| Yearly
farrowing costs for one sow producing weaned pigs are shown
in Table 2. Costs are based on a 1,200 sow facility using
new investment values to calculate facility costs. Costs are
given for differing numbers of pigs sold per sow per year.
|
|
Table
2. Farrowing Costs, One Sow Producing Weaned Pigs.
|
|
---------
Per Pig Sold (1) ----------
Item
Per
Sow
18 20 22
|
|
|
| Feed
costs |
$135
|
$7.50
|
$6.75
|
$6.14
|
| Operating
costs |
|
|
|
|
| Utilities,
fuel, electricity |
$20
|
$1.11
|
$1.00
|
$0.91
|
| Transportation
|
10
|
0.56
|
0.50
|
0.45
|
| Repairs
(2) |
14
|
0.78
|
0.70
|
0.64
|
|
Veterinary and medicine |
20
|
1.11
|
1.00
|
0.91
|
| Other
livestock expense |
40
|
2.22
|
2.00
|
1.82
|
| Genetics |
100
|
5.56
|
5.00
|
4.55
|
| Insurance
and taxes (2) |
14
|
0.78
|
0.70
|
0.64
|
| Total
operating costs |
$218
|
$12.12
|
$10.90
|
$9.92
|
| Investment
and labor costs |
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation
(2) |
$84
|
$4.67
|
$4.20
|
$3.82
|
| Interest
on buildings and equipment (2) |
44
|
2.44
|
2.20
|
2.00
|
| Interest
on other capital |
28
|
1.56
|
1.40
|
1.27
|
| Labor
|
120
|
6.67
|
6.00
|
5.45
|
| Total
investment and labor costs |
$276
|
$15.34
|
$13.80
|
$12.54
|
| Total
costs |
$629
|
$34.96
|
$31.45
|
$28.60
|
|
| (1)
Shown for differing pigs sold per sow per year. |
| (2)
Based on a $800 building and $300 equipment investment per
sow. Depreciation, interest, repairs, insurance and tax costs
are calculated using factors listed in Table 9 (page 9). |
