Westland confirms $3.87/kg farmer payout for 2015/6
Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-operative after Fonterra, said it had confirmed its final net average cash payout to suppliers for the 2015/6 season will be $3.87 per kg of milk solids. By Jamie Gray
Westland Milk names former Danone executive Toni Brendish as CEO
Westland Milk Products, the Hokitika-based dairy cooperative, has appointed Toni Brendish as its new chief executive. By Edwin Mitson.
Westland taps China’s dairy sector
NEW Zealand’s Westland Co-operative Dairy Co plans to tap China’s premium dairy market by selling milk and dairy products to consumers to tap the rising demand from Chinese.
Westland Milk Opens New UHT Plant
Westland Milk Products has already received “substantial orders” for products from its new $40 million ultra high temperature (UHT) plant in Rolleston, New Zealand.
Westland Milk building $40m milk plant in Canterbury
The West Coast’s dairy co-operative is ramping up its Canterbury presence by building a $40 million plant to make long life milk at Rolleston.
Westland Milk cuts dairy payout forecast
Hokitika-based Westland Milk, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy cooperative after Fonterra, said it would cut its forecast farmer payout for 2014/15 by 40c a kg of milksolids to a range of $5.00 to $5.40 a kg.
Westland #Milk follows Fonterra, slashes payout forecast
Westland Milk Products, the Hokitika-based dairy cooperative, has followed Fonterra in cutting its forecast payout for the 2015 season, citing weaker global dairy prices and high New Zealand dollar.
#Fonterra probe may help in Westland miss
The Government inquiry into Fonterra’s contamination scare could also answer why testing did not pick up a problem at Westland Milk Products revealed yesterday.