The Drought and Current Farm Imports - 1935

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Contents

I. THE EXPORT-IMPORT STATUS OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

• Introduction, Export-Import Status, Imports in 1923
  • Introduction - The Drought and Current Farm Imports
  • The Export-Import Status of American Agriculture
  • Imports rose in 1923
• Current Imports, Relative Volume and Corn Imports
  • Current imports of agricultural products
  • Relative volume of current imports of grains
  • Corn imports equal to crop of one Iowa county
• Adjustment of Oats, Barley, and Rye; Meat Imports; Slaughter of Animals
  • No adjustment of oats, barley, and rye
  • Meat imports
  • Drought forced slaughter of animals
• Butter Imports, Reduction in Tariffs, Present Situation
  • Butter imports
  • No reduction in tariffs
  • Present situation abnormal
• Should Imports be Prohibited, Export Basis, Agricultural Exports
  • Should imports be prohibited?
  • The United States is on an export basis for its major agricultural products
  • How can the United States increase agricultural exports once more?
• Exchange of Goods, AAA Programs, Livestock Programs
  • Mutual exchange of goods needed
  • The AAA programs and the feed situation
  • Livestock programs were conservation measures
• Drought Shortages and Excess Crop Acreage
  • After drought shortages -- what?
  • Excess crop acreage might bring over-production again

II. FACTS ON SPECIFIED IMPORTS

• Introduction
• Durum wheat
• Argentine corn
• Oats
• Barley
• Rye
• Hay
• Cotton processing tax has no bearing on imports of cotton cloth
• Cotton textile imports pay compensating tax plus tariff
• Processing tax rebates on exports of cotton and cotton goods
• Mill margins and profits have improved
• Exports and imports of meats
• Hog products
• Fresh pork
• Pickled and salted pork
• Hams, shoulders, and bacon
• Sausage casings
• Lard exports
• Lard exports to Cuba
• Live animals
• Cattle
• Live hogs
• Beef
• Fresh beef
• Pickled and cured beef
• Canned beef
• Canned beef comes from Argentina and Uruguay
• Little beef canned in the United States
• Potatoes
• Cheese
• Tariff duties

LIST OF TABLES

1. Imports of certain groups of agricultural products, July to February, 10-year average, 1924-23 to 1933-34, and 1934-35
2. Grains and hay: Production, drought loss 1934, and imports July 1, 1934, through February 28,1935
3. Meats and products: Average exports and imports, 1924-33; and exports and imports, 1934
4. Butter: Exports and imports, 1927-34, with 1923-27 average
5. Wheat, including flour. Production, exports, and imports, 1921-35
6. Corn, including meal: Production, exports, and imports, 1921-35
7. Oats: Production, exports, and imports, 1919-35
8. Barley: Production, exports, and imports, 1921-35
9. Rye: Production, exports, and imports, 1921-35
10. Hay: Production, exports, and imports, 1919-35
11. Cotton cloth: Production, exports, imports from Japan and from all countries, and ratio of imports to production, by years, 1922-34; by months, 1935
12. Meat and meat products: Imports and exports, 1933 and 1934
13. Pork: Production, exports, and imports, 1929-34
14. Sausage casings: Imports and exports, 1927-34
15. Lard exports 1924-34
16. Lard exports to Cuba, by months, 1933-35
17. Cattle: Imports and slaughter, 1919-34
18. Hogs, live: Imports and slaughter under Federal inspection, 1926-34
19. Beef: Total exports and imports of the United States, 1928-34
20. Imports of canned beef, and production of beef in the United States, calendar years 1920-34
21. Total value of the domestic exports and general imports of the United States with Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 1923-34
22. White potatoes: Production, exports, and imports, 1925-35
23. Cheese: Production, exports, and imports, 1927-35, with 1923-27 average
24. Meats and meat animals: Import duty, 1922 and 1930 Tariff Acts
25. Grains and hay: Import duty. 1922 and 1930 Tariff Acts