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Weekly Report on Supplies of certain Food and Feeding Stuffs (Report No.7). Covering Note by the Joint Secretaries.

29 Dec 1939

MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE. HORSEFERRY ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. SECRET. REPORT NO. 7. Copy No. 79 STATISTICS DIVISION. WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 28th December, 1939. WHEAT The following table shows the arrivals, apparent consumption and stocks of wheat (and flour in terms of wheat) in recent weeks:- Thousand Tons Week Ended - 1939 18th Nov. 25th Nov. 2nd Dec. 9th Dec. 16th Dec. Arrivals from Overseas 54 65 123 75 118 Apparent Consumption:- (i) Imported Wheat 128 79 109 71 117 (ii) Domestic Wheat 45 80 50 50 45 (iii) Total 173 159 159 121 162 (iv) As percentage of estimated weekly consumption in January, 1940 (a) 133 122 122 93 125 Stocks:(i) In public warehouses & mills 792 778 792 796 797 (ii) Held by bakers & retailers (estd.
agriculture retail cereals maize food supply wheat animal feed barley factories imports meat rationing refrigeration sugar supply storage alcohol price control offal licensing wholesale refineries food supplies baking brewing oil seeds overseas trade distilling civil consumption nationwide reserve stocks home policy committee alcoholic spirits sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/1/25
Document Types
Memorandum Report Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/1
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(39) 13
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000001.025
Keywords
Agriculture Alcohol Alcoholic Spirits Animal Feed Baking Barley Brewing Cereals Civil Consumption Distilling Factories Food Supplies Imports Maize Meat Offal Oil Seeds Overseas Trade Refineries Refrigeration Reserve Stocks Retail Storage Sugar Wheat Wholesale
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Home Policy Committee Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
5
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meetings 1(39) - 5(39) Papers 1(39) - 13(39)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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