Creating Shareholder Value

Silver Fern Farms Co-operative

As a shareholder, your ownership matters. It keeps farmers invested in the future of New Zealand red meat, strengthens our collective voice, and creates opportunities that individual businesses could not easily achieve alone.

In a changing world, the Co-operative’s strength lies in honouring our past, understanding future member needs, and evolving to meet those needs. Through shared ownership, we will focus on long-term value creation across our investments and a more resilient future for farming businesses and rural communities.

Building long-term value for shareholders

Your investment supports a disciplined focus on sustainable returns, asset growth, and value created through the Co-operative’s investments. This includes modern, efficient processing infrastructure, a farmer-focused approach to marketing, and ongoing innovation throughout the business.

This matters on farm. It gives farming families greater confidence to invest and pass successful Silver Fern Farms businesses on to the next generation.

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Internal photoshoot for Pride Passion film. Pacific plant November 2019.

Putting shareholders first

Shareholders will have priority access to processing, supply programmes, and value creation opportunities. Opportunities will continue reflecting the diversity of member businesses, farming systems, and regions.

Markets are volatile and global conditions remain uncertain. The Co-operative gives shareholders a stronger platform to anticipate change, manage risk, and capitalise on opportunities together.

Creating opportunities together

Some opportunities are too large, complex, or costly for individual farming businesses to pursue alone. Through scale, the Co-operative can identify, support, and invest in opportunities that improve returns and create new ways for shareholders to capture value. Global customers increasingly want to connect with, and reward, the producers behind the farmgate – and our Co-operative can enable that connection at scale.

Investing in future leaders

The Co-operative also invests in people and ideas that strengthen Silver Fern Farms, our communities, and the wider red meat sector. This includes leadership scholarships, Growing Future Farmers sponsorship, To the Core industry leadership, and the Emerging Directors Group. These initiatives help build capable people, stronger communities, and a sector ready for the future.

Keeping farmer influence where it belongs

Your shareholding helps retain New Zealand farmers’ ownership and influence in the country’s largest red meat processor and marketer. It gives farmers a strong voice at the Board table and sets a clear expectation that Silver Fern Farms Limited will keep farmers at the front and centre of its strategy.