A RECORD BUTTER YEAR
Mr. C. E. D. Meares, general manager - S e "f oducers Co-operative Distributing Society, Sydney, addressing the fifth annual conference of the society last week, said that, though last year's record production of 150,000 tons of butter would probably be greatly exceeded this year, every ton, as soon as manufactured, was beins sold, either m Australia or overseas Improved quality and lower prices were responsible. Already 15 to 20 per cent, had been clipped off margarine sales, and the Danish, midland, and northern markets iad been directly penetrated. Great Britain s rmportations of Australian and Nevr Zealand butter had increased from 30.6 per cent, in 1926 to 44.4 per cent in 1930-31, and looked like reaching 60 'per cent. t nls year. He made an appeal for an the year round supplies to Great Britain, and urged the necessity for fixing tne ; pnces in Australia and nob in London
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1932, Page 12
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153A RECORD BUTTER YEAR Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1932, Page 12
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