El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 14, 1981 Page: 27 of 31
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El Oampo Leader-News, ElCampo, TX, Wed , Jan 14,1981
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Agricultural Production Unchanged; Output Down
World agricultural
production in 1980 (ex-
cluding the People’s
Republic of China)
equaled the production of
1979, when output
dropped for the first time
in seven years. The 3-
percent decline in 1980
production in the
developed countries was
offset by a substantial
increase in the
developing countries and
a slight gain in the
centrally planned
countries. This year’s
static total production
translates into a 2-
percent decline in per
capita output, to the
lowest level since 1972
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However, agricultural
output in the developing
countries increased 4
percent to a new record,
with South and Central
America, South Asia, and
Africa accounting for the
increase. The 7-percent
increase in production in
South and Central
America was about
double the 20-year trend
increase there.
Agricultural production
in North America was
generally strong, and
some African export
crops showed output
increases However, food
production in much of
Sub-Saharan Africa was
weak, especially in East
Africa and the Sahel, and
food aid requirements
there are estimated to
have increased to 2
million metric tons.
Output in the USSR and
Eastern Europe in-
creased slightly but
remained 4 percent below
1978. Soviet crops were
hurt by poor spring and
summer weather, and
livestock was limited by
reduced forage and feed
supplies.
Agricultural output in
developed countries fell 3
percent, the first time ir 6
years without an in-
crease. Most of the drop
resulted from a 6-percent
decline in the United
States, because of
drought in the Corn Belt,
the Atlantic Coastal
Plain, and the Southwest.
Production as off sharply
in Australia, where
drought reduced the
grain crop by 28 percent.
Global food production
increased about 1 percent
in 1980. The output of
developing countries rose
approximately 5 percent,
while that of developed
countries fell 2 percent.
World per capita food
production decreased 2
percent overall, declining
3 percent in developed
countries and 1 percent in
the USSR and Eastern
Europe, while increasing
1 percent in the
developing countries.
While the economic
recession in the
developed countries as a
group probably ended by
the last quarter of 1980,
the world economic
outlook for 1981 is un-
favorable. Little or no
growth took place in the
developed countries in
1980, and only marginal
improvement is expected
in 1981. Unemployment is
expected to climb during
1981, but inflation may
abate somewhat with
restrictive monetary and
fiscal policies With the
hostilities between Iraq
and Iran shrinking
petroleum reserves, the
petroleum outlook is for a
near balance of supply
and demand, with the
possibility of some fur-
ther price increases
World output of cereals
— wheat, coarse grains,
and milled rice — is
estimated to total 1,400
million metric tons,
slightly above the
reduced level of 1979/80
but 3 percent below the
record crop of 1978/79.
The decline can be at-
tributed largely to the
reduced U S. corn crop
and to smaller wheat
harvests in Australia,
China, and India. Outside
the United States and the
Soviet Union, cereal
production is up about 4
percent World cereal use
is expected to increase
nearly 1 percent and
exceed production by
about 40 million metric
tons, causing a stock
drawdown for the second
year. World cereal
carryover in 1980/81 may
reach a low of 10.6 per-
cent of consumption,
compared with 13.4
percent last year. World
grain trade, excluding
trade within the
European Community, is
expected to increase
about 5 percent to 209
million tons in 1980/81, to
support continued higher
consumption
Global production of
protein meals, fats, and
oils is expected to decline
in 1980/81. World meal
production is forecast to
decline 10 percent, while
output of fats and oils is
likely to be down 3 per-
cent. I^arge world stocks
will partly offset reduced
output; total protein
meal supplies will drop
less than 3 percent, and
total fats and oils sup-
plies may be up
marginally.
Meat production in the
major producing regions
increased in 1980 and is
expected to increase
again in 1981. Larger
poultry output and
possibly larger beef and
veal production are likely
to more than offset the
decline in pork. The 1-
percent increase in world
milk production in 1980
will probably be
repeated.
World sugar production
in 1980/81 is likely to
increase modestly.
Production in Brazil is
expected to expand to
over 8 million metric
tons, mainly because of
larger area. With global
sugar consumption near
last year’s 90 million
tons, world stocks may be
drawn down about 3
million to 3-24 percent of
consumption.
World cotton
production will be down
about 2.5 percent to 04.0
million bales. The 25-
percent decline in U S.
output, resulting from
summer drought which
cut yields sharply, will
more than offset the
anticipated 4-percent
gain in foreign produc-
tion.
Fiscal 1981 will be
another good year for
U S. agricultural exports
A 20-percent increase
from last year’s $40 5
billion is expected,
resulting in the 12th
consecutive year of
record exports High
prices will likely account
for four-fifths of the value
increase. Export volume
may total 170 million
metric tons, compared
with last year’s 164
million Reasons for the
increase in value of
agricultural exports
include higher prices due
to reduced U.S.
production of grain,
oilseeds, and cotton;
reduced wheat
production in Australia
and Argentina, wheat
export competitors of the
United States; an un-
precedented Chinese
entry into world grain
markets; and continuing
production shortfalls in
the Soviet Union
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 14, 1981, newspaper, January 14, 1981; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1000005/m1/27/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.