Plenty Of Food, Particularly In U.S.

Northern Advocate, 5 January 1946, Page 4

Plenty Of Food, Particularly In U.S.

LONDON, January 4,

Experts who prophesied a world shortage of food following the war are having to revise their opinions, sayS the “Daily Express.” There are signs that there will be surpluses. The people of the United States will eat better this year than ever before in their history of plenty. The only shortages in the United States are likely to be in pork, highgrade beef, butter, sugar and canned fish. RATIONING ENDS IN U.S. Supplies may not be enough to satisfy the demand at the present price and prosperity level. However, America has ended its 31 months of wartime rationing and experts realise that if there is a surplus of food in the United Slates there will be a surplus over the whole of the North American continent.

Soon there will be plenty of food in Britain and the rest of Europe.

Officials based the r calculations on wartime consumption whereas postwar consumption is falling.

WHEAT SURPLUSES

The surpluses will be particularly in wheat and other corn. During 1946 these will be eagerly accepted by other countries which had to cut their production throughout the war. But once the agriculture of those countries is re-established and rehabilitated the demand will fall ofT. Then there will be surpluses which no country will want.