| Show EXPORTS MUST CONTINUE I World Food Outlook Is Critical WASHINGTON Because Because of foreign foreign for for- eign crop losses the world food situation situation sit sit- will remain critical for tor the 48 1947 crop year according to a warning Issued by the department of agriculture Although an Increased increased increased in In- creased output among the principal producing nations is foreseen this gain will be offset by declines in ingrain ingrain ingrain 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 grams in international trade during the coming year if supplies in importing countries are areto areto areto to be maintained at the relative low levels of 1946 47 the office of forEL for- for EL r Ij o ioL J i agricultural relations said The gloomy picture was presented presented pre pre- as the administration n was Inthe in inthe inthe the midst of an out all effort to send additional supplies to both Germany and France to avoid a crisis that could force reduced rations throughout through through- out most of northern Europe Officials abroad railed at failure of the German government to push properly internal food collection and charged Germ German m producers with hoarding their output The department sounded one cheerful note In predicting some increase increase increase in in- crease in sugar potato and fats and oils production but reminded that the supply of all these commodities commodities com corn will continue below helow pre- pre iii c f- f war The same situation was reported for rice with the surplus producing are areas s of southeastern Asia sIa still no In full production Finance will be a major in hi agricultural trade in 1947 48 th the department said With the temporary temporary tempo tempo- temporary wartime expedients of lend lease and United Nations Relief an anc Rehabilitation administration out o 0 the picture the volume of I imports will depend on the amoun of United States funds appropriated for tor foreign relief the buying that importing countries can out of the receipts from their exports out of gold and dollar ro serves and out of loans |
