Westland Milk’s shipments up 14% on strong milk supply and product demand

Westland Milk’s shipments up 14% on strong milk supply and product demand
Westland Milk Products' plant. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Riley Kennedy
Westland Milk Products shipped out 14% more product in the final three months of last year, buoyed by increased milk supply and strong product demand.The Chinese-owned South Island dairy processor shipped 60,000 metric tonnes of its product in the final quarter of 2024, a 14% increase on the 53,000MT for the same period in 2023.That included a 100% increase in the amount of butter shipped versus the same time last year while it described the lift in its colostrum, UHT milk and UHT cream shipment volumes as “significant”.Yili Group,...

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