Evening star., 1946-05-27
Food Group Indorses
8596 Flour Extraction
Rate eforWorId' 'sBread
By MoIeoIm Lomborne, Jr.

A worldwide flour extraction
rate of at least IS per cent-5
per cent higher than the rate
now in force in this country
was urged of all countries today
by a committee of the Food and
Agricultural Organization hold
ing its final session in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building.
The committee. one of three re-
porting back to the full conference,
further recommended that all wheat
-four be supplemented by at least
per cent of other grain products,
potato flour or fresh cooked potatoes,
as one of number of measures to
make more grain available for re-
lief feeding
Other proposals included MAIN
tenance of the low level of indus
trial use OF grain for alcohol, halt
to feeding of bread grain to live
stock except when no food would be
gained through such prohibition, -
first priority of grain to dairy cattle.
and less oil for toilet soap, paint and
varniSh.
Council Report Awaited.
These developments came as the
international conference prepared
to hear a report from second
committee calling for formation of
he T,,t fin,,o1 y
Council to replace the Combined
Food Board and to be composed
of representatives Of both surplus
and deficit food nations.
Later today delegates from the
20 nations were to take action on
the committees proposals and to
hear an address by Sir John Boyd
Orr, director general of FAC,
In the absence Of Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson delegates
elected Leslie A. Wheeler, head of
the Office of Foreign Agricultural
Relations, as presiding officer for
the final session.
A new squirt in United States
wheat shipments to famine areas
during the second 10 days of this
month was expected to be reported
today by the Agriculture Depart
ment following prediction by Sec
retary Anderson that this country
will set world record for food re-
lief shipments in the next five weeks.
The figures on wheat and flour
loadings between May II and 20 may
show the United States has met
its goal for Today period-the
first time in months On May 10,
this country was more than 900 1000
tons behind its goals for the first
half of 1916.
To Set World Mark.
Mr.. Anderson told radio audi
ence yesterday that "the next five
weeks will witness the greatest
single movement of food commod-
ity in world history"
He declared that the Nation is
engaged in the final push toward
fulfillment of Americas promise to
export 100000 900 bushels of wheat
by the end of the current wheat mar
keting year. June 30" He added:
I'VE are making a desperate ef-
fort TO get every last bushel of wheat
that we can possibly ship right now
in the most critical part of the
famine period AS a result of
this record movement, housewives
temporarily may not be able to buy
all the bread and -four that they
want in their stores during the
next few weeks"
The Secretary pointed out that
wheat from American farms will
make up two-fifths OF the world S
total exports of food grains for the
marketing year 1945-46. -=--
In addition to taking one fourth
OF the new wheat crop for relief
purposes the famine relief program
will require 100 900 pounds of cheese.
624 100000 pounds of canned milk
and 100000 900 pounds of powdered
milk, Mr.. Anderson told his au-
dience, The address was broadcast
by NBC and sponsored by the
American Dairy Association.
Tn another dova1opp,apt tho ho~;