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...baboons for their study because the primates live as long as 15 years, far longer than most other laboratory animals, and have livers that are similar to man's. The researchers put 26 baboons on highprotein, high-vitamin diets, but for 13 of the animals substituted ethanol, or grain alcohol, for much of the carbohydrate portion of the dietary requirements. The alcohol provided the animals with fully half their caloric intake...
...outlook immediately ahead, the most ominous sign is that global inventories of grain and other crops-depleted in the past few years because of disastrous growing weather in major producing countries such as Australia and the U.S.S.R.-are still well below normal. To build up their reserves, Europeans, Japanese, Russians and other foreign buyers are continuing to take delivery of huge orders of U.S. farm goods...
...When was the last time you heard anyone from Continental Grain complaining?" asked a colleague, with a wry chuckle...
...situation could get even worse because North America, which is the largest grain exporter, is due for the cyclical drought which occurs approximately every 20 years, he said...
Mayer said that the world shortage of grain has already been increased by the Arab oil embargo which has raised the price of petroleum, a crucial factor in the production of fertilizers...