EXPORT OF BEEF

Waipa Post, Volume 48, Issue 3468, 19 May 1934, Page 7

EXPORT OF BEEF

RESTRICTION POSSIBILITY.

ATTITUDE OF BRITAIN.

DISCUSSION WITH DOMINIONS.

WELLINGTON, This Day.

In a cablegram received by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, its London manager advises that the Fat Stock Commission’s report has been issued and it is expected that official talks with the Dominions will commence early in June in regard to the importation of beef into the United Kingdom. Having regard to the abnormal quantity of low grade beef at present being treated at various freezing works and shipped either in beef quarters or as boneless beef, the board points out that until the discussions in London are finalised- it cannot be assumed that there will be an unrestricted entry of this class of beef into the United Kingdom.

Last year, at the request of the British Government, shipments of beef from the Dominion were suspended from August to November. According to the latest returns issued by the Mea-t Board, and summarised on the financial and commercial page on Tuesday, shipments of frozen beef for the seven months ended April 30 totalled 236,837 quarters, compared with 152,441 quarters for the corresponding period of 193233. In addition, 120,955 bags of boneless beef and 11,160 quarters of chilled beef were shipped during the last seven months.

The return of killings for export for the seven months ended April 30 shows 219,087 quarters of beef and 362,872 freight carcases of boneless beef, the latter comparing with 238,830 freight carcases for the seven months of 1932-33.