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The paragraph after also notes that even this record production is below demand: "For cereal production, FAO projected a record world crop of 2.800 billion tonn

The paragraph after also notes that even this record production is below demand: "For cereal production, FAO projected a record world crop of 2.800 billion tonnes in 2021...That would be below world cereal use of 2.811 billion tonnes..."

mastazi 5y ago
> below world cereal use of 2.811 billion tonnes How can use be higher than a record-year's production? Did they mean "demand" or they actually meant "use"?
- mbrubeck 5y ago
  It means that reserves are lower at the end of the year than at the start.
  - mastazi 5y ago
    Makes sense.
- dbuder 5y ago
  Storage.
  - mastazi 5y ago
    Right. Cereals are stockpiled in many countries.