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Held at Richmond Terrace. Increased prices for Animal Feeding-Stuffs. No Immediate increase in price of livestock products. Increase in the basic price of pigs.

6 May 1940

THE SUB-COMMITTEE had before them memoranda on the prices of feeding stuffs prepared by the Ministry of Food, the Agricultural Departments and the Treasury (Papers Nos. F.P. (0) (40) 30, 31 and 33). SIR HENRY FRENCH stated that while the Departments concerned were in agreement as to the facts there was a difference of view as between the Ministry of Food and the Treasury on the one hand, and the Agricultural Department on the other. So far as concerned the Ministry of Food its position was that it was unable to sell feeding stuffs at the present price levels without incurring a heavy loss to the Exchequer.
agriculture farmers cereals maize food supply wheat agricultural production animal feed beans cattle imports livestock meat milk poultry price controls prices rationing rice sheep supply pigs wages fats price control offal licensing dairy food supplies overseas trade government committees nationwide national farmers' union interdepartmental committee on food prices official sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/9/8
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 74/9
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(40) 6th Meeting
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000009.008
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Beans Cattle Cereals Dairy Farmers Fats Food Supplies Government Committees Imports Livestock Maize Meat Milk Offal Overseas Trade Pigs Poultry Price Controls Prices Rice Sheep Wages Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Interdepartmental Committee on Food Prices National Farmers' Union Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
5
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Official Sub-Committee. Meetings 1(40) - 6(40) Papers 1(40) - 39(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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