The sun., 1919-06-05
WORLDS SUPPLY
OF FOOD IN SIGHT
Indicated HarvestsBig Enough
to Tide Europe for a
Year.

PARIS. June 4.-There 10 a 8 sufficient
surplus Of food indicated from the COM
ing harvest to supply Europe and meet
the needs of the world unless some un-
expected catastrophe happens to the
worlds harvcsts, according to q state
ment issued yesterday by Herbert c.
Hoover. the head Of the allied relief
organization.
The bread budget balances, but the
surplus OF the American crop Of wheat
and rye this year will be needed. The
statement says that most of the trading
In wheat and rye win be In the hands
OF the Governments.
Other figures gained from the survey
made by the organization and various
Governments indicate that the sugar
crop In Eastern Europe this year will
be 65 per cent. OF pre-war normal, the
wheat and rye crop n per cent and
the vegetable harvest about normal.
Since the war. It Is estimated. Europe
has lost ls.4oo.0o0 cattle, $4,000, 900
hogs and 8.60o.oo sheep.
After estimating the European con.
sumption OF wheat and rye at 2.250. 00o,-
600 bushels, OF which between 700, o00,-
900 and $50, 5000 bushels will have
TO be imported. the statement continues
THE available breadstuffs to Europe
from the producing countries will prob
ably lie between 100000 and $780,
900. 900 bushels. It would appear, there.
fore, that the worlds bread budget will
balance next year. but within narrow
margins. In any event. the present
indications are that the American
bumper wheat and rye crops will be
needed The principal importing Euro.
pean Governments have all guaranteed
their farmers prices at higher levels
than the American guarantee and all
are involved in bread subsidies. There
will not be much likelihood of much
private trade in wheat next year out
side of Government buying.
The European production OF sugar
will be apparently about SIS fper cent
OF the pre-war normal and before the
war imports averaged 2,250,000 tont
per annum. The buying power OF the
people so greatly affects the consumption
OF this commodity that no estimate OF
the probable import demands can be
| forecast. The crops Of potatoes. peas
beans, cabbage and other vegetables
promise to be about pre.war normal.
! "Our survey OF the food animals shows
that compared to pre-war conditions
there 10 a net decrease of 1s,40o,00C
cattle in the ss,300.o00 in the herds be-
fore tho war a decrease of $4,000, 00C
|
about 100000 sheep from the prevail
total OF 1Os 100000. The number Of
horses also has greatly diminished.
THE cattle in Central Europe are
probably on an average n year younger
| than before the war because of tn,
tendency to save the calves and kill tn,
older animals. The cattle in thes
regions are greatly emaciated with blu
little milk and meat value until summe
feed and imported feed grains are avail
able The decrease IN sheep in enem!
countries 10 very large, but there is Al
increase in other areas due to the ten
dency TO substitute animals that do no
require imported food for those that d,
require II.
AT the present moment. while tn,
number of cattle shows a decrease OF q
per cent. the dairy and beef production
Is probably not more than so per cen,
because OF the bad condition OF the ami
mails. As to the feed crops IN Europ
for animals. II is too early to forecas
crop prospects. To all appearance
about rs per cent. OF the usual yield will
result.
Taking all factors together. ever,
evidence points TO continued large i'm
ports OF animal products. provided tn