VDL Farms: Fresh milk exports from Tasmania to China

Cows walk across a field after being milked at a dairy farm operated by Van Diemen's Land Co. in Woolnorth, Tasmania

Cows walk across a field after being milked at a dairy farm operated by Van Diemen's Land Co. in Woolnorth, Tasmania Source: Brendon ThorneBloomberg via Getty Images

Tasmanian milk from Australias largest dairy farm and processed at Lenah Valley could be in China the next day, fetching between $10 and $15 a litre on Asian supermarket shelves.Van Diemens Land (VDL) companys Chinese owner yesterday announced landmark plans to underwrite freight flights from Hobart, to get its new fresh milk product to market - the states first regular international air-freight route into Asia.Gar Foong reports.



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