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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 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 ± % on
2021/22 		± % on
2020/21
June 178 198 226 230 234 234 - +1,7%
July 248 262 274 286 305 288 -5,6% +0,7%
August 1.321 1.383 1.394 1.468 1.397 1.329 -4,9% -9,5%
September 2.529 2.682 2.664 2.708 2.590 2.507 -3,2% -7,4%
October 3.118 3.299 3.213 3.240 3.133 3.025 -3,4% -6,6%
November 2.965 2.995 3.003 2.928 2.884 2.834 -1,7% -3,2%
December 2.620 2.735 2.722 2.741 2.603 2.588 -0,6% -5,6%
January 2.294 2.471 2.454 2.474 2.324 2.352 +1,2% -4,9%
February 1.874 1.875 1.875 1.932 1.773 1.814 +2,3% -6,1%
March 1.867 1.713 1.680 1.844 1.809 1.815 +0,3% -1,6%
April 1.489 1.364 1.356 1.514 1.429 1.526 +6,8% +0,8%
May 869 868 905 974 911
Total to date 20.503 20.977 20.861 21.365 20.481 20.312
% y-o-y ¹   +2,31% -0,55% +2,42% -4,14% -0,83%
Total Year 21.372 21.845 21.766 22.339 21.392
previous %   +2,2% -0,4% +2,6% -4,2%
Last update: 22-05-2023
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Dairy Season Year from June 1 to May 31
Source: DCANZ
Month2 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 ± % on
2021/22 		± % on
2020/21
June 15.672 17.565 19.917 20.321 20.642 20.872 +1,1% +2,7%
July 21.496 22.470 23.539 24.795 26.600 25.146 -5,5% +1,4%
August 111.385 116.478 119.066 124.643 119.435 113.595 -4,9% -8,9%
September 207.418 219.511 220.982 224.952 215.896 207.787 -3,8% -7,6%
October 254.558 271.080 266.907 267.666 259.461 252.061 -2,9% -5,8%
November 242.644 248.156 249.135 242.303 239.452 237.324 -0,9% -2,1%
December 215.089 228.238 228.700 231.027 218.357 219.566 +0,6% -5,0%
January 194.128 209.036 211.377 212.222 199.256 203.101 +1,9% -4,3%
February 165.225 165.025 167.874 172.916 160.430 164.082 +2,3% -5,1%
March 174.572 161.433 161.619 175.606 173.053 174.732 +1,0% -0,5%
April 148.177 136.728 135.699 151.501 143.603 154.060 +7,3% +1,7%
May 88.812 87.839 91.147 99.675 92.893
Total to date 1.750.364 1.795.720 1.804.815 1.847.952 1.776.185 1.772.326
% y-o-y ¹   +2,59% +0,51% +2,39% -3,88% -0,22%
Total Year 1.839.176 1.883.559 1.895.962 1.947.627 1.869.078
previous %   +2,4% +0,7% +2,7% -4,0%
Last update: 22-05-2023
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
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