asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the quantity of creamery butter produced in each of the years 1946 to 1950, inclusive, and whether facilities for the storage and production of butter have been improved since February, 1948.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Creamery Butter Production.
The quantity of creamery butter produced in each of the years from 1946 to 1950, inclusive, was as follows:—
|
1946 |
551,601 cwt. |
|
1947 |
518,666 cwt. |
|
1948 |
570,723 cwt. |
|
1949 |
687,512 cwt. |
|
1950 |
736,868 cwt. |
The capacity of the cold storage accommodation in the country has been increased since 1948, but butter is only one of a number of commodities for which this accommodation is used. It will be observed that creamery butter production has increased by 42 per cent. since 1947 and the existing facilities are ample to deal with all the milk which is likely to become available.