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Cattle Stocks - Top Countries Summary 
  
(in 1,000 head)
Date Created  10/11/2024 3:14:40 PM  
 
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  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Oct
Total Cattle Beg. Stks
India 303,200 305,500 306,700 307,400 307,420 307,490
Brazil 190,026 193,195 193,780 194,365 192,572 186,875
China 91,383 95,621 98,172 102,160 105,090 104,000
European Union 77,161 76,551 75,705 74,808 73,745 72,300
Argentina 54,461 53,540 53,400 54,100 52,800 53,200
Australia 23,655 23,021 23,944 25,800 27,071 27,020
Mexico 16,900 17,000 17,314 17,763 17,840 17,735
Russia 18,022 17,953 17,798 17,435 17,160 16,650
Uruguay 11,436 11,966 11,646 11,795 11,366 11,805
Canada 11,540 11,515 11,515 11,245 11,025 10,935
Others 38,004 38,040 38,309 38,055 29,097 28,681
Total Foreign 835,788 843,902 848,283 854,926 845,186 836,691
United States 93,768 93,587 91,789 88,841 87,157 86,000
Total 929,556 937,489 940,072 943,767 932,343 922,691
Production (Calf Crop)
India 69,400 69,800 70,000 70,200 70,580 71,030
China 51,900 50,525 53,240 54,138 52,500 52,000
Brazil 49,150 46,550 47,836 48,000 47,500 47,800
European Union 25,280 25,050 24,650 23,720 23,480 23,300
Argentina 14,300 14,460 15,100 14,700 14,800 14,800
Australia 8,300 8,200 8,760 9,500 9,500 10,000
Mexico 8,000 8,150 8,350 8,475 8,600 8,700
Russia 6,660 6,600 6,525 6,475 6,350 6,300
New Zealand 5,135 5,460 5,159 5,120 5,100 5,000
Canada 4,435 4,482 4,427 4,341 4,310 4,280
Others 12,404 11,974 11,871 11,079 9,680 9,305
Total Foreign 254,964 251,251 255,918 255,748 252,400 252,515
United States 35,501 35,131 34,440 33,593 32,800 32,700
Total 290,465 286,382 290,358 289,341 285,200 285,215
 
Notes: May contain other bovines. The notation of a month beneath a year conveys the month in which the forecast for that year was released.