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degree of either normality or
certainty of increased U.S. gram
exports to an expanding USSR
market is substantially
diminished,” Bill Mullins com
mented following his return from
the Soviet Union.
In his capacity as the president
of the National Com Growers
Association, the Shabbona, Illinois
com farmer spent a week in
Moscow meeting with a wide array
of Soviet officials responsible for
overall agricultural production,
procurement and distribution. This
recent trip was a continuation of
the effort to maintain a channel of
informal and frank dialogue that
was initiated with his trip to
Moscow in September, 1980.
Mullins stated that “„.this most
recent trip to Moscow "proved as
successful as the previous one, and
the ongoing contacts with Soviet
officials in Washington about US
USSR gram trading issues.”
Among various issues and mutual
t areas of interest that were
discussed, Mullins indicated that
the following ones were
predominant:
—An unofficial but frank
assessment of the facts affecting
the attitude and position of the
Reagan Administration to enter
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agreement.
—The relative importance of
having access to "reliable foreign
markets” within the context of the
Soviet’s commitments for
projected agricultural production,
storage, transportation and
processing under the 11th five-year
plan for the 1981-1986 period
—lmplications of the evolving
U.S. Farm Bill for U.S. gram
production, farmer-held reserve
and U.S. international grain trade
policy
—An assessment of the outlook
for gram production potentials in
Southern Hemisphere countries
and available gram export sup
plies
Accompamed by Michael Hall,
the NCGA Washington
Representative, Mullins stressed
that "...U.S. officials had clearly
committed the United States to
making available a total of 23
million metric tons of corn and
wheat to the Soviet Union m the
1981/21 season. In addition, the
Soviet Union was as free as any
other foreign customer to purchase
other agricultural products m
accordance with their import
requirements.” Mullins and Hall
cautioned, however, that U.S.
gram prices could well be at the
season’s low level, citing the
completion of the harvest and that
prices are far below the cost of
production.
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below both loan and farmer
reserve level,” Mullins recalled
too that "...it would be an op
portune tune for the Soviets to
purchase for later delivery up to
the 23 million ton corn and wheat
authorized level.” If U.S. gram
prices remain at current levels,
farmers would maximize placing
gram in both the regular loan
program and the farmer reserve,
all of which will generate ad
ditional farmer demands for
reduction in 1982 grain production.
During various meetings m
Moscow, Soviet trade officials
made reference to "..con
tradictory statements by U.S.
Government officials about
whether or not the United States if
•prepared’ to negotiate another
long-term grain agreement.”
According to the NCGA President,
"it appears that Soviet officials
raised these observations simply
to underscore Soviet intentions to
rely on countries with gram
agreements for the predominant
volume of annual gram and protein
unport requirements. ’ ’
Underlining the conversations
about all of these issues with Soviet
officials was the preference for
another U.S.-Soviet grain
agreement. In addition, it reflects
the Soviet preference for U.S. corn
and protein because of reliability
of arrival quality and efficiency of
conversion in poultry and livestock
feeding, Mullins commented about
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