Curacao Beef

Facts about beef in Curacao

• Beef in curacao is expensive- thus people there tend to limit there consumption.
• Meat production has increased in recent years- but imports account for about 90% of total meat consumption
• Agricultural production is decidedly modest- and almost all consumer goods have to be imported. The island has a very open and dependent economy based heavily on imports.
• During the Spanish period- cattle raising was the principal means of subsistence- along with trading Indian slaves.
• Typical crops included beans- sorghum and corn; there was also some small scale livestock herding- but only a few that only benefit the rich and the leaders