The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-22
THE WAR AND SUGAR
PRODUCTION

The effect of the present war in
Europe on the geography of the
worlds sugar production is striking
ly shown in statement just issued
, by the National Geographic Society
The statement follows:
"Fifty.three out of every hundred
pounds of sugar produced In the
world are grown In the countries now
at war and their colonies. The total
production of the world is estimated
at approximately 100000 tons.
This production is made up OF cane
sugar and beet sugar, the total yield
of cane sugar having been 9.545,000
tons, and of beet sugar, S,43S,000 tons
in 1913.
"One of the peculiar facts connect
ed with the sugar map of the world
is that while Europe produces more
than ninety-three out of every one
hundred pounds of beet sugar grown
| 1t yields only one pound out of every
six hundred of cane sugar. or Eur
| opes total production of beet sugar,
amounting to 7,S0S,OOO tons, 5,666,OOO
tons grew in belligerent territory in
1913. Nearly all of this product is
now entirely isolated from the out
side world, being grown mainly in
Germany, Austria Hungary and Rus.
STA. What this means to the world
Is revealed by the fact that more than
two thirds Of the worlds sugar is
not consumed in the country OF its
origin, this condition arising from the
fact that the great sugar using ma.
tons are principally outside of the
belts of sugar production.
ANY scarcity of sugar growing
out Of the war will affect the United
States more seriously than any other
country, for the reason that American
people are per capita, the heaviest
users of sugar in the world. With
one sixteenth OF the worlds popula-
ton, the United States consumes
more than one fifth of its sugar. How
rapidly this country is becoming a
nation of sugar eaters is revealed by
II reference to the tables of sugar
consumption Of the last half century.
FIFTY years ago the people of the
United States ate is pounds of sugar
per capita. Five years later, in 1870
they were using 33 pounds per cap
tia. In 1880 the per capita consump-
ton had gone up to 40 pounds. TWEEN
ty-iive years ago II had risen to III
pounds. In 1900 1t had climbed still
higher, to SO pounds. BY 1910 the su.
gar consumption reached so pounds.
Today the per capita consumption ex-
ceeds So pounds.
1T appears that the cane sugar in
dustry will suffer little in the matter
of the total crop yield as result of
the war. On the other hand, the
beet sugar business will suffer very
heavily, The present Russian crop
has been almost entirely tied up by
inability TO get exports out of the
country, while next years crop is
threatened with a shortage resulting
from the destruction of the industry
in Poland, whore so much of Russia's
sugar is produced The reports from
France indicate that the rich sugar
beet lands of the northern section
were harvested last season under the
direction of the Germans, aud that
most of the sugar factories in this
territory have been dismantled to get
their copper for the manufacture Of
war munitions.
Information from Germany midi
Gates that the Empire will plant only
three fourths OF its normal area in
sugar beets this year. This would
result in cutting down German su.
gar yield by more than $50 tons.
"Of course the prospective short,
age in beet sugar production will be
somewhat Offset by the falling off in
sugar consumption incident to the f.
nancial stringency of the world,
caused by the war, Great Britain, an
nually buying nearly 100000 tons of
sugar, and probably cut down her
consumption as much as Germany
will cut down her production "
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