And at current prices, they are unlikely to end up in finishing lots or factory farms, as the sheer economics of their meat would not support grain-feeding them. They do best when turned out onto ...

Prices remain at $9–10 per kilo, after over-the-hook prices hit an all-time high of $10.30 per kilo carcase weight in May this year. Meat and Livestock Australia's Julie Petty said last time ...

Goat meat prices have plumetted and drought in the US could be to blame. MLA analyst Steve Bignell said sky-high goat numbers were a key influence pushing pricing downwards.

Goat meat is increasingly becoming expensive as farmers opt to sell to export markets, with butchers now forced to buy a whole animal for Sh17,000, compared to Sh15,000 last year.

While demand increases, so do prices. Texas A&M Agrilife reported prices of about $2 a pound 10 years ago, with prices now around $3.50. Goat producers aren’t just in it for the meat.