New Zealand Dairy, Butter Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1964 | 10 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1965 | 9 | (1000 MT) | -10.00% |
| 1966 | 13 | (1000 MT) | 44.44% |
| 1967 | 25 | (1000 MT) | 92.31% |
| 1968 | 27 | (1000 MT) | 8.00% |
| 1969 | 21 | (1000 MT) | -22.22% |
| 1970 | 33 | (1000 MT) | 57.14% |
| 1971 | 21 | (1000 MT) | -36.36% |
| 1972 | 2 | (1000 MT) | -90.48% |
| 1973 | 7 | (1000 MT) | 250.00% |
| 1974 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 157.14% |
| 1975 | 21 | (1000 MT) | 16.67% |
| 1976 | 50 | (1000 MT) | 138.10% |
| 1977 | 48 | (1000 MT) | -4.00% |
| 1978 | 52 | (1000 MT) | 8.33% |
| 1979 | 61 | (1000 MT) | 17.31% |
| 1980 | 79 | (1000 MT) | 29.51% |
| 1981 | 59 | (1000 MT) | -25.32% |
| 1982 | 71 | (1000 MT) | 20.34% |
| 1983 | 94 | (1000 MT) | 32.39% |
| 1984 | 71 | (1000 MT) | -24.47% |
| 1985 | 116 | (1000 MT) | 63.38% |
| 1986 | 142 | (1000 MT) | 22.41% |
| 1987 | 177 | (1000 MT) | 24.65% |
| 1988 | 139 | (1000 MT) | -21.47% |
| 1989 | 126 | (1000 MT) | -9.35% |
| 1990 | 88 | (1000 MT) | -30.16% |
| 1991 | 85 | (1000 MT) | -3.41% |
| 1992 | 123 | (1000 MT) | 44.71% |
| 1993 | 126 | (1000 MT) | 2.44% |
| 1994 | 119 | (1000 MT) | -5.56% |
| 1995 | 97 | (1000 MT) | -18.49% |
| 1996 | 85 | (1000 MT) | -12.37% |
| 1997 | 126 | (1000 MT) | 48.24% |
| 1998 | 88 | (1000 MT) | -30.16% |
| 1999 | 86 | (1000 MT) | -2.27% |
| 2000 | 93 | (1000 MT) | 8.14% |
| 2001 | 72 | (1000 MT) | -22.58% |
| 2002 | 92 | (1000 MT) | 27.78% |
| 2003 | 51 | (1000 MT) | -44.57% |
| 2004 | 41 | (1000 MT) | -19.61% |
| 2005 | 52 | (1000 MT) | 26.83% |
| 2006 | 71 | (1000 MT) | 36.54% |
| 2007 | 40 | (1000 MT) | -43.66% |
| 2008 | 23 | (1000 MT) | -42.50% |
| 2009 | 65 | (1000 MT) | 182.61% |
| 2010 | 36 | (1000 MT) | -44.62% |
| 2011 | 29 | (1000 MT) | -19.44% |
| 2012 | 48 | (1000 MT) | 65.52% |
| 2013 | 48 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 2014 | 54 | (1000 MT) | 12.50% |
| 2015 | 53 | (1000 MT) | -1.85% |
| 2016 | 72 | (1000 MT) | 35.85% |
| 2017 | 62 | (1000 MT) | -13.89% |
| 2018 | 84 | (1000 MT) | 35.48% |
| 2019 | 105 | (1000 MT) | 25.00% |
| 2020 | 93 | (1000 MT) | -11.43% |
| 2021 | 98 | (1000 MT) | 5.38% |
| 2022 | 99 | (1000 MT) | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 75 | (1000 MT) | -24.24% |
| 2024 | 38 | (1000 MT) | -49.33% |
| 2025 | 42 | (1000 MT) | 10.53% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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