Australia August Milk Lifts

Australia August Milk Lifts

National milk production increased 2.9% YOY in August, while season-to-date output was up +2.3%.       Victorian milk output rose 3.6% YOY led by a 7.2% increase in Northern Victoria for August. Gippsland output was up 5.4% for the month, while Western Victorian...
Australia August Milk Lifts

Fonterra Intake Up 3.6% In August

Fonterra Australia’s milk intake was up 3.6% YOY to 7M kg of milksolids in August. According to the latest Global Update, the increase in milk collections reflected favourable conditions in northern and eastern Victorian regions supporting strong pasture growth and...
Australia August Milk Lifts

Irrigation Demand Rises

Irrigation orders are peaking in northern Victoria where Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) irrigators have launched 825 orders since the season opened in mid-August. Irrigators have ordered 21,163ML of water, compared to 3,464ML ordered the same time last year. GMW water...
Australia August Milk Lifts

June Milk Production Lifts

Milk production finished the 2023/24 season up 3.1% YOY at 8.38bn litres -2.1% on 2021/22. Milk output in June lifted 3.4% YOY according to Dairy Australia.  Victorian production rose 4.8% YOY in June, with significant increases in output in Gippsland (+9.0% YOY) and...
Australia August Milk Lifts

Above Average Crop Likely

The winter crop is will push through 30mt, according to Australian Crop Forecasters (ACF) who are upping their forecast. It’s a mirror image of last year’s crop, where it was dry in the north and the south had a reasonable season. This year the south had a late break,...