New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2014-15

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• 2 million cows in the South Island • Largest average herd size (808) in North Canterbury • South Island average herd sizes increasing faster than North Island Farms in the South Island are, on average, larger than those in the North Island (both in terms of farm area and cow numbers, see Table 3.1). Sixty per cent of all cows are in the North Island, with 23% in the Waikato region. The average herd size in both islands continues to increase. Within the South Island, North Canterbury has the largest average herd size (808 cows). In the North Island, Hawkes Bay has the largest average herd size of 652 cows. The smallest average herd sizes are in Auckland, Taranaki, and Northland, averaging 272, 291 and 311 cows respectively. North Canterbury has the highest average cows per hectare (3.50), followed closely by South Canterbury (3.41). The regions with the lowest average cows per hectare are the West Coast (2.20), Northland (2.28) and Auckland (2.42). Table 3.1: Herd analysis by region in 2014/15 Farming region Total herds Percentage of herds Total cows Percentage of cows Total effective hectares Percentage of effective hectares Average herd size Average effective hectares Average cows per hectare Northland 917 7.7 285,395 5.7 125,101 7.2 311 136 2.28 Auckland 419 3.5 114,078 2.3 47,063 2.7 272 112 2.42 Waikato 3,507 29.3 1,173,420 23.4 395,304 22.6 335 113 2.97 Bay of Plenty 597 5.0 200,764 4.0 70,788 4.1 336 119 2.84 Central Plateau 483 4.0 261,995 5.2 95,952 5.5 542 199 2.73 Western Uplands 90 0.8 46,265 0.9 18,388 1.1 514 204 2.52 East Coast 8 0.1 4,690 0.1 1,740 0.1 586 218 2.70 Hawkes Bay 75 0.6 48,920 1.0 17,323 1.0 652 231 2.82 Taranaki 1,705 14.2 496,464 9.9 174,321 10.0 291 102 2.85 Manawatu 555 4.6 220,020 4.4 79,950 4.6 396 144 2.75 Wairarapa 462 3.9 169,077 3.4 60,949 3.5 366 132 2.77 North Island 8,818 73.7 3,021,088 60.2 1,086,879 62.2 343 123 2.78 Nelson/Marlborough 237 2.0 87,694 1.7 30,895 1.8 370 130 2.84 West Coast 376 3.1 155,535 3.1 70,812 4.1 414 188 2.20 North Canterbury 833 7.0 672,828 13.4 192,082 11.0 808 231 3.50 South Canterbury 304 2.5 244,075 4.9 71,476 4.1 803 235 3.41 Otago 431 3.6 263,993 5.3 87,074 5.0 613 202 3.03 Southland 971 8.1 573,120 11.4 206,938 11.9 590 213 2.77 South Island 3,152 26.3 1,997,245 39.8 659,277 37.8 634 209 3.03 New Zealand 11,970 5,018,333 1,746,156 419 146 2.87 14 New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2014-15
• Highest average production recorded in North Canterbury South Island farms have, on average, higher herd production than herds in the North Island, with North Canterbury recording the highest average herd production at 335,874 kilograms of milksolids (Table 3.2). This reflects a combination of larger herd sizes, a high stocking rate, and high kilograms of milksolids per cow. In the North Island, Hawkes Bay recorded the highest average herd production of 233,909 kilograms of milksolids, reflecting large herd sizes. In 2014/15, average production per effective hectare and production per cow was higher in the South Island than in the North Island. North Canterbury recorded the highest average milksolids per hectare in the South Island (1,457 kg), while Taranaki had the highest average milksolids production per hectare in the North Island (1,124 kg). North Canterbury also had the highest average milksolids per cow (416 kg). In the North Island, Taranaki and Manawatu had the highest average milksolids per cow – both at 395 kg. Table 3.2: Herd production analysis by region in 2014/15 Farming region Total kg milksolids Per cent milksolids Average litres per herd Average kg milkfat per herd Average kg protein per herd Average kg milksolids per herd Average kg milkfat per effective hectare Average kg protein per effective hectare Average kg milksolids per effective hectare Average kg milkfat per cow Average kg protein per cow Average kg milksolids per cow Northland 90,337,798 4.8 1,125,105 55,985 42,529 98,515 410 312 722 180 137 317 Auckland 38,677,604 2.0 1,061,842 52,137 40,172 92,309 464 358 822 191 148 339 Waikato 434,369,678 23.0 1,398,100 70,338 53,520 123,858 624 475 1,099 210 160 370 Bay of Plenty 72,802,119 3.9 1,398,087 68,992 52,955 121,947 582 447 1,028 205 157 363 Central Plateau 97,829,041 5.2 2,306,108 115,312 87,232 202,545 580 439 1,020 213 161 373 Western Uplands 14,186,015 0.8 1,763,284 89,531 68,091 157,622 438 333 771 174 132 307 East Coast 1,409,204 0.1 2,021,840 99,347 76,803 176,150 457 353 810 169 131 300 Hawkes Bay 17,543,153 0.9 2,689,648 130,974 102,935 233,909 567 446 1,013 201 158 359 Taranaki 196,015,587 10.4 1,254,624 65,494 49,471 114,965 641 484 1,124 225 170 395 Manawatu 86,985,999 4.6 1,802,618 88,003 68,729 156,732 611 477 1,088 222 173 395 Wairarapa 60,786,623 3.2 1,466,345 74,651 56,922 131,573 566 431 997 204 156 360 North Island 1,110,942,818 58.8 1,420,040 71,492 54,494 125,986 580 442 1,022 209 159 368 Nelson/Marlborough 31,925,139 1.7 1,482,336 76,657 58,048 134,705 588 445 1,033 207 157 364 West Coast 53,801,809 2.8 1,547,226 82,061 61,029 143,090 436 324 760 198 148 346 North Canterbury 279,782,803 14.8 3,801,201 187,499 148,375 335,874 813 643 1,457 232 184 416 South Canterbury 96,296,086 5.1 3,556,600 177,421 139,343 316,763 755 593 1,347 221 174 395 Otago 98,871,180 5.2 2,585,245 128,450 100,950 229,400 636 500 1,135 210 165 375 Southland 218,265,412 11.5 2,508,670 125,870 98,914 224,784 591 464 1,055 213 168 381 South Island 778,942,429 41.2 2,769,935 138,555 108,571 247,126 662 519 1,182 219 171 390 New Zealand 1,889,885,247 100.0 1,775,501 89,152 68,734 157,885 611 471 1,082 213 164 377 New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2014-15 15
Page 1 and 2: New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2014-1
Page 3 and 4: Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Natio
Page 5 and 6: List of graphs 2.1 Trend in the num
Page 7 and 8: 2. National dairy statistics A. Ind
Page 9 and 10: The total cow population in the 201
Page 11 and 12: i) Production per cow and per hecta
Page 13 and 14: ii) Herd size distribution • 12%
Page 15: 3. Regional dairy statistics A. Reg
Page 19 and 20: (table 3.3 continued) Region Distri
Page 21 and 22: (table 3.4 continued) Region Distri
Page 23 and 24: Herd production in each of the main
Page 25 and 26: Table 3.10 shows the number and per
Page 27 and 28: 4. Herd improvement A. Use of herd
Page 29 and 30: B. Herd test averages The lactation
Page 31 and 32: ii) Monthly averages • Highest av
Page 33 and 34: iii) Breed category averages • Ho
Page 35 and 36: C. Artificial Breeding (AB) statist
Page 37 and 38: In 2014/15 the average number of in
Page 39 and 40: The percentage of inseminations for
Page 41 and 42: Mean actual 6-week in-calf rate ran
Page 43 and 44: E. Calving i) Planned start of calv
Page 45 and 46: F. Animal Evaluation The genetic me
Page 47 and 48: ii) Cow Evaluations The Breeding Wo
Page 49 and 50: The genetic trend for cows is based
Page 51 and 52: 5. Prices received A. Milk prices U
Page 53 and 54: 6. Disease Control A. Tuberculosis

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