Comparing Feed Costs of Wisconsin Dairy Systems From 1995 to 2010 Thomas S. Kriegl University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability University of Wisconsin-Extension Madison, Wisconsin See http://cdp.wisc.edu for more information National Farm Business Management Conference Overland Park, Kansas, June 9 - 13, 2013 ____________________________________________ ___
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Comparing Feed Costs of Wisconsin Dairy Systems From 1995 to 2010
Thomas S. KrieglUniversity of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability
University of Wisconsin-ExtensionMadison, Wisconsin
See http://cdp.wisc.edu for more information
National Farm Business Management Conference
Overland Park, Kansas,
June 9 - 13, 2013
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_______________________________________________Perception That 1. Input costs rose slowly and steadily through 2006.2. Big jump to a new plateau starting in 2007.3. That graziers feed costs are substantially lower than
those for confinement herds.4. Belief that the “grazing advantage” increased with the
2006-2007 grain price jolt.
_______________________________________________To Test these Perceptions1. Actual farm financial data in Wisconsin Agricultural
Financial Advisor (AgFA) used to test perceptions.2. Data from Confinement and Grazing herds from 1995
to 2010.3. Data from Organic farms from 1999 to 2010. 4. Data presented on a CWT sold basis5. Lakeshore and Fox Valley Farm Management
Associations and Wisconsin Farm and Business Management Inc. are major contributors to the AgFA database.
_______________________________________________Annual Farm Size and Number Range
Table 1 Farm # Range Avg. Herd Size Range
Graziers 12-43 50-69
Organic 6-17 48-76
All Confinement 441-928 76-172
_______________________________________________To Estimate (all but Opportunity) Feed Costs
Step 1: Purchased Feed Costs
Step 2: Add “direct feed raising costs” –cost categories that are at least primarily cropping or feed raising costs.
• Chemicals • Custom Machine work• Fertilizer and Lime• Gas, Fuel and Oil• Seeds and plants• The other “crop expense” category
_______________________________________________To Estimate (all but Opportunity) Feed Costs
Step 3: Add “indirect feed raising costs” which are half of the expenses that are at least partially cropping or feed raising expenses.
_______________________________________________To Estimate (all but Opportunity) Feed Costs
Purchased Feed Costs Plus
Direct feed raising costsPlus
Indirect feed raising costs
Combined, the above costs are called estimated (all but opportunity) feed Costs.
_______________________________________________Observations about Purchased Feed Costs
1. Cost of purchased feed increased for all groups during the 12 year period.
2. WI confinement and organic herds grow a high % of their feed,3. WI grazers tend to buy most of their grain.4. Purchased feed costs per cwt sold numbers beginning in 2007 were
higher than any previous year for grazers and confinement.5. Possible new and high plateau for purchased feed costs in 2007.
_______________________________________________Observations about Direct Feed Raising Cost
1. Greatly influenced by the % of home grown feed.2. Appeared to reach new plateaus in 2004 and again in
2007 for grazers and confinement.3. Organic began sharp uptick in 2002 and down in 2008.
_______________________________________________Observations about Indirect Feed Raising Cost
1. Less annual variability in these “fixed” costs category.2. A definite upward trend began for Organic in 2002.3. Organic always highest.
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Observations about Estimated (All but Opportunity) Feed Costs
1. Increasing for all groups somewhat similarly.2. Organic was always highest.3. Grazing herds were usually the lowest (not always by much).4. Appeared to reach new plateau in 2007.
_______________________________________________Impact on Profitability
1. Organic had 12 year average advantage of $1.03 NFIFO per cwt/sold over grazers and $3.21 over confinement.
2. NFIFO changed somewhat similarly for all3. Feed costs are important but, don’t totally determine profit levels.
2008 was highest estimated feed costs/CWT sold and highest NFIFO/CWT sold for two groups. Organic differed only by a $0.07 higher NFIFO in 2007 than 2008.