Table 6 Changes in CIF prices of wheat by major importers for 2008 and 2012.

From: Satellite forecasting of crop harvest can trigger a cross-hemispheric production response and improve global food security

 

Change in real wheat price [%]

Effect of hemisphere-wise response [percentage point]

W-Real08

W-May08

W-June08

W-May08

W-June08

(a)

(b)

(c)

(b)–(a)

(c)–(a)

Bangladesh

−35.4

−32.0

−32.1

3.4

3.3

China

−28.9

−22.8

−23.1

6.1

5.8

Egypt

−36.4

−34.3

−34.5

2.1

2.0

India

−37.3

−35.2

−35.3

2.1

2.0

Japan

−28.5

−20.6

−21.0

7.9

7.5

Korea

−27.7

−18.4

−18.9

9.3

8.8

Nigeria

−27.8

−21.5

−21.8

6.3

6.0

Turkey

−34.8

−33.6

−33.7

1.2

1.2

Middle East

−33.2

−30.0

−30.2

3.2

3.0

Africa

−28.8

−24.7

−24.9

4.2

4.0

 

W-Real12

W-May12

W-June12

W-May12

W-June12

(d)

(e)

(f)

(e)–(d)

(f)–(d)

Bangladesh

23.3

14.8

12.2

−8.5

−11.1

China

22.6

13.4

10.6

−9.2

−12.0

Egypt

32.8

26.1

24.1

−6.7

−8.8

India

19.8

13.9

12.0

−5.9

−7.7

Japan

24.2

15.4

12.7

−8.8

−11.5

Korea

24.1

14.5

11.6

−9.6

−12.6

Nigeria

22.9

15.6

13.4

−7.3

−9.5

Turkey

34.1

28.6

26.9

−5.5

−7.2

Middle East

26.7

19.0

16.6

−7.7

−10.0

Africa

24.3

17.6

15.6

−6.7

−8.8