Production Data
Provisional Export Livestock Processing Data
Each week, the New Zealand Meat Board collects provisional export livestock processing statistics from export-inspected New Zealand beef and sheepmeat processing facilities. The provisional information (i.e. subject to change) is collected in statistical weeks and published on this web page 21 days after the processing week data is released.
Previous period
Week 33, 2025-2026
Week 33, 2025-2026
16 May, 2026
Week 33
Cumulative
Type
Area
Last season
This season
Change
Last season
This season
Change
Lamb
North
108,657
154,293
42.0%
6,096,064
5,953,289
-2.3%
Lamb
South
165,564
215,195
30.0%
6,836,682
7,067,301
3.4%
Lamb
National
274,221
369,488
34.7%
12,932,746
13,020,590
0.7%
Hogget
North
217
11
-94.9%
11,438
8,677
-24.1%
Hogget
South
0
0
0.0%
1,671
860
-48.5%
Hogget
National
217
11
-94.9%
13,109
9,537
-27.2%
Mutton
North
9,312
12,396
33.1%
1,389,554
1,352,893
-2.6%
Mutton
South
10,508
15,417
46.7%
1,453,427
1,343,063
-7.6%
Mutton
National
19,820
27,813
40.3%
2,842,981
2,695,956
-5.2%
Steer
North
6,318
8,725
38.1%
287,429
276,794
-3.7%
Steer
South
5,008
4,175
-16.6%
132,735
137,299
3.4%
Steer
National
11,326
12,900
13.9%
420,164
414,093
-1.4%
Heifer
North
7,376
9,146
24.0%
272,925
262,953
-3.7%
Heifer
South
2,980
3,078
3.3%
117,338
110,701
-5.7%
Heifer
National
10,356
12,224
18.0%
390,262
373,654
-4.3%
Cow
North
22,817
30,430
33.4%
387,280
350,839
-9.4%
Cow
South
17,527
17,733
1.2%
216,521
198,416
-8.4%
Cow
National
40,344
48,162
19.4%
603,801
549,254
-9.0%
Bull
North
4,262
6,010
41.0%
285,522
303,419
6.3%
Bull
South
1,959
2,232
13.9%
88,312
90,445
2.4%
Bull
National
6,221
8,242
32.5%
373,834
393,864
5.4%
Total Beef
North
40,773
54,311
33.2%
1,233,155
1,194,005
-3.2%
Total Beef
South
27,474
27,217
-0.9%
554,906
536,861
-3.3%
Total Beef
National
68,247
81,528
19.5%
1,788,060
1,730,865
-3.2%
Bobby Veal
North
38
37
-2.6%
48,120
43,740
-9.1%
Bobby Veal
South
0
0
0.0%
81,830
89,398
9.2%
Bobby Veal
National
38
37
-2.6%
129,950
133,138
2.5%
Goat
North
2,459
1,822
-25.9%
50,594
37,597
-25.7%
Goat
South
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
Goat
National
2,459
1,822
-25.9%
50,594
37,597
-25.7%
Provisional lamb average weight (kg hot weight)
North
19.63
20.08
19.22
19.67
South
19.18
19.57
18.99
19.43
National
19.36
19.78
19.1
19.54