Australian dairy farmers deliver more for less

The volumes for the period July 2020 to June 2021 were 9,7% higher than the same period a year earlier. In particular, more milk and milk powder were exported. Exports of cheddar and dairy products in processed products declined somewhat. Meanwhile, the milk supply over the same period is slightly higher than a year earlier. Milk production appears to be picking up an upward trend again after a number of difficult years of decline.

Milk and powders pull cart
Volumes increased mainly because significantly more milk and milk powder was exported. Milk exports increased by 14,8% to a volume of 280.224 tons and skimmed and whole milk powder exports increased by 14,7% and 18,6% to 123.415 tons and 55.214 tons, respectively. Butter was also sold more often. The exported volume amounted to 18.095 tons, more than doubling compared to a year earlier.

A decrease was noted in the export of cheddar and so-called mixtures (processed dairy in other products). These fell by 14,5% and 24,8% to 30.545 and 54.888 tonnes respectively.

Although volumes grew, the export value of the products in the period July 2020 to June 2021 was slightly smaller than a year earlier. This fell by 2,4% to a total of 3,2 billion Australian dollars. Cheddars, whey products and whole milk powder in particular yielded slightly less. The decline in these year-on-year figures may be explained by the corona pandemic. As a result, dairy products generated considerably less money for a while last year. The strong recovery in the past six months has not yet been able to fill that gap.

The overview of the volumes executed:

The overview below shows the value of the exported products: