# Dairy farmers face squeeze | Stats NZ

> Stats NZ reported that New Zealand dairy farmers' prices fell 4.8% in the September 2018 quarter on lower farm-gate milk prices, while their costs rose 1.5% due to higher feed, fuel and freight. Manufacturers received higher prices for whole milk powder.

- Date: 2018-11-19 · published 2018-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62057-dairy-farmers-face-squeeze-stats-nz
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed costs squeeze New Zealand dairy margins, which can reduce feed purchasing and dairy herd expansion.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-12-09 | [In 2023, Farmers Will See a Weak Global Dairy Market, Say Analysts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38382-in-2023-farmers-will-see-a-weak-global-dairy-market-say-analysts.md) | +0.8% | -3.3% |
| MILK | 2026-09-29 | [Dairy markets face downward pressure \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5027-dairy-markets-face-downward-pressure-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | -6.6% | -5.3% |
| MILK | 2018-02-26 | [The Daily — Dairy statistics, December 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66487-the-daily-dairy-statistics-december-2017.md) | +5.2% | +6.0% |
| MILK | 2024-10-28 | [Milk price projections lowered - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4683-milk-price-projections-lowered-dairy-star.md) | -10.9% | -12.6% |
| MILK | 2023-03-08 | [Rabobank report: Participants in the dairy value chain are being "squeezed" \| Dairy Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36859-rabobank-report-participants-in-the-dairy-value-chain-are-being-squeezed-dairy.md) | +1.4% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- stats.govt.nz: https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/dairy-farmers-face-squeeze

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