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U N I T E D N A T I O N S General Assembly		Distr. RESTRICTED A/AC.21/W.28/Add.1 22 March 1948 ENGLISH ONLY

Tons
Cereals:
	Bread cereals	71,500	of wheat flour equivalent
	Rice	5,000
Sugar		11,500
Meat:
	Frozen meat	1,100
	Canned meat	700
Oils and fats:
	Copra	8,250
	Cotton seed	7,500
	Ground nuts	9,000
	Linseed	850
	Cocoa beans	900

The quantities in the above table are calculated on the basis of the programme of allocations laid down by the IEFC (in respect of cereals, oils and fats) and by the British Ministry of Food. No account is taken of the fact that, in respect of all products except bread cereals and sugar, the rate of import up to 15 May is less than would be required under the programme. If this programme is fulfilled between 15 May and 1 October, it will only be sufficient to maintain current consumption and will not provide for building up of stocks.

In regard to meat, it should be noted that the major source of meat supply in. Palestine is normally from livestock imported from Middle Eastern countries. This importation has practically ceased under present conditions, and consequently the quantities of frozen and canned meat in the above table are far below what would be required to maintain a normal rate of consumption of meat of all kinds.

In respect of oils and fats, allocated by the IEFC, imports have been very much below the quantities allocated, and there is already an acute shortage of these products. None of the 10,000 tons of rice programmed for the year have yet been imported into Palestine, and there is no prospect of any importations of rice before 15 May.

Finally, it should be clearly indicated that all these quantities imply a relatively low rate of consumption. They take no account of the possibility of a fall in local production and of destruction of stocks as a result of internal disorder. Moreover, the carry-over of stocks is dangerously low, and in order to build up working stocks to safe levels, larger quantities of all these products would need to be imported. The figures given on the preceding page, therefore, are the minimum quantities needed to avert a serious food crisis.

	(at the rate: 1 €P = 4 $)
	1946*	1947*
	U.S.$	U.S.$
Grain and flour	28,575,000	36,289,000
Wheat, hard	18,337,000	8,620,000
Wheat flour	1,210,000	5,279,000
Barley	4,930,000	8,691,000
Rice	1,049,000	1,084,000
Meat	432,000	633,000
Animals, living, for food	10,787,000	12,189,000
Dairy products	6,423,000	9,872,000
Butter	414,000	1,587,000
Cheese	1,034,000	1,865,000
Fruits and vegetables	5,806,000	9,684,000
Sugar	2,757,000	3,351,000
Oils**
Oils and fats, edible		500,000

Source: General Monthly Bulletin of Current Statistics, (Government of Palestine) December 1947

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* Based on the figures for the first three-quarters,
* Does not include certain other oils and oil seeds allocated by the IEFC, imports of which were approximately €1.37 million ($5.5 million) in 1947.

Group	Unit	Jan-Sept 1946	Total Year 1946 Estimate	Jan-Sept 1947	Total Year 1947 (Estimate)	Remarks
A (Grain and flour)	Tons	190,462	253,949	217,524	290,032
B (Feeding stuffs for animals)	"	28,183	37,577	56,853	75,804
C (Meat)	"	478	637	596	795	Excluding poultry, included under group D
D (Animals, living, for food)	Numbers	234,320	312,427	352,615	470,153
E Dairy produce)	Tons	7,961	9,415	10,876	14,501	1 egg = 50 grammes 1,000 eggs - 50 kg.
F (Fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables)	"	25,230	33,640	42,743	56,991
G (Beverages)	"	630	840	1,361	1,815	1 litre - 1 kg.
H (Other foods)	"	36,101	48,135	27,980	27,707
Individual Items
Rice	Tons	5,639	7,519	5,245	6,993
Wheat	"	125,471	167,295	60,380	80,507
Wheat flour	"	8,425	11,233	26,965	35,953
Barley	"	35,927	47,903	53,528	71,371
Live Animals	Number	205,853	274,471	214,329	285,772
Butter	Tons	429	572	1,464	1,952
Cheese	"	968	1,291	1,757	2,344
Sugar (Nos. 181-5)	"	18,240	24,320	18,101	24,000
Oils, edible, n.e.s.	"			1,101	1,468
Olive oil	"			1	1
Fats n.e.s.	"	2	3	286	381
Copra	"	3,015	4,020	6,991	9,321
Cotton seeds	"			15,277	20,369
Sesame seeds	"	1,137	1,516	6,154	8,205
Cotton seed oil	"	1	1	3	4
Sunflower seeds	"			4	5

Commodity and Country	Value in $ Year 1947	Value in $ Year 1946
Barley, Total	8,691,500	4,933,948'
Tripolitania	2,799,340
Iraq	4,616,748
Syria/Lebanon	1,224,336
Turkey	51,076
Rice, Total	1,084,592
Egypt	1,084,336
Other	256
Wheat, hard	8,627,572	18,336,432
Canada	7,125,796
Abyssinia	691,252
Syria/Lebanon	374,368
Turkey	123,692
Transjordan	312,464
Wheat flour	5,279,440	1,210 572
Australia	3,187,840
Canada	1,545,440
Abyssinia	61,444
Egypt	47,220
Others (Africa)
Iraq	188,880
Syria/Lebanon	242,688
Transjordan	5,868
Other countries	60
Sugar, Total	3,361,172	2,757, 200
Grain and Flour	36,289,792	28,57,824
Meat	432,156	633,216
Animal, living for food	12,189,476
Cattle and buffaloes	6 325,772
Other countries (Africa)
Iraq	48,468
Syria/Lebanon	5,096,444
Transjordan	98,276
Goats and Kids	1,763,124
Iraq	4,948
Turkey	1,734,548
Transjordan	19,876
Other countries	3,748
Sheep and lambs	4,099,212
Arabia	66,396
Iraq	96,748
Turkey	3,902,804
Transjordan	12,704
Dairy products	9,872,228	6.423,316
Butter	1,587,120	414,836
Cheese	1,866,420	1,034,884
Fruits and vegetables	5.806,560	9,684,860
Oils
Copra	1,810,044
India and Ceylon
Other British possessions	814,564
Other Asiatic countries	995,476
Sesame seeds	3,504,628
India	553,580
Other British possessions	17,820
Abyssinia	125,852
Other countries (Africa)	445,636
Arabia	1,075,168
Iraq	229,968
Iran	527,392
Syria/Lebanon	458,772
Transjordan	78,029
Other countries	12,416

* These estimates are made on the basis of the first three-quarters of each year.

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