FOOD SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN FROM CANADA AND U.S.A.

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 March 1947, Page 6

FOOD SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN FROM CANADA AND U.S.A.

London. March 13 Upon his arrival from America today, Mr. J. Strachey, Minister of Food, said: “My visit has been well worth while,” and later at a Press conference he said that he had arranged during his visit to the United States and Canada for supplies of meat which “should be sufficient” to maintain the present, distribution in Britain in the next few months. Britain would also consider a United States' offer to sell several thousand tons of turkeys at a price which worked out much the same as for beef. The turkeys probably would be distributed to caterers. The United States had a'so undertaken to supply from June more wheat which might exceed 100.000 tons monthly. This would be used to build up Britain's stocks for next winter. The United States would also provide more maize. Mr. Strachey added that he had found nothing during his visit which appeared to endanger the .meat or bread ration. The food situation was not easy but he thought that. it. was false to suggest that there was likely in Ihe next few months to be a breakdown of any of Britain’s staple supplies. Discussing rising prices in America, Mr. Strachey said that United States exports believed that by the next harvest there wou’d be a sharp downward movement.