THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ###CRET (M) (42) 3 JANUARY, 1942 COPY NO. WAR CABINET FOOD POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT ON FOOD PRODUCTION. Memorandum by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department. 20TH JANUARY, 1942 Condition of crops and livestock (United Kingdom) as at 1st January 1942. 1. Weather conditions during December were mild and favourable, and work generally was well forward.