Fonterra FY26 Results: $9.69 Milk Price, $3.4bn Profit
Fonterra has unveiled its annual results for the 2026 financial year, posting $27 billion in revenue and close to $20 billion returned to New Zealand farmer owners and unit holders.
The latest dairy auction has seen the dairy index up for the second time in a row, in what will be a welcome result for dairy farmers.
The GDT price index rose 10.9% at last night’s auction, to US$2,226/MT.
The biggest gains were seen for Butter Milk Powder, which rose a massive 30% to an average price of US$1,829/MT.
Whole Milk Powder also gained ground, climbing 12.1% to US$2,078/MT.
Anhydrous Milk Fat and Skim Milk Powder were both up 11.7%, with average prices of US$3,029/MT and US$1,698/MT respectively.
Most other products also saw an increase, with Butter rising 8.1% to US$2,746/MT, followed by Rennet Casein up 6.3% with an average price of US$5,779/MT and Cheddar was up 4.7% to US$2,913/MT.
Lactose was the only product to lose ground, falling 4.0%, to an average price of US$483/MT.
The auction saw a total of 35,865 MT sold.
Fonterra has unveiled its annual results for the 2026 financial year, posting $27 billion in revenue and close to $20 billion returned to New Zealand farmer owners and unit holders.
The first major update to the Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare in more than a decade has been released, marking what DairyNZ describes as an important step in ensuring animal welfare standards continue to evolve alongside scientific evidence and on-farm realities.
Ravensdown shareholders have elected Jane Montgomery and Kate Acland to the Ravensdown Board for three-year terms, following a closely contested director election.
Federated Farmers says new legislation replacing the Resource Management Act will cut red tape, unlock investment and help grow New Zealand's export-led economy, after the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill passed their third reading in Parliament yesterday.
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