GREATER PRODUCTION

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1931, Page 12

GREATER PRODUCTION

BUTTER AND CHEESE GRADINGS BUTTER-FAT UP 2.24 PER CENT. A total of over 182,000 tons of dairy produce—94,4B9 tons of butter and 87,526 tons of cheese—was graded for export from New Zealand during the ten months of the season ended May 31. The figures of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture show that the salted butter graded for May, 1931, was 4114 tons, and the unsalted SO tons, a total of 4224 tons, compared with 3448 tons salted and 55 tons unsalted, a total of 3503 tons for May, 1930, an increase of 20.58 per cent. For the ten months ended May, 1931, the respective quantities were 90,899 tons and 3590 tons, a total of 94,489 tons compared with 92,020 tons and 1591 tons, a total of 93,611 tons for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 0.93 per cent. The cheese graded for May, 1931, comprised: White 2556 tons, coloured 1606 tons, a total of 4162 tons, compared with 3222 tons white and 2052 tons coloured, a total of 5274 tons for May, 1931, a decrease of 21.08 per cent. The quantities for the ten months ended May, 1931, were: White, 58,941 tons, coloured, 28,585 tons, a total of 87,526 tons, compared with 56,094 tons white and 28,239 tons coloured, a total of 84,333 tons, for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 3.78 per cent. Converting these figures into butterfat equivalent there is'an increase of 2.24 per cent, in butter-fat production for- the ten months as compared with the corresponding period of the 1929-30 season. Stocks held in the grading ports of the Dominion as at May 31 compare as follow; — May 31,1930 May 31,1931 Tons Tons Butter 11,437 13,944 Cheese 63,381 10,8'77,