| Southern Cone,
South America |
PRODUCERS |
Regional |
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total or |
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Argentina |
Brazil |
Chile |
Paraguay |
Uruguay |
average |
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General indicators |
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| 1 |
Estimated population, 1995
(million) |
34.6 |
161.8 |
14.3 |
5 |
3.2 |
218.8 |
| 2 |
Estimated growth rate of
population, |
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1993-2000 (%/yr) |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
| 3 |
Per capita income 1994 (US $) |
8110 |
2970 |
3520 |
1580 |
4660 |
3815 |
| 4 |
Average per capita cereal
production, |
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1993-95 (kg/yr) |
720 |
290 |
191 |
215 |
458 |
353 |
| 5 |
Growth rate of per capita cereal
production, 1985-95 (%/yr) |
-1.6 |
0.2 |
-1.2 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
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Production of wheat and all
cereals |
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| 6 |
Average wheat area harvested, |
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1993-95 (000 ha) |
4812 |
1278 |
382 |
202 |
201 |
6876 |
| 7 |
Average wheat yield, 1993-95
(t/ha) |
2.1 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2 |
2 |
| 8 |
Average wheat production 1993-95
(000 t) |
9874 |
1922 |
1326 |
442 |
400 |
13963 |
| 9 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1951-66
(%) |
1.1 |
-1.3 |
-0.1 |
12.7 |
-3.8 |
0.3 |
| 10 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1966-77
(%) |
-1.3 |
13.9 |
-1.8 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
| 11 |
Growth rate of wheat area
1977-1985 (%) |
5.2 |
-6 |
-4.6 |
16.8 |
-3.3 |
1.1 |
| 12 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1985-95
(%) |
-0.9 |
-12 |
-4.9 |
6.1 |
-0.5 |
-4 |
| 13 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1951-66
(%) |
1.8 |
-0.4 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
| 14 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1966-77
(%) |
3.1 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
| 15 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1977-85
(%) |
3.4 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
9.3 |
5.7 |
| 16 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1985-95
(%) |
2.3 |
-1.1 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
| 17 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1951-66 (%) |
2.9 |
-1.7 |
1.9 |
14.1 |
-3.6 |
1.9 |
| 18 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1966-77 (%) |
1.8 |
12.7 |
-3 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
| 19 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1977-85 (%) |
8.6 |
1.8 |
-2.2 |
18.4 |
6 |
6.8 |
| 20 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1985-95 (%) |
1.4 |
-13.1 |
-1.4 |
10.3 |
3.7 |
-1.9 |
| 21 |
Wheat area as percent of total
cereal area (average), 1993-95 (%) |
56 |
7 |
63 |
41 |
37 |
23 |
| 22 |
Average yield of all cereals,
1993-95 (t/ha) |
2.8 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
| 23 |
Growth rate of yield of all
cereals, |
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1951-95 (%/yr) |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
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Trade and utilization |
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| 24 |
Average net imports of wheat,
1992-94 (000 t) |
-5943 |
5475 |
614 |
25 |
115 |
286 |
| 25 |
Average net imports of wheat per
capita, |
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1992-94 (kg/yr) |
-176 |
35 |
44 |
5 |
36 |
1 |
| 26 |
Average per capita wheat
consumption, |
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1992-94 (kg/yr) |
136 |
48 |
140 |
81 |
132 |
70 |
| 27 |
Growth rate of per capita wheat
consumption, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
-1.2 |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
-1.4 |
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Prices and input use |
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| 28 |
Percent of total wheat area under
semidwarf wheat varieties, 1994 |
95 |
80 |
95 |
80 |
90 |
92 |
| 29 |
Nitrogen applied per hectare of
wheat harvested, 1993-94 (kg nutrients/ha) |
10 |
15 |
62 |
16 |
40 |
15 |
| 30 |
Farm prices of wheat, 1993-94 (US
$/ton) |
133 |
106 |
246 |
111 |
150 |
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| 31 |
Ratio of farm level nitrogen price
to wheat price, 1993-94 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
8.8 |
6.4 |
4.5 |
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| 32 |
Farm wage in kg of wheat per day,
1993-94 |
125 |
18 |
24 |
57 |
53 |
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