The state’s largest milk producer is seeking the state’s permission to sell its milk at a price lower than the law currently allows.
Big Island Dairy LLC has requested a waiver from the state Board of Agriculture to sell its milk for less than the $3.06 minimum price set for wholesale milk processed on the Big Island, and less than the minimum for Oahu-processed wholesale milk, which ranges between $2.36 and $2.71 per gallon, based on California wholesale prices and transportation costs plus $1.05.
The Ookala dairy, formerly known as Island Dairy Inc., is one of only two local commercial dairy farms left in the state. The other is Cloverleaf Dairy in Hawi.
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