New lambs have begun to arrive in parts of the district and AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew says he is "quite optimistic" about the prospects for the season in Tairāwhiti.
Early lambing farms on the lower country near the coast have begun to see new arrivals in the past 10 days.
"It's just starting for the early country," Andrew said.
"The bulk of the lamb crop will arrive next month and into early September, when the back-country farms kick in with theirs."
He said the majority of farmers in the region were "pretty happy" with their scanning results heading into lambing.
