The cost structure of broiler farms, their economic efficiency indicators, and the problems facing breeders in Assiut Governorate | ||||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 25, Volume 56, Issue 2, April 2025, Page 362-374 PDF (626.78 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2025.364006.1467 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Omaima A. S. Al-Omrany  ; Abdel-Wakeel I. Mohamed; Suzan A. Abo Almajd; Nourhan Y. Ali
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| Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The research aimed to analyze the cost structure of broiler chickens. To measure efficiency inputs, yield in farm chicken fattening, and estimate indicators of economic efficiency for farm chicken fattening, and to highlight the most critical problems facing producers in Assiut Governorate. The results of the financial comparisons between the three production capacities showed that a production capacity of less than 5,000 birds is required for every thousand birds, as it is approximately 3,960 pounds and 5,260 pounds for the second and third capacities, respectively. The net return per thousand birds is about 5052 pounds and about 712 pounds more than the second and third capacities, and in terms of achieving the profit per unit of production was the same capacity, as the profit per unit of production increased by about 2281 pounds over the second capacity and about 206 pounds over the third capacity. In terms of the production volume that maximized profit, it amounted to about 44.48, 84.40, and 231.62 for the three strings. The most critical problems facing producers were the high prices of feed, which accounted for about 99.17%. The study recommends the necessity of expanding the establishment of farms with capacities of less than 5 thousand birds, because these are the capacities that the average production volume has reached, which are closest to the volume that maximizes profit, additionally, the necessity of reducing the prices of feed and chicks, as they represent more than 80% of the costs of producing broiler chickens. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Assiut Governorate; Broiler production; Cost functions | ||||
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