Industry production trends | Beef + Lamb New Zealand

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Industry production trends

Access weekly, monthly and annual slaughter statistics for export-inspected New Zealand beef, lamb and mutton, livestock numbers for the past 10 years, and estimates for the year ahead.

Monthly slaughter statistics

Cattle slaughter progress

Cattle slaughter progress to September 2021

Lamb slaughter progress

Lamb slaughter progress to September 2021

Mutton slaughter progress

Mutton slaughter progress to September 2021

Annual slaughter statistics

Cattle slaughter trend

Lamb slaughter trend

Mutton slaughter trend

New Zealand livestock numbers

New Zealand sheep trend

Showing total number of sheep and breeding ewes

New Zealand beef cattle trend

Showing total number of beef cattle and breeding cows

New Zealand dairy cattle trend

Showing total number of dairy cattle and dairy cows and heifers

Weekly slaughter statistics

The New Zealand Meat Board collates and publishes weekly provisional export livestock processing data, available on the NZMB website.

Monthly slaughter statistics

This information comes from aggregated data. The statistics relate to meat produced in export-inspected New Zealand beef and sheepmeat processing facilities, some of which is consumed in New Zealand.

New Zealand livestock numbers

Livestock numbers for New Zealand sheep, beef, and dairy cattle from July 2004 to July 2014, with estimates for the current season.