What is the price of whey in Australia?

As of January 2025, whey in Australia is US$ 2.06 per kg (3.10 AUD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Australia's world export rank for whey?

Australia ranks 16th among 79 whey exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in Australia's whey exports?

Australia's whey exports decreased by 41.0% year-on-year.

Whey Price in Australia - July 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Whey Prices in Australia

US$ 2.06 / kg

3.10 AUD / kg

MoM ▲ 18.2% YoY ▲ 18.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AUD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.06	3.10	▲ 18.2%	▲ 18.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of July 2026, the whey price in Australia available is US$ 2.06 per kg (3.10 AUD), up 18.2% year-on-year.

Australia exported 27,816 tonnes of whey in 2024, valued at US$48.6 million, ranking 16th among 79 global exporters and accounting for 1.4% of world exports. Export volume declined by 41.0% year-on-year. Australia is a net exporter of whey. The latest export unit value is US$2.0638 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - whey in Australia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Australia exported $48.6M (27.8 kt) of whey▼ 41% YoY. That ranks #16 worldwide (1.4% of global exports).

$48.6M

Export value

27.8 kt

Export volume

#16 / 79

World rank

1.4%

Global share

$1.75

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top whey exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $609.7M · 17.6%
#2 Germany $464.9M · 13.4%
#3 France $358.9M · 10.4%
#4 Netherlands $302.3M · 8.7%
#5 Ireland $251.6M · 7.3%

Annual export data Australia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$48.6M	27.8 kt	$1.75
2023	$82.3M	36.8 kt	$2.24
2022	$66.8M	25.9 kt	$2.57
2021	$60.7M	31 kt	$1.96
2020	$59.3M	-	-

HS Code

whey is traded under Harmonized System code 0404.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Australia whey - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of whey shipped by Australia in 2020 was 33,809 metric tons. In 2019 Australia exported 31,234 tonnes of whey. Through 2019 alone, the market for Australia whey (processed category) has decreased, flactuating by -19.909 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, whey's exports decreased by -6.82 percent earning the country US$44.11m for the year 2019. Australia's whey exports are categorised as:

Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040410)

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Australia whey export values

In 2019, Australia exported whey worth 44.11m USD, a contraction of -13.82% from 2018's total whey export of 51.185m USD. The yearly change in value of Australia whey between 2017 to 2018 was -2.349 pc.

The annual variation in the volume of Australia's whey exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.82 pc in comparison to a variation of -19.909% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Australia's portion of the world's total whey's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Australia holds number 41 in world exports of whey.

Export markets for Australia whey ( in '000$ )

Australia's leading export markets for whey are Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Import/Export Trends

Australia is a net importer of whey. The annual growth of Australia whey in value between 2015 to 2019 was 481%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

Australia purchased 13,244 tonnes of whey in 2019.

Other Processed Prices in Australia

Latest prices for other processed in Australia:

Natural Honey$7.24/kg Cotton$2.71/kg Molasses$0.16/kg Wheat flour$0.15/kg Canola Oil$1.09/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.07/kg Butter$7.45/kg Chocolate$4.29/kg Coffee$9.67/kg Sugar$0.85/kg Natural Rubber$7.38/kg Cocoa Beans$7.24/kg Kelp$67.63/kg Milk & Cream$1.29/kg Cheese$5.30/kg

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Whey Australia

US$ 2.0638 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2025-01-01

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