Excerpt from The Agricultural Situation in the Far East and Oceania: Review of 1970 and Outlook for 1971 Most countries of the Far East and Oceania estimated significant gains in gnp for 1970. Farm production was up in all countries except in Japan, Korea, Cambodia, and New Zealand. Most gains can be attributed to the increased use of modern technology, particularly more fertilizer, high - yielding seeds, and irrigation. If average weather prevails, total farm production is likely to rise again in 1971 in all developing. Countries except possibly those of indo-china. Programs to restrict rice production. In Japan and wheat in Australia will keep the total outturn for the developed countries near the 1970 level. Reflecting an upgrading of the average diet, the market for imported farm products is expanding and diversifying. U.s. Exports of agricultural commodities to the region reached a record billion in 1970. U.s. Exports to Japan topped $1 billion. Nevertheless, the United States faces increased competition for Far East markets, most notably from Australia and Western Europe. Key Words: Foreign agriculture, Asia, Far East and Oceania, food production, foreign trade, imports, exports, outlook. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.