THE WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLY.
SUFFICIENT WITHOUT RUSSIA. The future of whea,t production, with special reference to the Empire, is dealt with in the current, number of the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute. Tne annual production of wheat in the world before the war amounted to, it is stated, about 110,000,000 tons. During the war tile production in Europe as a whole, and in Russia in particular, decreased considerably, but outside Europe there was a great expansion. The acreage under wheat in Canada, the United States, Argentine, India, and Australia, in 1918, was over 25 per cent, larger than the average for the five years before the war, and it is considered that there is now a sufficiency of wheat, even without Russia, to meet the requirements of the world. An optimistic view is taken of tlie future. Vast, areas suitable for wheatgrowing are yet to be opened up in Canada, Australia, South Amc-rica, Siberia, and other countries, while the present low average yield of 1" bushels per acre may be greatly improved with the introj duction of improved drought and rust- ! resistant varieties.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1920, Page 8
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183THE WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLY. Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1920, Page 8
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