Speech #730125345

Sugarbeet producers during the same period have increased their output from about 1.000.000 to 1.600.000 tons. while the production in Cuba has dropped off very markedly. It would appear. therefore. that the Philippine Islands are one of the most severe competitors of the domestic beetsugar producers. The quotas adopted in the sugar quota bill attempt to hold in check the production of the producers in the insular possessions and give to the sugarbeet growers an amount which seems reasonably fair in the light of their production experience. which over a period of 13 years is given below: Short tons 192122 ------------------------------------------------- 1.021 192223 ------------------------------------------------- 690 192324 ------------------------------------------------- 882 192425 ------------------------------------------------- 1.091 192526 ------------------------------------------------- 901 5year average ------------------------------------ 917 192627 ------------------------------------------------- 897 192728 ------------------------------------------------- 1.081 192829 ------------------------------------------------- 1.051 192930 ------------------------------------------------- 1.010 193031 ------------------------------------------------- 1.205 5year average ------------------------------------- 1.049 193132 -------------------------------------------- 1.148 193233 -------------------------------------------- 1.351 193334 ------------------------------------------------ 1.600 Much has been made of the testimony of Secretary Wallace. when during the hearings before the Ways and Means Committee on the tariff reciprocity bill. he was questioned about the domesticsugar industry. He did not say anything that could be Interpreted as recommending a destruction of the beetsugar industry. but rather stated. I quote: I have stood precisely and definitely before the Senate Committee on Finance for maintaining the beetsugar industry on the basis of 1.450.000 tons. which is the average of the past 3 years.