A POTENTIAL MENACE
The growing popularity of margarine in England as a result of the war restrictions has led to grave forebodings in New Zealand, echoing, once again the fears of the past war, when the same commodity bade fair to undermine the butter market and precipitate New Zealand's main primary industry. The situation created by the present war is however considered by those 'in authority to be actually far more acute than ever it became during the 1914-18 conflict. In that period margarine was introduced as an expedient to relieve the butter shortage. It was an experiment and had to be cultivated. The present war however spells a different tale! Margarine had an established market at the outbreak and is-already a very serious competitor to butter which is 75 per cent dearer . Great Britain has in store whale oil. sufficient for the requirements of margarine manufacture for the next three years. In view of the above the active interest now being taken in the matter by the Dairy Board, members of which visited Whakatane last week, is worthy of careful note.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 150, 22 April 1940, Page 4
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182A POTENTIAL MENACE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 150, 22 April 1940, Page 4
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