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05-10-2011, 02:50 PM
Several months of drought have taken their toll on milk production, which has fallen by more than 40% in the northwest, according to cattle farmers in the area. The Federation of Cattle Farmers of the Northwest Region (Fedegano) said that production has fallen from 210 million liters of milk in the first five months of 2010 to 130 million in the same period of this year.
Fedegano president Daniel Valerio said that cattle is dying and losing weight due to the arid condition of the lands in the farms. "In the next ten days the danger of death increases due to the lack of water and feed", said Valerio. Cows that produced 10 liters of milk a day are only producing 5 liters. In response to the situation, many cattle farmers have decided to sell their remaining cattle before they lose even more weight or die.
In what should come as welcome news for the dairy farmers, the Meteorology Department (Onamet) is forecasting relief in the shape of rains for the southeast, southwest, border and central mountain range areas over the next two days.
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Fedegano president Daniel Valerio said that cattle is dying and losing weight due to the arid condition of the lands in the farms. "In the next ten days the danger of death increases due to the lack of water and feed", said Valerio. Cows that produced 10 liters of milk a day are only producing 5 liters. In response to the situation, many cattle farmers have decided to sell their remaining cattle before they lose even more weight or die.
In what should come as welcome news for the dairy farmers, the Meteorology Department (Onamet) is forecasting relief in the shape of rains for the southeast, southwest, border and central mountain range areas over the next two days.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)