WORLD’S BUTTER OUTPUT.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1922, Page 7

WORLD’S BUTTER OUTPUT.

IMPORTS INTO BRITAIN. PRODUCTION GENERALLY LARGER. Details of the importations of butter and cheese into the United Kingdom during the ten months ended October 31, 1921, in comparison with the corresponding importations in 1913 have been furnished by the dairy division of the Department oi Agriculture. The figures are as follow:

Commenting on these figures, the director of the division, Mr. W. M. Singleton, drew attention to the fact that the Argentine has made wonderful strides in the output of butter. Australia is also forging ahead with butter production, while New Zealand has made the most satisfactory progress of any country. In 1913, New Zealand sent to England 150,000 tons of butter, while in 1921 her consignments totalled 173,000 tons, an increase of 23,000 tons. Ir has to be borne in min'l, however, that, other countries have increased their production almost correspondingly, and the flooding of the market may have the effect of lowering prices from their present level.

BUTTER. Russia 19.1,3 Cwt. 693,893 1921 Cwt. Sweden 273,130 391 Denmark . ... .. 1,415,820 1,036,636 Netherlands .. 138,841 62,253 410 France 220,838 U.S.A ls .. 51 1,910 Argentine 63,064 360,656 Australia 443,222 789,006 New Zealand .. 195.153 620,635 Canada 813 42,910 Other countries 29,107 88,039 Totals .. .. .. 3,473,732 '2,993,846 Netherlands . . . CHEESE. 1913 Cwt. 236,069 1921 Cwt. 109,294 Italy 83,394 5,934 U.S.A 15,948 47,312 Australia 4,776 506,611 63,689 New Zealand .. 1,229,246 965,559 Canada ... 1,044,189 Other countries 25,898 38,465 Totals .... .. 1,916,885 2,459,499