Japan Dairy, Butter Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1964 | 1 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1965 | 0 | (1000 MT) | -100.00% |
| 1966 | 1 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1967 | 1 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 1 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1969 | 1 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1970 | 3 | (1000 MT) | 200.00% |
| 1971 | 7 | (1000 MT) | 133.33% |
| 1972 | 1 | (1000 MT) | -85.71% |
| 1973 | 5 | (1000 MT) | 400.00% |
| 1974 | 5 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 12 | (1000 MT) | 140.00% |
| 1976 | 2 | (1000 MT) | -83.33% |
| 1977 | 8 | (1000 MT) | 300.00% |
| 1978 | 12 | (1000 MT) | 50.00% |
| 1979 | 21 | (1000 MT) | 75.00% |
| 1980 | 4 | (1000 MT) | -80.95% |
| 1981 | 9 | (1000 MT) | 125.00% |
| 1982 | 10 | (1000 MT) | 11.11% |
| 1983 | 10 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 12 | (1000 MT) | 20.00% |
| 1985 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 50.00% |
| 1986 | 34 | (1000 MT) | 88.89% |
| 1987 | 44 | (1000 MT) | 29.41% |
| 1988 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -54.55% |
| 1989 | 15 | (1000 MT) | -25.00% |
| 1990 | 15 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 1991 | 10 | (1000 MT) | -33.33% |
| 1992 | 20 | (1000 MT) | 100.00% |
| 1993 | 32 | (1000 MT) | 60.00% |
| 1994 | 52 | (1000 MT) | 62.50% |
| 1995 | 42 | (1000 MT) | -19.23% |
| 1996 | 28 | (1000 MT) | -33.33% |
| 1997 | 22 | (1000 MT) | -21.43% |
| 1998 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -9.09% |
| 1999 | 25 | (1000 MT) | 25.00% |
| 2000 | 29 | (1000 MT) | 16.00% |
| 2001 | 33 | (1000 MT) | 13.79% |
| 2002 | 21 | (1000 MT) | -36.36% |
| 2003 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -4.76% |
| 2004 | 24 | (1000 MT) | 20.00% |
| 2005 | 23 | (1000 MT) | -4.17% |
| 2006 | 27 | (1000 MT) | 17.39% |
| 2007 | 22 | (1000 MT) | -18.52% |
| 2008 | 16 | (1000 MT) | -27.27% |
| 2009 | 23 | (1000 MT) | 43.75% |
| 2010 | 30 | (1000 MT) | 30.43% |
| 2011 | 21 | (1000 MT) | -30.00% |
| 2012 | 16 | (1000 MT) | -23.81% |
| 2013 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 12.50% |
| 2014 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
| 2015 | 15 | (1000 MT) | -16.67% |
| 2016 | 19 | (1000 MT) | 26.67% |
| 2017 | 26 | (1000 MT) | 36.84% |
| 2018 | 22 | (1000 MT) | -15.38% |
| 2019 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -9.09% |
| 2020 | 24 | (1000 MT) | 20.00% |
| 2021 | 35 | (1000 MT) | 45.83% |
| 2022 | 37 | (1000 MT) | 5.71% |
| 2023 | 37 | (1000 MT) | 0.00% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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