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Favorable pricing and weather conditions for New Zealand cattle farmers have resulted in a retention of finishing cattle on farms and less slaughter in 2024. Farm operations face challenges with continuing financial pressure such as high debt, increasing on-farm inflation, and declining farmgate margins.

This report provides additional information for the New Zealand 2018 Annual Livestock Report.

FAS/Wellington forecasts 2018 beef production to be significantly higher at 670,000 metric tons (MT), which is expected to increase exports to 603,000 MT.