New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Milk processor Open Country Dairy is looking at a ‘farm price’ model for paying its farmer suppliers.
Pam and John Hunter milk 435 cows on 130ha (eff) at Eureka, in the heart of Waikato dairy country, supplying Open Country Dairy.
The revenue range/kgMS of New Zealand’s dairy companies is remarkably wide -- from Tatua’s $18.58 to Fonterra’s commodity return of $5.81 -- says a new report on the dairy industry.
Open Country Dairy (OCD) is the benchmark commodity processor and Tatua the benchmark value-added processor, says TDB Advisory.
Fonterra's market share could fall from 84% to 79% over the next five years, says TDB Advisory, financial and economic advisors.

OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
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