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FOOD SITUATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM REPORT FOR JULY, 1944. Memorandum by the Minister of Food.

23 Aug 1944

The following table shows the trend, since the beginning ### war, or the calorie values of the bulk stocks of the principal (end-August 1939 = 100) foods: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 End January 93 124 169 143 202 " April 113 118 173 155 197 " July 125 158 174 177 201 " October 75 132 169 159 197 194(a (a) forecast The maximum commitments to S.H.A.E.F. in regard to the suply food for European relief remain at nearly three-quarters of a mlli tons, to be reduced to 600 thousand tons in the middle of Septeber The quantity of foodstuffs delivered to S.
agriculture retail cereals maize food supply wheat pork agricultural production animal feed barley beans butter cheese chocolate cocoa coffee distribution eggs fish fruit imports pulses meat milk rationing rice sugar supply tea vegetables vegetable oil offal flour dairy margarine food supplies biscuits bacon overseas trade lend-lease shipping losses nationwide reserve stocks ration books material supplies bomb damage freight shipping lord president's committee ministry of food
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/17/44
Document Types
Memorandum Statistical Publication Table/chart/graph
File Reference
CAB 71/17
Former Department Reference
LP(44) 142
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000017.044
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Bacon Barley Beans Biscuits Bomb Damage Butter Cereals Cheese Chocolate Cocoa Coffee Dairy Distribution Eggs Fish Flour Food Supplies Freight Shipping Fruit Imports Lend-lease Maize Margarine Material Supplies Meat Milk Offal Overseas Trade Pork Pulses Ration Books Rationing Reserve Stocks Retail Rice Shipping Losses Sugar Tea Vegetable Oil Vegetables Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee Ministry of Food
Pages
14
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 101(44) - 158(44)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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