--- title: "Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs Farmlands: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Ballance Agri-Nutrients or Farmlands more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Agricultural co-operatives set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ballance-agri-nutrients-vs-farmlands" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs Farmlands: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Ballance Agri-Nutrients or Farmlands more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Agricultural co-operatives set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Farmlands - **Competitive set**: Agricultural co-operatives - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Ballance Agri-Nutrients Share of Search**: 11.1% - **Farmlands Share of Search**: 55.3% ## Is Ballance Agri-Nutrients or Farmlands more popular in search? - In October 2026, Farmlands had more branded searches than Ballance Agri-Nutrients among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Farmlands had about 35,400 branded searches, while Ballance Agri-Nutrients had 7,110. Farmlands made up 55.3% of all agricultural co-operative searches we track, and Ballance Agri-Nutrients accounted for 11.1%. - Farmlands was ahead of Ballance Agri-Nutrients in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ share of searches among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 10.5% to 11.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.1K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Farmlands’ share of searches among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 52.2% to 55.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 35.1K to 35.4K. ## Top agricultural co-operatives in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Farmlands showed up in all five answers. Ballance Agri-Nutrients was listed before Farmlands in three of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ravensdown | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fonterra | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Farmlands | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Ballance Agri-Nutrients | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Silver Fern Farms | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Alliance Group | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | LIC | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about agricultural co-operatives - Asked ChatGPT "Which agricultural co-operative should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Farmlands, 2. Ravensdown, 3. Ballance Agri-Nutrients, 4. Fonterra, 5. Silver Fern Farms - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand?": 1. Fonterra, 2. Ravensdown, 3. Ballance Agri-Nutrients, 4. Farmlands, 5. LIC, 6. Silver Fern Farms, 7. Alliance Group, 8. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best agricultural co-operative in New Zealand for a farm?": 1. Farmlands, 2. Ravensdown, 3. Ballance Agri-Nutrients, 4. Fonterra, 5. Silver Fern Farms - Searched Google, AI Overview "agricultural co-operatives nz": 1. Fonterra, 2. Ballance Agri-Nutrients, 3. Ravensdown, 4. Farmlands, 5. Alliance Group, 6. Silver Fern Farms, 7. LIC, 8. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company - Searched Google, AI Overview "farmer co-op nz": 1. Fonterra, 2. Silver Fern Farms, 3. Ravensdown, 4. Ballance Agri-Nutrients, 5. Farmlands Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand agricultural co-operatives in October 2026? - Farmlands’ share of searches among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 57.6% to 55.3% in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Farmlands changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Ballance Agri-Nutrients estimated searches | Ballance Agri-Nutrients Share of Search | Ballance Agri-Nutrients rank | Farmlands estimated searches | Farmlands Share of Search | Farmlands rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 7.1K | 10.5% | 3 | 35.1K | 52.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 4.3K | 7.2% | 3 | 35.2K | 58.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.7K | 6.5% | 3 | 35.2K | 61.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 4.8K | 8.9% | 3 | 29K | 53.2% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 6.9K | 10.2% | 3 | 35.7K | 52.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 7.7% | 3 | 35.4K | 58.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 5.2K | 8.5% | 3 | 35.3K | 57.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 5.1K | 7.4% | 3 | 42.8K | 61.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 4.8K | 7.9% | 3 | 35.5K | 57.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 6.9K | 11.2% | 3 | 35.3K | 57% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 7K | 11% | 3 | 35.3K | 55.4% | 1 | | Oct 2026 | 7.1K | 11.1% | 3 | 35.4K | 55.3% | 1 | ## How are Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ and Farmlands’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ and Farmlands’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Ballance Agri-Nutrients**: Measured on the search terms “ballance”, “ballance agri”, “ballance agri nutrients”, “ballance agri nutrients ltd” and “ballance fertiliser”, summed into one figure. - **Farmlands**: Measured on the search terms “farmlands”, “farmlands chicken food”, “farmlands dog food”, “farmlands fuel”, “farmlands fuel partners”, “farmlands gumboots”, “farmlands netting”, “farmlands partners”, “farmlands rat bait”, “farmlands te puna”, “farmlands waterloo road”, “fence battens farmlands”, “sheep netting farmlands” and “wood shavings farmlands”, summed into one figure. - [Ballance Agri-Nutrients profile](/demand/nz/brands/ballance-agri-nutrients) - [Farmlands profile](/demand/nz/brands/farmlands) - [All agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-agricultural-cooperatives): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Ballance Agri-Nutrients or Farmlands more popular in search? In October 2026, Farmlands had more branded searches than Ballance Agri-Nutrients among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Farmlands had about 35,400 branded searches, while Ballance Agri-Nutrients had 7,110. Farmlands made up 55.3% of all agricultural co-operative searches we track, and Ballance Agri-Nutrients accounted for 11.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs Farmlands: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ballance-agri-nutrients-vs-farmlands This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ballance-agri-nutrients-vs-farmlands. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.