Milk output fell 5.1% YOY in March, bringing season to date output 3.2% behind the  comparable as large declines were recorded across all states. The March production fall marks the 10^th consecutive month of YOY decline in national milk production.

Milk production in Victoria fell 4.6% YOY for the month, with seasonal output tracking 3.7% behind the prior year. Milk collections in Gippsland were down 7.5% YOY in March, while northern Victoria’s output fell 3.0% YOY and output in western Victoria was down 2.7% YOY. In NSW, output fell 2.8% YOY and it is the only state where milk production is tracking ahead of the season prior comparative, ahead 2.6%. Production in Tasmania dropped 8.5% YOY in March, 6.9% behind prior season.