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 53, 2025-2026
Week 53, 2025-2026
03 October, 2026
Week 53
Cumulative
Type
Area
Last season
This season
Change
Last season
This season
Change
Lamb
North
0
147,322
0.0%
8,459,833
8,384,656
-0.9%
Lamb
South
0
117,456
0.0%
8,635,512
8,779,371
1.7%
Lamb
National
0
264,778
0.0%
17,095,345
17,164,027
0.4%
Hogget
North
0
681
0.0%
16,249
12,612
-22.4%
Hogget
South
0
161
0.0%
1,758
1,121
-36.2%
Hogget
National
0
842
0.0%
18,007
13,733
-23.7%
Mutton
North
0
8,236
0.0%
1,691,841
1,643,578
-2.9%
Mutton
South
0
8,603
0.0%
1,652,696
1,570,799
-5.0%
Mutton
National
0
16,839
0.0%
3,344,537
3,214,377
-3.9%
Steer
North
0
4,317
0.0%
392,359
391,350
-0.3%
Steer
South
0
3,870
0.0%
196,303
211,877
7.9%
Steer
National
0
8,187
0.0%
588,662
603,226
2.5%
Heifer
North
0
6,645
0.0%
391,600
398,749
1.8%
Heifer
South
0
2,259
0.0%
159,402
162,603
2.0%
Heifer
National
0
8,903
0.0%
551,002
561,351
1.9%
Cow
North
0
4,652
0.0%
536,180
525,372
-2.0%
Cow
South
0
2,622
0.0%
352,119
356,723
1.3%
Cow
National
0
7,274
0.0%
888,299
882,095
-0.7%
Bull
North
0
2,278
0.0%
328,644
359,372
9.4%
Bull
South
0
890
0.0%
102,420
112,475
9.8%
Bull
National
0
3,168
0.0%
431,064
471,847
9.5%
Total Beef
North
0
17,891
0.0%
1,648,782
1,674,842
1.6%
Total Beef
South
0
9,640
0.0%
810,244
843,677
4.1%
Total Beef
National
0
27,531
0.0%
2,459,026
2,518,519
2.4%
Bobby Veal
North
0
18,470
0.0%
867,011
847,506
-2.2%
Bobby Veal
South
0
34,579
0.0%
823,446
855,242
3.9%
Bobby Veal
National
0
53,049
0.0%
1,690,457
1,702,748
0.7%
Goat
North
0
892
0.0%
104,921
86,978
-17.1%
Goat
South
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
Goat
National
0
892
0.0%
104,921
86,978
-17.1%
Provisional lamb average weight (kg hot weight)
North
0
23.36
19.85
20.3
South
0
22.88
19.29
19.78
National
0
23.15
19.57
20.03