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POTATOES. REMOVAL OF, FROM THE WASH AREA. Memo. by Minister of Food.

6 Aug 1940

6. The extent of the potential loss is approximately 500,000 tons of potatoes, less such quantity as would have been marketed from this area under normal conditions during the months of August and September. This deduction, I am advised, would not be more than 250,000 tons, leaving a net loss of say 250,000 tons. In order to measure the damage, however, we must take into account the potential loss of the remainder of the Wash area potatoes, estimated at about 600,000 tons. The saving of 250,000 tons is obviously a matter of greater importance when we know that, in the event of their loss, we should also lose another 600,000 tons which it is not proposed that we should endeavour to save.
agriculture drainage cereals food supply wheat agricultural production oats potatoes rationing supply vegetables flooding food supplies river embankments harvests beets norfolk huntingdon civil consumption food policy committee ministry of food region 3: north midlands (nottingham hq) region 4: eastern (cambridge hq) the wash lindsey parts of holland ely west suffolk kesteven northern cambridgeshire
Civil Defence Region
Region 3: North Midlands (Nottingham HQ) Region 4: Eastern (Cambridge HQ)
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/4/46
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 74/4
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(40) 113
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000004.046
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Beets Cereals Civil Consumption Drainage Flooding Food Supplies Harvests Oats Potatoes River Embankments Vegetables Wheat
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Ely Huntingdon Kesteven Lindsey Norfolk Northern Cambridgeshire Parts of Holland The Wash West Suffolk
Organizations Discussed
Food Policy Committee Ministry of Food
Pages
3
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers 70(40) - 182(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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