Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
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Table 1. Characteristics of milk and cheese production and marketing of 10<br />
small-scale rural artisan cheese fac<strong>to</strong>ries during the rainy and dry<br />
seasons in the watersheds of Olancho, Catacamas, and Juticalpa<br />
(Honduras) dedicated <strong>to</strong> lives<strong>to</strong>ck production.<br />
Characteristic Dry season Rainy season<br />
Gathering of milk (L/day) 3,600 6,230<br />
Purchase price (US$/L)<br />
Types of cheese produced and sale price<br />
(US$/kg)<br />
0.33 0.24<br />
“Dry” cheese 3.60 2.40<br />
Fresh cheese 2.70 1.80<br />
Cream cheese 2.40 1.94<br />
String cheese (quesillo) 2.09 1.30<br />
Cream<br />
Amount of milk required <strong>to</strong> produce each type<br />
of cheese (L/kg)<br />
2.40 1.80<br />
“Dry” cheese 9.48 10.14<br />
Fresh cheese 6.00 6.76<br />
Cream cheese 5.73 6.39<br />
String cheese (quesillo) 5.62 6.45<br />
Cream<br />
Percentage of cheese processors willing <strong>to</strong><br />
14.7 16.9<br />
purchase more milk<br />
Percentage of processors who considered that<br />
the milk was of good quality<br />
55.5<br />
0<br />
Yes 10 10<br />
No<br />
Higher price people were willing <strong>to</strong> pay for<br />
better quality milk<br />
90 90<br />
US$/L 0.361 0.266<br />
Percent of processors 9.4 11.2<br />
Potential market and milk quality. The potential growth of the<br />
cheese market was large and unsatisfied. The artisan cheese fac<strong>to</strong>ries<br />
surveyed in Honduras could purchase up <strong>to</strong> 55% more milk during the dry<br />
season, but there was no milk on offer. In Nicaragua the potential was even<br />
greater because artisan fac<strong>to</strong>ries were willing <strong>to</strong> purchase up <strong>to</strong> 76% more<br />
milk than that collected during the time of the study.<br />
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