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Taranaki Daily News, 2 April 1934, Page 5

“We have good reason to believe that the price of butter will rise, as it has already done so on the Continent," said Mr. D. Dawes speaking to Wanganui farmers at a recent meeting of the Farmers’ Union. At present the distribution in Europe was the trouble, he laid, Germany was importing only about 30,0Qp tons of butter now, whereas in jwinal times it absorbed about 130,000 . tons,\ which made all the difference. Jt meaai • that’ roughly. 83,i>er cent; of ' butter was sent to the Engliair market. ’ 1 . ;