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Food situation in the United Kingdom. Monthly Report for December 1942.

28 Jan 1943

INDEX OF BULK STOCKS OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BASED ON CALORIE VALUES (end-August, 1939 = 100) 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 End-January 93 124 169 145 (a) End-February 94 120 166 143 (a) End-March 102 119 166 139 (a) End-June 134 146 180 End-September 82 132 164 162 End-November 77 129 165 157 End-December 84 131 173 150 (a) forecast II. LEND/LEASE SUPPLIES Arrivals of Lend/Lease commodities of U.S. origin amounted to only 85 thousand net tons in December, as compared with 124 thousand net tons in November.
agriculture retail bananas cereals food supply wheat pork butter cheese cocoa coffee eggs fish fruit imports pulses meat onions oranges prices rationing restaurants rice sugar supply tea vegetables wine vegetable oil beer alcohol price control flour licensing dairy food supplies bacon food shortages oil seeds overseas trade lend-lease air raids shipping losses communal feeding nationwide reserve stocks shipping shortages lord president's committee ministry of food british restaurants
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/12/25
Document Types
Report Statistical Publication Table/chart/graph
File Reference
CAB 71/12
Former Department Reference
LP(43) 23
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000012.025
Keywords
Air Raids Alcohol Bacon Bananas Beer British Restaurants Butter Cereals Cheese Cocoa Coffee Communal Feeding Dairy Eggs Fish Flour Food Shortages Food Supplies Fruit Imports Lend-lease Meat Oil Seeds Onions Oranges Overseas Trade Pork Prices Pulses Rationing Reserve Stocks Restaurants Retail Rice Shipping Losses Shipping Shortages Sugar Tea Vegetable Oil Vegetables Wheat Wine
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee Ministry of Food
Pages
15
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 1(43) - 119(43)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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