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Synlait forecast milk price update

Guidance27 May 2020SMLConsumer Staples

Synlait Milk Limited · 1028 Heslerton Road, RD13 Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand · +643 373 3000 · www.synlait.com

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ASX: SM1


28 May 2020


Synlait forecast milk price update


Synlait Milk Limited (Synlait) has updated its forecast base milk price for the 2019 / 2020 season to $7.05

kgMS from $7.25 kgMS.


Synlait CEO Leon Clement commented: “The decision to reduce our forecast base milk price for the 2019 /

2020 season is because, in line with other commodities, dairy prices have eased significantly this year and

as a result are lower than we were anticipating when the forecast was set in January.”


Synlait’s opening forecast for the 2020 / 2021 season is $6.00 kgMS.


Leon Clement commented: “COVID-19 has created significant global uncertainty. We don’t yet have a clear

view of COVID-19 ’s economic impact, but we do know it will impact demand, resulting in our decision to

release a conservative opening forecast for the 2020 / 2021 season.”


Forecasts are based on the best information available to Synlait at the time. Synlait will continue to monitor

movements and keep its farmer suppliers up to date. Synlait’s final milk price for the 2019 / 2020 season

will be confirmed when the company releases its full year 2020 result in September. The 2020 / 2021

season forecast will also be updated.


For more information about Synlait visit www.synlait.com

or contact:


Media

Linda Chalmers

Senior Communications Advisor – External

P: +64 21 951 347

E: linda.chalmers@synlait.com



Investors

Hannah Lynch

Corporate Affairs Manager

P: +64 21 252 8990

E: hannah.lynch@synlait.com

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