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New Zealand: dairy exports declined between January and April
In April, New Zealand dairy exports increased in volume and value, but this is not enough to bring exports in positive in January-April 2017, as compared to the same period of 2016.
The first quarter of this year marks a contraction in volume: -4.8%. Anyhow, export’s value boosts (+20.6%).
In a negative phase, whey powder, milk and cream exports, do a good performance: +0.4% for whey powder and 31.7% for milk and cream sector.
China is one of the leading importers of dairy products from New Zealand. Compared to January-April 2017, Beijing increased imports on a trend basis of cream (+51%), milk (+71%), butter (+23%), cheeses (+27%) and infant formula (+6%).
Referring to revenues, Oceania’s butter price rose by 70% in the January-May 2017 trend, with an increase in May of 96.2%.
The average unit export of cream from New Zealand is also growing uninterruptedly. From January to April it went from 2.55 $/kg to 2.87 $/kg.
Milk deliveries decrease in Australia (-6.9%) and increase in New Zealand (+2.3%).