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Description

A file of meeting minutes, memoranda, and reports relating to the British War Cabinet's approach to food policy. Subjects covered in the file include the desire for an increase in butter rations; milk policy in relation to the Free and Cheap Milk Schemes; wages for agricultural workers; and the distribution and prices of animal feed. Documents in the file include detailed weekly reports on statistics concerning the importation and consumption of commodity foods and feedstuffs; statistical reports on the importation of food and feeding supplies; and a discussion of horticulture and food production. Other subjects discussed include the supply of oil seeds and vegetable oils; the prices of livestock such as pigs; the supply of agricultural labour; and the importation programme of commodity foods and feedstuffs.