FOOD. REQUIREMENTS, SUPPLY AND RETAIL PRICES IN WAR TIME. Note by Minister of Food covering Memo. Essential requirements. Supplies. Imports. Home Production. Stocks. Price Movements. Extent and reasons for increases. Poor consumers. Price Control by Order of Agreement. Other methods of Price control. Prices, Sept. 1939 to May 1940. (Table I). B.M.A. Diet (adjusted to War conditions). (Table II). Price per 1,000 calories. (Table III). Price Changes in certain groups: (Tables IV, V, & VI)

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Food Policy Committees: Minutes and Papers. Papers 70(40) - 182(40)

Reference	CAB 74/4
Title	FOOD. REQUIREMENTS, SUPPLY AND RETAIL PRICES IN WAR TIME. Note by Minister of Food covering Memo. Essential requirements. Supplies. Imports. Home Production. Stocks. Price Movements. Extent and reasons for increases. Poor consumers. Price Control by Order of Agreement. Other methods of Price control. Prices, Sept. 1939 to May 1940. (Table I). B.M.A. Diet (adjusted to War conditions). (Table II). Price per 1,000 calories. (Table III). Price Changes in certain groups: (Tables IV, V, & VI)
Date	20th June 1940
Former Department Reference	FP(M)(40) 82
Government Department	War Cabinet
Themes	Rationing and Supply
Subthemes	Agriculture and food supply, Rationing, licensing, and price control
Document Types	Memoranda, Reports and Surveys, Statistical Data
Civil Defence Regions	Nationwide
Locations	Argentina, Australia, Burma, Canada, Egypt, Madagascar, Manitoba, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, United States of America
Organisations	Food Policy Committee, Ministry of Food

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