The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. c.
Food Supplies Ample For Coming
Year

Year
Consumers should have no fear of
a food shortage during the coming IL
months.
Food supplies during the coming
year appear adequate for ordinary
needs and will be even larger than
seemed probable month ago, accord
ing to the latest crop report, (Septem-
ber ~ of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Below are summaries of supply
prospects for each of the major foods.
Reading these should clear up some
of the runors that have arisen that
there will be shortage of some foods
this year because of war conditions.
These rumors appear to be based IN
part upon the view that good part
of our food supply will be exported.
Just how much will be exported is
quite uncertain at present. The gen.
eral concensus of opinion, however, is
that exports will not reduce supplies
below domestic requirements in most
recent years.
Here is how the food situation ap-
pears at present:
MEATS. Pork supplies during the
remainder of 1889 and the first halt
of 1910 will be materially larger than
last wear and above the level of other
recent years. Marked increases over
1888 also are expected in better grade
beef. while a reduction is in prospect
for lower grade beef. These changes
may just offset each other and total
beef supplies may be about the same
as year ago. But there is some
prospect that total beef supplies may
be bigger than they were a year ago.
Little change from the levels of a
year ago in lamb supplies appears
probable during the remainder of this
year and early 1910.
POULTRY AND EGGS. Outlook
still is for increases in poultry and
egg supplies above last years level
during the remainder of 1889 and the
first half of next year.
BUTTER. Production during the
remainder of the year probably won't
equal the high level reached last year
but probably will be close to the levels
of other recent years.
FRESH FRUITS. Total production
is expected to be well above average
Oranges and grapefruit supplies this
winter and spring may not be as large
as the record crops of the past year
but ample supplies are in prospect
Crops of apples, late peaches, and
cranberries are expected to be larger
than last years. Pears and grape
production probably will be slightly
smaller than last years record crops
DRIED FRUITS. Totaltsuppfy, in
Guiding dried prunes, raisins, apricots
apples, and peaches, probably will be
well above average and larger than q
year ago.
FRESH VEGETABLES. Supplies
are expected to be above consumers
requirements in recent years.
CANNED VEGETABLES. Tota
amount available probably won't be as
big as last years unusually large sup
plies but will be large compared witt
most other recent years.
SWEETPOTATOES. p r. d u C iol
this year is expected to be the thir'
largest on record and about 3 pc
cent more than year ago.
POTATOES. Production prospects
in the areas which are the majo1
sources of supply until April improved
during August and the crop is nov
expected to be little larger than ;
year ago, but still slightly below aver
age.
RICE. Supplies are expected to b'
slightly smaller than the large amoun
available last year, but bigger THAI
average.
DRIED BEANS. Supply is expected
to be slightly less than last years un
usually high level.
NUTS. Marked increases are cX
pected over last year in walnuts, al
monds, filberts, and pecanS.
WHEAT. Supplies probably will b'
a tenth smaller than they were las
year but otherwise will be the bigges
we have had since 1882. Last year
supplies were considerably above th'
amounts needed for domestic require
ments and exports, and it appear
that this situation will be repeated
this year.
SUGAR. Ample supplies abov'
domestic requirements in recent year
are in prospect. Due to the remova
of the limitations placed on th
amount Of sugar that could be market
ed annually in this country, by direc
tion Of the President on September / !
areas marketing sugar in the unite'
States will be able to market mor
than they have in any other year. Rel
atively large supplies of sugar are re
ported in all Of the areas shippin.
into the United States.
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