Food Supplies in the Aftermath of World War II

Originally published in 1993. This study was written in 1946 having been commissioned by a large corporation in the food industry. The insights from this thorough agricultural economics perspective even now are highly interesting.

Edith Hirsch was a commodities economist who ran a consulting group with her husband, Julius, in New York. She was a consultant to the Department of Agriculture in the 1940's and 1950's.

Foreword.  Highlights of the Study  1. Why the Food Emergency of 1945/46 Will Not Recur in 1946/7  2. Building the Food Crisis Into an International New Deal  3. The World's Food Supply  4. The World Demand for Food  5. Notes on Important Food Stuffs Other than Grain: Animals, Meat and the Problem of Maximum Prices  6. Recommended Policies.  Appendices.  Epilogue