Asia Fact File - farm machinery statistics - Brief Article - Illustration - Statistical Data Included

Business Asia, May, 2001

ASIA FACT FILE

Primary production

In this month's Fact File, we look at the numbers
of agricultural machinery in Asia.

               HARVESTERS
COUNTRY       OR THRESHERS    TRACTORS

Australia           56,500     315,000
China              114,000     704,070
India                 4200   1,600,000
Indonesia          330,000      70,000
Japan            1,208,000   2,210,000
Korea               79,000     160,000
Malaysia                na      43,300
Philippines            700      11,500
Singapore               na          65
Thailand            69,500     220,000
Vietnam                 na     122,958

NOTE: All figures 1999

SOURCE: FAOSTAT