Dairy Produce Graded for Export

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 98, Issue 4, 15 April 1959, Page 386

Dairy Produce Graded for Export

THE following figures showing quantities of dairy produce graded for export during December 1958 and for the 5 months ended 31 December 1958 with comparative figures for the same month and the 5 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 dec. (tons) (tons) (tons) December 1958 ... .. .. 26,015 372 26,387 December 1957 .. .. .. ..v 25,593 399 25,992 Increase or decrease .. .. .... +422 —27 +395 +1.520 5 months ended 31/12/58 .. .. 107,816 1,480 (09,296 5 months ended 31/12/57 . . .. 105,499 1,587 107,086 Increase or decrease .. .. .. +2,317 —lO7 + 2,210 +2.064 Butter in store at 31 December 1958 was 30,984 tons CHEESE Percentage Period White Coloured Total inc. or dec. (tons) (tons) (tons) December 1958 9,865 2,62! 12,486 December 1957 11,839 2,029 13,868 Increase or decrease .'. .. .'. —1,974 +592 — 1,382 —9.965 5 months ended 31/12/58 .. .. 34,049 8,270 42,319 5 months ended 31/12/57 .. .. 41,566 7,021 48,587 Increase or decrease .. .. .. —7,517 +1,249 — 6,268 —12.901 Cheese in store at 31 December 1958 was 15,776 tons

If these figures are converted into butterfat equivalent, there is a decrease of 0.476 per cent in butterfat graded for the 5 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.