OVERWEIGHT PIGS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 47, 8 February 1944, Page 5

OVERWEIGHT PIGS

MR W. SULLIVAN'S ENQUIRY ] ; ] STATKMKNT KHOM MIXISTKR i 1 Following his enquiry regarding J the price of overweight pigs, at the ; time of the recent controversy locally, Mr \Y. Sullivan has received 1 a statment from the Minister of 1 Agriculture as under: — 1 have lo acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 17th January with reference to prices for overweight pigs. The question of raising the weight range for top weight ) aeoners. has been given careful consideration, with the result that advice has been .sent to all freezing works and bacon-curers that the following increases in the buying schedules for bacon pigs will. become operative as from the 20th January : — Ist quality» baeoners, 121-17;>1b.. (i-Hd; 170-1851b.., Oil; 18,0-2001b., sd. 2nd quality baQoncrs, 121-1751b., o%d 170-.1851b., 5-?sd; 180-2001b., Chopi>ers to remain at nresent prices. You will note from the above that all pigs up to the weight of 20011). are now classified as baco-n----ers. While, there are price did'ercn-« tials for pigs over 1751b., this is necessary in order to reduce to a minimum the production of pigs in the higher weight range, these being unsuitable for the purpose of our present trade requirements.