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Global Dairy Update June 2023

Operational Update30 June 2023FSFConsumer Staples

• Fonterra launches new nutrition science venture arm;
announces first investment.

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Global Dairy

UPDATE

• New Zealand, Australia, EU and US monthly

production increases. New Zealand and

Australia down on a 12 month basis.

• New Zealand monthly exports up.

Australia, EU and US exports decline.

• Latin America, China and Middle East & Africa

monthly imports increase. Asia imports flat.

• Fonterra New Zealand milk collections for

the season ended 31 May were 1,480.9 million

kgMS, up 0.2% on the prior season.

• Fonterra Australia milk collections for May

were 8.5 million kgMS, 6.3% up on May in the

prior season. Season-to-date collections are

0.3% up on last season.

• Meals made with love for Te Aroha.

Key Dates

12 July 2023

Special Meeting of

Shareholders

31 July 2023

End of FY23 Financial Year

August 2023

Proposed Capital Return

Payment to Shareholders

September 2023

FY23 Annual Results

Announcement

JUNE 2023

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Global Production

New Zealand, Australia, EU

and US monthly production

increases. New Zealand

and Australia down on a

12 month basis

New Zealand¹ milk

production was up 7.4%

on a litres basis, (up 8.4%

on milk solids basis) in May

compared to the same

period the year prior.

Milk production was the

largest on record for the

month of May. This was

driven by favourable weather

conditions with good

pasture cover.

New Zealand milk

production for the 12 months

to May was down 0.5% on

a litres basis (up 0.2% on

a milk solids basis) on the

previous comparable period.

Fonterra New Zealand

collections are reported for

May, see page 5 for details.

Australia milk

production increased 1.6%

in May compared to the

same period the year prior.

The production increase was

driven by mild conditions

coupled with rainfall.

Australia milk production for

the 12 months to May was

5.6% lower compared to the

previous comparable period.

Fonterra collections in

Australia are reported for

May, see page 5 for details.

EU milk production²

increased 0.3% in April

compared to April the

year prior.

The production increase was

driven primarily by Germany,

the Netherlands and

Poland, and partially offset

by declines in Italy, France,

and Ireland.

EU milk production for

the 12 months to April was

up 0.5% on the previous

comparable period.

Increases in Germany, the

Netherlands, Poland and

Belgium were partially offset

by declines in France, Italy

and Spain.

US milk production

increased by 0.6% in May

compared to the same

period the year prior.

The production increase

was driven by improved

productivity per cow due

to favourable weather

conditions and lower

feed prices.

Milk production for the

12 months to May increased

0.8% on the previous

comparable period.

NEW ZEALANDAUSTRALIAEUROPEAN UNIONUSA

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illustrates year-on-year

changes in production –

1 New Zealand production is measured in litres.

2 Excludes UK.

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changes in exports –

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Global Exports

New Zealand monthly

exports up. Australia, EU

and US exports decline

Total New Zealand dairy

exports increased 36.6% or

92,630 MT, in May compared

to the same period the

year prior.

The increase was due to

higher export volumes of

WMP, cheese and SMP. May

was the largest month on

record for export volumes

of WMP, driven by increased

volume to Algeria and China.

Exports for the 12 months

to May were up 2.3%, or

78,618 MT, on the previous

comparable period. This was

driven by increases in SMP,

butter, AMF and cheese

partially offset by decreases

in WMP.

EU dairy exports in April

decreased 0.1%, or 139 MT, in

April compared to the same

period the year prior.

The decline in exports was

driven by lower volumes of

infant formula to China. This

was partially offset by an

increase in export volumes of

SMP to Algeria and fluid milk

products to the Philippines.

Exports for the 12 months

to April were down 6.4%,

or 442,581 MT, on the

previous comparable period,

driven by declines in fluid

milk products, cheese and

WMP, and partially offset by

increases in infant formula,

SMP and cultured products.

US dairy exports

decreased 13.0%, or

33,160 MT, in April compared

to the same period the

year prior.

The decrease was driven

by lower export volumes

of SMP to Philippines,

whey to Canada and China,

and cheese to Japan and

South Korea.

Exports for the 12 months

to April were up 4.7%, or

130,215 MT, on the previous

comparable period, driven

by lactose, cheese, whey

and WPC. This was partially

offset by declines in SMP.

Australia dairy exports

decreased 23.8%, or

14,971 MT, in April compared

to the same period the

year prior.

The decline in exports was

driven by lower volumes of

fluid milk products to China,

as well as a decrease in

exports of SMP and cheese.

Exports for the 12 months to

April were down 20.8%, or

192,017 MT, on the previous

comparable period.

This was predominantly

driven by decreases in fluid

milk products, WMP, SMP,

and cheese, mainly due to

lower milk production.

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Change for the 12 months

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Global Imports

Latin America, China

and Middle East

& Africa monthly

imports increase. Asia

imports flat

Latin America dairy

import volumes¹ increased

9.8%, or 17,674 MT, in April

compared to the same period

the year prior.

The increase was driven by

higher imported volumes of

WMP by Brazil, and SMP and

cheese by Mexico.

Imports for the 12 months

to April were up 12.7%, or

263,705 MT, on the previous

comparable period, driven by

higher volumes of WMP, SMP,

cheese and AMF.

Asia (excluding China)

dairy import volumes¹

in April were in line with the

same period the year prior.

Import volumes of AMF

by Vietnam increased. This

was offset by a decrease in

import volumes of SMP by

the Philippines, WMP by

Bangladesh and cheese by

South Korea.

Imports for the 12 months

to April were down 3.9%, or

201,474 MT, on the previous

comparable period, driven

by lower import volumes

of SMP, fluid milk products,

cheese and WMP.

Middle East and Africa

dairy import volumes¹

increased 1.1%, or 4,982 MT, in

April compared to the same

period the year prior.

The increase was driven by

higher import volumes of

SMP by Algeria and infant

formula by Lebanon. This

was partially offset by a

decrease in import volumes

of cheese by Iraq and fluid

milk products by Libya.

Imports for the 12 months

to April were down 0.1%, or

6,809 MT, on the previous

comparable period. This was

driven by a decline in fluid

milk products and cultured

products, and partially offset

by an increase in SMP.

China dairy import

volumes increased by

0.9%, or 2,527 MT, in May

compared to the same

period the year prior.

The increase was driven

by higher import volumes

of whey from the US and

Belarus, lactose from the US

and SMP from New Zealand.

This was partially offset by a

decline in demand for fluid

milk products due to higher

domestic production.

Imports for the 12 months

to May were down 15.5%, or

586,174 MT, on the previous

comparable period driven by

a decline in WMP, fluid milk

products, cheese and SMP.

LATIN AMERICAASIAMIDDLE EAST & AFRICACHINA

1 Estimates are included for those countries that have not reported data.

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Zealand and Australia compared

to the previous season –

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For the 2022/23 Season

compared to the previous season

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compared to May 2022

Change for May 2023

compared to May 2022

Change for May 2023

compared to May 2022

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compared to May 2022

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OUR MARKETS

Fonterra Milk Collections

NEW ZEALANDNORTH ISLANDSOUTH ISLANDAUSTRALIA

New Zealand Milk Collections

Fonterra's Australia

collections for May

were 8.5 million kgMS, a

6.3% increase from May

last season.

Collections increased in

May due to mild conditions

coupled with rainfall

supporting milk production,

as well as recruiting and

retaining more Australian

dairy farmers across Victoria

and Tasmania.

Season-to-date collections

reached 99.3 million kgMS,

0.3% ahead last season.

North Island milk

collections in May were

37.2 million kgMS, 12.7%

ahead of May last season.

The 2022/23 season

collections were

862.4 million kgMS, 0.4%

behind last season.

Soil moisture in the

North Island is still in surplus

and warmer weather has

enabled pasture cover to

improve in preparation for

calving in July. Most farms

have now dried off for the

new season.

South Island milk

collections in May were

39.0 million kgMS, 7.0%

ahead of last May.

The 2022/23 season

collections were 618.5 million

kgMS, 1.1% ahead of

last season.

The temperature in the

South Island has been

warmer than normal with

intermittent rain supporting

strong pasture growth.

Fonterra's New Zealand

collections for May were

76.2 million kgMS, 9.7%

higher than last May.

The 2022/23 season milk

collections were finalised at

1,480.9 million kgMS, 0.2%

ahead last season.

Favourable weather

conditions supported strong

milk supply at the end of the

season. Most farms are now

drying off herds to prepare

for the new season and

manage pasture cover.

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OUR MARKETS

Fonterra Global Dairy Trade Results

Fonterra GDT sales

by destination:

Dairy commodity

prices and New

Zealand dollar trend

The RBNZ signalled an

end to the current cycle of

increasing interest rates

which briefly pressured the

NZD down to below 60 US

cents. However, improving

risk appetite across global

financial markets provided

the backdrop for a recovery

to above 62 US cents.

Fonterra GDT results at

last trading event

20 June 2023:

The next trading event will be held on 4 July 2023. Visit www.globaldairytrade.info for more information.

Change in Fonterra’s

weighted average product

price from previous event

2.1

Fonterra’s weighted

average product price


(USD/MT)

3,539

USD

Fonterra product quantity

sold on GDT

000’ MT

19.0

NORTH ASIA (INCLUDING CHINA)

SOUTH EAST ASIA

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

LATIN AMERICA

OTHER

USD 4,533/MT

2.9

CHEDDAR

USD 5,379/MT

5.7

BUTTER

USD 3,172/MT

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WMP

USD 4,758/MT

0.6

AMF

USD 2,724/MT

2.7

SMP

18,999

MT

LATEST AUCTION

567,157

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Our Performance

Fonterra launches

new nutrition science

venture arm; announces

first investment

Fonterra has announced a

new corporate ventures arm

to incubate, scale and invest

in ventures in the area of

nutrition science.

Chief Executive Miles Hurrell

says Fonterra is committed

to staying at the forefront

of nutrition innovation and

creating new value streams

for the Co-op.

“When we released our

long-term strategy in

September 2021, we

identified nutrition science

solutions as an area with

future growth potential.

“Nutrition science is a

segment of the global

health and wellness

category that goes beyond

everyday lifestyle and

wellness products. Given our

expertise in dairy science, we

committed to exploring the

potential for Fonterra to play

more boldly in this space.

“We have developed a

business case and agreed

on a way forward, which

includes establishing a

corporate ventures arm with

access to our dairy science

and innovation expertise,

combined with the agility of

a startup.

“The business will incubate

and scale a portfolio of

disruptive ventures by

developing solutions that

combine science, nutrition

and technology to make

a real impact on human

health,” says Mr Hurrell.

The business – provisionally

named Nutrition Science

Solutions (NSS) – will

operate as a standalone

business within Fonterra

with its own board and CEO.

It will target opportunities

for value creation by

adapting the Co-op’s existing

capabilities and assets,

alongside new disruptive

capabilities, through

partnerships and M&A.

“NSS will seek out, partner

with and invest in global

start-ups who will benefit

from access to Fonterra’s

dairy science expertise and

understanding of the global

market, while Fonterra

will benefit from access

to emerging technologies,

advancements in science,

and novel channels

to market.

“This is a new way of

working for Fonterra, but

one in which we see a lot of

potential,” says Mr Hurrell.

First investment

Fonterra has disclosed its

first investment through

the new ventures arm,

US$10 million for a

minority shareholding

in Pendulum, a biotech

company pioneering the next

frontier of metabolic health

through its microbiome-

targeted products.

The growth-stage

San Francisco-based

company specialises in

targeting metabolic health

through evidence-based

microbiome solutions.

The partnership will see

Pendulum and Fonterra

establish a presence in

global markets, co-develop

and commercialise next

generation microbiome

products that are

scientifically formulated

to make measurable

improvements to

people’s health.

“This strategic partnership

will enable Fonterra and

Pendulum to leverage each

other’s strengths – Fonterra’s

innovation, manufacturing

expertise and established

leadership in global markets,

together with Pendulum’s

deep innovation, microbiome

expertise and growing

leadership in the US market,”

says Mr Hurrell.

Pendulum CEO and

Co-founder Colleen Cutcliffe

says Pendulum is founded

and led by world-class

scientists in microbiology,

biochemistry, computational

and clinical trials, who are

creating clinically-backed,

peer-reviewed products

that merge the power and

efficacy of a pharmaceutical

with the safety and

accessibility of a probiotic.

“Pendulum’s team of top-tier

scientists are conducting

cutting edge microbiome

research and developing

products that will have a

meaningful and measurable

impact on metabolic health

for millions of people.

“This strategic partnership

with Fonterra enables us to

tap into their deep-rooted

manufacturing expertise and

established global leadership

to bring a new wave of

microbiome products to

market,” says Dr Cutcliffe.

Meals made with love
for Te Aroha

Te Aroha locals threw on

their aprons on Wednesday,

to cook up homemade meals

for their community.

Volunteers from Te Aroha

college, Fonterra and Ngati

Tumutumu Trust gathered

at Tui Pa marae for a

community cooking session.

Their tasty creations, which

included Mac & Cheese

and Cottage Pie, were then

frozen and will be distributed

to the local community

as needed.

The event was organised

by our local Hapori team

to support Kura Kai, a

registered charity who raise

funds to purchase chest

freezers, which are then

donated to the High Schools

they support. Kura Kai then

works alongside the school

to build a local community of

volunteers to cook nutritious

family meals to help keep

those freezers well stocked.

Rangatahi (youth) from

Te Aroha college are also

regularly involved in helping

prepare freezer friendly

meals, and identifying where

this food is needed most,

either within their school

whanau (family) or the wider

local community.

“This event has been a

long time coming! After

delays due to COVID, it was

awesome to finally bring

our volunteers together

with a bunch of other

incredible folks who share

the same heart for their

local community. We made

some beautiful meals to

share with families, and

new connections were

made so we can continue

to plan more of these

events in the future," said

Lorren Hawkins, a Fonterra

Relationship Manager.

The Hapori team sponsored

Te Aroha college to join the

Kura Kai programme and

have previously donated

funding towards other

cooking sessions.

As cooking sessions are

often led by the Ngati

Tumutumu Trust to keep the

community freezer filled, the

team also donated a second

meal storage freezer for Tui

Pa marae.

Kura Kai Founder

Makaia Carr says she is

grateful for the support from

the team at Fonterra.

“We’re so grateful for the

vision that Fonterra has

– showing they are keen

and ready to bring our

community groups together,

providing resources, and

allowing us all to work as one

towards our shared goals.

Helping and empowering our

rangatahi (youth). Nga mihi

(thank you) Fonterra, such

an awesome day of mahi,”

she said.

“One of our charities pou

(pillars) is connecting

the community through

kai (food), and this week

was a perfect example of

this. It can be as simple as

having a korero (chat) while

preparing the meals and this

is where connections and

manaakitanga (kindness)

is felt,” added Kura Kai GM

Marie Peterson.

Our Co-op

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Fonterra in the Community –

To view more information on

Kura Kai –

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Supplementary Information

Global Dairy Market

The charts on the right

illustrate the year-on-year

changes in imports, exports

and production for a range of

countries that are important

players in global dairy trade.

The absolute size of

the bars represents the

change in imports, exports

or production, relative

to the same period the

previous year.

Averages are shown where

data is complete for the

regions presented.

NOTE: Data for EU to April; New Zealand, US and Australia to May.

NOTE: Data for EU, US and Australia to April; New Zealand to May.

NOTE: Data for Asia, Middle East & Africa, Latin America to April; and China to May.

SOURCES: Government milk production statistics (DCANZ, Dairy Australia, Eurostat, USDA)/GTA trade data/Fonterra analysis.

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Supplementary Information

Fonterra milk

production

The table on the right

shows Fonterra milk solids

collected in New Zealand

and Australia compared

to the previous season.

MILK COLLECTION

(MILLION KGMS)

M AY

2023

M AY


2022

MONTHLY

CHANGE

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2022/23

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2021/22

SEASON-

TO-DATE

CHANGE

Total Fonterra

New Zealand

76.269.59.7%1,480.91,478.00.2%

North Island37.233.012.7%862.4866.0(0.4%)

South Island39.036.47.0%618.5611.91.1%

Australia8.58.06.3%99.399.00.3%

Fonterra GDT results

This table provides more

information on the latest

results, including a snapshot

of the year-to-date results.

LAST TRADING EVENT

(20 JUNE 2023)

YEAR-TO-DATE


(FROM 1 AUGUST 2022)

Quantity Sold on GDT

(Winning MT)

18,999567,157

Change in Quantity Sold on GDT

over same period last year

(4.7%)2.4%

Weighted Average Product Price

(USD/MT)

3,5393,619

Change in Weighted Average

Product Price over same period

last year

(23.4%)(18. 1%)

Change in Weighted Average

Product Price from previous event

2.1%–

Fonterra GDT results

This chart shows Fonterra

GDT prices and volumes over

the past 12 months.

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AMF

Anhydrous Milk Fat.

BMP

Butter Milk Powder.

Cultured Products

Fermented milks that are

prepared by using starter

cultures and controlled

fermentation including

yoghurt, yoghurt drinks, sour

cream, crème fraiche.

DIRA

Dairy Industry Restructuring

Act 2001 (New Zealand).

Farmgate Milk Price

The price for milk supplied in

New Zealand to Fonterra by

farmer shareholders.

Fluid Products

The Fonterra grouping

of fluid milk products

(skim milk, whole milk

and cream – pasteurised

or UHT processed),

concentrated milk products

(evaporated milk and

sweetened condensed milk)

and yoghurt.

GDT

Global Dairy Trade, the

online provider of the twice

monthly global auctions of

dairy ingredients.

kgMS

Kilogram of milk solids, the

measure of the amount of

fat and protein in the milk

supplied to Fonterra.

MPC

Milk Protein Concentrate.

Non-Reference Products

All dairy products,

except for Reference

Products, produced

by the New Zealand

Ingredients business.

Reference Products

The dairy products used

in the calculation of the

Farmgate Milk Price, which

are currently WMP, SMP,

BMP, butter and AMF.


Glossary

Season

New Zealand: A period

of 12 months to 31 May

in each year.

Australia: A period of

12 months to 30 June

in each year.

SMP

Skim Milk Powder.

WMP

Whole Milk Powder.

WPC

Whey Protein Concentrate.

WPI

Whey Protein Isolate.

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