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Memorandum by the Ministry of Food on the Statistical Position of Essential Foodstuffs at Mid-November, 1939.

30 Nov 1939

35 It seems incredible that the consumption of sugar, if it has increased at all, should have increased by anything like 19%. It must therefore be assumed that the bulk, if not all of this apparent increase, is due to retail and/or individual hoarding. Nevertheless a reduction within one month of 16% in the measurable stocks on hand is serious. The increase of about 161% in the cold-storage stocks of imported meat (including beef, mutton and lamb, and pork and offals) is highly satisfactory. It is, however, doubtful if the consumption of meat has fallen by as much as the apparent figure of 30%.
agriculture cereals maize food supply wheat pork butter cheese fish meat nuts potatoes rationing sugar supply tea vegetables vegetable oil dairy food supplies bacon oil seeds whale oil civil consumption nationwide ministry of food official sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/8/10
Document Types
Memorandum Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/8
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(39) 2
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000008.010
Keywords
Bacon Butter Cereals Cheese Civil Consumption Dairy Fish Food Supplies Maize Meat Nuts Oil Seeds Pork Potatoes Sugar Tea Vegetable Oil Vegetables Whale Oil Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Ministry of Food Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Official Sub-Committee. Meetings 1(39) - 5(39) Papers 1(39) - 18(39)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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