The daily worker., 1926-06-12
SOVIET jCRAIN
TRUST MISSION
VISITS AMERICA
Delegation Will Study
American Methods

NEW YORK, June 10.--Ivan S. Lo-
bachov, chairman of the Soviet Union
grain trading organization, "Khlebo-
product" is visiting this country
studying the milling industry, the
grain elevators and the corn products
Industries in connection with the new
construction program which the "Khle.
boproduct" is carrying out.
May Place Orders.
The Khleboproduct may place or
ders in this country for machinery and
equipment to be used in reconstruct
ing its -four mills, as we'll as in the
construction of new elevators. Con-
siderable orders may be placed for
equipment for building up the corn
products industry, which is practically
new in the Soviet Union. Such orders
will be placed thru the Amtorg Trad
ing Corporation.
Lobachov is accompanied by Vayi-
low, a constructing engineer. They
will spend four or five weeks visiting
mills, elevators and plants in Buffalo
Chicago, Moline, H., Milwaukee, Min.
neapolis, Niagara; Falls, etc.
Leading Grain Purchaser.
The "Khleboproduct" is the leading
grain purchasing organization in the
Soviet Union. In the current year its
purchases of grain and feed from the
peasants amounted to about 35 per
cent of all the grain and feed which
has been moved from the villages for
the needs Of the urban population and
for export purposes. There is every
indication that at the end of the CROP
year in July the purchasing organiza
tions will have accumulated sufficient
reserves to enable them to regulate
the market and insure them against
any unforeseen development.
The prevailing conditions of the
grain market in the Soviet Union are
best illustrated by the following of
fetal figures: During the first ter
months of the present crop year
from July, 1925, thru April, 1926, the
amount of grain and seeds moved
from the villages was 533,000,00C
pools, as against POI 100000 pools
during the same period of the preced
ing year. OF the current years total
the share of the Khleboproduct was
about 19O,O0O,OOO poods.
Grain Purchases.
The purchases Of grain by quarterly
periods were as follows:
1e24-f925.
July-September ....... 70,000,000 pools
October-December =. 12S.0OO,000
January-March ......... 7S,0O0,000
1e25-1926.
|July-September ........ 10000, 900 pools
October-December Sc. 176,00O,000
January-March ..,...... 161, 100000
The purchases in April, 1926
amounted to 36,27,OO0 poods, as
against 15,OOO,OOO pools in April, 1925
It is expected that by July the years
program, providing for a total market
movement of 6OO,0O0,0OO pools of grain
from the villages, will be more thar
fully carried out
In view of the present favorable
prospects for the coming harvest, q
larger exportable grain surplus is ex
pected for the year 1926-1927, which
will make possible a considerable in
crease in the imports of machinery
and equipment into the Soviet Union
Increase Storage Facilities.
The plans of the Khleboproduct fol
the next fiscal year include an increase
of its storage facilities and the con
struction of new modern plants fol
the manufacture of grain products
The present storage facilities have &
total capacity of 66,000,000 poods
Beside this, the Khleboproduct has
built and equipped 25 line elevators
with total capacity of 1,965,00O pools
and five elevators equipped with corr
driers having a total capacity oi
350,000 poods Another corn driei
with a capacitys Of 10000 pools is
now being completed. Work has be
gun on the construction OF 10 new
elevators with modern equipment, Il
be completed in i926-1927. These ele
vators will have a total capacity o.
100000 poods. In addition five new
storage plants with mechanical equip
ment and capacity of 100000 pools
will be completed during the mex
year. 4se
Handle Many Products.
Beside grains and seeds, the Khlebo
product is engaged in the purchasing
and marketing Of other agricultural
products, such as, fibers, butter, eggs
pork, etc, as well as furs. In 1924
1925 it had turnover of about 500,
100000 roubles.e Its estimated turn
over for the year 1925-1926 is 500.
100000 roubles. It has at its disposal
23O mills with producing capacity ol
$4,000 tons of -four a day and a mum
ber of large dairies, vegetable oil fac
tories, etc.