PIG BREEDING

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 5, 1 October 1935, Page 6

PIG BREEDING

Disparity in Prices MEETING AT GREYTOWN Dominion Special Service. Greytowu, September 80. After receiving a circular from the Mauawatu-Oroua Pig Breeders’ Association, a eelect committee of representatives from the Carterton, Greytown, Martinborough, and Featherston branches of the Farmers’ Union, held a meeting in Greytown, when tho following resolution was carried unanimously: "That this committee of South Wairarapa pig producers endorses that resolution sent forward by the Manawatu-Oroua branch of the Pig Binders’ Association, and agrees to lend its support to the resolution, and that an effort would be made to appoint a local delegate to join in the deputation' to the Meat Board and Executive Commission.’’ The circular received stated that the following resolution had been carried unanimously at a meeting of producers in Palmereton North: “With a view to meeting the present position arising out cf the disparity of prices between exportable and unexportable pigs, this meeting of producers proposes that all kindred bodies representative of the pig industry be invited to appoint delegates to go forward as a body to interview the Meat Board and Executive Commission, in order to protest against the published sebedue of prices for pork and bacon. This meeting also maintains that the differential rates paid for various grades of pork and bacon should be governed by the realisation of those grades.” Observing that the meeting at Palmerston North was fully representative of district producers, the circular added that extreme dissatisfaction was expressed with the disparity of prices, which, in effect meant that an unexportable pig was penalised to the extent of 2d. per pound, ■whereas an inferior second-grade pig was only penalised by Jd. per pound. The Wairarapa producers viewed with alarm the penalty of 2d. per pound imposed, upon the unexportable pig. and it was agreed that the rates for the various grades of pork and bacon should be governed by the realisation of those grades, instead of leaving a possible margin of 1-Jd. per pound as an extra profit for the curing and exporting firms, Furthermore, it was decided that the matter be ventilated throughout the branch meetings in an effort to form a pig breeders’ association to undertake marketing and recording.