 By the spring of 1946, the official ration in the American zone was no more than per day, with some areas probably receiving as little as per day.In the British zone, the food situation was dire, as found during a visit by the British publisher Victor Gollancz in October and November 1946.In Düsseldorf the normal 28-day allocation should have been including of bread, but as there was limited grain the bread ration was only .