WHEAT AND FLOUR (Quantities in thousands of tons) 1940: Week ended: Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 (in terms of Wheat) 1934/35 - 1938/39 average weekly total consumption 135 Imports 141 102 84 104 90 Supply from farms (partly estd.) 40 40 35 35 35 Utilisation 140 135 140 136 138 Flour Miller's and Port Stocks 2,297 2,297 2,273 2,283 2,262 Stocks on Farms (estd.) (a) 1,305 1,265 1,230 1,195 1,160 In addition, bakers and retailers hold about two weeks' supply of flour. (a) After deducting reported losses due to air raids.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB74
- Document Reference
- CAB 74/4/97
- Document Types
- Report Statistical Publication
- File Reference
- CAB 74/4
- Former Department Reference
- FP(M)(40) 164
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab74.000004.097
- Keywords
- Agricultural Production Agriculture Air Raids Alcohol Alcoholic Spirits Animal Feed Bacon Barley Brewing Butter Cereals Civil Consumption Dairy Depots Distilling Distribution Factories Fats Flour Food Supplies Freight Shipping Imports Industry Maize Malting Margarine Material Supplies Meat Milling Nuts Offal Oil Oil Seeds Overseas Trade Pork Refineries Refrigeration Reserve Stocks Retail Sugar Tea Wheat Wholesale
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Food Policy Committee Ministry of Food
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 70(40) - 182(40)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
