CELEX: 51980PC0190
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Date: 1980-06-30
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EEC) N° 1655/76 extending the transitional arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom#PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL relating to the exportation New Zealand butter into the Community on special terms (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                               COM(80 ) 190 final
                                                          Brussels . 30 june 1980
                                      PROPOSAL FOR A
                       REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
      amending Regulation (EEC ) N° 1655/ 76 extending the transitional
         arrangements for the import of New Zealand "butter into the
                                    L   United Kingdom
                           /- >.      PROPOSAL FOR A
                           REGULATION (EEC) ,OF THE COUNCIL
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       relating to the the. exportation           New Zealand "butter into the
                            Community
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                                          on special
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                                                         terms
               ( submitted to the Counoil "by the Commission)
C0M( 80) 1Q0 final
 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.      Under Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 of 29 June 1976 extending
         the transitional arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter
                                     1
         Into the United Kingdom , the United Kingdom 1s authorized to Import
                       1978 :   !  , 125 000 tonnes   ' "■
                       1979 :        120 000 tonnes         ^ ^         " '7'
                       1980 :        VI5 000 tonnes
         of New Zealand butter on special terms .
                              .                  ■  -
                                     '•                                                    * I '5
         These special arrangements , which were originally introduced by                      ! ji
         Protocol No 18 annexed to the Act of Accession , provide for the                      , ife
                                               ■                      -    -  - -              i     w
         application of a cif price , observance of which must be guaranteed by U
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         New Zealand , and a special levy , fixed at a level ensuring that the                       'a
          quantities imported can be sold at a steady rate on the United Kingdom ,
          market without disturbing the balance of the Community butter market . I
                                        . -      *                  -                .      • : ii
  2.      In August 1979 the Commission submitted to the Council a rep&rt on the
          milk products situation in the Community , the world market and in New '
          Zealand 1n relation to the import of New Zealand butter into the                       ! i
          United Kingdom ( Doc . 8832 / 79 of 10 September 1979 / C0MC79 ) 444 final ).
          In this report the Commission sets out its guidelines not only with
          regard to the scope for continued imports of New Zealand butter Into
          the Community in the future but also with regard to a .modest reduction
           in the quantities imported even in 1980 .                     In addition , the \
           Commission expressed the opinion that the existing Import arrangements
           should be altered as soon as possible 1n order to improve their
          working .   The aim of the two proposals for Regulations attached 1s
          to achieve these objectives .
           New Zealand has suffered economic difficulties 1n recent years and
            1t will be some tfme before it is able to create a more broadly                  1
                                                                                                       t,
            based economy through the development of Its energy ahd other natural
         < resources . New Zealand 's capacity to cope with those difficulties                      ,j
                                                                                                    1 ;i
            •nd to continue to provide a pole of stability In the pacific dependsi
    Τ
      0J No t 185 , 9.7.1976 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---       therefore In large degree on the maintenance of secure access to the E.C *
      for Its exports of dairy products'. The Community / for its part / has an
      Interest in maintaining the present state of good relations it has with
      New Zealand / a country which continues to look to Europe for guidance .
      New Zealand was , in particular , a cooperative partner during the MTNs
      and future 6ATT arrangements relating to dairy products will be a matter
      of close concern to both partners .      The pattern of trade with New Zealand
      is reciprocal ;  the Community is New Zealand 's largest supplier / providing
      27% of New Zealand 's imports .                                                   • !?
                               i                                                        i.i
3.   The aim of the proposed amendment to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 is to :
     adjust the existing arrangements for 1980 by replacing the cif price                          ' j
                             )                                                           !      4
     and the variable special levy with a levy which would normally remain                        ' !
                                                                                         •     >'    1
     unchanged throughout 1980 / in order to avoid the disadvantages                     j <         j
                                 W ■     m   . i  a   I
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      resulting from the fluctuations of the level of the special levy and i f|i
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      to enable New Zealand to plan its supplies more efficiently .                . j ;|
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4.    The Commission takes the view that in conjunction with the proposed
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      amendments to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 the quantities of butter
      imported into the United Kingdom .                         should be reduced
     by 20 000 tons before the end of 1980 under a gentlemen 's agreement
     .with the New Zealand authorities .
5.    For the purposes of the calculation of the special levy to be applied /.
                               account is taken of the reduction mentioned in
      A above , of the level of the intervention price for Community butter ,
      of the net New Zealand income from butter sales in the United Kingdom
      and of the increase in costs since the last fixing of the cif price by
      Council Regulation (EEC) No 2157/ 77^.                                     '        ,
                                                                                    .     I  , -
                                                                     V                     |
                                                                                          ! I
      It should be possible to alter the rate of the special levy in                           <
      exceptional cases .  With1 regard to 1980 / the levy should be adjusted                  j
      If the level of the aid for the direct consumption of buttef granted j
      in the United Kingdom is altered .                                                        "h
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60    The second proposal for a Regulation concerns the arrangements for the
       Import of New Zealand butter on special terms after 31 Oeeember 1 980 j
                                                                                             ■Η
  0J No L 250 / 30.9.1977/ p. 12
 ---pagebreak--- This proposal includes the possibility of Importing New Zealand butter
Into the whole Community from 1 January 1981 onwards , a lower annual
quantity , subject to a modest scale of reduction during the early
years , and the retention of the new import arrangements without cif '
prices and with a special levy , which will normally remain unchanged .
In order to avoid disturbances on the Community market and to ensure
that any unforeseeable developments in the future situation on the
butter market can be coped with , provision 1s made for the adjustment
of the quantities of New Zeland butter which may be imported .
Finally, 1t 1s to'be noted that the adoption of these proposals will
strengthen the opportunities for continued collaboration between
the Community and New Zealand , the two major partners 1n International
trade 1n dairy products , with the objective of promoting , in their
mutual Interest , an orderly operation of world markets .  The Community
1s also mindful of the need for New Zealand to continue its efforts
to diversify Its economy and exports , 1t being understood that both
parties for Its part will strive to pursue a commercial policy which
does not run counter to this purpose .   The Community has played the
major role in providing a market for New Zealand 's butter , in view of
absence of effective opportunities for this product 1n the protected
markets of other developed countries such as the United States and
Japan .  The Community is ready to continue this role taking account
also of the wider Interest of political co-operation with New Zealand
but It 1s clear that a reduction of protectionism 1n other developed
 countries 1n the dairy sector would be a highly desirable development
 In the Interests both of the Community and New Zealand .
 ---pagebreak---                                                Draft Proposal          !
                                                 v   for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No         / 79
                         *                  of
                   amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 extending the transitional
                      arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into the
                 '                             United Kingdom \
       , THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
    Ï-. '                        I
     : Having regard to the Act of Accession and in particular Article 5(2) of
            Protocol No 18, herlnafter 'the Protocol' ,
       *                   ' '          t
            Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
            Whereas , further to the Protocol Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 of 29
     ' June 1976 extending the transitional arrangements for the import of New
                                                           2
     ; Zealand butter into the United Kingdom                authorized the United Kingdom , as a
            transitional measure , to Import certain quantities of New Zealand butter on
            special terms from 1978 to 1980 ;         whereas , in accordance with these
    .                                                                                     »
    ; arrangements , a cif price is fixed observance of which must be guaranteed
    j by New Zealand ;           whereas a special levy on imports of New Zealand butter
    i     •  .
    i into the United Kingdom is fixed at a level ensuring that the proposed
    > ■             ....       .       ...          .              . i
    i quantities can be sold at a steady rate oq the United Kingdom market
    j without disturbing the balance of the Community butter market ;
    ι
    I '                                     !                    ,           I ■              "
    I     ·                                                   '
    | Whereas problems have arisen hampering implementation of these arrangements
    { mainly because developments on the butter market in the United Kingdom
            cannot always be predicted and because adjustments to the special levy
            necessitated when stoeks of New Zealand butter have already built up in the
            United Kingdom do not have an immediate effect ;
      ■ Whereas , therefore , it appears appropriate to amend the existing arrange®
!
            ments by replacing the abovementipned cif price and the variable special
               levy with a special levy the rate of which will normally remain unchanged
j            throughout 1980 in respect of the corresponding quantity specified In
  ! i 10J No L 73, 270 3.1972, p. 5
  j     !
               20J No L 185, 9 « 7. 1976, p. 1
                                     .    '
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 2 -
                                                                                i
in Article 1(2 ). of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 ;    whereas these adjustments
should protect Community butter from the disadvantages which have so far
resulted from the fluctuations in the special levy and enable New Zealand
to plan more efficiently its supplies and sales in accordance with market
developments ;    whereas the rate of the special levy fixed should be
determine^ on the basis of the criteria now set out in Article 3(3 ) of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 /
Whereas the level of the special levy takes account of the aid of 45.94 ECU
per 100 kg granted in the United Kingdom for butter of Community origin for
            Council    Regulation ( EEC ) No 1269 / 79(3 ), as amende ^ by
direct consumption under/ Counci I Regulation ( EEC ) No 1768 / 79 ;       whereas in
order to prevent New Zealand butter subject only to this special levy from
being put to industrial uses at a lower price level than that which must be
paid for butter of Community origin used for the same purpose , provision
should be made to ensure that the New Zealand butter in question can be
used only for direct consumption; whereas the amount of the special levy
must be adjusted if , for example, the abovementioned aid is altered ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                     Article 1
Regulation . ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 is hereby amended as follows :
1.    The text of Articles 2 to 5 shall be replaced by the following :
      " Article 2
      1.    A special levy shall be applied to imports into the United
            Kingdom of the quantities of butter specified in Article 1(2 ).
" 0J No L 161 , 29 . 6.1979 , p . 8
^0J No L 203, 11 . 8.1979, p . 1
 ---pagebreak---   2.     For that quantity of New Zealand butter imported into the United
         Kingdom during 1980 not exceeding the quantity fixed in Article
         1(2 ), the special levy shall be 5l»37 ECU per 100 kg .
  Article 3
  1.     In the event of a change in 1980 in the amount of the general aid
         specified in Article 2(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1269/79 , the
        amount of the special levy specified in Article 2(2 ) shall be
        adjusted accordingly.
  2.    The amount of the special levy may also be adjusted by the
        Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
         Commission, when other Community measures substantially modify
        the conditions under which butter is marketed .
  Article 4
t The special levy charged shall be that obtaining on the day of
  importation into the United Kingdom .
  Article 5
  Only butter which has been proved to be of New Zealand origin may
  benefit from the special arrangements set out in Article 1 ."
  The text of Article 7 shall be replaced by the following :
   Article 7
  The United Kingdom shall take all measures necessary to ensure that
  the New Zealand butter imported subject to the levy fixed in Article
  2(2 ) is not used for processing but exclusively for direct con­
  sumption , within the meaning of Article 1(a ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
  1269 / 79 , in the United Kingdom ."
 ---pagebreak--- 3.   The text of Article 8 shall be replaced by the following :
       Article 8
     Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted
     in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation
     ( EEC ) No 804 / 68 ."
                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
The Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                 For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                     proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       relating to the importation of New Zealand butter into the
                        Community on special terms
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 804 / 68 of 27 June 1968 on the
                                                               1
common organization of the market in milk and milk products , as last
                                           2
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1761 / 78 , and in particular Article 14(6 )
and Article 19(2 ) thereof .
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament^,
                                                       4
Whereas Protocol 18 annexed to the Act of Accession , and subsequently
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1655 / 76 of 29 June 1976 concerning the
transitional arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into tJie
               5          ...     _    ...         ..        6
United Kingdom   as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No      179 , have authorized
the United Kingdom to import annually until the end of 1980 certain
quantities of New Zealand butter on special terms ;
Whereas under Article 33 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 804 / 68 the common or­
ganization of the market in milk and milk products must take account of the
objectives set out in Article 110 of the Treaty ;     whereas in order to
contribute , in accordance with the common interest , to the harmonious
development of world trade , arrangements should be made to enable New
Zealand butter to be imported into the Community on special terms .
 '0J No L 148, 28 . 6.1968, p. . 13
^OJ No L 204, 28. 7.1978, p. 6
^0J No C
S 0J No L 73, 27 . 3.1972 , p,. 5
^0J No L 185, 9 . 7.1976, p. 1
  0J No L
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 2 -
Whereas the new arrangements must include measures to prevent the balance
of the Community butter market from being disturbed ;      whereas , therefore ,
the import on special terms of New Zealand butter into all the Member
States and its free circulation in the Community must be made possible and
the quantities of New Zealand butter imported annually under these
arrangements must be fixed on a degressive scale , subject to their
adjustment in the case of any substantial and unforeseeable change 1n the
situation on the world market and in the Community;
Whereas a special levy which will normally remain unchanged is the most
appropriate method of protecting Community butter from the disadvantages
resulting from the frequent fluctuations of its level and of enabling New
Zealand to plan on a reasonable basis its exports to the Community in line
with market developments ;
Whereas , following the extension to the Community as a whole of the special
import arrangements for New Zealand butter , the amount of the special levy
can no longer take account of the aid provided for in Council Regulation
( EEC ) No 1269/ 79^, as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1768/ 79**, because the
amount of this aid varies from one Member State to another ;        whereas ,
therefore, the limitation of Community financing in this aid for butter of
Community origin should be abolished with effect from 1 January 1981 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   .
                                  Article 1
Under the terms set out in this Regulation New Zealand butter may be
imported into the Community subject to a special levy .
loj No L 161 , 29 . 6.1979, p . 8
°0J No L 203, 11 . 8.1979, p . 1
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 3 -
                                  Article 2
       The quantity which may be the subject of the special import arrange­
       ments shall be         metric tonnes per calendar year .
       However , the annual quantity shall be :
                       1981                     metric tonnes
                       1982                     metric tonnes
                       1983                     metric tonnes
                       1984                     metric tonnes .
2.     The quantities specified in paragraph 1 may be altered by the Council ,
       acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, in
       view in particular of the development of the situation on the
       Community butter market and the development of the world butter
       market .
3.     During a given year , the annual quantities specified in paragraph 1
       may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 , be
       temporarily reduced in order to prevent serious disturbances on the
       butter market in the Community, in particular should there be a
       substantial and unexpected drop in the direct consumption of butter in
       the Community or in those of its regions where New Zealand butter is
       mainly marketed .                          -
                                  Article 3
1.     The special levy applicable to New Zeland butter imported under this
       Regulation shall be 69,51 ECU per 100 kg .
2.     However, the rate of the special levy may be adjusted by the Council ,
       acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission,
       whenever other Community measures alter to any substantial degree the
       conditions under which butter is marketed in the Community or in those
       of itsregions where New Zealand butter is mainly marketed .
                                  Article 4
Entry under the special import arrangements shall be conditional on the
presentation of a certificate showing that the butter concerned is
   -   of New Zealand origin
   - six weeks old at least , with a fat content by weight of at least 80%
     , and less than 82% , and manufactured directly from milk or milk cream .
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 4 -
                                     Article 5
Imports of New Zealand butter shall be subject to the provisions adopted
                                      9
under Regulation ( EEC ) No 974 / 71     as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No
        10
987/ 79      with regard to the fluctuations of the currencies of 'certain
Member States .
                                     Article 6
                               \
Detai Led rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in _
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation
( EEC ) No 804 / 68 . They shall provide in particular for control measures to
ensure observance of the quantities specified in Article 2 .
                                     Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .         It shall
apply from 1 January 1981 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
           \                                         .
all Member States .
Done at Brussels -                                  For the Council
  '0J No L 106 , 12 . 5.1971 , p . 1
  U0J No L 123, 19 . 5.1979, p .   9
 ---pagebreak---                            F 8 IV A A! C 5 A SL          STATEMENT
                                                                                                      Date :      24.6.1980
   1 . BUDGET HEADING :
                                        100                                                           APPROBIATIONS
                                                                                                                    .    1,719 MEUA
                                          62                                                                             4,976 MEUA
   2 . TITLE :              Draft Council Reg . on the import of ■ New Zealand butter into the
                            Community on special terms .
U­
E  3.    LEGAL BASIS r                  Articles 14 and 19 of Regulation 804 / 68
μ
I; 4 . AIMS OF PROJECT I                  Granting of special terms as regard the levy applies to imports
I     1                                   of butter from New Zealand .
                                                                                                                                                1
   5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                 I PERIOD                 CURRENT FlfjA^jlAL YEAR FOLLOW ING fg^NCIAL YEAR
                                                                       OF 12 MONTHS
                                                                                                                                                j
   5.0 EXPENDITURE
          - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
             ( REFUNDS / INTERVENTIONS )
                                                  '
                                                                                            - 24 MEUA                    + 162 MEUA* . ' S
                                                                                                                                              ■
          -                                            .
   5.1 RECEIPTS
          - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
             C L E V I E S / CK X00 K3< X OCX K3«                                          - 20 MEUA                     + 69 MEUA              I
          - NATIONAL
                                                                                 J                              1
                                                                     1982        j.      1983      ,                  i
                                                                                                                       I
                                                                  + 158 MEUA        +■  154 MEUA
   5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
                                                                  + 67 MEUA         +■   66 MEUA
    5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS                             j.
    5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
                                        See following page
ΓΤ 0       CAN THE PROJECT 8E FINANCED FROM APPRO0IATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                                    YES / NOX   8
    6· 1        Χτ* Χ )^Χ χχ Χ Χ * Χ Χ Χ Χ1*      Χ^Χ ~>6< Χ^Χ Κ ΧΧ'ΧΧ^ίΚ            ΧΧΧ'ΧΧ *Μ<>«*ΧτΧ χ*»** XXX
s 6 - 2 *>xx £                Sflf kW* * x*xfc x X          k^X x?x
    6.3 WILL FUTURE BUOGET APPROBATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                                   YES ^
i OBSERVATIONS
 ---pagebreak--- 1 . 'Calculations are based on the following assumptions :                           . x             .
       a)   by applying the normal levy , imports of N.Z. butter would be nil ; therefore ,
            revenue nil ;                                                   *                          ■
       b)   by applying a special levy , there would be imports of N.Z. butter within ,
            the quantity limits ; therefore , revenue from the levy but / on the other
          - hand , it is necessary to find marketSA for a corresponding         quantity of
            Community butter .                   :                                                 ,
2.     Calculation of revenue in the form of levies :
     .  - - 1981      97 500   t X 695.1 ECU / t = 67.8 MECU = 69.2 MEUA
        -   1982      95000    t X 695.1 ECU / t = 66.0 MECU = 67.3 MEUA                   .  .
        -   1983      92 500   t X 695.1 ECU / t = 64.3 MECU = 65.6 MEUA
3)     Calculation of the cost of disposing of corresponding quantities of Community butt
        -   1981      97 500' t X 1630 ECU / t     = 158.9 MECU = 162.1 MEUA    ,
        -   1982      95 000   t X 1630 ECU / t    = 154.9 MECU = 158.0 MEUA
        -   1983      92 500   t X 1630 ECU /t     = 150.8 MECU -= 153.8 MEUA ~ •
4.     As regards 1980 , it is proposed , in relation to existing rules , both to reduce-
       imports of N.Z. butter by 20,000 t and , also , to reduce the special levy by
       836.8 ECU /t to 513.7 ECU /t '                 '        '  •           ,                          ;
       These proposals will have the following consequences :                      ■
       A.   Lost revenue                                            ;
            115,000 t ( former level ) - 20,000 t ( proposed production ) - 33,000 t
            ( already imported this year )
            = 62,000 t X 323,1 " ECU / t ( di fference between 836.8 and 513.7 ) ,
            = - 20.0 MECU = - 20.3 MEUA "                                     i
       B.   Reduction in expenditure          •
            1)   20,000 t ( corresponding reduction in the case of exports ) X 1630 ECU
                  ( export refund )                                              -       . - . , -
                  = 32.6 MECU = 33.1 MEUA '
          - 2)   20,000 X 459.4 MECU / t ( subsidy to be . paid to Community butter )
                  = - 9.2 MECU = - 9.4 MEUA
                 Reduction in expenditure : 33.1 - 9.4 = 23.7 MEUA . ;
(1 )    The amount of 1630 - ECU / t corresponds to the average cost of disposing of
        butter surpluses .
 ---pagebreak---             REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL .
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION 'OP REGULATION .(EEC ) N O I655/76 EXTENDING THE
 TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE II-IPORT OF 2®/ ZEALAND BUTTER
        ' INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE YEAR 1978
 ---pagebreak---                   I. INTRODUCTION
                     1. Pursuant -to Article 7 of the Council Regulation No 1655/76^'
                         this report describes the conditions under which the import of
                         New Zealand "butter into the United Kingdom during the n-alowriay.
                         year 1978 has "been administered.
               II . QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS
                     2 . In accordance with Article 1 ( l ) and ( 2 ) of Regulation (EEC )
                         No 1655/76 , the United Kingdom was authorized to import from
                         New Zealand , 125,000 tonnes of "butter during the calendar year 1978*
                                                                         %
                     3 . The total quantity of New Zealand "butter actually imported (de"bonded)
                         during 1978 was 124,971 tonnes.
                     4. On 1 January 1978 , the stock of New Zealand "butter ( de"bonded) in the
                         United Kingdom amounted to 67,528 tonnes .
Regulation (EEC ) No 1655/76 of "the Council of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional
arrangements for the import of New Zealand "butter into the United Kingdom (O.J. L I85 ,
9.7.1976 , P. 1 )
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 2 -
 5 « The total quantity of New Zealand cutter sold on the United Kingdom
      market in 197^ was 134»686 tonnes#        ( 1977 : 115,472 tonnes )
 6. On 31 December 1978 > "the carryover stock of New Zealand "butter (dehonded)
       in the United Kingdom amounted to 57»804 tonnes . ( 31 December 1977 : 67531
                                                                                      tonnes )
 7 # Butter production in the United Kingdom during 197® further , increased^
       to about 162,000 tonnes ( 1977 : 134,000 tonnes ) See Annex I ,._.
 8 . Total offtake of butter on the British market during 1978 is estimated
      at 414 , 000 tonnes   ( 1977 : 428,000 tonnes )  See Annex I.         ...
 9 . Imports of butter from member states further declined from ■                            ;     ;
      189,000 tonnes in 1977 to. 173,000 tonnes in 1978 ( See Annexes I and II )
                                                                          »
                                                                                                 ).
                                                                                                   ι
10 . Although total U.K. imports in 1978 were below the 1977 level
                        total butter- stocks held in cold stores in the
      United Kingdom increased from 127,000 tonnes at the beginning of 1978
    ' to 129,000 tonnes at the end of that year .                                          ■       \
11 . The 1978 closing stocks of New Zealand butter ( 57) 804 t ) were 14«4%                        i
      lower than the opening stock (67, 528 t ). This reduction was possible                       j
      because the sales during 1978 were 7.8% higher than the quantity                            'j
       imported .                                                                              - 1
                                                                   "             ν                 ;
12 . In 1977" and 1978 the percentage shares of v'                   New Zealand butter
       on the U.K. market were 26.9 and 33.3 respectively .
                                                                               •m/m m
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      13 . During 1978 tiie butter share of the yel low., fats market decreased from
           about 57 . 1 % to about 52.8% ;       meanwhile the market share of margarine
           increased during the same period from 42.9% to 46 . 4% .                                 >
      14 . During~1978 , the U.K. exported a significant quantity of almost
           56,000 tonnes ( compared with 11,000 t during 1977 )/ of which 48^862 tonnes
           went to member countries .          The main .reason for this development was
           the relatively low level of market prices in the U.K. . compared with
           that in other member states , where the market price is more closely
           related to the intervention price leve I . ( See Annex. l )
III , Butter Prices and the fixing of the special levy
                . •- '      ' ,                             ' •                          •    '   f
      15 . The special levies during 1978 were fixed taking into account the
           following factors :                                  \                               '
            (a )    the C.I.F. price which was fixed at 117.88 ua / 100 kg from
                    1.10.77 ( unchanged during 1978 )
           (b )     on-costsup the first point of sale
                    These costs comprise the following :                            ,
                                                                                  ~ t / long ton        ' j
                          (i) landing , handling and 1 week storage          :      12 . 63
                       ( ii ) 20.25 additional weeks storage                 :      14.84
                    ( i.ii )  Insurance    "     .                           :          0.45
                                             Total (i + ii + iii )           :  ,   27.92
                       ( iv ) Commission at 0# 8333% of the 'bulk 1                                   ■
                              selling price         ...                    <
                         (v)  London Provision exchange ( L. P. E. ) : discount ~     '
                              at 0^8333% of 'bulk-' selling price .
           During 1978 these cost figures           remained unchanged
                                                                                        ■■/mm
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16 .    The special Levies were established taking into account the anticipated
        evolution of market prices for butter ; the levy rates and the quantise
        imported at each rate are shown below .      Further details are given in
        Annex III
                                               Levy ( v.-*a ,/ IQOlcg )    Tonnes
        Applicable from 1 January                    103.86                6365.8
                      "1 March                       123.41 ( 1 )
                      "   5 June                      80-66              '4455Ì .7
              "       " 28 July                       94 »47               9322 *7
              "       "   4 October                  100.54        v       3380 «8
                                                                (2 )
              "       "   1 November                  81 « 00             17000.0
              "       " 23 November                  106.64               44350 «0
                                                                        124971 .0
        C1 )  No butter was debonded at this levy rate .
        (2 )  Debondings at ' this special levy rate were limited          by        '
              agreement to 17, 000 tonne-s directly related to the short
              term subsidy   given to Community butter sold in the U.K. under
              Council Regulation 2574 / 78 .
        During 1978 , the   levy applicable to butter imported into                i
        the Community , from sources other than New Zealand , ranged from
      . 186.5 to 196-55 ua / 100 kg .        ~             --    - --
                        .                          >
17 .    The strong variations in the rate of the levy fixed during 1978
        again demonstrate the difficulty in determining the levy rate
        in the light of expectations on future market price developments .
        The New Zealand Dairy Board ( NZDB ) ( sole importer and exporter
        of New Zeala. nd butter ) does not always debond butter on arrival
        in the U.K.   Consequently , throughout the year , particularly
        during the winter months when the N.Z.D.B * lands the major part
        of the entitlement , non-debonded stocks may reach significant
        levels .  The N.Z.D.B. decides if , when and how much butter should be
        debonded in the light of developments , both actual and expected
     • in    the rate of the special levy .    Debonding can be an administrative
        act as no physical: movement of the butter is necessarily involved .
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18 . Approximately 25,000 tonnes of the 1973 opening stock of 67,528 tonnes
     of New Zealand butter\was debonded in 1977 at a levy rate of # 70.67 u.a . ;
     the remainder ( 42,500 tonnes ) at 79.39 ua / 100 kg .                    '•
     As a consequence , the calculated selling price for NZ butter ( pack.et.ed
     first hand selling price > could be kept at 1225 t / lt from the beginning
     of 1978 until 6 March 1978 after which the price increased to 1277 fc / lt
     and remained      at that level until     mid-June   1978 . ' Only then were the
     quantities imported during 1977 actually sold .         ( See Annex IV ).
19 . During November and . December 1977       about 48,000 tonnes of butter were
     imported into the U.K. from other         EEC countries in order to benefit     .
     from the last alignment of the intervention          price level in the U.K.
     On 1 January 1978 ( from 205.45 ua to « 230.95 ua / 100 kg .)
20 . U.K. public cold store stocks at the Start of 1978 were estimated                 '
     at 126,000 tonnes .       It is clear that an opening stock of 184,000
     tonnes ( including N.Z. butter stock ) together with the increase in
     U.K. butter production and a reduction in consumption have had a
     depressive effect on the market prices throughout the year 1978 .
     In practice the selling price for home produced butter ( Country Life )-
     as well as . for most of the other butters , remained below the intervention
     price level ( which increased on 22.5.78 to 235.72 ua ) for the duration
     of 1978 .
21 . From 5th June , the^selling price for N.Z. butter was increased by
     t1 23 / It to fc1413.44 / lt , reflecting the levy of   103.86 u.a . paid on
     6366 tonnes of butter debonded during January and - February .
                         ..                         ■ ■'          . • -           V'
22 . in view of the price proposals for the 1978 / 79 milk campaign and the
     possibility of a change in the "green rate " the special levy was
     increased on 1 March to 123.41 u.a. / 100 kg . . Since this levy was of a
     provisional nature , no N.Z. butter was debonded until 5 June , when ,
      the levy was re-fixed at 80.66 u.a .        Immediately thereafter , a quantity of
      44.552 tonnes of N.Z. butter was debonded , the calculated selling price
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 6 -
     for which was about 1400 b / lt ( packeted ).    It is estimated that this
     quantity of 44,552 tonnes of butter was actually sold on the U.K.
     market during the period mid-July to mid-November at an average price
     level of b1425 / lt .
23 . On 28 July the special levy was increased to 94.47 u.a. / 100 kg to
     reflect once more the development of butter prices on the U.K. market .
     The prices of Community butter on the U.K. market were still about
     100 t/ lt below the intervention level of 1580 t/ lt ( packeted ) but were
                                                                   ν
     consistently tending to increase .
24 . on 4 October , the levy was again increased to 100.54 u.a . to bring the
     N.Z. selling price closer to the intervention price level .
25 . The reduction of the levy on 1 November 1978 to 81 u.a. / 100 kg has
     to be seen in the light of the subsidy for Community butter which was
     introduced as a special measure ( Regulation ( EEC ) 2574 / 78 ) to increase
     consumption .      In the U.K. market the short-term subsidy of 20 u.a. / 100 kg .
     ( fc128.88 / lt ) applied to a quantity of 51,025 tonnes .    For N.Z. butter
     the impact of the subsidy was limited to 17000 tonnes which were sold
     after the 44 552 tonnes debonded at 80.66 u.a. / 100 kg .
26 . since the levy change associated with the debonding of the 17 000 tonnes
     did not necessitate any change in the actual selling price , it therefore
     remained at fc1427 / lt up t.o'the end of the year .
27 . On       23 November , after the 17 000 tonnes were debonded , the special
  ,   levy was increased to 106.64 u.a. / 100 kg , corresponding to a selling
     price for N.Z. butter equal to the intervention level ( 1580fc / lt packets ).
28 . The 1978 . closing stock of N.Z. butter is estimated to have comprised
     the following quantities each debonded at the levy rate as indicated :
                          Quantity ( tonnes )        Levy rate ( u.a. / 100 kg )
                              9323                       * 94.47
                              3381                        100.54
                             44350                        106 ..64
                               750                        various
                             57804 ( closing stock )
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29 .   It is evident from the foregoing account of the development of the                   <
        1 97 8 UK butter market that there are weaknesses in the present
       framework .      While accepting that prices for N.Z. butter and Community
       butter do influence each other , it is not possible to establish the
       Levy . for N.Z. butter based on the Intervention price without having
       due regard to the actual market prices .
30 .   During 1978 the sel li ng pri ces were increased by about
                        162 fc / lt . for British butter
                        202 fc / lt for N . Z. butter                               . ,
                        226 fc / lt for Danish butter ( Lurpa . k )
       The subsidies paid in the U.K. for direct consumption of butter
       were 33 ua / 100 kg        fc193.79 / It    ( starting on 16 / 9 / 77 )
               33 ua / 100 kg     t196.70 / It     ( _ "       "    1 / 4 / 78 )
               28 ua / 100 kg     t180.42 / It     ( . "       "   22 / 5 / 78 )
               23 ua / 100 kg     t148.20 / It     (   "       "    1 / 7 / 78 and valid until
                                                                   3171 2 / 78 )
31 .   Even with the butter subsidiesj consumer prices increased from' about
       48 p / lfo in the beginning of 1978 to 69 p / lb at the end of the year
       whereas the prices for margarine remained more or less stable at
       about 30 # 5 p / lb .     It is likely that these factors contributed in large
       part to the reduction in U.K. butter consumption by 3.3% during 1978 .
 IV .  Decisions on the Level of the CIF price
  32 . since the first application of Protocol 18 the CIF price for N.Z.
       butter has been fixed as follows :-
              1 Feb .   1973                     76.96 ua / 100 kg
              1 Jan . 1975                       90.81      "       (+ 18% )
              1 Jan . 1976 '                    107.16      "       (+ 18% )
              1 Oct . 1977                      117.88      "       (+ 10% )
                                                                                        ./.
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 8  -
           The CIF price of 117,88 ua / 100 kg corresponds to just half of
           the intervention price for butter in the Community applicable
           since 22 May 1978 ( of 235,72 ua >. On the basis of the average rate
           of the US dollar during 1978 (1 U.S. dollar =      0*65216 ua )
           the CIF price corresponds to about 1800 U.S. dollars per tonne ,
           compared with an average price level on the world market of
           about 1100- 1200 U.S. dollars per tonne fob during 1978 .
 33 .      in accordance with article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) no 1655 / 76 the
           CIF price shall , on the basis of a periodical    review , be adjusted   *
           as necessary having regard to the supply and demand developments
           in the major producing and consuming countries of the world^and also
           to the level and evolution of prices in the Community - including
           intervention prices - and in New Zealand , taking into account ,
<.         moreover , cost developments in New Zealand and trends in freight charges .
   3'4 .   On 20 June 1978 the New .Zealand authorities submitted detai led figures
           on the cost developments in New Zealand during the reference period
           1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978 .    The weighted average increase of these
           costs was calculated to be 15-61% .
         !                                -
   35 . During the same reference period the Council increased the Community
           price level by about 2%   which was   below the increased
           costs in the different member countries .
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V. Diversification of the N.Z. Dairy product production and of exports of
• ' such products                                                                         .                                                         - • '
      56 . Drought conditions in the "second, half of the New Zealand milk season
            "( ending June ) 1977/1978 caused an overall decrease in the amount of
             milk for processing in 1979* ■(– 8,8 fo compared with the previous
             season). This was reflected in a decreased production of "butter ,
           . cheese and "butteroil (- 14 $ ; – 3 $ and – 3 % respectively).
      37 . during 1978 exports of butter declined by 7% to 153,878 tonnes .                w
                                                                                                                                        The. U.K ,
             remained the most important market taking 126,501 tonnes or 82.2% of
             total exports .                   '                                              /
             Exports of "butter to J^paa. were negligible due to domeetio stocks 'and
             static demand* The Japanese government has given no firm indication of
             when •'butter imports might again "be authorized. Buring 1978*. ftew Zealand
             exported "butter for the first tims to China – 2^205 - tonnes were shipped '
             in January and 3 S 000 tonnes in December®                                                   .' • ■ - , '
 ••          Total sales to the USSR wore 4t000 tonnes and                                                 were shipped in
           , November 1978 . * The- Middle - East markets continued to take smalt quantities
             of NZ butter bot ; tne trace to the Caribbean was reduced because of                                                              . .
             increased imports from the Community .
    ■ wû s              G G Oj. u l*,   wjTo -lX X X*                     S/J C IA;  cl S'U. D S        it       oT odllC'l- .TO.D 01.         0 C /o
             \-L 9 / Ci        -   7~ i-9'              l'ijÇi "buJ^C OX. 0U"t"uGX*0 2.1. ûXpOV~u Cid. "W8n*i "CO oOU'^îi
             ijat.t Asia •' a.ad Latin L^e r-ica \-faev-a it is used in recpabitting plants.' :
        • The ITiS. trade in "butteroil ia dependent on the development of recombinir.g'
                     ^ -./ I'- c ^         v              c -'''-j Ti X" xr     ? Recenuxy ? the r*3.te of - growth appears
             to have declined .                     :.          -                         -     . '         -
             o-j^coso o~..pc ^\ s ài i'OiTì               cig 0 .^. .1)3.6 (4. limoni ( 5            "in - 1977 to5 '3                 t co r, 9 s
                                                                                            *                      \               9
         - 1"        1975        /el A.ecting the cessation of access to the" UaK-. At the end of -
             2-977 » ' J«.paJV t;aS the major market taking 39%                                     of total exports ,--.
             Exports to >Ta Z«'-s '                    second - large at _ market ? . the United States ; • •
             increased from 15j 133 •' . to 18,464 tonnes . This grewthj in . part , rcsulxed''
             from a re-allocation - of import lioenoos which 'formerly comprised part .
          : of the non-utilised Community quota on that marke't .                                                                          ' . • '       •
                                                                                                           • a mi« • o
 ---pagebreak---                                                     - 10 -
40 .     Skimmed milk powder exports showed a reduction of 22% ( 1977 : 167,178 t ;
        1978 : 130,717 t .).        Significant quantities were exported to Philippines
         ( 27,882 t )    Malaysia ( 22,237 t )    Indonesia ( 18,549 t )      Peru ( 13,984 t )
        and Japan ( 11,373 t ) .
41 .    Whole milk powder exports decreased           .somewhat »•       ( 1977 : 65,785 ;
        1978 : 62,160 tonnes ).       The main exports were to Malaysia ( T2,123 tonnes )
        and Sri Lanka ( 9,014 tonnes ).        Case,in and Caseinate exports during
        1978 were also less than in 1977%                       ( 1977 : 73,488 t ;
        1978 : 63,485 tonnes ). During 1978 about 9,000 tonnes of Casein / Caseinates
        were exported to the Community .
     VI         C ONCLUSIONS
        •      mmàm mm ^––
       42 . The foregoing? demonstrates that the management of the transitional
             arrangement for the import of New Zealand butter into the United
                <.                                -                            '
             Kingdom in 1978 was just as difficult as it was in 1977 .              This
             was again *due to unforeseeable fluctuations in the U.K. butter
             market and to the system itself .          As a consequence^, the N.Z. sales
             were uneven throughout the year with ^relatively high market share
             towards the end of the year .       Nevertheless the entitlement for 1978
             was fully utilized and total sales were above the entitlement
              reducing the carryover stock at the end of 1978 s '
     ■ 43 . The Commission is of the opinion that changes on
              the operation of the arrangement should be           made      as soon as
              possible ; particularly in the light of its concern about the effect
              of the arrangement on the development of the market for butter of
              Community origin .
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                LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I      Development of butter production , consumption
         ■ - and trade in the United Kingdom . •
ANNEX II     1978 United Kingdom butter imports ,
             per month , from other EEC Member States .
 ANNEX III    1978 United Kingdom fortnightly arrivals ,
              debondings and sales of New Zealand butter .
 ANNEX IV     Development of New Zealand butter sales
              and prices during 1978 .
                           /
 ---pagebreak---                                                              - 12 -
                                   DEVELOPMENT OF BUTTER PRODUCTION , CONSUMPTION AND TRADE      ANNEX I
                                                  IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
                                                                                                           1 OOO tonnes
                                     1973           1974            1975          1976
                                                                                                1977 _ |       1978
 Milk Production ( a ).              14,241        13,836        13,815         14,302        15,098         15,831
 Milk Deliveries                     13,705        13,311        13,329         13,838        14,598         15,317
 Deliveries as % of production        96.2          96.2          96.5           96.8          96.7           96.8
 Butter production (b )                   97           54             48            90           134     I      162
 Total imports of which ( c )           318           445            475           404           327            298
 EEC                                    186           326            364           275           189            173
 New Zealand                            132           119            111           129      !    138            125
 Total Exports                           16              3             3            16            11             56
 Consumption :  (d )
   Household / Catering                 409           445            462           441           410            396
   Other ( manufacturing )               24            18             24            18            18             18
   Total Disappearance                  433           463            486           459           428            414
   (a )  Excludes beef-cows' mi Ik production
   (b )  Includes farmhouse production
   (c)   Includes butteroi I equivalent
   (d )  Takes into account stock changes
Source :  MAFF
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                                    1978 UNITED KINGDOM BUTTER IMPORTS PER MONTH FROM                                 ANNEX II       ••                  . •
                                             OTHER EEC MEMBER STATES        1 '                                                                            !
                                                                   .         .  ■                                   •                                      !
                                                                                        I
   IMPORTS INTO U.K.          JAN .    FEB .   MAR .   APR .    MAY .           JUNE ]       JULY  AUG .   SEPT .      OCT .   NOV .    DEC .    TOTAL 78
   of whi ch EEC
                              403      1 Pô    724    1201      841     .        57          92    642     541         108     461      706      5882
                                         i
- -    FRANCE        i
       BELGIUM / LUX          741      665 .  1046     562      412            136         1 5)    118     132         116      82       68
                                                                                                                                              I
                                                                                                                                                 4229
                           13 392    2 098                                                                             501
 -     NETHERLANDS                             548    7395     9828               98       149
                                                                                                   211 j   332    j
                                                                                                                  I
                                                                                                                              3366   1096       39014
       WEST GERMANY         5 132      198    1971    2794     2140            321         266     228     168          52     298      713     14281
                                                            \
       ITALY
     . IRELAND ..       |   7 048    2 314    6743   13359     1244         1035          3379    1867   2 599        2829    6869      588     49874
       DENMARK            I 5 341    1 698    6310    7645     8600       . 5580          3821    3713   3212         3805    3956   5585       59296
       TOTAL EEC           32 057    7 079   17342   32956    23065 - .     7227      -   7858    6779   6984         7411   15062   8756 172576
                  -X
        SOURCE :   MAFF
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                                              ANNEX III
                    1978 UNITED KINGDOM FORTNIGHTLY ARRIVALS , DEBONDINGS
                              AND SALES OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER
                                                          BUTTER
                                        ARRIVALS                                          1             I
 FORTNIGHT                                                  DtBWDED            DEBONDED
 ENDING           I TOTAL           '   BONDED
                                                            ON ARRIVAL         FROM STOCK
                                                                                                SALES
 14.1            1 5,040         I 5,040                                                       1,759 I
 28 . 1                   402            -
                                                                  402           5,040          6,626
 11.2                     504            -
                                                                  504                -
                                                                                               6,995
 25.2                    42a             -
                                                                  420                -
                                                                                               6,369
 11.3                 7,627           7,627                      -                   -
                                                                                               6,231
 25.3                 8,910           8,910                       -
                                                                                               4,595
  8.4                11,111         11,111                                           -
                                                                                               4,979
 22.4                 4,170           4,170                                                    6,897
  6.5                 3,523           3,523                                          V         5,213
20.5                                     "                       »                   "
                                                                                               5,775
  3.6                 4,545           4,545                      -                   -
                                                                                               4,609
17.6                  3,497              -
                                                              3,497            39,886          3,392
  1.7                    571             -
                                                                 571                -
                                                                                               3,946
15.7                     622                                     <522 -   - I     ■-
                                         -
                                                                                               3,026
29 " 7                                                                                        3,412
12.8                  3,394           3,394 '                    -      ■                 I   3,384
26.8                   -
                                                       I        "                   -
                                                                                              3,988
  9.9                 1,935           1,935                     -                   -
                                                                                              4,510
                       "                 "                      "
                                                                                   168        5,124
  7.1°                3,998             -
                                                              3,998             5,161         6,266
21.10                  -                -                       -                   -
                                                                                              6,532
  4.11               9,584              -
                                                              9,584                           5,663
18.11               16,996            7,778                   9,218                 -
                                                                                              6,363
  2.12               8,031            4,873                   3,158           12,651          6,307
16.12               12,180              -
                                                             12,180                 -
                                                                                              6,031
31.12
                    17,940 j                                 17,940                           3,644
                   125,000      I 62,906             [      62.094            62,906        134,686
                                                     I   Total = 124,971                              I
     Due to short landings on arrivals of shipments only 124*971 tonnes were effectively
      debonded*
Source :    MAFF
                        \
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                                                  ANNEX IV
                 DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER SALES AND PRICES DURING 1978
                                       Levy rate           Calculated         tell­ Actual list selling
     Week               Sales per                           ing price approp­       price Ct / lt packeted >
                                       appli c ab le
                        week
No ;    ending                         to sales            riate to levy
                        ( tonnes )
                                       ( ua / 100 kg )       ( fc / lt , packeted ) Anchor
1          7.1                1700                70.67                 1225        1225         1260
2         14 / 1              3059
3         21 / 1              3520
4         28 / 1              3106                                                                1305
5          4/2                 3238
6         11 / 2               3758
7         18/ 2                3344
8         25 / 2               3025
                                                    V                     Ψ
9          4/3                 3648               79.39                  1277       1278
10        11 / 3               2633
11        18/ 3                2362
12        25 / 3               2234
13          1/4                2287                                                               1347.5
14          8/ 4               2691
15        15 / 4               3314
16        22 / 4               3583
17        29 / 4               2787                                                               1392.3
 18         6/ 5               2426
 19       13/ 5                2930
20        20 / 5               2845
21        27/ 5                2820
                                                                                                   <*
22          3/6                1789                                                 1413          1437
23        10 / 6               1764
24        17/ 6                1627
25        21 / 6               1775              103.86                  1423
26          1/7                2172                                                               1459
27         8/ 7                1421
28        15 / 7               1605                                                 1425          1482
                                                    ♦
29        22 / 7               1703               80.66                  1400
30        29 / 7               1709
31          2/ 8               1560
32        12 / 8               1824
 33       19 / 8               1702
                                                                                          –v
                                                                                          ./. cont.d
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  ■ 16. «
                      DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER SALES AND PRICES DURING 1978 - ( cont.d )
                                                     Levy rate         Calculated selling       Actual List selling prici
    Week                        Sales per                                                           ( fc / lt , packeted )
                                                     applicable        price appropriate ,
                                week
                                                                       to levy ( t / lt pack -:
I No . [      ending              (tonnes )
                                                     to sales
                                                     ( uai 100 kg)
                                                                                                Anchor ( NZJ ( Country Life .
  34         26 / 8                           2285         80.66                   1400          1425            1512
  »            2/ 9                           2067
  36           9/ 9                           24'. 3
  37         16/ 9                          , : si2
: 38         23/ 9       I    '               '  *                                                               1552
                         ï    i      1 r■
  39         30 / 9     .1      • ?           ^ 980
  40           7Λ1 υ :        I           ï   3286
  41         14,10       V I            ; ; 3388
  42     |   21 / 10                   ;      3144                                                               1583
         I
  43         28 / 10                    I     2972                                                 ♦
  44           4 / 11    ν             ;      2691                                               1427
  45         11 / 11                   f 2908
  46         18/ 11         I                 3455
                                                                                    ♦
  47         25 / 11               :          3203         81.00                   1413
                                                                                                                  Ψ
  48           2/ 12            ■      •'     3105                                                               1622
  49          9/ 12                           3 164
  50         16/ η                            2867
  51         23 / 12                          2362
  52         30/ 1 ?                          1282
           I               I