Resources and use of milk and dairy products

15.26. RESOURCES AND USE OF MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS(mln. tons)

	1992	1995	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Resources
Stocks at the beginning of year	1.9	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.7
Production	47.2	39.2	32.3	32.9	33.5	33.4	32.0
Imports	3.2	6.3	4.7	4.9	5.0	5.6	5.8
Total	52.3	47.3	38.3	39.0	39.9	40.4	39.5
Use
Production consumption	7.8	7.0	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.7
Losses	0.04	0.1	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
Exports	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5
Personal consumption	41.8	37.4	31.3	31.8	32.8	33.1	32.6
Stocks at the end of year	2.5	2.4	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.7

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