What is the future for the beef market???

[mikey]

Doc, am told beef is expensive in the Philippines,wish some beef farmers would join this forum for a chit chat.
mikey

[nemo]

Yup beef is expensive.

The market is not yet that saturated. The one thing that most people don't like with this is that you need to take care of it for a year and also looking for feedlot is a bit hard now a days.

another very promising area is dairy cattle. About 90% or 99% (i can't remember the exact figure) of our milk in the market is imported. So that is the area that a local dairyman could fill.

[mikey]

Doc, well we 2 have 2 bulls and 5 cows beef type with the hump on their backs.am told they are a little crazy.Good beef breed for tropical countries.In South America McDonalds restaurant use this beef in their hamburgers.Slow producer,there is a saying in english,do not place your eggs all in one basket,on the other hand am too spread out now,really have to budget the money now.     Good Day         mikey

[mr hog]

Hey mikey you sure have your hands in everthing there as I mean live stock hehe

[nemo]

For my opinion Cattle are bad tempered animal compared to a carabao.

Sometimes they will just kick you sideways. They have this capability to kick sideways/side kicking.

 2 bulls and 5 cows is a good investment you can sell them at 30-50 thousand depending on the weight.

[mikey]

Boys,well our plan is,if the hogs fail,we have the goats,if the goats fail we have the cattle,if the cattle fail we have the turkeys,these turkeys are a good early warning system.Investing 101 better no to keep all your eggs in one basket,a little insurance I say,the cattle are cheap to feed,will fatten one bull,keep the other for breeding with the cows then sell that bull buy another young one and keep all females to build up a beef herd,we plan to use our anglo goats for milkers,5 goats eat as much as 1 cow but 5 goats give more milk than 1 cow.In so deep now,what the hell.
a few weeks back the glass looked half empty,now looks half full.
Good Farming Boys  and Girls                            mikey

[SARA]

Mikey, looks like you have a handful now.

[mikey]

Sara,I was always one for punishment hehehe,we had the cattle for about a year now I guess,the cows are preg. now.
Good Farming Boys                                      mikey

[mikey]

Doc,what other type of grains can one feed their stock to help fatten them faster,what about soybeans??raw or cooked?
Thanks Doc.                  mikey

[nemo]

Soy bean is a good source of protein and also meat meal medyo expensive lang po. Always cook po.

[mikey]

Thanks Doc,will remember always cook first.
mikey

[nemo]

welcome