FDR: “One pound of roasted coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent…”

On the recordMay 20, 1941

One pound of roasted coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 1.2 pounds of raw (green) coffee.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 8758—Establishing Conversion Factors for Use in Administering Quotas on Imports of Coffee

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FDR: “One pound of roasted coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 1.2 pounds of raw (green) coffee.”