New Zealand Animal Numbers, Cattle Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 5992 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 6446 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.58 % |
| 1962 | 6598 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.36 % |
| 1963 | 6691 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.41 % |
| 1964 | 6696 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.07 % |
| 1965 | 6801 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.57 % |
| 1966 | 7218 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.13 % |
| 1967 | 7747 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.33 % |
| 1968 | 8247 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.45 % |
| 1969 | 8605 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.34 % |
| 1970 | 8777 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.00 % |
| 1971 | 8819 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.48 % |
| 1972 | 8774 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.51 % |
| 1973 | 9088 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.58 % |
| 1974 | 9415 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.60 % |
| 1975 | 9653 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.53 % |
| 1976 | 9777 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.28 % |
| 1977 | 9017 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.77 % |
| 1978 | 8738 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.09 % |
| 1979 | 8418 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.66 % |
| 1980 | 8022 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.70 % |
| 1981 | 8131 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.36 % |
| 1982 | 8035 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.18 % |
| 1983 | 7913 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.52 % |
| 1984 | 7631 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.56 % |
| 1985 | 7777 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.91 % |
| 1986 | 7921 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.85 % |
| 1987 | 8279 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.52 % |
| 1988 | 7999 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.38 % |
| 1989 | 8058 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.74 % |
| 1990 | 7828 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.85 % |
| 1991 | 8034 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.63 % |
| 1992 | 8100 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.82 % |
| 1993 | 8310 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.59 % |
| 1994 | 8890 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.98 % |
| 1995 | 9272 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.30 % |
| 1996 | 9017 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.75 % |
| 1997 | 9180 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.81 % |
| 1998 | 8900 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.05 % |
| 1999 | 8960 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.67 % |
| 2000 | 9070 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.23 % |
| 2001 | 9400 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.64 % |
| 2002 | 9656 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.72 % |
| 2003 | 9760 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.08 % |
| 2004 | 9540 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.25 % |
| 2005 | 9415 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.31 % |
| 2006 | 9465 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.53 % |
| 2007 | 9610 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.53 % |
| 2008 | 9730 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.25 % |
| 2009 | 9715 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.15 % |
| 2010 | 9917 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.08 % |
| 2011 | 9864 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.53 % |
| 2012 | 10057 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.96 % |
| 2013 | 10253 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.95 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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