New Zealand: Cattle and Beef Semi-Annual Report 2017

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Canberra   |   (011-61-2) 6214 5854

New Zealand total cattle numbers are set to bounce back to 10.14 million head in 2017, nearly two percent greater than 2016. As a result, slaughter numbers in 2017 are forecast to drop to 4.2 million head, nearly five percent below 2016. Exports will follow suit and are forecast to contract to 543,000 metric tons carcass weight equivalents, down 7.5 percent from the strong result in 2016.

New Zealand: Cattle and Beef Semi-Annual Report 2017

East Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

China: Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties Finalized

On May 1, 2025, China released amended regulations governing the protection of new plant varieties. The amendments enhance the protection of new plant varieties, establish an essentially derived varieties system, extend the protection periods, shorten preliminary examination time, and strengthen the management of foreign variety rights applications.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Grain and Feed Monthly

Thai rice export prices are trending up, with the premium grades, such as Hom Mali rice, showing the most significant increase.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ghana: Success Story - FAS Accra Cowboys Facilitate Border Crossing of US-origin Texas-bred V8 Brahman Cattle Destined for Guinea

FAS Accra (Post) successfully facilitated the transit of a small herd of high-value, reproductive Texas-bred V8 Brahman cattle. The cattle round-up started out in Texas making its way via Chicago to Doha with landfall in Coastal West Africa's Accra (Ghana). Post's expeditious intervention expedited Ghanaian (ECOWAS) import permits and sanitary clearances, as well as transit authorizations.