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MILK COW NUMBERS

SELECTED COUNTRIES

(1,000 HEAD)

  1992 1993 1994 1995 '(p1996) (f 1997)
NORTH AMERICA            
Canada 1,297 1,263 1,267 1,276 1,279 1,279
Mexico 6,470 6,480 6,480 6,440 6,440 6,500
United States 9,688 9,589 9,500 9,458 9,361 9,229
Sub Total 17,455 17,332 17,247 17,174 17,080 17,008
             
SOUTH AMERICA            
Argentina 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,350 2,300 2,400
Brazil 17,800 18,000 17,500 17,500 17,200 17,220
Chile 700 740 760 770 778 782
Peru 550 553 563 580 600 610
Venezuela 1,181 1,267 1,150 1,100 1,100 1,150
Sub Total 22,331 22,760 22,273 22,300 21,978 22,162
             
EUROPEAN UNION            
Austria 841 818 804 747 710 689

Belgium-Luxembourg

849 792 754 720 680 668
Denmark 746 708 699 703 712 705
Finland 427 423 415 413 399 395
France 4,968 4,674 4,615 4,754 4,672 4,562
Germany 5,365 5,365 5,301 5,273 5,229 5,170
Greece 235 233 230 210 205 200
Ireland 1,293 1,262 1,274 1,269 1,267 1,272
Italy 2,535 2,317 2,287 2,167 2,100 2,030
Netherlands 1,739 1,747 1,698 1,709 1,700 1,700
Portugal 404 381 375 368 366 364
Spain 1,600 1,360 1,379 1,351 1,213 1,200
Sweden 490 490 490 482 466 466
United Kingdom 2,287 2,279 2,318 2,268 2,202 2,160
Sub Total 23,779 22,849 22,639 22,434 21,921 21,581
             
WESTERN EUROPE            
Switzerland 768 753 761 759 755 752
Sub Total 768 753 761 759 755 752
             
EASTERN EUROPE            
Poland 4,363 4,111 3,866 3,715 3,555 3,600
Romania 1,710 1,530 1,780 1,778 1,800 1,810
Sub Total 6,073 5,641 5,646 5,493 5,355 5,410
             
FORMER SOVIET UNION            
Russia 20,600 20,243 19,800 18,400 17,400 16,100
Ukraine 8,263 8,057 8,078 7,818 7,529 7,450
Sub-Total 28,863 28,300 27,878 26,218 24,929 23,550
             
SOUTH ASIA            
India 1/ 31,000 31,000 31,500 33,000 33,500 34,000
Sub Total 31,000 31,000 31,500 33,000 33,500 34,000
             
ASIA            
China 1,542 1,715 1,885 2,138 2,400 2,600
Japan 1,081 1,084 1,052 1,034 1,035 1,031
Sub Total 2,623 2,799 2,937 3,172 3,435 3,631
             
OCEANIA            
Australia 2/ 1,652 1,760 1,762 1,786 1,822 1,884
New Zealand 3/ 2,642 2,723 2,808 2,994 3,153 3,260
Sub Total 4,294 4,483 4,570 4,780 4,975 5,144
             
TOTAL 137,186 135,917 135,451 135,330 133,928 133,238
(p) - preliminary (f) - forecast
1/Year beginning April 1 of the year shown.
2/Year ending June 30 of the year shown.
3/Year ending May 31 of the year shown.
Source: FAS/CMP/DLP

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