Dairy Produce Graded for Export

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 97, Issue 6, 15 December 1958, Page 518

Dairy Produce Graded for Export

THE following figures showing quantities of dairy produce graded for export during September 1958 and for the 2 months ended 30 September 1958 with comparative figures for the same month and the 2 months of 1957 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. or dee. (tons) (tons) (tons) September 1958 19,902 268 20,170 September 1957 .. .. ' (7,992 269 18,261 Increase or decrease .. .. .. + 1,910 —I +1,909 +10.454 2 months ended 30/9/58 .. .. 31,322 374 31,696 2 months ended 30/9/57 .. 29,183 379 29,562 Increase or decrease .. ... .. +2,139 —5 +2,134 ■ +7.219 Butter in store at 30 September 1958 was 9,738 tons CHEESE Percentage Period White Coloured Total inc. or dec. (tons) (tons) (tons) September 1958 5,417 . 1,328 6,745 September 1957 .. .. 6,159 1,095 7,254 . Increase or decrease .. .. .. —742 +233 —509 —7.017 2 months ended 30/9/58 .. .. 6,837 ‘ 1,365 8,202 2 months ended 30/9/57 .. .. 7,777 1,135 8,912 Increase or decrease .. .. .. 940 +230 —7lO 7.967 Cheese in store at 30 September 1958 was 8,946 tons

If these figures are converted into butterfat equivalent, there is an increase of 5.595 per cent in butterfat graded for the 2 months as compared with the preceding season. The above figures refer only to butter and cheese graded for export, and owing to diversions which may take place they are not necessarily a true indication of production trends. ,