EGG PRODUCERS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 July 1924, Page 5

EGG PRODUCERS.

THE ENGLISH MARKET. GREAT POSSIBILITIES. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, July 22. “I. noticed a wonderful growing popularity in England in favour of New Zealand produce,” said Mr. J. B. Merertt, who arrived to-ady by the Corinthic from England. Mr. Merrett went to England to supervise the final shipments of New Zealand eggs, and to establish, if possible, a regular market in London for this product. ‘‘There is no limit,” he said, “to our possibilities in regard to eggs on the London market. I noticed a tremendous change in favour of the New Zealand product; yet I was astonished at the absolute ignorance of so many, people in regard to the affinity of England and the Dominions. People who became informed of the extent and resources of the Dominions expressed both astonishment and gratification. They only need education regarding our produce to willingly accept all the stuff we can send them. “The deterioration in our eggs in coo] storage on the wav Home was negligible,” . added Mr. Merrett. “Several large buyers asked me to give them preference in future shipments. One buyer, a restaurant-keeper, used all he could get—2ooo—in a couple of hours. No less than £13,000,000 worth of eggs are imnorted into England every year from 42 countries. We could get almost the whole market on quality if we could supply the goods.” Over 1,000,000 eggs went Home in trial shipments, and Mr. Merrett says the chief factor in the success of the experiment was the grading, which more than compensated for the slight deterioration in quality suffered on the long voyage. . This deterioration was confined only to slight evaporation. In some instances New Zealand ■eggs brought from ’ a pennv to twopence a dozen more than English eggs a week old.