Growth In Export Markets For New Zealand Milk Powder

Milk powder exports were valued at $9.7 billion in the year ended April 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.

Milk powder made up 14 percent of the total value of exports for the same period, making it our largest export commodity.

Since the year ended April 2008, annual milk powder export values have increased 109 percent, and quantities have increased 112 percent.

In the year ended April 2024, China was the main destination for our milk powder exports. Over this period, 30 percent of our milk powder exports were sent to China.

"China has been our top milk powder destination for a long time, but we have also seen strong growth in exports to other markets," international trade manager Alasdair Allen said.

CountryValue
"China2901504974
People's Republic of"974747323
Algeria654162329
Indonesia538630153
United Arab Emirates509712875
Malaysia475012153
Thailand411101834
Saudi Arabia406390562
Bangladesh351383395
Singapore325388421
Sri Lanka321909146
Taiwan287265083
Australia244702181
Viet Nam142408614
Nigeria135127684
Philippines101501668
Oman

In the year ended April 2024, milk powder was exported to over 100 countries.

The table below shows our main milk powder export destinations.

April 2008
($ million)

April 2024
($ million)

Change ($ million)

Change (percent)

Total milk powder

4,656

9,721

5,065

109

China

267

2,901

2,635

987

Algeria

242

975

733

303

Indonesia

267

654

387

145

United Arab Emirates

49

539

489

991

Malaysia

338

510

172

51

Thailand

193

475

282

146

Saudi Arabia

336

411

75

22

Bangladesh

26

406

381

1488

Singapore

158

351

193

122

Sri Lanka

278

325

47

17

Taiwan

102

322

220

215

Australia

57

287

231

406

Viet Nam

179

245

66

37

Nigeria

96

142

47

49

Philippines

364

135

-229

-63

Oman

56

102

46

81

The signing of the free trade agreement with China in 2008 accelerated exports to China.

Milk powder exports to China increased 987 percent in value, and 1004 percent in quantity in the year ended April 2024, compared with the year ended April 2008.

Recently, milk powder exports to China have fallen, with this decrease being mainly quantity driven.

MonthQuantity
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Aug-0847259537.5
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Apr-09120114933.6
May-09136592969.6
Jun-09145025868.3
Jul-09156036882.3
Aug-09159030397.3
Sep-09171599275.9
Oct-09190621355.9
Nov-09202908206.9
Dec-09221690431.9
Jan-10240693142.3
Feb-10244240271.3
Mar-10257802415.3
Apr-10273749081.3
May-10290087860.3
Jun-10302298395.6
Jul-10307940777.6
Aug-10308749787.6
Sep-10316161787
Oct-10331950275
Nov-10336438199.5
Dec-10345198187.1
Jan-11355008251.1
Feb-11389809181.1
Mar-11411796754.1
Apr-11409783152.8
May-11401545288.2
Jun-11395721176.7
Jul-11390944523.8
Aug-11391703350.3
Sep-11380587302.2
Oct-11367676395.1
Nov-11364049266.7
Dec-11379735242.4
Jan-12396936462.5
Feb-12381599084.4
Mar-12365694367.1
Apr-12363373555.4
May-12370559628.1
Jun-12390819690.2
Jul-12423997454.8
Aug-12441182217.6
Sep-12456157760.3
Oct-12464358629.9
Nov-12497637180.8
Dec-12524297307.9
Jan-13531092816.7
Feb-13562889057.9
Mar-13586709222.7
Apr-13594939808.3
May-13595052052.8
Jun-13584928068.1
Jul-13559558854.5
Aug-13555447082.1
Sep-13585436808.7
Oct-13650821109.3
Nov-13708135413.4
Dec-13754659411
Jan-14802105912
Feb-14826073085.2
Mar-14846970977.3
Apr-14865516973.8
May-14876784317.1
Jun-14889117601
Jul-14902280179.8
Aug-14893505135.8
Sep-14861623484.5
Oct-14793742629.2
Nov-14730824833.7
Dec-14702579978.7
Jan-15633462088.8
Feb-15570530962.2
Mar-15530632710.6
Apr-15498516495.6
May-15474798592.1
Jun-15461105529.5
Jul-15453227752.4
Aug-15460842547.8
Sep-15453020037.9
Oct-15458449486.4
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May-18579864938
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Aug-18560288365.5
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MonthValue
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Although quantities to China have fallen recently, at an overall level they remain stable.

"Over the last decade, milk powder export quantities have averaged 1.8 billion kilograms per year," Allen said.

"Prices have strongly influenced the amount New Zealand has received for our exports at times, especially in 2014, and late 2022."

MonthQuantity
Apr-08904182467.8
May-08872425483.2
Jun-08886352783.1
Jul-08898870448.1
Aug-08915564876.7
Sep-08894174095.8
Oct-08876770367.6
Nov-08862098009.2
Dec-08848690540.4
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Feb-121486988549
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Feb-131709626724
Mar-131730071294
Apr-131742687061
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Apr-249721219487

Although our milk powder export values have been increasing, dairy cattle numbers have been gradually decreasing since 2014.

Agricultural production statistics: Year to June 2023 (final) has more information.

YearNumber
20085578440
20095860776
20105915452
20116174503
20126445681
20136483600
20146698326
20156485535
20166618800
20176529811
20186385541
20196260895
20206200222
20216185435
20225930033
20235884627
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