Global milk deliveries

Updated 15 October 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 775.5 million litres per day in July, an increase of 14.7 million litres per day (+1.9%) across the selected regions, compared to the same period last year.
• Milk deliveries in the EU averaged 392.8 million litres per day in July, a marginal decline of 0.2 million litres per day (-0.1%) compared to the same month of the previous year.
• Looking at the EU figure in greater detail, we saw the greatest year on year volume decline from Italy, down -42.43 (4.1%), followed by Belgium, down 25 million litres (-6.5%) and Germany, down by 23 million litres (-0.9%), year-on-year. However, there were large variances between countries, with Irish milk production up by 35 million litres (3.6%) and Poland by 32.85 million litres (3.0%)
• UK daily deliveries averaged 42.2 million litres per day in July, up 5.0% compared to last year. Milk flows have continued to reach new highs amid favourable dairy economics.
• US production was up 4.2% year-on-year, with production at 280.1 million litres per day in July. Increasing herd size, yields and improved margins have been drivers of growth.
• Australia recorded a decrease in production year-on-year, with deliveries down by 0.7 million litres per day (-3.9%) compared to last year, to sit at an average of 17.9 million litres per day. Production was a mixed picture across regions but dry weather conditions in the south west of Australia have lowered overall production.
• New Zealand deliveries were up by 0.1 million litres per day (0.6%) compared to last year with July average daily deliveries at 9.8 million litres per day. High farmer confidence supported by positive milk prices and higher feed input increased milk flows.
• Argentina’s production also increased in July, up a substantial 2.3 million litres per day (7.7%) year-on-year. Favourable prices and weather conditions boosted production.

• 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