New Zealand: dairy sector
The purpose of this report is two-fold:
- on the one hand, it describes the products that the 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.
Home to a major exports cooperative, the Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand is able to trade its dairy products on the international market.
NEW ZEALAND: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
'000 Ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
(Dairy Season)1) | (2015/16) | (2016/17) | (2017/18) | |||||||
Dairy cows ('000 head)1) | 4.998 | 4.861 | 4.993 | |||||||
± % from previous dairy season | -2,7% | +2,7% | ||||||||
Average litres per cow 1) | 4.185 | 4.259 | 4.151 | |||||||
± % from previous dairy season | +1,8% | -2,5% | ||||||||
Milk production (Source: DCANZ) | 21.537 | 21.174 | 21.460 | 21.947 | 16.217 | 16.062 | -1,0% | Jan-Oct 2019 | ||
Milkfat (%) a) 1) | 4,73 | 4,77 | 4,75 | |||||||
Protein (%) a) 1) | 3,84 | 3,87 | 3,82 | |||||||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 kg, VAT not included) m.g. 4.2%, prot. 3.4% |
23,63 | 25,54 | 32,86 | 30,29 | 30,48 | 29,43 | -3,5% | Jan-Oct 2019 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +8,1% | +28,7% | -7,8% | |||||||
$/Kg milksolids ** 1)
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4,30 | 6,47 | 6,68 | |||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk (Source: FAS-USDA) | 497 | 497 | 497 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2019 | Cheese (Source: FAS-USDA) | 355 | 360 | 386 | 385 | 385 | 380 | -1,3% | Jan-Dec 2019 | Butter (Source: FAS-USDA) | 594 | 570 | 525 | 530 | 530 | 540 | +1,9% | Jan-Dec 2019 | SMP (Source: FAS-USDA) | 410 | 405 | 402 | 410 | 410 | 400 | -2,4% | Jan-Dec 2019 | WMP (Source: FAS-USDA) | 1.380 | 1.320 | 1.380 | 1.440 | 1.440 | 1.470 | +2,1% | Jan-Dec 2019 |
EXPORT | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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117 | 169 | 205 | 238 | 191 | 214 | +11,9% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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48 | 67 | 99 | 97 | 60 | 88 | +46,7% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
Yogurt e buttermilk (HS 0403) |
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47 | 44 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 30 | -3,9% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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500 | 503 | 434 | 456 | 376 | 367 | -2,4% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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216 | 214 | 174 | 191 | 153 | 158 | +3,3% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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327 | 355 | 343 | 322 | 258 | 272 | +5,1% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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1.380 | 1.344 | 1.342 | 1.369 | 988 | 1.143 | +15,6% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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411 | 444 | 401 | 358 | 260 | 286 | +10,0% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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92 | 109 | 97 | 94 | 77 | 75 | -2,8% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Casein (HS 350110) |
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73 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 46 | +3,1% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
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36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 | -0,5% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | -4,3% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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34 | 61 | 75 | 97 | 76 | 102 | +34,3% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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42 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 44 | 50 | +13,3% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
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20 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | -9,9% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
IMPORT | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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35 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 31 | 22 | -28,8% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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72 | 75 | 90 | 86 | 70 | 100 | +43,4% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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8,1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9,8 | 11 | +8,5% | Jan-Oct 2019 | |
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 41 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | +2,1% | Jan-Dec 2019 | Butter | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | +3,6% | Jan-Dec 2019 | SMP | 7,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2019 | WMP | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | +9,1% | Jan-Dec 2019 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 8,88 | 9,01 | 9,77 | 10,11 | ||||||
Butter | 5,20 | 6,01 | 5,95 | 5,89 | ||||||
SMP | 1,52 | 1,07 | 1,06 | 1,05 | ||||||
WMP | 3,90 | 3,86 | 4,67 | 4,63 | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 4.615 | 4.661 | 4.706 | 4.750 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 42.486 (e) | 43.238 (e) | 43.896 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 38.293(e) | 39.062(e) | 39.953(e) | |||||||
1) Dairy Season: June 1st - May 31th
a) Average excludes Northland, Taranaki and Wellington/Hawkes Bay
(f): forecast
** Average Dairy Company total payout. From 2009/10 average dairy co-operative payout is from Fonterra, Tatua, and Westland. This includes Fonterra dividend payments.
- Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
Source:
Raw material area: Milk production: Lic and Dcanz; Number of cows, Average litres per cow, milksolids, milkfat and protein: Lic, DairyNZ; Farm-gate milk prices: LTO NEDERLAND
Dairy production: FAS-USDA
Import/Export: Stat.nz
Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO
Last update: 2018-11-29