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Costs nudge breakeven point towards riskier ground

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rising on-farm costs have pushed the breakeven milk price to just under $9/kg MS for the new dairy season, according to AgFirst’s Waikato-Bay of Plenty Dairy Financial Survey for 2026. At $8.98/kg MS, the figure is up on last season’s breakeven mark of $8.52/kg MS and the 2024-2025 breakeven payout of $8.82/kg MS. It covers farm working expenses, debt servicing, living expenses and capital replacement. The increase for th…
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farmersweekly.co.nz broke the news on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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