MD_DA120 Oceania Dairy Market Overview Report 11 - Released on March 14, 2019 AUSTRALIA: Seasonal milk production in Australia, July 2018 through January 2019, is 5.8 percent lower than last year. January 2019 is 11.0 percent lower than January 2018. This table displays Dairy Australia data July through January. AUSTRALIA MILK PRODUCTION, MILKFAT and PROTEIN July 2018-January 2019 January 2019 Million Percent Change Percentage Percentage State Liters From 1 Year Ago Milkfat Protein New South Wales 634.0 -9.8 3.85 3.10 Victoria 3,704.6 -7.0 4.22 3.26 Queensland 226.2 -9.9 3.96 3.23 South Australia 309.4 +2.2 3.81 3.16 Western Australia 228.4 -2.3 3.98 3.15 Tasmania 582.8 +4.0 4.30 3.37 Australia (Total) 5,685.3 -5.8 4.14* 3.24** * +1.2 percent from prior year period ** -1.6 percent from prior year period Data from Dairy Australia NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand weather since late February has been good. The year started dryer than desired for dairy producers. Impacts were varied. Farms without irrigation, or with limited irrigation, suffered more than irrigated farms. Rains through last weekend have begun to turn pastures tending toward brown, toward a green tinge. Recent conditions before the rains might take a slight toll on hay and feed grain harvests. There is expected to be a lag of a month or so until more precise estimates can be made. At the present time, there is adequate feed on most dairy farms. Many dairy producers have already begun the later season transition from two milkings a day, to one milking. In preparation for winding down the season, some older cows with lower production have been culled out of herds. Information for the period March 4 - 15, 2019, issued biweekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI Eric Graf, 608.422.8590 Email: eric.graf@ams.usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (MyMarketNews): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/ DMN Database Portal: https://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home