The ailing Free State dairy industry received a breather from a milk broker who agreed to buy from regional farmers, following the closure of the 27-year-old Montic Clocolan milk depot.
Martin Swanepoel, CEO of Montic holding company Sontic, told Fin24 that the economics of having a depot in the region do not make financial sense in the long term.
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