Agricultural Production Statistics: June 2008 (Provisional)

At 30 June 2008 compared with 2007:

• Sheep numbers fell to 33.9 million, down 12 percent.
• Dairy cattle numbers reached 5.6 million, up 6 percent.
• Beef cattle numbers fell to 4.1 million, down 6 percent.
• Deer numbers fell to 1.2 million, down from 1.4 million.

During the year ended 30 June 2008:

• 67,000 hectares of barley were harvested, up 30 percent from 2007.