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Jordan Livestock
Livestock production was limited in the late 1980s. Jordan had
about 35,000 head of cattle but more than 1 million sheep and
500,000 goats, and the government planned to increase their
numbers. In the late 1980s, annual production of red meat ranged
between 10,000 and 15,000 tons, less than 33 percent of domestic
consumption. A major impediment to increased livestock production
was the high cost of imported feed. Jordan imported cereals at high
cost for human consumption, but imported animal feed was a much
lower priority. Likewise, the arid, rain-fed land that could have
been used for grazing or for fodder production was set aside for
wheat production. Jordan was self-sufficient, however, in poultry
meat production (about 35,000 tons) and egg production (about
400,000 eggs), and exported these products to neighboring
countries.
Data as of December 1989
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