Āe, he nui te utu o te pata - engari he pēhea te whakataurite ki ētahi atu whenua?

Sunday, 30 March 2025

Ka piki ake te utu o te paraka pata 500g e 60% i Aotearoa i te tau kotahi anake, me te utu toharite o te $7.32 ināianei.

Kua piki ake ngā utu pata Ūropi i te 19% i te toharite mai i Oketopa 2023 ki te Oketopa 2024, e ai ki The Associated Press.

I pānuitia e Fonterra, te kumupene miraka kau nui o Aotearoa, he hua e $729 miriona me te utu whaipānga taupua e 22 hēneti mō ia hea.

Kua whakamāoritia tēnei pūrongo e tētahi hinengaro rorohiko, ā, kua hihiratia e te kaiwhakamāori a Puna, a Joel Maxwell, nāna te pūrongo i whakapai hoki i mua i te whakaputa hei pūrongo reorua. Nā Straker me Microsoft te hinengaro rorohiko i whakawhanake.

This story, originally in English only, was translated into reo Māori by an AI tool then checked and edited by Stuff kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell before publication as a bilingual news story. The AI tool was developed by Straker and Microsoft.

Kei te eke tonu te utu o te paraka pata i te tākirirangi rangi - engari he pēhea te utu e utua ana e tātou e whakataurite nei ki ētahi atu whenua?

The price of a block of butter is continuing to sky-rocket - but how does the price we pay compare to other countries?

Ko te utu iti iho rawa mō te paraka pata 500g ki Woolworths i te Tāite ko te $7.19, $6.99 ki Pak 'n Save, ā, i ngā toa Ika a Māui New World he $7.19, ā, i āna toa i Te Waipounamu kē, he 60c nui ake te utu. Ko te utu nui rawa mō tētahi paraka ko te $9.89.

The cheapest price of a 500g block of butter at Woolworths on Thursday was $7.19, $6.99 at Pak ‘n Save and in New World’s North Island stores it was $7.19, while in its South Island stores it was 60 cents more. The most expensive price for a block was $9.89.

E ai ki ngā raraunga Stats NZ ko te utu toharite o tētahi paraka 500g ināianei ko te $7.32, i pikia te 60% i te tau kotahi anake.

According to Stats NZ data the average price of a 500g block was now $7.32, which was up 60% in just one year.

I tua atu i te manga, he rite tonu te mahi a ngā Ahitereiriana me tētahi paraka 500g pata Pure Valley Unsalted he $7.69 mai i Aldi, ko te pata tote Woolworths Essential $7.70 me tā Coles pata tote $8.25.

Across the ditch Aussies were forking out about the same with a 500g block of Pure Valley Unsalted butter $ 7.69 from Aldi, Woolworths Essential salted butter $7.70 and Coles Salted Butter $8.25.

I te mamae hoki te UK i nga utu pata tiketike. Ko tētahi paraka o te Pata Peretania a Sainsbury, tote 500g he $8.92, ko te pata tote ASDA Peretania 500g $8.89 me te paraka pata tote Tesco Peretania 250g he $4.50 tonu.

The UK was also suffering with high butter prices. A block of Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 500g was $8.92, ASDA British Salted Butter 500g $8.89 and Tesco British Salted Block Butter 250g was still $4.50.

I mamae hoki ngā whaiāipo pata Ūropi i ngā utu pata e piki ana i te 19% i te toharite mai i Oketopa 2023 ki Oketopa 2024, i pūrongotia e te Associated Press.

European butter lovers were also suffering with butter prices rising 19% on average from October 2023 to October 2024, The Associated Press reported.

Hei tā Dr Murat Ungor o Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka, kei te teitei tonu te utu pata nā te hanumi o ngā tōpana mākete ā-ao me ngā raru hangahanga rāroto, pēnei i te whakataetae a ngā kiritaki haukāinga ki ngā mākete hoko whakawaho me te iti noa o te whakataetaetanga i te rāngai hokomaha.

Dr Murat Ungor of Otago University said the cost of butter remains high due to a combination of international market forces and domestic structural issues, such as local consumers competing with export markets and limited competition in the supermarket sector.

“Ko Aotearoa tētahi o ngā kaikawekawe miraka kau nui rawa o te ao, ā, ko ngā pūkete mō te wāhanga nui o ngā hua miraka kau hokohoko ā-ao o te ao; ā, ka hokona e Fonterra te nuinga o ana hua ki rāwāhi.”

“New Zealand is one of the world’s largest dairy exporters and accounts for significant share of the world’s internationally traded dairy products; and Fonterra sells most of its products overseas.”

I pānuitia e te kumupene miraka kau Fonterra ōna hua hāwhe tau i tērā wiki, nāna i whakaatu he hua $729 miriona, he pikinga o te 8% tau-ki-te-tau. He utu whaipānga taupuia hoki e 22 hēneti mō ia tiritiri.

Dairy giant Fonterra announced its half-year profits last week which revealed a $729 million profit, up 8% year-on-year. It also an interim dividend of 22 cents per share.

“Ko te utu pata e whakaawetia nuitia ana e te mākete miraka kau whānui ake me ngā utu hokorau i tautuhia e ngā kaiwhakarato,” te kī a Ugnor.

“The price of butter is primarily influenced by the broader dairy market and the wholesale costs set by the suppliers,” Ugnor said.

E ai ki te Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), i tae te FAO Dairy Price Index ki te 148.7 ngā piro i te Pēpuere 2025, e tohu ana i te pikinga 4.0% mai i Hānuere 2025 me te 23.2% i whakaritea ki te Pēpuere 2024.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the FAO Dairy Price Index reached 148.7 points in February 2025, marking a 4.0% increase from January 2025 and a 23.2% surge compared to February 2024.

“Ko tēnei ia whakarunga e whakaatu ana i te pikinga utu whānui puta noa i ngā rawa miraka kau nui katoa, tae atu ki te pata, te tīhi, me ngā paura miraka.”

“This upward trend reflects broad-based price increases across all major dairy commodities, including butter, cheese, and milk powders.”

Ko te Taupū Utu Pata FAO, e aroturuki ana i ngā utu pata o te ao, i eke ki te 204 ngā piro i te Pēpuere 2025, tae atu ki te 2.6% mai i te marama tōmua me te 23.8% teitei ake i te tau i mua.

The FAO Butter Price Index, which tracks global butter prices, hit 204 points in February 2025, up 2.6% from the previous month and 23.8% higher than a year earlier.

'E whakataetae ana ngā kiritaki kāinga ki ngā kaihoko o te ao whānui, ko te tikanga ka whakaawetia ngā utu paetata e ngā utu mākete ā-ao, kaua ko ngā utu whakanao paetata anake. Ka hokona e ngā pūtukatuka miraka kau o Aotearoa i ngā utu mākete o te ao whānui, he iti noa iho te tohutohu ki te whakahekenga i te paetata. Ko te mana o Fonterra me te manatōrua hokomaha e whakaiti ana i te pēhanga ki te whakaheke i ngā utu hokohoko.'

“Domestic consumers compete with international buyers, meaning local prices are influenced by global market rates rather than just local production costs. NZ dairy processors sell at international market rates, leaving little incentive to discount locally. Fonterra’s dominance and supermarket duopoly reduce pressure to lower retail prices.”