Production Data
Provisional Export Livestock Processing Data
Each week, the New Zealand Meat Board collects provisional export livestock processing statistics from export-inspected New Zealand beef and sheepmeat processing facilities. The provisional information (i.e. subject to change) is collected in statistical weeks and published on this web page 21 days after the processing week data is released.
Previous period
Week 29, 2023-2024
Week 29, 2023-2024
20 April, 2024
Week 29
Cumulative
Type
Area
Last season
This season
Change
Last season
This season
Change
Lamb
North
245,708
242,822
-1.2%
5,069,723
5,442,376
7.4%
Lamb
South
268,116
278,220
3.8%
6,447,279
6,945,339
7.7%
Lamb
National
513,824
521,042
1.4%
11,517,002
12,387,715
7.6%
Hogget
North
12
41
241.7%
11,482
11,824
3.0%
Hogget
South
0
3
0.0%
1,732
1,329
-23.3%
Hogget
National
12
44
266.7%
13,214
13,153
-0.5%
Mutton
North
22,141
18,300
-17.3%
1,285,425
1,271,516
-1.1%
Mutton
South
26,031
31,707
21.8%
1,237,395
1,148,339
-7.2%
Mutton
National
48,172
50,007
3.8%
2,522,820
2,419,855
-4.1%
Steer
North
10,302
11,455
11.2%
268,926
284,180
5.7%
Steer
South
3,841
4,458
16.1%
128,027
136,278
6.4%
Steer
National
14,143
15,913
12.5%
396,952
420,457
5.9%
Heifer
North
7,769
9,076
16.8%
222,353
229,516
3.2%
Heifer
South
3,301
3,592
8.8%
88,985
95,322
7.1%
Heifer
National
11,070
12,668
14.4%
311,337
324,838
4.3%
Cow
North
26,560
26,391
-0.6%
299,508
309,106
3.2%
Cow
South
19,596
17,921
-8.5%
188,548
173,100
-8.2%
Cow
National
46,156
44,312
-4.0%
488,055
482,206
-1.2%
Bull
North
6,719
5,795
-13.8%
292,401
279,091
-4.6%
Bull
South
1,693
2,055
21.4%
95,252
86,149
-9.6%
Bull
National
8,412
7,850
-6.7%
387,653
365,240
-5.8%
Total Beef
North
51,350
52,716
2.7%
1,083,186
1,101,893
1.7%
Total Beef
South
28,431
28,026
-1.4%
500,811
490,848
-2.0%
Total Beef
National
79,781
80,742
1.2%
1,583,997
1,592,740
0.6%
Bobby Veal
North
1,485
1,518
2.2%
51,804
54,700
5.6%
Bobby Veal
South
0
0
0.0%
85,935
93,103
8.3%
Bobby Veal
National
1,485
1,518
2.2%
137,739
147,803
7.3%
Goat
North
1,853
3,352
80.9%
32,492
35,166
8.2%
Goat
South
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
Goat
National
1,853
3,352
80.9%
32,492
35,166
8.2%
Provisional lamb average weight (kg hot weight)
North
19.75
18.51
19.11
18.88
South
18.72
18.92
18.65
19.02
National
19.21
18.73
18.85
18.96