The Delta independent., 1924-12-19
OUR FOREIGN BUTTER AND EGG
MARKET


lean exports of butter for the first
totalled 4546.0O0 pounds with a value
of slightly under s2,O0O,0OO 1t may
be interesting to the American but
ter producers to know that about so
per cent of these butter exports
went to the Latin Americas. Among
the largest purchasers were Mexico
$4,000 pounds; Panama, 6O1 900
pounds; Cuba, $4,000 pounds, and
other West Indies, 72O. 1000 pounds.
About 425,O0 pounds went to Peru.
and 175,0OO pounds to other South
American countries. Other purch-
asers were Haiti, Honduras, and Do
minican Republic
Mexico purchases % per cent Of
her butter requirements from this
country, and Panama buys practically
all her butter from us, but Den
mark commands the Haitian market
and also sells considerable to Cuba
and Dominican Republic We supply
British Honduras with so per cent Of
her requirements, Canada furnishing
- b'A ''AANs iS'Alilldlh anu Nllt 4NtAllr
erlands supply So per cent Of the
Venezuela butter purchases. and the
United States but 10 per cent. Co
lombia took $1,000 pounds from us
in the first nine months Of this year
In 1928 British Guiana imported
$4,000 pounds, the bulk of which
was supplied by England and
ranalu
ed 100000 pounds that year, but for
the first nine months Of 1924 the ex-
ports from this country totaled but
$4,000 pounds. The butter market I'm
the Latin Americas can he expanded
to the benefit OF the American pro
ducers.
Cheese exports for the first nine
months Of 1924 totaled 2,822 900
pounds Of which Cuba took $4,000
Mexico 100000. Panama 273.OOO. 9th
er Central America 200 900. and ia
macia III 900 pounds There was a
heavy falling off in our exports of
cheese this year due to the almost
entire loss Of the British market to-
which we sent 1851, 900 pounds dur
ing the first nine months OF 1928.
out of a total expectation for the
period of 7,365,OOO pounds Exports
to Cuba for the nine months OF that
year totaled 1.272OOO pounds. The
British colonies crowded us out OF
the British market, while the Meth.
erlands supplied Cuba with nearly
twice as much as came from the
TV,tN
also have the inside track in the
Dominican Republic. Here again IL
an opportunity to extend the market
for a farm product in the Latin
Americas.
Exports Of eggs totaled over 22
100000 dozen for the nine months
period. Cuba taking 9,7Gs 900. Mexico
1893. 900. and Panama 100000 doz-
en-. Argentina took 1882, 900 dozen.
and Honduras $4,000 dozen There
is an excellent chance to work UP
better egg market in Argentina asI
the poultry industry there has not
been specialized and Argentina egg
production will not meet home de.
mands for some years to come.
The Department Of Commerce at
Washington maintains n foodstuffs
division whence valuable information
may be secured by butter, cheese and
egg producers and marketers. for ex.
tending export trade, and one of the
strongest divisions OF the department
Is that devoted to Latin American
trade. Last year the department re.
celved $4,000 trade Inquiries con.
cerning Latin America from all over
the country, while to the foodstuffs
division were referred $4,000 inquir.
les. a great many of them dealing
with Latin American possibilities.
Farmers should not overlook the
information which is freely and glad
ly given by the department. and any
farmers cooperative movement for
developing export trade will find IT,
self materially assisted by resorting
to the Department of Sommerce.