The Economic Feasibility of Poultry Litter Comporting Facilities in Eastern West Virginia

David A. Fritsch and Alan R. Collins
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David A. Fritsch: West Virginia University
Alan R. Collins: West Virginia University

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1993, vol. 22, issue 2, pages 199-209

Abstract: Centralized, off-farm compost facilities were evaluated as a disposal option for poultry litter. Disposal fees to growers were required to develop an economically feasible facility for a private investor, The potential for a compost facility to compete with current litter alternatives depends upon development of compost markets comparable to urban areas along with a depressed market price for litter. Given disposal fees and uncertainty associated with market development, further expansion of land application and cattle feeding disposal alternatives is recommended.

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