Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Milk output rose 4.1% year-on-year in April, bringing seasonal output -0.3% behind the prior-year comparable. Milk production has staged a spectacular turnaround, with year-on-year monthly increases since December, after season-to-date production was -2.3% behind the...
Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Australian Exports Continue to Fall

Total March exports declined 1.8% YOY in milk solids equivalent (MSE) terms. Cheese and SMP were near-flat in YOY terms during March but declined 2% and 1% for the season-to-date (July-March), respectively. There were mixed trends in cheese, with strong exports to SE...
Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Australian February Milk Rises

  National milk output lifted 0.6% YOY in February, taking season-to-date output 1.0% behind the year-ago comparative.       Across the states, output was mixed. Victorian milk production declined 0.1% YOY for the month, with season-to-date output –1.7% behind...
Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Australian Cow Culling Lifts

Saleyard transactions of dairy cow culls, as reported by the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS), increased 11% YOY season-to-date (July-February). February alone was flat YOY. The saleyard average price peaked in November at 370c/kg liveweight before...
Australia’s April Milk Production Lifts

Australian January Milk Production Rises

January milk production rose 1.5% YOY with seasonal data now tracking 1.2% behind the prior season comparable. This was an improvement on previous months. Across the states, output was mixed. In Victoria, production rose 1.6% YOY for the month. There was variation...