Determination of Buffalo Milk Production Cost: The Case of Iğdır Province
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Objective: The study aims to determine the production cost of buffalo milk in Iğdır Province.
Material and Methods: The questionnaires from 92 water buffalo farms obtained at 2016, determined by simple random sampling method were used. While calculating the milk cost, used the combined cost method was used.
Results: At the end of the study, it was determined that there were 3.04 female buffaloes in each farm and a total of 3064 kg of buffalo milk was produced. Fixed costs account for 60% of buffalo milk production costs and variable costs for 40%. While the foreign shepherd's expenses have the highest share in variable costs, the most share is received by family labor wage provisions among fixed costs. It was calculated that the selling price of per kilogram of buffalo milk is 1.67
,thecostis0.59,thecostis0.59and the net profit is 1.08 $.
Conclusion: Buffalo breeders have completed the production period profitably by selling buffalo milk at a price above the cost. It can be suggested to increase the number of buffaloes in the region and continue production.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Livestock economics, buffalo milk, cost analysis, production, Iğdır
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