DAIRY PRODUCE FOR U.S.
NEW ZEALAND STILL NEGOTIATING MR HOLYOAKE ADDRESSES BOARD’S CONFERENCE (Aew Zealand Press Association? WELLINGTON, August 30. Negotiations are continuing to ensure the entry of New Zealand dairy products into the United States, in spite of the provisions of the American Defence Production Act. This act provides for restrictions of imports of dairy produce until 1952, where such imports are liable to affect the marketing of domestic produce. The fact that negotiations were not finished was announced by the Minister of Marketing (Mr K. J. Holyoake), when he opened the Dairy Board conference to-day. Cables had been exchanged between Wellington and Washington for some time, he said. The Dairy Products Marketing Commission, the Government, and the Embassy in Washington were parties to these exchanges. The Minister said there had been a slight dropping off in the quality of cheese during the last year. The industry, he said, was aware of the hurry and skurry that arose over the question of cheese quality raised after the import of cheese into the United States. Dairy research workers were engaged in safeguarding quality. The Minister said he did not want to anticipate a statement by the chairman of the Dairy Products Marketing Commission (Mr W. Marshall) on the guaranteed price, but the Government was very pleased with the results of the negotiations. It was apparent that there was more real appreciation by Britain of the supply and demand position of edible fats throughout the world. There was still not full appreciation, he said, but it was better than it had been in the last year or two.
Recent reports of big sulphur deposits in the United States were heartening, he said, but they had still to be proved. Alternative processes were being examined. The Minister congratulated the industry on its record production. Butter, he said, was still the first choice in edible fats everywhere in the world where people were accustomed to eating it. Before the Minister left, the chairman (Mr W. E. Hale) said that the board would seek further discussion on fertiliser supplies next week.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26515, 1 September 1951, Page 5
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