1. Milk and Dairy Products

A.Number of Farms Raising Dairy Cattle, Number of Dairy Cattle

(As of February 1 of each year)

Category/year

 

1980

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of farms raising dairy cattle (thousands)

115

63

44

34

32

31

30

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-6.4

-5.1

-6.9

-5.1

-4.2

-3.7

-3.9

Number of dairy cattle (thousands)

2,091

2,058

1,951

1,764

1,726

1,726

1,719

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

1.2

1.3

-3.3

-2.9

-2.2

0.0

-0.4

  Of which, number of delivered cows (thousands)

1,291

1,285

1,213

1,150

1,124

1,126

1,121

Number of delivered

Whole country

11.2

20.3

27.4

34.2

34.9

36.3

37.6

  cows per farm

Hokkaido

19.1

30.2

40.2

49.6

50.7

52.4

54.6

 

Other prefectures

9.4

17.2

22.7

27.7

28.3

29.3

30.0

Milk yield per head of

Whole country

5,006

6,383

6,986

7,403

7,388

7,447

-

  delivered cows (kg)

Hokkaido

5,120

6,700

7,195

7,382

7,481

7,517

-

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Livestockh gTrends in Livestock Raisingh and gStatistics on Milk and Dairy Productsh

 

 

B.Milk Production

(Unit: thousand tons, %)

 

 

 

Use by purpose

 

Output of raw milk

For drinking

For milk products

 

 

Rate of change

 

Rate of change

 

Rate of change

Fiscal year

 

from previous year

 

from previous year

 

from previous year

1980

6,498

0.5

4,010

2.7

2,311

-3.7

1990

8,203

0.8

5,091

2.7

2,985

-2.3

1995

8,467

0.9

5,152

-2.1

3,186

6.8

2000

8,497

0.4

4,970

0.4

3,421

0.4

2001

8,300

-2.3

4,941

-0.6

3,266

-4.5

2002

8,385

1.0

5,002

1.2

3,293

0.8

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Milk and Dairy Productsh

 


C.Butter and Skimmed Milk Powder Production

(Unit: thousand tons, %)

 

Butter

 

 

Skimmed milk powder

 

 

Rate of change

 

 

Rate of change

Fiscal year

 

from previous year

 

 

from previous year

1980

65.2

-1.7

 

127.4

-2.9

1990

74.7

-7.2

 

177.1

-3.5

1995

83.0

9.0

 

194.6

7.4

2000

87.6

2.7

 

193.8

1.4

2001

79.5

-9.2

 

175.1

-9.6

2002

82.7

4.0

 

182.5

4.3

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Dairy Productsh

 

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2. Beef

A.Number of Farms Raising Beef Cattle, Number of Beef Cattle

(As of February 1 of each year)

Category/year

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of farms raising beef cattle (thousands)

232.2

169.7

116.5

110.2

104.2

98.1

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-5.6

-8.0

-6.5

-5.4

-5.4

-5.9

Number of beef cattle (thousands)

2,702

2,965

2,823

2,804

2,838

2,804

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

1.9

-0.2

-0.7

-0.7

1.2

-1.2

Number of beef cattle raised per farm

11.6

17.5

24.2

25.4

27.2

28.6

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Livestockh and gTrends in Livestock Raisingh

 

 

B.Supply/Demand for Beef

(Unit: thousand tons)

Fiscal

year

Number

of

cattle

slaughtered

Supply and demand (Dressed carcass)

Self-sufficiency

rate

Net

food

supply

Supply

Supply

Domestic

production

Export and Import

Change in

Stock

volume

Supply for

domestic

consumption

per

per

Import

volume

Export

volume

person

person

per year

per day

 

Thousand

 heads

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

Kg

g

1990

1,390.8

555

549

0

9

1,095

51

676

5.5

15.0

1995

1,505.1

590

941

0

5

1,526

39

942

7.5

20.5

1998

1,320.9

531

974

0

3

1,502

35

927

7.3

20.1

1999

1,331.6

545

975

1

12

1,507

36

931

7.3

20.1

2000

1,303.6

521

1,055

0

22

1,554

34

959

7.6

20.7

2001

1,108.9

459

868

1

33

1,293

35

802

6.3

17.3

Source: gFood Balance Sheeth by General Food Policy Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and gStatistics on Livestock Products Marketingh by Statistics and Information  Department of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Note:    Number of cattle slaughtered shows annual figure.

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3. Pork

A. Number of Farms Raising Pigs, Number of Pigs

(As of February 1 of each year)

Category/year

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of farms raising pigs (thousands)

43

19

12

11

10

9

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-13.5

-14.9

-6.4

-7.7

-7.4

-5.7

Number of pigs (thousands)

11,817

10,250

9,806

9,788

8,790

9,725

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-0.4

-3.5

-0.7

-0.2

-9.7

10.6

Number of pigs cattle raised per farm

272.3

545.2

838.1

906.0

961.2

1,031.3

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Livestockh and gTrends in Livestock Raisingh

 

 

B. Supply/Demand for Pork

(Unit: thousand tons, %)

Fiscal

year

Number

of

cattle

slaughtered

Supply and demand (Dressed carcass)

Self-sufficiency

rate

Net

food

supply

Supply

Supply

Domestic

production

Export and Import

Change in

Stock

volume

Supply for

domestic

consumption

per

per

Import

volume

Export

volume

person

person

per year

per day

 

Thousand

 heads

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

Kg

g

1990

20,910

1,536

488

0

¢42

2,066

74

1,276

10.3

28.3

1995

17,606

1,299

772

0

¢24

2,095

62

1,293

10.3

28.1

1998

17,077

1,292

803

0

¢45

2,140

60

1,321

10.4

28.6

1999

16,872

1,275

936

0

49

2,189

58

1,351

10.7

29.1

2000

16,717

1,256

952

0

20

2,188

57

1,351

10.6

29.2

2001

16,329

1,232

1,034

1

28

2,237

55

1,381

10.8

29.7

Source: gFood Balance Sheeth by General Food Policy Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and gStatistics on Livestock Products Marketingh by Statistics and Information  Department of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Note:    Number of cattle slaughtered shows annual figure.

 

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4. Chicken

A. Number of Farms Raising Broiler Chickens, Number of Broiler Chickens

(As of February 1 of each year)

Category/year

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of farms raising Broiler Chickens (thousands)

5.5

3.9

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-5.2

-6.7

-3.4

-3.1

-2.9

-2.1

Number of Broiler Chickens (millions)

150.4

119.7

108.4

106.3

105.7

103.7

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-1.7

-6.0

1.0

-1.9

-0.6

-1.8

Number of Broiler Chickens raised per farm

27,200

31,100

35,200

35,600

36,400

36,500

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Livestockh gTrends in Livestock Raisingh and gStatistics on Livestock Products Marketingh

 


B.Supply/Demand for Chicken

(Unit: thousand tons, %)

Fiscal

year

Supply and demand

Self-sufficiency rate

Net

food

supply

Supply

Supply

Domestic

production

Export and Import

Change in

Stock

volume

Supply for

domestic

consumption

per

per

Import

volume

Export

volume

person

person

per year

per day

 

Thousand

pieces

 

 

 

 

%

 

Kg

g

1990

1,380

297

8

¢9

1,678

82

1,167

9.4

25.9

1995

1,252

581

3

10

1,820

69

1,267

10.1

27.6

1998

1,216

591

3

0

1,804

67

1,252

9.9

27.2

1999

1,213

651

4

0

1,854

65

1,290

10.2

27.8

2000

1,195

686

3

13

1,865

64

1,298

10.2

28.0

2001

1,196

702

3

21

1,874

64

1,304

10.2

28.1

Source: gFood Balance Sheeth by General Food Policy Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and gStatistics on Livestock Products Marketingh by Statistics and Information Department of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 

 

5. Hen Eggs

A.Number of Farms Raising Hens, Number of Laying Hens

(As of February 1 of each year)

Category/year

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of farms raising laying hens (thousands)

86.5

7.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-8.4

-7.0

-3.6

-3.5

-4.0

-4.2

Number of laying hens (millions)

137.0

146.6

140.4

139.4

137.7

137.2

 

  Rate of change from previous year (%)

-1.5

-0.7

-1.9

-0.8

-1.1

-0.3

Number of laying hens raised per farm

1,580

20,100

28,700

29,500

30,400

31,600

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Livestockh and gStatistics on Livestock Products Marketingh

Note:    For the number of farms raising laying hens, the farms raising less than 300 grown-up hens are excluded for 1990 and those of less than 1,000 hens from 1995 onwards.

 

 

B.Supply/Demand for Hen Eggs

(Unit: thousand tons, %)

Fiscal

year

Supply and demand

Self-sufficiency

rate

Net

food

supply

Supply

Supply

Domestic

production

Export and Import

Change in

Stock

volume

Supply for

domestic

consumption

per

per

Import

volume

Export

volume

person

person

per year

per day

 

Thousand

pieces

 

 

 

 

%

 

Kg

g

1990

2,419

50

0

0

2,470

98

1,990

16.1

44.1

1995

2,551

110

0

0

2,659

96

2,154

17.2

47.2

1998

2,542

104

0

0

2,640

96

2,142

16.9

46.4

1999

2,536

119

0

0

2,654

96

2,152

17.0

46.4

2000

2,540

121

0

0

2,661

96

2,154

17.0

46.5

2001

2,527

114

0

0

2,641

96

2,131

16.7

45.9

Source: gFood Balance Sheeth by National Foods Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and gLivestock Products Marketingh by Statistics Department of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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