Cheese production is up 12.4% in the nine months to March 2015 while SMP production is up 13.4%.
Source: Dairy Australia
During March 25,845t of cheese was manufactured in Australia, 14.4% more than during the previous March. SMP production has been tracking ahead throughout the season but this has come at the expense of whole milk powder (WMP) production. SMP output in March gained 5.8% while WMP production dropped 2.2%. WMP production is now 26.2% down for the season to date.
Whey powder production is also trailing last season by 6.2% with output well down during March 2015.