Production & sales data

The Australian dairy industry produces a wide range of dairy products. Dairy Australia provides a monthly update on production and sales data, as well as annual figures for each dairy product.

Dairy production and sales statistics

Latest production & sales statistics

Dairy Australia provides a monthly update on milk production, manufactured production and milk...

Milk powder

Milk powder

Only about 25% of Australia’s powder production is sold domestically. Exported powder is often...

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Butter

In 2011/12, Australia produced 119,700 tonnes of butter and anhydrous milkfat (AMF) or butteroil...

A variety of cheeses

Cheese

Australia produced 340,300 tonnes of cheese in 2011/12 — a marginal increase of 0.5% on the...

Whey

Casein & whey

Whey is a by-product of the cheese making process. Recognition of its value has seen the...

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Fresh products

Australia produces a range of fresh dairy products, including yogurts, dairy desserts, chilled...

Market cattle

For market cattle (or cull cows) numbers and prices, please see the Production Inputs Monitor.

Milk production summary

Production summary

As in the farm sector, the milk processing sector is undergoing continuing rationalisation. This...

Milk sales

Domestic sales summary

The supermarket channel’s share of Australian drinking milk sales has continued to trend steadily...

Milk consumption

Consumption summary

The major Australian consumer dairy products are drinking milk, cheese, butter and butter blends,...