HO LOWERS PRICES OF GRAIN PRODUCTS IN EAST GERMANY

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600380233-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 233
• Publication Date: March 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY German Democratic Republic DNFATEOF
1950
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
Maerkische Volksstimme.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT Economic - Consumers' goods, prices
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Potsdam
DATE
PUBLISHED 24 Dec 1950
DOCU
NFORM OPISTHE UNITED CO STATES! W I TMIINATHEN LAFFECTI PIONAGNGOF !ESPIONAGE DACT NNO
V. E. C.. SI AND Sl. AS ANENDE D. ITS TRANSMISSION ON THE REVELATION SON 0 TO AN U PE ANY BANNER HISITEDCONTLA?NS IN NENROO CTION of THIS PORN 01ST PROHIBITED. IS !RO?
500 -- 0.64 0.64 Nev type
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DATE DISi. .S' Hit 1950
NO. OF PAGES 3
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REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
HO LOWERS PRICES'OF GRAIN PRODUCTS IN EAST GERMANY
In connection with the removiil from rationing of grain products and leg
umes, the people-owned HO (Trade Organization) has lowered prices. of these prod-
ucts, effective 1 January 1951. Average price reductions are as follows:
Av Price
Reduction W
Wheat flour, 40% 30
wheat flour, 72% 18
38
Rye flour 38
Odt and barley products _ 40
Legumes 30
Paste products 20
Rye bread 20
Special.breads 21
White bread .20
Wheat bakery products, 0 to.40% 50
Wheat bakery products, 5 to 78%
Actual HO price changes for individual products, and percentages of
price reduction are as follows:
Wheat flour 5-78
(Type W-812
Price Price
Former Beginning Beginning
HO 1 Jan'51, 1 Jan 51, Price Re-
Unit Price GDR Berlin duction )
0.85
.,-f
t
Whea cur (Type w-630 500 0.80 0.66 0.66 18
Wheat and Rye Flour
Wheat flour 0-40
(Type W-405)
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Wheat and Rye Flour Unit
Price
Former Beginning
HO ? 1 Jan 51,
Price GDR
Wheat grits 0-5
(Type W-550) 500 1.30 0.85
Rye flour 68%
(Type R-764) 500 0.55 0.35
Rye flour 75%
(Type R-997) 500 0.50 0.30
Rye flour "
(Type R-1500) 500 0.45 0.28
Oat and Barley Products
Oatmeal 500 0.80 0.49
Barley grits 500 0.45 0.26
Legumes
Peas, unshelled' 500 0.65 0.39
Beans for human consumption 500 0.65 0.39
Paste Products
Noodles with 40% wheat
flour 500 1.60 1.13
Noodles with 5-78% wheat
flour 500 1.30 0?90
Noodles with 70% 0-78 wheat
flour and 30% wheat grits 500 1.30 0.97
Noodles with 50% 5-78 wheat
flour and 50% wheat grits 500 1.30 1.01
Rye Bread
Rye bread, 68%
Rye bread, 75%
Caraway bread, 75%
Rye bread, stan_ard 88%
Special Breads
Steinmetz bread
Health bread (diet bread)
Graham bread
Schlueter bread
1,000 0.80 0.60
1,000 0.70 0.52
1,000 0.70 0.52
1,000 0.62? ? o.48 ?
1,000 0.90 0.50
1.000 1.10 0.64
1,000 1.00' 0.54
1,000 0.90 0.54
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CONFIDENTIAL
Price
Beginning
1 Jan 51,
Berlin-
Price Re-
duction )
0.85
35
0?36
35
0.32
39
0.28
37
0.54
40
0.32
40
0.39
4O
0.39
40
1.13
29
0.90
31
0.97.
25
0.64
O.fO
20
[not give]
0?6o
20
.0?56
16
0.50
45
0.64
42
o ? 51T
46
0.54
40
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Former
HO
Price
Beginning
1 Jan 51,
Price
Beginni
1 Jan 5
ng
1,
Price Re-
e
i
P
GDR
Berlin
duction
L Breads Unit
i
c
r
a
Spec
Knaeckebrot 1,000
2.40
2.12
2.12
12
Knaeckebrot in packages 235
0.56
0.50
0.50
12
pumpernickel 1,000
1.60
0.96
0.96
40.
Pumpernickel in packages 250
0.40
0.24
0.24
40
Whole grain bread 1,000
0.80
0.45
0.45
44
White Bread
White bread with 5-72%
wheat flour 1,000
1.60
1.26
1.26
21
.l1J
White bread with 5-8%
wheat flour 1,000
1.60 .
1.22
1.22
New type
Bakery Products
Wheat bakery products with
40% wheat flour: crescents,
a
h
15
0
e
c
small rolls, etc.
.
Wheat bakery products with
5-7op wheat flour. hard
rolls, white bread, etc.
each
0.12
0.06
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