DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 15

DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRY

The rapid development of the dairy industry in different countries of the world during the past decade is outlined in the Dairy Commission’s report, which reviews the international trade in butter, cheese, and other milk products, and shows in tabular form the striking increases in the imports into the United Kingdom. Since 1929 the butter imports into the Home market have grown from 320,300 tons, value at £54,706,000, to an estimated total of 485,300 tons for 1934, valued at £32,000,000. The cheese importations, on the other hand, show practically no increase over the corresponding period, but the value has dropped by over 50 per cent. “A study of the butter stock position shows that increasing difficulty is being experienced in getting butter rapidly absorbed by the market,” states the report. “The estimated stocks of all butters in London, including stocks in private and provincial stores and in steamers not discharged, as at October 1, were as follows: Tons. 1932 20.000 1933 26,000 1934 .. „ 37,000 “There is no information as to the source of supply of this stored butter, but it is estimated that 40 per cent, of the 1934 quantity is of foreign origin, principally from the Baltic States and Russia; 40 per cent, is New Zealand butter and the remainder Australian and Irish.”