Malaysia’s Cattle Industry
Malaysia — Cattle Industry
Population
1990: 17833171; 2024: 35557673
Cattle inventory
1990: 667720; 2024: 730318 An
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef production
1990: 11113.2; 2024: 39497.92 t
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef imports
1990: 58032.6; 2024: 289945.63 t
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Beef exports
1990: 6089.2; 2024: 12176.4 t
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Beef slaughtered
1990: 98000; 2024: 117197 An
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef offtake rate
1991: 11.3; 2024: 16 %
Derived as head slaughtered ÷ total cattle inventory × 100.
Derived from FAOSTAT cattle inventory and slaughter
Selected grain and feed imports
Supplier breakdown from the FAOSTAT Detailed Trade Matrix, latest year with recorded import value per country; feed items summed. Reported by the importing country.
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Maize (corn)
1991: 1464352 tonnes; 2024: 4029421.2 tonnes
Wheat
1991: 1311858 tonnes; 2024: 1687830.31 tonnes
Barley
1991: 623 tonnes; 2024: 4447 tonnes
Sorghum
1991: 477 tonnes; 2024: 220.58 tonnes
Oats
1991: 4636 tonnes; 2024: 20050.49 tonnes
Soya beans
1991: 551934 tonnes; 2024: 703772.99 tonnes
Cake of soya beans
1991: 179806 tonnes; 2024: 1386648.05 tonnes