FOOD SURPLUS OF AMERICA

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27207, 26 November 1953, Page 8

FOOD SURPLUS OF AMERICA

(NX. Press Association-Copyright) . . , ROME, November Americas food producing capae today exceeded the needs of the Uni States, the Assistant Secretary of A culture (Mr John H. Davis) told United Nations Food and Agricult Organisation’s conference. He said America was anxious to ft ways of using her surplus food stoc to feed the world’s hunger areas wi out interfering with normal trade. He said America’s 40 per cent crease in food production since the i had been designed to meet the ns of other countries, but the product of most importing countries was a adequate and many exporting ca tries had also increased their proc tiom. Earlier, the Director-General F.A.O. (Mr Norris Dodd) urged U national action to increase foodf duction in areas of critical dm! and at the same time to help d 1 bute surpluses and raise consa buying power. He said F.Ao.’ili term plan should not be influet “by current surpluses, which nw largely due to temporary conditk