--- title: "LIC vs Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is LIC or Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company 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/lic-vs-tatua" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LIC vs Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is LIC or Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company 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**: LIC and Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company - **Competitive set**: Agricultural co-operatives - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **LIC Share of Search**: 0.02% - **Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Is LIC or Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company more popular in search? - In October 2026, Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company had about 880 branded searches, while LIC had 10. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company made up 1.4% of all agricultural co-operative searches we track, and LIC accounted for 0.02%. - Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company was ahead of LIC in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, LIC’s share of searches among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 0.01% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company’s share of searches among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 880. ## Top agricultural co-operatives in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, LIC and Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company were each mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. LIC was listed before Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company in every answer that named either. 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company in New Zealand rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 880 in October 2026. ## How has branded search for LIC and Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | LIC estimated searches | LIC Share of Search | LIC rank | Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company estimated searches | Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Share of Search | Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 8 | 720 | 1.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 590 | 0.98% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 880 | 1.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 720 | 1.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 8 | 880 | 1.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 880 | 1.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 880 | 1.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 8 | 880 | 1.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 720 | 1.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 1K | 1.6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 880 | 1.4% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 | 880 | 1.4% | 4 | ## How are LIC’s and Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LIC’s and Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company’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. - **LIC**: Measured on the search term “lic dairy”. - **Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company**: Measured on the search term “tatua”. - [LIC profile](/demand/nz/brands/lic) - [Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company profile](/demand/nz/brands/tatua) - [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 LIC or Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company more popular in search? In October 2026, Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company had more branded searches than LIC among agricultural co-operatives in New Zealand. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company had about 880 branded searches, while LIC had 10. Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company made up 1.4% of all agricultural co-operative searches we track, and LIC accounted for 0.02%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LIC vs Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lic-vs-tatua This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lic-vs-tatua. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.