Dairy Produce Graded for Export

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 89, Issue 6, 15 December 1954, Page 592

Dairy Produce Graded for Export

THE following figures showing quantities of dairy produce graded for export during October and for the 3 months ended 31 October 1954, with comparative figures for the same month ana 3-monthly period of 1953 have been compiled by the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture from figures supplied by divisional officers at the various grading nortsRIITTCD

Cheese in store at 31 October 1954 was 12,364 tons • If these figures are converted into butterfat equivalent, there is an increase of 1.663 per cent, in butterfat graded for the 3 months as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding season. The above figures refer only to butter and cheese graded for export, and owing to diversions which may take place from time to time they are not necessarily a true indication of production trends.

BUTTER Percentage Period Creamery Whey Whey Total increase or Total decrease increase or decrease (tons) (tons) (tons) October 1954 (tons) (tons) (tons) 21,420 402 21,822 October 953 .. .. 21,305 412 21,717 Increase or decrease .. . + 115 — 10 + 105 .483 3 months ended 31/10/54 .. 47,030 808 47,838 3 months ended 31/10/53 .. .. 46,763 845 47,608 Increase or decrease .. +267 —37 +230 .483 Butter in store at 31 October !954 was 16,985 tons CHEESE Percentage Period in store at 31 October 1954 was 16,985 tons CHEESE White Coloured Total Percentage increase or Coloured decrease Total increase or decrease (tons) (tons) (tons) October 954 (tons) 9,786 (tons) 3,093 (tons) 12,879 October 1953 .. 12,166 II 12,177 Increase or decrease .. . . —2,380 +3,082 +702 5.764 3 months ended 31/10/54 19,052 4,100 23,152 3 months ended 31/(0/53 .. 21,517 29 21,546 Increase or decrease .. ,. —2,465 +4,07! + 1,606 7.453