
Milk matters with MPO's Dr Chris van Dijk
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OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the CEO of the milk producer's organisation Dr Chris van Dijk about some of the challenges facing producers, especially inland producers. He explains that about 20% of the 3,3-billion litres of milk produced in the country comes from the inland. However, inland producers mostly utilise a total mixed ration system (TMR) versus the pasture baed systems of the Eastern Cape and KZN. He says feed costs are exhorbitant and milk prices remain low...