The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-27
EUROPE FOOD
 SUPPLY IN '44-45 SEEN | Q w E R

washington, Dec. 27 = (U.P.) = European agriculture is increasingly feeling the effects of war, an agri- culture department survey reports.
 Continental Europe, with the ex- ception of Russia, will have . some what smaller food supply during 1944-45 than last year and only S5 per cent of the pre-war supply, the department report showed.
 The 1914 harvest was poorer even than the sub-norma1 harvest of 104S," the offlce of foreign agri- cultural relations said, with . de- cline in the production of grains, sugars beets and vegetable oils. Meat production increased slightly but no improvement has occurred in the output of milk and ggS, OFAR said. German Imports Down If Germany must live exclusively on home-produced food in 1044-45, the average caloric intake per per- son will drop IS per cent. The de- terioration of the German food situ- ation was attributed partly to an adverse season and party to decreas- ed imports, which have furnished 12 per cent of the nations food supply.
 'The extent to which Germany may be able to offset reduced crops and losses in supplies from abroad by withdrawals from stocks and by a discontinuance in food ship ments in Finland, Belgium and Norway cannot be predicted" the department said.
 The Russian food situation is improved over 1943-44 but will re- main tight for the civilian popu- lation, according to the survey. Responsible for the improvement were 8 good harvest, termination of German acquisitions and pros- poets of obtaining food surpluses from the Danube Basin which for merly went to Germany.
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 The outlook in other European countries:
 France Larger supplies from e-produced food. However, un- less transportation facilities are restored, substantial imports will be required if present low rations are to be honored.
 Italy - More food than last year but domestic supplies still will fall short of quantities needed to cover even small wartime rations.
 Greece tn food supply situ- ation remains bad" and large im- ports will be required if low con- sumption levels in cities and deficit farm areas are to improve.
 Belgium - Imports will be needed if low-level consumption of war years is to increase.
 The Netherlands - Food supplies may be sufficient for some con- sumption level as last year. How ever, flooding and military opera tions are likely to have serious effects on distribution. Finland The difficult situation resulting from the cessation of German imports has been offset somewhat by relief shipments from Sweden.
 Polish Outlook Bad
 Poland = An already extremely unsatisfactory food situation is likely to be aggravated further by increased German requisition of farm products.
 Denmark - Food supplies should be near last years high level unless increased exports to Germany are required.
 Danube Basin - Food Situation as a whole "on the favorable side"
 Sweden = As much food as last year when food import needs were small.
 Spain and Portugal = Supplies somewhat better than last year.
 Switzerland = Continued depend ence on imports.
 Egypt and Turkey "The food outlook is good"
 Austria and Czechoslovakia-Sup- plies will run somewhat below" last year.