INCREASED OUTPUT

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 61, 13 March 1934, Page 9

INCREASED OUTPUT

NEW ZEALAND FIGURES

STATE OF ENGLISH MARKET

Statistics- showing the growth of the dairy industry in New Zealand were placed before the Dairy Industry Conference today by ■ the Government. Figures were also presented to the conference showing theincrease in imports into the United Kingdom market. It was shown that since the season 1926-27 there had been a steady increase in the number of dairy cows (in milk and dry) in the Dominion. In 1926-27 the number of cows was 1,303,225, and last season the total was 1,845,972. There had also been a corresponding increase in the number of cows milked and a remarkable increase in the total production, due to the rising returns per cow. . The following table gives the number of cows milked and total and average production per cow milked during the last five seasons:— Cows Total Production milked. production, per cow. . ' " lb. .. IK. 192D-30 .. 1,300,000 314,000,000 226 1930-31 .. 1,300,000 322,000,000 213 1931-32 .. 1,382,000 340,000,000 213 l!) 32-33 .. 1,724,000 397,000,000 230----1933-34 .. 1,813,000* 435,000,000*' 240* •Estimated. . . .. BRITISH IMPORTATIONS. •The following table gives the gross butter imports (in thousands of tons) into the United Kingdom during the calendar years 1924-1933 from the four largest exporting countries, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia, and also the total imports into the British market: — I*2 £ ■ )» c is - '-. < ■■« ■ § 1924 .. 86.7 , 54.3 32.5 14.1 264.6 1920 .. 52.9 62.8 38.1 14.6 292.7 1926 .. 05.3 57.7 " 37.6 13.2 290.9 1927 .. 99.8 .63.0 24.4 17.15 291.3 1928 ..100.8 61.4 43.G 16.8 " 308.0 1929 ..110.2 65.7 35.4 14.5 320.3 1930 -.. 1-15.9 78.5 47.5 8 2 341 4 1931 .. 123.3 • 96.8 77.9 20.2 403^5 1932 .. 129.2 111.2 89.S 16.2 422.4 1933 ..126.0 123.6 84.7 25.1 441.7 A similar table for cheese (also in thousands of tons) is as follows:— 1 f '■ • I'-.II'I ..I ■ | -I 1924 .. 74.0 50.3 7.2 6.9 144 4 in 2.? •■ 21-S a2- T 7- 1 8-1 l*s'-1 1926 .. 74.9 52.8 9.4 7.1 130.6 1921 ... 80.6 42.2 11.4 7.1 147.5 1928 .. 77.8 46.0 11.4 7.1 150.3 1929 .. 00.0 36.2 ,9.8 6.6 149.7 1930 .. 95.0 33.9 0.2 7.2 135.6 1931 .. 56.6 35.3 8.4 6.6 144 2 1932 .. 02.G 37.4 8.5 5.3 130.3 1933 .. 102.0 31.3 6.1 4.5 150.0 TALL IN PRICES. The effect of the increase in the volume of dairy produce placed on the British market is shown in the following table showing the payout for butterfat' received at- butter, cheese, and dual factories in New Zealand:— Total payout. Pence per lb. £.-(X.Z. currency). "24-2. ifi.9o 14,001,634 1920-20 18.21 15 4301 "1 1926-27. ...... 13.38 ' ll^Sa JJ?i"2» 17.90 17,306,433 1928-29 is.4B 10,597 810 BSS :::■::: Its :i\-&® SI- :::::: J!S 1933-31 8.00 13,371,000 The fall in the price of butter has had a decided influence on the production of margarine. The world's production of margarine has dropped considerably, during the. last, two years, but should there be aii increase in butter prices, the margarine output-might conceivably recover. The following table gives the margarine- production in tons for 1930, 1931, and 1932:— r . „ . 1930. 1931. 1!)32. L-S-A .140,000 ..102.05S 00,607 •Hollaud 110,000 ' 00,000 SO 000 l»rea: Britain . ; 220,000 .-'. -.; 228,000 195,000 Germany 480,000 450.000 440,000 Denmark .... 'SO.OOO 70,000 7.1000 Norway 50,000 48,000 45 000. France 40,000 40,000. 32,000' Sweden 55,000 . 51,000 50,000