English Translation

- 2 - Food industry and public needs. The supply of meat products to the population went without disruption. Meat supply also went smoothly. The cattle delivered were of lower quality, with a slight decline in the rate of raising the calf. In the course of deliveries to the Reich, 11,800 pigs have already been exported. Delivery of live cattle into the Reich area has begun. Milk delivery to the dairies has increased and is 1.2% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Land butter collection has increased by 6.3%. Egg collection is good. The preparations for poultry management have been completed and the supply of early potatoes in Bohemia is satisfactory, while in Moravia there were difficulties due to heavy rainfall during grubbing-up. Therefore, in order to ensure the supply in the larger cities of Moravia, early potatoes had to be transported there from Bohemia. At the request of the Community catering officer, a one-off allocation of 500 g of food was granted to the plant store for the 51st supply period in order to improve potato rations. In addition, the Commission is proposing to the Council, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty, that the Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure that the Community's financial resources are used in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. The collection of forest fruits is difficult because of the lack of commercial collectors.