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A2 Milk's shares drop after China birth rate hits record low

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Publish Date
Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 7:51pm
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A2 Milk's shares drop after China birth rate hits record low

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 7:51pm

New reports show China's 2025 birth rate was lower than expected, and that's impacted A2 Milk's shares.

Data out of China revealed there were 5.63 live births per 1000 people in 2025 - the country’s lowest reading since 1939 and the fourth straight year of declines.

Forsyth Barr analyst Matt Montgomerie says A2 Milk was halted on the Australian stock exchange, prompting further concerns. 

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