WHO WE ARE
We support milk producers
We support milk producers in the Western and Eastern Cape, giving you a voice in dealing with South African milk buyers. As a milk producer, you need a profitable market environment. That ensures not only your continued existence, but the future of our dairy industry. That’s where Samilco comes in. As an agricultural cooperative run by YOU, we help to create a competitive market for you.
Services
How can we help you?
represent
Samilco represents our
milk producer
members.
NEGOTIATE
We enter into price negotiations
on your behalf.
COMMUNICATE
We have open communications channels with milk buyers with regards to milk prices.
SOURCE
We find and communicate with new local milk buyers on your behalf.
SUPPLY
Samilco understands complex price structures and milk supply agreements.
ACCESS
We have access to current vital information regarding prices and trends.
SHARE
We communicate regularly with you on all matters related to the dairy industry.
ADVISE
Samilco represents you in the
case of legal disputes and can
provide legal advice.
PROTECT
We provide you with milk agreements that protect you, to prevent possible disputes.
The dairy industry:
Why we’re a small community operating in a big industry
Dairy farming may be one of the world’s oldest professions. However, it remains one of the most complex – and currently, one of the most challenging in South Africa. As a dairy farmer, there’s so much you need to consider when managing your farm. Think of feed management, the health of your animals, storage of milk and the transportation thereof.
MILK PRODUCTION
As a milk producer, you also have additional variables to bear in mind, in particular complex price structures that you need to understand to ensure your profitability.
That’s why you need back up – your voice in the industry. Samilco represents you, in particular with demanding price negotiations with buyers.
AgriculturE
– Our reach –
400
Samilco members produce 400 million litres
of milk every year
%
That’s 12% of South Africa’s total milk production
195
Samilco members,
Representing
the Western and Eastern Cape
14
We work with
14 prominent
milk buyers
How we came to represent you:
A historical perspective
Samilco has its roots in the collapse of the ostrich industry at the beginning of the 20th century, when a number of farmers in the Bonnievale region gathered to investigate alternative uses for their long-established lucerne fields and other infrastructure. From this, the first cooperative cheese factory was established, which evolved, changed and amalgamated with others over time, to lead to the creation of our agricultural cooperative, Samilco, in 1999. READ MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY