Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector: Costs of Production--Livestock and Dairy, 1989

Economic Research Service Commodity Economics Division

No 410232, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Cost-of-production increases for dairy and other livestock enterprises ranged from 1.4 percent for cow-calf operations to 3.5 percent for dairies in 1989. These increases, however, were smaller than the substantial increases in 1988. Tight grain and forage supplies continued in 1989 and kept feed prices high. Despite higher feed costs and other production expenses, net cash returns for milk and beef cattle enterprises improved in 1989. Returns for sheep and hog operations continued to decline for the second consecutive year.

Keywords: Dairy Farming; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 98
Date: 1990-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.410232

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