BRITAIN'S DAIRIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 44, 22 February 1937, Page 4

BRITAIN'S DAIRIES.

TREND IN 1937.

DOMINION'S BIG LEAD

BUTTER AND CHEESE SUPPLIES.

Starting the New Year supplies of butter and checsg received by Clreat Britain from New Zealand were greatly in excess of those sent by any other country. The following particulars are supplied by the New Zealand Dairy Board: — Imports Into Great Britain. BUTTER (TONS). Jaiiua ry, jo m 1937. iy3«. i oar*. Now Zealand 15.584 1.*;.ri40 13,370 Australia 7.741 15,074 Irish Free State . . ul 13U 70 Other British countries . 710 347 2!»2 Total Empire . . 24.35K 20.539 25.512 Denmark S.fio7 7 sr,3 7 riis Finland 3t ;3 *437 Soviet Union (Rus.) HO7 in X Sweden r,1»7 « 52S B'Mi Netherlands 1,944 1,334 31j Estonia ;i ♦; s 'j.n uio Latvia < IS Lirliuauia ~r,3 si Argentine 1,-71 y.j ß 4;jß Other Foreign countries . 454 818 lis Total Foreign . . 10.180 12,04n In.oSU Oraud total 40.500 39,179 38,898 CHEESE (TONS). Januarv, v V'", 1 , 1937. I'.t'tO." i<)3r>. New Zealand 9.SJL' 7.1150 lo.iin7 Australia 1)4.-, ( ;io 2 r>ar , 1 a 11 j; 'in 1 j 4 rj Utlicr British countries . 113 149 20 Total Empire .. 10,702 S.SSS 12,197 Netlierlands 79(i 5.30 757 Italy •.•»(, ...I Switzerland. ~44 508 59 Other !• orn^n countries . 130 i!2i* 81 Total Foreign .. 1.190 1.0211 1.335 <Jrand total .... 11,)52 10,208 13,532 It will be seen that while mn>t other countries sent less butter t.. Biitaiu last month than in .)auuni\, llKiii, \.-u- /■■s. land showed a substantial i.ie'i eas-. r cheese N exports were nearly 2000 tons greater than in January-, 1!I,'J0.