SATURATION POINT ALMOST REACHED

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 42, 13 November 1936, Page 11

SATURATION POINT ALMOST REACHED

Meat Imports to Britain

By Telegraph—Frets Association. Dunedin, November 12.

“My impression is that Britain is now approaching the saturation point so far as meat imports are concerned,” said Mr. James Begg, a member of the Meat Board, when interviewed after a six months’ visit to the United Kingdom.

“It is possible that the present rising wages and increased employment in Great Britain will have the effect of increasing the consumption of meat slightly,” said Mr. Begg, “but any large increase in the importations of meat into the United Kingdom would undoubtedly mean a lower price. In any case it is very doubtful whether a large increase would be permitted. There is some suggestion that the quantity of meat exported from New Zealand may be increased this year, but it is not at all likely that any larger quantity will be permanently exported.” Mr. Begg said that there would be a very large influx of visitors into England during the coming year for the Coronation, and they would assist to a certain extent in absorbing a larger quantity of meat than usual, but as far as normal years were concerned it appeared that the saturation point had almost been reached.