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By this point agricultural goods were traded in an international market - wheat was traded overseas, for example. People didn't starve, the global price just we
by azernik 9y ago
By this point agricultural goods were traded in an international market - wheat was traded overseas, for example. People didn't starve, the global price just went slightly up.
- rumcajz 9y agoWhat I've heard from my grandfather (referring to a close-by region in 1930's) was that the local pub owner ordered 12 bottles of beer each year, on Christmas. It was bought by wealthier villagers as a kind of Christmas treat. The point being that any non-locally-produced food was basically a luxury item even decades after the period in question.
- chrighenndeter 9y agoThe thirties may not be the most representative time for this.