SURVEY OF DATA ON USSR GOOD INDUSTRY, JANUARY 1953

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• Publication Date: June 2, 1953
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
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INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Economic - Food industry
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PUBLISHED Daily newspapers, monthly periods
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DATE
PUBLISHED 1 - 30 Jan 1953
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SURVEY OF DATA ON USSR FOOD INDUSTRY, JANUARY 1953
fommenti This report presents a compilation, from Soviet
newspapers and a periodical, of information on construction and
production achievements and shortcomings in the USSR food indus-
try during 1952, as well as on expansion and development plans of
individual enterprises for 1953.
Numbers in parentheses refer to appended sources
General
In 1953, production of food products in the Ukrainian SSR is to increase
12.2 percent, as compared with 1952. During the year, 23 newly constructed
and reconstructed food industry enterprises are to be in operation. By the
end of the Fifth Five Year Plan, 46 large enterprises of the Ukrainian food
industry are to have been restored or newly constructed.(1)
In 1952, enterprises of the Ministry of Food Industry Moldavian SSR re-
ceived 2,000 units of new equipment.(2)
During the Fifth Five-Year Plan, enterprises of the Ministry of Food In-
dustry Kazakh SSR are to increase production volume 11 percent, as compared
with 1950?(3)
Bread Baking Industry
Construction of a mechanized bread-baking plant is being completed in
Medvezh'yegorsk, Karelo-Finnish SSR. The plant is to produce 25 metric tons
of bakery products daily. In 1953, construction is to start on mechanized
bakeries in Suoyarvi, Pudozh, and Pitkyaranta. Old bread-baking ovens of
the Petrozavodek Bread Baking Combine and the Sortavala Bread-Baking Plant
have been replaced with new conveyer-type ovens.(4)
In 1952, macaroni production in the Estonian SSR increased 3.2 times
over 1940 and production of bakery products was double that of 1945.(5)
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Plant No 2 of the Kirovskiy Rayon Bread-Baking Combine in Riga, Latvian
SSR, bakes nearly 22 metric tons of "Batony" [long cylindrical loaves of
bread] daily, of first- and second-grade wheat flour.(6) A new flour mill
has been put in operation at the Yelgava Bread-Baking Combine, Latvian SSR,
and is to produce nearly 45 metric tons of graded milled flour daily. The
five milling machines which are being installed in the milling shop will
completely satisfy the flour needs of the combine.(7)
A bread-baking plant has been constructed in Tskhaltubo, Georgian SSR.
The new enterprise is to produce 25 metric tons of bread daily, which is suf-
ficient to satisfy completely the needs of the Tskhaltubo Health Resort.(8)
The quality of bread produced by enterprises of the Armkhlebtrest (Ar-
menian Bread-Baking Trust) is not always high enough to meet the needs of the
consumer. The Leninakan Bread-Baking Plant No 1 andthe Yerevan Bread-Baking
Plant No 2 are two enterprises which are not meeting state standards for
quality. According to data from the examination conducted by the Armenian
Administration for Quality Inspection of Food Products, in 22 cases a total
of 34.5 metric tons of finished products were rejected at the Leninakan
Bread-Baking Plant No 1, and in three cases 1.2 metric tons of bread were
rejected and returned from shops of the trade ne;:work. Bread baked by the
Yerevan Bread-Baking Plant No 2, amounting to 0.8 metric ton, was rejected
and returned from the shops. The percentage of rejected products at the
above-mentioned enterprises by far exceeds the allowable plan norms. This
situation is explained by the low level of production discipline, violation
of technical rules, and the failure to follow quality inspectors' suggestions
for eliminating shortcomings.(9)
Bread-baking plants and bakeries of Moscow work day and night. These
enterprises have increased daily production of city "bulks" /mall loaves of
bread/ from 1100,000 in 1951 to one million in 1952. Daily production of slit-
ted Trbatony" was raised to 250,000 in 1952 and daily production of "khala"
L isted oblong bread] to 63,000. in 1953, 30 continuous production lines
are to go into operation in bakeries of Moscow.(10)
1952, the Ministry of Food Industry Tadzhik SSR fulfilled the produc-
tion plan for macaroni 78 percent and vermicelli 32 percent.(11)
Canning Industry
In 1952, canned goods production in the USSR was more than double the
prewar level.(12)
During the first few days of January 1953, The Daugavpils Fruit-Canning
Plant in the Latvian SSR produced 30,000 jars of various carmed goods. By
the end of 1953, the plant has pledged to ship 17 railroad cars of prime-
quality canned goods to Leningrad and Riga.(li)
Enterprises of the Moldavkonservtrest. (Moldaavian Canning Trust) produced
9 million jars of canned goods above the 1952 plan. The Tirasno;' Cannery
imeni 1 May and the Glinyanskiy Cannery imeni Mikoyan produced It million jars
of canned goods above the 1952 plan. At present, canneries of the Moldavian
SSR are producing 100 different types of canned goods, including canned vege-
tables, fruits, tomatoes, and meats.(i4)
The largest cannery in the Moldavian SSR, the Tiraspol' Cannery imeni
1 May, had many interruptions in operation at the height of the 1952 season.
Because of disorganization and poor operation of motor transport, up to
20,000 quintals of raw materials accumulated at shipping bases at one time
during the season. It is generally known that fruits and vegetables become
worthless after long storage.(15)
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In 1953, the Tiraspol' Glass Jar Plant is to be put in operation and
construction of the Grigoriopol' Cannery is to be started. During the Fifth
Five Year Plan, canning enterprises are to be constructed in Kamenka and the
Prut Station.(14)
During the Fifth Five-Year Plan, almost all the canneries of the Moldav-
ian SSR are to be reconstructed and re-equipped. As a result, the Moldavian
canning industry is to produce a quarter of a million jars of canned goods in
1955, which is five times as great as the prewar level (14, 15) and 1.5 times
more LT60 million jars more, according to source l g than were produced in
1913 by the entire canning industry of Tsarist Russia.(15)
In 1952, the Krymskaya Canning Combine in Krasnodarskiy Kray produced
1,500,000 jars of canned fruits and vegetables (16)
The Namangan Cannery in the Uzbek SSR fulfilled the 1952 plan by 10 De-
cember, and produced more than 200,000 jars of canned goods above plan by
the end of the year.(17)
Confectionery Industry
In 1952, production of confectionery goods in the Estonian SSR was six
times as great as in 1945. In 1952, republic production of soft candies and
chocolates increased four times and cookies, marmalade, and khalva three
times, as compared with 1949.(5)
The Layma Chocolate and Candy Factory in the Latvian SSR produced sore
than 200 metric tons of confectionery above the 1952 plan.(18)
In November 1952, the Barnaul Confectionery Factory in Altayskiy Kray
was put in operation. Recently, construction of the Biysk Vitamin and Con-
fectionery Factory was completed.(19)
Sugar Industry
In 1952, USSR sugar production increased 50 percent over the prewar
level; it is to double the prewar level by the end of the Fifth Five-Year
Plan.(12)
During the first half of January 1953, the Vishnevchik Sugar Plant in
Kamenets-Podol'skaya Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, was processing 10,000 quintals of
sugar beets daily. The plant has pledged to increase this rate to 13,000-
14,000 quintals daily by 1955.(20)
The Bel'tsy Sugar Combine in the Moldavian SSR produced 44,000 pud of
sugar above the 1952 plan.(21)
The Sugar Plant imeni L. Beriya in the Georgian SSR fulfilled the 1952
plan by 29 November and produced more than 300,000 pud cf sugar above plan
by the end of the year.(22)
As of 2 January 1953, the sugar processing season in the Kirgiz SSR has
ended. As a result of increasing the yield of sugar from the beet, the Kant
Sugar Plant produced more than 16,000 pud of sugar above plan.(23)
Riga Tobacco Factory No 1 in the Latvian SSR produced 235 million ciga-
rettes above the 1952 plan.(18)
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In 1952, the Gruztabaksyr'ye Trest Georgian Trust for Procurement and
Processing of Tobacco Raw Materials fulfilled the tobacco fermentation
plan 103.7 percent.(21t)
In 1952, state inspectors prohibited the sale of 14.,8 million below-
standard cigarettes produced by the Tashkent Tobacco Factory in the Uzbek
SSR.(25)
Wine Industrry
In 1952, production of the USSR wine industry increased over 1950 as
follows (in percent): Soviet champagne 21, grape wine 58, fruit and berry
40 cognac gnac 67, and wine materials 27. In 1952, the gross grape harvest in
sovkhozes,of the USSR wine industry increased 134 percent over the 1940
level. In 1953, USSR wine industry production is to increase over 1952 as
follows (in percent): Soviet champagne 12.2, grape wine 14.2, cognac 17,
and wine materials more than 25. In 1955, USSR production of grape wine is
to increase 103 percent and champagne 88 percent, as compared with 1950.(26)
In 1953, the Riga Champagne Plant in the Latvian SSR is to produce
nearly 700,000 bottles of Soviet champagne. In 1954, production is to be
raised to 1,500,000 bottles.(27)
In 1952, the Glinyanskiy Winery in the Moldavian SSR exceeded the plan
1.5 times for raw alcohol production, doubled the plan for fortified wines
production, and produced 10,000 deciliters of dry grape wine above plan.(28)
During the last 3 months November - January/, more than 20,000 bottles of
wine produced by the Bendery Winery, Moldavian SSR, were rejected.(2)
In 1952, the Avchala Champagne Plant in the Georgian SSR produced
246,000 bottles of champagne above plan.(29)
The Moscow Wine Base of Glavvino (Main Administration of the Wine Indus-
try), Ministry of Food Industry USSR, has changed its name and is now called
Mossoyuzvinzavod (Moscow All-Union State Winery) of Glavvino, Ministry of
Food Industry USSR.(30)
In 1952, the Alma-Ata Champagne Plant in the Kazakh SSR filled 391,000
bottles of champagne which are to undergo controlled fermentation for 3 years.
During the year, the plant shipped more than 22 000 bottles of prime-quality
wine to trade organizations of the republic.(31j
Other Industries
The Moscow Food Combine imeni Mikoyan produces as many as 50,000 por-
tions of canned concentrated dinner foods hourly. The combine produces
nearly 140 different types of products: "kasha" fuckwheat and other types
of gruel/, canned cabbage soup, "rassol'nik" fsoup with pickled cucumbers,
chicken giblets, and greens7, borshch, "solyanka" fcasserole dish of cab-
bage and fish, hors d.'oeuvres, "kisel "' Jornstarch dessert with fruit or
berry ,juice with natural juices, marinated vegetables, mushrooms, fruits,
dry breakfast foods, and coffee beverages. Canned concentrated foods are
prepared for eating by the consumer in 15 or 20 minutes.
Fresh vegetables, prime-quality fats, and seasoning go into the prepara-
tion of canned dinner foods. The combine processes more than 50 metric tons
of groats daily. Production of food concentrates has been mechanized.
Food and special stores of Moscow receive 7 to 8 metric tons of products
daily from the food combine. Nearly ten railroad cars of food concentrates
are shipped daily to cities and villages of the countryo(32) .
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In 1953, the Tbilisi Soft Drinks Plant in the Georgian SSR is to produce
200,000 liters more lemonade than in 1952?(33)
Kiev, Pravda Ukrainy, 13 Jan 53
Kishinev, Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 28 Jan 53
Alma-Ata, Kazakhstanakaya Pravda, 11 Jan 53
Petrozavodsk, Leninskoye Znanya, 20 Jan 53
Tallin, Sovetskaya Estoniya, 8 Jan 53
Riga, Sovetskaya Latviya, 18 Jan 53
Ibid., 15 Jan 53
Tbilisi, Zarya Vostoka, 30 Jan 53
Yerevan, Kommunist, 24 Jan 53
Moscow, Vechernyaya Moskva, 9 Jan 53
Stalinabad, Kommunist Tadzhikistana, 20 Jan 53
Moscow, Moskovskaya Pravda, 3 Jan 53
Sovetskaya Latviya, 14 Jan 53
Moscow, Komsomol'skaya Pravda, 3 Jan 53
Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 13 Jan 53
Moscow, Izvestiya, 25 Jan 53
Tashkent, Pravda Vostoka, 1 Jan 53
Sovetskaya Latviya, 1 Jan 53
Moscow, Pravda, 5 Jan 53
Komsomol'skaya Pravda, 15 Jan 53
Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 3 Jan 53
Zarya Vostoka, 4 Jan 33
Pravda, 3 Jan 53
Zarya Vostoka, 9 Jan 53
Pravda Vostoka, 9 Jan 53
Moscow, Vinodeliye i Vinogradarstvo, No 1, 1953
Sovetskaya Latviya, 6 Jan 53
Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 20 Jan 53
Zarya Vostoka, 7 Jan 53
Vechernyaya Moskva, 26 Jan 53
Kazakhatanskaya Pravda, 4 Jan 53
Izvestiya, 18 Jan 53
Zarya Vostoka, 17 Jan 53
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