HONEY MARKETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 20

HONEY MARKETING

NEW PROPOSAI S APPROVED (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TIMARXJ( June 1. New proposals for Government control of the marketing and/export of honey were outlined by Mr. H. Honeyfleld, representative." of . the.- Internal Marketing Division, at conference of the National Beekeepers' Association today. ; Mr. Honeyfield said the proposals, which were receiving favourable consideration, were:— 1. The grading system wiU'be modi-, fled and the pay-out based on. points for flavour and colour, with a special penalty on honey below the British standard of cleanliness, grade values to approximate those.at present applying, but to be modified if experience warrants. ; - : 2. Honey may be sent to the.central depot either liquid or granulated, but liquid or semi-liquid honey for the first year shall be subject to a deduction of one-sixteenth of a penny a pound to defray extra costs of handling. Liquid or semi-liquid honey must be sent to the Department in special tins, for which specifications will be given. < Honey will be accepted by the Department from December to July 31. 3. In order to have fundamental marketing statistics, main producers will be required at the end. of. March in each year to forward a return giving the- approximate amount of honey they expect to supply, any variation to be advised by the end of April. 4. It is proposed that the producer will put the honey in trucks "at the nearest railway station for railage to the nearest port or to the central packing depot, whichever is nearer. Coastal freights to the depot will be,paid.by the Department. Unless road deliveries are more suitable and more economical, all* honey Will require to be sent through the Railway - Department, which will then contract to have the honey forwarded by' the cheapest route. ' 5. With all hottey, coming to the central depot, storage charges,™ previously debited to ..'thfe 1 prpdiicer:.wiir be avoided. > ' ■'\'-\ '. ; -?,i',v' 6. Receiving, wiring charges previously depitid ; ,ro ; the producer will be eliminated. 7. It is.hoped tnatthev Department of Agriculture will grade honey weekly at the central depot, thereby avoiding double handling;, and making pos- : sible prompt caih advances by the Internal Marketing Division, 8. As there is in .getting I information cal; or hop*d' 1 that* journal;of possibly a portion ot the journal of be ueed in can be reglilariy idissenlihated among pro- ' ducers. The conference endorsed the pro- • posals.and asked that the Government • put them intb effect witit tSe least possible delay.