Report 13 – Released on April 1, 2021

AUSTRALIA:

Australia is drying out from recent once in 100 years floods driven by extremely heavy andsustained rain. The government of Australia had declared natural disasters in parts of NewSouth Wales. Some dairy farms experienced extremely distressing losses, including cows beingwashed away, helpless, bellowing in fear as flood waters swept them along. Veterinarianshave been extremely busy tending to some cows that survived, often treating for hypothermia,pneumonia, cuts and abscesses. Losses are yet to be fully calculated.

Australia continued negotiations with the EU concerning terms of a possible free tradeagreement. The latest round occurred in the first part of March. Under consideration is theextent to which Australian sustainability standards are consistent with those in the EU.

Negotiations are scheduled to resume in June.January 2021 bulk and packaged milk exports from Australia 21,000 MT, increased 36.3percent from January 2020, according to CLAL data made available to USDA. The main exportdestinations January 2021, quantities, and percent change from January 2020, were China,8,799 MT, +63.70 percent; Singapore, 4,320 MT, +30.08 percent; and Malaysia, 2,222 MT,+15.81 percent.

NEW ZEALAND:

February 2021 New Zealand milksolids reported by DCANZ and CLAL, 172,916 million kg, are up3.0 percent from February 2020 milksolids, 167,874 million kg., according to DCANZ and CLALdata made available to USDA. February 2021 milk production, 1,932 million MT, is up 3.0percent from February 2020, 1,875 million MT.

January – February 2021 bulk and packaged milk exports from New Zealand 48,000 MT,increased 21.0 percent from January – February 2020, according to CLAL data made availableto USDA. The main export destinations January – February 2021, quantities, and percentchange from January – February 2020, were China, 37,382 MT, +34.82 percent; Philippines,2,981 MT, -17.44 percent; and Taiwan, 2,214 MT, -0.63 percent.