THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF POULTRY LITTER COMPOSTING FACILITIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA

David A. Fritsch and Alan R. Collins

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1993, vol. 22, issue 2, 11

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.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31543

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