BACON ORDER

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24084, 1 October 1941, Page 8

BACON ORDER

11,000 TONS REQUIRED GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN [by TKLEGUAI'H —Pli I'.ss ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Tuesday "The Government has accepted the order of 11,000 tons of baconers offered a few days ago by the British Ministry of Food," announced the Minister oi Marketing, the Hon. J. G. .Barclay, tonight. In view of this, the Marketing Department would be a buyer of Wiltshire sides prepared from baconer pigs of a weight range from 11.11b. to IGUIb. When the original oiler was made, said -Mr. Barclay, for the purchase of 5000 tons of baconers by the British Ministry of Food arrangements had been made bv the Marketing Department to purchase baconers only until the end of November. 1911. but now this order had been increased. Ibe department would continue buying pigs throughout the coming season. Mr. Barclay added that the British Ministry of Food wanted the first 5000 tons as soon as possible, and the .Minister also announced that the Marketing Department would continue to pay the same f.o.b. prices for both pork and baCon as were operative last season. This had been decided on alter consultation with the Meat Producers' Board. The Government did not desire that producers should again undertake a definite campaign for < increased production, the Minister said, because it was estimated that the present order could be fulfilled by the industry in the normal course of a season's operations. Special arrangements had also been made for the purchase of boneless cow beef during the coining season. Negotiations had been in progress between canncrs and meat buying organisations with a view to determining the price at which boneless cow beef could be purchased from producers for canning purposes. In the North Island freezing companies and meat buyers would purchase boner cows for canning at los 6d per 1001b. dressed weight on hooks at the nearest port or works. This was a satisfactory price to producers and would continue unless changed circumstances required a readjustment. Mr. Barclay said negotiations were still continuing between the Government. the Meat Producers' Board, freezing companies awl meat buyers in respect of other classes of export meat products. As soon as these were concluded a full statement would be made.