# New Zealand Dairy Hits Record 2 Billion kg Milksolids as Fewer Herds Deliver Stronger Yields

> New Zealand produced a record more than 2 billion kilograms of milksolids in the 2025/26 season, alongside 21.76 billion litres of milk. Average production per cow reached a record 428 kilograms of milksolids, while herd numbers declined and total cow numbers rose about 1%.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T06:08:27.303Z
- Category: report · region New Zealand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88761-new-zealand-dairy-hits-record-2-billion-kg-milksolids-as-fewer-herds-deliver
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher output per cow and record national production increase exportable dairy supply, which could weigh on global dairy prices if demand does not keep pace.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-06-25 | [As Higher Milk Production Forecasts Settle In, Can Export Demand Help Save Prices? - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46748-as-higher-milk-production-forecasts-settle-in-can-export-demand-help-save.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| MILK | 2023-04-28 | [2022 record dairy prices were short-lived - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36407-2022-record-dairy-prices-were-short-lived-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -10.4% | -13.2% |
| MILK | 2025-11-26 | [US Milk Output Surges 4% As Herd Hits 31-Year High - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21960-us-milk-output-surges-4-as-herd-hits-31-year-high-edairy-news-english.md) | -8.1% | -8.3% |
| MILK | 2017-11-15 | [New Zealand milk production recovers News Oceania n°16/2017 \| CLAL News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67982-new-zealand-milk-production-recovers-news-oceania-n-16-2017-clal-news.md) | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| MILK | 2017-06-26 | [Cheese inventory hits record; fluid milk consumption takes another hit \| Dairy \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10590-cheese-inventory-hits-record-fluid-milk-consumption-takes-another-hit-dairy.md) | -3.9% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- dairynews7x7.com: https://dairynews7x7.com/news/new-zealand-dairy-record-milksolids

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