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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSA2.2.2.5. Production costsVariable production costs are presented for caged production in Table A2.18. Feed costs accountfor 69% of total variable costs.Table A2.18: Variable costs of production (€ cents at INR55.82 to the €) 2003Caged systemFeed cost 18.56Medication/vet.MiscellaneousBird depreciation 8.40Total variable cost 26.96The only data available for fixed costs in India is for labour which equates to 0.41 Euro cents perdozen eggs. Using the ratio between labour and total fixed costs in Mexico, a total fixed cost of 1.97Euro cents is implied.A2.2.2.6. Egg marketsEgg consumption in India has been rising strongly and reached an average of 40 eggs per head in2002. The overall domestic market is constrained by religious preferences (eggs are deemed to benon-vegetarian) as well as the lack of refrigeration but is expected to grow strongly in the nextdecade. The majority of eggs in India are sold as shell eggs with only a limited percentage(approximately 5%) going into the processing sector. The share of total egg production produced forown consumption is estimated to be very high at some 40% of all eggs produced while a further 25%are sold to the food service sector which is growing rapidly. The balance of 40% of output is sold viathe retail sector.A2.2.2.7. Egg processingAs is indicated above the egg processing sector in India has not as yet developed significantly due tothe relatively small size of the domestic market for processed products. As a consequence eofsurplus capacity In recent years a number of significant plants have closed and those that remain relyon selling the bulk of their output on export markets. A listing of the main processors, theirestimated output and main product lines is presented below.Table A2.19: Main egg processors in India 2004Name of company Location Capacity ( product t/day) Main productsBalaji Foods Andhra Pradesh 10 Whole egg powderIndo Dutch Andhra Pradesh 6 Dried, liquid, frozenSKM Feeds Tamil Nadu 8 Dried egg powder, yolk, albumenOvobel Foods Karnataka 6 Dried powder and frozenWestern* Punjab 2 Dried powderNotes: *Under construction.Source: Industry interviews.350

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