Canned Food

**Canned Food** is a consumer good consumed by five different population tiers: As a basic need of  Artisans,  Engineers,  Technicians, and  Scholars; and as a lifestyle need of  Shepherds. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.

For a detailed look into the profitability of Canned Food as a consumer good, see Profitability of Consumer Goods.

## Usage

### Basic need

 **Canned Food** fulfills a basic need of  Artisans,  Engineers,  Technicians, and  Scholars.

  Engineers | 0.00034188
  Technicians | 0.0002
  Scholars | 0.001

### Lifestyle need

 **Canned Food** fulfills a basic need of  Shepherds.

### Expeditions

Canned food can be used during expeditions as extra rations, it grants 40 bonus morale per 50 tons.

### Trade

Canned food can be passively sold for 450 coins or purchased for 1126 coins per ton. Neutral traders or pirates offer no special deals involving canned food.

## Regular Production

Canned food is produced in  Cannery from  Iron and  Goulash. The basic production chain for canned food is shown below:

### Canned Food

**Canned Food**

 -2650 -240 -50 -1050

 189040 184 145 112 112

* Cannery
**6** @ 100%
for **4** /min

	+ Artisanal Kitchen
	**8** @ 100%

		- Cattle Farm
		**8** @ 100%
		- Red Pepper Farm
		**8** @ 100%
	+ Iron Mine
	**1** @ 100%

**Supplies:**

• 390  Artisans Residences (up to 11700  Artisans)

• **or** 195  Engineers Residences (up to 7800  Engineers)

• **or** 66,7  Scholars Residences (up to 8000  Scholars)

• **or** 333,3  Technicians Residences (up to 6666  Technicians)

## Production with Items

When particular items are equipped in a  Trade Union or an  Arctic Lodge, Canned Food is involved in specific modified production chains, or can be obtained as an extra good alongside the production of other goods.

### Using Pigs instead of Beef

**Canned Food**
*Recipe Archivist*

 Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, **IF** you want to prevent under- or overproduction.

You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

 -2410 -200 -50 -1050 -12

 173940 152 145 112 112

* Cannery
**6** @ **130%**
for **5,2** /min

	+ Artisanal Kitchen
	**8** @ **130%**

		- Pig Farm
		**4** @ **130%**
		- Red Pepper Farm
		**8** @ **130%**
	+ Iron Mine
	**1** @ **130%**

 **Canned Food supplies:**

  • 507 Artisan Residences (up to 15210  Artisans)

  • **or** 253,5 Engineer Residences (up to 10140  Engineers)

  • **or** 86,7 Scholar Residences (up to 10404  Scholars)

  • **or** 433,3 Technician Residences (up to 8666  Technicians)

### Using Pigs instead of Goulash

**Canned Food**
*Chef Michel*

 -810 -120 -50 -450

 93300 56 65 48 48

* Cannery
**6** @ 100%
for **4** /min
and **2** /min

	+ Pig Farm
	**4** @ 100%
	+ Iron Mine
	**1** @ 100%

 **Canned Food supplies:**

  • 390 Artisan Residences (up to 11700  Artisans)

  • **or** 195 Engineer Residences (up to 7800  Engineers)

  • **or** 333,3 Technician Residences (up to 6666  Technicians)

 **Sausages supply:**

  • 100 Worker Residences (up to 2000  Workers)

  • **or** 50 Artisan Residences (up to 1500  Artisans)

### Using Flour instead of Iron

**Canned Food**
*Mrs. Mayson, The Very Good Housekeeper*

 Notice that the green custom productivity value illustrates the optimal production ratios between the buildings, **IF** you want to prevent under- or overproduction.

You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

 -2580 -100 -900

 164120 192 130 96 96

* Cannery
**4** @ **150%**
for **4** /min
and **1,33** /min

	+ Artisanal Kitchen
	**8** @ 100%

		- Cattle Farm
		**8** @ 100%
		- Red Pepper Farm
		**8** @ 100%
	+ Flour Mill
	**2** @ 100%

		- Grain Farm
		**4** @ 100%

 **Canned Food supplies:**

  • 390 Artisan Residences (up to 11700  Artisans)

  • **or** 195 Engineer Residences (up to 7800  Engineers)

  • **or** 333,3 Technician Residences (up to 6666  Technicians)

 **Tortillas supply:**

  • 46,5 Obrero Residences (up to 930  Obreros)

## Town Hall items

There are several Town Hall items which supply canned food to residents, reduce consumption of canned food or provide some benefits from supplying canned food to your people. Here is a list of those items:

## Arctic Lodge

There are no Arctic Lodge items which supply or reduce consumption of canned food in The Arctic