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Crgnmftrcial feed eupplles . Supplies of "by-product' feeds and oilseed cakes 

 and meal for the first three quarters of the 194^-^5 season vere nearly 5 per cent 

 ahove the record supply available for the correppondixig period last year. Supplies 

 of all feedstuff 8 increased except linseed meal, peanut cako and meal and hrevers* 

 dried grain. Despite smaller livestock numhere, demand for feed has continued active, 

 and prices are mostly at ceiling levcile, . 



Beef cattle subsidy . Subsidies on cattle may be removed by April 1, 19^> 

 according to a statement by Clinton P, Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture. The date, 

 •he said, would be announced far enough eJiead to permli^ feeders to govern their pur- 

 chases, 



Mgat rationing . The Department of Agriculture Sand the OPA agree that meat 

 rationing should end as soon as supplies are sufficiently adequate and distribution 

 is sufficiently equitable to permit such action, according to a statement made by 

 J, B. Hutson, Acting Secretary of Agriculture, The present supply situation, however, 

 does not make possible predictions as to the exact time meat will be off rationing. 



Egg situation . The break in shell egg prices was Influenced by rumors of 

 the end of meat rationing on October 1. Demand had already weakened, since meat, 

 poultry, cheese and potatoes had beccme more .plentiful. The fear that, because of 

 recent cancellation of dried egg contracts by the army, the supply of surplus frozen 

 .eggs will flood the market h^s been allayed by the statement of the U. S, Department 

 of Agriculture that there will be ho dumping. With the government support price pro- 

 gram set at 2k and 27 cents a dozen on the farm for run-of-the-mill eggs and candled 

 eggs respectively, it has "been pointed out that both the October future price and the 

 opot market prices for current receipts are now at the price support level. Howevor, 

 most traders think that the government does not pleui any support action at present. 



Production response to war food needs . In eight of the more important food- 

 exportlng countries, the combined production of crops and livestock in 19^U, as a 

 percentage of the prewar period of 1935-39* was as follows, according to OFAR econ- 

 omists: 



U.S. Canada Argentine Brazil Australia New Zealand India United Kingdom 



1U2 130 96 116 68 108 102 168 





 The report also showed that the value of the U. S. 19^2-^4-^ food exports was 395 per 

 cent of the prewar level compared with I89 per cent for Canada, the next highest. 



' Vegetable dehydration cut. The termination of WFO 30 closes a big outlet 

 for vegetables and will increase the supply available for canning, freezing and the 

 fresh market. Estimated production of the greatly expanded dehydrating plants in 

 I9UI1.-U5, by kinds of vegetables exclusive of tomatoes, was: beets, 7,027,000 lb,; 

 cabbage, 9,800,000 lb.; carrots, 11,928,000 lb,; onions, 20,79^*000 lb.; potatoes, 

 128,1^91^,000 lb.; rutabagas, 2,771,000 lb.; and sweet potatoes, 15,227,000 lb. 



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