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Prices of Feeding-Stuffs. Memorandum by the Ministry of Food.

30 Apr 1940

if feeding stuffs are to be raised. The accompanying Report contains (in Table I) an estimate of the increase in prices to farmers calculated according to a formula which has hitherto been used for this purpose. It is understood that the Agricultural Departments agree that an increase in prices of this order would compensate farmers for the proposed rise in feeding stuffs prices. The increases in prices to farmers amount in the case of cattle, sheep and milk, to between 1 and 2 per cent. of the present basic prices for these products.
agriculture retail farmers nutrition cereals maize food supply wheat pork animal feed barley beans cattle denmark distribution eggs imports industry livestock meat milk norway oats poultry price controls prices rationing rice sheep supply pigs weather fats wastage price control offal licensing surplus dairy food supplies bacon harvests overseas trade industrial action civil consumption nationwide ministry of food occupation of denmark interdepartmental committee on food prices official sub-committee on food policy occupation of norway
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/9/38
Document Types
Memorandum Report Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/9
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(40) 30
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000009.038
Keywords
Agriculture Animal Feed Bacon Barley Beans Cattle Cereals Civil Consumption Dairy Distribution Eggs Farmers Fats Food Supplies Harvests Imports Industrial Action Industry Livestock Maize Meat Milk Nutrition Oats Occupation of Denmark Occupation of Norway Offal Overseas Trade Pigs Pork Poultry Price Controls Prices Rationing Retail Rice Sheep Surplus Wastage Weather Wheat
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Denmark Norway
Organizations Discussed
Interdepartmental Committee on Food Prices Ministry of Food Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Official Sub-Committee. Meetings 1(40) - 6(40) Papers 1(40) - 39(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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