EXPORT OF MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 246, 16 October 1937, Page 15

EXPORT OF MEAT

Lamb Trade Record 14 up & LL

CHILLED BEEF EXPANSION Mutton and Pork Decline The tendency o£ Great Britain to absorb larger supplies o£ lamb and chilled beet at the, expense of mutton and frozen beef is again emphasised in the final returns of the meat export season of the Dominion, which closed on September 30. Lamb shipments were a record, while the progress of the chilled beef industry was well maintained, although not on the spectacular scale of the previous year, when the trade was emerging from its infancy. The returns issued by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board for the year ended September 30 show that 201,105 quarters of chilled beet were exported, an increase of 39.5 per cent. Frozen beef showed a corresponding decline, exports falling to 188,128 quarters from 205,268 quarters in the previous season. Apart from the reopening of the market in Honolulu, which accepted 542 quarters of chilled beef, the whole of the output went to the British market.

A feature of the exports of frozen beef was the increased quantity taken by Japan, approximately 5700 quarters being shipped to the East, an increase of about 4600 quarters. New York returned to the market, but purchased only 1220 quarters, compared with 15,268 quarters taken in 1934-35. Exports of lamb were 447,489 carcases greater at the record figure of 9.187,369. Of the minor markets, Honolulu was easily the best, absorbing 2363 carcases, against 127 in the previous season. Destination of Shipments Shipments of mutton declined by 69,650 carcases to 1,800,570 carcases and pork meats were 2340 carcases lower at 667,104 carcases. Boneless beef shipments increased by 63,908 bags to 299,413 bags. The bulk of the increase went to Britain, but over 4000 bags were sent to New York and Honolulu. New York absorbed 1640 bags, but here again this trade, which disappeared entirely in 1935-36, was far below the 24,328 bags taken in 1934-35. The destination of exports 'in the past two seasons compare as follows: Lamb (Carcases)

Details of Killings Killings of stock for export during the past season compared with those the previous season as follows:

Stocks in vessels not departed from New Zealand at September 30, with 1936 figures in parentheses, were:— Chilled beef (quarters), 1165 (4609); frozen beef (quarters), 8337 (3458) wethers (carcases), 28,905 (43,105); ewes (carcases, 61,648 (61,979); lamb (carcases), 56,232 (104,119); porkers (carcases), 4375 (9486); baconers carcases), 450 (792).

London Total Britain Other countries .. 1936-37 6,736,902 9,184,094' 2,373 1935-36 6,614,102 8,737,386 2,494 Mutton (Carcases) London Total Britain Other countries .. 1,418,198 1,800,329 241 1,531,446 1,869,752 468 Frozen Beet (Quarters) London Total Britain Other countries . 122,029 180,565 7,563 140,611 203,372 1,896 Chilled Beef (Quarters) London Total Britain Other countries . 197,811 200,563 542 137,326 144,169 Pork (Carcases) London Total Britain Other countries . 381,705 666,940 164 414,526 669,229 215 Boneless Beef (Bags) London Total Britain Other countries . 61,004 291,879 7,534 39,697 230,058 5,447

1936-37 1935-36 Chilled beef (qrs.) 196,006 148,032 Frozen beef (qrs.) 195 188,134 Wethers (car.) 970,684 1,143,247 Ewes (car.) 805,891 737,480 Lamb (car.) 9,183,263 8,789,074 Porkers (car.) 437,341 459,871 Baconers (car.) 243,155 219,690 Boneless fecf (freight car.) 516,785 408,520 Boneless Bobby veal (freight (carcases) 270,384 207,640 Sundries 314,990 323,707 Total stocks in store at the end of September, compared with the previous year's stocks, were:— September 30. 1937 1936 Frozen beef (qrs.) 34,156 34,802 Chilled beef (qrs.) — 1,690 Wether mutton (carcases) 66,832 77,050 Ewe mutton (carcases) 63,698 15,862 Porkers (car.) 31,840 16,191 Baconers (car.) ... 9,959 6,732 Boneless Beef (freight car.) ... 54,942 41,597 Boneless Bobby veal (freight carcases) 106,485 96,418 Sundries 26,068 26,288