Goat Meat News

(Cleveland, Ohio) Just a few days after the announcement that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease was found in a goat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that demand for goat meat in the U.S. is exploding. Immigrant populations from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia are consuming more than is produced in the U.S. prompting significant goat meat imports from abroad, primarily Australia. According to one importer, Ameen Hammad of Cleveland, "We bring goat meat in, and it's gone. There's a big shortage."

For those interested, the American Meat Goat Association (AMGA) has compiled a calendar for holidays where goat meat is part of the traditional holiday feast. From a personal perspective, I have no experience with goat meat, however, when I was a kid, I saw a goat eat a shoe. Strangest thing.