EXPORT OF BUTTER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1532, 30 August 1912, Page 8

EXPORT OF BUTTER.

AUSTRALIA 1812-1913 SEASON. THE ESTIMATED OUTPUT. Remarking on the fact that tho Australian 1912-13 butter export ssason will commence during the first or second week in September, the "Sydney Morning Herald" says the outlook is very favourable. The winter rains spread right up through tho coastal districts of Eastern Australia, and as those localities did not experience a bad winter tho herds are reported to bo in good condition to begin the work of supply. In some parts of Victoria, however, the cold season was dry, nnd the stock did not winter well. Estimating the output of butter for the coming season, experts are of the opinion that both New , South Wales and Queensland will show an increase of 25 per cent on the 1911-12 season, while Victoria will show a slight falling-off, about 10 per cent. This will not bo altogether duo to the condition of some of tho herds, but also to the increase in cheese production and concentrated products. South Australia has passed through a favourable winter, and, although the output of daily products-in that State has not been large, , there are hopes that it will bo greatly increased this year. So far as New Zealand is concerned, where the cold season has not been either dry or severe, the _ industry is on a very healthy footing, but there is such a rapid increase in the number of cheese factories that the output of butter must be effected. It i 9 estimated that this fnlline-off will amount to about 12 per cent, wliile the increase in cheese may bo fairly- put down at 20 per cent. j The following is the estimated output: New South Wales, .100,000 boxes; Victoria, (550,000; Queensland, 170,000; South Australia, 30,000; or a total of 1,350,000 boxes, : as against 1,272,67-4 last year, and 1,832,067 i the previous year. So far as New Zea- ( land, is concerned, it is estimated that 1 the output of butter will be 670,000 boxes, while cheeso will run to 35,000 tons. While the figures referring to Australia may soem to indicate that the dairying industry is not expanding at tho "rato many suppose, this may be explained by ; pointing to the very substantial increase ] in local consumption. This is very'much £ more per capita now than it wa-s" a few 1 •yearg ago. In addition industries of 1 cheese and concentrated milk aro also ab- J sorbing increasingly largo quantities of I milk. Though the industry is growing in New South Wales, for instance, there , are parts of tho-year that the State does j not satisfy its own requirements. Even n though tho State has passed through a t favourable winter on the.coast, it is still 1 drawing supplies of bntter from Queens- e land, which State is also helping to feed t Victoria. a " — ,