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Industry vision
Growing an internationally competitive, innovative and sustainable dairy industry.
The industry at a glance (30 June 2007)
| SUBJECT |
COMMENT |
| National herd |
1.985 million cows |
| Average herd size |
224 cows |
| Annual milk production (2004-5) |
10,092 million litres |
| Average annual milk production per cow |
5034 litres |
| Dairy - Australia’s 3rd largest rural industry |
$3.3 billion value at farmgate |
| Dairy – major value-added food industry |
$9.5 billion value at wholesale |
| Milk utilisation |
Drinking Milk 20%
Cheese 36%
Butter/SMP 24%
Butter/Casein 4%
WMP 12%
Other 4%
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| % annual milk production – exported |
50% |
| Annual production of main commodities |
Milk powders 385,700 tonnes
Cheese 373,000 tonnes
Butter 145,750 tonnes
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| Dairy – major export industry |
$2.7 billion per annum 12% of world dairy trade |
| Major markets for Australian dairy products (excluding milk and ice-cream) |
Australia 387,300 tonnes
Japan 121,100 tonnes
Singapore 88,250 tonnes
Philippines 67,900 tonnes
Malaysia 70,800 tonnes
Indonesia 67,750 tonnes |
| Dairy industry workforce |
Over 40,000 people directly employed on farms, manufacturing, related transport services, distribution and R&D. Approximately 100,000 people directly and indirectly employed when service providers and multiplier effects are included. |
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