Period: August 20 – 31, 2018 Australian milk production for July 2018 was -4.2% on the same time last year. Recent extremely dry conditions have affected some dairy areas. In other areas not affected by dryness, hay is difficult to…

Period: August 6 – 17, 2018 Feed markets remain tight in Australia. Heavy rain in parts of Tasmania and South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria has led to waterlogged crops. In contrast, News South Wales has been declared a drought…

Period: July 23 – August 3, 2018 Australia is at the beginning of the seasonal dairy manufacturing and trading activity. The 2017-18 season ended with a production +3.1% higher than the previous year. In New Zealand the market is quiet,…

Period: July 9 – 20, 2018 Winter planting is nearly complete in Australia. Many areas in the West have received good rainfall, supporting the crops growth. It remains uncertain what will result in currently drier central regions. Dairy Producers with…

Period: June 25 – July 6, 2018 Australia has moved to cooler weather and frost throughout the country is limiting crop growth. Looking ahead, there are concerns about feed supplies not meeting demand. Milk production is at a low level…

Period: June 11 – 22, 2018 Australia milk production in the first 11 months of the 2017/18 season (Jul 2017 – May 2018) has always been higher than the 2016/17 season and has recorded an overall increase of 3.7%. In…

Period: May 28 – June 8, 2018 This is the time of year with seasonally lower milk production in Australia. It offers an opportunity for easier plant maintenance and repairs without interfering with milk flows. Winter is setting in and…

Period: May 14 – 25, 2018 April 2018 milk production in Australia is +4.5% from April 2017. July 2017-April 2018 milk production is +3.5% over one year earlier. A study on the performance of the Australian dairy industry, conducted by…

Period: April 30 – May 11, 2018 Australia is nearing the end of the milk season, recording in March 2018 an increase by +2.5% from March 2017. July 2017-March 2018 milk production was +3.4% over one year earlier. In Victoria,…

Period: April 16 – 27, 2018 While in Northern Australia recent rains have made pasturing more available, in Southern Australia the current season continues to be hot and dry. This has led to more late season feed purchases by some…