Dairy Produce Graded for Export

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 3, 15 March 1957, Page 250

Dairy Produce Graded for Export

If these figures are converted into butterfat equivalent, there is a decrease of 1.984 per cent, in butterfat graded for the 5 months as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding season The above figures refer only to butter and eheese 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.

THE following figures showing Quantities of dairy produce graded for export during December 1956 and for the 5 months ended 31) December 1956 with comparative figures for the same month and 5 months of 1955 have been compiled by the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture from figures supplied by divisional officers at the various grading ports:

BUTTER Percentage Period Creamery Whey Total Inc. er dec. (tons) (tons) (tons) December 1956 .. .. .. ■■ 23,144 391 23,535 December 1955 .. .. . . . . 23,900 395 24,295 Increase or decrease .. .. .. —756 —4 — 760 —3.128 5 months ended 31/12/56 .. .. 95,905 1,576 97,481 5 months ended 31/12/55 .. .. 97,683 1,625 99,308 Increase or decrease .. .. .. —1,778 —49 1,827 — 1.840 Butter in store at 31 December 1956 was 20,314 tons CHEESE Percentage Period White Coloured Total Inc. or dec. (tons) (tons) (tons) December 1956 .. .. . ■ •• 11,254 1,912 13,166 December 1955 .. .. •• ",745 2,318 14,063 Increase or decrease .. -491 -406 -897 6.378 5 months ended 31/12/56 .. .. 40,987 5,924 46,911 5 months ended 31/12/55 .. .. 41,735 6,449 48,184 - Increase or decrease .. .. .. . 748 525 —1,273 2.642 Cheese in store at 31 December 1956 was 22,400 tons