asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state for each of the years 1939 to 1946, inclusive, the total production of: (a) creamery butter: (b) condensed milk; (c) cheese; (d) milk powder, and (e) other milk products; and the total amount of milk used for each of these items of production.
Written Answers. - Milk Products.
The following are the particulars of the quantities of creamery butter and cheese, and their respective milk equivalents, and of the milk equivalent of other milk products produced in each year, from 1939 to 1946, inclusive, from milk supplied to creameries:—
|
Year |
Creamery Butter Produced |
Estimated Milk Equivalent |
Cheese Produced |
Estimated Milk Equivalent |
Estimated Milk Equivalent of Other Milk Products |
|
Cwts. |
Galls. |
Cwts. |
Galls. |
Galls. |
|
|
1939 |
718,279 |
186,752,540 |
38,671 |
4,331,152 |
9,453,458 |
|
1940 |
637,956 |
171,068,560 |
43,329 |
4,652,848 |
8,026,553 |
|
1941 |
663,787 |
172,584,620 |
47,393 |
5,308,016 |
6,983,100 |
|
1942 |
614,994 |
159,898,440 |
59,591 |
6,674,192 |
8,391,916 |
|
1943 |
599,650 |
155,909,000 |
52,317 |
5,859,504 |
11,831,257 |
|
1944 |
579,534 |
150,678,840 |
51,431 |
5,760,272 |
12,511,293 |
|
1945 |
606,219 |
157,616,940 |
58,603 |
6,563,536 |
13,679,938 |
|
1946 |
551,601 |
143,416,260 |
59,092 |
6,618,304 |
15,259,471 |