MEAT FOR CANADA

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 184, 1 May 1940, Page 6

MEAT FOR CANADA

New Zealand Shipments To Continue MAINTAINING THE MARKET Before the war, the New Zealand Meat Producers ’Board, with the object of widening the export outlets for meat, made shipments to Canada on its own responsibility. New Zealand lamb was so well received in the sister Dominion that the board has decided to continue shipping some lambs to this destination in order to keep up the connexion with this potentially valuable market.

Tlie board announced that the shipments this season will be much loss than those of the last two years, and it lias been arranged that ir consignment will go forward this month. During the last two years the board has made substantial shipments to Canada. Last year it purchased 17,090 carcases of-lamb and mutton which were shipped to Montreal and Toronto. and met with a very favourable reception. It is realized by tlie board that the war will probably have its effect on lamb and mutton sales in Canada, but in view of the potentialities of the Canadian market the board considers that the continuance of even small shipments is most desirable to maintain au excellent opening. On tlie suggestion of the Meat. Board, special provision was mad'' in the meat purchase agreement with the United Kingdom that New Zealand could retain tlie right to supply a small quantity of meat to its regular trade outside the United Kingdom.