Sheep & Goat market intro - Texas A&M University

2018 Sheep & Goat Expo

First Community Federal Credit Union Spur Arena4722 Grape Creek Rd., San Angelo, TX

August 17‐18, 2018

Presented by: Bill Thompson,Extension Economist,

San Angelo, TX

Today’s Agenda

Now is a good time to be in the Sheep/Goat businessCurrent Market ConditionsLambsGoatsWool

Brief Historical PerspectiveLurking Issues

Now is a Good Time to be in the Sheep/Goat business•Positive Developments in various markets •Foodies and ‘Millennials’•Local•Sustainable•Natural•Protein•Fiber

Looming (Lingering) Issues

Issues Affecting Sheep and Goat Industry•Large Imports•We’ve had strong prices in spite of this

•Seasonality of production/prices•We do have a genuine seasonality problem

•Mandatory/Voluntary Price Reporting•Other issues certainly exist, I’ve just focused on these examples.

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Sheep & Goat market intro - Texas A&M University

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