WASHINGTON, D.C. below the original projection, 3
Projections for the -Soviet grain percent below last month’s
crop continue on their downward - estimate and S percent below last
trend, reports USDA. year’s 189 million ton output.
Planned at 236 million metric According to USDA, this marks
tons, once 'projected at 200-210 the third straight year of poor
million tons, and seen at 185 grain output for the Soviets, While
million tons just a month ago, it is they produced a record 237 million
now projected at 180 million tons. tons of grain in 1978, output fell to
These figures are down 25 179 million tons in 1979 and then to
percent from plan, IS percent 189 million last year. They cite the
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above the 90 million tons produced
' in, 1979. Coarse grain production is
now seen at 77 million tuns, down
from 1980’s 80.7 million ton output
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current problems as the result of
continued hot, dry weather that
has plagued this crop since early
July.
The Soviet wheat output is now
seen at 93 million tons, down from
last year’s 98 million ton total but
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and the lowest since 1975.
Back in 1978, the Soviet Union
produced a record 121 million
metric tons of wheat from 63
million harvested hectares
averaging a record 1.92 metric
tons per hectare. This year’s 93
million metric tons from 61 million
harvested hectares reflects the
lowest yield since 1977 an
average of 1.52 tons per
hectare.
In comparison, this year’s U.S.
wheat production is seen at 74.8
million metric tons from a record
32.7 million hectares. Yield per
acre is seen at 2.29 metric tons
50 percent more per hectare that
the Soviets.
In 1976, Soviet production of
coarse grains (rye, barley, oats,
com, sorghum and millet( totaled
a record 115 million tons that was
produced from 61 .million har
vested hectares. Yield per hectare
averaged a record 1.89 tons. This
year, production of coarse grains
by the Soviets is seen at 77 million
tons from 54 million harvested
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easily buy feed, but none of the national policy aimed at con
roughage that grows on bis hilly verting them to crop farms would
acres is wasted for want of a cow to be a mistake,
eat it. Likewise, any effort on the part
That farm is not suited to all-out
crop production and never will be,
but it’s a dam good livestock farm.
There are many farms like that in
almost every state. Any sort of
irain'is dried in overhead
ving floor through
In grain column.
lal from cooling grain
re-cycled to assist
drying; using all
liable heat.
Ccntnuus
Flow Spin
Batch
Spin
175454
Imjlir.
4081000
5575-
22,780 h.
101128-
22,780 !■.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 3,1981—D9 '
Farm Talk
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hectares. Yield per hectare is seen
at 1.43 tons.
In the U.S., com production,
alone, is seen at 201.7 million tons
from 30 million harvested hec
tares. Yield is seen at 6.72 tons per
hectare 4 times the Soviet
coarse grain average.
Overall, Soviet grain production
is projected at 180 million tons
from 123 million hectares. U.S.
grain output is projected at 324.4
million from 77.3 million
hectares. U.S. farmers will
produce 1.8 times as much grain as
the Soviet farmers on 38 percent
less land.
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How quickly
YooGelßcjaltl
From Onr
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of concerned citizens to pressure
livestock farmers would be ill
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let farmers figure out for them
selves what their farms are best
suited for.
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