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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS TO KEEP LAYING HENSAlternative systems:whilst both variable and fixed costs are higher in the barn system compared to the traditionalcage system, the proportion of fixed costs in total cost is higher at 35% for the EU-15;fixed costs range from a low of 24% of total costs in Greece to a high of 45% in Austria, thesame extremes as for the traditional cage;both variable and fixed costs are higher again for free range systems compared to barn systemswith fixed costs accounting for 39% of the total for the EU-15;once again the lowest proportion of fixed costs was in Greece (31%) and the highest in Austria(49%);both variable and fixed costs are higher again in the organic system with 68% of the total madeup of variable costs;the lowest proportion of fixed costs is found in Denmark (27%) and the highest again in Austria(39%).120.00100.00Total cost per kg eggs (Euro cents)80.0060.0040.0020.00-AustriaBelgiumDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyNetherlandsPortugalSpainUKEU-15Variable costsFixed costsFigure 2.25: Total costs in the traditional cage system per kg eggs41

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