# Another strong season for Waikato dairy farmers

> Cooper Aitken's benchmarking data for 134 Waikato dairy farms shows a strong 2025-2026 season. Milk production per hectare rose 18% over the period, helped by good pasture and feed conditions and strong milk and livestock prices.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:17:00.376Z
- Category: report · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31303-another-strong-season-for-waikato-dairy-farmers
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong production on well-managed farms supports New Zealand milk supply, a modest bearish factor for dairy prices in a market already heavy with milk.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-03-03 | [USDA Report: U.S. Dairy Farm Numbers Continue to Decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48126-usda-report-u-s-dairy-farm-numbers-continue-to-decline.md) | +4.8% | +3.5% |
| MILK | 2021-10-15 | [September FMMO numbers follow summer trends - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44536-september-fmmo-numbers-follow-summer-trends-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2026-08-22 | [Price forecasts higher Class III, lower Class IV - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17916-price-forecasts-higher-class-iii-lower-class-iv-dairy-star.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| MILK | 2025-12-30 | [Dairy Markets Face Winter Blues: Will Inventory Data Spark Demand for Butter, Cheese and Cream? - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9574-dairy-markets-face-winter-blues-will-inventory-data-spark-demand-for-butter.md) | -4.9% | -7.2% |
| MILK | 2020-08-04 | [August 4, 2020: Dairy Week In Review \| Center for Dairy Excellence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8830-august-4-2020-dairy-week-in-review-center-for-dairy-excellence.md) | -20.8% | -19.4% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/dairy-markets/another-strong-season-for-waikato-dairy-farmers/

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.