NEW MARKEI FOR BUTTER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 109, 11 May 1931, Page 9

NEW MARKEI FOR BUTTER

BELGIUM’S IMPORTS GROW : l’t).<Sl HI 1,1 TILS I'OR NEW ZEALAND M. A. Nihotie, Belgian Consul for New Zealand, has been investigating the possibilities of Belgium as a market for New Zealand produce, and especially for butter. In 192 S Belgium was classed among the butter-exporting countries. To-day, however, the position is changed, and Belgium is a large importer. In fact, it conics next afte r England ami Germany. England is undeniably the largest importer of butter in the world, purchasing more than 3,000,000 quintals, or 1001 b annually, and Germany is next: with 1,300,000 quintals. “For the year just, ended. 1930,“ M. Nihotte reports, “Belgium’s importations of butter amounted to a value of 253,789.000 francs—approximately £l.150,223. Compared with the preceding year the difference is enormous, for in 1929 the value of the imports of butter was only 130.455,000 francs —about £745,457. 'l'herefore, it is not very astonishing that butter should arrive from different foreign countries. Denmar k and Holland are tho principal suppliers to Belgium, and tho quantities in kilos fl kilo e<|uals 2.201 b) sold by those countries for each month during

“The totals for 1929 xvero as follows: v —Denmark, 875,913 kilos; Holland. 2.624,976 kilos. 'Franco has also increased her sales in Bclg'nm. and in 1930 y 190.398 kilos were imported, compare.> ’’ with 151.032 kilos in 1929. Likewise England in 1930 re-exported 773,442 kilns of bulter to Belgium, as compared with 552.121 kilos during the preceding year. 11 “The total imports from other cour--4 tries have also increased considerably. I_ showing an amount of 1.701.893 kil'.' for 1930. against 132,784 kilos m !! Among those other countries particifn” mention should be made of Tithuaaia. . Argentine Republic, Finlthul, Poland 1- ad ’Estonia. Altogether, then, it is clear ll that Belgium is becoming an important. b market for foreign butter. Why should i. not New Zealand participate in this '■ trade? The duty is light, approximn’r " ly equal Io 2s 4d per 2201 b, or say. 6d per l>ox. ’’

follows:— Month Denmark. Kilos. Holland Kilos. January .. 34 7.000 277,000 February . .. 417.000 272,000 \ 1 ii vpli . .. 208,000 346.600 April .. . .. 197,400 337.200 Mav .. .. 310.700 335.700 •Tunc .. .. 328.700 328.200 Julv .. . .. 232,000 214.100 .August .. . .. 176,500 138.800 September . .. 298.456 335.918 October . .. 212.111 293,982 Txovembcr . .. 326.819 ‘*42 032 December . .. 681.666 362,658 Total . .. 3.800.284 3,784,190