EXPORT OF MEAT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22144, 25 June 1935, Page 16

EXPORT OF MEAT

FURTHER EXPANSION SHOWN Further expansion in exports of all classes of meat, with the exception of frozen and boneless beef, is shown in progress returns to May 15 compiled by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Shipments of lamb for the season from October 1, 1934, to May 15, 1935, were 5,914,499 carcases, compared with 5,305,868 carcases in the same period last season. Exports of mutton increased from 915,050 carcases to 1,260,761 carcases, while pork shipments improved from 289,184 carcases to 388,942 carcases. Chilled beef exported amounted to 30,398 quarters, against 12,528 quarters, but frozen beef totalled 201,299 quarters, compared with 267,990 quarters, and boneless beef exports were reduced from 151,171 bags to 140,716 bags. Killings of stock for the same period in the two seasons compare as follows: 1931-35 1933-34 Beef (quarters) . . 2:}'2.522 2G0.950 Wethers (carcases) .. 8(j5,104 763,951 Ewes (carcases) .. 1,059.(537 8G3.167 Lambs (carcases) . .. 7,91(5.825 7.67G.301 Porkers (carcases) .. 3(59,951 300.917 Haconers (carcases) .. 135,362 99,982 Boneless beef (frt. c/cb.) 179,327 409,691 Sundries (frt. c/cs.) , . 233,555 203.269 Stocks in store in New Zealand at May 15 compare as follows:—Beef (quarters), 60,318 (94,525); wethers (carcases), 289,022 (354,584); ewes (carcases), 429,416 (381,810); lambs (carcases), 1,702,452 (2,132,261); porkers (carcases), 107,610 (111,135); haconers (carcases), 27,963 (21,658); boneless beef (freight carcases), 116,592 (173,976); sundries (freight carcases), 59,442 (59,788). In addition, the following stocks were loaded into vessels not departed on May 15: —Beef, 21,439 (32,701); wethers, 19,603 (18,282): ewes, 31,514 (24,913); lambs, 377,600 (310,123); porkers, 11,806 (8652); bacoriers. 4510 (2285).