GROWING OF WHEAT
FARMERS WANT STATEMENT P.A. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day Possible effects of the Australian drought and dust storms on New Zealand's wheat supply, in view of statements that the Dominion would have to import wheat to meet her requirements, were fully discussed by the North Canterbury Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union yesterday. While expressing concern at the immediate prospect the delegates showed more anxiety about the 1945 crop.
It was stated that the calamity in Australia emphasised the importance of the Government making an immediate announcement about prices, and the areas required for next season so. that the growers could make their preparations.
"This tragic happening to the Australian crops of wheat, and the official announcement that the Dominion would need to import 4,500,000 bushels of wheat to meet our requirements for this season, makes it the plain duty of this executive to again clearly point out to the Government that in August it was officially stated 'in Wellington that the wheat farmer required sufficient time to arrange for and prepare for his wheat programme, and that the price, etc., for the 1945 wheat would be announced," said the president, Mi-. A. M. Carpenter. "Yet so far we have had no such statement notwithstanding that this year's wheat acreage is less because not till late in April was any pronouncement made in regard to the area .of wheat required and tne price for this season." Mr. R. T. McMillan said that the united wheatgrowers had represented the position to the Stabilisation Commission almost a month ago, and yet no announcement had been made Mr. W. H. Overton said that the' Government did not need to. announce anyh^Sl? U+V, he price;- Once the had that the area likely to be grown would become known "If they want wheat they have got to pay lor it," he said.
Mr. R. G. Bishop moved that the metmg support the representations made by the United Wheatgrowers and ask for an immediate announcement from the Government about next season s crop. This was agreed to
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 125, 23 November 1944, Page 4
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344GROWING OF WHEAT Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 125, 23 November 1944, Page 4
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