date:Jan 21, 2013
ek the variable cost of production for the average North Carolina conventional 200 cow dairy with a 23,000 lb average is $21.71/cwt. The price sensitivity table below shows lower milk prices are challenging dairy farm profitability and illustrates different returns/cow relative to varying increases and decreases to both milk prices and inputs costs over total Variable Costs for the same NC farm. Note only two spots on the table turning a profit.
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