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Show : Agriculture in 1941 Better Year Indicated Despite Lass of Exports nv n.Ainr, r. wickard ' Secretary of Agriculture Denpltj Kimi prominent unfavorable un-favorable factors, farmer, generally gen-erally f peaking, can look forward for-ward tn a somewhat better year in 1941 than they had In 1940. Exports will be down, production produc-tion co .ii and living 'xpenscs will be up, but these developments develop-ments hiny be more tpan offset off-set by better average av-erage prices for most fHfm product prod-uct aitd a reuniting re-uniting larger total yih Income In-come ftjim marketings. mar-ketings. This : ' always Impo-tant In farm fam ty budgets, may be higher. Reaey mad garmrnta, especially the of wool, prmahly will cost m re than In 194), or be of loweted quality. Brlghtenli g the outlook or many farmers in 1941, however, will be better average prices for most farm products and the con-' sequent larger Income from mar- ketlngs. The rle In prices I of farm products Is likely to be most pronounced for commodities1 which are normally consumed almost entirely in the United States. Thl i applies especially to some fruits and vegetables, and most llveiock and II veil ink products. : 'rices of most com-modifies com-modifies largely dependent on world markets, or which are now supported y government loan programs, may not be greatly different from those reeeijvedj this year, although any prerhe-t tion in thl! field is tinged with uncertainty Both production and prices jf dairy products are expected t average higher In 1941 than they did this year. A prospective decline In hog production pro-duction will be offset In pari by an Increased sale of other meat animals, and the favorable effect of rising consumer lncomes on the prices of meat animals is expected lo continue through 1941. The trenfl of farm Income will be similar :o that of farm pr ces, provided farm production is about the same as in 1940 and the Incom of export crops is protected by loans. Increased income frcm poultry products la Indicated by prospects for more nearly noi mal supplies In 1941 and for Inproved consumer) incomes. in-comes. Improvement In the Income In-come from crops is most likely In the returns from vegetable and from Irults consumed largely In domestic markets. I One likdly trend in 1941 ii the various government farm programs pro-grams wilt be toward a further strengthening of the nation's health delonses. Along with Increased In-creased consumer purchasing power wil I come a concerted administrative ad-ministrative effort to improve the nutrition of American families, fam-ilies, particularly the low Income groups In both rural and urban areas. Tt e food stamp plan, which seel;s to increase consumption consump-tion of su 'plus foods among low Income families, will be continued, con-tinued, j The school lunch program will be continued, and by the spring of 1941 rr ay provide as many as 5.000.000 r 6,000,000 school chil dren witr noonday lunches. Rehabilitation Re-habilitation of distressed low Income farmers, through loans and grants accompanied by farm and home management plans, will continue to be an important part of the national farm program pro-gram In 1941. Conservation of the soil will he given additional emphasis in nearly all the department de-partment of agriculture programs, pro-grams, a id conservation qf the harvest vlll be continued gander the ever- lormal granary plan, sumption is .... , . predicaed on wickard a farm production in 1941 approximating ap-proximating that of 1940. Expo "t demand for United States arm products is likely to be smaller in 1941 than it was this year. Continental European markets, virtually closed now, are not likely to reopen as long as the present war continues. Exports next year of soybeans, feedstujffs and other products to Denmark, the Netherlands, or other tontinental countries, will be gre itly reduced. Cotton exports ex-ports to Great Britain and. other countries In 1941 were expected to total less than a third of the export! this year. Wheat exports ex-ports fill be small. World wheat supplies are large, and Great Britair) can obtain all needed supplies from the dominions. War restrictions on Imports of frjits, tobacco and miscellaneous miscel-laneous products by the United Kingdom will be continued in 1941, nnd they may be more stringent than they were in 1940. Destruction by Germany of Brltisl) warehouses and shipping may Seriously reduce the supplies sup-plies pf some foods and other farm commodities In Great Britain, Brit-ain, and so cause the British goverament to turn to the United States for larger quantities quanti-ties of such products as lard, tobacdo, cotton and canned goods, but it is unlikely that any Increase In-crease In our exports of farm products to Great Britain wilt be enough to offset the loss in exports to other countries. Ancjther aspect of the farm outlook In 1941 is a probable rise ip production costs and in necessary expenditures for farm family living. With fewer workers work-ers available for farm employment, employ-ment, 'than in 1940 because of the higher level of Industrial activity and the increase in the military forces of the country, farm wages in 1941 probably will be higher than hey were this year. Prices of farm machinery, automobiles and Suilding materials also may average slightly higher In 1941 because of the large requirement require-ment for steel and lumber products prod-ucts tin the defense program. Fertijizer costs may be slightly higher. Clrtthlng costs for the farm famljy may rise. Prices of shoes, lu.jS. EXPORTS yHEAT PIV, j M II Jl M Jl II oaoew QOQOQ M Jl Jl M Jil Jl Jl M I Jl Jl Jl Jl 1 I EACH SYMBOL EQUALS 200.000 IUSHELS H 1 Department of commerce figures show export losses foi one big farm crop. |
