The AIMI survey of New Zealand cereal growers, as at 10 October, 2025 is now available online.
Key points at 10 October 2025 (figures have been rounded to nearest 100):
- For the 2024/25 season, cereal grain production (wheat, barley and oats) in NZ totaled an estimated 822,600 tonnes (down 2% on last year), from 97,400 hectares (similar as last year).
- Unsold stocks of cereal grain, summed over all six crops, are estimated to have reduced by 38% between 1 July 2025 and 10 October 2025.
- Unsold stocks of cereal grain, summed over all six crops, are estimated to be 65% higher (50,500 tonnes) as at 10 October 2025 when compared to the same time last year. This is mainly due to greater stocks of unsold feed barley (49,700 tonnes, up 34,800 tonnes) and malting barley (25,600 tonnes, up 23,200 tonnes). As at 10 October 2025, unsold stocks of feed wheat were estimated to be 45,000 tonnes. Unsold stocks of milling wheat were estimated to be 7,000 tonnes (down 12,700 tonnes on last year).
- On-farm storage of sold grain is down 22% (down 54,500 tonnes) on this time last year. Total on-farm storage, including both sold and unsold grain, summed over all six crops, is similar compared to the same time last year at 326,200 tonnes.
- The total area sown or intended to be sown in cereals for harvest in 2026 is estimated to be 84,400 hectares, which is down 4% (3,200 ha) on the area harvested in 2025. An estimated 90% of this total area had been sown, which is higher than the average over the previous ten seasons (85%).