and for manufacture, is 48,000 tons per week. MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD. LONDON, S.W.1. INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON FOOD POLICY. STATEMENT ON SUGAR EXHAUSTION TABLE. The total consumption of sugar at the present time, both domestic This is approximately 20% above pre-war. The total stock which is essential in order to permit of orderly distribution is 400,000 tons. The extreme minimum safety level of stocks must be regarded as 250/300,000 tons, representing a bare six weeks' supply.