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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
February 1.875 1.932 1.773 1.814 1.914
March 1.680 1.844 1.809 1.815 1.752
April 1.356 1.514 1.429 1.526 1.463
May 905 974 911 978 917
Total to date 13.496 13.601 13.146 12.805 12.762 13.161
% y-o-y ¹   +0,78% -3,35% -2,59% -0,34% +3,13%
Total Year 21.766 22.339 21.392 21.290 21.132
previous %   +2,6% -4,2% -0,5% -0,7%
Last update: 20-01-2025
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
February 167.874 172.916 160.430 164.082 174.718
March 161.619 175.606 173.053 174.732 172.573
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 1.128.246 1.135.707 1.099.843 1.076.351 1.087.727 1.128.431
% y-o-y ¹   +0,66% -3,16% -2,14% +1,06% +3,74%
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: 20-01-2025
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