DAIRY PRODUCE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 28 April 1927, Page 9

DAIRY PRODUCE

MEETING OF THE BOARD.

RESEARCH WORK PROPOSED.' DISPOSAL OF PRODUCE. BY TELEGBAFH “SPECIAL TO THE STAB. WELLINGTON, April 28. Reporting this week’s meeting of the Dairy, Produce Board, the “New Zealand Dairy Produce Exporter” states that the board has authorised up to £3OOO expenditure in the coming year on dairy research, the Government contributing an equal amount. The board’s London manager was empowered to make -certain! alterations in the amounts of produce to be made available for sale weekly. Of 2.100,000 boxes of butter estimated to be under control, one-half had been sold by April 23. No. 1 pool has averaged 161 s, equivalent to Is 3id, f.0.b.; No. 2 pool so far lias averaged 158 s 2d, equal to Is 3d, f.0.b., including Canadian and American sales at higher than London prices. In the cheese pool l 426,000 crate®, equal to 46.3 of the total,, haA r e been sold, the average price being 83s sd. Although a considerable' surplus had accrued on the sales prior to March 14, London prices have; been insufficient, to coA-er the 7d advance, and a portion of the surplus would be.therefore needed to meet deficits on original advances.

INVESTIGATIONS TO BE MADE

OPENING OF NEW MARKETS

Mr. Grounds presided over the meeting of the Dairy Board held yesterday. He informed a “Post” reporter that the hoard had under consideration the Avliole of the. marketing and it made certain amendments to the decision relative to the quantities of produce to he disposed of Aveekly. It also had under consideration some representations regarding South American markets for New Zealand dairy produce, Avhich it Avas resolved to investigate. Applications in regard to direct supplies from a ovell-knoAvn American cheese blending company Avere received. The firm required supplies of cheese, if the qualities were suitable, for its specialised article.