EXPORT PRODUCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 January 1939, Page 6

EXPORT PRODUCE

NEW ZEALAND’S GOOD STANDING

CONDITIONS ON THE BRITISH MARKET.

ADDRESS BY MR W. A, TORNS

C'Tinies-Age” Special.)

Discussing the outlook in the dairy produce export trade, • when he addressed the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society today. M)' W. A. lorns, a member of the Dairy Board, said that last, year Now Zealand butter sent to Great Britain was the best in quality that had been exported for many years. Farmers, however, should not slacken and should continue to keep the quality of their milk at the 'highest possible standard. When the i price of Now Zealand butter went too I high at Homo it assisted the march of I margarine, which in recent years had i improved 50 or GO per cent in quality. Buller had to bo sold at a certain price, i otherwise it was not economic farming. Now Zealand butler .and cheese were obtainable in nearly every town and village in Great Britain. Questioned regarding New Zealand butter exported to Germany, Mr lorns said that every 1,000 tons of Dominion butter sent to Germany meant that an additional 1.000 tons of Danish or other Continnental butter would be pushed on to the British market. It was a serious thing that practically every country on the Continent sent to Groat Britain (he food products they did not warn.

Dealing with moat. Mr lorns said that New Zealand Southdown was the best lamb introduced into Great Britain. At the same time, however. Now Zealand breeders should be encouraged to produce the finest grade export Southdown they possibly could. Australia and the Argentine were slowly catching up to the quality of New Zealand lamb. It was the Canterbury Southdown lamb that built up the New Zealand Home trade and lie thought it I was probably a mistake to send so much, first-grade long wool lamb. Now Zealand chilled beef was wonder! id and the trade was likely to develop considerably. There was a great market at Homo for the Dominion beef. It was unfortunate that wo could not make our shipments of chilled beef continuous throughout the year. Butchers at Home had told him that they preferred New Zealand to Argentine chilled beef. English people would riot cat frozen b<-ef if they could gel chilled. Mr lorn-; was: necordod a hearl.y vote of thanlo: far his interesting address.