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BREAD SUPPLIES IN GERMAN EUROPE. PROBLEM OF MAINTAINING: Memo. by Minister of Economic Warfare.

8 Sep 1942

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT SECRET THE PROBLEM OF MAINTAINING BREAD SUPPLIES IN GERMAN EUROPE. Memorandum by the Minister of Economic Warfare. At the outbreak of war Germany was faced with the problem of maintaining adequate bread supplies for her own people. As each country of Europe in turn was occupied, the same problem occurred, save only in the normally surplus Danubian countries. Before the war Germany was self-sufficient in bread grain (wheat and rye) but imported about one-fifth of her fodder grain, most of which went to maintain her pigs, and only a small quantity to dairy cattle.
agriculture children france belgium poland cereals food supply wheat finland greece germany bread butter cattle czechoslovakia denmark exports family imports italy livestock meat milk mothers netherlands norway parents potatoes rationing rye supply pigs vegetables fats social class flour labour shortages dairy food supplies fertilisers milling overseas trade ministry of economic warfare civil consumption nationwide reserve stocks freight shipping lord president's committee german home front enemy-occupied countries
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/9/90
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/9
Former Department Reference
LP(42) 193
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000009.090
Keywords
Agriculture Bread Butter Cattle Cereals Children Civil Consumption Dairy Enemy-occupied Countries Exports Family Fats Fertilisers Flour Food Supplies Freight Shipping German Home Front Imports Labour Shortages Livestock Meat Milk Milling Mothers Overseas Trade Parents Pigs Potatoes Rationing Reserve Stocks Rye Social Class Vegetables Wheat
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Poland
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee Ministry of Economic Warfare
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 106(42) - 200(42)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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