Evening star., 1946-04-29
Available Wheat Stock
Estimate Is Cut by
I Million Bushels
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr,

Nt0iSoHU LOfVUOIUet ~,
Secretary of Agriculture An
derson today disclosed the Agri-
culture Department has revised
its estimate of wheat stocks
available for domestic consump-
ton to about 100000 bushels
for the period ending July Ia
reduction of about 100000
.bushels from earlier department
Estimates.
: The cut came to light in a state
ment OF the Secretary before Dis
trlct conference of Rotary Clubs
meeting In the Commerce Depart
ment auditorium. The department.
he said, now estimates the combined
July l carryover and food use before
That time at ls0 600 900 bushels. This
a'uld be divided equally, he said.
Until last weeks wheat stocks re-
port, food planners had counted on
$1,000 900 bushels for human con-
i sumption and had pared the carry
hover figure down to 90, 600, 900 bushels.
What report showed a deficit for the
April-June period of at least 16,OOO,-
900 bushels, for all needs, including
Relief.
Mr., Anderson warned that 1--WE
will be in short supply of all foods
through 1916. most of l947, and may
even have shortages in l948" and
served notice that United States con-
sumers may be asked to endure fur
ther sacrifices through the next few
months.
Pointing out that the second quar-
ter famine relief goal for wheat is
l25 100000 bushels, the Secretary
stated: I'VE think we may be able
to make it,"
Lard deliveries to needy countries
are running behind schedule Mr..
Anderson said. and blamed the Sit
uation on meat black markets. Ac-
cordingly, consumers will have 20
per cent less fats and oils in the
months Immediately ahead, he
added
The Secretary observed that per-
formances of. this country in ship
ping food supplies abroad some
times get obscured by our short
eomings,' and then pointed out that
wheat shipments this year will be
seven times the normal exports of
wheat.
He said the Government was not
trying to bribe" farmers to give
UP their wheat under the program
OF paying bonus of 30 cents a
bushel. Rather, farmers are being
asked to gamble by reducing their
stocks below safety margin. he
said. "and we have to give them
some sort OF stimulus
Ukraine Situation Desperate"
Meanwhile. Acting Secretary of
State Dean Atcheson's position that
more drastic action is needed to
get wheat and flour for export was
backed today by Fortune magazine
which called for Government requi-
sltionlng of wheat. IF necessary
and rationing of wheat and wheat
products and fats and oils
The awful truth is out state
uiCIiC VI lCo COlIOlS SdlO lie OIllIeU
States. which throughout the war
made vague but grandiose promises
to succor the hungry postwar world
is falling behind even on its specific
commitments.
Eearlier UNR,RA Director General
La Guardia made public. a report
from Marshall MacDuf1ie. head of:
an UNRRA mission, who reports
that the food situation in the
Ukraine is desperate.
Mr.. La 1Guardia also said the mis-
sion reports complete cooperation
from Soviet authorities in its in
spection of the rationing system.
hospitals, factories, stores and COL
lective farms in the Ukraine.
In another development, United
Dlstillers, Ltd, Of Baltimore an
nounced it was making available
as a gift to UNRRA of 1000, 900
pounds of wheat -four. The company
said the -four was part of Govern
ment ALLEGATION to the concern.
which is engaged in making sugar
syrup from wheat
A company official estimated the
hour was enough to supply about
100000 daily rations of ounces
per person.