World corn usage would be domestic usage plus exports. For 09-10 it was right an 919 MMT 10-11 was about 939 MMT 11-12 projected 965 MMT. That's an increase of 46MMT, or, about 1.8 billion bu in 3 years. Coarse grains 09*10 1237 MMT 11-12 projected 1273 MMT Soybeans 09-10 usage 330MMT 11-12 projected 345 MMT Wheat 09-10 usage 785 MMT 11-12 projected 828 MMT Try to get your head around the fact that we are adding nearly a QUARTER OF A MILLION mouths a DAY around the world right now. It would be wrong not to have a chart |