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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 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 ± % on
2024/25 		± % on
2023/24
June 230 234 234 230 228 261 +14,5% +13,5%
July 286 305 288 286 310 312 +0,6% +9,1%
August 1.468 1.397 1.329 1.301 1.418 1.444 +1,8% +11,0%
September 2.708 2.590 2.507 2.497 2.600 2.665 +2,5% +6,7%
October 3.240 3.133 3.025 3.016 3.078 3.130 +1,7% +3,8%
November 2.928 2.884 2.834 2.820 2.878 2.947 +2,4% +4,5%
December 2.741 2.603 2.588 2.612 2.649 2.714 +2,5% +3,9%
January 2.474 2.324 2.352 2.324 2.385 2.432 +2,0% +4,6%
February 1.932 1.773 1.814 1.914 1.865 1.977 +6,0% +3,3%
March 1.844 1.809 1.815 1.752 1.763
April 1.514 1.429 1.526 1.463 1.456
May 974 911 978 917 987
Total to date 18.007 17.243 16.971 17.000 17.411 17.882
% y-o-y ¹   -4,24% -1,58% +0,17% +2,42% +2,71%
Total Year 22.339 21.392 21.290 21.132 21.617
previous %   -4,2% -0,5% -0,7% +2,3%
Last update: 20-03-2026
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 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 ± % on
2024/25 		± % on
2023/24
June 20.321 20.642 20.872 20.784 20.334 23.956 +17,8% +15,3%
July 24.795 26.600 25.146 25.116 27.429 28.042 +2,2% +11,6%
August 124.643 119.435 113.595 112.564 123.823 126.874 +2,5% +12,7%
September 224.952 215.896 207.787 210.436 221.291 228.839 +3,4% +8,7%
October 267.666 259.461 252.061 254.432 261.483 268.743 +2,8% +5,6%
November 242.303 239.452 237.324 239.213 245.773 252.245 +2,6% +5,4%
December 231.027 218.357 219.566 225.182 228.298 235.413 +3,1% +4,5%
January 212.222 199.256 203.101 201.791 211.853 217.950 +2,9% +8,0%
February 172.916 160.430 164.082 174.718 171.157 183.803 +7,4% +5,2%
March 175.606 173.053 174.732 172.573 173.986
April 151.501 143.603 154.060 149.987 150.138
May 99.675 92.893 100.742 96.364 103.525
Total to date 1.520.845 1.459.529 1.443.534 1.464.236 1.511.441 1.565.865
% y-o-y ¹   -4,03% -1,10% +1,43% +3,22% +3,60%
Total Year 1.947.627 1.869.078 1.873.068 1.883.160 1.939.090
previous %   -4,0% +0,2% +0,5% +3,0%
Last update: 20-03-2026
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
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