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Whey Butter (in Tons): Quantities purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices

Cheese (in Tons): Quantities purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices

BUTTER AND CHEESE GRADINGS

— ! J I Note --Owing to the diversion of supplies of butter and cheese in 1942-43 season to the Allied l.orces m Pacific Area a correct comparison between gradings for the 1942-43 season and gradings in previous seasons is not possible. QUANTITIES OF BUTTER AND CHEESE EXPORTED The quantities of butter and cheese exported from the various grading ports of the Dominion are shown in the following tabulation-.—

Butter and Cheese Exports from 1st August, 1942, to 31st July, 1943

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Total. First Grado. Second Grade. ,,., 0 Tolls - Tons. Tons. 1942-43 .. .. .. 2,257 2,095 162 1941-42 3,123 2,974 149 1940-41 2,855 2,695 160 1939-40 .. .. .. 2,095 2,063 32 Percentage of qualities— 1942-43 .. .. .. 100 92-82 7-18 1941-42 .. .. .. 100 95-23 4-77 1940-41 .. .. .. 100 94.39 5-61 1939-40 .. .. .. 100 98-47 1-53 Butter figures calculated at 40 boxes to a ton.

Finest Grade. First Grade. Total. Second 94 Points 93 to 93 J 92 91 to 9U Grade. Point,. Pota „.* Tons - Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. " '• •• 93 > 638 660 18,997 56,378 15,274 2,329 ) 9 a 150,127 1,051 28,097 69,703 38,676 12,600 117,798 901 22,901 67,125 21,278 5,593 1939-40 .. .. .. 92,508 951 16,820 56,071 15,274 3,392 Percentage of qualities— .. .. .. 100 0-70 20-29 60-21 16-31 2-49 0-70 18-72 46-43 25-76 8-39 100 0-76 19-45 56-98 18-06 4-75 J939 ~ 40 100 1-03 18-18 60-61 16-51 3-67 Cheese figures calculated at fourteen crates to a ton.

Butter. Cheese. Tons. Increase or Decrease on rn Increase or Decrease on Previous Year. lons - Previous Year. 1 Q4.9 ,«/. n..„ PerCent. PerCent. Toli tl " " " ,n!' 3-504 (increase) 96,837 36• 738 (decrease) Jqinln " " " ! , 2(i 25-90 (decrease) 153,074 28 ■ 74 (increase) 7 qoq In " " " J 39 ' 444 4-61 (increase) 118,899 26• 90 (increase) 1939 40 .. .. .. 133,303 9-02 (increase) 93,696 14-96 (increase)

Great Britain. Other Destinations, j Total. Percentage. Butter. Cheese. Butter. Cheese, j Butter. Cheese. Butter. Cheese. ... .. T , Boxes. Crates. Boxes. Crates. Boxes. Crates North Island .. 4,174,2011,291,497 9,975 31,365 4,184,1761,322,862 99-04 86-37 South Island .. 40,661 205,894 .. 2,832 40,661 208,726 00-96 13-63 Dominion 4,214,862 1,497,391 9,975 34,197 4,224,8371,531,588 100-00 100-00 totals