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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.
| AUSTRALIA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
| '000 Ton | ||||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2020/21) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | (2023/24) | ||||||
| Dairy Farms | 4.618 | 4.420 | 4.163 | 3.889 (e) | ||||||
| Dairy cows ('000 head) | 1.388 | 1.335 | 1.290 | 1.330 (e) | 1.330 (e) | 1.314 (f) | -1,2% | |||
| Milk production (Million liters) | 8.834 | 8.803 | 8.204 | 8.220 | 8.220 | 8.416 | +2,4% | Jan-Dec 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 | 2.418 | 2.391 | 2.366 | 2.384 (e) | 0,0 (e) | 2.422 (f) | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2024 | ||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2020/21) | (2021/22) | (2022/23) | (2023/24) | (2023/24) | (2024/25) | ||||
| Butter | 46 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 23 | +8,4% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| Butteroil | 8,3 | 12 | 9,6 | 8,3 | 6,0 | 6,6 | +9,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| Cheese | 372 | 393 | 384 | 375 | 266 | 238 | -10,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| WMP (whole milk powder) | 47 | 53 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 17 | -21,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 155 | 147 | 137 | 143 | 88 | 93 | +5,8% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| BMP (butter milk powder) | 4,8 | 5,0 | 4,1 | 3,2 | 1,4 | 1,5 | +6,2% | Jan-Jun 2024 | ||
| Whey powder | 55 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 33 | -17,2% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
| EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
|
253 | 331 | 309 | 186 | 186 | 147 | -20,6% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
8,9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | +4,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
16 | 24 | 17 | 9,4 | 9,4 | 22 | +136,8% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| di cui: | ||||||||||
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
|
3,8 | 5,2 | 5,3 | 3,1 | 3,1 | 4,1 | +35,0% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
153 | 157 | 145 | 129 | 129 | 167 | +28,8% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
37 | 51 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 55 | +46,3% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
|
50 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 47 | +4,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
129 | 156 | 154 | 133 | 133 | 170 | +27,1% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
35 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 28 | -23,9% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
7,7 | 4,8 | 3,0 | 11 | 11 | 8,0 | -24,5% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
30 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | -7,2% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
58 | 48 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 32 | +5,8% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
2,9 | 3,2 | 4,2 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 5,5 | +22,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
41 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 42 | -11,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
98 | 97 | 96 | 108 | 108 | 101 | -6,4% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
43 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 37 | -21,0% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | -15,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
13 | 11 | 12 | 7,9 | 7,9 | 7,8 | -1,9% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
8,4 | 5,3 | 7,5 | 4,6 | 4,6 | 5,1 | +10,9% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
|
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,6 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 3,3 | -2,4% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
32 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -1,8% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | +10,5% | Jan-Dec 2024 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | 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 | 23 | -23,3% | Jan-Dec 2024 | WMP | 40 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 32 | -15,8% | Jan-Dec 2024 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 11,85 | 12,71 | 12,59 | 13,80 | ||||||
| Butter | 4,12 | 3,66 | 3,47 | 3,48 | ||||||
| SMP | 1,67 | 1,54 | 1,07 | 1,13 | ||||||
| WMP | 1,55 | 1,54 | 1,34 | 1,44 | ||||||
| % Self-sufficiency | 102,9% | 103,9% | 103,9% | 102,3% | 101,7% | Jan-Dec 2024 | ||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 25.744 | 25.956 | 26.201 | 26.451 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 53.072 | 63.896 (e) | 65.526 (e) | 64.964 (e) | ||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 46.434 | 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
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: 2025-05-23
(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
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: 2025-05-23