Agricultural Situation In The Far East And Oceania 1969 Midyear Review

Author : Clarence Edward Pike
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260791474
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book The Agricultural Situation in the Far East and Oceania written by Clarence Edward Pike and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Agricultural Situation in the Far East and Oceania: 1969 Midyear Review Unfavorable prospects for world rice trade, added to Japan's high prices, and rice varieties not sought in the global market have practically excluded Japan from being a rice exporter. To cope with the surplus problem, Japan has acted to limit production and facilitate marketing of rice during Chief among these actions are: (1) diversion of land to other crops, (2) introduction of a limited free market system, and (3) maintenance of the 1969 price of rice at the 1968 level. By these steps, the government hopes to reduce rice production and modify its control over markets. The possible allocation of million tons of 1969-crop rice for sale as feed is being studied. If this shift materializes, it would likely reduce feedgrain import levels in late 1969 or early 1970. Following 2 years in which drought sharply reduced rice production, the 1969 harvest in Korea is expected to reach a record 6 million tons, up from million in 1968. In Taiwan a crop of million tons is forecast, roughly the same as inl968. In Hong Kong where rice acreage has declined sharply year by year, the 1969 harvest is expected to total only tons, down from tons in 1968. After many years as a major importer, the Philippines attained self sufficiency in rice in 1968. Despite a severe drought, the Republic's 1969 rice crop will substantially exceed the 1968 harvest, enabling the country to meet domestic requirements and possibly providing a small surplus for export. Efforts, though somewhat reduced, are continuing to be directed toward the increased planting of high-yielding varieties, expanded irrigation, and improved production practices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.