ECONOMIC - FOOD CONSUMPTION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600140036-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: February 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Economic - Food consumption
DATE 01ST. .2 "a 1950
NO. OF PAW 4
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATBQI;I
Governmental Decree of 21 December 1948
Establishing the Opw'a`ional Plan for
Food Consumption in 1949.
The Government of Czechoslovakia, according to Paragraph 34 of
the Lav Concerning the Five-Year Plan, decrees the following:
1. On the basis of proposals worked out by the Central. Planning
Commission, the operational plan for food 1s established. The walne,
total quantity, and relative consumption of the principal foods, in
accordance with Table 1 - 5 below, are thereby determined for 1949.
Wheat flour and products
(in flour value)
Rye flour sad products
(in flour value)
Milk
Butter
,'feat (beef, veal, pork, matton)
and meat products (in Treat
value in quarters)
Rendered lard and bacon
Artificial edible fats (in
value of margarine)
Thousands of Crowns
12,133.620
1,101,578
5,331,450
701
866
If
6,%6,c"
,
I
1,+05,769
4,635,5
58,700
16,355,E
413,021
2,307,380
39,772
2,203,2
55,082
3,038,770
1,179,294
5,011,580
334,105
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3. Foods valued, at 71,087,700,E 4rown8 and obtained from both domestic
production and imports have been allotted for distribution to the popula-
tion by publid means. Among these, the principal foods are:
Wheat flour and products
(in flour value)
Rye flour and products
(in flour value)
Milk
Butter
Meat (beef, veal, pork, mutton)
7,747,560
2,746,660
4,445,710
3,886,960
676,691
423,086
871,708
48,587
and meat products (in meat
value in quarters)
10,576,160
267,872
Rendered lard and bacon
1,336,990
22,275
Artificial edible fats
(in margarine value)
2,203,280
55,082
Egga (in thousands)
1,354,130
494,805
Sugar
5,011,580
334,105
k. The Emister of Rued is directed to a ataister- ratioaimg' ina 1949 with-
in the limits of the total allotment specified in Paragraph 2 so 'that the
average food consumption value of individual consumer groups should equal
the average values specified in Tables 1 - 5 of tkis decree.
5. The Minister of..Food is d1rectad-to ensure, in agreement.vtth the Mini-
ster of Agriculture, sufficient purchase of agricultural products to fulfill
the tasks, in accordance with Paragraphs 3 and 4.
b. The Minister of Foreign Trade is directed to va;mduet;' within Us.; limits
of the import plan for 1949, such imports of food and raw resterialc for proc.
ceasing as are necessary, to fulfill the tasks in accordance with Paragraphs,
3 and 4 and in accordance with the time schedule agreed to by the Minister
of Food.
7. This decree shall be tarried. out by the Ministers of Food,' Agriculture,
and Fo*eign Trade in agreement with the interested members of the government.
Private Consumption
Table 1. Total Consumption of Principal Foods in 1949
(In tons)
Wheat flour and
products (in
flour value)
Rye flour and
products (in
flour value)
Milk
!3 utter
Meat (beef, veal,
pork, mutton)
and meat prod-
u,ts (in meat.
value in quarters)
Quarters
1949
lot
3d
4th
1,:,01,578
280,852
272,144
233,152
315,430
866
7
175,435
164,'347
154
257
207
82"7
1
66
,
01,
844.022
350,777
,
355,14+4
;
355,824
58,700
14,432
14,640
14,760
14,818
413,021
110,333
92,465
92,125
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Rendered lard
and bacon 39,772
.11,630
9,463 7,51
8
11,161
Artificial edible
fats (in fkar-
$arine waue) 55,E
12,E
12,885 14,15
3
15,156
Egg; (in thomasande) 1,179,284
323,170
456,025 225,32
5
174,764
Suer (including
auger for proc-
esiiAg)
334,105
76,989
91,131 78,28
0
87,705
''able 2. Distribution of Princ_.psl Foods to the Population
by Public Means (in tone)
eras
1949
lot
2d
L
4th
products (in
flour value)
676,691
174,369
176,748
148,431
177,143
Milk
871,708
210,506
217,261
221,631
22~,3io
pork, mutton{
value in quarters) 267,872
56,649
60,719
70,964
79,540
fats (in msr-
Eggs (in thousands) 494,805 8k,481 181,310 127,736 101,,278
easing) 334,105 76,989 91,131 78,280 87,705
Average Consu*ption of Principal Foods per Capita in .1949
All Co nau.ers
Farmers
(in flour value)(kg)
0,88.39
116.56
56-32
77.71
112.80
141.75
4.71
2.90
33.14
AN
3.19
4.90
Other Consmers
77.39
47.97
101,18
5.41
31.20
2.61
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Tale 3. (Coatumd)
Artificial edible fats
(in sr rgaxime i1.ue)(kg)
6
5. PI
T? (in wits)
9 .
108.67
83.80
Sugar (13cinding sugar for
processind)(kg)
26.81
26.81
26.81
ole 4. A-.raga Daily Caloric Value of Foods Issued on Ration 'ixckets
in 1949
?," bllaren under 6
Childress from 6 to 12
Person from 12 to 20
Persons over 20
Workers
Heavy workers
Very heavy vorkers
Xi ne"
Pregnant v own
Nursing wt]sers
1,695.1
2,303.1
2,741
1,856.9
2,1.82.5
2,606.1
3,018.9
3,549.2
3,8k3
3,108.7
%nh1e 5. Percents of Bulk, Z.-1shiD& and Protective Foods in the 2@stsl
Caloric Value of Food Conewaed by the Entire Population
Belk food
74.56
Nourishing ford
22.27
Protective food
3.17
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