Farmlands back in black but still has to earn farmers’ choice: CEO

Farmlands' chief executive Tanya Houghton. (Image: supplied)

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

Farmlands must win the right to be its farmers’ choice for their inputs, its chief executive says.The rural services co-operative returned to profit in its 2025 financial year for the first time in three years, reporting a net profit after tax of $2.8 million, compared to a restated loss of $9.3m in 2024.Revenue rose 14.5% to $847.3m, while total turnover – which includes its credit card business – increased to $2.55 billion from $2.4b.Operating ebitda rose 64% to $33.5m, and operating cash flow improved to $26.1m up from $22m...

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