Effect of milk production scale on the economic return of dairy farmers in the Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba mesoregion

• Autor(a) principal: Padilha, Adriana do Lago
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Natel, Andressa Santanna, Pelegrini, Djalma Ferreira, Lopes, Marcos Aurélio, Bruhn, Fábio Raphael Pascoti, Demeu, Fabiana Alves, Bassotto, Leandro Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Semina. Ciências Agrárias (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/45077
• topic: Dairy cattle; Management; Production cost; Profitability.; Bovinocultura de leite; Custo de produção; Gestão; Lucratividade.

This study proposes to evaluate the relationship between the economic return of dairy production and its scales. Economic and production data were collected from 28 dairy farms located in the Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba mesoregion, MG, Brazil. The farms were stratified into three scales of milk production: small (less than 150 kg), medium (151 to 400 kg), and large (over 400 kg). Data collected between January and December 2013 were analyzed statistically using SPSS 27.0 software, considering a minimum significance level of 95% (P < 0.05). Gross Margin, Net Margin, and Outcome were used as indicators of return. Among the fixed costs, depreciation corresponded to 16.56, 15.90, and 12.54% of total costs for the small, medium, and large producers, respectively. Among the variable costs, feeding accounted for 26.26, 34.94, and 44.58% of total costs on the small, medium, and large farms, respectively. Only the large-scale producers had positive outcomes (BRL 27,010.73), whereas the small and medium producers had losses (BRL -28,615.21 and BRL -18,233.83, respectively). In conclusion, increasing the scale of production positively influences the economic return of dairy farming.