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New Zealand: dairy sector

Nuova Zelanda 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 6.035 6.059 +0,4% Jan-Mar 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) 23,63 25,54 32,86 30,29 31,21 29,99 -3,9% Jan 2019
± % Over the same period of the previous year +8,1% +28,7% -7,8%
$/Kg milksolids ** 1) 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) 355 360 378 380 380 384 +1,1% Jan-Dec 2019
Butter (Source: FAS-USDA) 594 570 525 530 530 530 0,0% Jan-Dec 2019
SMP (Source: FAS-USDA) 410 405 402 390 390 380 -2,6% Jan-Dec 2019
WMP (Source: FAS-USDA) 1.380 1.320 1.380 1.420 1.420 1.400 -1,4% Jan-Dec 2019
EXPORT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120)
TOP importers
117 169 205 238 33 43 +29,9% Jan-Feb 2019
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150)
TOP importers
48 67 99 97 14 19 +35,8% Jan-Feb 2019
Yogurt e buttermilk (HS 0403)
TOP importers
47 44 50 40 7,4 7,7 +5,3% Jan-Feb 2019
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP importers
500 503 434 456 71 103 +46,5% Jan-Feb 2019
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590)
TOP importers
216 214 174 191 24 39 +59,6% Jan-Feb 2019
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP importers
327 355 343 322 53 55 +4,7% Jan-Feb 2019
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229)
TOP importers
1.380 1.344 1.342 1.369 268 314 +17,1% Jan-Feb 2019
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210)
TOP importers
411 444 401 358 74 82 +10,8% Jan-Feb 2019
Whey powder (HS 0404)
TOP importers
92 109 97 94 17 16 -6,6% Jan-Feb 2019
Casein (HS 350110)
TOP importers
73 66 59 57 9,3 11 +16,2% Jan-Feb 2019
Caseinates (HS 350190)
TOP importers
36 35 32 30 5,5 4,1 -24,5% Jan-Feb 2019
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP importers
24 26 22 23 3,1 3,0 -2,4% Jan-Feb 2019
Infant milk formula (HS 190110)
TOP importers
34 61 75 97 9,5 16 +67,3% Jan-Feb 2019
IMPORT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Whey powder (HS 0404)
TOP exporters
 35 20 27 36 4,4 7,4 +67,8% Jan-Feb 2019
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP exporters
 72 75 90 86 11 23 +104,8% Jan-Feb 2019
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP exporters
 8,1 10 11 12 2,0 1,9 -7,7% Jan-Feb 2019
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019(f) % Period
Cheese 41 42 46 48 48 50 +4,2% Jan-Dec 2019
Butter 24 28 28 29 29 29 0,0% Jan-Dec 2019
SMP 7,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 0,0% Jan-Dec 2019
WMP 18 18 24 24 24 24 0,0% 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 6,11
SMP 1,52 1,07 1,06 1,05
WMP 3,90 3,86 5,10 5,05
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)
NOTE
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: UK-Milk Development Council - LTO NEDERLAND
Source Dairy production: FAS-USDA
Source Export: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population: FAO

Last update: 2018-11-29
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