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title: "Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs LIC: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ballance Agri-Nutrients or LIC? 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."
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# Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs LIC: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Ballance Agri-Nutrients or LIC? 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 LIC
- **Competitive set**: Agricultural co-operatives
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ballance Agri-Nutrients Share of Search**: 15.8%
- **LIC Share of Search**: 4.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Ballance Agri-Nutrients or LIC?

- In August 2026, Ballance Agri-Nutrients had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Ballance Agri-Nutrients was estimated to have 7.2K branded searches compared to LIC’s 2.2K, and held a 15.8% Share of Search versus LIC’s 4.9%.
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients was ahead of LIC in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ estimated Share of Search among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 12.1% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.1K to 7.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LIC’s estimated Share of Search among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 2.2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand agricultural co-operatives in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ballance Agri-Nutrients overtook Silver Fern Farms to rank 3rd among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand, at 15.8%.
- In August 2026, LIC lost estimated Share of Search among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand, from 5.5% to 4.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ballance Agri-Nutrients estimated searches | Ballance Agri-Nutrients Share of Search | Ballance Agri-Nutrients rank | LIC estimated searches | LIC Share of Search | LIC rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.1K | 12.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.2K | 14.2% | 2 | 2.2K | 4.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 11.7% | 3 | 1.8K | 4.7% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.8K | 10.3% | 4 | 2.4K | 6.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5K | 12% | 4 | 2.9K | 7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.2K | 14% | 4 | 2.2K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.9K | 12.1% | 4 | 2.2K | 5.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 13.4% | 3 | 2.2K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.3K | 12.8% | 4 | 2.3K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.1K | 12.6% | 4 | 2.2K | 5.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.2K | 15.8% | 3 | 2.2K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ and LIC’s 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”, “ballance agri nutrients near me”, “ballance agri nutrients new zealand”, “ballance agri nutrients nz”, “ballance agri nutrients price list”, “ballance co nz” and “ballance fertiliser”, summed into one figure.
- **LIC**: Measured on the search terms “lic bulls”, “lic co nz”, “lic dairy”, “lic genetics”, “lic livestock”, “lic nz” and “livestock improvement corporation”, summed into one figure.

- [Ballance Agri-Nutrients profile](/demand/nz/brands/ballance-agri-nutrients)
- [LIC profile](/demand/nz/brands/lic)
- [All agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-agricultural-cooperatives): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Ballance Agri-Nutrients or LIC?

In August 2026, Ballance Agri-Nutrients had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Ballance Agri-Nutrients was estimated to have 7.2K branded searches compared to LIC’s 2.2K, and held a 15.8% Share of Search versus LIC’s 4.9%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Ballance Agri-Nutrients vs LIC: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ballance-agri-nutrients-vs-lic

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