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
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Cattle slaughter progress
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Lamb slaughter progress
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Mutton slaughter progress
Annual slaughter statistics
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Cattle slaughter trend
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Lamb slaughter trend
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Mutton slaughter trend
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
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New Zealand sheep trend
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New Zealand beef cattle trend
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New Zealand dairy cattle trend
Livestock numbers for New Zealand sheep, beef, and dairy cattle from July 2010 to July 2021, with estimates for the current season.
Weekly slaughter statistics
The New Zealand Meat Board collates and publishes weekly provisional export livestock processing data, available on the NZMB website.