INCREASE PROPOSED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27385, 10 May 1950, Page 10

INCREASE PROPOSED

Pork Export Schedule MORE SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN PA WELLINGTON, May 9. •'Arrangements have been completed to increase the export schedule for pork by Id lb as from May 15,” said the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Holyoake. " This has been made possible by the eo-opera-tion of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, which has agreed to the necessary funds being made available from the Meat Pool Account. " The object of Increasing Ihe pork schedule is to encourage farmers to save sows now, so that the total number of carcasses available for export next season might be increased. This is in accordance with our endeavours to increase pork supplies to the United Kingdom. It is hoped that negotiations to take place in London at an early date will result in an increased FOB price for pig meats, which would then enable the Government and New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board to consider overall the adjustments in pork and baconer schedules. ’’ The present arrangement has been made at the request of the National Pig Industry Council and I am confident that members of the central executive and district councils will do everything possible to take advantage of the increase now granted. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board will be issuing the new price schedule at an early date.”