Rationing 1947). Tea was still on ration until 1952. In 1953 rationing of sugar and eggs ended, and in 1954, all rationing finally ended when cheese and meats came off ration. Sugar was again rationed in 1974 after Caribbean producers began selling to the more lucrative United States market. Many centralized planned economies introduced a peacetime rationing system due to food shortages in the postwar period. North Korea and China did so in the 1970s and 1980s, Communist Romania during the 1980s, the Soviet Union in 1990–1991, and from 1962-present in Cuba. A good example of this system was Poland. In
Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games for the medals group, while the rest played for the 5th-7th places. Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 28 September. The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 7 countries participated. The tournament was won by the defending champions, Israel. As part of the closing ceremony, the host and winner, Israel, played an exhibition match against a selected team from the other competing nations. The match, that was played over two halves of 20 minutes, ended goalless. The seven teams were divided into