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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.

AUSTRALIA: DAIRY SECTOR
  '000 Ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Dairy cows ('000 head) 1.388 1.335 1.270
(Dairy Season)1) (2020/21) (2021/22) (2022/23)
Milk production (Million liters) 8.834 8.803 8.204 8.220 4.836 5.019 +3,8% Jan-Aug 2024
± % Over the same period of the previous year -0,3% -6,8% +0,2%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Liquid milk 2.421 2.394 2.373
(Dairy Season)1) (2020/21) (2021/22) (2022/23)
Butter 46 42 36 34 6,1 7,5 +23,0% Jan-Mar 2024
Butteroil 8,3 12 9,6 8,3 2,2 2,2 -3,1% Jan-Mar 2024
Cheese 372 393 384 375 94 82 -12,1% Jan-Mar 2024
WMP (whole milk powder) 47 53 37 30 7,6 5,5 -28,2% Jan-Mar 2024
SMP (skimmed milk powder) 155 147 137 143 26 33 +24,6% Jan-Mar 2024
BMP (butter milk powder) 4,8 5,0 4,1 3,2 0,6 0,7 +22,4% Jan-Mar 2024
Whey powder 55 56 56 56 14 12 -14,1% Jan-Mar 2024
EXPORT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Bulk and packed milk (HS 040110+040120)
TOP importers
253 331 309 186 125 95 -23,9% Jan-Aug 2024
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150)
TOP importers
8,9 15 16 16 9,2 11 +19,2% Jan-Aug 2024
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP importers
16 24 17 9,4 5,8 14 +142,7% Jan-Aug 2024
di cui:
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590)
TOP importers
3,8 5,2 5,3 3,1 2,2 2,6 +16,6% Jan-Aug 2024
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP importers
153 157 145 129 81 108 +32,8% Jan-Aug 2024
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229)
TOP importers
37 51 58 38 26 34 +31,7% Jan-Aug 2024
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299)
TOP importers
50 52 51 45 29 29 +0,2% Jan-Aug 2024
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210)
TOP importers
129 156 154 133 81 109 +35,7% Jan-Aug 2024
Whey powder (HS 0404)
TOP importers
35 32 26 37 25 20 -21,7% Jan-Aug 2024
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP importers
7,7 4,8 3,0 11 6,4 7,0 +9,8% Jan-Aug 2024
Infant milk formula (HS 190110)
TOP importers
30 23 22 15 11 9,1 -14,1% Jan-Aug 2024
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP importers
58 48 35 30 24 19 -18,6% Jan-Aug 2024
IMPORT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150)
TOP exporters
2,9 3,2 4,2 4,5 2,9 3,5 +23,8% Jan-Aug 2024
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP exporters
41 36 40 48 35 27 -21,5% Jan-Aug 2024
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP exporters
98 97 96 108 77 68 -11,9% Jan-Aug 2024
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229)
TOP exporters
43 37 40 47 32 27 -14,5% Jan-Aug 2024
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210)
TOP exporters
16 14 15 14 8,5 8,8 +3,6% Jan-Aug 2024
Whey powder (HS 0404)
TOP exporters
13 11 12 7,9 5,7 4,6 -18,6% Jan-Aug 2024
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP exporters
8,4 5,3 7,5 4,6 3,3 3,1 -5,1% Jan-Aug 2024
Lactose edible (HS 170219)
TOP exporters
6,5 6,5 6,6 3,3 2,3 2,5 +10,9% Jan-Aug 2024
Infant milk formula (HS 190110)
TOP exporters
32 18 21 15 10 9,6 -5,9% Jan-Aug 2024
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP exporters
25 29 28 26 18 20 +15,1% Jan-Aug 2024
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Cheese 305 330 330 365 365 380 +4,1% Jan-Dec 2024
Butter 106 95 91 92 92 95 +3,3% Jan-Dec 2024
SMP 43 40 28 30 30 25 -16,7% Jan-Dec 2024
WMP 40 40 35 38 38 40 +5,3% Jan-Dec 2024
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Cheese 11,88 12,73 12,61 13,81
Butter 4,13 3,66 3,48 3,48
SMP 1,68 1,54 1,07 1,13
WMP 1,56 1,54 1,34 1,44
% Self-sufficiency 102,9% 103,9% 103,9% 102,3%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Population ('000) 25.670 25.921 26.177 26.439
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 53.072 63.896 (e) 65.526 (e) 64.964 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 46.434 54.024(e) 62.225(e) 60.080(e)
1) Dairy Season: July 1st - June 30th

(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: 2024-10-09
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