FOOD CROPS SUFFER
DROUGHT IN GERMANY FODDER AND FATS SHORT LONDON, Oct. 31. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Walfare, Mr. W. Dingle Foot, in the House oi Commons, discussing Germany’s food situation, said that although the weather had been very favourable throughout last winter and spring, during this summer most of the crops in Germany, particularly the root and fodder crops, suffered a prolonged and widespread drought. Oats, barley and potatoes suffered considerably while the shortage of fodder crops is likely to affect the livestock 2 nation.
“Preparations: were under way for the premature . lughter of a number of young pigs,” he said. "This may create some temporary meat surplus but will probably lead to a shortage later. The fats situation is causing the German authorities serious anxiety, while a reduction in the bread ration was announced on October 16.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21551, 2 November 1944, Page 5
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