Table 13.1 - Food production, exports and imports (thousand tonnes)

Source: FAO, 1992

  Total cereals production
(1000 t)
Cereals and cereal products
Exports (1000 t) Imports (1000 t)
1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990
World 1 565 208 1 952 175 220 542 221 228 217 312 221 903
Western Europe 177 560 192 133 34 614 59 078 45 500 34 001
Eastern Europe & former USSR 283 297 314 449 6036 3453 47 306 37 764
  Total meat production
(1000 t)
Meat and meat products
Exports (1000 t) Imports (1000 t)
1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990
World 134 626 175 102 8084 11 596 7909 11 407
Western Europe 29 515 33 350 3673 5635 3761 5190
Eastern Europe & former USSR 25 130 30 095 738 768 956 966
  Marine and freshwater fish and
shellfish production (1000 t)
Fish and fish products
Exports (1000 t) Imports (1000 t)
1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990
World 71 874 95 148 10 308 16 934 9776 16 606
Western Europe 11 354 11 083 3758 4861 4478 6634
Eastern Europe & former USSR 10 751 11 122 702 1 077 671 1268