Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Export Licences for Designated Markets

Pursuant to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, notice is hereby given of the allocations for export licences for designated markets for the 2011 quota years.
Allocations (in kilograms) for the 2011 quota years
Butter to European Communities Sub-period one
(1 January to 31 June) Sub-period two
(1 July to 31 December)
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 33,403,561 33,403,561
New Zealand Dairies Limited 317,151 317,150
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 754,250 754,251
Open Country Dairy Limited 803,962 803,963
Synlait Limited 569,614 569,613
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 309,288 309,287
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 1,188,674 1,188,675
Total Allocated 37,346,500 37,346,500
Cheese for Processing to European Communities
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 3,577,691
New Zealand Dairies Limited 33,968
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 80,784
Open Country Dairy Limited 86,109
Synlait Limited 61,009
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 33,126
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 127,313
Total Allocated 4,000,000
Cheddar Cheese to European Communities
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 6,260,959
New Zealand Dairies Limited 59,445
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 141,372
Open Country Dairy Limited 150,690
Synlait Limited 106,765
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 57,971
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 222,798
Total Allocated 7,000,000
Low Fat Cheese to United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 924,015
New Zealand Dairies Limited nil
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 20,864
Open Country Dairy Limited 22,240
Synlait Limited nil
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited nil
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 32,881
Total Allocated 1,000,000
Cheddar Cheese to United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 4,833,042
New Zealand Dairies Limited 45,887
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 109,131
Open Country Dairy Limited 116,322
Synlait Limited 82,415
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 44,750
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 171,985
Total Allocated 5,403,532
American Type Cheese to United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 238,001
New Zealand Dairies Limited nil
Open Country Cheese Company Limited nil
Open Country Dairy Limited nil
Synlait Limited nil
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited nil
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited nil
Total Allocated 238,001
NSPF Cheese to United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 5,819,587
New Zealand Dairies Limited 55,254
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 131,406
Open Country Dairy Limited 140,067
Synlait Limited 99,238
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 53,884
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 207,092
Total Allocated 6,506,528
Milk Powder to Dominican Republic
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 4,293,229
New Zealand Dairies Limited 40,762
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 96,941
Open Country Dairy Limited 103,330
Synlait Limited 73,210
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 39,752
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 152,776
Total Allocated 4,800,000
Prepared Edible Fat to Japan
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited 10,330,583
New Zealand Dairies Limited 98,084
Open Country Cheese Company Limited 233,264
Open Country Dairy Limited 248,638
Synlait Limited 176,162
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 95,652
Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited 367,617
Total Allocated 11,550,000
Important Notes Relating to Allocation Tables:
1. Quota licences for the United States, European Communities and Dominican Republic are valid from 1 January 2011 to
31 December 2011. Quota licences for prepared edible fat to Japan are valid from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.
2. Quota licences are subject to the European Union requirements limiting total butter quota volume in the first sub-period
of the 2011 calendar year butter quota. No more than 50 per cent of the total quantity for the year may be used in the
first sub-period (from 1 January to 30 June). However, any quantity not used in the first sub-period may be used in
the second sub-period (1 July to 31 December).
3. All quantities listed are in kilograms. Some quantities listed have been rounded to the nearest kilogram.
4. NSPF cheese is cows’ milk cheese not specifically provided for elsewhere in the schedule of United States tariff rate quotas for cheese.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of September 2010.
HON DAVID CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.