PIG INDUSTRY
Pukekohe, March 13. “The industry has had a very raw deal in recent years,” stated Mr. H. E. Clark, supervisor to the Auckland District Pig Council, in commenting to-day on the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture for all fat pigs to be paid for at hook values. The proposal, said Mr. Clark, would cover butchers’ requirements as well. Both the Auckland council and the national council were of the unanimous opinion that this would virtually mean the elimination of the saleyards as a distributing centre for all fat pigs, as no producer would be likely to auction his pigs and pay commission only to ultimately receive hook values. The repercussions would be most extensive.
The serious shortage of breeding pigs in the Auckland province was a matter for grave concern, said Mr. Clark. In travelling round the province he found no district adequately stocked -to meet the demand of the coming year.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 6
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