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OPINION: Camel milk could be the next big thing in alternative, especially across the ditch.
An Australian company says camels are the next big thing in alternative milk, as it looks for further investment in a new processing facility.
Perth-based commercial camel milk producer, Good Earth Dairy, has been awarded an A$4.4 million (NZ$4.8m) grant from the Western Australian government to construct the facility.
The funding brings the company a step closer to the A$20 million project, which will be Australia’s first dairy facility dedicated to producing fresh and powdered camel milk products.
Set for completion in 2026, the facility will increase Good Earth Dairy’s production capacity to 21.9 million litres a year, expand its distribution to international markets and allow it to enter the infant formula market.
Herd Improvement company LIC is paying out over $2 million this week, as compensation for supplying some dairy farmers bad sire semen.
Nearly half of the available sites in the inaugural New Zealand Dairy Expo have been taken, says organiser Amanda Hodgson.
New Zealand dairy companies say their policy priorities for the incoming government are the same as they were for the previous Labour administration.
Farmers who have switched their milk supply to the country's newest processor say they are happy with the deal they have been offered.
A better than expected start to milk production in New Zealand has softened global dairy prices, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.
Canterbury processor Synlait is eyeing a slice of China's lucrative cream market.
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