DAIRY EXPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 14, 16 July 1931, Page 16

DAIRY EXPORTS

TEN MONTHS' BUSINESS

The Dairy Board reports quantities and destinations of exports for the period Ist August to 30th June as follows:— lOmos. lOmos. 1930-31. 1929-30. Butter. Tons. . Tons. London 74,921 61,320 West Coast U.K. ...... 9,852 5,244 Vancouver 1,414 4,811 Halifax and Montreal .. 75 15,669 Honolulu 369 476 Panama . 439 266 Other countries ....... 474 743 Total • 87,544 88,529 Decrease in butter exports 985 tons. Exports to Canada, it will -be seen, have fallen/from 20,480 tons to 1489 tons in 1931, but exports to the. United Kingdom during the period have increased from 66,564 to 84,883 tons, compensating for the loss of the Canadian trade. 10 mos. 10 mos. 1930-31. 1929-30. Cheese. Tons. Tons. London ..J. 69,464 68,660 West Coast U.K 13,103 9,209 Australia 3 17; Vancouver 10 146 Other countries 50 81 Total :.. 82,630 78,113 Increase in cheese exports 4517 tons. The board is also advised of British butter and cheese imports for the six months ended 30th June, which compare with those of the first half of 1930 as under:— Butter. 1931. 1930. Tons. Tons. Russia 3488 2,140 Finland „, 6,443 6,723 Esthonia ............ 1,523 — Sweden ..<■..... 5,177 7,734 Denmark .......... 58,779 56,556 Netherlands .......„, 2,478 2,552 Argentine .... 12,773 12,124 Irish. Eree State ....... 5,749 8,954 Australia ~ 44,292 29,512 New Zealand 54,487 45,502 Other countries 4,124 8,672 Total tons 199,313 180,469 Total 1929, 177,137. Russian imports in 1914 were 41,056 tons, including countries now called Esthonian and Latvia. Cheese. • • 1931. 1930. ■ Tons. Tons. Netherlands *...*....< 4,120 4,809 Italy . :....^^t< rt v^. 3,418; ' 3,642 Australia .. M<£l!((u 2,109 1,031 New Zealand » w .v*.« 59,205 60,652 Canada ........0... 1,786 2,694 Other countries ; 2,161 2,701 Total tons ' 72,799 : 75,529 ' Total 1929, 79,432 tons. ' British re-exports of butter during June Jast were as follow:—To Germany, 2 tons; Belgium, 119 tons (7 tons June, 1930); France, 30 tons; Netherlands, 52 tons; other countries, 100 tons.