--- title: "LIC vs Silver Fern Farms: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, LIC or Silver Fern Farms? 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/lic-vs-silver-fern-farms" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LIC vs Silver Fern Farms: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, LIC or Silver Fern Farms? 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**: LIC and Silver Fern Farms - **Competitive set**: Agricultural co-operatives - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **LIC Share of Search**: 4.9% - **Silver Fern Farms Share of Search**: 11.9% ## Which is more popular in search, LIC or Silver Fern Farms? - In August 2026, Silver Fern Farms had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Silver Fern Farms was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to LIC’s 2.2K, and held an 11.9% Share of Search versus LIC’s 4.9%. - Silver Fern Farms was ahead of LIC in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Silver Fern Farms’ estimated Share of Search among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 10.3% to 11.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 5.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand agricultural co-operatives in August 2026? - In August 2026, Ravensdown overtook Silver Fern Farms to rank 2nd among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand, at 18%. - 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, Silver Fern Farms lost estimated Share of Search among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand, from 13% to 11.9%. - 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 | LIC estimated searches | LIC Share of Search | LIC rank | Silver Fern Farms estimated searches | Silver Fern Farms Share of Search | Silver Fern Farms rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 4.1% | 6 | 6K | 10.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.2K | 4.4% | 6 | 6.1K | 12% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.8K | 4.7% | 6 | 5K | 13.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 6.5% | 6 | 6.1K | 16.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 7% | 5 | 6.1K | 14.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2K | 4.3% | 6 | 7.5K | 14.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2K | 5.4% | 5 | 6.2K | 15.3% | 2 | | May 2026 | 2.2K | 5.4% | 5 | 6.4K | 15.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2.3K | 5.6% | 5 | 6.3K | 15.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2.2K | 5.5% | 5 | 5.3K | 13% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2.2K | 4.9% | 5 | 5.4K | 11.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LIC’s and Silver Fern Farms’ 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. - **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. - **Silver Fern Farms**: Measured on the search terms “silver fern farms”, “silver fern farms application form”, “silver fern farms beef”, “silver fern farms lamb”, “silver fern farms limited”, “silver fern farms near me”, “silver fern farms new zealand”, “silver fern farms nz”, “silver fern farms online shop”, “silver fern farms venison”, “silver fern farms waitane”, “silverfernfarms” and “silverfernfarms com”, summed into one figure. - [LIC profile](/demand/nz/brands/lic) - [Silver Fern Farms profile](/demand/nz/brands/silver-fern-farms) - [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, LIC or Silver Fern Farms? In August 2026, Silver Fern Farms had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Silver Fern Farms was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to LIC’s 2.2K, and held an 11.9% Share of Search versus LIC’s 4.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LIC vs Silver Fern Farms: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lic-vs-silver-fern-farms This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lic-vs-silver-fern-farms. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.