Table 6.62 Source of Concentrated Feeds
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
|
Cooperative |
65 |
70.65 |
|
Local stores |
6 |
6.52 |
|
Salesman |
4 |
4.35 |
|
Private company |
9 |
9.78 |
|
Total |
84 |
91.30 |
|
Missing |
8 |
8.70 |
|
Total number of Farm |
92 |
100 |
Table 6.63 Problems in Buying Roughage by Farm Sizes
| |
Small (1-20) |
Medium (20-50) |
Large ( > 50) |
Total |
||||
|
Farm |
% |
Farm |
% |
Farm |
% |
Farm |
% |
|
|
No |
25 |
71.42 |
27 |
71.05 |
13 |
68.42 |
65 |
70.65 |
|
Yes |
10 |
28.57 |
11 |
28.95 |
6 |
31.58 |
27 |
29.35 |
|
Total |
35 |
100 |
38 |
100 |
19 |
100 |
92 |
100 |
Table 6.64 Milk Production per Cow and Milk price.
| |
Milk production per cows |
Price of milk per kg. |
||
|
Farm |
Average |
Farm |
Average |
|
|
Farm size |
||||
|
Small (1-20) |
35 |
309.10 |
35 |
11.12 |
|
Median(20-50) |
38 |
261.82 |
38 |
10.95 |
|
Large (>50) |
19 |
313.13 |
19 |
11.49 |
|
Total |
92 |
293.30 |
92 |
11.15 |
|
Chonburi |
10 |
252.23 |
10 |
10.41 |
|
Lopburi |
15 |
282.26 |
15 |
11.45 |
|
Nakon Ratchsima |
27 |
330.12 |
27 |
11.34 |
|
Sakaew |
19 |
248.33 |
19 |
10.60 |
|
Saraburi |
21 |
301.41 |
21 |
11.53 |
|
Total |
92 |
235.58 |
92 |
11.15 |
Table 6.65 Yield and Profit by Farm Size
|
Farm Size |
(N) |
Average Net Profit (Baht/Kg) |
Average Net Profit per farm (Baht/year) |
Average Profit per cow* (Baht/year) |
Average Yield per cow* (kg/year) |
|
1-20 |
35 |
5.10 |
114,962 |
19,967 |
3,709 |
|
21-60 |
38 |
6.25 |
280,525 |
14,502 |
3,142 |
|
61-100 |
19 |
5.35 |
684,248 |
17,109 |
3,758 |
|
All |
92 |
5.63 |
313,330 |
17,119 |
3,485 |
Note: *per milking cows and pregnant cows that are off-milking a few months before calf delivery.
Source: Computed from surveyed data.
Table 6.66 Output and Input Prices by Farm Size
|
Variable |
Farm Size |
|||
|
1-20 |
21-50 |
> 50 |
All |
|
|
Output Price (Baht/kg) |
11.19 |
10.94 |
11.49 |
11.15 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Feed Price--concentrate feed) (Baht/kg) |
5.44 |
4.61 |
4.94 |
4.99 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Feed Price--roughage (Baht/kg) |
1.16 |
0.99 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Average Feed Price (Baht/Kg) |
4.03 |
2.71 |
3.50 |
3.38 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
Source: computed from TDRI's farm survey, 2002.
Table 6.67 Some Farm Characteristics by Farm Sizes
|
Variable |
Farm Size |
|||
|
1-20 |
21-50 |
51-100 |
All |
|
|
Age of farm operator |
40.5 |
45.7 |
48.6 |
44.3 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Experience of farm operator |
7.3 |
14.1 |
20.1 |
12.8 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Year of education of farm operator |
6.4 |
8.9 |
10.4 |
8.3 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Distance to the community (km) |
3.01 |
2.71 |
3.67 |
3.03 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Distance to public waterway (km) |
1.13 |
0.50 |
0.49 |
0.74 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Cow density in 1 km radius (estimated by respondents) |
121 |
161 |
372 |
189 |
|
N |
25 |
32 |
14 |
71 |
|
Farm density--number of land per cow (x0.16 hectare per cow) |
0.99 |
0.78 |
0.94 |
0.90 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Number of cow per per sq-meter of the farm house) |
.321 |
.283 |
.123 |
.266 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Annualized Capital Cost (Baht per Kg of milk) |
0.29 |
0.78 |
0.44 |
0.53 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
|
Environmental cost incurred per cow (Baht/year) |
0.25 |
5.91 |
1.62 |
2.87 |
|
N |
35 |
38 |
19 |
92 |
Source: computed from TDRI's farm survey, 2002.
