DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23326, 19 October 1937, Page 10

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETING

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA CLOSER CO-OPERATION URGED A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPETITION (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Oct. 18. A strong desire for co-operation between the dominions in Empire trade is being shown by the dairy farmers in New South Wales and most of their fellow producers in the other States of Australia, according to Mr Lyon el G. Ashton, editor of the Primary Producer, Sydney, who arrived at Auckland by the Monterey from Sydney to complete arrangements for a goodwill tour of the North Island by 32 members of the Primary Producers ’ Union of New South Wales. The party will reach Wellington by the Wanganella next week.

“ New South Wales dairy farmers,” said Mr Ashton, “believe that the time has come for the development of closer co-operatipn, and, as far as possible, co-ordination of method in overseas marketing of New Zealand and Australian dairy products. In the past the two countries have been competitors in the British dairy produce market, ’but many producers in Australia now feel that methods of co-operation should be substituted fpr those of competition. They believe this is now possible, and that such development would result in material benefits for the producers of each dominion.” _ ,1 , , Not only were New Zealarld ana Australian butters now practically on a parity of price in the United Kingdom markets, Mr Ashton said, but they were also similar grade for grade in type and quality. _ In these circumstances it was considered by Australian producers that a continuance of the competitive methods would be definitely harmful to the interests of the dairy farmers of both New Zealand and Australia.