The State of the Gir Weekly — GirTank

Girolando’s latest stride marks this week’s headline: a new Brazil‑Guatemala partnership now delivers Gyr and Girolando genetics to dairy farms across Guatemala, and the same brand is slated to run the inaugural Girolando‑based dairy project in Botswana with “The Miner” as a key partner. The agreement adds a fresh stream of commercial‐grade sire material for the Latin American market and opens Botswana to modern grazing genetics that have set the benchmark in Argentina and Brazil.

In the marketplace, 202 new listings have appeared this week from 20 seller sites spanning seven countries—more than double the 100 that moved last week. The inventory mix is 121 semen and 81 embryos, with median asking prices of $657 per straw for semen and $650 per embryo. Brazil leads by far with 135 listings, followed by Mexico (39), Colombia (9) and India (7). The most frequently offered sires are Girolando (5 listings), then Braford (4), Girolando Leiteiro (4), Gyr (4) and Oitava Jacuzzi Fzd (4).

This snapshot offers a clear picture of the current supply, price points and emerging fronts for Gir genetics in the global market.

• 202 new listings found (+102 on the week before), from 20 seller sites in 7 countries
• The mix: 121 semen, 81 embryo
• Median asking price among newly listed semen: $657 a straw (62 priced listings)
• Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $650 (31 priced listings)
• Most active countries: 🇧🇷 Brazil (135), 🇲🇽 Mexico (39), 🇨🇴 Colombia (9), 🇮🇳 India (7)
• Sires most often offered: Girolando (5), Braford (4), Girolando Leiteiro (4), Gyr (4), Oitava Jacuzzi Fzd (4)