The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is made up of 15 Member States (MS) and 5 Associate Member States located in the English, Dutch and French – speaking Caribbean region, with a total population of approximately 16.6 million people.
The livestock industry in some CARICOM countries is large enough to generate surpluses for export. Poultry (meat and egg production) is the most widespread of all the livestock sub-sectors and is targeted mainly for domestic consumption.
Intra-regional trade in poultry meat and eggs are concentrated among a few MS. The cattle sub-sector is the second most developed. Pigs, sheep and goats
constitute a smaller portion of the industry and are all at differing levels of development.
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