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Increasing the herd | Regional distribution of deer
- 1.6 million deer were farmed in New Zealand in 2002.
- The number of deer farmed has increased by 34 percent from 1.2 million deer in 1994.
- Venison worth $221 million was exported in the June 2002 year. Most of the venison produced is exported chilled or frozen.
- Deer velvet exports were worth $38 million in 2002.
- Deer farming has developed since the 1970s to become an important industry in New Zealand. Red, fallow and Wapiti deer are the usual types of deer farmed.
Increasing the deer herd
- During the year 700,000 fawns were born, compared with 400,000 weaned fawns counted in 1994 (weaned fawn numbers is the closest comparison available from 1994 data).
- The number of female deer mated as at 30 June 2002 was 900,000, up 400,000 on the 1994 number.
Deer farmed during year ended 30 June
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Female deer mated |
Fawns born |
Fawns and deer calves weaned |
Total deer as at 30 June |
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1994 |
543,000 |
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370,000 |
1,231,000 |
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1995 |
509,000 |
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367,000 |
1,179,000 |
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1996 |
542,000 |
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382,000 |
1,192,000 |
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1999 |
834,000 |
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1,677,000 |
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2002 |
891,000 |
655,000 |
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1,644,000 | .. not available
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Regional distribution of farmed deer
- Deer numbers in the South Island have increased by 70 percent between 1994 and 2002.
- 64 percent of the national deer herd was in the South Island in 2002, compared with 50 percent in 1994.
- The deer herd in the Canterbury region increased by 59 percent between 1994 and 2002.
Number of deer farmed
Top five regions at 30 June
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1994 |
2002 |
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Canterbury |
259,000 |
412,000 |
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Southland |
185,000 |
348,000 |
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Otago |
91,000 |
197,000 |
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Manawatu-Wanganui |
129,000 |
145,000 |
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Waikato |
162,000 |
142,000 |
Further information: Final results from the 2002 Agricultural Production Census and provisional results from the 2003 Agricultural Production Survey.
Animal farming in New Zealand
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