A REGIONAL COMPARISON OF FARM COSTS AND RETURNS AMONG TOP DAIRY PRODUCERS

Harry Kaiser and Mitchell J. Morehart

No 13647, Staff Papers from University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare costs and returns of the top dairy producers in the Upper Midwest to those in other major dairy regions of the U.S. The analysis is based on the 1989 Farm Costs and Returns Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The top dairy farmers are defined in several ways, including: (1) highest returns to capital and management, (2) lowest total cash costs, and (3) highest milk marketings per cow.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13647

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