"Given our apiary profit comes into the second half of our financial year, we are very pleased with how our financial result for the full year is tracking," he said.
Coulter said the Northland region and, to a lesser degree, the upper-Waikato region harvest was negatively impacted by the wet and cool September to November period and the recent severe storm in early January in the northern half of the North Island.
He said the storm affected the manuka flower production at a critical part of the season in these regions and that central North Island region was expected to deliver a honey yield of an average season.
Providing the above-normal temperatures continue for the remainder of this summer, the Wairarapa, Whanganui, East Coast and Hawkes Bay regions are expected to yield more honey than an average season, he said.
"Overall this is a welcome return to generally favourable weather conditions conducive to producing honey, compared to the extremely poor season in 2017," Coulter said.
On the back of strong sales growth in most of its export markets and a solid recovery in the grey channel from New Zealand and Australia into China, the company expects to report a "significant turnaround" on the 2017 half year loss of $7.1 million and on the $3 million record profit in the 2016 half year.
Comvita will release its result for hte first half to December 31 on February 23.
