SUPPLY OF BRAN AND POLLARD

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24895, 7 June 1946, Page 6

SUPPLY OF BRAN AND POLLARD

STEPS TO SAFEGUARD POULTRY FEEDERS REDUCTION CAUSED BY NEW FLOUR EXTRACTION “Because the poultry, industry is « dependent on bran and pollard, for which it has no alternative feeding stuffs, were taken some time •<<> by a control order to divert all thew wheaten products to poultry, and further steps arte now being taken to insure thpt all the available bran and pollard produced is definitely diverted to this industry. It is.not anticipated that there will be any surplui tor other stock feeders.” This statement was made yesterday by the Wheat and Flour Controller (Mr R. McPherson) when he wm asked a number of questions about IW year’s bran and pollard supplies. - Mr McPherson said that the brsn and pollard position had been precarious since 1940, wnen Australia placed an export embargo on these products. In 1939 New Zetland h»d imported 23,771 tons of pollard from Australia, but because of the embargo which became effective in 1940 the imports in that year were only 10, tons, and none had come) into Ute country since. . * New Zealand produced 51,000 toM ot bran and pollard In 1945, this comprising 7000 tons of bran and 9000 ton* of pollard in the North Island, and 14,000 tons of bran and 21,000 tons Qt pollard in the South Island. This year, however, because of the increase in the flour extraction to a minimum of 80 per cent., pollard available would fall by at least 13,000 tons, so that the poultry industry would have to obtain this amount of other feeding stuffs to make up for the shortage. Allowing for flour extraction at tne present new rate, it was estimated tMj 21,000 tons of bran and 17,000 tons (rf pollard would be available in the Dominion this year, with the Australian embargo still applying. Shirring Difficulties North Island poultry feeders, be said, had been badly handicapped because of difficulties with shipping, bom from overseas and rrom the South island. Before the war about half we total bran and pollard produced in tne south was sent to the North but in 1945, because of the shiPPjJJ position, only about a third of tne quantity could be shipped north, ana the shipping position was still very difficult this year. To an inquiry about reported shortages in the norm. Mr McPherson said that the North island poultry keeper was in a more Brecarious position than his South wind counterpart, because the Sourn Islander was in a position to obtain various types of grain grown witnm reasonable reach of his farm, whereas the North Islander had to depend on shipping for most of the grain njj flocks ate. A suggested remedy was for the North Island poultry where possible, to produce his own wheat or other grain, and for mo North Island poultry industry as a whole to encourage the development or grain growing in its own areas. / . According to information reccl ,;zr by “The Press" yesterday. pouJJJY mash manufacturers are grinding oaw and barley to make up the wheat product deficiency, and it is reported wa a standard mash containing these ingredients is likely to be made avail able shortly.