The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23

each week. Despite smaller harvests
grain is available for export.
The government has promised to
meet all internal needs and the
building of food reserves before per-
hitting any export. There Is no ap-
preciable increase in prices except
for imported foods like tea, coffee
and wines. Public health is reported
good.
Bread Plentiful
Because corn pone is Jugoslavia'S
favorite bread, and because there
was a record maize crop this year,
bread is expected to remain plenti-
full this winter. The wheat shortage
chiefly affected the army where
lighter wheat bread is used, but the
government hoped to import from
Bulgaria and Russia enough to
make up a 10 per cent deficiency.
The government ordered rs per cent
Of the wheat crop milled, and 10 per
cent of it milled whole. Only 10 per
cent fine white flour is permitted for
hospitals, invalids and pastry.
The government has available for
export an estimated 100000 ton
maize surplus, large part of which
will go to Germany for fodder. A
large part will also be used to push
meat production, and to raise the
number Of pigs from the 1000 900
available. In the first year Of war
there were three lneatless days a
week, this has since been reduced
to two.
There is no restriction on the sale
of mutton, poultry, fish and tripe.
Lard and pork products are sufficient
even for export, while vegetable oils
from sunfower and pumpkin seeds
are normal. Butter and eggs are
available for export, and coffee and
tea has not yet been restricted.
AS result of the war Jugoslavia
has become one of Europe's chief
granaries and meat exporters. Wages
have increased 80 per cent while
prices are up 40 per cent. Agricul-
tural production could be increased
In the coming year to meet the new
high export quotas established by
the new economic accord signed
with Germany, Saturday.
There still remains some fear of
epldemics in the Balkans because of
the lack of coal, and sanitation and
diet difficulties resulting from ex-
tensive mobilization. But health au-
thorities felt the worst period of
danger had been passed this fall.
Famine is regarded as improbable
in the coming winter months but t.as
prospect tor 1941 is uncertain as d
result of political and military dis
locations which disrupted fall plant
irgs. RInania and possibly Greece
appear most likely to face food
shortages this winter.
Hungary, a heavy agriculture ex-
porter, will be better off than most
countries because recent crises bare
ly touched her, but living costs have
already risen 80 per cent. Present
rationirlg covers only fats, soap and
sugar, while heavy food exports of
other products to Germany are
mounting.
Three Meatless Days
There are three meatless days
each week. but mutton and poultry
are not included and pork is still
plentiful. Housewives still are per-
mitted to buy two days Of meat
supplies in advance.
Present plentiful stocks of meat
are the result Of heavy organized
slaughtering to save the major por-
tiGn>of record maize crop for ship
ment to the German Reich as cattle
fodder. Meat therefore is expected
to become more scarce later in the
winter.
The government recently adva1lc-
ed credits up to 20 per cent of one
months wage to certain classes of
laborers to permit them to stock
food and check a too rapid export
of food reserves Newly acquired
Pennsylvania. rich in coal, minerals
and timber Is also absorbing large
quantities of foodstuffs.
Large quantities of agricultural
products, chiefly seed oils, sugar
beets and fodder are being exported
to Germany. A new economic accord
With Germany calls for the revamp-
ing of Hungary's agricultural pro-
ducsion to conform more to Ger
many's needs and for an increase IN
production of the chief expoftable
agricultural products, and meat, by
as much as one-third.
Rumania Is Worst Off
Rumania appears the nearest to
severe undernorrishment. but not
famine, this winter. Already war
bread, a -blackish substance
made from grains mixed together,
had become standardized there.