PORK EXPORTS TO GREAT BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 261, 31 July 1937, Page 13

PORK EXPORTS TO GREAT BRITAIN

New Zealand Shipments ALLOCATION FIXED AT 16,000 TONS Assured Overseas Market An opportunity for farmers to extend New Zealand’s export trade in frozen pork is afforded by the,latest agreement with the British Government. The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, stated last evening that a cable message had been received from the High Commissioner, Mr. W. J. Jordan, in London, advising that the Britisn Ministry of Agriculture had confirmed the allocation of 16,000 tons of New Zealand porkers for 1937, as first arranged in March last in discussions between the Minister of Marketing, Hon. W. Nash, and representatives of the United Kingdom Government. “In connection with our export of frozen porkers and baconers to Great Britain, it is very gratifying that the British Government views favourably an expansion from New Zealand,” said the Prime Minister. "This has been evidenced by the fact that liberal allocations, when asked for, have been agreed to. For instance, the export of porkers last year amounted to 13.400 tons, and for this year an allocation of 16.000 tons has been arranged. As far as baconers are concerned, the tonnage shipped last year was 15,500 tons, but as regards quantities for this year and future years, the allocation is more likely to be based on the tonnage that it is possible to ship rather than there being any idea of limitation. "The new arrangement for frozen porkers is very satisfactory. , As the pig industry is an integral and impor-’ tant feature of the dairy industry and capable of extensive expansion, an assured overseas market to enable progressive development is of the very greatest value.”