OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026

Over the ten-year Outlook period, agricultural markets are projected to remain weak, with growth in China weakening and biofuel policies having less impact on markets than in the past. Future growth in crop production will be attained mostly by increasing yields, and growth in meat and dairy production from both higher animal stocks and improved yields. Agricultural trade is expected to grow more slowly, but remain less sensitive to weak economic conditions than other sectors. These demand, supply and trade pressures are all evident in Southeast Asia, where this report identifies scope to improve agricultural productivity sustainably. Real prices are expected to remain flat or decline for most commodities.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 - © OECD 2017
A.3.2 | World trade projections, exports | ||||||||||||
A.3.2 | World trade projections, exports | ||||||||||||
| | | Average 2014-16est | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Wheat | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 101 533 | 102 107 | 104 881 | 106 632 | 107 480 | 108 337 | 109 441 | 110 389 | 111 470 | 112 587 | 113 450 |
| Developing countries | kt | 21 635 | 20 133 | 19 778 | 19 963 | 20 334 | 20 889 | 21 401 | 21 939 | 22 482 | 23 017 | 23 567 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 164 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
| Maize | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 55 849 | 53 818 | 51 939 | 50 510 | 50 015 | 50 557 | 51 318 | 52 729 | 53 606 | 54 460 | 55 265 |
| Developing countries | kt | 53 917 | 55 482 | 57 093 | 58 731 | 59 789 | 61 347 | 62 743 | 63 640 | 64 359 | 65 303 | 66 287 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 4 128 | 3 858 | 3 715 | 3 679 | 3 655 | 3 569 | 3 474 | 3 306 | 3 232 | 3 122 | 3 013 |
| Other coarse grains | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 32 664 | 26 383 | 26 734 | 27 323 | 28 054 | 28 516 | 29 202 | 29 916 | 30 337 | 30 716 | 31 258 |
| Developing countries | kt | 6 602 | 6 869 | 6 951 | 7 054 | 7 085 | 7 229 | 7 273 | 7 352 | 7 492 | 7 662 | 7 803 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 2 682 | 2 924 | 2 763 | 2 602 | 2 413 | 2 342 | 2 214 | 2 082 | 2 037 | 1 980 | 1 928 |
| Rice | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 4 031 | 3 866 | 4 371 | 4 334 | 4 377 | 4 433 | 4 484 | 4 544 | 4 601 | 4 659 | 4 720 |
| Developing countries | kt | 39 773 | 38 621 | 39 178 | 40 162 | 41 025 | 41 915 | 42 754 | 43 582 | 44 473 | 45 357 | 46 250 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 2 965 | 3 112 | 3 201 | 3 361 | 3 560 | 3 752 | 3 925 | 4 122 | 4 327 | 4 544 | 4 762 |
| Soybean | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 56 008 | 59 608 | 59 395 | 58 860 | 59 248 | 59 743 | 60 123 | 60 889 | 61 173 | 62 128 | 61 961 |
| Developing countries | kt | 78 086 | 84 601 | 86 431 | 89 322 | 92 143 | 94 889 | 98 477 | 100 882 | 104 350 | 106 940 | 110 927 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Other oilseeds | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 13 989 | 14 047 | 14 383 | 14 957 | 15 394 | 15 595 | 15 690 | 16 085 | 16 323 | 16 310 | 16 361 |
| Developing countries | kt | 2 012 | 2 393 | 2 310 | 2 310 | 2 361 | 2 418 | 2 444 | 2 458 | 2 472 | 2 531 | 2 596 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 88 |
| Protein Meals | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 16 819 | 16 401 | 16 387 | 16 312 | 16 397 | 16 743 | 16 854 | 17 077 | 17 240 | 17 574 | 17 782 |
| Developing countries | kt | 67 257 | 66 801 | 67 967 | 69 466 | 70 565 | 71 443 | 72 460 | 73 549 | 74 610 | 75 604 | 76 610 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 238 | 290 | 278 | 276 | 270 | 267 | 264 | 261 | 258 | 256 | 253 |
| Vegetable Oils | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 6 852 | 6 865 | 6 847 | 6 898 | 6 929 | 6 875 | 6 991 | 7 078 | 7 206 | 7 369 | 7 501 |
| Developing countries | kt | 61 841 | 64 215 | 65 043 | 66 162 | 67 008 | 68 133 | 69 211 | 70 310 | 71 445 | 72 422 | 73 454 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 464 | 523 | 512 | 502 | 492 | 487 | 479 | 468 | 460 | 452 | 444 |
| Sugar | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 7 477 | 8 249 | 8 662 | 8 684 | 8 849 | 8 892 | 8 970 | 9 073 | 9 128 | 9 250 | 9 301 |
| Developing countries | kt | 48 584 | 50 374 | 52 696 | 53 677 | 54 609 | 55 389 | 55 745 | 57 036 | 58 121 | 59 270 | 60 419 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 2 185 | 1 359 | 1 951 | 1 833 | 1 750 | 1 804 | 1 669 | 1 619 | 1 572 | 1 540 | 1 492 |
| Beef 2 | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 4 292 | 4 255 | 4 347 | 4 311 | 4 317 | 4 390 | 4 430 | 4 465 | 4 490 | 4 533 | 4 551 |
| Developing countries | kt | 4 856 | 4 863 | 4 948 | 5 117 | 5 286 | 5 398 | 5 535 | 5 663 | 5 810 | 5 932 | 6 043 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pigmeat 2 | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 6 143 | 6 579 | 6 317 | 6 268 | 6 255 | 6 338 | 6 415 | 6 473 | 6 546 | 6 630 | 6 750 |
| Developing countries | kt | 1 037 | 1 027 | 1 051 | 1 066 | 1 077 | 1 079 | 1 085 | 1 079 | 1 086 | 1 104 | 1 113 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 5 523 | 5 484 | 5 544 | 5 687 | 5 815 | 5 953 | 6 064 | 6 198 | 6 279 | 6 380 | 6 453 |
| Developing countries | kt | 6 690 | 6 753 | 6 819 | 6 894 | 6 951 | 7 079 | 7 175 | 7 273 | 7 385 | 7 472 | 7 581 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Butter | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 753 | 722 | 737 | 765 | 793 | 806 | 832 | 854 | 881 | 899 | 916 |
| Developing countries | kt | 95 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Cheese | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 1 656 | 1 698 | 1 747 | 1 774 | 1 802 | 1 831 | 1 855 | 1 888 | 1 920 | 1 962 | 2 005 |
| Developing countries | kt | 534 | 561 | 575 | 592 | 608 | 621 | 632 | 634 | 638 | 639 | 641 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whole milk powder | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 1 834 | 1 821 | 1 874 | 1 891 | 1 912 | 1 947 | 1 976 | 2 006 | 2 039 | 2 074 | 2 106 |
| Developing countries | kt | 616 | 643 | 653 | 656 | 661 | 668 | 674 | 679 | 684 | 692 | 704 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Skim milk powder | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 1 845 | 1 914 | 1 998 | 2 019 | 2 053 | 2 093 | 2 132 | 2 178 | 2 225 | 2 269 | 2 313 |
| Developing countries | kt | 205 | 183 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 177 | 176 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fish 3 | ||||||||||||
| OECD | kt | 12 949 | 13 005 | 13 214 | 13 472 | 13 748 | 13 929 | 14 050 | 14 110 | 14 123 | 14 265 | 14 163 |
| Developing countries | kt | 26 147 | 25 604 | 25 771 | 25 935 | 26 342 | 26 533 | 27 430 | 27 587 | 28 582 | 28 918 | 29 831 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 1 528 | 1 405 | 1 439 | 1 487 | 1 508 | 1 537 | 1 525 | 1 581 | 1 572 | 1 615 | 1 605 |
| Fishmeal 4 | ||||||||||||
| OECD | kt | 904 | 916 | 956 | 962 | 968 | 998 | 936 | 982 | 996 | 1 012 | 1 015 |
| Developing countries | kt | 1 821 | 2 181 | 2 198 | 2 179 | 2 168 | 1 920 | 2 072 | 2 122 | 2 115 | 2 103 | 1 880 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 91 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 86 |
| Fish oil 4 | ||||||||||||
| OECD | kt | 435 | 365 | 390 | 390 | 391 | 403 | 386 | 396 | 400 | 404 | 413 |
| Developing countries | kt | 382 | 390 | 402 | 397 | 394 | 364 | 363 | 386 | 385 | 385 | 366 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ethanol | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 4 287 | 4 308 | 4 258 | 4 216 | 4 186 | 4 057 | 3 870 | 3 718 | 3 525 | 3 442 | 3 297 |
| Developing countries | kt | 3 596 | 4 355 | 4 460 | 4 437 | 4 442 | 4 466 | 4 570 | 4 476 | 4 403 | 4 395 | 4 331 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 36 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Biodiesel | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 1 009 | 900 | 892 | 905 | 921 | 917 | 918 | 923 | 939 | 957 | 957 |
| Developing countries | kt | 2 591 | 2 987 | 3 441 | 3 346 | 2 930 | 2 735 | 2 459 | 2 317 | 2 248 | 2 221 | 2 199 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotton | ||||||||||||
| OECD 1 | kt | 3 324 | 3 946 | 3 968 | 3 963 | 3 959 | 3 967 | 3 940 | 3 981 | 4 031 | 4 088 | 4 145 |
| Developing countries | kt | 3 484 | 3 212 | 3 209 | 3 248 | 3 318 | 3 352 | 3 437 | 3 495 | 3 549 | 3 605 | 3 666 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 911 | 1 077 | 1 079 | 1 089 | 1 094 | 1 104 | 1 119 | 1 131 | 1 140 | 1 149 | 1 158 |
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| OECD | kt | 988 | 1 005 | 1 039 | 1 039 | 1 081 | 1 079 | 1 090 | 1 094 | 1 093 | 1 095 | 1 105 |
| Developing countries | kt | 11 254 | 11 647 | 11 686 | 11 840 | 11 932 | 12 014 | 12 144 | 12 212 | 12 373 | 12 501 | 12 629 |
| Least Developed Countries | kt | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Note: Average 2014-16est: Data for 2016 are estimated. | |||||||||||||
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Excludes Iceland but includes all EU28 member countries. | |||||||||||||
Excludes trade of live animals. | |||||||||||||
Data are in live weight equivalent and refer to trade of food fish i.e. for human consumption. | |||||||||||||
Data are in product weight. | |||||||||||||
Source: OECD/FAO (2017), “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook”,OECD Agriculture statistics(database). doi:dx.doi.org/10.1787/agr-outl-data-en |