Australia’s milk consumption resumes downward trend Per capita intake falls despite population growth boost20 June 2025 20 June 2025 1 minute read 1 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media OceaniaAustralians are drinking less milk, and that trend doesn’t appear to be slowing, according to FAS/Canberra. New figures from FAS/Canberra suggest fluid milk consumption will fall by another 0.4% in 2025, settling at roughly 2.435 million metric tons. Per person, milk consumption is dropping at a faster pace—about 2% a year—as shoppers continue turning to alternatives. What’s helping hold up the national numbers is population growth. Even so, more people aren’t enough to counter how much less milk each person is buying.