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Show ! EXPORTS MUST CONTINUE i World Food Outlook Is Critical : WASHINGTON. Because of for-! for-! eign crop losses, the world food sit- uation will remuin critical for the 1947-48 crop yar, according to a warning issued by the department ! of agriculture. Although an in-I in-I creased output among the principal producing nations is foreseen, this gain will be offset by declines in grain production in nations which normally import part of their food requirements. This shift in the supply picture will mean a "somewhat greater movement of grains in international trade during the coming year if supplies in importing countries are to be maintained at the relative low levels of 1946-47," the office of for eign agricultural relations said. The gloomy picture was presented pre-sented as the administration was in the midst of an all-out effort to send additional supplies to both Germany and France to avoid a crisis that could force reduced rations throughout through-out most of northern Europe. Officials abroad railed at failure of the German government to push properly internal food collection, and charged German producers with hoarding their output. The department sounded one cheerful note in predicting some increase in-crease in sugar, potato, and fats and oils production, but reminded that "the supply of all these commodities com-modities will continue below pre war." The same situation was reported for rice, with the surplus producing areas of southeastern Asia stiM not in full production. Finance will be a major problem : in agricultural trade in 1947-48, the j department said. With the tempo-! tempo-! rary wartime expedients of lend-lease lend-lease and United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration out of the picture, the volume of foreign imports will depend on the amount of United States funds appropriated for foreign relief, the buying power j that importing countries can muster out of the receipts from their own exports, out of gold and dollar xs- serves, and out of loans. I |