New Zealand is one of the world’s largest milk producers in the world, with the reputation of producing and supplying quality dairy products. As of August 2024, approximately 10.3 million metric tons of milk had been produced in New Zealand.
Dairy nation
As well as milk, various other dairy products are produced in vast quantities in the country, such as milk powders, butter, cream, cheese, and infant formula. In fact, New Zealand is one of the major cheese-producing countries globally. While most of the dairy products produced in the country are exported, there is also a high domestic consumption of milk. At around 535 thousand metric tons in 2023, New Zealanders were among the largest consumers of fresh white milk in the world when considering the population size.
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Fonterra, a New Zealand-based multinational dairy co-operative, is responsible for almost a third of the world’s market share of dairy exports. Fonterra is one of New Zealand’s biggest companies; in fiscal year 2024, Fonterra’s sales revenue exceeded 22 billion New Zealand dollars. For the same fiscal year, Fonterra Group announced a net profit after tax of over one billion New Zealand dollars.
Volume of milk production in New Zealand from 2013 to 2024
(in 1,000 metric tons)
The amount of metric tons of milk collected for processing is calculated from the kilogram milksolids using an estimated average monthly milksolids composition.
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DCANZ. (September 1, 2024). Volume of milk production in New Zealand from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/732086/new-zealand-milk-production-volume/
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DCANZ. (2024). Volume of milk production in New Zealand from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732086/new-zealand-milk-production-volume/
DCANZ. "Volume of Milk Production in New Zealand from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732086/new-zealand-milk-production-volume/
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