Report 47 – Released on November 19, 2020

AUSTRALIA:

July – September 2020 milk production in Australia, the third month of the new season,increased 2.0 percent from July – September 2019, according to Dairy Australia. More detailed production data are in the table which follows.

AUSTRALIA MILK PRODUCTION, MILKFAT and PROTEIN

                            July – September 2020

                            Million Percent Change   Percentage
     State                  Liters  From 1 Year Ago  Milkfat Protein

     New South Wales          277.8  +0.6            3.91    3.36
     Victoria               1,472.4  +2.2            4.04    3.45
     Queensland                80.9  -6.2            3.97    3.33
     South Australia          117.3  +5.2            3.76    3.38
     Western Australia         93.0  +0.6            3.83    3.39
     Tasmania                 155.3  +6.5            4.28    3.45
     Australia (Total)      2,196.7  +2.0            4.02*   3.43**

     *  +4.3 percent from prior year period
     ** +0.1 percent from prior year period

NEW ZEALAND:

Dairy sources in New Zealand report that the sector is quiet. Pasture quality has dropped.Peak seasonal milk production occurred in October, earlier than usual. Weather has taken atoll on grass quality. This leads to expectations of flat milk production for the next few months, although not a decrease YOY.

Information for the period November 9 - 20, 2020, issued biweekly

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