MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 24 June 1927, Page 10

MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCE

N.Z. CO-OPERATIVE C'O.'S NEW POLICY. MR. J. G. WRIGHT TCI MANAGE NEW CUM PAN Y. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last nighi. The future marketing policy of tin: New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. was distissrd this evening by tin 1 managing ilircclor, Mr. William Goodfellow. Tin 1 new uolicv will lie substantially that practised by the company prior to control, with amendments such as may be necessary to permit other cooperative da ivy companies to join with it in the marketing' of their products. A new company will be formed to include the New Zealand and other companies. The latter will not he required to take up shares in the new organisation, whose manager will be Mr. .). 0. Wright, at present manager in Loudon for the Dairy Produce Hoard. Mr. Goodfellow said a'bsolute control had failed .mtl some alternative was re quired to give a lead to the London market to enable the company to obtain maximum prices, lie. still believed thai national control conducted on a sound basis was an ideal scheme, but if had failed owing to lack of unanimity within the industry. He considered a voluntary marketing organisation which would include the output of a number of factories would be the next best tiling. The directors had. therefore, formulated proposals to (liable other co-operative dairy companies to obtain, without extensive cost, many of the advantages of the association with the group-market-ing 'ompuny. The marketing policy of the New Zealand company would bo ,-idojiicd. but Mould be altered somewhat. The new market inn company would be prepared to sell c.i.t. or " f.0.b., and would also supervise consignments on behalf of cooperative dairy companies. It was anticipated that a large number of dairy companies would avail themselves o.f the offer to join. This would enable the marketing company to have control of a very substantial portion of the butter exported from the Dominion, as well as a fair percentage of cheese exports. The new concern would aim to do new work which the. Dairy Produce Hoard set out to accomplish;