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WORLD TRADE IDA/STAT/11
31August 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2528)
International Dairy Agreement
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL
Reply toQuestionnaire 4:
Update onTrends -Australia (July-December 1994)
1. Milk
Milkproduction inAustralia fortheperiod July-December 1994was4,831 million litres, an
overall increase ofsixpercentcompared withthesameperiod in1993. However thenational increase
hasnotbeenconsistent overallmilkproducing areas. NewSouth Wales andQueensland havebeen
fighting theflowoneffects ofdrought overthelaterpartoftheyearwhich hasseentheirproduction
levels fallbytwoandeight percentrespectively overthesame period in1993. Duetothehigher
feedandfertiliser costs resulting from thedrought, other states arelikely toreduce theiramount of
supplementary feedduring thefirstquarter of1995. Thiswillresult infarmers having todryoffcows
earlier, andincrease theirculling oflessproductive cows. Market milksaleshavebeenincreasing
withthegrowth innational population, although thepastsixmonths fromJulytoDecember 1994has
seenahigher increase ofthree percent. Asaresult manufacturing milkhasincreased byseven per
centoverthesame sixmonth period.
Exports Jul-Dec 1993 Jul-Dec 1994
Tonnes 23,293 32,220
2. Other fresh products
Production andconsumption details offreshproducts arenotavailable forJuly-December 1994
period.
Exports Jul-Dec 1993 Jul-Dec 1994
Tonnes
Fresh cream 481 2,582
Icecream 5,289 4,841
Yoghurt 533 741
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3. Whey preserved, concentrated orsweetened
Production ofwhey powder fortheJuly-December 1994period was22,537 tonnes, anincrease
oftwopercentfrom theJuly-December 1993 period (22,105 tonnes).
Exports Jul-Dec 1993 Jul-Dec 1994
Tonnes 9,440 15,835
4. Concentrated milk
Production andconsumption details offreshproducts arenotavailable forJuly-December 1994
period.
Exports Jul-Dec 1993 Jul-Dec 1994
Tonnes 838 980
5. Casein
Production ofCasein fortheJuly-December 1994 period was3,932 tonnes, anincrease of
20percentfrom theJuly-December 1993 period (3,272 tonnes).
Exports Jul-Dec 1993 July-Dec 1994
Tonnes 2,057 3,550
Average f.o.b. 3,900 4,000
Note: Allaverage f.o.b. figures areshown inUSdollars.