CANADIAN PRODUCTS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 45, 16 November 1940, Page 11

CANADIAN PRODUCTS

Contracts With Britain

i Heeeived November 15. 9.3<' p.m. i OTTAWA. November I I.

The Minister of Agrunllure. Mr. Gardiner, who Ims returned I roni Fuite’d Kingdom, announced in Hie House of Commons that Britain next year would take (’anadian foodstuns valued at 105.741.000 dollars. Cheese exports would be worth 1G.100.000 dollars, condensed milk !l.7;M.000.000. entitled ami frozen Hslt 12.0.>0,000. fruit ami honey products 4.511 .1400. Mr. Gardiner said no definite contract had been made with the I lilted Kingdom for the ex|>ort ot (aniidiaii wheat, but farmers should be able ••» dispose of 1(10.00(1.000 bushels a year to the Failed Kingdom, lie said that the l uiti'd Kingdom in recent months had purchased approximately 70 per cent, of its wheat from Canada, and it was probable that this percentage would be maintained. He added that the wheat situation was not. so serious as .seemed indicated. Assuming that the blockade continued another two years, that, was three years of offensive warfare, before pence would follow, it woul'd be possible lor Camida to dispose of at least 2.050. 000.000 bushels of wheat. The Prime Minister. Mr. Mackenzie King, said that Canada was appointing Ministers to the Argentine and Brazil.