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

Washington, December 15.-Amer-
lean exports of butter for the first
nine months of the current year
totalled 4,546,0OO pounds with a value
of slightly under $2,OOO,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
665OOO pounds; Panama, COL .OOO
pounds; Cuba. $4,000 pounds. and
other West Indies. 100000 pounds
About 425,0O0 pounds went to Peru.
and 175OOO 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
and also sells considerable to Cuba
and Dominican Republic We supply
British Honduras with so per cent Of
her requirements, Canada furnishing
IA per cent. Denmark and the Meth
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
Canada The United States furnish.
ed 100000 pounds that year, but for
the first nine months OF 1924 the ex-
ports from this country totaled bu'
$4,000 pounds. The butter market in
the Latin Americas can be expanded
to the benefit of the American pro-
ducers.
Cheese exports for the first nine
months Of 1924 totaled 2.S22 900
pounds Of which Cuba took gO.OOO
Mexico 6O2 900. Panama 273. 900, 9th.
er Central America 200, 900. and Ja.
macia 1000 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 1857 900 pounds dur.
ing the first nine months OF 1923.
out OF total expectation for the
period Of 1860 pounds. Exports
to Cuba for the nine months Of that
year tOtaled 1,272,OOO 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
United States Netherland cheese
also have the inside track I'm the
Dominican Republic Here again is
an opportunity to extend the market
for farm product in the Latin
Americas.
Exports Of eggs totaled over %
100000 dozen for the nine monthq'
period, Cuba taking 9.7GS 900. Mexico
4,393.O00, and Panama 100000 doz.
en-. Argentina took 1882 900 dozen.
and Honduras $4,000 dozen. There
is an excellent chance to work up n
better egg market in Argentina as
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 foodstuffg
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.
ceived $4,000 trade inquiries con.
cerning Latin America, from all over
the country, while TO the foodstuffs
division were referred $4,000 inauir.
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 II.
self materially assisted by resorting
to the Department of Sommerce.