New Zealand Agriculture

Contents extracted from the comprehensive atlas of international trade by Export Entreprises

Agriculture represents 60% of the export receipts in New Zealand. New Zealand farms are among the most productive in the world. Because of the wet and moderate climate of the country, pastures are very important. There are 53 million sheeps in New Zealand ! Recently, agriculture has been diversifying, for example, the breeding of deers or vine growing. Farm products processing represents the most important part of the industry.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 3,280,000 hectares in New Zealand.

Number of farms:

80,904

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Apples	482,000	12,010	401,332

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Ovine races	45,497,000
Cattle	9,457,000

Number of tractors:

76,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

285,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
127,247 Tm.	535,429 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

612,223 Tm.

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