MARKET RIVALRY
DANISH AND N.Z. BUTTER.
THE POSITION REVIEWED. “Because of the goodwill secured in the British market by Danish suppliers of butter, also the advantageous geographical position of Denmark, New Zealand and Australian suppliers will never obtain equal prices.” This is the opinion of a Wellington butter exporting firm, delivered in reply to a recent inquiry as to reasons for the disparity between Danish and New Zealand butters. “The Danes have been and are at the present time, in a very strong position compared with all other competing countries, for the main reason that regular customers take weekly quantities totalling 50 to 60 per ce’nt. thus leaving the balance for regular weekly buyers in Britain and Germany, etc.,” the firm’s letter states. “In addition, the exports to the British markets since 1930 have only increased by about 13 per cent. During their period, the fall in Danish prices from about 170 s to, say, 100 s to 110 s, doubtless meant that their regular customers took care of same, by reason of the lower prices, and. therefore, the Danes did not -find it necessary to increase the number of consumers to any appreciable extent. “During this same period, New Zealand increased her exports by 50 per cent., and Australia by 125 per ceht., and the indications are that these two countries had to find an additional six or seven million customers by partly displacing the best brands of margarine and securing others, by reason of the relatively low prices. “On the question of the. respective merits of quality, the British consumers of Danish appear to be perfectly satisfied; therefore, are not interested in the products of other countries at lower prices. It is believed by those best able to offer an opinion, by advertising and other publicity methods, New Zealand and Australia will slowly and steadily improve their position, but will never obtain equal prices to Danish, by reason of the latter’s established goodwill and geographical position, which enables them to make regular weekly deliveries of newly made and unfrozen.”
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4633, 8 December 1934, Page 5
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341MARKET RIVALRY King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4633, 8 December 1934, Page 5
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