EXPORTATION OF EGGS.

Shannon News, 27 March 1925, Page 2

EXPORTATION OF EGGS.

REDOUT OF ANNUAL CONFEHENCE Tlie following extract from port ol‘ the fifteenth annual Dome.ience ol the New; Zealand Poultry Association, regarding __ the export 1011 eggs from New Zealand to London, wul be oi interest to poultry-farmers: “The iN.Z. Poultry Association was again lust year able to arrange the necessary snipping space for tlie export oi eggs. The past season has witnessed a very donsiderable advance in export, to the London market and this progress m the transition of now Zealand from an importing country to an exporting one is a step upon which file Association and afi poultry-men may well congratulate themselves. Not- only has the local market been fully supplied with _the requisite eggs at a reasonable price, but- it lias been abundantly proved that New Zealand eggs can be successfully landed on the London market in such excellent condition as to command higher pricesfihan eggs , imported into England from any other country in the world.

Tjie toll-owing shows the number of'cases of eggs exported during tlie past season;—.“Port Curtis,” 307 cratesA grade and 117 crates B; “Port Denison,”' 285 A, 130 B; ‘Tonic,” 547 A, 355 B; “Rotorua,” 1094 A, 926 B; “Kaikoura,” 585 A, 578 B; “Orari,” 638 A, 497 B; “Port Campbell,” 528 A, 82 B; a total of 3984 crates of A grade and 2685 crates of B grade. Of this total the Wellington quota w'as 839 crates ‘A, and 526 crategf B, Auckland 482 A arid 147 B, Christchurch 1795 and 1267 respectively, aiid Dunedin 868 and 745. It will be seen that the total ship-

ment amounted to 6669 crates which represents an increase of. approxiinateiy 85 per cent- over the shipments for tlie previous season. While satisfactory prices were received Tor the eggs which arrived on the London market early in the season, those reaching Home later were not so profitable and the important lesson to be learned from last years’ operations is. that no eggs should be shipped from tlie Dominions to arrive m London after the end of December unless, sold on an f.o.b. basis. A trial shipment of duck eggs was dispatched, and the reports received from London reads as follows: —“We candled, two boxes of each lot on arrival and the waste was about five or six eggs per box, which was very good because duck eggs as a rule, even m transit from Ireland, show a considerable percentage of waste, lhe quality and selection were good and we advise further shipments.” It is . very gratifying to note that the price realised for New Zealand eogs during December on the London market exceeded that ol eggs import,ed from any other country in title ' world. This is a result of which New Zealand poultrymen may well . feel proud. _ Undoubtedly file high reputation, which the New Zealand egg has achieved on the London market is ; largely due u> the excellent which has been done by the Chici poultry instructor, Department of Agriculture* and liis three assistants, in-file careful selection and grading of the eggs.' To these officials the Association and the poultrymen -of the Domihibn owe a. debt of gratitude, lor .undoubtedly the New Zealand egg export trade will benefit in file futuie by the good name which our eggs have already obtained on the London market. la tips connection tne Execute e desires to record its appreciation ol tlie excellent work done by Mr 1. L. Brown, Chief Poultry instructor, ana Mr C Cussen, Assistant Poultry Instructor, in organising for the export trade throughout Otago, which ceitainly -had a, direct- bearing upon file mgh quality and large fiuaiiuty ol pororg exported Iroin that distiict dui tog the past season. These officials gave the poultry producers valuable instruction in tlie production ol eggs for' export. It 'is to be hoped fi at similar organising tours will ho undertaken throughout the other du>tl Reference was made to tire negotiation lor lower freights to London. The Executive had now been .advised bv the Overseas Shipowners Allotment Committee that a *p. liS 10 per cent, has been arranged llus will reduce the freight lroni lpo= ° 135 s per ton measurement nett. It r clear Iroin fins reduction tliat the t■. Ivitfe of the Association have nQt been U ' dlU SHORT SHIPMENTS. Daring the last export seas.On the Overseas Shipowners’ Allotment committee complained to the Secretary uf tlie Association oi the shorta o e n some of the egg slfipments as comnured with the space allotted, me Committee pointed out that U wm> impossible to fill the space with ofiiei cargo on account of the special tem perature required for eggs, and liad to sad with vacant space which represented a dead loss to jJib owners of the vessels. It was stated that he shipping companies did not feei d posed to face a repetition oi sum shortages. It would appear that du ing future export seasons satisfactory guarantees will have to be #ven to the. shipping companies by the As elation (or the 1 various shipping ' cen tres) that the space allotted wifi be dither filled or paid for. is matter which should receive the caie ful consideration ol the conterei ce^ The Executive would urge when affiliated societies are a *ni, ‘TJISTott Sve m«e be filled.

Owing to the persistence of the infantile paralysis epidemic ll relleious camps planned by dfifferent denominations for the Easter (holidays have been definitely abandoned.