广播电视英语短句 第 74 课：小麦供应-3

The United States Department of Agriculture has come out with its own agricultural predictions, to the year two thousand seventeen. 美国农业部已经公布了对自己直到2017年的农业预测。

Wheat plantings in the United States are expected to rise sharply this year in reaction to high prices. 为应对高价格，美国小麦种植量有望在今年迅速增长。

But wheat hectarage is expected to fall back for the longer term as a result of competition from other crops. 但由于其他农作物的竞争，小麦面积有望长期回落。

The United States is the leading exporter of wheat. 美国是小麦的主要出口国。

The government says that by summer, American farmers will export one-fifth more than earlier predicted. 政府说到夏季时，美国农场主将会出口五分之一的小麦，这比早期预测的要多。