• Our Research
    • Research Strategy
    • Research Sites
    • Current Research Projects
    • Research Results
    • Research Collaborations
    • Research Resources
    • Seed Industry Research Centre
    Current Research
    Current Research
    Research Results
    Research Results
  • Resources
    • Biosecurity
    • Crop Action
    • Nutrient Management
    • Maize
    • Templates and Calculators
    • Cereals
    • Weeds
    • Pests
    • Seeds
    • Diseases
    • News
    • Environment
    • Soil
    • Schools
    Podcast
    Podcast
    Environment and Compliance
    Environment and Compliance
  • Levies & Returns
    • Arable Crops Levy
    • Maize Levy
    • Cereal Silage Levy
    • Farmer Annual Return Form
    • Wholesaler Annual Return Form
    Levies
    Levies
    Annual Returns
    Annual Returns
  • Events
  • News
  • About Us
    • Governance and growers
    • Business Strategy
    • Our People
    • Careers
    • Growers Leading Change
    • Women in Arable
    • Arable Ys
    • Arable Kids
    • Arable Research Groups (ARGs)
    Our People
    Our People
    Growers Leading Change
    Growers Leading Change
  • Ask FAR AI
  • Weather
  • Log In
Ask FAR AI
Weather
Log In
  • Homepage
  • Resources
  • Arable Industry Marketing Initiative Aimi

Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI)

Untitled design 9

View the latest AIMI Survey of Cereal and Maize Areas and Volumes to 31 October 2024.

The New Zealand arable industry has suffered from unstable prices and markets in the past few years. The Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI), aims to provide good market intelligence, to enable growers to make informed decisions about planting and selling maize and cereals.

Latest AIMI survey reports:

AIMI Cereals Report to 1 July, 2025

AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2024 

Scroll down to read older reports

The Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI) was set up in 2010. Initially funded by the MAF Sustainable Farming Fund (now MPI SFF), and co-funded by FAR, Federated Farmers, Arable Food Industry Council (AFIC) and United Wheat Growers, AIMI was developed with the objective of ensuring future sustainability and improved competitiveness for the industry.

In order for the New Zealand arable industry to improve, it is vital that growers produce high specification products, with a specific end user in mind.

Here in New Zealand we are extremely fortunate to have access to excellent soil and water. This gives New Zealand an advantage in global markets. We are smaller than many other grain growing countries and are able to grow and change production relatively quickly. Arable production is also pivotal to the meat, dairy and horticultural industries, a fact which is often disregarded.

As part of the AIMI initiative, meetings with end users are held to ascertain their perception of the industry and their main concerns.

The New Zealand arable industry must ensure that it meets the demands of the end user. It's all too easy for them to get what they want from Australia; we need to make certain they can do that here. At the moment we have little concrete information about what is grown year, or what's stored in silos. We need to overcome these, and many other issues, before we can start to deliver what the end user wants.

At the time of AIMI's inception, the lack of up-to-date market information was seen as the most critical of a number of key issues confronting the industry. One of the prepared action areas of AIMI is to capture and report on market information that would not otherwise be available. A quarterly survey collects information on the major cereal crops grown in New Zealand including wheat, barley and oats. Maize data is also captured in a separate AIMI survey. The survey includes areas sown; areas harvested as grain crops and harvest volumes; volumes in storage at the end of each quarter; volumes sold; marketing channels and end users. The results from these surveys are attached below.

We need to ensure that growers, end users, and all market participants, are able to take advantage of world markets and business opportunities that arise. With efficient distribution, better information and appropriate contracts we should be able to do this.

Cereals

  • AIMI Maize Report to 30 June 2024
  • AIMI Cereals Report 31 October 2024
  • AIMI Cereals Report 1 July 2024
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 April 2024
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2023 
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 10 October 2023 
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 July 2023
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 April 2023
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 10 October 2022
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 July 2022
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 April 2022
  • AIMI Cereals Report to 1 October 2021
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2021
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2021
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 10 October 2020
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2020
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2020
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 10 October 2019
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2019
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2019
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 10 October 2018
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2018
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2018
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 10 October 2017
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2017
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2017
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 10 October 2016
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2016
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2016
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 October 2015
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2015
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2015
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 October 2014
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2014
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2014
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 October 2013
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2013
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2013
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 15 October 2012
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2012
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2012
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 October 2011
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 July 2011
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 April 2011
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 Nov 2010
  • AIMI Cereal Report to 1 Sept 2010

Maize

  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2023
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2022
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2022
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2021
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2021
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2020
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2020
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2019
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2019
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2018
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2018
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2017
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2017
  • AIMI Maize Report to 31 October 2016
  • AIMI Maize Report to 30 June 2016
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 October 2015
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2015
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 November 2014
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2014
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 June 2013
  • AIMI Maize Report to 1 May 2012

Related Resources

12 September 2025

Black-grass update

Growers are reminded to report any grass weeds that appear unfamiliar or could resemble black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Early reporting remains one of our strongest tools for protecting the industry.

Read more
12 September 2025

Maize Update 90 Maize pre-emergence herbicides and how best to use them

Pre-emergence herbicides have been the mainstay of maize weed management. This Maize Update discusses factors affecting pre-emergence herbicide success including application timing, modes of action and soil interactions. 

Read more
12 September 2025

Extra 142 Nutrient management for autumn sown crops after a wet winter

Following a very wet winter, FAR has received a number of requests for information around managing yellow autumn sown crops. This Arable Extra outlines ways to distinguish between nitrogen and sulphur deficiencies and provides some information to support decision making around crop management.

Read more
12 September 2025

Extra 141 Options for replanting milling wheat (2025)

Wet conditions throughout winter 2025 have created challenges for growers across Canterbury. This Arable Extra addresses issues around 1) autumn sown wheat paddocks with drowned out patches and 2) considerations around sowing autumn milling wheat seed in the spring.

Read more
12 September 2025

Cereals update 231: Do T0 fungicides add financial value? Ten years of research says 'no'.

This Arable Update summarises yield and profitability results from 47 FAR trials since 2013, comparing programmes with and without a T0, to help guide your decision-making.

Read more
12 September 2025

Maize Update 89: On-farm biosecurity: Invasive weeds in maize systems and how to avoid them

Farmers face three levels of biosecurity risk; regional biosecurity incursion risk; border biosecurity, regional biosecurity and on-farm biosecurity. This Maize update discusses the importance of on-farm biosecurity, the one factor you have control over.

Read more
12 September 2025

AIMI New Zealand survey of cereals areas and volumes: 1 July 2025

The AIMI survey of New Zealand cereal growers, as at 1 July, 2024 is now available online.

Read more
12 September 2025

2024-25 Spring sown CPT book

This book outlines trial-specific yields and individual cultivar disease ratings for spring sown wheat and barley cultivars included in the 2024-2025 CPT trials.

Read more
12 September 2025

2024/25 Autumn Cultivar Book

The Autumn Cereal Cultivar Evaluation Book for 2024/25 is now available to read.

Read more
12 September 2025

Cereals Update 230 Winter wheat cultivar mixtures under irrigated and dryland conditions in Mid Canterbury

Planting a crop consisting of multiple cereal cultivars (cultivar mixtures) enhances genetic diversity, which can improve both seasonal and long-term agronomic performance and slow or reduce disease spread. To assess the viability of this approach for feed wheat production under current commercial conditions in New Zealand, FAR conducted a series of field trials in Chertsey, Mid Canterbury, between 2021 and 2024.

Read more

Ask FAR AI

Discover the power of AI with Ask FAR. Our new intelligent tool provides instant, accurate answers to your questions by searching the vast resources on the FAR website and linking you to the original document for further information. It’s fast, easy and reliable.

Start Chatting
  • Research
  • Levies and Returns
  • Resources
  • Events
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Schools
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

©2022 Foundation for Arable Research