56 | nzdairy Premium price for goat milk NZ Dairy Goat / New Image Group are the only business that supplies bulk goat infant base to contract manufacturers in the U.S. who then produce the end infant formula products to consumers. • from page 54 ELECTRICAL KING 24 HOUR EMERGENCY www.kingelectrical.co.nz MATAMATA Phone: 07 888 7578 TIRAU Phone: 07 883 1130 SERVICE Qubik is proud to support New Zealand Dairy Goats Ltd We give farmers absolute confidence in their milking operations 24/7. TE AWAMUTU PUTARURU OTOROHANGA FOR ALL YOUR SALES, SERVICE, REPAIRS & SPARES! Proudly Supporting NZ Dairy Goats · McCormick · Landini · Strautmann · Lemken · Polaris · Husqvarna · Pearson · Masport · Rata · Tyremax · Tractor Sales · Servicing & Repairs of all makes and models · Farm Machinery Sales & Services (new & used) · Truck & Digger Servicing · Automotive Servicing WOF’s & pre COF · Auto Electrical & Air Conditioning Service · State Roadside Rescue · Breakdown Service · EWP & Crane Specialists · Sales, Parts and Service for all Garden & Lawn equipment DAIRY PEOPLE » NZ Dairy Goats New Zealand has about 120,000 dairy goats who produce a lot less milk than cows. This makes the product more expensive to produce given the costs associated with farming them for milk. Strict rules exist relating to animal welfare, sheltering, feed, so naturally the end-user is one who is prepared to pay a premium price, compared with cows milk. A substantial 80% of what is produced by New Image Group is destined for the China market and Phil says a strategy being pursued is to diversify market share so that there is less dependence on one market. “That’s why I spend a lot of time developing trading links with other countries, and with food producers interested in using goat milk powder as an ingredient.” Especially with the shut-down of the China market given COVID, Phil and the team turned this challenge into opportunities to look further afield. Phil also deals with a few contract manufacturers in New Zealand who make products for Korea. Here in New Zealand NZ Dairy Goat/New Image Group are the only business that supplies bulk goat infant base to contract manufacturers in the U.S. who then produce the end infant formula products to consumers. “It’s a very specialised area we are in. To the manufacturing community here, New Image Group can supply Goat Infant base available to copackers. We see more opportunities here for other companies here in New Zealand to be part of this process.”
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