ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNIST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WHEAT MARKET DURING AUGUST

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• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 2, 1966
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The SonorShle Dean Rusk
The Secretary of State
2 SEP 1966
Activates of Communist Countries in
the World Wheat Market Durtsg August
the attached pew contains the latest available
ntornstion on the activities of Communist countries in
ti vorld vbeat market. We have included material an
Seaters SUropean Communist countries, as well as on the
Soviet Ubton and Communist China.
/s/ Richard Helms
Siehard Sykes
Sirector
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I SEP 1966
E.'J. METH
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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VtiVitiee of OPIOnnillt Conntries in tha
Soviet Union and Communist China Aid not
bur In the war2. kieat merket. Tho Soviets did make tawiries
concerning the evailebility of Argentin* and French Wheats but
they will probably not decide whether to place orders until the
results of the Septeeher harvest are known. Poland. and Bulgeria
perchased 400,000 tone of Wheat front Caned* under standing agree-
smada, and POland made small purchases in the DS.
AMOViet wheat delegation recently visited Caned', appwently
to negotiate the delivery schedule for the 3 million tons of wheat
aid flour purchased earlier for delivery to the USSR bafbre 31 Jay
UST. NO have no information that the Soviets are- seeking to buy
eadittmuawteat from Canada.
The prospects for the wheat harvest LB the Soviet Union
remain favorable. harvesting of an above-average winter Wheat
crop has been ocimplstork and harvesting in the major eyrie'
'beat area will noon begin. A fairly good crop has be grown,
akthOugh it is maturing somewhat later than usual. The success
of the harvest will depend on weather conditions during the next
taV weeks.
of wheat to Communist China for the 1966.67
July-June) remain at 3.3 million tons, compared
imports of about 6 million tons in recent
Chinese are expected to make additional purchases of
the near nature from Canada, Australia, and Argentina,
in the first half of 1967.
14ropean countries have purchased same 1.9 million
from the Free Wor3A for the 1966-0 consumption year,
half of their *et/meted import reqpirements from this
'source. It has been reliably reported that lulgaria and Rumania
have ottirod as mob am R50,000 tans of wheat on the world market,
but neither the Soviet Union nor Comenniet China have shown any
interest.
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