Fonterra creates farm 'hub'
Source: Xinhua |
November 3, 2012, Saturday
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NEW Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said yesterday that it is set to step up milk production in China after signing an investment agreement to develop two more large farms in Hebei Province.
The two farms, to be developed in cooperation with Yutian County, would complete Fonterra's "hub" of five farms in Hebei and were the next step in its strategy to build a high quality, sustainable fresh local milk supply in China, said a statement from the company.
Located 120 kilometers east of Beijing on a double site of 80 hectares, the farms would house around 3,350 milking cows each and collectively produce up to 65 million liters of milk a year once fully operational.
Fonterra China and India president Kelvin Wickham said the investment was part of the firm's strategy to build an integrated local milk pool in China.
"The demand for dairy in China is expected to double by 2020 and much of this growth will be met from local production. We need to build a safe, sustainable local milk supply to feed this growth," Wickham said in the statement.
"Today's announcement completes our first farming hub in Hebei Province. Once fully operational, it is expected to produce around 150 million liters a year. We intend to follow this farming hub with several more throughout China, with the ultimate goal of producing up to 1 billion liters of high quality milk by 2020."
The double site would operate as two farms, with separate milking parlors and cow barns, but they would share common facilities such as workshops, feed mixing areas, effluent treatment and staff accommodation.
The two farms, to be developed in cooperation with Yutian County, would complete Fonterra's "hub" of five farms in Hebei and were the next step in its strategy to build a high quality, sustainable fresh local milk supply in China, said a statement from the company.
Located 120 kilometers east of Beijing on a double site of 80 hectares, the farms would house around 3,350 milking cows each and collectively produce up to 65 million liters of milk a year once fully operational.
Fonterra China and India president Kelvin Wickham said the investment was part of the firm's strategy to build an integrated local milk pool in China.
"The demand for dairy in China is expected to double by 2020 and much of this growth will be met from local production. We need to build a safe, sustainable local milk supply to feed this growth," Wickham said in the statement.
"Today's announcement completes our first farming hub in Hebei Province. Once fully operational, it is expected to produce around 150 million liters a year. We intend to follow this farming hub with several more throughout China, with the ultimate goal of producing up to 1 billion liters of high quality milk by 2020."
The double site would operate as two farms, with separate milking parlors and cow barns, but they would share common facilities such as workshops, feed mixing areas, effluent treatment and staff accommodation.
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