2008 Outlook For Goat Farmers:

[mikey]

Might become more difficult this year should the feed cost(s) rise as wheat is at its highest price ever in North America.China is buying alot of corn and soybeans from America for human and livestock feeds.Corn will most likely rise in the Philippines,as prices are starting to rise worldwide.Will be more costly for those of us that feed commercial goat concentrates to our herd,time will tell.
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[mikey]

According to the Goat and Sheep Federation in the Philippines,there will be an aggressive push to increase the goat and sheep production numbers over the coming years.SA needs approx. 4 million goats every Dec. for their big festival.This will benefit the south more than the rest of the country.Halal goats cannot be raised on any farm(s) that also raises hogs.The Federation feels that local demand will increase also,this will help us that raise both goats and hogs on the same farm.Sounds like there is something in this for all of us.
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[mikey]

Sunday June 24,2007
Chevron prices have shot up to P180 to P220 per kilo from over P140 per kilo 2 years ago.Just a while back.live native goats were selling at P800 to P1000 per head.now they go for as much as P2000 to P3000.Prices for mestizos,crossbreeds,have also doubled to between P7500 and P10,000 per head.Dr. Edwin Villar,director of the livestock research division of the Philippine Council for Agriculture,Forestry and Natural Resources,Research and Development,sees a lot of room for growth for the goat industry.Current per capital consumption of goat meat is just 300 grams per year,compared with the yearly person comsumption of 21 kilos of beef and 18 kilos of pork.People from Northern Luzon who use goat meat for their popular native dish,papaitan,are the biggest chevron consumers.Mindanao,with its sizable Muslim population is also a huge market as Muslims who do not eat pork naturally go for meat alternatives like beef or chevron.
By: Joel D. Adriano

mikey soon to be formed
La Libertad Goat Industry Development Union
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[nemo]

Looking good for the goat industry.

[mikey]

Something does not add up here.If in 2007 the farmgate price for goats was P70.09 per kg. per head and one was selling 20kg goats ,that equals P1,401.8,yet it has been reported that natives are worth P2000-P3000 per head.The real farmgate price should have been P100 per kg.for 20 kg. goats per head.What happened to the P29.91 per kg. per head.This is good money lost to some of the goat producers in the Philippines.For some producers this can translate between profit or loss.The reported retail price in 2007 was P180 to P220 per kg.Someone or something is making alot of money and it is not all of the producers.
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[mikey]

maybe its like the hog farmgate prices,different prices on the different islands,and the farmgate price is just the national average.??
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[nemo]

Yup it is the law of average. Every area has different price some area are low some are very high.

[mikey]

Not again,starting to feel like that old saying.always the bridesmaid,never the bride,I get the picture,we are still on the low end.One good thing about the low end,cannot go any lower,at some point,they will have to let me up for air.lol
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[nemo]

Hehehe. Yup if you're down there's no way but up!

[mikey]

In June 2007,Angelina Mendoza who owns the Tarlac based Lakeview Farms and member of the Federation of Goat and Sheep Producers,reported production is only close to 1.7 million head,when demand is more than 1.8 million goats.Even if more and more entrepreneurs are going into goat raising,the existing supply cannot keep up with the shooting demand for goat meat.Then there is a huge untapped overseas goat meat market to consider.
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[nemo]

It's the overseas that the local raisers should target. Go where there is sure buyers already.

[mikey]

Very true Doc.It will not be easy.I have read posts coming from Malaysia looking for meat goats.Buyers are willing to travel to the Philippines to look at the goats only if the numbers and quality are there.Sounded like they were looking for live goats for export.Australia exports live goats to Malaysia.Australia still controls apprx. 50% of the world goat meat market.Everything is pointing towards the world demand for goat meat.There is room for all of us in the marketplace.
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[mikey]

Sept.17,2007
In the Philippines,more and more people are now raising goats in farms,in their backyards and even in their ranches.We have been raising goats since the early 1970s and we have observed that the demand for the animal has been growing,admits Roy C Alimoane the current director of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Centre (MBRLC) Foundation Incorporated.MBRLC is a non-government organization,based in the southern part of the Philippines.Rowe C Celeste,MBRLC livestock specialist and goat supervisor,agrees.We cannot cope with the demand of our clienteles he admits.We have people coming all the way from Cebu and other neighboring provinces just to buy breeding stock from us.
By: Henrylito D. Tacio

[mikey]

Ditching Pork For Other Meats
PHILIPPINES - Consumers are shifting meat purchases from pork to chicken and goat meat, says Dr. Alice Utlang, a Cebu City veterinarian.



According to the Globalnation-Inquirer, data from the animals slaughtered at the Cebu City abattoir indicate ashift of customers away from pork.

Dr Utlang said that in the first quarter of the year, the number of slaughtered chicken reached 175,711 compared to last year's 52,908. Goat slaughtered at the abattoir also increased from January to March this year from 6,357 to 9,185.

Good news for us goat raiser(s) in region 7 area,lets hope the trend continues.This may will be the shot in the arm us producers have been waiting for.Lets hope this helps the whole country as well.

[mikey]

 Manila Bulletin Online
> > > July 5, 2008
> > >
> > > Goat milk producer caters to a niche market
> > >
> > > http://www.mb.com.ph/AGRI20080705129008.html
> > >
> > > A goat farm has come up with a technology that can significantly
> > > contribute to the country's nutritional sufficiency.
> > >
> > > The technological breakthrough from Alaminos Goat Farm (AGF) can
> > > produce two liters of fresh milk per doe daily for 300 days a
year
> > > even under extreme tropical conditions.
> > >
> > > The AGF's breakthrough not only addresses the country's
> insufficient
> > > production of this commodity, but also solves the problem of
> lactose
> > > intolerance, which often results in diarrhea when the body
fails
> to
> > > fully digest milk.
> > >
> > > The proteins in goat's milk, according to AGF, have finer
> globules and
> > > form a softer curd in the stomach, making it easier to digest
and
> > > suitable for those who are lactose-intolerant.
> > >
> > > "Goat's milk is also the closest to mother's milk. It is a good
> > > natural food and rich in vitamin A and calcium. It is full of
> > > essential vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy and
> balanced
> > > diet," AGF said in a press statement.
> > >
> > > Thus, AGF is now producing goat's milk and cheese under the
brand
> Milk
> > > Star. AGF will formally launch the brand at the World Trade
Center
> > > Metro Manila on October 9 to 11 during the staging of Agrilink,
> > > Foodlink and Aqualink, the country's biggest and most
prestigious
> > > annual international trade show on agribusiness, food and
> aquaculture.
> > >
> > > The company will also exhibit commercial and purebred Saanen
> doelings
> > > and bucklings and Boer goats at the outdoor display area to show
> > > visitors that dairy goat farming can be done in the Philippines.
> > >
> > > The AGF exhibit is one of the many amazing others that showcase
> niche
> > > marketing as an effective way to grow one's business. This
> strategic
> > > thrust is highlighted by Agrilink's 2008 theme: "Sustaining
> > > Agricultural Growth Through Niche Markets."
> > >
> > > Chaired by National Vegetable Council (NVC) president Lyndon
Tan,
> this
> > > year's Agrilink brings global attention to an emerging trend
that
> > > favors health foods and boosts the rise of niche markets
> nationwide.
> > >
> > > Tan himself has developed many niche products over the years
> through
> > > his firm Basic Necessity, which successfully pioneered in modern
> > > lettuce farming and introduced ready-to-eat vegetables in meal-
> size
> > packs.
> > >
> > > Other examples of niche products that have successfully
graduated
> into
> > > the mainstream market are the locally grown organic foods and
low-
> fat
> > > salad dressings that carry brand names and now command large
> consumer
> > > following.
> > >
> > > Non-mainstream products taking the same route in brand and
market
> > > development are mangosteen and papaya pastes, yogurt, civet
> coffee,
> > > goat's milk soaps, pangasius, black tiger prawn, malunggay tea,
> > > vermimeal, cockfighting equipment, and muscovado sugars, among
> many
> > > others.
> > >
> > > Many other products and services using niche marketing as a
> strategic
> > > business development tool will be exhibited at the Agrilink,
> Foodlink
> > > and Aqualink 2008.
> > >
> > > The exhibits include postharvest facilities, feed ingredients,
> feed
> > > milling equipment, fertilizers and pest management products,
> transport
> > > and logistics, waste management, food ingredients and
additives,
> food
> > > packaging, food processing equipment and machinery, dairy
> products,
> > > horticulture inputs, meat products, animal health and nutrition,
> > > aquaculture equipment and supplies, breeding and spawning
> > > technologies, aquatic feeds, and industrial marine products,
among
> > > many others. For more information, email frld@
> > >
> > > Co-organized by the Foundation for Resource Linkage and
> Development
> > > with some 20 national trade associations, Agrilink 2008 also
> includes
> > > technology seminars, live animal display, company presentations,
> > > product demos, and many other business-to-business and consumer
> > > marketing activities.
> > >
> > > Supporting the triple events are the Department of Agriculture,
> > > National Agricultural and Fishery Council, Bureau of Fisheries
and
> > > Aquatic Resources, and the French Chamber of Commerce in the
> > > Philippines (Le Club).
> > >