Analysis of factors affecting production costs and profitability of milk and dairy products in Turkey

Abstract

(Dnline) 2.6% goat milk, and 0.3% water buffalo milk (Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, 2016). A large proportion of the milk produced in Turkey is cow milk; 52.2% of the cow milk produced is processed in industrial plants. Dut of the remaining, 21.5% is used to produce dairy products at home, 10.5% is directly sold to non-industrial buyers, 8.2% is consumed directly at home, 5.0% is used to feed animals, 2.2% is given free of charge, and 0.4% is consumed by other uses (Türkiye Ziraat Ddaları Birliği, 2011). According to the data of the Turkish Food and Beverage Ondustry Onventory, 1,523 businesses operated a milk house and produced cheese in 2012 (Federatıon of Food and Drınk Ondustry Assocıatıons of Turkey, 2014). Similarly, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock reported that there were 52 companies that produced pasteurized milk, 31 companies that produced ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk, and 23 companies that produced powdered milk in Turkey in 2012 (Turkey, 2015). On the same year, 790 white cheese producers, 674 kashar cheese producers, and 342 tulum cheese producers were reported. According to another study, 1,772 businesses existed in the Turkish dairy industry in 2012; 268 of these never purchased milk (Güneş, 2013). The businesses in the milk and the dairy product industry, based on the structure and the range of products, can be categorized into dairy farms and small-sized enterprises that produce specific products at specific times in the year. Therefore,

Determination of goat milk cost and assessment of factors affecting the profitability of Saanen goat enterprises in Çanakkale province, Turkey

“…In the regression analysis, it was revealed that the effect of unit cost, sales price, feed costs, fuel costs and other cost factors among the factors affecting the total profit was statistically significant. Similar to our study, in a study examining the profitability of dairy plants by using regression analysis, it was also seen that price of raw milk and dairy products were among the factors that affect the profitability of the enterprise (2). In our study it was observed that feed, fuel and other costs increased by one unit, had a positive effect on the profitability of the enterprise contrary way to the expected.…”

Factors affecting the price of raw milk in Turkey using panel data analysis

“…When the production structures and product ranges produced by the enterprises operating in the milk and dairy products sector were examined, it was understood that a small number of milk buyers dominated the market. It is seen that the rest of the enterprises are small-scale producers who only produce certain products (cheese varieties) and that they work periodically (AKIN & CEVGER, 2019). This leads to a high concentration ratio in the marketing of raw milk (GÜNLÜ, 2011) as well as to complaints that the producer price of raw milk is set low because of the milk-processing firms (CA, 2018;CA, 2020).…”

Examining the production amount of milk and dairy products using network analysis in Turkey

“…The highest cost in dairy products is of the raw material (raw milk) (Akin & Cevger, 2019). In addition, the network analysis showed that raw milk acted as the determinant and was effective in the market.…”