WORLD’S MEAT

Evening Star, Issue 19045, 14 September 1925, Page 2

WORLD’S MEAT

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

'AUSTRALIA’S OPPORTUNITY,

Brass Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

NEW YORK, September _ 12. Mr J. B. Crnmsie, representative of the Australian Aleut Producers’ Board, interviewed in Chicago, declared that tho material bo had gathered indicated that the world demand for meat products would increase much more quickly than tho supply, causing the present or even higher prices to rule in the future. Air Cramsio is nearing the end of a year’s tour of North and South America. Ho is now consulting American leaders before proceeding to Canada. Ho expects to return to Australia in November. He said: “ 1. believe it will be found extremely difficult within the next ten years to feed the world with beef. I hope my country will accept the opportunity to develop her almost unoccupied northern areas. Argentina has almost reached the limits of production; Uruguay is fully stocked; and any great extension in Brazil is likely to have very slow movement. I consider the United States will have all she can do to provide sufficient for her own people. If sho is able to do it, Canada’s increasing population will take any small increase that would come without extensive development. In my opinion, the world’s demand for meat as regards better qualities and larger quantities is extending. Tho question is whether tho producers in tho various hoof-raising countries are continuing to extend production to meet tho demand. I am of opinion from my survey to tho present moment that Australia, is the only , country which can profitably extend lug production to meet the increased world demand. I think the time has arrived when the Government of Australia should consider _ seriously a progressive policy for pioneering and developing tho northern part of Australia to enable the stocking of it with the cattle necessary. Transport facilities, water conservation, and port facilities to enable such production to lie handled profitably should bo provided. New Zealand is unchallenged as a. lamb-producing country, and will remain unchallenged for many years, if not for all time, in regard to quality, quantity, and production for export.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.