Dairy exodus fears over-heated, but sector rebuild is cautious says Rural Bank

Andrew Marshall
Updated July 21 2017 - 11:53am, first published 11:30am
Milk production, per cow, is rising 1.8 per cent a year, but total national output is still well below 10 billion litres/year after 18 months of low farmgate prices and herd culls, including many farmers crossing their dairy females to beef sires.
Milk production, per cow, is rising 1.8 per cent a year, but total national output is still well below 10 billion litres/year after 18 months of low farmgate prices and herd culls, including many farmers crossing their dairy females to beef sires.

Despite better earnings prospects in global dairy markets, Australia’s depleted herd numbers and depressed milk production are unlikely to make much of a recovery this financial year, or next.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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