FROZEN MEAT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 720, 21 December 1933, Page 6

FROZEN MEAT

IMPROVED STANDARD OF LIVING BRINGS NEW • - , . MENACE 7 FRESH MEAT WlANTED (Rec. Dec. 20.) .London, Dec. 19. Referring to Urug.uay's attainment of perxeccion in ihe latest shipment of- chilled beef to Lcrtdon, the AgentGeneral for Queersland, Mr. L. H. Pike, told the Australian Press Association thal he could "see no outlcok for ihe cattle industry of Qaeensland if it relies apon frozen meat exports. "It must be realised that tha standai'd of living in Britain has eonsiderably impnoved since the var," he Said. "Industrial centres which formerly consunied large quantitaes of frozen meat now insist un prime fresh or chilled meat. •"Developments in chilled beef from Uruguay," Rhodesia and Sout-h Africa must also impose severe haaidicaps on the Austialian iiozen meat industry. I can Tisualise thaL within a short time we wfil have the additiou of Argentina unloading in Britain quan•tities of chilled beef, which wdll not ieave room for frozen; meat. "Queens'anc. as '•}»«. laj-gest cattle i State, must redo aible its efiorts to org'anise reguiar consignmenits of chiiied meat to Britain if the expor.t phase of the irdu&or.Y is to remain a factor in the economic pragress of the State. Belgium's recent prohibition of Australian frozen meat is another indicai(ioln of the trend of event3. The Brilish Minister of Agriculture, Mr. W. E. Elliot, is expeoted to make an imporiant statement in the House of Commons on the Dominion meat imports to the effect that a reduotion is impossible hefore June next.