Consumption and Efficiency of Inputs Consumed in Agricultural Production
2002
Tibenska, H. (Vyskumny Ustav Ekonomiky Polnohospodarstva a Potravinarstva, Bratislava (Slovak Republik))
The consumption of selected inputs in the production of major crops during the period under review declined. Consumption of chemicals for plant protection increased in all categories of crops, except for corn where the consumption of seeds increased. Consumption of industrial fertilisers increased on a year-on-year basis only in the production of sugar beet and potatoes. The most efficient use of selected inputs was recorded in corn production (SKK 2.47 per on SKK of consumed inputs), the least efficient in the production of winter rape. Consumption of inputs in the tree main categories of animals increased, except for pigs where it decreased by 2.3% year-on-year. The most efficient use of inputs occurred in the category of dairy cows where the output per one SKK of inputs reached SKK 2.02. The least efficient use of inputs was recorded in beef fattening, where one SKK in inputs generated only SKK 1.58 in output per 100 heads of cattle. Nevertheless, the efficiency of inputs increased in all monitored categories of animal production. The regional differences in the consumption of inputs were particularly notable in the case of barley, sugar beet and winter rape. The most efficient use of inputs was recorded in the production of potatoes, corn and sugar beet in more-favoured natural conditions. In the production of milk, the regional differences between the maize-production zone and mountain areas exceeded 40%. In the case of beef fattening and pig breeding, these differences between individual production zones were not remarkable. Consumption of inputs was efficient in terms of value added in all sectors of animal production regardless of the type of herd or production zone. The highest efficiency was recorded by milk farmers in the rape-production zone
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