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Show UNITED STATES CANNOT FURNISH GRAIN DESIRED WASHINGTON-, June 2. The1 grain requirements re-quirements of the allies and the European neutrals weue put at 971,000,000 bushels, a total much greater than the United States can supply, In a statement by Herbert C. Hoover today, listing the minimum needs of each nation for human hu-man consumption and for feed. "It will, of course, be Impossible," said Mr. Hoover, "for North America to furnish fur-nish all of this quantity, although the major load must fall on us. In any event. It emphasizes the necessity for control of exports in order to control prices and protect our supply and the necessity for conservation and elimination of waste In order to Increase the volume of our exports." ex-ports." Mr. Hoover believes the United States and Canada can export this vear at least 600,000,000 bushels of grain. If the winter wheat crop improves and the BDrlng crop is larger than normal, he believes this may be Increased to 800,000,000. Shipment Ship-ment of that much grain, much of It wheat, however, will force American consumers con-sumers to eat less wheat than usual and eat more of other cereals. Co-ordination of allied food purchases will be established as soon as the food bills and the export limitations act become be-come laws. At present the allies and neutral countries are purchasing in large quantities for future delivery. There is no guarantee that all these deliveries will be made, as this government may hold up contracts to assure an adequate food supply sup-ply at home. Mr. Hoover denied a report today that the food administration will buy the country's grain crop for distribution. There is no Intention, he said, of going Into the grain business. More than a dozen women home economic eco-nomic experts called on Mr. Hoover today to learn bow they may assist in food conservation. Most of them are teachers of home economics in women's colleges. |