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New Zealand: Milk Production
This page contains data regarding New Zealand milk production.

The first graph show the milk production through a three-year perspective, while the second one shows the monthly % changes.

The tables record the milk production organised by dairy season (June-May), by calendar year, expressed in two units: thousand of tons of milk, and tons of Milksolids (milkfat + protein).

The last graph shows the historical evolution of the number of dairy cows in New Zealand.



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Month2 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 ± % on
2023/24 		± % on
2022/23
June 226 230 234 234 230 228 -0,9% -2,6%
July 274 286 305 288 286 310 +8,4% +7,6%
August 1.394 1.468 1.397 1.329 1.301 1.418 +9,0% +6,7%
September 2.664 2.708 2.590 2.507 2.497 2.600 +4,1% +3,7%
October 3.213 3.240 3.133 3.025 3.016 3.078 +2,1% +1,8%
November 3.003 2.928 2.884 2.834 2.820 2.878 +2,1% +1,6%
December 2.722 2.741 2.603 2.588 2.612 2.649 +1,4% +2,4%
January 2.454 2.474 2.324 2.352 2.324 2.385 +2,6% +1,4%
February 1.875 1.932 1.773 1.814 1.914 1.865 -2,6% +2,8%
March 1.680 1.844 1.809 1.815 1.752 1.763 +0,6% -2,9%
April 1.356 1.514 1.429 1.526 1.463
May 905 974 911 978 917
Total to date 19.505 19.851 19.052 18.786 18.752 19.174
% y-o-y ¹   +1,77% -4,02% -1,40% -0,18% +2,25%
Total Year 21.766 22.339 21.392 21.290 21.132
previous %   +2,6% -4,2% -0,5% -0,7%
Last update: 22-04-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Dairy Season Year from June 1 to May 31
Source: DCANZ
  Min Production
  Max Production
Month2 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 ± % on
2023/24 		± % on
2022/23
June 19.917 20.321 20.642 20.872 20.784 20.334 -2,2% -2,6%
July 23.539 24.795 26.600 25.146 25.116 27.429 +9,2% +9,1%
August 119.066 124.643 119.435 113.595 112.564 123.823 +10,0% +9,0%
September 220.982 224.952 215.896 207.787 210.436 221.291 +5,2% +6,5%
October 266.907 267.666 259.461 252.061 254.432 261.483 +2,8% +3,7%
November 249.135 242.303 239.452 237.324 239.213 245.773 +2,7% +3,6%
December 228.700 231.027 218.357 219.566 225.182 228.298 +1,4% +4,0%
January 211.377 212.222 199.256 203.101 201.791 211.853 +5,0% +4,3%
February 167.874 172.916 160.430 164.082 174.718 171.157 -2,0% +4,3%
March 161.619 175.606 173.053 174.732 172.573 173.986 +0,8% -0,4%
April 135.699 151.501 143.603 154.060 149.987
May 91.147 99.675 92.893 100.742 96.364
Total to date 1.669.116 1.696.451 1.632.582 1.618.266 1.636.809 1.685.427
% y-o-y ¹   +1,64% -3,76% -0,88% +1,15% +2,97%
Total Year 1.895.962 1.947.627 1.869.078 1.873.068 1.883.160
previous %   +2,7% -4,0% +0,2% +0,5%
Last update: 22-04-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Dairy Season Year from June 1 to May 31
Note (a): kg Milksolids is the sum of the total milk protein and fat.
Note (b): This data is for Milksolids collected for processing
Source: DCANZ
  Min Production
  Max Production