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Wide milk price range has farmers "fairly cautious" about potential payout

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 29 May 2026, 12:01pm
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Photo / Warren Buckland

Wide milk price range has farmers "fairly cautious" about potential payout

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 29 May 2026, 12:01pm

Farmers are wary of the opening milk price forecast.   

Fonterra's latest financial update puts the current season's midpoint payout forecast at $9.70.  

It's up slightly next season at $9.75, but signals it could end up as low as $8 or as high as $11, depending on global events.  

Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean told Andrew Dickens farmers are optimistic, but cautious of the range.   

He says Fonterra's taking the easy route with the low point, but they've warned farmers of that.  

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