International comparison of egg production cost and marketing margin: A study of 15 selected countries
1998
Iddamalgoda, A. (Gifu Univ. (Japan)) | Sugiyama, M. | Oguri, K. | Arahata, K. | Kai, S. | Ryu, J.C.
The present study examined the production cost factors and marketing margin involved in producing eggs in the surveyed countries. In this study the egg production cost is defined as the total of the direct costs (feed and chick) and indirect costs (labor, machinery and implement, building, power and medicine). Marketing margin is considered as the difference between egg retail price and producer price. The cost of production for eggs varies widely around the world and the feed cost ins the single most important factor among them followed by labor and bird depreciation cost. The objectives of this study are; to analyze the different cost factors affecting the production of a kilogram of eggs; to compare the marketing margin from producer to retailer. In order to fulfill the objectives, 15 selected countries around the world were surveyed during 1996. Data were collected based on different cost factors as well as producer and retailer prices for the respective countries
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