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Steady increase in beef cattle numbers – Media release
6 May 2022
Beef cattle numbers increased in 2021, while the number of sheep dipped slightly, Stats NZ said today.
Final figures from the 2021 Agricultural Production Survey showed that the number of beef cattle was up by 2 percent (82,000) from the previous year and there was a total of 4 million at 30 June 2021. Total beef exports were $3.6 billion for the year ended 30 June 2021.
“The total number of beef cattle has been increasing steadily since 2016. Just over two-thirds of all beef cattle are farmed in the North Island,” agricultural production statistics manager Ana Krpo said.
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