WIDESPREAD DROUGHT
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE EFFECT ON SUPPLY PROGRAMME i WASHINGTON, May^O. A report Issued by the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations says a widespread drought will tend to reduce southern hemisphere exports of meat and dairy products from the high levels of recent years. Grain supplies have also been reduced, particularly wheat and flour from Australia, and wheat, livestock and feed grains from Argentina. , . . ' The reduced output in Australia necessitated a revision of Allied supply programmes in the Pacific. The Allied leaders had hoped to obtain considerable food support from Australia. Lack of fuel in Argentina necessitated heavy burning of the agricultural carry-over. Argentina still has a considerable reserve of wheat available for export, but drought has adversely affected the cattle industry. Drought in South Africa has caused a serious shortage of grains, meat, and dairy products.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25851, 23 May 1945, Page 9
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