The economic structure and problems of dairy cattle farms: a case of usak province

The aim of this study is to determine the economic structure of dairy cattle in the province of Uşak. The main material of the study was dairy farming in the province of Uşak. The survey method was discussed with 127 operators. The farms were divided into 4 layers. The data obtained in the study belong to the 2017 production season. It was found that the duration of the experience of operators in dairy production was 22.06 years. As a source of financing 79.53% of operators used foreign resources their own resources, 20.47% of them used their own resources. The milk yield per animal is in the farms 547.731 lt per year. Milk production costs per unit of livestock was 5337.61 TL. The highest share of cost elements in dairy cattle was the feed costs with 45.49%. The cost of 1 kg of milk was determined as 1.40 TL. The gross profit per cattle unit was 3024.75 TL and the relative profit was 1.31. Gross production value (GPV) from dairy cattle obtained was amounted to 538961.97 TL and corresponds to 61.28% of the total GPV. The total family income was calculated as 251594.28 TL and 99.34% of this income is from agricultural income. The main problems faced by producers in the region were high input prices, low milk prices, lack of support and high costs for veterinary medicines.