Thursday, 06 April 2017 13:50

Fonterra shuts down Edgecumbe site

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Fonterra has temporarily shut down its Edgecumbe site, in Bay of Plenty, as a result of flooding.

Fonterra’s head of Farm Source Bay of Plenty, Lisa Payne says local staff are currently preparing low-lying parts of the site for potential flooding.

Staff who are not involved in these preparations are being sent home.

“Approximately half of the team have already left the site,” she says.

The co-op’s local Farm Source store in the township remains closed due to flooding.

“The welfare of our staff, farmers and their animals is our number one priority. At this stage, the stopbank on the river where our site is located has held, but there is a possibility that we may evacuate the site later in the day if the river level continues to rise.

“Road closures are causing delays with some milk collections in the immediate area. Our Farm Source team is contacting impacted farmers directly.”

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