South Africa Animal Numbers, Cattle Imports by Year
| Market Year | Imports | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1962 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1963 | 1 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1964 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | -100.00 % |
| 1965 | 1 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1966 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | -100.00 % |
| 1967 | 213 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1968 | 227 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.57 % |
| 1969 | 241 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.17 % |
| 1970 | 312 | (1000 HEAD) | 29.46 % |
| 1971 | 371 | (1000 HEAD) | 18.91 % |
| 1972 | 429 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.63 % |
| 1973 | 325 | (1000 HEAD) | -24.24 % |
| 1974 | 212 | (1000 HEAD) | -34.77 % |
| 1975 | 250 | (1000 HEAD) | 17.92 % |
| 1976 | 261 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.40 % |
| 1977 | 200 | (1000 HEAD) | -23.37 % |
| 1978 | 240 | (1000 HEAD) | 20.00 % |
| 1979 | 229 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.58 % |
| 1980 | 236 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.06 % |
| 1981 | 331 | (1000 HEAD) | 40.25 % |
| 1982 | 185 | (1000 HEAD) | -44.11 % |
| 1983 | 114 | (1000 HEAD) | -38.38 % |
| 1984 | 113 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.88 % |
| 1985 | 137 | (1000 HEAD) | 21.24 % |
| 1986 | 142 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.65 % |
| 1987 | 184 | (1000 HEAD) | 29.58 % |
| 1988 | 160 | (1000 HEAD) | -13.04 % |
| 1989 | 163 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.87 % |
| 1990 | 145 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.04 % |
| 1991 | 135 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.90 % |
| 1992 | 157 | (1000 HEAD) | 16.30 % |
| 1993 | 180 | (1000 HEAD) | 14.65 % |
| 1994 | 191 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.11 % |
| 1995 | 199 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.19 % |
| 1996 | 279 | (1000 HEAD) | 40.20 % |
| 1997 | 94 | (1000 HEAD) | -66.31 % |
| 1998 | 149 | (1000 HEAD) | 58.51 % |
| 1999 | 144 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.36 % |
| 2000 | 75 | (1000 HEAD) | -47.92 % |
| 2001 | 105 | (1000 HEAD) | 40.00 % |
| 2002 | 145 | (1000 HEAD) | 38.10 % |
| 2003 | 130 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.34 % |
| 2004 | 145 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.54 % |
| 2005 | 210 | (1000 HEAD) | 44.83 % |
| 2006 | 210 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00 % |
| 2007 | 171 | (1000 HEAD) | -18.57 % |
| 2008 | 120 | (1000 HEAD) | -29.82 % |
| 2009 | 100 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.67 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
See also: Commodities market
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