At the Australian Dairy Conference this year, James Su Hao will speak on the emerging Chinese appetite for milk and dairy products.

According to Mr. Su Hao, farmers in China are keen to buy more cattle stock and have focused their attention on New South Wales.

"Because China has a lot of new farms in place, Chinese dairies are looking for good heifers, young stock from Australia, so what I am going to say is get your heifers ready, and the boat will be arriving at the Australian port", he said.

Mr. Su Hao says the Melamine outbreak in China has generated new opportunities for south coast dairy farmers.

Since the Chinese economy is growing, the Chinese consumers are in quest for high quality milk, so there's a good opportunity for Australian dairy colleagues to think about progress in the export of their milk powders and other dairy products to China.

Hundreds of farmers from throughout the country will come together on Wollongong over the next three days for the annual event.