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SI Dairying
Development Centre
Gate 2,
Cnr Ellesmere Junction Road
and Calder Drive
P O Box 160
Lincoln University
Canterbury
New Zealand
Tel:0064 3 325 3629
Fax: 0064 3 325 3695
Email:office@siddc.org.nz |
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South Island dairying within the NZ dairying industry
- Dairy farming - NZ’s largest single industry.
- 96% of New Zealand’s milk production is exported.
- New Zealand’s 12,000 dairy farmers work with or employ another 30,000 people on farm.
- Thousands more are employed in associated businesses and in dairy factories.
- Production – Over 1.44 billion kilograms of milk solids processed from 16.5 billion litres milk.
- Population – NZ Average herd size 376; 11,691 herds; 4.4 m cows (2009/10 season)
- SI average herd size 565 cows; 2718 herds; 1,535,060 cows.
- South Island dairy production – fastest growing, now represents over 39% of total NZ milk solids production, from 23.2% of NZ’s herds and 35% of NZ’s cows.
- Overall the South Island has larger farms, larger herds, higher production per cow and per hectare.
| Region |
Herds |
Cows |
Total effective ha |
Average herd
size |
Average effective ha |
Average cows
ha |
| Nelson/Marlborough |
241 |
83,119 |
29,891 |
345 |
124 |
2.78 |
| West Coast |
368 |
143,558 |
64,613 |
390 |
176 |
2.22 |
| North Canterbury |
649 |
475,245 |
142,058 |
732 |
219 |
3.35 |
| South Canterbury |
242 |
176,085 |
52,804 |
728 |
218 |
3.33 |
| Otago |
368 |
198,747 |
69,293 |
540 |
188 |
2.87 |
| Westland |
850 |
458,306 |
169,749 |
539 |
200 |
2.70 |
| Total or averages |
2,718 |
1,535,060 |
528,408 |
565 |
194 |
2.91 |
| Change from previous season SI |
3.74% |
7.23% |
5.72% |
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1.57% |
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| South Island % of NZ totals |
23.2% |
34.9% |
33.8% |
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| Total New Zealand |
11,691 |
4,396,675 |
1,563,675 |
376 |
134 |
2.81 |
| Region |
Total MS
production ['000] |
Ave kg MS/ herd |
Ave kg MS / cow |
Ave kg MS / ha |
| Nelson/Marlborough |
26,807 |
111,234 |
323 |
897 |
| West Coast |
44,167 |
120,022 |
308 |
684 |
| North Canterbury |
182,326 |
280,935 |
384 |
1,283 |
| South Canterbury |
65,516 |
270,731 |
372 |
1,241 |
| Otago |
73,791 |
200,519 |
371 |
1,065 |
| Westland |
172,285 |
202,689 |
376 |
1,015 |
| Total or averages |
564,895 |
207,835 |
368 |
1,069 |
| Change from previous season |
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8.44% |
3.66% |
5.01% |
| New Zealand |
1,438,496 |
123,043 |
327 |
920 |
(adapted from NZ Dairy Statistics 2009-10, LIC-DairyNZ)
- Canterbury and Southland have been the areas of largest growth over the last 10 years.
- The traditional dairying areas around the cities/large towns are experiencing land use change, primarily to lifestyle blocks. Many of these farmers are relocating their businesses to growth areas, and increasing the scale of their operation.
- The South Island has a significant number of large corporate farming businesses, farm partnerships with multiple owners, and managed farms.
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