France’s Food Crisis at the Crux
The Premier M. Ramadier, issued a warning that France’s wheat shortage would not be overcome until next year’s harvest, but the next three weeks would be the most vital. If the French lost their nerve in the face of the crisis, “to pul things at their worst the franc would collapse.” He again appealed 1o the farmers to re’ease hoarded grain. He said the situation was so serious that France was likely to be forced to make bread mostly from imported maize.
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Grey River Argus, 24 May 1947, Page 5
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