THE BEEF TRADE.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 287, 9 May 1929, Page 6

THE BEEF TRADE.

At the annual meeting of Bovril, Ltd., the chairman pointed out that there was one feature that might be studied to advantage by the meat importing countries, which also have pastoral industries of their own. The countries that produce more cattle than they can consume are in the southern hemisphere—South America, South Africa and Austral a. Those that consume more beef than they can produce domestically are countries of the northern hemisphere—Europe and America. It would be more economical in Britain, he said, to fatten cattle

cn grass in the summer than to feed. them on cake, etc., during the winter, r and he added: “Would it not be wise to so arrange matters so that in the northern hemisphere the pLontitude of beef sent in from the home pas- ‘ tures during autumn should be tem- ) porarily rel eved from foreign com- » petit'on? On the other hand, when | winter was ended, right through ! spring into summer, when we want to ; keep our stock on our home pastures j ripening, the butchers might have j their fill of imported meat. That time j would coincide'with the period of the ! year when the Argentine fat cattle j are available, and should be got away J before their winter comes.” 4