1920.] 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. 



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and Wales 98, Canada (area sown up to November) 109, United States 

 77, Guatemala loi ; rye: Belgium loi, United States 76; barley: 

 Belgium 102. 



Crops in the Southern Hemisphere. — The production of wheat in 

 Australia in 1919-20 is estimated at 5,499,000 qr., against 10,102,000 

 qr. in 191 8-19, or a decrease of 45*6 per cent,, while the area sown with 

 wheat in Argentina in 1919-20 is 11 '9 per cent, less than in the previous 

 year. 



Prussia, — According to the Prussian Statistical Bureau the average 

 condition of the grain crops in Prussia at the beginning of December 

 was as follows (2 = good, 3= average, 4 = poor) : — Wheat 3*2 (3*0, 2 '6) ; 

 spelt, 2"8 (2"6, 2"7) ; rye, 3*2 (2"9, 2*4) ; and barley, 2*9 (2*7, 2'3). The 

 condition at the beginning of November, 1919, and December, 1918, 

 respectively, is given in brackets. {Broomhall's Corn Trade News, 

 19th January, 1920.) 



Sweden. — H.M. Minister at Stockholm reports that the production 

 of the principal crops in Sweden, in 191 9, is officially estimated (final 

 figures) as follows (191 8 figures in brackets) : — Autumn wheat, 

 10,112,000 qr. (9,919,000 qr.) ; spring wheat, 1,771,000 qr. (1,331,000 qr.) ; 

 autumn rye, 25,836,000 qr. (22,088,000 qr.) ; spring rye, 1,075,000 qr. 

 (999,000 qr.) ; barley, 15,763,000 qr. (14,000,000 qr.) ; oats, 78,534,000 qr. 

 (59,348,000 qr.) ; potatoes, 20,792,000 tons (19,047,000 tons) ; sugar 

 beet, 8,985,000 tons (7,992,000 tons) ; hay, 42,318,000 tons (27,170,000 

 tons). The production of spring wheat and potatoes in 191 9 is the 

 largest on record. 



Franoe, — ^According to an estimate issued by the Ministry of Agri- 

 culture, the condition of the crops on ist January, 1920, was as follows 

 (figures for January, 191 9 and 191 8, in brackets) : — Wheat, 68 (71 and 



70) ; meslin, 69 (72 and 72) ; rye, 69 (73 and 72) ; barley, 68 (72 and 



71 ) ; and oats, 69 (72 and 70). (80 = good, and 60 = fair.) The averages 

 under the crops are as follows: — Rye, 1,958,000 acres; winter oats, 

 1,932,000 acres; winter barley, 346,000 acres; and meslin, 232,000 

 acres. [Broomhall's Corn Trade News, gth February, 1920.) 



According to the issue of the Journal Officiel of 5th Februar3^ the area 

 sown with maize in France in 191 9 was 739,794 acres, compared with 

 753,374 acres in 1918 and 1,126,567 acres in 1914, and the yield was 

 299,040 tons, as against 247,907 tons in 191 8 and 572,294 in 191 4. The 

 area under buckwheat was 744,514 acres in 1919, compared with 

 768,812 acres in 191 8 and 1,116,612 acres in 191 4, and the crop amounted 

 to 267, 531. tons in 1919, as against 224,780 tons in 1918 and 532,401 

 tons in 1914. [London Grain, Seed and Oil Reporter, 9th February, 

 1920.) 



India. — According to the first preliminary estimate, the area sown 

 with wheat in India in 1919-20 is 27,429,000 acres, as compared with 

 23,403,000 acres, the first forecast last year, 23,764,000 acres, the final 

 return last year, and 35,497,000 acres, the total area sown in the 

 season 191 7-1 8. [Lmidon Grain, Seed and Oil Reporter, 9th February, 

 1920.) 



Canada. — The finally-revised official estimates of the production of 

 the grain crops in Canada in 191 9 are as follows : — Wheat, 193,260,000 



