Agriculture facts and figures: 2017

An electronic copy of the pocket-sized leaflet providing a range of agriculture statistics.


Beef sector

  2007 2014 2015 2016
Beef cows ('000) (1) 483 437 437 437
Number of holdings with beef cows 10,315 9,348 9,265 9,154
Average no. of beef cows per holding 47 47 47 48
Cattle output ('000) (2) 592 528 526 552

Source: Cattle Tracing Scheme

(1) Beef cows refer to female beef cattle aged 2 and over with offspring

(2) Includes all slaughtered cattle and store cattle

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