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PRODUCTION 



The importance of the countries in Group I. is further shown by 

 the fact that countries in Group III. supplying Group IV., draw 

 upon the former for animal feedstuffs. It follows that some part 

 of the exports from Group III. e.g. from Denmark to Group IV. 

 e.g. to Great Britain, represents indirect exports from Group I. 

 countries, e.g. Argentina. 



In respect of animal produce and feedstuffs the conditions in 

 tropical countries are of the simplest, but in the other three groups 

 the conditions are more complex, and summaries of the " balance 

 sheets " under this head are now given for a typical country in 

 each group. 



In the schematic diagrams below the left hand side in each case 

 represents the various incomings, while the right hand side re- 

 presents the various outgoings ; the totals of both sides are 

 theoretically equal. 



The items for Group I, countries may be arranged as follows : 



1. Total production of animal| 1. 

 foodstuffs. 1 



2. Surplus production (net 

 exports) of feedstuffs 



3. Imports of animal food- 

 stuffs and live meat animals 



Total exports of animal 

 foodstuffs and live animals. 



2. Net exports of feedstuffs. 



3. Home consumption of 

 animal foodstuffs. 



