The U.S. Foreign Ag Service says Australian milk production is expected to increase moderately in 2022 after falling throughout the pandemic partly because of improving pasture conditions.

In its annual report, the FAS office says border closures during the pandemic negatively impacted milk production this past year as labor shortages caused farms to transition more to beef cattle production.  Wet conditions during Australia’s winter also held back production.   Milk production is also expected to be limited into 2022 because of labor issues while demand from China continues to drive strong export growth.

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