| Show Japanese purchase u. u 1 S. S farm goods goodsBy By R. R LYNN NIELSON Sanpete County residents are well aware that U U. U S. S Japanese Japan Japan- ese trade Is extensive Dean W. W Anderson chairman of or the Sanpete County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee commented recently Almost everyone recognizes recognizes s that Americans are Im Important important important im- im customers for Japanese goods I wonder how many of ofus ofus ofus us realize that the Japanese are major customers for American American American Am Am- goods especially for American farm commodities In fact Japan Imports more U. U S S. S agricultural products than any other country in the world world- a record 11 billion worth during the 1970 fiscal year Chairman Anderson said He pointed out that feed grains and wheat are Important farm crops in Sanpete County and that exports of these farm products to Japan have gone up dramatically dramatically dramatically dramatic dramatic- ally in recent years More than six million tons of feed grains were shipped to Japan last fiscal year just about third one-third of U. U S S. S feed grain exports Soybean exports to Japan had a million dollar value and wheat exports million Japan Is our best cotton customer taking one- one fourth of its cotton from the theU U U. S. S also Japan bought 50 million worth of tobacco from the U. U S S. S during the last fiscal year The Committee Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man reported that Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M M. M Hardin recently took note of theAmer- theAmer the American Amer Amer- ican Japanese ican-Japanese Japanese trade story calling It unprecedented Secretary Hardin also said The liThe Japanese economy has paralleled that nations nation's growth In trade In the years between 1960 and 1965 Japanese shipments shipments shipments ship ship- ments in world trade more than doubled By 1969 they had almost doubled again reaching 16 billion Shipments to the United States Increased in those nine years by more than four times to 49 billion The J Japanese householders householder's disposable income has more than tripled since 1960 His demand for meat milk and eggs a good horseback measure measure meas- meas ure of consumer prosperity has Increased by more than four times in 15 years He Is diversifying his eating eating eating eat eat- ing habits as his Income goes up For example per person consumption of wheat flour inthis In Inthis Inthis this traditionally rice-eating rice society has Increased by SOper cent In a decade and a half Ten years ago Japans Japan's ag agricultural agricultural agricultural ag- ag Imports from the U.S. U.S. U. U S S. S were million In the fiscal year just past they were more than twice as great nearly 11 billion But the agricultural exports are only one aspect of a beneficial beneficial beneficial bene bene- trading relationship that can be summarized very simply simply simply sim sim- ply In terms of total exports the United States is Japans Japan's best customer and Japan Is the United States' States best offshore offshore offshore off off- shore customer As you might expect two- two thirds of U. U S S. S shipments to Japan last year were raw materials materials materials ma ma- mineral fuels and foodstuffs food food- stuffs stills while 90 percent of Ja Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Ja- Ja pans pan's shipments to the U. U S. S were manufactured goods This Is the basis of beneficial beneficial bene bene- world trade an exchange exchange exchange ex ex- change of goods based primarily on production efficiency It is this principle that led Japan to look to efficient producers producers producers pro pro- on the broad farmlands for the feed grains needed to satisfy its Us peoples people's rising de demand demand demand de- de mand for livestock products As a result Imported feed grains have triggered a rapid expansion of Japanese livestock production This has brought Japanese consumers more meat and poultry at better prices It has opened opportunities for Japanese farmers for new and profitable li livestock en enterprises enterprises enter enter- t e r- r it U has meant an Important im important important im- im and expanding feed grain market for world agriculture Almost the whole range of U. U S. S farm commodities finds Japan a leading customer Japan wants needs and andean can afford these products and the U. U S S' S. S can supply them in any system of International trade in which price quality and availability are the primary factors In a world of competition export expansion means salesmanship salesmanship salesmanship sales sales- manship and service as well as price quality and ity The producers and marketers marketers marketers mar mar- of the major U. U S S. S ag agricultural agricultural agricultural ag- ag products have understood understood understood under under- stood this and they support some 68 private trade organizations organizations organizations organ organ- formed to develop markets markets markets mar mar- overseas in cooperation with the Department of or Agri Agri- culture This is of course a mutual e effort Cort with many strong Japanese organizations bringing to It their special knowledge their special abil abil- In closing Agriculture Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Hardin gave special recognition recognition recognition to the trade organizations for the three commodities which last year accounted for two- two thirds of total U U. S S. S agricultural exports to Japan feed grains soybeans and wheat |
