date:Aug 14, 2014
sing demand from North Asia, encouraged a high level of cull ewe processing for the second year in a row.
Breeding ewe numbers, at 19.96 million, were slightly down (-1.4 per cent) on the previous June. The largest contributor to the overall decline was the South Island, reflecting the continued land use trend towards dairy and dairy support activities.
Ewe condition and feed supplies were positive at the 2014 mating, except in Northland and northern parts of the Waikato, where farmers experie