U.S. Has Enough Wheat For Aid

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 15

U.S. Has Enough Wheat For Aid

(N.Z.P A. Reuter —Copyright)

W ASHINGTON, August 15.

Mr Orville Freeman, the Secretary of Agriculture, said yesterday that the wheat su Pply position in the United States required tru «ai and prudent budgeting, but reserves Were adequate to meet any contingencies.

S on >taenting in a radio inxeniew a bi re d uc tion of Whirh oUntl) ’ S wheat SUr P ,US - Siibstlm to bring a menu ‘V’ 1 in aid shipabroad. Mr Freeman ceslfm' Sheets for a suc--food or-fe ge of the neW ••excellent^ 401 " biU Were ' he passage of next within the farm pro<L> d S T S ideveloped countriJ 0 " nde s [of around 3200 ml?? 1 th e rate la vear over an ? n dO, ? rS pear period five ’

The proposed legislation would basically replace the present food-for-peace programme under which most aid shipments are currently made, but more emphasis will be put on the extent to which countries receiving aid are prepared to foster their own agricultural production. The total availability of wheat in the United States for the next 12 months is estimated at 1823 million bushels —about 322 million bushels less than last year.

Most of this reduction has resulted from heavy aid shipments. particularly to India.