Premium by co-op. for some lambs

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33706, 2 December 1974, Page 2

Premium by co-op. for some lambs

The Primary Producers’ Co-operation Society is offering a premium above Meat Board schedule prices for some lightweight lambs.

Its premium is lc a kilogram for fair average quality lambs killing out at between Bkg and

12.5 kg, and 2c on f.a.q. lambs killing out at 13kg to 16kg. The offer applies from I today. The society recently dis- ' continued the 30c a head pre-; miurn on all export lambs | that it was offering in the! early stages of the new season. A spokesman. Mr D. M. Bruce, of Ashburton, who has been re-elected as a director of the society from Mid and North Canterbury, said yes- ■ terday that the premium was being paid on f.a.q. light-! weight lambs because in the present good season for growth not many of these were coming forward, and there was a demand for them in markets outside Britain. S.I. KILL DOWN According to the Press, Association, the society says that .although the North Island lamb kill to November 16 was down only 7.3 per cent on last year, the South Island kill declined 58 per cent over the same period. Average lamb weights were up almost 31b a carcase, and there was a substantial South Island shortage of grades most suitable for diversification. Mr Bruce said that since the beginning of the season the society had been offering its suppliers two alternatives —they could have the full schedule, or 90 per cent of

schedule with lambs going into the traditional pool, any realisations over that level being paid out at the end of the season.

SKINS UP The schedule of prices put out by exporters during the week-end is the Meat Board’s schedule for lamb meat, but exporters have raised their prices for skins 2c to 15c, according to wool pull. This means that the standard prime 13.5 kg or 301 b lamb with a wool pull of 0.75 kg is now worth $5.97 at the works. The board’s schedule also applies to ewe mutton, but here again exporters have raised skin payments 5c to 11c a skin. Lamb skins are now worth! from 80c for a skin with aj wool pull of 0.45 kg to 140 c; for a skin with a pull of: I.skg. Sheep skins are worth, from 43c for a skin with a pull of o.2kg of wool, to 148 c for a skin with two kilograms of wool. BEEF FALLS All export beef prices have ■ been reduced 2c a kilogram. : The new prices, which apply from today, are.— ,

Ox and heifer beef.—Chiller: up to 220 kg, 30e a kilogram for |ox and 28c for heifer: 221 to 270 kg. 33c and 31c; 271 kg to 340 kg, 36c and 34c; over 340 kg, 36c and 34c. G A.Q.: up to 220 kg, 29c and 27c; 22lkg to 270 kg, 32c and 30c; 271 kg to 340 kg, 35c and 33c; over 340 kg. 35c and 33c. F.A.Q.: up to 220 kg, 28c and 26c; 221 kg to 270 kg, 31c and 29c; 271 kg to 340 kg 34c and 32c; over 340 kg. 34c and 32c. Cow beef.—G.A.Q. I, grade I: i up to 200 kg, 24c: over 200 kg, 29c.; G.A.Q.: up to 140 kg. 14c; over! 140 kg, 28c. F.A.Q.: up to 140 kg, 12c; over 140 kg, 21c.

Trimmer grade (ox. heifer and cow,.—All weights: 13c. Manufacturing grade (ox, heifer and cow). —Up to 140 kg. 12c; over 140 kg, 21c.

Bull beef.—Manufacturing; up to 180 kg, 21c; 181 kg to 260 kg, 31c; over 260 kg, 39c. F.A.Q.: up to 200 kg, 21c; over 200 kg, 24c.

Veal.—G.A.Q./F.A.Q.: up to 163 kg, 36c. Manufacturing: all weights, 31c.