DOMINION'S WHEAT OUTLOOK.
WITH AVERAGE CROP. | NEXT YEAR'S SUPPLY ASSURED. In the course of discussing the wheat position in the Dominion the Prime ; Minister said this morning that he went into the matter with the Minister ! of Agriculture pretty exhaustively just! recently. "As far as it is possible to ; judge," remarked Mr. Maasey, "there In < enough wheat in store now to carry u« on until the new crop comes in. The last of the 1(10,000 .tons we purchased I from the Commonwealth arrived some ' months ago, and it Is this wheat, of course, that is helping; us over the i style." * *
Questioned as -to the outlook for next year, the Prime Minister said that opinions they had gathered varied, but the consensus of opinion among the people who had been watching the harvests for some years was that while there would undoubtedly be disappointments in certain places, the probability was that the approaching harvest would be an average one. "If this view is borne out, then with the increased area sown this year, the crop will be sufficient for the country's requirements next year without buying from overseas," said Mr. Massey.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 290, 4 December 1920, Page 7
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