Differences and Factors of Raw Milk Productivity between China and the United States

Yuhang Bai, Kuixing Han, Lichun Xiong, Yifei Li (), Rundong Liao and Fengting Wang ()
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Yuhang Bai: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Kuixing Han: College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Lichun Xiong: College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Yifei Li: Business School, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Rundong Liao: School of Digital Commerce and Trade, Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Hangzhou 310053, China
Fengting Wang: College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: In order to explore the differences in the productivity level and influencing factors of raw milk between China and the United States, this study uses the stochastic frontier production function and is based on the input and output of factors of raw milk in China and the United States from 2005 to 2020 to measure the impact of factor inputs on raw milk output and the output differences. The results of the study found that: the inefficiency term of raw milk production technology in China is higher than that in the United States; feed costs and fuel power costs have a significant positive role in promoting the growth of raw milk output in China and the United States; health and epidemic prevention costs, as well as maintenance costs, have significant impacts on the output value of raw milk in China, but they have no significant impact on the output value of raw milk in the United States. In terms of the contribution of each input factor, the contribution share of feed costs to the output value of raw milk in China is 52.53% and 25.74%, respectively, compared to the value of raw milk in the United States; The contribution share of technological progress to the output value of raw milk in China is 34.92%, and 53.77%, respectively, compared to U.S. raw milk production value. In order to narrow the productivity gap with the United States dairy industry, China’s dairy industry must pay attention to the moderate-scale breeding of dairy cows; develop an integrated production mode of planting and breeding; promote the development of grain to feed; accelerate the genetic improvement of dairy cattle populations; and learn from the pasture management experiences of foreign countries.

Keywords: raw milk; productivity level; input and output factors; technological progress; stochastic frontier production function; China and the United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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