Tatua to pay farmers $10.50/kgMS for 2024 season

Tatua to pay farmers $10.50/kgMS for 2024 season
Tatua's tankers collect from its 101 owners who farm within an 11km radius of its plant in the Waikato. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Tatua will pay its farmer-owners $10.50 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2024 season.The co-operative’s overall earnings equated to $12.20/kgMS. From that, it will pay out $10.50/kgMS, with the balance – equivalent to $26 million before tax – retained for reinvestment in the business.The 110-year-old co-op operates its sole processing site at Tatuanui near Morrinsville in the Waikato.It has 101 farmer-owners within an 11km radius of the plant and produces specialist products such as whipping cream, cooking cream and sour cre...

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