Ecuador: Ecuador Livestock Annual
FAS Quito forecasts Ecuador’s calf production growing to 1.01 million head in calendar year (CY) 2016, up some 20,000 head or about two percent compared to 2015’s level. Post forecasts calf production in CY 2017 to reach 1.03 million head. The government is targeting growing the domestic cattle herd to 5 million head over the course of the next few years. The herd will likely remain stable at over 4.5 million head through 2017, unless imports increase in the near-term. Ecuador through a combination of public facilitated and private sector purchases, aims to import of 20,000-30,000 head of head of cattle (valued at $75 million) over the next three years.
