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Show 2629639 Grain Export- II Wheat and Flour Top List I f."7 ri I ii : V , I J" n - oIjaS) - PjJf . - . , ' -' . gEARSROCBUCW BICULTUHl OUNOJCrf The value of grains and grain products exported from the United States in the fiscal year,, ending June 30, 1926, Is placed at $202,896,309 by the' Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation Foun-dation in a survey of the situation Just issued. Wheat and flour topped the list, making up nearly two-thirds of the total. Other exports in the order of value were barley, corn, oats, rye and oatmeal nnd rolled oats. Investigation of the export figures makes Canada appear as the second largest receiver of American grain. This is due to the fact that much of the grain Is shipped via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river and Is cleared to Canadian ports. The bulk of It, however, Is destined for Europe. The leading buyer of American Ameri-can grain was Great Britain, with a record of 18 per cent of the total export. ex-port. Next In order, following Canada, Cana-da, were the Netherlands, Cuba, Germany. Ger-many. Belgium, Mexico and Italy. |