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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.
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| AUSTRALIA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
| '000 Ton | ||||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | (2023/24) | (2024/25) | ||||||
| Dairy Farms | 4.420 | 4.163 | 3.889 | |||||||
| Dairy cows ('000 head) | 1.335 | 1.290 | 1.330 | 1.314 (e) | ||||||
| Milk production (Million liters) | 8.803 | 8.204 | 8.220 | 8.417 | 5.832 | 5.683 | -2,6% | Jan-Sep 2025 | ||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -6,8% | +0,2% | +2,4% | |||||||
| Milkfat (%) 1) | 4,20 | 4,22 | 4,22 | |||||||
| Protein (%) 1) | 3,42 | 3,43 | 3,45 | |||||||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk 1) ($/Kg di Milk Solid)  |
7,52 | 9,85 | 9,79 | |||||||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -6,8% | +0,2% | ||||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Liquid milk | 2.391 | 2.366 | 2.384 | 2.422 (e) | ||||||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | (2023/24) | (2024/25) | ||||||
| Butter | 42 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 18 | +15,8% | Jan-Jun 2025 | ||
| Cheese | 393 | 384 | 425 | 426 | 202 | 206 | +1,9% | Jan-Jun 2025 | ||
| WMP (whole milk powder) | 53 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 13 | -32,2% | Jan-Jun 2025 | ||
| SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 147 | 137 | 70 | 43 | 24 | 32 | +34,5% | Jan-Jun 2025 | ||
| EXPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
|
331 | 309 | 186 | 147 | 107 | 111 | +3,4% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | -0,7% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
24 | 17 | 9,4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | -26,3% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| di cui: | ||||||||||
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
|
5,2 | 5,3 | 3,1 | 4,1 | 3,0 | 2,9 | -3,2% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
157 | 145 | 129 | 167 | 121 | 123 | +2,1% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
51 | 58 | 38 | 55 | 39 | 38 | -3,7% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
|
52 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 34 | 25 | -26,7% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
156 | 154 | 133 | 170 | 119 | 110 | -7,9% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
32 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 12 | -45,8% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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4,8 | 3,0 | 11 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 2,7 | -61,5% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | +13,8% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
48 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 28 | +28,0% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| IMPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
3,2 | 4,2 | 4,5 | 5,5 | 4,0 | 4,2 | +5,9% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
36 | 40 | 48 | 42 | 29 | 31 | +4,2% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
97 | 96 | 108 | 101 | 76 | 82 | +8,6% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
37 | 40 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 27 | -9,2% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9,5 | 7,7 | -19,3% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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11 | 12 | 7,9 | 7,8 | 5,4 | 9,2 | +72,1% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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5,3 | 7,5 | 4,6 | 5,1 | 3,5 | 4,3 | +24,1% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
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6,5 | 6,6 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 2,7 | 2,0 | -23,3% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | -1,2% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 17 | -22,1% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 330 | 330 | 340 | 345 | 345 | 350 | +1,4% | Jan-Dec 2025 | Butter | 95 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 94 | +1,1% | Jan-Dec 2025 | SMP | 40 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | +4,2% | Jan-Dec 2025 | WMP | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2025 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 12,71 | 12,59 | 12,85 | 12,92 | ||||||
| Butter | 3,66 | 3,47 | 3,48 | 3,48 | ||||||
| SMP | 1,54 | 1,07 | 1,06 | 0,90 | ||||||
| WMP | 1,54 | 1,34 | 1,13 | 0,94 | ||||||
| % Self-sufficiency | 103,9% | 103,9% | 102,3% | 101,7% | ||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 25.956 | 26.201 | 26.451 | 26.713 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 63.896 (e) | 65.526 (e) | 64.964 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 54.024(e) | 62.225(e) | 60.080(e) | |||||||
1) Dairy Season: July 1st - June 30th
(f): forecast
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source Raw material area: ABARES; Dairy Australia; Farm-gate prices of raw milk (Indicative factory paid milk prices by state), Protein and Milkfat: Dairy manufacturers
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: 2025-11-17
(f): forecast
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source Raw material area: ABARES; Dairy Australia; Farm-gate prices of raw milk (Indicative factory paid milk prices by state), Protein and Milkfat: Dairy manufacturers
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: 2025-11-17