New Zealand Animal Numbers, Cattle Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 1887 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 1929 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.23% |
| 1962 | 1968 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.02% |
| 1963 | 1997 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.47% |
| 1964 | 2011 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.70% |
| 1965 | 2032 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 2088 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.76% |
| 1967 | 2131 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.06% |
| 1968 | 2232 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.74% |
| 1969 | 2304 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.23% |
| 1970 | 2321 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.74% |
| 1971 | 2239 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.53% |
| 1972 | 2200 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.74% |
| 1973 | 2190 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.45% |
| 1974 | 2140 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.28% |
| 1975 | 2080 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.80% |
| 1976 | 2092 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.58% |
| 1977 | 2007 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.06% |
| 1978 | 2020 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.65% |
| 1979 | 2002 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.89% |
| 1980 | 2002 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00% |
| 1981 | 1999 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.15% |
| 1982 | 1976 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.15% |
| 1983 | 2005 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.47% |
| 1984 | 2098 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.64% |
| 1985 | 2165 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.19% |
| 1986 | 2221 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 2270 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.21% |
| 1988 | 2194 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.35% |
| 1989 | 2236 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.91% |
| 1990 | 2228 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.36% |
| 1991 | 2723 | (1000 HEAD) | 22.22% |
| 1992 | 2642 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.97% |
| 1993 | 2723 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.07% |
| 1994 | 2808 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 2950 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.06% |
| 1996 | 3150 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.78% |
| 1997 | 3260 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.49% |
| 1998 | 3270 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.31% |
| 1999 | 3300 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.92% |
| 2000 | 3330 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.91% |
| 2001 | 3370 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.20% |
| 2002 | 3883 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.22% |
| 2003 | 3927 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.13% |
| 2004 | 3966 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.99% |
| 2005 | 4005 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.98% |
| 2006 | 4100 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.37% |
| 2007 | 4163 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.54% |
| 2008 | 4280 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.81% |
| 2009 | 4348 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.59% |
| 2010 | 4597 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.73% |
| 2011 | 4680 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 4816 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.91% |
| 2013 | 5009 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.01% |
| 2014 | 5005 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.08% |
| 2015 | 5176 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.42% |
| 2016 | 5056 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.32% |
| 2017 | 5202 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.89% |
| 2018 | 5044 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.04% |
| 2019 | 5010 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.67% |
| 2020 | 4876 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.67% |
| 2021 | 4836 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.82% |
| 2022 | 4805 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.64% |
| 2023 | 4740 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.35% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
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