Rome, Nov. 1.
Figures published yesterday by the National Institute of Agriculture reveal that the world wheat crop for this season, excluding Russia and China, was 9 per cent higher than last year.
This increase was attributed to the extension of cultivated surfaces, and is due in a large part to the excellent crop'in the United States.
The production of wheat this season in the countries exporting the grain was larger than in the previous season, while production in countries importing wheat, although higher than last year, was still below the average for the last five seasons.
The world crop for the 1937/38 season was evaluated at 210,000,000 quintals, while the needs of the countries importing wheat amount to 145,000,000 quintals.—Havas.
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