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- Release Date: 11/09/13 12:36
- Summary: GENERAL: SML: Severe weather impacts Canterbury dairy farmers
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SML
11/09/2013 10:36
GENERAL
REL: 1036 HRS Synlait Milk Limited (NS)
GENERAL: SML: Severe weather impacts Canterbury dairy farmers
As reported in the media, severe weather conditions including high winds have
resulted in widespread power outages and blocked roads affecting Canterbury
dairy farms including those supplying milk to Synlait Milk.
Synlait Milk is working with its milk suppliers to ensure normal operations
are resumed as soon as possible. The Company is focused on trying to collect
all milk off farms however it expects that a limited volume of milk may not
be able to be collected as a result of the weather.
Synlait Milk lost power to its processing plant at Dunsandel at around 8:30pm
last night before power was resumed at around 2:00am this morning.
No damage was suffered to the plant during the outage. The plant is expected
to be fully operational by around 6:00pm today.
End CA:00240975 For:SML Type:GENERAL Time:2013-09-11 10:36:25
