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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. PRICES OF: CHANGES IN: Report by Interdepartmental Committee on Food Price. Production. Measurement of changes in costs of: Price changes in relation to cost changes. Price adjustments. Estimated Farmers' Returns for 1940-1 Output on Pre-War and present prices and on basis of measurable costs. (Appendix I). Note by Agricultural Depts. (Appendix II).

19 Jun 1940

Inter Departmental Committee on Food Prices Sub Committee on Agricultural Prices C.F.P./A.P.28 Report on Changes in the Prices of Agricultural Products Resulting from the Change in Wages and other Relevant Factors 1. The Government have decided that agricultural wages should be fixed on the basis of a national minimum wage of 48s. per week. They have given a firm undertaking that prices of staple agricultural products required by the nation will be adjusted so as to take full account of the increased costs resulting not only from this change but from other relevant factors.
agriculture surveys farmers cereals food supply wheat pork agricultural production animal feed barley cattle eggs labour supply livestock meat milk oats potatoes poultry prices rationing sheep supply pigs textiles vegetables wages wool price control licensing dairy food supplies bacon fertilisers harvests milling beets region 11: scotland (edinburgh hq) nationwide material supplies food policy committee region 13: northern ireland sub-committee on agricultural prices interdepartmental committee on food prices
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide Region 13: Northern Ireland Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ)
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/4/19
Document Types
Report Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/4
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(40) 86
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000004.019
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Bacon Barley Beets Cattle Cereals Dairy Eggs Farmers Fertilisers Food Supplies Harvests Labour Supply Livestock Material Supplies Meat Milk Milling Oats Pigs Pork Potatoes Poultry Prices Sheep Surveys Textiles Vegetables Wages Wheat Wool
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Food Policy Committee Interdepartmental Committee on Food Prices Sub-Committee on Agricultural Prices
Pages
14
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers 70(40) - 182(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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