DAIRY PRODUCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22212, 15 March 1934, Page 10

DAIRY PRODUCE

THE WELLINGTON CONFERENCE QUALITY AND EXPORT PROBLEMS (Pea United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 14. At the Dairy Conference the following motions were carried to-day:— Mr Sinclair moved, and Mr Broadbelt •sconded —" That this conference strongly recommends the Government to Bet up a butter stabilisation scheme for the local market." Mr S. Bowman moved, and Mr Grounds seconded —" That, recognising the demand of at least part of the British market for butter more full in flavour, the Dairy Research Institute, in co-operation with the Dairy Division, do its utmost to supply all the available information to the industry to make this possible. Mr Anderson moved and Mr Cullen u seconded—" That this conference, recognising that the first essential in the improvement of quality is the adoption of «universal farm dairy instruction, requests the Government to collaborate with the industry in instituting this at the commencement of the next dairy season." Mr Linton, moved, and Mr Roberts seconded —''That this conference holds the opinion that the marketing of New Zealand's dairy produce leaves much to be desired, as shown by the wide disparity between Danish and New Zealand butter prices and a similar position with respect to the Dominion's and Canadian cheese prices. It further believes that the consumption of dairy produce in Great Britain would not„ bo seriously reduced if hutter and cheese were sold at considerably higher prices. As the Dairy Board has been set up for the special purpose of dealing with the ex'■port market, it be urged to co-operate , with dairy produce merchants in Great Britain with a view to stabilising a xn6re satisfactory market with higher prices," Mr Michie moved, and Mr Sunderland '-seconded*—"That this conference sup'ports the Dairy Produce Board in the .endeavour to improve marketing coneditions for New Zealand butter and cheese, and urges that the present with British importers to "secure co-ordinated marketing be completed as speedily as possible." Mr Poison moved, and Mr Linton ■econded —"'That this meeting accepts the invitation of the Imperial authorities to s round-table conference to discuss the future development of the industry, and.recommends that a special delegation be »ent Home for that purpose." NEW ZEALAND FIGURES STATE OF ENGLISH MARKET. Statistics showing the growth of the dairy industry in New Zealand were placed before the conference on Tuesday by the Government. Figures were also . presented to the conference showing the in imports into the United Kingdom market. . It was shown that since the season 1626-27 there had been a .steady increase In the number Of dairy cows (in milk and dry) in the the number of cows was 1,303,225, and last season the total was 1,845,972. There had also been a corresponding increase in the number of cows milked and a remarkable increase in the total production, due to the rising returns per cow.. i , ■ The following table gives the number ©f cows milked and total and average per cow milked during the -.last five seasons:—

BRITISH IMPORTATIONS

.- The following table gives the gross 'butter imports (in thousands of tons) ;Jnto the United Kingdom during the years 1924*1933 from the four largest exporting countries, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia, and -also the total imports into the British \market:— i

. A similar table for cheese (also in thousands of tons) is as follows:

FALL IN PRICES.

1 The effect of the increase in the ▼olume of dairy produce placed on the British market is shown in th» following table showing the payout for butterfat received at butter, cheese, and dual factories in New Zeahnd:—-

* New Zealand currency. The fall in the price of butter has k&d a decided influence on the production ef margarine. The world's production of margarine has dropped considerably during the last two years, but should there he an increase in butter prices, the margarine output might conceivably recover. The following table gives the margarine production in tons for 1930, 1931, and 1932:

Cows Total Production milked. production. per cow. ''' •■':" /v-llv'' lb. ' 1929.30 . . 1,390,000 314,000,000 226 '1030-31 . . 1,500,000 322,000,000 215 '3951-32 . . 1,582,000 340,000,000 215 s1932*33 , . 1,724,000 897,000,000 230 1933-34 . . 1,815,000* 435,000,000* 240* • •Estimated.

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Denmark. New Zealand. Australia.! Russia. Total.

1914 . . 88.7 54.3 32.5 14.1 264.6 •1*25 ., . 32.9 62.8 58.1 14.6 292.7 1926 . . 95.3 57.7 37.6 13.2 290.9 ,1987 . . 99.8 63.0 24.4 17.5 291.3 ,,1928 . . 100.8 61.4 , 43.6 16.8 306.0 1929 . . 110.2 65.7 3S.4 14.5 320.3 1930 . . 115.9 78.5 47.5 8.2 341.4 L1931 . . 123.3 96.8 77.9 20.2 403.5 1932 . . 129.2 111.8 89.8 16.2 422.4 ►1933 . . 126.0 125.6 84.7 28.1 441.7

New Zealand. Canada. Netherlai Italy. Total.

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1924 . . 74.0 50.3 7.2 6.9 144.4 1925 . 69.6 62.7 7.1 8.1 155.1 1926 . . 74.9 52.8 9.4 7.1 150.6 1927 . i 80.6 42.2 11.4 7.1 147.5 1928 . . 77.8 46.0 ■11.4' 7.1 150.3 1929 . 90.0 36.2 9.8 6.6 149.7 1930 . 98.0 33.9 9.2 7.2 155.6 1931 . 86.6 35.3 8.4 6.6 144.2 1932 . 92.6 37.4 8.5 5.3 150.3 1933 . 102.0 31.5 6.1 4.5 150.9

Total payout Pence per lb, £* 1924-25 16.90 14,901,634 1925-26 18.21 15,490,121 1926-27 15.38 14,345,782 1927-28 17.99 17,306,433 1928-29 18.48 19,597,810 1929-30 16.25 19.145,717 1930-31 11.58 14,023,477 1931-32 11.03 13,971.280 1932-33 8.93 13,485,240 1933-34 8.00 13,374,000

1930. ' 1931. 1932. U.S.A. .. . . 140,000 102,658 90.6G7 Holland .. . . 110,000 90,000 80,000 Great Britain . . 220,000 228,000 195,000 German}' .. . . 480,000 450,000 440,000 Denmark .. . . 80,000 79,000 75,000 Norway .. ., . 50,000 48,000 45,000 Trance .. . . 40,000 40.000 32,000 Sweden .. . . 55,000 51,000 50,000