MEAT PRODUCTION

Grey River Argus, 5 April 1943, Page 2

MEAT PRODUCTION

KILLINGS TO MID-MARCH The official figures of killings for the present season at the Dominion s freezing works from October 1 to March 13, as issued by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board show that lamb killings now total (,176,97a carcases compared with 7,597,678 carcases to March 14 last season, this being a decrease of 420,703 carcases. Wether mutton killings are 280,604 carcases, and ewe mutton killings 1,095,117 carcases, compared with 510,380 & 1,185,986 carcases respectively last season. Details of the lamb arid mutton killings in the North and South Islands, with figures for the previous season in parentheses, are as follows: — NORTH ISLAND Lamb 4,402,013 (4,459,744) Wether mutton 267,978 ( 473,465) Ewe mutton 903,509 ( 794,229) SOUTH ISLAND. Lamb 2,774,962 (3,137,934) Wether mutton 12,626 ( 36,915) Ewe mutton 191,608 ( 391,757) Frozen beef production has reached 165,409 quarters compared with 171,138 quarters last season. Porker killings total 40,024 carcases, a decrease of 57,817, whilst baconers total 77,972 carcases; a decrease of 111,924.