MEAT PRODUCTION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 298, 28 April 1941, Page 3

MEAT PRODUCTION

EXPORT KILLINGS FOR SIX MONTHS Export killings at the Dominion's freezing works from Ist October to 29th March last, show a total of 8,782,647 freight carcases, which according to the official statement of the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, is 1,223,141 in excess of killings in the corresponding period of the previous season to the nearest comparable date. North Island production Avasi 6.073,789 freight catcases, compared with 5,464,854 and South Island 2,708,858 compared with 2,094,652 in the pervious season to March 30, 1940. Lamb killings have reached ittotal of 8,522,986 or 1,193,759 carcases above that of the previous season. Ewe killings have increased by 198,104 carcases to a total of 1,279,521 but there Avas a dccline or 339,812 in killings of AA'cthers, this season's total being 490,772. Details of lamb and mutton f)roduction to March 29, A\ith the corresponding- figures for the preA'ious season (to 30th March) in parentheses are as folloAVS-: —

North Island Wether mutton 441,487 ( 767,445) Ewes 8(58,259 ( 850,425) Lamb 4,779,359 (4,21)1.209) South Island Wether mutton 49,285 ( 63,139) Ewes 3,743,627 ( 224,992) Lamb 3, 743,627 (3,038,018) Frozen beef production lias reached 279,859 quarters compared with 1.50,903. Porker killings (79.323 in the North Island, and 2893 in the South) total 82,216 showing an increase of 56,693 carcases. Baconer killings were as follows: North Island. 257,632 (compared with 225,£75): South Island 7404 (6262) an increase this season of 33,699 carcases. Killings of choppers total 10,234 being an increase of 2252. Killings of other classes of meat expressed in 601b freight carcases were as follows, with the. figures for the previous season to approximately the same date, shown in parentheses : Boneless beef 297.819 (347,644) Boneless bobby veal 86,623 ( 63,286) Sundries 297.771 (243,283)