Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland

In the dairy sector in Poland, the processes of concentration lower the unit costs of production and increase profitability and competitiveness of milk production. A large part of market-oriented dairy farms still maintain a small herd of dairy cattle, which often leads farmers to more extensive mil...

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Main Author: Marcin Żekało
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2015-01-01
Series:Athens Journal of Business & Economics
Online Access:http://www.atiner.gr/journals/business/2015-1-1-5-Zekalo.pdf
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spelling doaj-573e657b7fed4a72bdba5b5bed58ee572021-01-25T14:13:33ZengAthens Institute for Education and ResearchAthens Journal of Business & Economics2241-794X2015-01-0111637210.30958/ajbe.1-1-4Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in PolandMarcin Żekało0Assistant, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw, PolandIn the dairy sector in Poland, the processes of concentration lower the unit costs of production and increase profitability and competitiveness of milk production. A large part of market-oriented dairy farms still maintain a small herd of dairy cattle, which often leads farmers to more extensive milk production. This may result in lower milk yield, leads to the reduction of the direct costs of production. In such case, it may be justified to participate in the system of organic farming, and there is still the possibility to obtain additional financial support. The purpose of this article is to present the economic situation of organic milk production and its profitability. It is also an attempt to refer to results obtained in conventional dairy farms. Accounting data for ‘dairy cows’ activity were processed according to the rules of the Agricultural Products Data Collection System (AGROKOSZTY). The surveyed farms (organic and conventional ones) were selected from a representative sample of Polish FADN. Under the AGROKOSZTY system, the methodology used for calculating the gross margin was consistent with EU rules. Calculating the gross margin gives a full insight into actual direct costs and helps to compare the competitiveness of milk production in organic farms. The income from ‘dairy cows’ activity account is based on the Polish FADN information collected from the same farm. The income from milk production in the surveyed organic farms largely depended on lower total costs, but was also supported by higher subsidies than in conventional farms. The results indicate that the total costs of production were 42.3% lower than in conventional farms. However, the profitability of milk production in organic farms was lower due to the value of production being 39.8% lower.http://www.atiner.gr/journals/business/2015-1-1-5-Zekalo.pdf
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Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
Athens Journal of Business & Economics
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title Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
title_short Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
title_full Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
title_fullStr Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
title_full_unstemmed Economic Aspects of Milk Production in Organic and Conventional Specialised Dairy Farms in Poland
title_sort economic aspects of milk production in organic and conventional specialised dairy farms in poland
publisher Athens Institute for Education and Research
series Athens Journal of Business & Economics
issn 2241-794X
publishDate 2015-01-01
description In the dairy sector in Poland, the processes of concentration lower the unit costs of production and increase profitability and competitiveness of milk production. A large part of market-oriented dairy farms still maintain a small herd of dairy cattle, which often leads farmers to more extensive milk production. This may result in lower milk yield, leads to the reduction of the direct costs of production. In such case, it may be justified to participate in the system of organic farming, and there is still the possibility to obtain additional financial support. The purpose of this article is to present the economic situation of organic milk production and its profitability. It is also an attempt to refer to results obtained in conventional dairy farms. Accounting data for ‘dairy cows’ activity were processed according to the rules of the Agricultural Products Data Collection System (AGROKOSZTY). The surveyed farms (organic and conventional ones) were selected from a representative sample of Polish FADN. Under the AGROKOSZTY system, the methodology used for calculating the gross margin was consistent with EU rules. Calculating the gross margin gives a full insight into actual direct costs and helps to compare the competitiveness of milk production in organic farms. The income from ‘dairy cows’ activity account is based on the Polish FADN information collected from the same farm. The income from milk production in the surveyed organic farms largely depended on lower total costs, but was also supported by higher subsidies than in conventional farms. The results indicate that the total costs of production were 42.3% lower than in conventional farms. However, the profitability of milk production in organic farms was lower due to the value of production being 39.8% lower.
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