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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSA1.9.2.5. Production costsItalian variable production costs are presented in Table A1.62 and fixed costs in Table A1.63. Allcost items are lowest in traditional caged systems and highest in the semi-intensive system. Thisresults in total variable costs in the barn system being 17% higher than in caged systems with semiintensivevariable costs 21% higher than caged.In all cases fixed costs are lowest in traditional cages and highest in the semi-intensive system. Thefixed costs associated with the barn system are 42% higher than those in the caged system with fixedcosts in the semi-intensive system double that of caged.Table A1.62: Variable (running) costs of production (per kg eggs) (prices in € cents)2003Traditional cages Barn Semi-intensiveFeed cost 53.62 62.84 65.47Medication/vetMiscellaneousBird depreciation/live pullets 15.50 18.17 18.51Total variable costs 69.12 81.01 83.98Source: National Union of Aviculture and <strong>Agra</strong> <strong>CEAS</strong> <strong>Consulting</strong> calculations.Table A1.63: Capital (fixed) costs (per kg eggs) (prices in € cents) 2003Traditional cage Barn Semi-intensiveLabour 1.68 4.20 4.20Buildings 1.91 4.00 4.09Equipment 3.82 8.00 8.18Land 0.96Manure disposal 0.80 0.80 0.80Insurance 0.13 0.13 2.00Utilities 8.66 9.30 15.36Cleaning 12.13 15.06 23.86Total fixed costs 29.14 41.50 59.44Note: 1 Petrol and vehicle cost.Source: National Union of Aviculture and <strong>Agra</strong> <strong>CEAS</strong> <strong>Consulting</strong> calculations.A1.9.2.6. Gross marginsTable A1.64 adds revenue to the variable cost data above to present producer gross margins. Thehigher returns from the barn system are not sufficient to adequately cover the higher variable costleading to a lower gross margin compared to the caged system. This is not so for the semi-intensivesystem where higher returns do result in a higher gross margin compared to caged systems despitethe higher variable costs.226

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