Prospects for Soviet Agriculture in the 1980s

according achieved actual American amount animal annual approximately areas average capita centners Central climatic collective farms compared comparison consumption corn costs crops decade decline demand difference economic effect eggs equation estimated factors fallow feed fertilizer Food Program given goals grain greater gross growth harvest hectare higher important improvement included increase indicate industrial inputs investment labor land less livestock products lower machinery major measure meat milk million tons non-Soviet North northern official output percent performance period planting poor potatoes potential presented probably problems procurement reason recent reduced region relative reported republics result rubles rural sample sector seeding rates significant significantly silage similar socialized Sources Soviet agriculture Soviet Union Statistics substantial supply Table tariff tion trend United USSR variable wages wheat workers yields