Pinoyagribusiness

Many goats move into the marketing channel as trader animals,frequently changing hands many times proir to slaughter.The overall marketing system is in place and operating,however consumers are sometimes forced to accept alternative products or do without.In a functional sense,performs well,although in certain urban centres security problems abound and difficulties in collection necessitate informal,but specific arrangements.Most goat meat movement is on a strictly cash basis with only minimal transactions by check or on credit.Higher quality goats are available in lesser numbers but they do find a significantly better market than the more plentiful lower quality animals.In any case,there seems little question that the demand for both high and lesser quality goats is such that many more animals could be taken.