Export value of the New Zealand dairy industry by sub-sector

Year ended June 2004–2024, 2025–2029 forecast, NZD millions

The following information applies to all values in the table. Sector: Dairy, Measure: Export revenue
Year ended June	Sub-sector	NZD millions
2004	Whole milk powder	1,866
2005	Whole milk powder	1,789
2006	Whole milk powder	2,133
2007	Whole milk powder	2,184
2008	Whole milk powder	3,453
2009	Whole milk powder	3,280
2010	Whole milk powder	3,555
2011	Whole milk powder	5,080
2012	Whole milk powder	5,170
2013	Whole milk powder	5,104
2014	Whole milk powder	8,393
2015	Whole milk powder	5,385
2016	Whole milk powder	4,609
2017	Whole milk powder	5,271
2018	Whole milk powder	5,818
2019	Whole milk powder	6,675
2020	Whole milk powder	7,555
2021	Whole milk powder	7,542
2022	Whole milk powder	8,304
2023	Whole milk powder	8,274
2024	Whole milk powder	7,457
2025	Whole milk powder	8,690
2026	Whole milk powder	9,060
2027	Whole milk powder	9,230
2028	Whole milk powder	9,690
2029	Whole milk powder	10,020
2004	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,076
2005	Butter, AMF, and cream	858
2006	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,032
2007	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,063
2008	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,526
2009	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,693
2010	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,747
2011	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,401
2012	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,295
2013	Butter, AMF, and cream	1,910
2014	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,699
2015	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,219
2016	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,378
2017	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,794
2018	Butter, AMF, and cream	3,812
2019	Butter, AMF, and cream	3,612
2020	Butter, AMF, and cream	3,360
2021	Butter, AMF, and cream	2,667
2022	Butter, AMF, and cream	3,519
2023	Butter, AMF, and cream	4,589
2024	Butter, AMF, and cream	4,138
2025	Butter, AMF, and cream	5,480
2026	Butter, AMF, and cream	5,420
2027	Butter, AMF, and cream	5,360
2028	Butter, AMF, and cream	5,440
2029	Butter, AMF, and cream	5,570
2004	Skim milk & butter milk powder	925
2005	Skim milk & butter milk powder	739
2006	Skim milk & butter milk powder	915
2007	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,284
2008	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,550
2009	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,488
2010	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,504
2011	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,655
2012	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,699
2013	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,832
2014	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,285
2015	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,762
2016	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,347
2017	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,385
2018	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,228
2019	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,323
2020	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,787
2021	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,526
2022	Skim milk & butter milk powder	1,947
2023	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,673
2024	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,074
2025	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,340
2026	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,430
2027	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,650
2028	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,810
2029	Skim milk & butter milk powder	2,920
2004	Casein & protein products	953
2005	Casein & protein products	1,113
2006	Casein & protein products	1,217
2007	Casein & protein products	1,534
2008	Casein & protein products	1,630
2009	Casein & protein products	1,908
2010	Casein & protein products	1,305
2011	Casein & protein products	1,504
2012	Casein & protein products	1,745
2013	Casein & protein products	1,674
2014	Casein & protein products	1,925
2015	Casein & protein products	2,129
2016	Casein & protein products	1,834
2017	Casein & protein products	1,735
2018	Casein & protein products	1,601
2019	Casein & protein products	1,574
2020	Casein & protein products	1,996
2021	Casein & protein products	2,019
2022	Casein & protein products	2,680
2023	Casein & protein products	3,320
2024	Casein & protein products	2,950
2025	Casein & protein products	2,850
2026	Casein & protein products	2,770
2027	Casein & protein products	2,720
2028	Casein & protein products	2,790
2029	Casein & protein products	2,850
2004	Cheese	1,035
2005	Cheese	1,052
2006	Cheese	1,147
2007	Cheese	1,232
2008	Cheese	1,442
2009	Cheese	1,612
2010	Cheese	1,331
2011	Cheese	1,354
2012	Cheese	1,420
2013	Cheese	1,441
2014	Cheese	1,482
2015	Cheese	1,557
2016	Cheese	1,720
2017	Cheese	1,830
2018	Cheese	1,905
2019	Cheese	1,965
2020	Cheese	2,072
2021	Cheese	2,065
2022	Cheese	2,199
2023	Cheese	3,039
2024	Cheese	2,604
2025	Cheese	3,080
2026	Cheese	3,290
2027	Cheese	3,350
2028	Cheese	3,420
2029	Cheese	3,480
2004	Infant formula	52
2005	Infant formula	60
2006	Infant formula	89
2007	Infant formula	117
2008	Infant formula	179
2009	Infant formula	269
2010	Infant formula	251
2011	Infant formula	246
2012	Infant formula	349
2013	Infant formula	555
2014	Infant formula	401
2015	Infant formula	415
2016	Infant formula	685
2017	Infant formula	778
2018	Infant formula	1,240
2019	Infant formula	1,641
2020	Infant formula	1,842
2021	Infant formula	1,588
2022	Infant formula	1,435
2023	Infant formula	1,915
2024	Infant formula	1,813
2025	Infant formula	2,100
2026	Infant formula	2,180
2027	Infant formula	2,210
2028	Infant formula	2,230
2029	Infant formula	2,340
2004	Fluid milk and other dairy products	186
2005	Fluid milk and other dairy products	371
2006	Fluid milk and other dairy products	453
2007	Fluid milk and other dairy products	435
2008	Fluid milk and other dairy products	579
2009	Fluid milk and other dairy products	787
2010	Fluid milk and other dairy products	620
2011	Fluid milk and other dairy products	673
2012	Fluid milk and other dairy products	701
2013	Fluid milk and other dairy products	623
2014	Fluid milk and other dairy products	607
2015	Fluid milk and other dairy products	582
2016	Fluid milk and other dairy products	716
2017	Fluid milk and other dairy products	845
2018	Fluid milk and other dairy products	1,050
2019	Fluid milk and other dairy products	1,318
2020	Fluid milk and other dairy products	1,491
2021	Fluid milk and other dairy products	1,648
2022	Fluid milk and other dairy products	1,914
2023	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,198
2024	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,195
2025	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,480
2026	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,630
2027	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,750
2028	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,840
2029	Fluid milk and other dairy products	2,940

Data calculation/treatment

Figures and forecasts current as at 12 June 2025.
Totals may not add due to rounding.

Limitations of the data

Forecasting is not an exact science so forecast numbers may not turn out to be accurate. Actual figures may be reviewed in subsequent publications.

Data provided by

Ministry for Primary Industries

Dataset name

Situation & Outlook for Primary Industries: Online data for SOPI June 2025

Webpage:

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/open-data-and-forecasting/situation-and-outlook-for-primary-industries-data/

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At URL provided, click the 'Download SOPI data' XLSX hyperlink.
The individual sheets were combined into one by Figure.NZ for ease of processing.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Situation & Outlook for Primary Industries: Online data for SOPI June 2025

From the dataset Situation & Outlook for Primary Industries: Online data for SOPI June 2025, this data was extracted:

Sheet: All sectors combined
Range: E5:AD118
Provided: 2,964 data points

This data forms the table Exports - Situation and outlook for primary industries by sector and product 2004–2029.

Dataset originally released on:

June 12, 2025

About this dataset

The SOPI dataset provides actual and forecast export revenue data for New Zealand's primary sectors (and sub-sectors) for the years 2004 to 2029 in a pivot table format.

Method of collection/Data provider

Actual data is sourced from both Stats NZ's Overseas Merchandise Trade data and international trade monitoring websites. Forecast was produced by the SOPI team at the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Export value of the New Zealand dairy industry by sub-sector

Year ended June 2004–2024, 2025–2029 forecast, NZD millions

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