EMPIRE MEAT SUPPLIES
BRITISH MARKET
MORE HOME-KILLED
ißy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright-> (Received February 17, 11.30 a.m.)
LONDON, February 16.
The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, announced in the House of Commons that "in order to safeguard the stability of the markets," imports of frozen mutton and lamb from Australia and New Zealand this year will be 3 per cent, below last year's quotas. Imports from foreign countries will be 10 per cent, less than the present quotas. " ,
Mr. Stanley added that the decision resulted from the failure of the
Empire Meat Council to agree to the current year's restriction of imports which was necessitated .by the very low prices last year for home-produced meat. Increased home production had not been accompanied by a fall in imports. A further increase in home-produced mutton and lamb was expected in the current year, yet the cold storage stocks were abnormally high. Mr. Stanley said that the Government had advised Australia and New Zealand of the extent of the restriction, which might necessitate alterations in the shipping space which had already been booked.
The Meat Council would continue to function, and would watch the effect of the, restriction on the market.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 9
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200EMPIRE MEAT SUPPLIES Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 9
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