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Impact on Milk Assembly Costs of Daily Milk Pick-Ups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Daniel R. Strang  and
Doyle A. Eiler
Daniel R. Strang
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Geneseo
Doyle A. Eiler
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Extract

The majority of U.S. dairy farmers have invested in on-farm storage equipment with capacity for at least two days’ milk production. However, the remaining farms, with limited investment in storage capacity may have a major impact on milk assembly costs. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact daily milk pick-ups have on milk assembly costs and to compare these costs to the cost of increasing on-farm milk storage capacity.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , April 1976 , pp. 63 - 73
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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