1、The Australian Dairy IndustryIn Focus 2025ContentsKey facts about Australias dairy industry 2Foreword 4The Australian dairy industry 5An important rural industry 5A globally competitive industry 6Farm facts 8Farmgate milk prices 10Farm profitability 13Milk production 14Dairy manufacturing 18Dairy ma

2、rkets 19Australian consumption of dairy products 21Drinking milk 22Cheese 24Butter 25Other fresh and frozen dairy products 26Milk powders 27Whey products and casein 30Industry levies 32Appendices 341 Dairy regions 342 Australian industry footprint 353 Feed prices 374 Milk production 395 Manufacturin

3、g processes 406 Domestic sales 427 Supermarket sales 438 Australian exports 459 Australian imports 50Acronyms 521In Focus 2025 The Australian Dairy IndustryKey facts about Australias dairy industryDairy is Australias third largest rural industry8,315 million litres of milk produced worth$5.966 billi

4、on.Average annual production per cow 6,287 litres 3Annual production of main commodities 430,068 tonnesCheese 198,440 tonnesMilk powders72,021 tonnesButter&AMF(CBE)BUTTER3,772 dairy farms and a national herd of 1.3 million cows.Average herd size 345 cows.30,400 dairy industry workforceKey facts abou

5、t Australias dairy industry2Australian milk utilisation85 litres of drinking milkMajor export marketsChina156,802 tonnesSingapore58,312 tonnesJapan74,998 tonnesIndonesia57,389 tonnesThailand39,237 tonnes36%of milk production exportedAnnual per capita consumption 40%Cheese 32%Drinking milk21%Skim mil

6、k powder or butter2%Whole milk powder5%OtherIn Focus 2025 The Australian Dairy Industry3ForewordThe dairy industry is Australias third largest rural industry and a key sector of the agricultural economy,generating approximately A$5.966 billion in farmgate value in the 202425 financial year.The 2025