WHEAT ACREAGE
Announced Price Should Lead To Increase
CUT IN SACK IMPORTS
By Telegraph—Press Association.
ASHBURTON, January 19.
Merchants and farmers express the opinion that the prices of wheat announced by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr. Sullivan, will result in a considerable increase in the area sown, an important factor being the early announcement. It is expected that if next season is reasonably good the Dominion should not need to import grain. Qlie ground of criticism is that while Mr. Sullivan is endeavouring to increase wheat production, the Minister of Customs, Mr. Nash, is cutting down the number of sacks allowable as imports. It was explained that last year merchants had a surplus of sacks, so that imports during the early part of the period were below normal. The department is now restricting licences to a percentage of a quantity which is below the normal quantity and unless the licences aro reviewed a shortage of sacks is feared.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 99, 20 January 1939, Page 8
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160WHEAT ACREAGE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 99, 20 January 1939, Page 8
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