GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE ACCORD GENERAL SUR LES TARIFS DOUANIERS ET LE COMMERCE ACUERDO GENERAL SOBRE ARANCELES ADUANEROS Y COMERCIO RESTRICTED DPC/STAT/12/Add.20 29 September 198 9 International Dairy Arrangement INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL Reply to Questionnaire 4 Australia () I. Milk A. Production and Utilization of Milk (million litres) Year Quantity Total production Utilization on the farm Deliveries to dairies Consumption of fresh milk (including exports) Industrial uses 6,288 1,680 4,608 of which: Buttter/butteroil Cheese WMP Other 1,598 1,691 548 771 B. Complementary Information Given normal seasonal conditions, national milk production is estimated to be 6,300 million litres in 1989/90, a marginal increase compared to output of 6,288 million litres. 89-1358
Page 2 II. Fresh Products A. Production, Trade and Consumption (million litres) Year Quantity A 1 Production (a) Fresh milk (b) Other fresh products Total production A 2 Total imports by product A 3 Total exports by product Fresh milk Other 1,680 1 24 A 4 Total domestic consumption n.a, Negligible
Page 3 III. Whey A. Production, Trade, Consumption and Stocks of Whey (Preserved, Concentrated or Sweetened) ('000 metric tons) Year Quantity A 1 Stocks at beginning of period A 2 Production A 3 Total imports A 4 Total exports A 5 Total domestic consumption of which: A 5.1 Animal feed 0.8 6.7 A 6 Stocks at end of period
Page 4 B. Exports of Whey (Preserved, Concentrated or Sweetened) Year; Q: '000 metric tons B Total 6.707 5.547 of which to: China, P.R. - Taiwan Province 0.541 Hong Kong 0.115 Japan 0.551 Korea Rep. 1.461 Malaysia 1.254 New Zealand 0.080 Papua New Guinea 0.092 Philippines _ 0.883 Singapore 0.844 Thailand 0.424
Page 5 C. Imports of Whey (Preserved, Concentrated or Sweetened) Year; Q: *000 metric tons B Total 0.835 1.336 of which from: Canada 0.090 New Zealand 0.135 USA 0.578 D. Prices of Whey (Preserved, Concentrated or Sweetened) in International Trade Type of price, Product market of origin description, or destination packaging; Period US$/metric ton terms of sale end-use if known Average export Whey powder July 1988-540 price June 1989
Page 6 IV. Concentrated Milk A. Production, Trade, Consumption and Stocks of Concentrated Milk ('000 metric tons) Year Quantity A 1 Stocks at beginning of period A 2 Production A 3 Total imports A 4 Total exports A 5 Total domestic consumption A 6 Stocks at end of period 0.6 2.1
Page 7 B. Exports of Concentrated Milk Year: Q: '000 metric tons B Total 2.108 3.256 of which to: Fiji 0.022 Hong Kong 0.111 India 0.043 Indonesia 0.028 New Caledonia 0.012 New Zealand 0.391 Papua New Guinea 0.903 Singapore 0.358 Thailand 0.042 Tonga 0.023 Trust Territories Pac. Is. 0.039
Page 8 C. Imports of Concentrated Milk Year: Q: '000 metric tons B Total 0.615 1.676 of which from: New Zealand 0.389 USA 0.225 D. Prices of Concentrated Milk in International Trade Type of price, market of origin or destination ' terms of sale Product description, packaging; end-use if known Period US$/metric ton Average export Condensed July 1988-1,158 price skim milk June 1989
Page 9 Casein A. Production, Trade, Consumption and Stocks of Casein ('000 metric tons) Year Quantity A 1 Stocks at beginning of period 0.3 A 2 Production 6.8» A 3 Total imports A 4 Total exports 0.4 6.1 A 5 Total domestic consumption 0.5 A 6 Stocks at end of period 0.6
JPG/STAT/12/Add.20?age 10 B. Exports of Casein Year; Q: '000 metric tons B Total 6.092 29.747 of which to; Canada 0.138 Japan 2.387 Korea Rep. 0.178 Malaysia 0.016 Thailand 0.056 USA 3.332 C. Imports of Casein Year: Q: '000 metric tons B Total 0.394 1.689 of which from: New Zealand 0.394
Page 11 Prices of Casein in International Trade Type of price, market of origin or destination terms of sale Product description, packaging; end-use if known Period US$/metric ton Average export price July 1988- June 1989 4,890 E. Complementary Information With casein returns being low relative to those for SMP, casein production is expected to decline further in 1989/90 to 6,000 metric tons, a 12 per cent decrease compared to production of 6,800 metric tons. Questionnaire 4 Exchange Rate The exchange rate used to convert Australian dollars into United States dollars for the year was: $A 1.00 = US$0.8136