Bumper Soviet grain crop?
NZPA-Reuter Washington The Soviet Union is expected to produce about 210. million metric tonnes of grain this year, rebounding sharply from poor harvests the last years, the United Agriculture Department said yesterday. But the report, the first of the season on Soviet grain prospects, held out little promise that the harvest would match the 236 million tonnes Moscow has set as this year’s planned goal. Ideal conditions for the rest of the season could result in a harvest 15 million tonnes higher, while sustained bad weather could reduce the crop by as much as 25 million, the report said. In another report, the department said good prospects in the Soviet Union, the United States, Canada and some other countries pointed to record grain output in the world in 1981-82. Officials cautioned that the projected global forecast of 1.64 billion metric tonnes, cbmpared with 1.56 billion harvested in 1980-81, was “highly tentative’.’
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19810513.2.76.6
Bibliographic details
Press, 13 May 1981, Page 9
Word Count
155Bumper Soviet grain crop? Press, 13 May 1981, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in