Notice Title

Notice of the Allocation of Export Licences for Designated Markets (Notice No. MPI 1718)

Under Schedule 5B of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, notice is given of the allocations of export licences for designated markets for the 2024 quota year.

Allocations (in kilograms) for the 2024 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

19,725,596

19,725,596

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

198,264

198,264

Open Country Dairy Limited

2,234,493

2,234,493

Synlait Milk Limited

1,112,495

1,112,495

Miraka Limited

317,652

317,652

Total Allocated

23,588,500

23,588,500

Cheese for Processing to the European Communities

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

1,408,355

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

159,537

Synlait Milk Limited

79,429

Miraka Limited

22,679

Total Allocated

1,670,000

Cheddar Cheese to the European Communities

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

3,646,833

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

36,655

Open Country Dairy Limited

413,109

Synlait Milk Limited

205,676

Miraka Limited

58,727

Total Allocated

4,361,000

Butter to the United Kingdom under WTO

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

23,009,920

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

231,276

Open Country Dairy Limited

2,606,537

Synlait Milk Limited

1,297,726

Miraka Limited

370,541

Total Allocated

27,516,000

Cheese for Processing to the United Kingdom under WTO

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

1,964,950.00

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

222,587

Synlait Milk Limited

110,820

Miraka Limited

31,643

Total Allocated

2,330,000

Cheddar Cheese to the United Kingdom under WTO

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

2,206,832

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

22,181

Open Country Dairy Limited

249,987

Synlait Milk Limited

124,462

Miraka Limited

35,538

Total Allocated

2,639,000

Cheese to the United Kingdom under TTRQ

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

25,087,134

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

252,154

Open Country Dairy Limited

2,841,842

Synlait Milk Limited

1,414,878

Miraka Limited

403,992

Total Allocated

30,000,000

Butter to the United Kingdom under TTRQ

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

7,526,141

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

75,646

Open Country Dairy Limited

852,553

Synlait Milk Limited

424,463

Miraka Limited

121,197

Total Allocated

9,000,000

Low Fat Cheese to the United States of America

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

854,937.00

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

96,846.00

Synlait Milk Limited

48,217.00

Miraka Limited

nil

Total Allocated

1,000,000

Cheddar Cheese to the United States of America

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

4,518,638

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

45,417

Open Country Dairy Limited

511,866

Synlait Milk Limited

254,845

Miraka Limited

72,766

Total Allocated

5,403,532

American Type Cheese to the United States of America

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

213,784

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

nil

Open Country Dairy Limited

24,217

Synlait Milk Limited

nil

Miraka Limited

nil

Total Allocated

238,001

NSPF Cheese to the United States of America

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

5,441,005

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

54,688

Open Country Dairy Limited

616,351

Synlait Milk Limited

306,865

Miraka Limited

87,619

Total Allocated

6,506,528

Milk Powder to the Dominican Republic

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

4,013,941

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

40,345

Open Country Dairy Limited

454,695

Synlait Milk Limited

226,380

Miraka Limited

64,639

Total Allocated

4,800,000

Prepared Edible Fat to Japan

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

9,658,547

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

97,079

Open Country Dairy Limited

1,094,109

Synlait Milk Limited

544,728

Miraka Limited

155,537

Total Allocated

11,550,000


Notes relating to the allocation tables:

  1. The 2024 quota year for the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the European Communities and Dominican Republic is from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. The 2024 quota year for prepared edible fat to Japan is from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
  2. NSPF cheese is cow’s milk cheese ‘not specifically provided for’ elsewhere in the schedule of the US tariff rate quotas for cheese.
  3. Some quantities listed have been rounded up or down 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 2024 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 12th day of September 2023.

Hon DAMIEN O’CONNOR, Minister of Agriculture.