While I was participating in the U.S. Grains Council Corn Mission in Egypt we received another presention on the Cattle Information Center at Cairo University by Dr. Samy Abou-Bakr.

He describes that there are two different water buffalo dairy and feedlot systems. One is old and one is new. In the older model, the herd size is small, handled with lots of labor and very little if any records are kept. In the new, the herds are larger commercial operations of over 50 head of animals. Records are being kept and animals are being bred for desirable characteristics.

What this all means for American grain growers is that as the beef and dairy sector grows in Egypt it continues to become a growth market for our products.

You can listen to Dr. Abou-Bakr’s remarks below:

You can also find a set of photos I took on my trip while in Egypt here: USGC Corn Mission In Egypt Photo Album