8 1»6.0 1*3.7 1*3.8 1*9-0 51.7 EEC!' TA 55.0 50.0 55.0 50.0 1*7.0 52.0 63.0 55.0 Finland - 9.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 2.0 9.0 13.0 15.0 10.0 Hungary U.o U.2 1».2 »».7 i*.o I4.6 M 1*.5 3.6 Japan I 5/ i Hew Zealand " 15.2 2l*.2 10.5 9.9 36.0 50.0 1*5.0 43.3 32.2 K, 6/ No rway- 15.9 16.8 18.9 14.9 15.9 14.6 19.5 18.9 18.7 Romania ... 9.3 9.0 9.1 South Africa 10.4 7.3 5.4 6.1 5.6 7.0 9.3 7.4 6.3 7.4 8.5 S weden 31.3 33.8 33.6 34.9 31.6 32.4 33.3 33.3 Sw itzer land- 18.0 24.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 24.0 21.0 20.0 22.0 18.5 Utaited States 207.0 233,0 227.0 273.0 308.0 313.0 1/.. , \ - Stocks of Cheadar, qouda and stirred curd/granular cheeses held by manufacturers. Details of stocks of other varieties not available. 2/ - Stocks of products of domestic origin.

- Cheeses qualifying for aid for private storage. QJ TJ 4/ o - Stock figures are for wholesale stocks for dairies. -si *- - Export stocks. Government support stocks are nil. - Including natural whey cheeses and processed cheeses. fD < - Stocks of Emmental, Gruyère, Sbrinz, Tilsit and Appenzell. The stocks of less important varieties are not known.