PROFITABILITY STUDY OF MILK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN NAZARENO CITY (MG), BRAZIL

Authors

  • Marcos Aurélio Lopes
  • Glauber Dos Santos Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Marcia Conceição Resende Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Francisval de Melo Carvalho Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Milton Ghedini Cardoso Universidade Federal de Lavras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i1.7725

Keywords:

Animal production

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the profitability of dairy business of milk production systems in the Nazareno city, MG, Brasil. Besides identifying the components that exerted greatest influence on the final costs of the business we also estimated the breakeven point. The data utilized was coming from four production systems, collected monthly during the period of January to December 2004. The Custo Bovino Leite software processed the electronic data as well as the profitability analysis, taking into consideration the gross margin, net margin and the result (profit or loss) as indicators of economic efficiency. The component items of the effective operational cost that exercised larger influence on the activity milk pan’s costs were, in decreasing order, feeding, labor, overall expenses, energy, health, milking, taxes and artificial insemination. In the economic analysis, two production systems presented positive net margin and the positive result, indicating that they have conditions to keep their produce in the long run, with possibility of expanding. The others systems presented a positive net margin and a negative result that indicates that these producers have been operating their milk activity at a loss. However there is a possibility of improving their gain in the medium term.

KEYWORDS: Breakeven point, dairy cattle, production cost, profitability analysis.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Aurélio Lopes

Professor do Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria.

Glauber Dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Mestrando em Ciências Veterinárias – Bolsistas da CAPES

Marcia Conceição Resende, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Administradora de empresas

Francisval de Melo Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Professor do Departamento de Administração e Economia da UFLA

Milton Ghedini Cardoso, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Médico Veterinário

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Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

LOPES, M. A.; SANTOS, G. D.; RESENDE, M. C.; CARVALHO, F. de M.; CARDOSO, M. G. PROFITABILITY STUDY OF MILK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN NAZARENO CITY (MG), BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 1, p. 58–69, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i1.7725. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/7725. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Animal Production

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