BACON PIGS

Northern Advocate, 16 February 1926, Page 7

BACON PIGS

NEW ZEALAND EXPORT TRADE. To advertise the high quality of New Zealand bacon pigs, the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board distributed some time ago a number of bacon pigs amongst the different bacon curers of Great Britain. In respect to the replies received from the different curers, the board’s London manager reports as follows, dated December 29, 1925; “I have now received replies from the Sulk of . the .recipients ,of the frozen bacon pigs which you sent to me for distribution to the bacon curers of Great Britain, and I enclose extracts from these memos from twenty various firms throughout England,-* Scotland and' Ireland You will be pleased to see from the reports that, generally speaking,- there is a very favourable opinion of the quality of the New Zealand bacon pig, and several of the firms have decided to become buyers of New Zealand pigs when the new season's supplies arrive here. One or two of tho firms who received a sample were not satisfied with tho quality of the bacon, and I have been in correspondence with these firms with a view to discovering the trouble. Personally, I am inclined to the opinion that they did not quite understand how to defrost these pigs, and I am endeavouring to obtain some information on this subject ‘from some of the successful curers, so that I may be able to pass it on to those firms who are not satisfied. I would draw your attention to the remarks of one of these firms on the, question of the dressing of ,the pigs, and I shall be glad to have your opinion on their suggestion. All the other curers, however, seem to be quite satisfied with the dressing and of our pigs. One firm asks if our pigs could b.e obtained singed instead of scalded, and I have, told them that shipments of singed pigs have been made to some of the West Coast ports as well as scalded. -

* ‘ The disadvantages with the trade in New Zealand pigs is the want: of regular supplies, and you will note that several of the firms refer to this point. You can quite understand how necessary it is for any eurer to have regular supplies practically throughout the twelve months.. I understand that a few parcels of New Zealand pigs have been placed at 9d c.i.f. West Coast ports. I hope the present killing season will show an' increase in the killing of pigs for export,* as 1 am certain that the trade in Now Zealand pigs will considerably increase if we could only obtain regular and satisfactory supplies."