The United States remains the largest producer of cow’s milk in the world (96.4 million tonnes of milk in 2016) but it is followed close by India (77.7 million tons of milk). As for exports, New Zealand leads the rankings, followed by the EU and then by the United States.
In Europe, Germany is the largest producer of cow’s milk (32,672,000 tons in 2016), ahead of France (25,217,000 tons) and the United Kingdom (14,928,000 tons).
Continue reading Top 5 Breeds of Dairy CowsSheep and goats are closely related (both are part of the Caprinae subfamily) and it can sometimes be difficult to tell them apart just by their appearance.
However, they are distinct species, so hybrids are rare and are always sterile. A sterile hybrid of a sheep and a goat is called a geep or shoat and has 57 chromosomes (sheep have 54 chromosomes, goats 60). It should not be confused with the chimeric gene obtained by fusing a goat embryo and a sheep embryo.
Continue reading Sheep Breeds in the WorldGlobal meat production declined to 325 Mt in 2019, mainly due to African swine fever, which affected China.
This disease has spread to other countries in Africa and Central Europe, some countries in East Asia – the Democratic Republic of Korea, Korea, and Mongolia – and some countries in Southeast Asia – Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Continue reading Beef Prices 2020-2025The Covid-19 pandemic has hit a booming global cattle market. The coronavirus has shaken the trends, made cattle market prices drop, and the outlook for 2020 uncertain.
Last year, the world’s biggest suppliers to the global market (North and South America and Oceania) were rubbing their hands excited about their exports of beef on the rise, driven by strong demand from Asia, mainly China.
Continue reading Cattle Market Prices – 2020 OutlookIn this article, we are going to tell you about a breed of cattle particularly courted in Anglo-Saxon countries but also Europe: the Aberdeen Angus cattle.
What is the Angus Cattle Origin?
The Aberdeen Angus is a prestigious breed of cattle originating in Scotland, more specifically in the North West between the counties of Aberdeen shire and Angus. It was selected at the end of the 18th century from predominantly black and hornless breeds.
Continue reading Angus Cattle – Differences Between Red and Black Angus CattleThe Simmental cattle is one of the most appreciated and widely distributed of all breeds of cattle in the world.
A bit smaller than the Limousin and Charolais breed, the Simmental was developed for its outstanding characteristics and it usually has a yellowish brown or red coat with the well-known white Simmental markings.
Continue reading Everything you need to know about Simmental cattle
By 2050, there will be two billion more mouths to feed than today, according to Visual Capitalist. In this context, global demand for meat (as well for dairy products) is expected to accelerate at rates unseen in the past four decades, and so are the expected sheep prices.
Continue reading Sheep prices over the past 5 years: overview and forecast
Like most industries, the cattle and sheep exports took a few hard knocks from the COVID-19 pandemic as borders and restaurants closed temporarily during the lockdown, and more people started to work from home.
Continue reading COVID-19: how is world’s most famous virus impacting sheep exportMany studies have shown that the profits generated by raising sheep are higher than raising other types of livestock.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world make a considerable profit with sheep farming. But as it happens in almost every farming activity or crop, the first two years are usually introductory and not really profitable. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world make a considerable profit with sheep farming. But as it happens in almost every farming activity or crop, the first two years are usually introductory and not really profitable.
Continue reading ls raising sheep the best option to generate profits?
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