Surplus grain
Sir, — In his article on grain surpluses (“The Press,” July 26) John Cherrington concludes comfortably that in times of world grain shortage, grain will be diverted from animals to human consumption. 1 know of no evidence that this occurs, and suspect that it does. not. A steer in Nebraska produces more economic wealth from its grain ration than an unemployed peon in Latin America or a beggar in Calcutta. It is, therefore, likely that economic forces will channel grain into animal production in developed countries ahead
of consumption for the unproductive poor of undeveloped countries, who engender very little economic demand for food, or for other resources. It seems he has confused biological demand with economic demand. The steer does not need grain, but can afford it; the world’s poor cannot afford the food they need. Dr Pangloss will not solve their nutritional needs. — Yours, etc., T. P. PALMER. July 28, 1977.
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