<![CDATA[Prospek kambing cukup berpeluang untuk merebut pasar ekspor menjelang era perdagangan bebas. Hal ini dikarenakan semua negara membuka pasar bagi masuknya produk impor minimal 5% dari konsumsi yang dibutuhkan. Produk dalam negeri dituntut mampu bersaing dengan produk impor baik dari segi kualitas, kuantitas dan kontinuitasnya. Jenis ternak dan produk kambing / domba mulai dikembangkan untuk memenuhi permintaan pasar. Berdasarkan peluang perdagangan pasar  global, kambing merupakan komoditas unggulan untuk dipacu perkembangan populasi, sebagai ternak ekspor. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut maka, tujuan tulisan ini adalah untuk mengulas beberapa prospek dan strategi perdagangan ternak kambing dalam upaya merebut peluang pasar dunia yang menguntungkan bagi pendapatan devisa negara. Jenis impor ternak sapi, kambing dan domba dalam kurun waktu 2008-2012, namun secara umum terjadi kenaikan pada impor sapi hidup. Impor daging sapi cenderung menurun, impor kambing/domba hidup dan daging cenderung stabil. Keadaan tersebut mengindikasikan defisit dalam negeri meningkat. Guna mengatasi hal ini maka perlu ada wacana yang bersifat horisontal di perdagangan pasar dunia, dimana pasar tidak memonopili terhadap produk ekspor. Demikian pula diperlukan kerjasama ekonomi Sub-Regional,  segitiga pertumbuhan (Growth Triangle) atau wilayah pertumbuhan (Growth Area), yang saling berketerkaitan (lingkage) ekonomi antar daerah.Kata Kunci : prospek,strategi, perdagangan, kambing, export ABSTRACTThe prospect is quite likely to be able to seize the goat export markets, these conditions before the era of free trade open markets of all countries for the entry of imported products at a minimum of 5% of the required consumption, consumers determine alternative choices like meat products imported or local meat products. Domestic products are required to compete with imported products in terms of quality, quantity and continuity, livestock and products goat and sheep began to be developed to meet the market demand, the development of goat should receive serious attention, goat products in the open market, domestic and export markets acceptable, in line with the changing political landscape in Indonesia, which led to the era of democratization and globalization. Based on the world market trading opportunities of globalization goat is excellent commodity to be driven population growth, as exports of livestock, Based on the problems stretcher purpose of this paper is to mengkulas some prospects and goats trading strategies in an attempt to seize the opportunities the world market, global export, as the business economy favorable to the States foreign exchange earnings, especially for the people of Indonesia. Type imported cattle, goats and sheep in the period 2008-2012, in general there is an increase in imports of live cattle, beef imports are likely to decline, imports of goat/sheep meat tend to live and stable, indicating a deficit situation in the country increased. Weakness is considered a common thing in every developed country, the necessary discourse bersipat horisental in Duni market trading the market does not memonopili to export products, required Sub-Regional economic cooperation, also known as the triangle of growth (Growth Trangle) or regional growth (Growth Area), is a form of interdependence, in collaboration (lingkage) inter-regional economy.Keywords: prospects, strategies, trading, goats, export]]>
