Global milk deliveries

Updated 27 November 2025

Trends in global milk supplies impact on prices. Deliveries in the six key exporting regions are tracked to provide an overview of current production levels and trends in global milk supplies.

The milk production regions included are the EU-27, UK, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Combined, they account for more than 65% of global cow's milk production and around 80% of global exports of dairy products.

• Global milk deliveries averaged 855.2 million litres per day in September, an increase of 34.1 million litres per day (+4.1%) across the selected regions, compared to the same period last year.
• Milk deliveries in the EU averaged 385.2 million litres per day in September, a substantial increase of 15.7 million litres per day (+4.3%) compared to the same month of the previous year, due to recovery from Bluetongue in some of the major milk producing countries as well as strong dairy economics.
• Looking at the EU figure in greater detail, we saw the greatest year on year volume increase from Germany, up 120.6 million litres (+4.9%), followed by France, up 104 million litres (+5.9%), and the Netherlands, up 71.2 million litres (+6.9%).
• UK daily deliveries averaged 40.7 million litres per day in September, up 6.0% compared to last year. Milk flows have continued to reach new highs amid favourable dairy economics.
• US production was up 4.0% year-on-year, with production at 278.8 million litres per day in September. Increasing herd size, yields and improved margins have been drivers of growth. However, recent reports document a shift to cull more cows with falling milk prices but there is a long way to go considering US cow numbers have increased by 250,000 head over the past 18 months.
• Australia recorded a marginal decrease in production year-on-year, with deliveries down by 0.1 million litres per day (-0.5%) compared to last year, to sit at an average of 27 million litres per day. Production was a mixed picture across regions but dry weather conditions, ongoing feed shortages and a smaller milking herd in drought-affected areas continue to impact production.
• New Zealand deliveries were up by 2.1 million litres per day (+2.5%) compared to last year with September average daily deliveries at 86.3 million litres per day. High farmer confidence supported by positive milk prices and higher feed input increased milk flows.
• Argentina’s deliveries were up by a substantial 3.3 million litres per day (+9.9%) in September, year-on-year. More investment in processing and increased domestic and export demand has supported farm gate prices.

• The tracker is a baseline for comparing against actual production, not a forecast of milk production
• The baseline is calculated using historic month-on-month movements in milk production, providing information on a typical milk year in each of the key regions