Análise econômica em sistemas de produção de leite no Agreste Potiguar

Abstract

The objective of this work were to analyze the costs of production, yield and profitability in milk production on two different kinds of dairy cow production system. The structure from cost of production chosen was the operational cost. Total gross income, in the period established, in those two systems was considered as sum of the proceeds of the sale of milk and animals. The items that had major influence on milk production were, in descending order: feed, manpower, energy, fuel, taxes and duties, artificial insemination, animal health, milking hygiene. The system of production A showed economic viability but system B doesn’t show the same economic behavior.