Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/20.3.2284
Economic issues of Hungarian table egg production in different housing systems, farm sizes and production levels
Laszlo Szollosi
orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-1382
; University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business Institute of Applied Economics, Böszörményi str. 138. H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Istvan Szucs
orcid.org/0000-0001-8041-6636
; University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business Institute of Applied Economics, Böszörményi str. 138. H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Laszlo Huzsvai
; University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business Institute of Applied Economics, Böszörményi str. 138. H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Szilvia Molnar
; University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business Institute of Applied Economics, Böszörményi str. 138. H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Abstract
The aim of this study is to reveal the effects of housing systems, farm sizes and production levels on the economic indicators of Hungarian table egg production. This research is based on the farm-level cost and income data and the related weights of egg production farms between 2003-2015 from the Hungarian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) database. These data were processed using descriptive statistics and correlation and regression analyses were performed to evaluate the correlations between each indicator. The results show that the unit cost of egg was 7.16 Eurocent/egg in enriched cage system and 39% higher (9.97 Eurocent/egg) in barns between 2012-2015 in Hungary. So in line with the international tendencies table egg can be more effectively produced in Hungary using enriched cage system as opposed to barns. However, these costs are significantly higher than the average of the most significant egg producing countries of the EU. It was also found that the unit cost of egg is lower in larger farm size; however, other factors also affect its value. The increase of production level (specific yield) is also in a positive correlation with the examined economic indicators (cost and profit). So the improvement of the current technological level would definitely enhance the physical and economic efficiency of Hungarian egg production by supporting modernising investments. The only technology that can be recommended for large-scale production is the cage system which is more cost-effective. On the contrary, alternative technologies are more favourable for smaller, family farms.
Keywords
barn; economic analysis; enriched cage; FADN; table egg production
Hrčak ID:
225162
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Publication date:
10.9.2019.
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