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FOOD SUTUATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. (Monthly Report for March, 1942, by the Minister of Food)

21 Apr 1942

V. COMMODITY SUPPLY POSITION. Details of bulk stocks, i.e., stocks owned or controlled by Ministry of Food, are given in Table IIIA while Table IIIB gives estimated farm stocks and Table IV shows arrivals, home production, consumption and total stocks. ENERGY FOODS Wheat and flour stocks are forecast to fall by 1.3 weeks' su (carbo- April-June and sugar stocks by 8 weeks' supply; estimated supplies drates) potatoes for the remainder of the season show only a small safety over forecast requirements.
agriculture cereals food supply wheat pork agricultural production animal feed butter cheese cocoa distribution eggs fish food preparation fruit imports labour supply meat milk transportation potatoes rationing rice sugar supply tea vegetables vegetable oil beer alcohol fats flour dairy food supplies bacon oil seeds overseas trade lend-lease air raids shipping losses communal feeding nationwide food policy committee ministry of food preserves british restaurants
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/7/17
Document Types
Report Table/chart/graph Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 74/7
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(42) 13
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000007.017
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Air Raids Alcohol Animal Feed Bacon Beer British Restaurants Butter Cereals Cheese Cocoa Communal Feeding Dairy Distribution Eggs Fats Fish Flour Food Preparation Food Supplies Fruit Imports Labour Supply Lend-lease Meat Milk Oil Seeds Overseas Trade Pork Potatoes Preserves Rationing Rice Shipping Losses Sugar Tea Transportation Vegetable Oil Vegetables Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Food Policy Committee Ministry of Food
Pages
13
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meetings 1(42) - 2(42) Papers 1(42) - 24(42)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply

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