ABSTRACT
In the developing countries, per capita consumption of all grains lags well behind the levels of the US, Europe, and the U.S.S.R. Dietary changes occurring as a result of development programs overseas, or in response to changes in the US diet, can greatly affect the type of grains purchased from the US Even though the US system is far from perfect, and there are numerous instances of delays due to rail car shortages, barge-traffic problems, shortages of equipment and even strikes, the American performance in moving grain overseas fully matches the accomplishments of producers in boosting crop outturns. One tremendously important aspect of agriculture, which all too few people have learned, is that the rewards are not the same from year to year, and that certain crop seasons can produce tremendous producer incomes while other seasons might even be characterized by losses.
