Report 23 – Released on June 10, 2021

AUSTRALIA:

Australian bulk milk exports continue to increase. January – April 2021 bulk and packaged milk exports from Australia 86,000 MT, increased 26.7 percent from January – April 2020,according to CLAL data made available to USDA. China has been actively buying fluid milk from Australia.

NEW ZEALAND:

Current milk production in New Zealand is near the annual low. The new dairy season began onJune 1. Appreciable milk production increases are expected to begin to register during July, heading toward the typical peak in late October.

January – April 2021 bulk and packaged milk exports from New Zealand 94,000 MT, increased25.4 percent from January – April 2020, according to CLAL data made available to USDA. Shipping milk to China from New Zealand is an open sea route to Southeast Chinese ports such as Shanghai.

Extremely severe flooding occurred in the Canterbury region of New Zealand last weekend. Nearly one half of typical annual rainfall was received in two days. Substantial flooding damaged vital infrastructure such as roads, bridges, pastures and farm buildings. Fences were destroyed. Winter crops were damaged. Milk tanker access to some farms on the South Island was made impossible. For some dairy producers this will leave lingering impacts for the full season.

Information for the period May 31 -  June 11, 2021, issued biweekly

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