Milk goat inventory in Iowa as of January 1, 2022, was 28,000 head, 4 percent above January 2021, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Sheep and Goats report.
Total meat and other goat inventory was 41,000 head, 8 percent above the previous year.
All goats and kids inventory in the United States on January 1, 2022 totaled 2.55 million head, down 1 percent from 2021. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.09 million head, down 1 percent from 2021. Does one year old and older, at 1.55 million head, were 1 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 457,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Kid crop for 2021 totaled 1.60 million head for all goats, down 3 percent from 2020.
Meat and all other goats totaled 2.03 million head on January 1, 2022, down 1 percent from 2021. Milk goat inventory was 410,000 head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2021, while Angora goats were down 9 percent, totaling 110,000 head.
Mohair production in the United States during 2021 was 546,000 pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 105,500 head. Average weight per clip was 5.2 pounds. Mohair price was $5.58 per pound with a value of 3.05 million dollars.
Categories: Iowa, Livestock, Goats & Sheep