Pursuant to section 4 of the Commodity Levies (Non-proprietary and Uncertified Herbage Seeds) Order 2020 (“Order”), a levy has been imposed on, and shall be payable by, growers of the below listed cultivars grown in New Zealand.
In accordance with section 7 of the Order, the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection of Federated Farmers has determined the levy rates for 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 will be:
Red Clover
- Pawera – $0.138 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Uncertified red clover – $0.053 per kilogram of seed tested.
White Clover
- Huia – $0.071 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Uncertified white clover – $0.043 per kilogram of seed tested.
Ryegrass
- Tama – $0.045 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Moata – $0.050 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Manawa – $0.045 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Nui – $0.014 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Ruanui – $0.053 per kilogram of seed tested.
- Uncertified ryegrass – $0.048 per kilogram of seed tested.
Dated this 15th day of December 2023.
P. FORREST, Finance Officer, Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection of Federated Farmers.