In 2025, McDonald's Australia sourced:

• 140 million kilograms of potatoes - weighing as much as around 23,000 African elephants*
• 89 million eggs - enough to fill one-and-a-half 50-metre swimming pools when cracked*
• 51 million litres of fresh milk - enough to pour more than 340 million flat whites*

12 August 2026: McDonald’s Australia has unveiled its Aussie Shopping List from 2025, revealing that it sourced more than 347 million kilograms of Aussie ingredients and spent more than $1 billion with Australian farmers and suppliers last year alone.   

For more than 50 years, McDonald’s has worked alongside Aussie farmers and suppliers to source the ingredients behind its menu. Today, over 90% of McDonald’s produce and products are sourced locally, supporting more than 15,000 farmers across the country.

From potatoes grown in Victoria for our iconic Fries to beef raised by Queensland cattle farmers for great-tasting burgers, the Shopping List offers a behind-the-scenes look at the local ingredients behind some of the country’s most-loved menu items.

It also highlights growing demand across several ingredients, including potatoes, apples, milk, eggs and chicken, reinforcing the important role quality local ingredients play in delivering the flavour and consistency customers expect from Macca’s.

The full Shopping List includes:  

• 140 million kilograms of potatoes for Fries and Hash Browns
• 89 million kilograms of Australian beef for burgers in local and international restaurants  
• 23 million kilograms of chicken for burgers and sides
• 51 million litres of fresh milk for coffees, shakes and desserts
• 21 million kilograms of wheat flour for buns, wraps and bakery items  
• 6.8 million kilograms of canola oil for cooking
• 5.2 million kilograms of eggs (or 89 million eggs) for McMuffins
• 3.3 million kilograms of lettuce for burgers and wraps
• 2.6 million kilograms of Australian sugarcane for sugar sachets 
• 1.6 million kilograms of cucumbers for signature pickles
• 1.5 million kilograms of apples for apple slices and pies
• 1.5 million kilograms of tomatoes for burgers and wraps
• 1 million kilograms of onions for burgers
• 240,000 kilograms of oats and 130,000 kilograms of almonds for dairy alternative milk
• 50,000 kilograms of beetroot for special limited time only burgers

Customer favourites fuelling demand for Australian ingredients

Potatoes remained McDonald’s most sourced ingredient in 2025, reflecting the important role Fries and Hash Browns play across the menu, while growth in eggs and fresh milk aligns with demand across McDonald’s breakfast and McCafe offerings.

Apple purchases recorded the strongest growth of any ingredient, increasing almost 15% year-on-year, reflecting their use across menu items including Apple Pies and Apple Slices.

Australian beef and chicken also saw strong growth, supporting the core menu and new products including McCrispy, McWings and the Big Arch.

Menu innovation created new opportunities for Australian farmers, with limited-time favourites such as the McOz introducing beetroot to the Shopping List.

Beyond the burger, McDonald’s continued to expand its support of the local agricultural industry through categories such as oats, almonds and canola, helping to meet evolving customer preferences while supporting a diverse network of local farmers and suppliers.

Jeanelle Boyce, Director of Supply Chain, McDonald’s Australia, said: “Great-tasting menu items start with great-quality ingredients, and our Shopping List showcases the Australian farmers and suppliers behind many of the customer favourites Australians enjoy every day.

“The quality of our menu starts long before ingredients reach our restaurants. It begins with the care, expertise and dedication of Australian farmers and suppliers across the country.

“We’re incredibly proud of our long-standing partnerships with Australian farming communities, whose commitment helps us serve great-quality, great-tasting food and drinks to millions of Australians every year.”

The farmers behind the menu

Toowoomba lettuce farmer and one of McDonald’s lettuce suppliers, Geoffrey Story, said: “Growing lettuce for McDonald’s means our hard work on the farm ends up in millions of meals across the country.

“There’s real pride in seeing Aussie-grown lettuce feature in something as iconic as Macca’s Big Mac burgers, and partnerships like this give us the confidence to invest back into our farms and our communities.”