Production and Commercialization of Goat Meat in a Silvopastoral Region of the Mixteca Poblana, Mexico: A Market Based Scenario

The Aim of the Work was: to know the production and commercialization of goat meat in a silvopastoral region of the Mixteca Poblana in Mexico. The basis for any expansion must be goat production systems that are biologically and economically sustainable, meeting both producer and consumer needs. Meat goats historically have been kept for brush control. Their use to control noxious plants and in vegetation management will continue to be their primary role in the future.

The study was carried out in the communities of Maninalcingo and Tehuaxtla belonging to the municipality of Piaxtla, south of the capital of the state of Puebla, Mexico. A total of 15 Goats Family Production Units (UPF) were considered in the study, 2 markets and 12 points of sale where goat meat was sold; A structured survey with 75 questions under 4 productive indicators was applied. By using the in situ investigation method, the first focused on general information on the goat UPF, the second on aspects of goat identification and census, the third on market information and the commercialization of goat meat, and the fourth on production costs, prices per kilogramme of meat and dish, and preference percentages for goat meat consumed in the Mixteca region. Finally, using the Windows version of SPSS 14.0, apply descriptive statistics. 60% of the producers are located in a small property regime, with populations of 30 to 110 goats/silvopastoral production unit. 13% of the UPFs sell their goats to the local and regional market for USD 30.15, 60% sell for USD 40.20, 7% for USD 42.71 and 20% sell for USD 45.22. The cost of production/animal was USD 6.08 and its profit was USD 34.14. The 100% preference was for white barbecue, at a cost of USD 10.05/kg. Production costs maintain substantial ranges regarding the completion of goats for meat; the silvopastoral system is a fundamental resource that gives it a platform to support its feeding at low costs in the productive system of the region. It is possible to produce goat meat at a low cost and sell it in the future as an ecological product of origin by raising it in silvopastoral conditions.