If livestock populations must be reduced due to drought or other reasons, there is no outlet. We were told that boar hogs are euthanized and buried, due to the lack of marketing options. If a producer wants to rotate wormers, he may not be able to due to government availability. I'm not sure how readily available hay is. One had organized a goat marketing scheme, whereby goats were slaughtered, their carcasses wrapped in plastic and put on a boat and taken to Tortolla, the most populous island, to sell.
Credit is only available to landowners and other asset-rich individuals.
This presents a huge problem to fisherman, who are forced to go to the U.S. or Europe to get mortgages for their fishing boats or farmers who wish to make large capital investments in facilities or equipment. Like fishermen, farmers are frustrated. Livestock farmers also depend upon the government for breeding stock acquisition and development of new and superior genetics. Due to limited land space and the high cost of feeds, it has also been suggested that a lamb feed lot be built on the government's farm. The government is currently constructing new hog facilities and has several new chicken houses.