Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of the Allocation of Export Licences for Designated Markets (Notice No. MPI 815)

Pursuant to Schedule 5B of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, notice is hereby given of the allocations of export licences for designated markets for the 2018 quota year.

Allocations (in Kilograms) for the 2018 Quota Year

Butter to the European Communities

Sub-period one (1 January to 30 June)

Sub-period two
(1 July to 31 December)

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

31,736,745

31,736,745

Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

1,366,344

1,366,344

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

311,556

311,556

Open Country Dairy Limited

2,652,284

2,652,284

Synlait Milk Limited

1,279,572

1,279,572

Total Allocated

37,346,500

37,346,500

 

Cheese for Processing to the European Communities

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

3,528,250

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

34,636

Open Country Dairy Limited

294,861

Synlait Milk Limited

142,253

Total Allocated

4,000,000

 

Cheddar Cheese to the European Communities

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

6,174,437

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

60,614

Open Country Dairy Limited

516,006

Synlait Milk Limited

248,943

Total Allocated

7,000,000

 

Low Fat Cheese to the United States

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

889,767

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

74,359

Synlait Milk Limited

35,874

Total Allocated

1,000,000

 

Cheddar Cheese to the United States

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

4,766,253

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

46,790

Open Country Dairy Limited

398,322

Synlait Milk Limited

192,167

Total Allocated

5,403,532

 

American Type Cheese to the United States

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

238,001

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

nil

Synlait Milk Limited

nil

Total Allocated

238,001

 

NSPF Cheese to the United States

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

5,739,164

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

56,341

Open Country Dairy Limited

479,630

Synlait Milk Limited

231,393

Total Allocated

6,506,528

 

Milk Powder to the Dominican Republic

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

4,079,000

Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

175,611

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

40,043

Open Country Dairy Limited

340,888

Synlait Milk Limited

164,458

Total Allocated

4,800,000

 

Prepared Edible Fat to Japan

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

9,684,088

Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

416,924

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

95,067

Open Country Dairy Limited

809,313

Synlait Milk Limited

390,446

Miraka Limited

154,162

Total Allocated

11,550,000

 

Important Notes Relating to Allocation Tables:

  1. The 2018 quota year for the United States of America, the European Communities and Dominican Republic is from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. The 2018 quota year for prepared edible fat to Japan is from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
  2. NSPF cheese is cows’ milk cheese not specifically provided for elsewhere in the schedule of the United States tariff rate quotas for cheese.
  3. All quantities listed are in kilograms. Some quantities listed have been rounded to the nearest kilogram.
  4. Companies listed with “nil” have applied for export quota in that specific market but do not qualify as their share in that market is less than 20 tonnes of product.
  5. Quota licences are subject to the European Communities requirements limiting total butter quota volume in sub-period one of the 2018 quota year for butter. No more than 50 percent of the total quantity for the year may be used in sub-period one (from 1 January to 30 June). However, any quantity not used in sub-period one may be used in sub-period two (1 July to 31 December).

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of September 2017.

Hon NATHAN GUY, Minister for Primary Industries.