BRITISH FARM PRODUCE
ASSURED PRICES PROMISED (Special P.A. Correspondent.) Reed. 6 p.m. London, May 26. Guaranteed prices for milk and butter have been promised the British farmer by the Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Hudson. In a statement in the House of Commons, he said that the Government had decided to guarantee to the producers of milk, fat cattle, calves, sheep, and lambs an assured market for their whole output of milk and meat during the four years up to the summer of 1948 at price levels no less than those at present prevailing, but excluding thc special milk bonus paid for the current year. It is believed that the announcement means stabilisation of the industry, and that every effort will be made to increase production.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 126, 29 May 1944, Page 4
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