PROCESSED CHEESE

Chronicle (Levin), 25 September 1946, Page 6

PROCESSED CHEESE

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NEW PLYMOUTH, Hept.' 24. The market for processed cheese was almost imlimited, extending to alniost. all the eountries of the ivorld, the, general manager of tlie New Zealandi Co-operative Rennet Conipany Ltd., Eltham, Mr. C. Harrison, told New Plymouth Rotariaus last night. "Alilk' from New Zealand dairy fanns is thebest raw material for making cheese in the world, und uo other country can produce as good cheese as can N e\\ Zealand," lie declared. At present it avus not possilde ;to.*e.\ploit the world niarket, stated Mfy Har-;. rison, because of an agreenient ehlgredinto by New Zealand with Greaf. Britain for supplyiug cheese. Jlowever, there wero indications that a glut bl' cheese was likely on tlie British market next year, and if this was the case permission would probably be given to develop other markets with the processed artiele. Mr. Harrison said tliat orders- .were continuallv coniing in ' for processed cheese,' but the restrictions prevented their fuUillment. ' ' We received an order, for instancc, for 2081 toiis from a finn at Bombay, Iiulia, and tlie Brazilvan consui at Wellingtqi) infprni-, ed n s rec.entlv that his Goveniiirent was-. prepared to sign a eontract for our whole output for a period of vears, " he said. Iu addition, -inquiries Iiad been received from tlie British Wekt liidies,tlie Malav . Htates, tlie East Imlies, Hhaiigliai and Ilong Kong. Ncav metliods of manufacture, "Mr. ITarrrson said, iioav cimbled tlie tiifned jiroeessod artiele to be carried through tlie tropics up to a tcraperature of ,160 degrees , Fahrenhei t witli out deterioratio'n, and this was likely to prpve a big advantage when these' markets ivefe developed. . - The factorv at Eltham was of great value to the cheese industry during the 1939-45 war, Mr. Harrison said. During the 1914-18 war, rennet was almost unprocurnble, and for an inferior quality ])roduct £20 to £30 a keg ^vas pahi. During tlie 1939-45 war, houafver, factories were supplied with best quality romia! at £1 11s a keg. ' ' To-day we are sujiplyiiig cheese rennet to Great Britain, • Denmnrk. Houf.li Africa. Ganadn am.l .-.Au.stvaJ, he couimeiiled,