Queensland Payment Region – Non-Exclusive

Lactalis Australia::Queensland Payment Region – Non-Exclusive

Statement of Circumstances
Queensland Payment Region – Non-Exclusive

We are required by clause 12(2)(b) of the Dairy Code to publish on our website a statement of the circumstances in which we would enter into a Milk Supply Agreement with suppliers in the standard form for each region.

Circumstance	Eligibility Requirements
Region	Queensland – As far north as Rockhampton (and surrounds) to the Qld / NSW border Northern NSW – From the Qld / NSW border to as far south as Taree, Gloucester, Tamworth and Walcha regions. This does not include the Hunter Valley
Milk requirement	200 Million Litres for the Supply Period for Queensland payment region (Exclusive and Non-Exclusive combined)
Supply Period	1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
Volume Criteria	At the time the farmer offers to enter into this agreement, we have not already entered into sufficient milk supply agreements to meet our demand for milk Committed monthly volumes proposed by the supplier must meet the Supply Profile outlined below
Supply Profile	Our primary activity and milk demand in this region is the processing of milk into short shelf life dairy products. Demand for these products is relatively consistent week to week across the whole year which means that we require farmers with a Flat Milk Profile. A Flat Milk Profile is a farm that has a “seasonal supply ratio” of >40% but <60% for the coming financial year and calculated in accordance with the following formula: ½ Feb plus March, April, May, June, July and ½ August production Full 12 months production = “Seasonal supply ratio” expressed as a % *(Where production is measured in kg fat + protein)
Milk Specifications	Based on past performance, the milk to be supplied meets a quality standard of: Somatic Cell Count <200,000 cells/mL Bactoscan of <80,000 IBC/mL Thermoduric of <2,000 cfu/mL
Compliance with our standards	You are able to comply with the terms and conditions of our MSA. New suppliers will require a visit from our Supplier Relationship Manager to ensure that the standards required will be met
Milk collection	Safe tanker access and logistically efficient for us to collect. A minimum milk collection of 400L, at least every second day, and milk is no more than 48hrs old.