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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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | % | Period | ||
| Dairy cows ('000 head) | 1.547 | 1.428 | 1.411 | |||||||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2017/18) | (2018/19) | (2019/20) | |||||||
| Milk production (Million liters) | 9.200 | 9.176 | 8.588 | 8.834 | 5.250 | 5.226 | -0,5% | Jan-Aug 2021 | ||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -0,3% | -6,4% | +2,9% | |||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | % | Period | ||
| Liquid milk | 2.548 | |||||||||
| (Dairy Season)1) | (2017/18) | |||||||||
| Butter | 57 | 52 | 40 | 46 | 8,1 | 9,2 | +13,7% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| Butteroil | 9,6 | 11 | 8,1 | 7,3 | 1,8 | 2,3 | +23,4% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| Cheese | 348 | 367 | 364 | 373 | 88 | 86 | -3,0% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| WMP (whole milk powder) | 77 | 63 | 37 | 47 | 10 | 14 | +39,0% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 187 | 201 | 149 | 135 | 22 | 24 | +7,0% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| BMP (butter milk powder) | 7,1 | 6,2 | 4,3 | 4,8 | 0,8 | 1,1 | +32,1% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| Whey powder | 49 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 12 | 11 | -7,1% | Jan-Mar 2021 | ||
| EXPORT | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
|
199 | 212 | 238 | 253 | 160 | 194 | +21,1% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
8,7 | 8,3 | 7,8 | 8,9 | 4,9 | 9,3 | +90,4% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8,9 | 16 | +84,0% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| di cui: | ||||||||||
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
|
4,6 | 5,6 | 5,7 | 3,8 | 2,5 | 3,4 | +36,3% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
171 | 172 | 160 | 153 | 100 | 103 | +2,7% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
55 | 55 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 36 | +58,8% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
|
39 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 31 | -1,6% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
157 | 155 | 128 | 129 | 84 | 103 | +22,7% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
33 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 23 | -1,9% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
4,1 | 5,9 | 3,2 | 7,7 | 3,8 | 4,1 | +8,0% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
28 | 45 | 50 | 30 | 23 | 15 | -37,5% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
85 | 80 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 33 | -21,4% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| IMPORT | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | % | Period | ||
| Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
|
3,0 | 3,2 | 3,4 | 2,9 | 1,6 | 2,2 | +38,2% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
34 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 27 | 26 | -3,0% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
116 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 66 | 66 | +0,3% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
28 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 31 | 25 | -20,7% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
8,1 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | -13,8% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9,5 | 8,3 | -12,5% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
18 | 10 | 6,0 | 8,4 | 5,3 | 3,2 | -40,0% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
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5,5 | 14 | 8,6 | 6,5 | 4,7 | 4,6 | -3,6% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
38 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 12 | -51,5% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 19 | +23,4% | Jan-Aug 2021 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 291 | 293 | 297 | 305 | 305 | 310 | +1,6% | Jan-Dec 2021 | Butter | 115 | 117 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2021 | SMP | 46 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | +4,7% | Jan-Dec 2021 | WMP | 32 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2021 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 11,84 | 11,77 | 11,78 | 11,96 | ||||||
| Butter | 4,68 | 4,70 | 4,13 | 4,12 | ||||||
| SMP | 1,87 | 1,93 | 1,79 | 1,69 | ||||||
| WMP | 1,30 | 1,41 | 1,31 | 1,57 | ||||||
| % Self-sufficiency | 138,4% | 140,3% | 132,7% | 128,7% | ||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 24.585 | 24.898 | 25.203 | 25.500 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 55.915 | 56.465 | 54.464 (e) | 52.825 (e) | ||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 49.496 | 47.813 | 48.649(e) | 46.218(e) | ||||||
1) Dairy Season: July 1st - June 30th
(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: 2021-10-16
(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: 2021-10-16