Australia: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Australian dairy industry over a given time period.
The purpose of this report is two-fold:
- on the one hand, it describes the products that this industry produces, including commodities and various derivatives (butter, concentrated butter, cheese, milk powder, whey powder, casein, etc.);
- on the other hand, it shows the overall exports of processed products - due to surplus production in relation to the population.
AUSTRALIA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
'000 Ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Dairy cows ('000 head) | 1.388 | 1.335 | 1.270 | |||||||
(Dairy Season)1) | (2020/21) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | |||||||
Milk production (Million liters) | 8.834 | 8.803 | 8.204 | 8.222 | 1.825 | 1.926 | +5,5% | Jan-Mar 2024 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | -0,3% | -6,8% | +0,2% | |||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk | 2.421 | 2.394 | 2.373 | |||||||
(Dairy Season)1) | (2020/21) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | |||||||
Butter | 46 | 42 | 36 | 34 | ||||||
Butteroil | 8,3 | 12 | 9,6 | 8,3 | ||||||
Cheese | 372 | 393 | 384 | 375 | ||||||
WMP (whole milk powder) | 47 | 53 | 37 | 30 | ||||||
SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 155 | 147 | 137 | 143 | ||||||
BMP (butter milk powder) | 4,8 | 5,0 | 4,1 | 3,2 | ||||||
Whey powder | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | ||||||
EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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253 | 331 | 309 | 186 | 51 | 34 | -33,0% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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8,9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4,0 | 4,4 | +10,9% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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16 | 24 | 17 | 9,4 | 2,6 | 4,8 | +82,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
di cui: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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3,8 | 5,2 | 5,3 | 3,1 | 0,9 | 0,8 | -6,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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153 | 157 | 145 | 129 | 31 | 40 | +30,1% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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37 | 51 | 58 | 38 | 9,9 | 12 | +21,0% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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50 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 9,2 | 9,7 | +4,8% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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129 | 156 | 154 | 134 | 37 | 44 | +21,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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35 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 8,9 | 9,5 | +6,7% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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7,7 | 4,8 | 3,0 | 11 | 2,0 | 4,4 | +123,2% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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30 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 3,9 | 3,4 | -13,0% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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58 | 48 | 35 | 30 | 7,3 | 6,0 | -18,1% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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2,9 | 3,2 | 4,2 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 1,4 | +31,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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41 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 12 | -25,2% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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98 | 97 | 96 | 108 | 28 | 25 | -8,2% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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43 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 12 | 11 | -9,1% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3,3 | 3,3 | +2,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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13 | 11 | 12 | 7,9 | 2,7 | 1,2 | -56,9% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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8,4 | 5,3 | 7,5 | 4,6 | 1,3 | 1,0 | -26,7% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
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6,5 | 6,5 | 6,6 | 3,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 | -0,3% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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32 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 3,8 | 3,6 | -7,0% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 6,7 | 10 | +50,8% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 305 | 330 | 330 | 365 | 365 | 380 | +4,1% | Jan-Dec 2024 | Butter | 106 | 95 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 95 | +3,3% | Jan-Dec 2024 | SMP | 43 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | -6,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | WMP | 40 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 40 | +5,3% | Jan-Dec 2024 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 11,88 | 12,73 | 12,61 | 13,81 | ||||||
Butter | 4,13 | 3,66 | 3,48 | 3,48 | ||||||
SMP | 1,68 | 1,54 | 1,07 | 1,13 | ||||||
WMP | 1,56 | 1,54 | 1,34 | 1,44 | ||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 102,9% | 103,9% | 103,9% | 102,3% | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 25.670 | 25.921 | 26.177 | 26.439 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 53.095 | 63.842 (e) | 64.814 (e) | 63.487 (e) | ||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 46.454 | 53.978(e) | 61.549(e) | 58.714(e) | ||||||
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(f): forecast
(s): estimated
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source Raw material area: ABARES; Dairy Australia
Source Dairy production: ABARES; Australian Bureau of Statistics; Dairy Australia
Source Export: IHS;
Source Import: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
Last update: 2024-05-16