Australia: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Australian dairy industry over a given time period.
The purpose of this report is two-fold:
- on the one hand, it describes the products that this 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.
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AUSTRALIA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
'000 Ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Dairy cows ('000 head) | 1.520 | 1.547 | 1.440 | |||||||
(Dairy Season)1) | (2016/17) | (2017/18) | (2018/19) | |||||||
Milk production (Million liters) | 9.211 | 9.200 | 9.176 | 8.575 | 7.712 | 7.965 | +3,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | -0,1% | -0,3% | -6,5% | |||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk | 2.508 | 2.548 | ||||||||
(Dairy Season)1) | (2016/17) | (2017/18) | ||||||||
Butter | 74 | 57 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 27 | +16,8% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
Butteroil | 13 | 9,6 | 11 | 8,1 | 5,9 | 5,1 | -13,0% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
Cheese | 326 | 348 | 367 | 364 | 250 | 261 | +4,3% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
WMP (whole milk powder) | 56 | 77 | 63 | 37 | 22 | 34 | +50,6% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 238 | 187 | 201 | 149 | 88 | 76 | -13,6% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
BMP (butter milk powder) | 9,8 | 7,1 | 6,2 | 4,3 | 2,4 | 2,7 | +10,3% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
Whey powder | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 36 | +14,0% | Jan-Sep 2020 | ||
EXPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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176 | 199 | 212 | 238 | 220 | 231 | +5,0% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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9,8 | 8,7 | 8,3 | 7,8 | 7,0 | 8,3 | +18,7% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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31 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | -12,2% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
di cui: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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8,4 | 4,6 | 5,6 | 5,7 | 5,4 | 3,4 | -36,6% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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167 | 171 | 172 | 160 | 145 | 138 | -4,5% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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70 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 38 | 33 | -12,6% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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31 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 46 | 45 | -2,1% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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163 | 157 | 155 | 128 | 117 | 116 | -0,7% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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44 | 33 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 32 | +17,0% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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5,8 | 4,1 | 5,9 | 3,2 | 3,0 | 6,1 | +103,6% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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22 | 28 | 45 | 50 | 46 | 29 | -37,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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82 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 64 | 54 | -16,1% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
IMPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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2,7 | 3,0 | 3,2 | 3,4 | 3,1 | 2,5 | -21,0% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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29 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 37 | +7,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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99 | 116 | 98 | 97 | 89 | 90 | +0,4% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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16 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 41 | +22,5% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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6,4 | 8,1 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | +7,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | -11,6% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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7,4 | 18 | 10 | 6,0 | 5,4 | 7,4 | +37,1% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
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10 | 5,5 | 14 | 8,6 | 8,3 | 6,3 | -24,1% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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33 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 30 | -7,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | +7,5% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 275 | 291 | 293 | 297 | 297 | 305 | +2,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | Butter | 102 | 115 | 117 | 104 | 104 | 107 | +2,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | SMP | 75 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 44 | -2,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | WMP | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 40 | +21,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 11,33 | 11,84 | 11,77 | 11,78 | ||||||
Butter | 4,20 | 4,68 | 4,70 | 4,13 | ||||||
SMP | 3,09 | 1,87 | 1,93 | 1,79 | ||||||
WMP | 1,24 | 1,30 | 1,41 | 1,31 | ||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 146,2% | 138,4% | 140,3% | 132,7% | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 24.263 | 24.585 | 24.898 | 25.203 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 71.837 (e) | 73.189 (e) | 74.635 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 64.899(e) | 64.788(e) | 63.199(e) | |||||||
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(f): forecast
(s): estimated
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source Raw material area: ABARES; Dairy Australia
Source Dairy production: ABARES; Australian Bureau of Statistics; Dairy Australia
Source Export: IHS;
Source Import: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
Last update: 2021-01-15