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17 January 2008

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ETIENNE TERRE’BLANCHE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MILK PRODUCERS’ ORGANISATION

MPO and National Agricultural Marketing Council investigate input costs

A joint investigation into input costs and the effect thereof on the profitability of milk producers will be launched by the Milk Producers’ Organisation and the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC).

“Input costs, and especially animal feeds, play a vital role in dairy farming,” says Etienne Terre’Blanche, managing director of the MPO. “This project forms part of the MPO’s initiative to render an effective service to its regions. The MPO is looking forward to the results that can be achieved with this project.”

According to Prof André Jooste of the NAMC, the project is a continuation of the NAMC’s investigation into input costs. The NAMC had already published reports on input costs in the maize and fruit industries.

The MPO and the NAMC will jointly survey input costs in the dairy industry during February and March. A report will be published midyear.

The report will not only provide farmers with important benchmarks, it will also indicate whether certain input costs are unfairly high and where possible unfair practices occur.

For further information, contact Dr Koos Coetzee at 082 552 6932

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