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Dairy Costs and Returns

The form below shows typical income and expenses for a dairy farm in Alberta. The units are in Canadian Dollars.

 

  Total Enterprise Per Cow Per HL Sold % From Income
Income:
Milk Sales
Milk Subsidy
Pool Adjustments
Miscellaneous receipts
Net Cattle Sales
Net Inventory Change
Gross Income

371,866.03
3,903.93
2,378.88
252.19
17,999.83
3,252.08
399,652.96

4,455.71
46.78
28.50
3.02
215.67
38.97
4,788.65

54.65
.57
.35
.04
2.65
.48
58.73
100.00
 
Expenses:
Grain
Complete Feed
Supplement
Minerals & Vitamins
Roughage
Processing Costs
Total Feed Costs

Bedding and Supplies
Breeding
Vet. and Medicine
Milk Hauling
Producer's Fees
Utilities
Fuel, Oil, Lube
Bldg. & Mach. repairs
Taxes and Insurance
Miscellaneous
Total other costs

Hired Labor
Family Labor
Total Labor Costs
Total Operating Costs

Rent
Depreciation
Interest (Cap. Debt)
Total Capital Costs
Total Production Costs

20,607.51
44,809.99
13,168.83
1,418.96
53,793.07
218.48
134,016.85

14,072.36
5,088.23
9,449.56
12,536.49
8,275.68
8,432.41
5,487.88
19,774.47
7,745.35
17,285.43
25,293.61

41,437.58
66,731.18
108,147.85
308,895.88

2,813.06
33,821.53
15,547.62
52,182.21
361,078.09

246.92
536.91
157.79
17.00
644.55
2.62
1,605.79

168.62
60.97
113.22
150.21
99.16
101.04
65.76
236.94
92.80
207.11
303.07

496.51
799.57
1,296.83
3,701.20

33.71
405.25
186.29
625.25
4,326.45

3.03
6.59
1.94
.21
7.91
.03
19.70

2.07
.75
1.39
1.84
1.22
1.24
.81
2.91
1.14
2.54
16.89

3.72
6.09
9.81
45.40

.41
4.97
2.28
7.67
53.06







33.53











27.06



16.70
77.29




13.06
90.35
 
Return to Capital ($)
Return to Equity ($)
Milk Price
Inventory Adjustment
Interest on Equity (%)
Interest on Debt (%)
90,757.07
38,574.86
1,087.45
462.20
13.34
5.67
55.57
3.16
8.07
7.10

9.65