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^[1] Of the top 15 dairy exporting countries (based on annual dairy product export volumes in 2023 and including New Zealand), only Ireland operates a similar pasture-based model to New Zealand. Based on Irish data presented in O’Brien et al. 2018, dairy cows in Ireland have access to pasture, on average, 255 days per year.  Fonterra’s data shows that in New Zealand, our farmers’ cows spend, on average, 97% of their non-milking time outside on pasture which is more than over 350 days of a year on average. This is calculated annually and reported as a rolling three-year average.

^[2] The data from Fonterra’s farmer shareholders in New Zealand over the last three seasons (covering the period 1 June 2021 – 31 May 2024), shows that, on average, 96% of Fonterra cows’ diet on an “as consumed basis” is grass and pasture (which equates to 89% on a “dry matter” basis) and 97% of the cows’ time is spent outdoors on pasture.

^[3] The New Zealand Government prohibits use of anti-biotics and growth hormones in New Zealand dairy cows.

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