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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.
Month 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 2.020 2.428 2.474 2.324 2.352 2.324 2.385 2.432 +2,0% +4,6%
February 1.683 1.966 1.932 1.773 1.814 1.914 1.865 1.977 +6,0% +3,3%
March 1.592 1.735 1.844 1.809 1.815 1.752 1.763 1.935 +9,8% +10,4%
April 1.269 1.361 1.514 1.429 1.526 1.463 1.456 1.544 +6,0% +5,5%
May 709 824 974 911 978 917 987 1.023 +3,6% +11,6%
June 127 147 234 234 230 228 261
July 162 231 305 288 286 310 312
August 1.067 1.342 1.397 1.329 1.301 1.418 1.444
September 2.319 2.570 2.590 2.507 2.497 2.600 2.665
October 2.890 3.036 3.133 3.025 3.016 3.078 3.130
November 2.645 2.845 2.884 2.834 2.820 2.878 2.947
December 2.432 2.689 2.603 2.588 2.612 2.649 2.714
Jan-May 7.273 8.314 8.738 8.246 8.485 8.370 8.456 8.911
% y-o-y ¹ - +14,3% +5,1% -5,6% +2,9% -1,4% +1,0% +5,4%
Total Year 18.915 21.174 21.884 21.051 21.247 21.531 21.929
% y-o-y ¹ +99,5% +11,9% +3,4% -3,8% +0,9% +1,3% +1,8%
Last Update: 23-06-2026
Note (a): Tonnes of milk collected for processing is calculated from the kg milksolids using an estimated average monthly milksolids composition
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2016, 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: DCANZ
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years
Month 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 168.523 208.036 212.222 199.256 203.101 201.791 211.853 217.950 +2,9% +8,0%
February 144.569 171.624 172.916 160.430 164.082 174.718 171.157 183.803 +7,4% +5,2%
March 144.951 162.357 175.606 173.053 174.732 172.573 173.986 190.367 +9,4% +10,3%
April 121.766 134.607 151.501 143.603 154.060 149.987 150.138 160.548 +6,9% +7,0%
May 69.123 82.798 99.675 92.893 100.742 96.364 103.525 108.730 +5,0% +12,8%
June 10.731 13.013 20.642 20.872 20.784 20.334 23.956
July 13.679 19.923 26.600 25.146 25.116 27.429 28.042
August 88.755 113.130 119.435 113.595 112.564 123.823 126.874
September 187.475 210.113 215.896 207.787 210.436 221.291 228.839
October 234.812 247.431 259.461 252.061 254.432 261.483 268.743
November 216.654 234.770 239.452 237.324 239.213 245.773 252.245
December 200.787 225.501 218.357 219.566 225.182 228.298 235.413
Jan-May 648.932 759.422 811.920 769.235 796.717 795.433 810.659 861.398
% y-o-y ¹ - +17,0% +6,9% -5,3% +3,6% -0,2% +1,9% +6,3%
Total Year 1.601.825 1.823.303 1.911.763 1.845.586 1.884.444 1.923.864 1.974.771
% y-o-y ¹ - +13,8% +4,9% -3,5% +2,1% +2,1% +2,6%
Last Update: 23-06-2026
Note (a): kg Milksolids is the sum of the total milk protein and fat.
Note (b): This data is for Milksolids collected for processing
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2016, 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: DCANZ
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years
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