DAIRY INDUSTRY

Southland Times, Issue 21772, 29 July 1932, Page 5

DAIRY INDUSTRY

DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRALIA. WARNING AGAINST STORAGE. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Sydney, July 28. The farmers’ Conference at Hawkesbury College discussed the development of dairying. It «was stated that the 30 per cent, fall in prices was balanced in New South Wales in increased production. The indications were that the expansion of the industry would be great and that continuous inland production could cover the winter and early spring months so that large quantities of butter could be exported all the year round, thus bridging the difference between summer and winter prices. The New South Wales production should reach 100,000 tons and the the Australian 300,000 tons before long. Mr Mclnnes, Director of Dairying, sounded a warning against the unregulated storage of butter, as when the present restrictions were removed Ireland would dump a large tonnage—but rendered inferior by storage—into England, smashing the market probably at a time when Australian exports were again appreciating. A re-organization of the method of marketing meat was urged with an improved grading system and killing at country centres which would thus avoid centralization in the metropolitan works.

A message from Melbourne states that because of the greatly increased production of butter throughout Australia the Dairy Produce Export Board has decided to reduce the levy upon producers for the expenses of administration by 2d per cwt on butter and Id per cwt on cheese.