Open Country opens butter plant
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give the green light to supply their American stores, they allowed themselves a week for the exercise.
OCD chief executive Steve Koekemoer has told suppliers that it wants to remove volatility wherever possible; the full-season fixed milk price programme is a great tool to assist in this regard.
“The initial fixed price offer for the upcoming season is set at $6.05/kgMS and has seen great support so far,” he told suppliers in OCD’s latest newsletter.
The offer closes on February 16.
Depending on customer demand, OCD plans to roll the fixed milk price programme out every year between January and April for the upcoming season.
“This programme is voluntary and will always be back to back between farmer suppliers and customers to ensure risk is covered,” he says.
