close
MENU
3 mins to read

Average Waikato/BOP dairy farmer lost $100,000 last year

The financial stress on dairy farmers is mounting as they head into another year of expected losses, despite continued savage cost cutting. With special feature audio.

Jenny Ruth
Tue, 09 Aug 2016

The average dairy farmer in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty area lost $100,000 in the year just finished and is budgeting to lose more than $32,000 this year.

A survey of farmers in the region by Agfirst found that’s in spite of continued aggressive cutting of costs to below sustainable levels and not

Want to read more? It's easy.

Choose your best value subscription option

Student

Exclusive offer for uni students studying at a New Zealand university (valued at $499).
Individual
Group membership
NBR Marketplace

Yearly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$499.00 / yearly

Monthly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$44.95 / monthly

Smartphone Only Subscription

NZ$24.95 / monthly

Premium Group Membership 10 Users

NZ$350+GST / monthly

$35 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 20 Users

NZ$600+GST / monthly

$30 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 50 Users

NZ$1250+GST / monthly

$25 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 100 Users

NZ$1875+GST / monthly

$18.75 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Yearly Premium Online Subscription + NBR Marketplace

NZ$499.00 / yearly

Already have an account? Login
Jenny Ruth
Tue, 09 Aug 2016
© All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription.
Average Waikato/BOP dairy farmer lost $100,000 last year
60595
true