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Japan Beef Production by Breed

Name: Japan Beef Production by Breed
Creator: 農畜産業振興機構（ALIC）畜産物の需給関係の諸統計データ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Monthly beef production in Japan on a boneless-cut basis by breed and sex of the cattle: Wagyu, dairy breed, crossbred, other cattle and calves.

Source: 農畜産業振興機構（ALIC）畜産物の需給関係の諸統計データLast updated: Sep 24, 2026, 09:41Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023
Adult cattle, total4	31,802.12	28,328.86	25,990.58	30,545.55	28,733.04	25,930.1	26,875.66	32,821.74	33,317.97	30,740.57	28,582.96	24,868.2	32,076.73	27,810.58	27,288.94	30,544.5	28,285.88	26,311.32	27,276.41	32,197.48	34,954.78	31,176.88	28,254.1	25,858.42	32,058.11	27,383.3	28,239.19	31,092.74	28,657.51	26,883.29	27,289.64	31,523.87	34,995.66	30,388.82	28,065.31	26,755.4	30,640.05
Wagyu breed3	17,605.7	15,087.59	13,734.42	16,285.36	14,764.96	13,227.27	13,665.61	18,046.98	18,799.34	16,275.07	14,975.38	12,606.23	17,807.3	14,792.54	14,347.2	16,080.19	14,528.78	13,209.63	13,697.88	17,259.62	19,188.47	15,895.67	14,302.47	12,616.31	16,954.21	13,856.22	13,965.21	15,497.86	13,833.12	12,907.79	13,016.5	16,029.79	18,566.24	14,705.46	13,263.81	12,403.93	15,371.37
Wagyu cows and heifers	7,674.17	6,657.28	6,104.77	7,204.4	6,412.07	5,962.39	6,035.26	7,927.43	8,100.54	7,220.71	6,670.79	5,551.28	7,808.64	6,709.22	6,369.65	7,166.6	6,424.74	5,775.63	6,069.63	7,573.86	8,242.64	7,050.54	6,258.07	5,432.63	7,224	6,012.65	6,035.75	6,665.89	5,891.27	5,542.46	5,609.59	6,669.74	7,638.12	6,223.7	5,477.08	5,135.41	6,270.95
Wagyu steers	9,924.81	8,425.55	7,622.02	9,070.32	8,341.27	7,258.02	7,625.94	10,116.89	10,691.59	9,047.85	8,298.22	7,049.63	9,996.14	8,078	7,972.93	8,908.69	8,094.03	7,430.08	7,620.9	9,681.56	10,935.96	8,838.76	8,033.27	7,179.62	9,718.31	7,838.46	7,921.13	8,824.41	7,931.28	7,359.38	7,399.84	9,357.25	10,921.68	8,477.56	7,781.9	7,263.69	9,095.66
Wagyu bulls	6.72	4.83	7.63	10.71	11.62	6.86	4.34	2.66	7.28	6.44	6.37	5.25	2.45	5.32	4.62	4.9	10.08	3.99	7.28	4.2	9.87	6.37	11.13	3.99	11.9	5.18	8.4	7.56	10.5	5.95	7	2.8	6.51	4.13	4.83	4.83	4.76
Dairy breed3	5,895.47	5,581.24	5,083.54	5,878.11	5,938.8	5,423.39	5,726.28	5,889.66	5,785.85	6,231.12	5,900.02	5,330.36	5,942.58	5,426.26	5,571.72	6,173.72	6,140.75	5,819.94	6,095.46	6,427.61	6,857.97	7,208.39	6,637.89	6,212.43	6,761.72	6,108.34	6,475.7	7,144.9	6,863.92	6,479.06	6,730.43	6,669.46	7,278.53	7,199.29	6,822.34	6,758.08	6,590.01
Dairy cows and heifers	3,029.81	2,842.63	2,540.3	3,120.04	3,229.45	2,889.88	3,234.84	3,273.27	3,153.64	3,503.99	3,171.49	2,821.42	3,082.59	2,698.5	2,810.29	3,353.42	3,279.43	3,012.94	3,289.72	3,320.73	3,519.39	3,749.2	3,228.26	2,956.38	3,206.42	2,616.88	2,996.07	3,521.84	3,408.3	3,148.25	3,354.96	3,258.92	3,663.59	3,593.38	3,397.24	3,175.27	3,061.45
Dairy steers	2,864.33	2,738.12	2,542.75	2,754.08	2,707.6	2,526.3	2,487.66	2,614.57	2,629.62	2,725.52	2,708.58	2,503.76	2,858.38	2,726.15	2,760.17	2,814.77	2,850.89	2,801.96	2,801.26	3,098.62	3,337.6	3,458.14	3,391.64	3,248.42	3,551.17	3,488.87	3,475.08	3,620.96	3,434.2	3,321.85	3,368.05	3,409.14	3,612.35	3,601.92	3,408.58	3,568.88	3,524.78
Dairy bulls	1.33	0.49	0.49	3.99	1.75	7.28	3.85	1.82	2.52	1.61	20.02	5.18	1.61	1.61	1.19	5.46	10.43	4.97	4.48	8.26	1.05	1.05	17.92	7.56	4.13	2.59	4.48	2.17	21.49	9.03	7.42	1.47	2.66	4.06	16.52	13.86	3.78
Crossbred3	8,280.23	7,644.7	7,159.88	8,367.38	8,011.64	7,264.74	7,463.47	8,860.32	8,711.92	8,212.75	7,677.74	6,915.72	8,302.7	7,571.76	7,350.98	8,274.91	7,597.45	7,266.91	7,465.29	8,484.7	8,881.18	8,041.11	7,290.57	6,963.18	8,209.81	7,200.34	7,565.11	8,190.7	7,728.42	7,267.96	7,304.71	8,543.01	8,910.16	8,123.99	7,725.69	7,320.11	8,416.52
Crossbred cows and heifers	3,715.88	3,426.5	3,208.52	3,741.01	3,566.15	3,230.43	3,337.32	3,766.21	3,762.36	3,512.46	3,369.8	3,041.43	3,674.02	3,302.88	3,276.49	3,599.26	3,355.24	3,203.55	3,255.63	3,660.09	3,917.76	3,535.63	3,238.69	3,064.88	3,677.59	3,124.87	3,412.92	3,674.93	3,382.96	3,113.46	3,260.18	3,691.59	3,876.11	3,548.51	3,445.89	3,195.22	3,808.42
Crossbred steers	4,562.67	4,212.95	3,942.47	4,624.13	4,443.74	4,031.72	4,124.82	5,093.41	4,949.07	4,697.21	4,306.33	3,874.01	4,628.12	4,268.18	4,073.72	4,675.09	4,239.2	4,062.17	4,207.7	4,823.56	4,962.09	4,504.43	4,049.64	3,896.97	4,531.59	4,074.07	4,151.49	4,515.07	4,344.9	4,153.8	4,043.83	4,850.86	5,032.58	4,575.13	4,278.19	4,116.21	4,607.54
Crossbred bulls	1.68	5.25	8.89	2.24	1.75	2.59	1.33	0.7	0.49	3.01	1.61	0.21	0.56	0.7	0.7	0.63	3.08	1.19	1.96	0.98	1.4	1.12	2.24	1.33	0.7	1.4	0.7	0.7	0.49	0.7	0.7	0.56	1.47	0.28	1.61	8.61	0.56
Other cattle	20.72	15.26	12.67	14.63	17.64	14.7	20.3	24.78	20.86	21.63	29.75	15.89	24.22	20.02	19.11	15.68	18.83	14.84	17.85	25.55	27.16	31.64	23.24	66.57	132.37	218.33	233.17	259.28	231.98	228.55	238	281.61	240.66	360.15	253.47	273.28	262.22
Calves	28.14	32.2	23.8	24.85	24.57	18.9	21.21	23.45	24.64	27.23	26.39	18.41	33.67	33.25	27.79	29.54	26.67	23.66	26.81	26.95	29.4	44.45	24.43	24.78	31.57	33.32	32.76	33.11	32.34	30.87	24.36	32.83	34.72	33.53	35.14	26.95	31.01

Latest reading

Adult cattle, total stood at 31,802.12 tons in Jul 2026. That is +12.3% from Jun 2026 and −0.9% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1989 to Jul 2026.

Latest: 31,802.12 tons; Jul 2026
vs previous period: +12.3%; Jun 2026
vs a year earlier: −0.9%

About this data

Monthly beef production in Japan on a boneless-cut basis by breed and sex of the cattle: Wagyu, dairy breed, crossbred, other cattle and calves. Total production is in the beef supply and demand table. Source: Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), compiled from MAFF Meat Statistics, MOF Trade Statistics and ALIC's own surveys.