4. Cheese. The present cheese ration is 3 oz. per week for the ordinary consumer and 12 oz. for the priority consumer. The amount available for the priority consumer was raised to 12 oz. from 8 oz. per week on 15th December. We are very largely dependent upon supplies from the Southern Dominions to maintain the ration. Out of a total import programme of 350,000 tons, I am counting upon something in the neighbourhood of 200,000 tons from the Southern Dominions. It is too early at this stage to say to what extent that quantity will be forthcoming but it is only reasonable to assume that at the very least, there will be considerable interference with its transport.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/5/53
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/5
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 209
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.053
- Keywords
- Beef British Dominions Butter Cereals Cheese Civil Consumption Dairy Fats Food Supplies Freight Shipping Imports Lend-lease Margarine Meat Milling Overseas Trade Rationing Reserve Stocks Soap Sugar Wheat Winter
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Canada Hawaii Japan Malaya Philippines Sumatra United States of America
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Food
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control
