English Translation

The average yield per dekar was 7l kg. Since wheat production was not able to reduce the demand of the country, last year it was necessary to introduce 5,060.000 centners in the value of 2,766,000,000 drachmas. The main import countries for Greece were North America, Australia, Romania and other countries with which traffic is completely stopped today. Macedonia has so far contributed to the Greek total supply of most cereals, with an area of 540,214 hectares and a yield of 6,010.000 talents. Apart from this, Macedonia produced 25 million. kg pulses, l50 million kg vegetables, 58 million kg industrial plants, 875 million kg forage plants, 16 mil. 1 must and 15 million table grapes. The following figures were used for thrace: 1,560,000 talents of cereals, 5 million kg legumes, 55 million kg of vegetables, 9 million kg industry plants, 230 million kg fodder plants, 3 million 1 must, and 8 million kg table grapes Greece had an important trading fleet of 1 889 000 tonnes, making it the seventh largest trading fleet in Europe and ninth in the world (2.8% of the world trade fleet). BU L G A R I E N Road and railway construction in the new areas The Council of Ministers immediately after the introduction of the civil administration in the liberated areas ordered a review of the possibilities for the construction of new railway lines and roads as a link between the old and new areas of Bulgaria. On 1 July, the construction of 4 railway lines will begin, 2 of which will produce the old Bulgarian territory with the Aegean Sea and the other two with Macedonia. l4.O0o men working on the labour market and 35.O00 civilian-mobilised older vintages, which have not yet met their military duty, will be used for construction work. In addition, seven cross-country roads are to be built with a deployment of 32.Ov0 workers. 8l.O00 men are to find employment in the railway and road constructions. Bulgarian five-year plan Agriculture Minister Kuscheff has stated that in view of the events, the main task of the Ministry of Agriculture is to prepare an agricultural five- year plan, which would also consider the development within the next five years. So it is actually a lo annual plan. In addition to taking account of agricultural issues, all the economic potential of the country and the market situation will be taken into account. The Central European Economic Day (?) will give its support to this work, which is particularly relevant to the market.