Sheep production in Argentina: Mendoza has more than 1,300 producers and 117,000 heads

(NAP) An extensive report on the development of sheep farming in the province of Mendoza states that provincial sheep production reaches 117,300 heads and involves 1,350 producers. The work, which was prepared by the Ministry of Production, through the Directorate of Livestock, aims to reflect the development of provincial sheep farming. Although sheep production represents an important sector within the agricultural system of our country, Argentina has oriented the exploitation of sheep livestock towards obtaining wool, mainly in Patagonia, where, due to the environment, it is difficult to develop other agricultural activities. The main sheep producer is Chubut, with 3,137,405 heads. It is followed by Santa Cruz (2,166,958), Buenos Aires (1,781,989), Río Negro (1,016,144) and Corrientes, with 1,011,837 heads. These last figures put the province of Mendoza in 17th place at the national level, after the provinces of Santa Fe (15) and Formosa (16), which have a total of 148,531 and ...