WHEAT FOR THE ARMIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1287, 20 August 1914, Page 4

WHEAT FOR THE ARMIES.

TOTAL OF WORLD’S CROPS. BRITISH SUPPLIES SURE. POSITION OF GERMANY. The wheat crops for last year of the wheat-producing countries of the world are compared in the following table with the crops for 19x2. The figures are of special interest iust now in view ot the international situation. It will be noticed that Britain, as a member of the Triple Entente, can trade with all the wheat-producing countries except Germany, Austria and Hungary. Germany on the other hand, is at war with the largest producer (Russia in Europe) and the fourth largest producer (France) cannot trade with the British possessions of India, Canada and Austria, all of which occupy prominent positions on the list. With her coast blockaded and her oversea trade cut off she will virtually have to depend on her home production and any surplus Austria and Hungary may be able to spare after their own pressing needs are satisfied. A distinction is to be noted between production and exportation. Thus Canada, though only fifth on the list ot producing countries, is a very large exporter because of her sparse population. Austria and Hungary, on the other hand, have a large population to feed. According to the latest estimate the world’s crop this year will be 100,000,000 bushels larger than last year’s. The August crop report of the United States Department of Agriculture gives promise of a corn crop of 2,672,000,000 bushels compared with 3,124,746,000 bushels last year. The production of wheat is estimated at 744,000,000 bushels. The oat crop is estimated at 1,028,000,000 bushels, against 1,418,347,000 last year, and barley 168,000,000 against 223,824,000 bushels. The comparison ot wheat crops is as follows: —

Bushels. 1913 1912 Russia-in-Europe 791,200.000 624,720,000 United S. 728,000,000 790,297,000 India 358,280.000 366,576,000 France 320,000,000 333,968,000 Canada 216,000,000 199,236,000 Argentine 200,000,000 199,200,000 Italy 200,000,000 163,400,000 Russia-m-Asia 192,000,000 178,000,000 Hungary 156,000,000 184.624,000 Germany 148,000,000 164,712,000 Spain 112,000,000 109,952,000 Australia 88,800,000 86,400,000 Roumania 84,000,009 89,552,000 Turkey 80,000,000 136,000,000 Bulgaria 64,000,000 63,848,000 U. Kingdom 60,000,000 57,400,000 Austria 56,000,000 69,736,000 Egypt 32,000,000 30,952.000 Algeria 32,000,000 27,216,000 Japan 27,200,000 25,688,000 Chili 17,600,000 18,000,000 Belgium 15,200,000 15,368,000 Persia 14,400,000 16,000,000 Servia 12,800,000 14,400,000 Uruguay 9,600,000 10,000,000 Mexico • 9,610,000 9,600,000 Portugal 8,000,000 8,000,000 Sweden 7.200,000 7,600,000 New Zealand 6,400,000 5.136,000 China 5,600,000 5,600.000 Tunisia 5,600,000 4,240,000 Greece 5,200,000 5,600,000 Peru 5,200,000 5,600.000

Holland 5,200,000 5,520,000 Denmark 4,000,000 3,752,000 Switzerland 3.520,000 S.^&hOOO •Herzegovina and Bosnia 3,200,000 2,992,000 The Cape 7,400,000 2,400,000 Cyprus and Malta 2,400,000 2,550,q00 Luxemburg 720,000 664,090 Norway 280,000 312,000 World’s Total 4,089,600,000 3,987,805,000