FOOD IN GERMANY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 7

FOOD IN GERMANY

SUPPLIES PLENTIFUL MINISTER’S DECLARATION BERLIN PROPAGANDA LONDON, Sept. 30. (Received Oct. 1, at 10 p.m.) The German Food Minister, vHerr Darre, said’ that all the British prophecies with regard to the collapse of Germany’s ' supplies had proved false. The harvest was only 2 per cent, below the average for 1934-38, and the bread supply was secure for a long period. Germany had 5.200,000 tons of grain in. hand : the potato harvest would probably be 60.000,000 tons, or 5,000,000 tons above last year, sugar beet reached the record high level of 20,000,000 tons, the fat ration had not been reduced, and the meat ration would not be reduced all winter. A favourable harvest of root vegetables would permit the fattening of more pigs, and vegetable prospects were good, but fruit was poor. Deliveries of milk had increased 10 to 16 per cent., making more butter available. The difficulties in Belgium and Holland were greatly' exaggerated abroad. It would be their own fault if a few French towns were, hungry in winter. New penalties were being imposed in France for unlawful dealings in provisions. These included death. The German radio states that the new German-Jugoslay trade agreements have been signed. The most important provision is the intensification of the economic relations between the two countries, v

A German agricultural mission has arrived at Budapest and is working out closer food co-operation between Germany and Hungary. The Rome radio says an Iranian delegation is going to Berlin io negotiate a trade agreement.