A discussion between Matt Bolger of Fonterra and Jamie Mackay on the latest dairy auction results, protein milk demand trends, trade flows, and the impact of climate conditions like El Niño on New Zealand's dairy sector.
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We've talked about the milk volume for the season just finished, up about four percent. We're staring down the barrel, and I don't want to be the harbinger of get the word right, uh, of doom on this one. But we're staring down the barrel, it would appear, of a super al Nino, which is going to mean uh dry conditions for a good portion of the country, albeit those portions of the country do have irrigation. But uh you probably never catch up on what Mother Nature doesn't always deliver. Are you predicting perhaps a drop in milk volume this year off the back of Al Nino? Or will irrigation fill in the missing pieces?
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threat to milk volume but mitigation possible
The Country 03/06/26: Matt Bolger talks to Jamie MackaySpotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
