WORLD'S MEAT SUPPLY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19584, 14 September 1925, Page 8

WORLD'S MEAT SUPPLY

CONSUMPTION OVERTAKING PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA’S GREAT OPPORTUNITY. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, September 12. (Received Sept. 13, at 5.5 p.m.) John Oramaie, representative of the Australian Meat Producers’ Board, interviewed in Chicago, declared that the material he has gathered indicates that the world demand for meat products will increase much more quickly than the supply, causing the present or oven higher prices to rule in the future. Mr Cramsio is nearing the end of a year s tour of North and South America. He is now consulting American leaders before proceeding to Canada. Ho expects to return to Australia in November., He said: “I believe it wilt be found extremely difficult within tho next 10 years to feed tho world with beef. I hope my country will accept tho opportunity to develop her almost unoccupied northern areas. Argentina has almost reached the limits of production; Uruguay is fully stocked, and any great extension in Brazil is likely to have very slow movement. I consider tho United States will have all she can do to provide sufficient. for her own people. If she is able to do it, Canada’s increasing population will take any small increase that would come without extensive development. In my opinion the world’s demand for meat as regards better qualities and larger quantities is extending. The question is whether the producers in various beef-raising countries are continuing to extend production to meet the demand. I am of opinion from my survey to the present moment that Australia is the only country which can profitably extend big production to meet the increased world demand. I think the time has arrived whon the Government of Australia should consider seriously a progressive policy for pioneering and developing the northern part of Australia to enable the stocking of it with the cattle necessary. Transport facilities, water conservation, and port facilities to enable such production to be handled profitably should be provided. New Zealand is unchallenged as a lambproducing country, and will remain unchallenged for many years, if not for -all time, in regard to quality, quantity, and production tor export.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.