Tatua Cooperative beats market with $7.10/kgMS payout for 2015

Tatua Cooperative beats market with $7.10/kgMS payout for 2015
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Sept. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Tatua Cooperative Dairy Co, the Tatuanui-based dairy company founded 100 years ago, set the 2015 payout for its farmer suppliers at $7.10 per kilogram of milk solids, the highest of any New Zealand processor, while affirming a drop in payout for 2016. Revenue rose to $286 million in the 12 months ended July 31, from $266 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Earnings before milk payout, retentions and tax fell to $121.2 million, from $136.4 million a year earlier. Chair...