Cereals purchased and used by industry and trade, Q1 2012

During the first quarter of 2012:

Cereals purchased from farms

A total of 466 million kilos of cereals entered the market from farms.
Proportion of wheat was 181 million kilos (39%). This is 26 million kilos more than during the previous quarter and 19 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of rye was 17 million kilos (4%). This is almost 3 million kilos more than during the previous quarter and 4 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of barley was 149 million kilos (32%). This is 12 million kilos less than during the previous quarter and 13 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of oats was 119 million kilos (25%). This is 10 million kilos less than during the previous quarter and 14 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
A total of 21 million kilos of rape and turnip rape entered the market from farms. This is 7 million kilos less than during the previous quarter and 22 million kilos less than during the same quarter in the previous year.

Cereals used

Industry used a total of 325 million kilos of cereals. 100 million kilos of cereals were used for food and 143 million kilos for feed.
Proportion of wheat was 115 miljoonaa kiloa (35%). This is 5 million kilos less than during the previous quarter and 5 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of rye was 23 miljoonaa kiloa (7%). This is almost same as during the previous quarter and during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of barley was 134 miljoonaa kiloa (41%). This is 27 million kilos less than during the previous quarter and 18 million kilos less than during the same quarter in the previous year.
Proportion of oats was 52 miljoonaa kiloa (16%). This is 1,6 million kilos more than during the previous quarter and 4 million kilos more than during the same quarter in the previous year.