LANDCORP FARMING LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUEDNote 22 – InventoryInventory at the end of the year comprised:Group Group Parent Parent2010 2009 2010 2009$000 $000 $000 $000Agricultural produce:Wool 167 817 167 811Velvet 1,161 849 1,161 849Harvested feeds 6,772 7,498 6,772 7,498Consumables 2,818 3,336 1,664 1,540Total Inventory 10,918 12,500 9,764 10,698<strong>Landcorp</strong> does not have systems to record on-farm production and use of harvested feeds so is unable to quantify the total amount of agriculturalproduce produced and consumed during the period. Harvested feeds are only measured at balance date. The decline in the value of harvestedfeeds reflects the decreased quantity of harvested feed at 30 June 2010, as described in Note 12.Note 23 – Property Held for SaleProperty held for sale comprises:Group Group Parent Parent2010 2009 2010 2009$000 $000 $000 $000Development land 7,550 8,145 – –Farmland 29,130 30,233 11,925 13,508Buildings 954 544 275 292Total Property Held for Sale 37,634 38,922 12,200 13,800The Parent’s property held for sale comprises farms that have been identified as either a poor strategic fit for the business, or have a higheralternative use value than farming. Sales of these farms is expected to occur within one year.Development land held for sale is land that is being developed by either jointly controlled entities (refer Note 11) or <strong>Landcorp</strong> Estates Ltddirectly. Land being developed by jointly controlled entities will be sold by the Group to the jointly controlled entity when the developmentis complete. Land being developed directly by <strong>Landcorp</strong> Estates comprises developed residential sections that are currently being marketed.72
Note 24 – LivestockA – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES<strong>Landcorp</strong> is primarily a pastoral farming company, with most of its revenue being derived from livestock. Most livestock classes are primarilygrown for sale to meat processors. These may also provide ancillary income from various agricultural produce, such as wool and velvet.Dairy cattle are primarily held to produce milk (see Note 7).The quantity of livestock owned by <strong>Landcorp</strong> at 30 June is shown below. <strong>Landcorp</strong>’s mature livestock are primarily breeding livestock andlivestock held for production (e.g. dairy cows held for milk production). Immature livestock held at 30 June are either replacement breedinglivestock or livestock that take more than one farming season to grow to intended marketable size. Livestock numbers do not include livestockowned by sharemilkers.Group Group Parent Parent2010 2009 2010 2009head head head headSheepMature 422,181 438,666 422,101 438,652Immature 178,075 168,550 176,787 167,022Total Sheep 600,256 607,216 598,888 605,674BeefMature 34,245 35,410 33,151 33,681Immature 52,480 56,342 51,840 56,017Total Beef Cattle 86,725 91,752 84,991 89,698DairyMature 31,311 25,452 23,654 19,607Immature 19,578 25,691 14,482 19,363Total Dairy Cattle 50,889 51,143 38,136 38,970DeerMature 60,380 60,567 60,380 60,567Immature 44,939 42,827 44,939 42,827Total Deer 105,319 103,394 105,319 103,394OtherMature 171 306 171 306Immature 10 4 10 4Total Other Livestock 181 310 181 310Total Livestock 843,370 853,815 827,515 838,046Financial risk management strategies relating to livestock are discussed in Note 36.B – VALUE OF LIVESTOCKThe value of livestock at 30 June was:Group Group Parent Parent2010 2009 2010 2009$000 $000 $000 $000Sheep 62,536 61,683 62,417 61,615Beef 59,483 61,927 57,947 60,091Dairy 54,890 51,027 41,160 38,797Deer 34,808 43,370 34,808 43,370Other 34 43 34 40Total Value of Livestock 211,751 218,050 196,366 203,913Livestock fair values are established as follows:Livestock held for breeding or production purposes are valued using the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) national average market values(NAMVs). NAMVs are calculated annually by the IRD based on a survey of nominated livestock valuers of good quality livestock on farm.These survey results are weighted averaged based on national livestock populations.73