Minor Drop in U.S. Goat Numbers
WASHINGTON - Jan 29/10 - SNS -- All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2010, totaled 3.04 million head, down 1% from 2009, according to the USDA.
Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.53 million head, down 1% from 2009. Does one year old and older, at 1.87 million head, were 1% below last year's number.
Market goats and kids totaled 518,000 head, down 2% from a year ago. Kid crop for 2009 totaled 1.94 million head for all goats, down 1% from 2008.
Meat and all other goats totaled 2.54 million head on January 1, 2010, down slightly from 2009. Milk goat inventory increased to 355,000 head, 6% above January 1, 2009, while Angora goats were down 19%, totaling 150,000 head.
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