Fonterra’s July milk intake rose 0.9% YOY to 20.8m kgMS due to favourable on farm conditions as limited rainfall allowed for better grazing conditions. Drier weather across the North Island slowed pasture growth and lifted use of supplementary feed.

North Island intake rose 0.3% YOY to 18.9m kgMS in July, as sunlight hours and temperatures were above average across all regions. Soils are at capacity in the North Island—except for some drier areas in Hawkes Bay. Season-to-date intake is 3.9% ahead of the prior season. South Island intake rose to 1.9m kgMS, up from 1.7m kgMS in July 2024—again due to favourable weather conditions with above average sunlight hours for most of the East Coast, ample soil moisture and average temperatures. Season-to-date collections are totalling 5.5m kgMS compared to 4.3m kgMS in the 2024/25 season.