WORLD'S GRAIN CROPS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17078, 29 January 1916, Page 13

WORLD'S GRAIN CROPS.

The November number of the " Bulletin of Agricultural and Commercial Statistics " ha« just been issued by the International Institute of Agriculture. Among the new and most important data is the 1915-16 wheat crop forecast of Australia, viz., 38,915,880 quintals, against 6,782,780 in 1914-15, or 573.8 per cent of the latter amount. The "Bulletin" then continues with reports on the conditions under which the sowing of autumn cereals is taking place for "the agricultural year 1015-15 in France, England and Canada ; where sqwing is rather later than it was last year. For the some year, 1915 16, information is given on the weal crop:, in India, which are generally in satis factory condition. Tho reports on the 1914-15 cereal crop follow for Northern Hemispher.; countries. The latest reports received by the institute and contained in the present "Bulletin" do not modify appreciably the results given in the October "Bulletin." The most important variation for some countries and tho total production lor each cereal are as follows: > Wheat.—Slight modifications fi om the. preceding crop estimate are given for England and Wales and Scotland. Including these, the crop for the following group ot countries is officially estimate : for 1915 at 994.902.999 quintals, agaii « 818,281,408 in 1914, or 121.6 per cent of the latter amount:—Hungary, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain and Ireland. Italy. Lr.xor.iturg, Norway, Netherlands, Roiimi-ina, Russia in Europe, Switzerland, Canada, United States, India, Japan, Russia in Asia, Egypt and Tunis. Rye.—For the following group of countries the 1915 crop is ifticiallv estimated at 300.583,849 quintals, against 262,032.727 in 1914. or 114.7 per cent: Hungary. Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, France", 'lreland, Italy. Luxemburg Norway. Netherlands, Roumania, Russia in Europe. Switzerland, Canada, United States and Russia in Asia. Barley.—Unimportant ituodincat ions compared with the October " Bulletin " are given for the crops in Rngland and Scotland, so that the 1915 crop is cfS- ; ciallv estimated at 268.453,4.=-.7 quintals.' against 229,588.132 in 191!, or 116.9 per cent for the following group of countries:—Hungary. Bulgaria, Denmark. Spain. France, Great Britain and Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg. Norway, Netherlands. Roumania, Russia _in Europe. Switzerland. Canada. United States, Japan, Russia in Asia, Egypt and Tunis. O a t s .—Also for this crop the data are slightly modified in the case of England and Scotland. With these variations, tho 1915 crop is officially estimated at 562,389.032. quintals, against 456.699 320 in 1914, or 123.1 per cent for the following groups of countries:—Hungary, Bulgaria. Denmark, Spain, France. Great Britain and Ireland, Italv, Luxemburg, Norway, Netherlands, Roumania. Russia in Europe, Switzerland, Canada. United States. Russia, in Asia and Tunis. Alaize. —The 1915 crop in Hungary i' t now estimated at 45.860.000 quintals, or 104.8 per cent of the 1914 one. A later increase is published for the United States crop, which is estimated at 785.020.191 quintals, or 115.6 per cent of last year's crop. Including those changes, the 1915 crop is officially estimated., at 912.654,237 quintals, against 802.317. 332 in 1914. or 113.8 per cent for the following group of countries:— Hungary, Italy; Roumania, Russia in Europe. Switzerland, Canada, United States, Japan and Russia in Asia. In the "Bulletin" there follow next reports on the rice, flax, cotton, potato, hop, tobacco, v\ine, olive and sugar beet and cane crops. More particularly is to be noted the production of hops in Germany, viz., 1.45,633 quintals, or 62.7 per cent of the 1914 crop, aud the new estimate of wine production in Italy, now given, at 20 million hectolitres, or 46.5 per cent of last, year's production. The agricultural part of the "Bulletin" next contains reports on crop conditions and the 1915 crops in the Dutch East Indies, and ends with data from the latest live stock statistics of India (Native States) and Tunis. The commercial part contains tables of imports and exports, stocks and prices of cereals and cotton on the chief markets, the tables being as complete as possible under present conditions.