delay in announcing agricultural prices early owing to the this year. It is noteworthy that while marketings in January and February were 60% and 56% respectively less than a year earlier, marketings in April and May were only reduced by 14% and 4%, This delayed marketing, however, resulted in higher carease weights. The average carcass weight of all cattle slaughtered of 1941. in the five months January - May, 1942 was 618 lbs., compared with an average of 604 1bs. in the corresponding period 6.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/9/62
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/9
- Former Department Reference
- LP(42) 165
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000009.062
- Keywords
- Agriculture Animal Feed Bacon British Economy Cattle Food Processing Food Supplies Foot-and-mouth Disease Imports Livestock Meat Overseas Trade Pigs Pork Sheep
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Preparations for War Peace Rationing Supply the Wartime Economy Agriculture Food Supply
