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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 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 ± % on
2022/23 		± % on
2021/22
June 198 226 230 234 234 230 -1,7% -1,7%
July 262 274 286 305 288 286 -0,7% -6,2%
August 1.383 1.394 1.468 1.397 1.329 1.301 -2,1% -6,9%
September 2.682 2.664 2.708 2.590 2.507 2.497 -0,4% -3,6%
October 3.299 3.213 3.240 3.133 3.025 3.016 -0,3% -3,7%
November 2.995 3.003 2.928 2.884 2.834
December 2.735 2.722 2.741 2.603 2.588
January 2.471 2.454 2.474 2.324 2.352
February 1.875 1.875 1.932 1.773 1.814
March 1.713 1.680 1.844 1.809 1.815
April 1.364 1.356 1.514 1.429 1.526
May 868 905 974 911 978
Total to date 7.824 7.771 7.932 7.659 7.383 7.330
% y-o-y ¹   -0,68% +2,07% -3,44% -3,60% -0,72%
Total Year 21.845 21.766 22.339 21.392 21.290
previous %   -0,4% +2,6% -4,2% -0,5%
Last update: 22-11-2023
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Dairy Season Year from June 1 to May 31
Source: DCANZ
Month2 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 ± % on
2022/23 		± % on
2021/22
June 17.565 19.917 20.321 20.642 20.872 20.784 -0,4% +0,7%
July 22.470 23.539 24.795 26.600 25.146 25.116 -0,1% -5,6%
August 116.478 119.066 124.643 119.435 113.595 112.564 -0,9% -5,8%
September 219.511 220.982 224.952 215.896 207.787 210.436 +1,3% -2,5%
October 271.080 266.907 267.666 259.461 252.061 254.432 +0,9% -1,9%
November 248.156 249.135 242.303 239.452 237.324
December 228.238 228.700 231.027 218.357 219.566
January 209.036 211.377 212.222 199.256 203.101
February 165.025 167.874 172.916 160.430 164.082
March 161.433 161.619 175.606 173.053 174.732
April 136.728 135.699 151.501 143.603 154.060
May 87.839 91.147 99.675 92.893 100.742
Total to date 647.104 650.411 662.377 642.034 619.461 623.332
% y-o-y ¹   +0,51% +1,84% -3,07% -3,52% +0,62%
Total Year 1.883.559 1.895.962 1.947.627 1.869.078 1.873.068
previous %   +0,7% +2,7% -4,0% +0,2%
Last update: 22-11-2023
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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