Abstract

The Kansas Swine Enterprise Record Program evaluates biological and economic performance and is part of a cooperative record- keeping project with Extension personnel and swine producers in Kansas. Nebraska, and South Dakota. From January 1 to December 31, 1996, profit per cwt of pork produced by these producers (13 semiannual and 18 annual data) averaged $10.62 for the last 6 months of 1996 and $8.08 for the entire year. Producers in the top one-third in terms of profitability had average profits of $15.11 per cwt, whereas producers in the bottom one-third had average profits of $.73 per cwt for the year. Critical factors separating low- and high-profit producers included feed costs, unpaid labor, fixed costs, and death loss.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 20, 1997

Keywords: Swine day, 1997, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 98-142-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 795, Swine, Enterprise, Records, Analysis, Profitability

How to Cite:

Langemeier, M. R., Goodband, R. D., Tokach, M. D. & Nelssen, J. L., (1997) “Summary of Kansas State University swine enterprise record 1997”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(10), 19-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6539