Synlait lowers forecast payout for 2014/15 season, announces higher price for 2016

Synlait lowers forecast payout for 2014/15 season, announces higher price for 2016
By Tina Morrison June 8 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk, the South Island-based milk company, lowered its forecast payout to dairy farmers for the current season as prices remain weak amid oversupply and soft demand. It announced a higher price for the upcoming season on expectation prices will recover. The Rakaia-based company lowered its forecast payout for the current 2014/15 season to a range of $4.40-$4.60 per kilogram of milk solids, from a previous range of $4.50-$4.70/kgMS, it said in a statement. It forecast a $5.50/kgMS payout to...